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Questions for Written Answer for 29 November 2018

Tabled on 28 November 2018 and due for answer by 12 December 2018.

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to undertake a comprehensive review of the impact of Universal Credit on vulnerable groups; and if so, what are their plans.  HL11877
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Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Universal Credit claimants have additional support needs; and how are such claimants identified, monitored and supported.  HL11878
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Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Equality Impact Assessment of Universal Credit will be updated to include lessons learned from the areas in which full service has been rolled out; and if so, when.  HL11879
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Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to secure an independent full cost benefit analysis of Universal Credit; and if so, when.  HL11880
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Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to monitor (1) the monetary, and (2) any other, impact of Universal Credit on (a) the wider health and social care systems, and (b) voluntary and community organisations.  HL11881
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Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to find (1) a new operator for the Appledore Shipyard, and (2) new orders from the defence and commercial sectors to maintain shipbuilding in that shipyard.  HL11882
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Lord Bowness to ask Her Majesty's Government whether their objectives contained in the Draft Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union include continued participation in the European Defence Agency.  HL11883
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Lord Bowness to ask Her Majesty's Government whether their objectives contained in the Draft Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union include continued mutual recognition of (1) driving licences, and (2) the disabled persons Blue Badge scheme.  HL11884
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Lord Bowness to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the costs of (1) developing an independent UK GPS system, and (2) continued participation in the EU Galileo project.  HL11885
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Lord Bowness to ask Her Majesty's Government whether continued UK participation in the European Arrest Warrant is subject to the outcome of future negotiations; and which countries currently have legislative or constitutional restrictions on extradition to countries outside the EU.  HL11886
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Lord Bowness to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the annual cost of the UK's participation in (1) the European Medicines Agency, (2) the European Chemicals Agency, and (3) the European Aviation Safety Agency; and how much they estimate setting up and running replacement agencies would cost in the event of continued participation not being possible after Brexit.  HL11887
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Lord Chadlington to ask Her Majesty's Government how many problem gamblers they estimate are (1) under 18 years old, and (2) 18 years old or more, in (a) England, (b) Scotland, and (c) Wales.  HL11888
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Lord Chadlington to ask Her Majesty's Government what training NHS England provided for GPs to support those affected by gambling-related harm in (1) 2013, (2) 2014, (3) 2015, (4) 2016, (5) 2017, and (6) 2018; and what plans they have to increase the level of training provided.  HL11889
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Lord Chadlington to ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the trips to a hospital or safe place made by the police or ambulance crews were connected with gambling problems associated with mental health in (1) 2013, (2) 2014, (3) 2015, (4) 2016, (5) 2017, and (6) 2018.  HL11890
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Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the release of Matthew Hedges, whether the Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa has had direct contact with the Head of the Ruler's Court in Dubai regarding the case of Ryan Cornelius.  HL11891
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Lord Crisp to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the work undertaken by the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust on mental health in schools.  HL11892
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Lord Crisp to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the current educational system's (1) use of early testing, (2) exam focus, and (3) practice of comparing pupils with each other, on the creation of a positive environment for the mental health of both pupils and teachers.  HL11893
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Lord Crisp to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the extra resources they have provided to schools to prevent and tackle mental health problems will be effective.  HL11894
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Lord Fox to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the development of an open and competitive “mobility as a service” market.  HL11895
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Lord Fox to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have taken steps to encourage relevant service providers to develop a common ride hailing protocol; and if so, what discussions, and with whom, they have had to this end.  HL11896
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Lord Fox to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they place restrictions and conditions on commercial bodies developing high definition mapping databases of UK cities and countryside; and if so, what are those restrictions and conditions.  HL11897
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Lord Fox to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they place any restrictions on which companies are permitted to develop high definition mapping databases of UK cities and countryside; whether there are particular restrictions depending on which country a company is registered in; and if so, to which countries such particular restrictions apply.  HL11898
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Lord Fox to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they monitor commercial mapping projects undertaken in the UK.  HL11899
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Lord Freyberg to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 27 November (HL11452), what was the average turnaround time from sample collection to clinical report for Genomic England's somatic whole genome sequencing for cancer patients in the last six months; what is the most clinically useful timeframe from sample collection to clinical r… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Freyberg to ask Her Majesty's Government what economic modelling NHS England has carried out on the net budgetary impact of introducing a national molecular pathology service in cancer; what estimate they have made of the direct annual cost of such a service; whether they have considered switching off any legacy services to help fund its introduction; and if so, which.  HL119… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Grocott to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker,  further to the Written Answers by the Chairman of Committees (Lord Laming) on 12 May 2016 (HL8153) and the Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith) on 26 November (HL11454), why the cost of a Liberal Democrat hereditary peers' by-election, payable to Electoral Reform Services, has risen from £300 to £570.  HL11902
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Lord Hoyle to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have offered any (1) assurances, and (2) concessions to Spain in relation to Gibraltar as part of the Brexit negotiations; and if so, what.  HL11903
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Lord Hoyle to ask Her Majesty's Government whether Saudi Arabia continues to hold political prisoners, detained indefinitely in the Ritz-Carlton Riyadh and elsewhere in that country; and if so, whether they will consider imposing sanctions.  HL11904
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Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund and International Organization for Migration, Refugee and Migrant Children in Europe Overview of Trends 2017, published on 2 May, and in particular of the report'… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the actions which the other 27 member states of the EU are taking, individually and collectively, to address the problems faced by child migrants arriving in Europe.  HL11906
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Lord Laming to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 27 November (HL11468) that 41 per cent of children in care are being placed outside the area of the local authority responsible for their care and safety, what action they are taking to ensure that children placed in care retain contact with their wider family and are able to atte… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will carry out a consultation on the planned reforms to civil partnerships announced in September; and if so, when.  HL11908
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Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Bill for Survivors, published by Women’s Aid, and its proposal that they should have a statutory duty to “assess all welfare reforms for their impact on survivors’ ability to escape abuse”.  HL11909
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The Lord Bishop of Newcastle to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to address hardship caused in Universal Credit pilot areas, and (2) to ensure that the same impacts on debt and health are not caused by the future roll-out of Universal Credit.  HL11910
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Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to combat the unauthorised urban exploration of and criminal trespassing in high profile buildings.  HL11911
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Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the cost of UK participation in EU defence proposals; whether such costs will be met from the UK's defence budget; and whether they will ensure that NATO will remain the military defence organisation for the defence of Europe.  HL11912
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Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that energy customers who refuse to have smart meters installed in their premises are not disadvantaged by their energy suppliers.  HL11913
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the possible effects that a lack of frictionless trade could have on UK car production after Brexit.  HL11914
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government when any planned post-Brexit aviation arrangements agreed between the UK and the United States will be implemented; and whether they anticipate that date will be (1) at the March 2019 deadline for EU withdrawal, or (2) at the end of the transition period.  HL11915
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to implement a long-term strategy to help attract foreign direct investment in UK small towns.  HL11916
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to invest in the development of workers’ skills to help boost productivity in the manufacturing sector.  HL11917
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of a no-deal Brexit on the supply chain of chemicals.  HL11918
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Lord Trefgarne to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their General Aviation Strategy, published in March 2015, what steps they have taken to achieve general aviation use of military airfields; and whether they consider their commitments to general aviation in this regard to have been met.  HL11919
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Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Draft Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the UK and the EU, what consultation was undertaken with the devolved governments of Wales and Scotland in relation to the statement on multiple opportunities in public procurement markets.  HL11920
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Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Draft Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the UK and the EU, why they decided to include an intention to make bilateral agreements for cross-border rail services; why no similar intention was included for cross-border bus services; whether they carried out a consult… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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