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Questions for Written Answer for 22 June 2022

Tabled on 21 June 2022 and due for answer by 5 July 2022.

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that gas and electricity suppliers are not increasing customer direct debits more than is necessary as a result of the increasing cost of energy.  HL1127
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Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to assist households who not have a mains gas supply and are dependent on heating oil, as the cost of oil increases.  HL1128
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Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that repayment of debts on prepay energy cards is proportionate and does not lead to increasing debt for customers using prepay (1) meters, and (2) cards.  HL1129
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Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that when estimating bills, energy suppliers estimate historic usage only from the property being billed and not from (1) surrounding, or (2) similar, properties.  HL1130
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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the response by (1) state, and (2) federal authorities, in Nigeria to attacks on Adara communities in the Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state, following reports of abductions and murders in that area.  HL1131
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Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top to ask Her Majesty's Government what they consider safe, legal routes to be for asylum seekers from (1) Afghanistan, (2) Iraq, (3) Iran, and (4) Somalia.  HL1132
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Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top to ask Her Majesty's Government why those who have been approved as official visitors to Hassockfield Immigration Removal Centre in Country Durham are required to sign the Official Secrets Act, and how should any concerns be raised and people be held accountable if visitors are unable to report anything publicly.  HL1133
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Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how long the policy of removing asylum seekers to Rwanda will take to reduce significantly the illegal activity of people traffickers; and whether they will publish the risk assessment for this policy.  HL1134
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Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top to ask Her Majesty's Government what access the residents of Hassockfield Immigration Removal Centre have to trauma-informed counselling.  HL1135
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Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top to ask Her Majesty's Government what language support is available to those women in Hassockfield Immigration Removal Centre who do not have English as a first language.  HL1136
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Lord Balfe to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the remarks by the new Chief of the British Army that "there is now a burning imperative to forge an Army capable of fighting alongside our allies and defeating Russia in battle" represents Government policy.  HL1137
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Lord Balfe to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the remarks by the new Chief of the British Army on 16 June regarding "fighting alongside our allies and defeating Russia in battle", (2) the potential for more fatalities as a result of the UK's involvement in the war against Russia; and what estimate they have made, if any, of the number of fataliti… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Blunkett to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to grant relief from the rules requiring vehicles registered overseas to be registered and taxed in the UK after a maximum period of six months for Ukrainian refugees arriving in the UK in private vehicles; and, if they do not have such plans, whether they will extend the six month period for vehicle registration a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Blunkett to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 7 June (HL708), what are the original (1) regions, and (2) nations, given as the living address for the 63 current holders the Companion of Honour at the time their honour was awarded; and what percentage of current holders came from each region or nation.  HL1140
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Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of coastal erosion; and what steps they are taking in response.  HL1141
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Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of peatland loss; and what steps they are taking in response.  HL1142
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Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote lower use of energy given the challenges of (1) climate change, (2) energy security, and (3) the cost of energy.  HL1143
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Earl Cathcart to ask Her Majesty's Government why Natural England has imposed up to a one year moratorium on developments for over 40 councils in England.  HL1144
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Earl Cathcart to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect Natural England will provide a solution to foul water and nutrient neutrality issues which will permit developments in affected areas to proceed.  HL1145
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The Earl of Clancarty to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will produce a formal response to The Times Education Commission's final report, published on 15 June.  HL1146
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Lord Colgrain to ask the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body what has been the cost of the work on the Restoration and Renewal programme since 2012 in respect of (1) the salaries, recruitment fees, and redundancy payments for non-parliamentary staff, such as those working for the Sponsor Body and Delivery Authority, (2) the costs of contractors to undertake surveys and preparatory wo… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many doses of the (1) Pfizer, and (2) Moderna, vaccines they have purchased for children under the age of five; and when such vaccines will be made available to those children.  HL1148
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Baroness Fookes to ask Her Majesty's Government how many acres of land are occupied by (1) private gardens, and (2) public parks and gardens, in England.  HL1149
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Baroness Fookes to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of unfilled vacancies for horticultural jobs at the latest date for which figures are available.  HL1150
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Baroness Fookes to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the main routes through which horticultural qualifications may be obtained.  HL1151
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Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is any limit on the number of refugees currently in Rwanda who will be resettled in the UK under the provisions of the UK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership.  HL1152
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Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made with the horse racing sector to address animal welfare issues, including fatality levels.  HL1153
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Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reasons for the reduction in the number of university applications to study medicine including dentistry; and what plans they have to fill any increase in the number of vacancies for doctors, nurses and dentists.  HL1154
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Lord Lilley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to use the Everyday Discrimination Scale as recommended in the Review of Health and Social Care Leadership published on 8 June; and if so, what evidence they have that it provides useful objective evidence.  HL1155
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Lord Lilley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications for nursing courses were (1) received, (2) accepted, and (3) refused, places in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, and (c) 2021, at universities in England.  HL1156
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Lord Lilley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many nurses were recruited from overseas in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, and (4) in the last 12 months for which figures are available.  HL1157
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Lord Lilley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many nurses joined the Nursing and Midwife Council Register from countries graded by the World Health Organisation as having fewer nurses than the global median in the most recent year for which figures are available  HL1158
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Lord Lilley to ask Her Majesty's Government how much was spent recruiting nurses from overseas on accommodation, flights, quarantine and administration, excluding salaries, in the most recent year for which figures are available  HL1159
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Lord Lilley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether universities in England face any financial or other restrictions on the number of nurses they may accept for training; and if so, what are the restrictions.  HL1160
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Lord Pendry to ask Her Majesty's Government which provisions contained in the Carers and Disabled Children’s Act 2000 have been incorporated in the Health and Care Act 2022; and which provisions have been omitted.  HL1161
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Lord Pendry to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that consumers are afforded the same protections when they are shopping on an online marketplace as they are when shopping on the high street.  HL1162
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Lord Pendry to ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to publish the consultation on their new UK Product Safety Framework, which ran from 11 March 2021 to 17 June 2021; and what plans they have to introduce new legislation that ensures that only safe products can be sold on online marketplaces.  HL1163
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty's Government why they plan to repeal legislation banning agency workers from covering those on strike; and what discussions they have had with recruitment agencies and organisations about this plan.  HL1164
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they expect agency workers to be able to cover technically skilled roles without relevant training, particularly in cases involving public safety; and if so, how they will ensure safety is maintained.  HL1165
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The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK Infrastructure Bank, as a private company wholly owned by HM Treasury, will be subject to the same rural proofing guidance as government departments.  HL1166
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Baroness Sheehan to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent reports from Save the Children and Medical Aid for Palestine, which found that (1) four out of five children living in Gaza are suffering from depression, grief and fear following 15 years of Israeli blockade, and (2) those children and young people’s mental health was also linked to a lack o… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Sheehan to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) report UNOCHA Protection of Civilians Report 31 May – 13 June 2022, published on 17 June, which lists the (1) killings, (2) injuries, (3) raids, and (4) displacement, of Palestinian people by Israeli (a) forces,… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the case of the Azeri imam Sardar Babayev, who has been arrested on a charge of treason, and (2) the state of human rights in the Republic of Azerbaijan.  HL1169
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Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of 12 pages of the AQA Chemistry A-Level examination being leaked on the social media app Snapchat before that examination took place.  HL1170
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Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government why Wirral Council only received 25 per cent of the finance that was awarded to Birkenhead under the Town Deals fund in July 2021.  HL1171
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to fully automate train lines; and what discussions they have had with (1) local mayors, and (2) transport authorities, about automating tube and metro services.  HL1172
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to (1) incentivise, and (2) reward, farmers contributing to reductions in carbon emissions through renewable energy production.  HL1173
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce the cost of connecting viable schemes to the national grid in order to increase levels of renewable energy production on farms.  HL1174
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide financial incentives for (1) training providers, and (2) employers, to encourage them to take on young people who have not already achieved a Grade 4 or above in English and Maths.  HL1175
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Lord Triesman to ask Her Majesty's Government which eight universities are under investigation by the Office for Students because of reported shortcomings in their Business and Management Studies provision; and what assessment they have made of the timing of the investigations, given that applicants for such courses for the next academic year will need to make their decisions soon… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Triesman to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken, if any, to protect Bevis Marks Synagogue and its estate, as an historic world centre of Sephardic Jewish worship and scholarship, from risk to its future from real estate development or other factors, including pressures from the City of London Corporation.  HL1177
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Lord Vinson to ask Her Majesty's Government how much tax is forgone annually by HM Treasury as a result of the tax exemptions for charities’ (1) donations, (2) investment income, and (3) gains on capital investments.  HL1178
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