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Questions for Written Answer for 2 April 2019
Tabled on 1 April 2019 and due for answer by 15 April 2019.
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking following the evidence gathered by HMS Montrose regarding fuel tankers illegally smuggling petrol to North Korea. HL14924
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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking following the findings of the UN Panel of Experts on North Korea in March that “Ports and airports in North Korea were being used for rampant violations” of UN Security Council resolutions and sanctions, involving at least 89 calls by fuel tankers at North Korean ports involving illegal imports of… 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 response they are making to the announcement by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health that diseases as a result of exposure to asbestos are killing 5,000 people a year and that more than 130 companies or individuals have been ordered to stop work activities over the past year after being found to be non-compl… 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 data from the Human Tissue Authority that over the past three years there were 253 "serious incidents" in hospital morgues where corpses were accidentally damaged, bereaved relatives shown the wrong body, or the remains of unborn babies incinerated against the wishes of the family. HL14927
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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports from the Human Tissue Authority (1) that a memory stick containing images of post-mortems was left on public transport, (2) of multiple organs being lost or misattributed, (3) of organs being kept against the wishes of families, (4) of post mortems being carried out on the wrong bodie… 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 action they are taking following Brunei’s decision to introduce Sharia law, and the consequential use of amputation, whipping and stoning, along with other penalties, for non-compliant religious minorities, people in same sex relationships, or for adultery, theft or alcohol consumption. HL14929
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Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom to ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they have put in place to protect against geomagnetic disturbances; and whether they have published, or intend to publish, the details of any such measures. HL14930
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Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Duchy of Cornwall as a property developer in connection with their Public Pledge for Leaseholders, published on 28 March; whether the Duchy of Cornwall is a signatory to that pledge; and if not, what assessment they have made of the reasons why not. HL14931
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Baroness Berridge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the humanitarian conditions for British children living in refugee camps in Syria or in territory that was formerly part of the sovereign states of Syria or Iraq. HL14932
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Baroness Berridge to ask Her Majesty's Government how many British children are living in refugee camps in Syria or in territory that was formerly part of the sovereign states of Syria or Iraq. HL14933
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Baroness Berridge to ask Her Majesty's Government how many British children have been repatriated from Syria or from territory that was formerly part of the sovereign states of Syria or Iraq in the last 12 months. HL14934
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Lord Bird to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the use of school libraries and reading for pleasure in primary and secondary schools. HL14935
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The Lord Bishop of Coventry to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the progress of (1) material, and (2) social, reconstruction in Iraq. HL14936
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The Lord Bishop of Coventry to ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution they intend to make, if any, to the reconstruction of a post-war Syria. HL14937
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The Lord Bishop of Coventry to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to facilitate an end to the war in Yemen. HL14938
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The Lord Bishop of Coventry to ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are providing, if any, to the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City. HL14939
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Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Italy about reports that €1.2 billion frozen Libyan assets were recently transferred to Libya. HL14940
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Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have drawn the attention of the United Nations and the European Union to reports that Belgium and Italy have released frozen Libyan assets without the permission of the UN Security Council. HL14941
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The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask Her Majesty's Government what consultation they have undertaken with religious communities to inform decision-making processes for asylum claims. HL14942
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The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask Her Majesty's Government what processes they operate for monitoring and reviewing decisions on asylum claims. HL14943
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Lord Goodlad to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received about parity of conditions between employees of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Ministry of Defence. HL14944
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Lord Goodlad to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in discussions with the government of Zimbabwe on the payment of pensions arrears owed to former Crown Overseas Servants. HL14945
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Lord Goodlad to ask Her Majesty's Government what commitments they have entered into under the Belt and Road Initiative of the People's Republic of China. HL14946
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Lord Goodlad to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the realisation of the potential benefits of fusion energy for the UK economy. HL14947
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Lord Harries of Pentregarth to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 4 April 2017 (HL Deb, col 940), what improvements have been made in the waiting time for hospital patient transport; and what is the average waiting time. HL14948
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Lord Harries of Pentregarth to ask Her Majesty's Government on what grounds incontinence pads provided through the NHS were changed from Attends to Tena; and what tests were carried out as to their relative effectiveness. HL14949
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Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the risks posed by the wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery. HL14950
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Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty's Government which department has ownership of the risks posed by the wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery; and which department or agency is responsible for the surveillance of that wreck. HL14951
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Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated volume of bombs and high explosives that remain unsalvaged on the SS Richard Montgomery. HL14952
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Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the resident population within a (1) 2.5 kilometre, and (2) 5 kilometre radius of the wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery; and how close the petrochemical installations at the Isle of Grain are to that wreck. HL14953
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Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they have provided to the relevant local resilience forum or forums about the wreck of SS Richard Montgomery. HL14954
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Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty's Government when they last discussed the wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery with the government of the United States. HL14955
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford on 19 March (HL14296), what was the outcome of their discussions with the Human Tissues Authority about concerns around bodies imported for display. HL14956
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of China about the 1984 regulations in that country which state that organs can be extracted from executed prisoners. HL14957
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford on 19 March (HL14296), what concerns were raised in their discussions with the Human Tissue Authority; and whether they plan to seek to amend the Human Tissue Act 2004 as a result of those discussions. HL14958
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford on 19 March (HL14255), how they have concluded that "very few patients in the UK choose" to travel abroad for organ transplants. HL14959
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to updating the Human Tissue Act 2004 to ensure that records relating to UK citizens receiving transplant procedures abroad are monitored. HL14960
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Resolution 131 of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic made at the 7th meeting, held on 20 March, on the petition for ending the Chinese regime's persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. HL14961
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Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that UK personnel at Royal Air Force Menwith Hill are not directly or indirectly involved in drone activation including of Ghost Hunter, Ghost Wolf and other surveillance tools operated by United States service personnel. HL14962
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Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the resignation of senior permanent judge Christoph Flügge from the Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia at the Hague on the grounds of political interference in the independent judicial functions of the court system by the United States and Turkey. HL14963
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Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 20 March (HL Deb, col 1426), which Government departments are responsible for sharing with the House of Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee and non-governmental organisations the results of the evaluation to which she referred; and what is the reason for t… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government under what powers they now require that specified nationality applications, including for registration of British citizenship, must be made online; and what representations they have received which question the introduction of such a requirement. HL14965
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Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty's Government which NHS General Practices in Northern Ireland have ceased to function as such in each of the last three years; how many patients belonged to those Practices; which NHS General Practices in Northern Ireland have currently given notice that they intend to cease to function; and how many patients will be affected in each of… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty's Government what information and guidance the Department of Health, Northern Ireland, has issued to individual patients belonging to General Practices in Northern Ireland that have given notice of impending closure. HL14967
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Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government what investigations they have initiated into the authorisation by the Financial Conduct Authority for London Capital and Finance to offer ISA investments. HL14968
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Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will review the use of Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVA) and the impact on creditors when company owners have removed significant equity via dividends or capital reconstruction ahead of the CVA process. HL14969
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Lord Polak to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees about its working definition of a refugee. HL14970
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Lord Polak to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Palestinian Authority’s ability to deliver public services within the Palestinian Territories. HL14971
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Lord Polak to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the sustainability of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees’ working definition of a Palestinian refugee. HL14972
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Lord Polak to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of the United States about new models and approaches to ensure the long-term viability of the work currently undertaken by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees. HL14973
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Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government how many high rise buildings retrofitted with combinations of composite or other forms of cladding which are not formed from solid metal and mineral wool insulation have had fires that resulted in fatalities in the last 10 years in the UK; and what estimate they have made of the number of such buildings internationally that h… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Unicef Healthy air for every child: A call for national action, published on 5 February; and what steps, if any, they intend to take in response to its recommendations, in particular the recommendation to set up a “Little Lungs Fund” of £215 million to pay for meas… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 28 March (HL14604), whether third parties have provided information about weapons made or sold by British companies that were subsequently used in Yemen; if so, which reports they have received; and what assessment they have made of any such reports. HL14976
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Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to promote the teaching of modern languages in schools in England. HL14977
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Lord Suri to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision by the government of Canada in 2018 to make travelling to China for organ transplants illegal for Canadian citizens. HL14978
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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 the levels of stockpiling by factories. HL14979
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide clarity surrounding new sales rules for UK asset managers in the event of a no-deal Brexit. HL14980
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports suggesting that Brexit may have cost the UK approximately 2.4 per cent of GDP due to a fall in investment. HL14981
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of sector regulation on closures of financial claims management firms; and of the impact that could have on consumers. HL14982
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Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of the increasing number of attacks on Palestinian farmers by illegal Israeli settlers in the Occupied Palestinian Territories; whether they intend to take action in response to any such assessment; if so what; and if not, why not. HL14983
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Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they intend to make to the United Nations about the postponement of the publication of a database of companies operating in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. HL14984
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Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the Israeli police cancelled a Mother’s Day event at a French culture centre in East Jerusalem. HL14985
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Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel about reports that Israeli forces killed an unarmed Palestinian man whilst he was assisting the wounded on 20 March. HL14986
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Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel about the attempted attack on two elementary schools in Tuqu village by Israeli settlers escorted by Israeli military forces on 26 March. HL14987
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Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford on 25 March (HL Deb, col 1618), whether the £3 billion funding a year ring-fenced around public health services in local authorities is specifically for sexual health services; and if not, what proportion of that funding is specifically for sexual health services. HL14988
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Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they intend to make to the government of Brunei about its decision to impose death by stoning as a punishment for adultery and gay sex; and whether they intend to ban hydrocarbon imports from that country until it alters that policy. HL14989
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