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Questions for Written Answer for 2 March 2023

Tabled on 1 March 2023 and due for answer by 15 March 2023.

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government how many cyber attacks against UK state entities or parliamentarians have been attributed to China with medium or high confidence in each of the past three years.  HL6022
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Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government how many households in England are affected by the under-occupancy charge for (1) one extra bedroom, or (2) more than one extra bedroom; and what assessment they have made of the financial impact of these deductions on those households.  HL6023
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Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the paper by R E Green, M A Taggart, D J Pain, et al ‘Voluntary transition by hunters and game meat suppliers from lead to non-lead shotgun ammunition: changes in practice after three years’, published in the Conservation Evidence Journal in February, which found that three years into the five ye… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what further devolution deals they expect to conclude in 2023.  HL6025
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Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans to transfer additional powers to combined authorities in 2023; and if so, what powers to which authorities.  HL6026
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Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the state of devolution in England; and what plans they have to publish any such an assessment.  HL6027
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Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to celebrate Windrush Day in 2023.  HL6028
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Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to combat anti-Muslim behaviour and prejudice.  HL6029
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Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to combat antisemitism.  HL6030
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Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to require written asylum applications to be submitted in English.  HL6031
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Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the letter to the Minister of State for Immigration from the Chartered Institute of Linguists and the Institute of Translation and Interpreting on 27 February about the use of online translation tools to assist written asylum applications.  HL6032
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Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the use of online translation tools to assist written asylum applications on the level of appeals against asylum decisions.  HL6033
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Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide public service interpreters to assist asylum seekers if they are required to submit a written asylum application in English.  HL6034
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Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government which parts of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland have been superseded by the Windsor Framework; and to what extent in each case.  HL6035
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Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Windsor Framework on duty free purchases when flying from airports in Northern Ireland.  HL6036
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Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government whether, under the Windsor Framework, individuals in Northern Ireland will be able to import seeds and plants from Great Britain.  HL6037
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Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what administrative requirements a business in Great Britain sending seeds or plants to an individual in Northern Ireland will need to comply with under the Windsor Framework.  HL6038
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Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the (1) physical, and (2) mental, health for all prisoners, given that COVID-19 is no longer a major threat.  HL6039
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Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government how next of kin are kept informed about the (1) physical, and (2) mental, health of prisoners.  HL6040
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Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have systems in place to use the concern and knowledge of family members for the benefit of prisoners suffering from ill health.  HL6041
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Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve co-operation and joint working between individual prisons, the National Health Service, and social services.  HL6042
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Lord Jopling to ask His Majesty's Government whether there is a reason why the meeting of the Accession Council on the death of the Sovereign needs to be held in St James’ Palace.  HL6043
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Lord Jopling to ask His Majesty's Government what steps were taken to inform members of the Privy Council that they had been unsuccessful in the ballot to attend the meeting of the Accession Council on the death of Queen Elizabeth II.  HL6044
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Lord Jopling to ask His Majesty's Government why they have not answered a Question for Written Answer (HL4285) which was tabled in December 2022.  HL6045
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Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government what would happen in Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework if the UK diverged and changed its regulations from those in the EU.  HL6046
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Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government, whether the European Court of Justice will have a role in Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework.  HL6047
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Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the Department of Health in Northern Ireland concerning long waiting lists for cancer treatment and operations.  HL6048
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Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government whether the parts of Article VI of the Acts of Union 1800 that were suspended or modified by the effect of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland will cease to be suspended or modified following the implementation of the Windsor Framework.  HL6049
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Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to provide protection for Christians who are running for public office.  HL6050
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Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Stormont Assembly Brake in the Windsor Framework can block the application of new EU laws in Northern Ireland in practice.  HL6051
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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce tougher penalties for death or serious injury caused by dangerous, careless or inconsiderate cycling.  HL6052
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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government how many casualties have been caused by (1) e-scooters, (2) e-cyclists, or (3) cyclists, in England in each of the last three years.  HL6053
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Lord Moylan to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which non-compliant vaping products are being sold to British consumers; and what conversations they have had with (1) Trading Standards authorities, and (2) the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, about removing non-compliant products from sale.  HL6054
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Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of days lost in strike action per 1,000 workers in each of the last five years in (1) the UK, (2) France, (3) Spain, and (4) Italy; and what assessment they have made of the comparison between the UK and those countries in respect of those figures.  HL6055
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Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Prime Minister’s comments on the 11 January (HC Deb col 553) that minimum service levels during strike action “should not be controversial” as they are present in France, Italy and Spain, what assessment they have made of those countries’ provision of powers to remove protection from unfair dismissa… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway to ask His Majesty's Government how many times (1) the Prime Minister, (2) the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and (3) the Secretary of State for Business and Trade have each met (a) the General Secretary of the TUC, and (b) the Director-General of the CBI, since 1 January.  HL6057
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Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks made by Lord Benyon on 28 February (HL Deb col 205) in which he stated “Defra’s default approach will be to retain EU law unless there is a good reason either to repeal or to reform it”, whether they will apply the same approach to employment rights, including transfers of undertakings, equa… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 7 February (HL4741), what criteria they used to decide whether to approve the salaries for Integrated Care Boards (ICB) Chief Executives in (1) Humber Coast and Vale, (2) South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw, and (3) Cornwall and Isles of Scilly; and why these Chief Executives were thought to j… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to installing motion sensitive lights in (1) government, and (2) public, buildings to reduce energy costs.  HL6060
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to propose changes to the electricity levy schemes in order to address fuel poverty for people living in rural areas.  HL6061
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to (1) retail, (2) hospitality, and (3) leisure, businesses.  HL6062
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what resources they are providing to students to ensure equitable access to revision support prior to them taking exams.  HL6063
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Baroness Worthington to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Energy Bill [HL] Impact Assessment on a hydrogen heating village grid conversion trial which states that “we expect Gas Distribution Network Operators to reach an agreement with all consumers in the chosen trial location, including those who do not want hydrogen or cannot participate in the trial”, on what ground… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Worthington to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the proportion of consumers who (1) will participate in the Hydrogen Heating Village Trial, (2) will decline to participate in the hydrogen heating village trial and receive an alternative heating solution, (3) will be disconnected from natural gas without their consent, and (4) will be agreed by… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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