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Questions for Written Answer for 13 July 2023

Tabled on 12 July 2023 and due for answer by 26 July 2023.

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government from which countries people have returned to the UK after having illegally paid for transplants abroad.  HL9276
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Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government which (1) medicines, and (2) medical devices, are currently being provided and delivered by homecare medicines services.  HL9277
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Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government whether there is a Key Performance Indicator for the harms caused to patients because of a failure of provision of homecare services.  HL9278
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Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government how many different templates exist for paper prescriptions issued to homecare providers.  HL9279
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Lord Clark of Windermere to ask His Majesty's Government what was the total wage bill for all NHS staff for (1) April 2019, and (2) April 2023.  HL9280
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Lord Clark of Windermere to ask His Majesty's Government what was the total amount paid for all agency staff in the NHS, including hiring and organisational costs, for (1) April 2019, and (2) April 2023.  HL9281
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Baroness Golding to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any shortfall in funding affecting pharmacies in England for each year between 2015 and 2023.  HL9282
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Baroness Golding to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the number of pharmacies closing permanently.  HL9283
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Baroness Golding to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the trends behind the number of pharmacy closures this year.  HL9284
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Baroness Hayman to ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to bring section 27 (Regulatory principles) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 into force; and when they will lay regulations before parliament naming this date.  HL9285
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Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Offord of Garvel on 5 July (HL8206) regarding UK Export Finance support for exports to Serbia, what steps they are taking to ensure that Serbian entities comply with end user certificate requirements in respect of UK exports to Serbia.  HL9286
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Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to launch their technical consultation on the Community Health Fund; and how long this consultation will be open for submissions.  HL9287
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Lord Lucas to ask His Majesty's Government whether the licence conditions of prisoners who have been released on licence are always held on the Police National Computer; and, if not, why not.  HL9288
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Lord Moynihan to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to increase the diversity of leadership of national and international sports bodies, as announced by UK Sport on 24 June 2021; and what changes have been achieved to the membership of each governing body of sport that is in receipt of national lottery or Treasury financing since that date.  HL9289
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Lord Moynihan to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with governing bodies of sports on the inclusion of hyperandrogenous athletes in national and international competitions.  HL9290
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Lord Moynihan to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the continuing increase in child obesity through the support of sport and recreational activities.  HL9291
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Lord Moynihan to ask His Majesty's Government, following the announcement in July 2022 that all schools in England should have defibrillators on their estates, how many schools in England now have defibrillators; and how many training programmes for their use they have supported.  HL9292
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Baroness Parminter to ask His Majesty's Government how many inpatient beds are available to the NHS for eating disorder patients in (1) England, (2) the North of England, (3) the Midlands and East of England, (4) London, and (5) the South of England; and, for each of those regions, how many are available for (a) children and young people, and (b) adults.  HL9293
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 22 June (HL8406), how many manufacturers of flu vaccinations they have identified to provide recommended vaccines to the UK for (1) those aged 65 and over, and (2) those aged 18 to 64 years in eligible groups; and how many manufacturing sites will each of those manufac… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 22 June (HL8406), what contingency plans they have made for a major manufacturer of flu vaccinations being unable to supply the UK for the 2023/24 season.  HL9295
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 29 June 2023 (HL8408), what reasons they have identified for the fall in seasonal flu vaccine uptake in NHS Trust-based frontline healthcare workers in England for 2022 to 2023 compared with 2021 to 2022.  HL9296
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Earl Russell to ask His Majesty's Government why the murals of cartoon characters at the Kent Intake Unit asylum centre were found to be 'too welcoming'; and under what legal powers they were removed.  HL9297
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The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what, if any, extradition arrangements exist between the UK and (1) the People’s Republic of China, and (2) the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.  HL9298
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The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many people were extradited from the UK to another country to face trial in each year between 2019 and 2022.  HL9299
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The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Hong Kong police raid on the family of the UK-based Hong Kong activist, Nathan Law, on 11 June; and what, if any, representations they have made to the government of Hong Kong regarding this incident.  HL9300
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The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Markham on 14 December 2022 (HL Deb col 653), what assessment they have made of the provision of freezers and fridges to increase food banks’ storage capacity.  HL9301
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to implement stricter regulatory frameworks to discourage the formation and support of “zombie” companies that avoid bankruptcy only through cheap borrowing.  HL9302
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to support individuals and families facing difficulties in accessing affordable mortgages due to elevated interest rates.  HL9303
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage skilled digital migrants to choose the UK as their preferred work destination.  HL9304
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Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the resignation of the chief executive of HS2 on delays and cost overruns on the project.  HL9305
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Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 10 July (HL8794), whether the National Maritime Information Centre records incursions into the UK's territorial seas and Exclusive Economic Zone by ships of the Russian Main Directorate of Deep-Sea Research; and if so, how many have been made during the past two years.  … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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