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Questions for Written Answer for 10 December 2018

Tabled on 6 December 2018 and due for answer by 20 December 2018.

Lord Balfe to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to sign the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.  HL12099
Answered
Lord Barker of Battle to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of improvements made to the A21 road since 2014; and whether such improvements have resulted in a reduction in traffic delays.  HL12100
Answered
Lord Barker of Battle to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for further improvements to, and investment in, the A21 road over the next five years.  HL12101
Answered
Lord Barker of Battle to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made on proposals to electrify the Bexhill to Ashford railway line; and when they expect a new direct fast service to London from Bexhill to commence.  HL12102
Answered
Lord Barker of Battle to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to regulate the private rented housing sector further to improve the energy efficiency of the housing stock.  HL12103
Answered
Lord Barker of Battle to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many dwellings in the UK have received (1) cavity wall, and (2) loft insulation since 2010; and how many applicable homes they estimate remain untreated.  HL12104
Answered
Lord Barker of Battle to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many homes in the UK have solar panels to generate electricity installed.  HL12105
Answered
Baroness Boycott to ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the £2.30 currently allocated under the universal infant free school meals grant for each child receiving school lunches is spent on food.  HL12106
Answered
Baroness Boycott to ask Her Majesty's Government how many working dogs there are in (1) the army, (2) the Royal Air Force, (3) the Royal Navy, and (4) the Ministry of Defence; and for each of those organisations, what is the total daily cost of the food for those dogs.  HL12107
Answered
Lord Empey to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what steps he is taking to ensure that all of the lighting in Millbank House can be turned off.  HL12108
Answered
Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will raise Italy's current policy of ending humanitarian protection for migrants, of limiting access to reception centres, and of accepting the existence of undocumented workers liable to exploitation, both bilaterally with the government of Italy and within the EU Council of Ministers.  HL12109
Answered
Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will ensure that British embassy staff or seconded officials visit the refugee camps on the islands of Samos and Lesbos in Greece to assess overcrowding and general conditions in those camps.  HL12110
Answered
Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government what sanctions are in place for pre-meditated doping in professional sport; whether those sanctions are comparable to sanctions in place for fraud offences; and what assessment they have made of the sufficiency of such sanctions when used.  HL12111
Answered
Lord Ramsbotham to ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) drug, and (2) alcohol rehabilitation services are currently commissioned in each prison in England and Wales.  HL12112
Answered
Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of clinical negligence cases result in a legal action being (1) issued, and (2) decided by the courts; and, in the cases decided by a court, in what proportion the claimant fully, or partially, succeeds.  HL12113
Answered
Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what support is available to young people under the age of 18 for gambling addiction from (1) the NHS, (2) educational services, and (3) other public service providers.  HL12114
Answered
Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the delivery of HS2 of the resignation of Sir Terry Morgan as chairman.  HL12115
Answered
Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government whether a severance package has been offered to Sir Terry Morgan following his resignation as chairman of HS2 and Crossrail; and if so, what are the details of that package.  HL12116
Answered
Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to change the management of HS2 to address reported delays and budget overspends.  HL12117
Answered
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