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Questions for Written Answer for 15 January 2019
Tabled on 14 January 2019 and due for answer by 28 January 2019.
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan about the exclusion of Ahmadi Muslims from the right to vote in Pakistan’s elections. HL12769
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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the legitimacy of the presidential election results in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. HL12770
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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the implications of the presidential election results in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for foreign policy and aid policies. HL12771
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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees about asylum seekers from Pakistani religious minorities who are living illegally in Thailand; when any such discussions were held; and what progress is being made in the resettlement of such asylum seekers. HL12772
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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has a consistent policy on resettling asylum seekers who claim that atheism or religious beliefs will lead to their persecution if returned to their countries of origin; if they have found that it is not consisten… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of concerns raised by bishops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in response to the publication of provisional results for the recent presidential election. HL12774
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Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty's Government which Government department leads on the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative. HL12775
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Lord Beecham to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how long the lights in Millbank House will be permanently switched on without any means to switch them off. HL12776
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Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Ministry of Justice uses contractors that pay cleaners, security guards and receptionists less than the London living wage; and if so, why they use such contractors. HL12777
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Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the number of trains, per hour and per direction, planned for the section of HS2 from London to Birmingham Interchange when Phases (1) 1, (2) 1 and 2A, (3) 1, 2A and 2B are operational. HL12778
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Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the award of the shipping contract to Seaborne Freight to operate ferry services between Ramsgate and Ostend meets EU state aid and competition rules; what discussions they have had with EU officials about this; and whether they have budgeted for compensation to be paid to other ferry operators and Eurotunnel. HL12779
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Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government who will set charges for trucks to use Seaborne Freight on the Ramsgate to Ostend service; and whether Seaborne Freight ferries will carry both unaccompanied freight as well as driver accompanied freight. HL12780
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Lord Bird to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to provide free menstrual products to all school children in England. HL12781
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The Lord Bishop of Coventry to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Iran about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, in particular that she be granted access to medical treatment for long standing mental and physical health complaints. HL12782
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The Lord Bishop of Coventry to ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are offering Richard Ratcliffe, following the government of Iran's decision to cancel his scheduled telephone calls with his wife Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. HL12783
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Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with governments in the Gulf about the provision of reconstruction assistance to Syria; and what assessment they have made of withholding such assistance. HL12784
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Lord Dholakia to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of the People’s Republic of China about their “one country, two systems” policy towards Taiwan. HL12785
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Lord Dholakia to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any risks to regional peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. HL12786
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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to encourage investment in pumped storage hydroelectricity projects. HL12787
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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have paid, broken down by power source, to generators of electricity as compensation for their output not being required by National Grid in each of the past ten years. HL12788
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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of future electricity storage requirements resulting from increased generation of electricity from intermittent sources. HL12789
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Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the requirements for (1) elected councillors, (2) police and crime commissioners, and (3) elected mayors to register under the General Data Protection Regulations. HL12790
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they plan to take to lift the ban on the prescription of liothyronine (T3) by University Hospital Bristol in contradiction of the advice given by NHS England. HL12791
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they plan to take to change the approach to the prescription of liothyronine (T3) being taken by Musgrove Hospital, Taunton which is in contradiction of the advice given by NHS England. HL12792
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with NHS England about the ability for doctors to follow the advice given on the prescription of liothyronine (T3) when bans on its prescription have been put in place at a local level. HL12793
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the barriers in place to the prescription of liothyronine (T3) in England, if any; and what steps they plan to take to overcome any such barriers. HL12794
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Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Turkey about (1) the conditions of Abdullah Öcalan's imprisonment, and (2) the number of hunger strikes in other Turkish prisons. HL12795
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Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Extremism Analysis Unit still exists within the Home Office; if so, what are its terms of reference; and to whom it reports. HL12796
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Baroness Jolly to ask Her Majesty's Government how much was allocated to each local authority in England to be spent on public health in each year from 2010 to 2018 inclusively. HL12797
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Lord Lingfield to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the provision of eating disorder services for males in England. HL12798
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Lord Mawson to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate, if any, they have made of the number of social investment vehicles which compete to lend to the same charities and small and medium-sized enterprises. HL12799
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Lord Mawson to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the loan losses social investment intermediaries have made in the last three years. HL12800
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Lord Mawson to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Big Society Capital charging 5.5 per cent interest to social investment intermediaries. HL12801
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Lord Mawson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is any evidence of social investment vehicles mis-selling to charities and small and medium-sized enterprises. HL12802
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Lord Mawson to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of social investment vehicles in helping deprived communities. HL12803
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Lord Morris of Aberavon to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether Irish citizens’ will retain their right to vote in certain UK elections after the UK leaves the EU. HL12804
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Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they monitor (1) investments made in commercial real estate by local authorities financed by the Public Loans Board, (2) the location of such real estate, and (3) the consequences of local authorities assuming the associated risk. HL12805
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Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support first-time buyers on low to middle incomes who are unable to afford a deposit whilst paying rent. HL12806
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Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the additional ferry services they have contracted in the event of a no-deal Brexit on their agreements with Eurotunnel. HL12807
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Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to amend the rail franchise bidding process and franchise specification to require bidders for a franchise to assess the scope for utilising unused capacity at certain times of day on passenger services for the carriage of lower volume and higher value freight. HL12808
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Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking regarding the increasing use of nitrous oxide as a drug of choice by teenagers. HL12809
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK's post-Brexit trade deal with Switzerland will allow UK firms to continue trading on the same basis as they do today. HL12810
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of any decline of Chinese exports on future trade between the UK and China. HL12811
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Brexit uncertainty on (1) specialist mortgage lenders, and (2) mortgage prices for homeowners. HL12812
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of a no-deal Brexit on imports of seasonal foods. HL12813
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Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the World Bank’s findings in October 2018 that there is 70 per cent youth unemployment in Gaza; and what discussions they have had with the government of Israel about what action can be taken to support young people who live there into employment. HL12814
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Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding the closure of a checkpoint south of Jenin, following reports that the closure prevented students from attending school exams. HL12815
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Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they had made of the use of military goods sold to Israel by the UK; and whether they have sought any assurances that such goods are used for defence purposes only. HL12816
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Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding the continued imprisonment of 19 Palestinian journalists. HL12817
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Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Israel about the location of the buffer zone in Gaza; and whether there are plans to make the location of such a zone clearer. HL12818
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Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Israel regarding the protection of Palestinian prisoners from any deterioration in prison conditions. HL12819
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Lord Trefgarne to ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have for the disposal of agricultural plastic waste, following restrictions on the import of plastic waste put in place by China. HL12820
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Lord Whitty to ask Her Majesty's Government how many UK citizens were (1) fatally, and (2) seriously injured when travelling outside the UK, broken down as far as possible into road traffic accidents and other causes, in the latest year for which figures are available. HL12821
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Lord Whitty to ask Her Majesty's Government how many UK citizens required consular assistance as a result of fatal or serious road traffic accidents, broken down by country, in the latest year for which figures are available. HL12822
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Lord Whitty to ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to announce a new road safety action plan as recommended by the recent Road Safety Management Capacity Review commissioned by the Department for Transport. HL12823
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