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Questions for Written Answer for 6 December 2024
Tabled on 5 December 2024 and due for answer by 19 December 2024.
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government how many cargo flights from Urumqi in China to Cardiff International Airport have been searched by UK border officials to ensure they are not carrying goods made by Uyghur forced labour. HL3218
Answered
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions ministers have had, if any, with European Cargo about undertaking due diligence and screening the company's cargo on routes from Urumqi to Cardiff International Airport and Bournemouth Airport. HL3219
Answered
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UK's re-export of goods from Xinjiang that are made with Uyghur forced labour to Europe and North America. HL3220
Answered
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to suspend cargo routes from Xinjiang to UK airports. HL3221
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Earl Attlee to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Vallance of Balham on 3 December (HL Deb cols 1033–1034), whether they have an agreed retaliation doctrine for the cutting of UK undersea cables. HL3222
Answered
Lord Boateng to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the prevalence of, and (2) regional disparities in (a) child stunting, and (b) malnutrition in the general population, in the United Kingdom. HL3223
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Lord Cameron of Lochiel to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to make an order under section 104 of the Scotland Act 1998 to enable pre-existing marriages to become civil partnerships. HL3224
Answered
Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government how much they have spent in each year since 2020 on communicating information about the processes for conducting trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. HL3225
Answered
Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask His Majesty's Government what meetings the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has had with (1) the General Medical Council, (2) the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, (3) other health regulators, since 5 July. HL3226
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Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Collins of Highbury on 26 November and 5 December (HL2460 and HL2989), why they are unable to confirm whether they have discussed conversion practice policies with the government of the Republic of Ireland. HL3227
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Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Coaker on 5 December (HL1878), what steps they are taking consequent upon the Ministry of Defence review into equality, diversity and inclusion. HL3228
Answered
Lord Mackinlay of Richborough to ask His Majesty's Government how inheritance tax will apply to small self-administered pension schemes that hold pooled assets which qualify for agricultural property relief, but which are likely to have multiple beneficiaries. HL3229
Answered
Lord Mackinlay of Richborough to ask His Majesty's Government how inheritance tax will apply to self-invested personal pension schemes that include assets which qualify for agricultural property relief. HL3230
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Lord Mackinlay of Richborough to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to allow the owners of listed buildings to install electric vehicle chargers within the curtilage of their property without the need for listed property or planning permission. HL3231
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Lord Mackinlay of Richborough to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the case for permitted development rights for listed properties to be extended to the installation of solar panels not visible from street level. HL3232
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Lord Mackinlay of Richborough to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have monitored unauthorised alterations to listed buildings since the removal of the zero rating of VAT in 2012. HL3233
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Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister of Greece discussed the Elgin Marbles during their meeting on 3 December; and if so, why it was not mentioned in the official read-out. HL3234
Answered
Lord Ravensdale to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in reducing the time taken to process Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) applications, and particularly SAP Appendix Q applications. HL3235
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Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence regarding the licensing of Amivantamab for the treatment of NHS cancer patients; and when they expect a licence to be granted. HL3236
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Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government, further to Written Answers by Baroness Merron on 4 November (HL1904 and HL1905), when they plan to publish the upcoming regulations under section 12ZC of the National Health Service Act 2006. HL3237
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Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce forensic analysis to the NHS supply chain to identify whether cotton from China is in the supply chain. HL3238
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Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have consulted companies engaged in forensic analysis of products to improve the NHS supply chain. HL3239
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Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to make planning permission for a new Chinese embassy dependent upon the government of China making a full disclosure of products entering the UK that contain cotton which is grown in Xinjiang. HL3240
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Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken since 4 July to monitor the actions that the government of China has taken against Uyghurs in Xinjiang. HL3241
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Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken since 4 July to assess the commercial links between the UK and Xinjiang, and measure the flow of products entering the UK from Xinjiang. HL3242
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Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what is the current status of the Building the Right Support Action Plan; and what plans they have to create a new Building the Right Support Action Plan to support reforms proposed in the Mental Health Bill. HL3243
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Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to prevent large commercial food companies from delivering free breakfast clubs in primary schools in England. HL3244
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Lord Swire to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel concerning the reports that northern Gaza has been compulsorily cleared. HL3245
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the roll-out speed of the new weight loss jab Mounjaro. HL3246
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce barriers to building more houses in relation to environmental regulations. HL3247
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of increasing employment costs on employers and the effect that this will have on the economy. HL3248
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Lord Touhig to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support people with Down's syndrome get into mainstream schools and further education colleges. HL3249
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