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Questions for Written Answer for 12 September 2023
Tabled on 11 September 2023 and due for answer by 25 September 2023.
Lord Agnew of Oulton to ask His Majesty's Government how many applications for trust information from the Trust Registration Service have been (1) successful, (2) refused because the trust is exempt, (3) refused because the gateway test is not met, (4) refused because individuals are exempt, and (5) refused for other reasons, in each year the TRS has been in operation, broken down… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Agnew of Oulton to ask His Majesty's Government how many trusts are registered with the Trusts Registration Service that hold UK land or property either directly or indirectly; and what is the total value of UK land and property assets held. HL10014
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Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of people aged 55 to 66 have a National Insurance record of more than 40 years. HL10015
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Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of people aged 55 to 66 have a National Insurance record of more than 35 years. HL10016
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Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government what the value of the full Basic State Pension weekly payment in 2023–24 would be if the pension had been tied only to average earnings since 2010, rather than the triple lock. HL10017
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Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the savings to the Exchequer in total cost of paying UK State Pensions in 2023–24 if full state pensions for all newly retired individuals required a National Insurance record of 45 years instead of 35 years, assuming no purchase of additional voluntary years. HL10018
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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the developments in the Supreme Court of Pakistan case on the application by Samuel Payara (C.M.A.7748/2023) after the court adjourned proceedings and requested from the Sargodha administration the text of its agreement with Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) regarding blasphemy monitoring in a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent to ask His Majesty's Government to list the items stolen from UK military bases and Ministry of Defence sites with a value of more than £100 in 2022–23. HL10020
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Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent to ask His Majesty's Government to list the items handed into lost property offices at UK military bases and Ministry of Defence sites in 2022–23. HL10021
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Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government, following the findings and recommendations of the Rodrigues inquiry, regarding the experiences of Liverpool FC fans at the Champion's League Final at the Stade de France in 2022, what plans they have to discuss with the government of France the impact on English rugby fans of the crowd control measures in place at the Rugby World Cup matc… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Black of Brentwood to ask His Majesty's Government how many entries there were for (1) GCSE, and (2) A level, in music for each of the past five years for which figures are available; and of these, how many entries were from (a) fee-paying schools, and (b) the maintained sector. HL10023
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The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Action for Children’s report, The Educational Outcomes of Children Referred to Children’s Social Care: A Revolving Doors Report, published on 22 August, and data from the annual children in need census, what assessment they have made of the gap in educational attainment between children who have int… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the educational attainment and GCSE results of children who interact with the children’s social care system. HL10025
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The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, beyond the school gates, to provide support to children who have interacted with the children’s social care system. HL10026
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The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of people employed in insecure work; and what steps they are taking to ensure that more employees have secure work. HL10027
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The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Living Wage Foundation's "Living Hours" standard; and what steps they are taking to encourage employers to adopt that standard. HL10028
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Lord Evans of Weardale to ask His Majesty's Government whether former members of the Afghan Special Police Commando Force 333 benefit from the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy; and if not, why not. HL10029
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Lord Evans of Weardale to ask His Majesty's Government how many former members of the Afghan Special Police Commando Force 333 have applied to the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy; and how many have been rejected. HL10030
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Lord German to ask His Majesty's Government what is the average time taken for a person to receive their biometric residence permit after being granted refugee status. HL10031
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of continence care specialists in the NHS workforce; and what plans they have to further support continence care specialists following the publication of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan in June. HL10032
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that current guidance on quality continence care has been transitioned into Integrated Care Systems since April 2022. HL10033
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to conduct a new National Audit of Continence Care. HL10034
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what progress has been made on the development of care pathways by the National Bladder and Bowel Health Project since it recommenced following the COVID-19 pandemic. HL10035
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will provide (1) an update on the timeframe for the National Bladder and Bowel Health Project, and (2) details of which stakeholders have been consulted in respect of that project, since it recommenced following the COVID-19 pandemic. HL10036
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Baroness Jenkin of Kennington to ask His Majesty's Government how many female genital mutilation protection orders were issued in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, and (4) 2022. HL10037
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Baroness Jenkin of Kennington to ask His Majesty's Government whether there have been any more female genital prosecutions in the UK since the first conviction in February 2019. HL10038
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Baroness Jenkin of Kennington to ask His Majesty's Government how many child marriage protection orders were issued in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, and (4) 2022. HL10039
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Baroness Jenkin of Kennington to ask His Majesty's Government whether there have been any child marriage convictions in the UK since the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 came into effect in February 2023. HL10040
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Lord Laming to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the number of care leavers who have access to university education. HL10041
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Lord Lee of Trafford to ask His Majesty's Government how many times a Prime Minister has visited one of His Majesty's prisons since 2010, and in which years. HL10042
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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increasing number of dog attacks on (1) other animals, and (2) people; and what plans they have to (a) review, and (b) amend, the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 to add new breeds in view of these increasing attacks. HL10043
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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on farmers of delays to Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) payments; and what plans they have to rectify the delay. HL10044
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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to pause the phasing out of existing farm payments until Sustainable Farming Incentive payments are in place. HL10045
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Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect on the volume of food donated to food banks arising from "Natasha’s Law" regarding food labelling, which requires allergen labelling on pre-packaged direct sale food. HL10046
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Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act 1996 in the United States; what plans they have, if any, to introduce similar legislation to reduce food waste and allow for “apparently wholesome food” to be donated to charities; and whether they have received any representations… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the directors of Royal Mail to restore the target to deliver 93 per cent of first-class mail within one working day of collection. HL10048
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Baroness Pitkeathley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to their People at the Heart of Care: adult social care reform white paper, published on 1 December 2021, what progress they have made on their delivery of the £25 million fund in support of unpaid carers. HL10049
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government whether individuals moving from legacy benefits to Universal Credit with tax credit debt will have deductions taken from their Universal Credit award commencing on the first Assessment Period. HL10050
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what prior warning individuals moving from legacy benefits to Universal Credit are given about deductions from their first Universal Credit payment about tax credit debt. HL10051
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what information individuals moving from legacy benefits to Universal Credit are given about their right to request write-off and waivers of outstanding debt. HL10052
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Lord Swire to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent the spread of Asian hornets in England. HL10053
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help homeowners who are struggling with rising housing costs. HL10054
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent research published by Intuit QuickBooks this month on the impact of late payments on small and medium-sized enterprises, which found that 41 per cent believe their businesses are at risk of shutting down within the next year if late payments persist. HL10055
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Thomson Reuters Future of Professionals Report: How AI is the Catalyst for Transforming Every Aspect of Work, published in August; and in particular the finding that "just under 90 per cent of professionals expect basic mandatory AI training for all professionals over the next fiv… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government which (1) age group, and (2) other demographic groups, left the teaching profession in the greatest numbers in each of the past five years. HL10057
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Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government how they define (1) a hostile state, and (2) which states they consider currently meet that definition. HL10058
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Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what is the breakdown of spend by government departments going to bodies or projects aimed at translating health research into practical innovations. HL10059
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Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what are the (1) current, and (2) future, levels of the capital budget allocated to each of the devolved nations. HL10060
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Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what is their strategy to increase and widen the opportunity for people to participate in playing cricket. HL10061
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Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government how many state schools in the last ten years had grounds that were used for playing cricket; and what steps they are taking to increase access for state schools for participation in cricket. HL10062
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Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the EU about veterinary medicines since the Windsor Framework was published. HL10063
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Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made on finding a long term solution with the EU on the issue of veterinary medicines for Northern Ireland since the publication of the Windsor Framework. HL10064
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Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Service Inquiry into the loss of the F-35B Lightning ZM152 (BK-18) of 617 Squadron, embarked on HMS Queen Elizabeth on 17 November 2021, what steps they are taking to address the findings that 617 Squadron "was under strength, morale was low, there were insufficient Quality Assurance checks being conducted at Ma… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government whether the reason that none of the Royal Navy’s six commissioned SSNs was at sea at the end of August, as shown by open source reporting, relates to inadequate material state, support infrastructure issues, crew shortages, or a combination of those; and whether Project Resolution will resolve such long-standing issues. HL1006… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether maintaining a fleet of a minimum of 19 operational Destroyers and Frigates is still realistic and sufficient; and, if not, what the new minimum will be. HL10067
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Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to speed up delivery of the Type 26 frigates so as to avoid any decrease in the number of Royal Navy frigates. HL10068
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Lord Whitty to ask His Majesty's Government which technologies are most appropriate for gas-based District Heating Schemes (DHS) to adopt in order to contribute to national decarbonisation targets; what estimate they have made of the approximate cost of the transition by DHS to low-carbon heat; and what methods of financing could be used to support this transition. HL10069
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