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Questions for Written Answer for 27 February 2024

Tabled on 26 February and due for answer by 11 March.

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan concerning the denial of the right to vote as Muslims of Ahmadi Muslims in the 2024 elections in that country.  HL2717
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Lord Anderson of Ipswich to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Professor Philippa Webb’s report prepared for the European Parliamentary Research Service, Legal options for confiscation of Russian state assets to support the reconstruction of Ukraine, published in February 2024.  HL2718
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Baroness Benjamin to ask His Majesty's Government how many pornographic websites have been the subject of (1) regulatory inquiries, or (2) formal investigations by the Information Commissioner’s Office, regarding their use of children’s personal data, on the basis that they are likely to be accessed by minors, since the Age Appropriate Design Code came into force in September 2020… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the products of the Norwegian fish farming industry imported into the UK on global health insecurity and food shortage as a result of the industry's use of feed and fish oil from Mauritania.  HL2720
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Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government what is the latest design for the approach tunnels and grade separation works for the HS2 approaches to Euston; how many station platforms are they designed to accommodate; whether this design has received full safety approval and from whom; and whether they plan to place a copy of the plans in the Library of the House.  HL2721
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Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government how long, on average, it takes for security vetting to be completed in (1) security and policing jobs, and (2) other public service jobs which require security clearance.  HL2722
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Baroness Boycott to ask His Majesty's Government when the results of the Storm Overflow Assessment Framework will be published for storm overflows potentially discharging untreated sewage into English rivers; and on what occasions there have been (1) overflows where untreated sewage can be lawfully discharged other than as a result of exceptional rainfall, and (2) overflows where… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Boycott to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to direct the Environment Agency to revise all permits issued in respect of water company sewage discharges under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016, so that those permits fully reflect the combined obligations of the Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 1994… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Boycott to ask His Majesty's Government what powers the Environment Agency holds to require companies to release 15-minute flow data when requested, and under which regulations they have this power.  HL2725
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Baroness Eaton to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the role of the Environment Agency in ensuring that drainage ditches owned by riparian owners are maintained  HL2726
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Baroness Eaton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the financial situation of internal drainage boards and what plans they have to ensure that internal drainage boards can collect levies independently to that of local government.  HL2727
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Baroness Eaton to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce a register of children outside of school.  HL2728
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Baroness Fox of Buckley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of advice from NHS Sussex Trust that male lactation fluid is (1) safe and (2) beneficial for infants.  HL2729
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Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government how much funding they have provided to the organisation Remembering Srebrenica in each financial year since its establishment; and what plans they have to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the genocide that was committed there.  HL2730
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Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the government of Rwanda is supporting the M23 militia and its incursions into and occupation of Congolese territory; what recent discussions they have had with the governments of France and the United States regarding this issue; and what, if any, representations they have made to… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the Worcestershire and Herefordshire Integrated Care Board will make available services to people suffering from Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.  HL2732
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government whether a proposal for a toilet commissioner was dropped from the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023; and, if so, why.  HL2733
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of a lack of public toilets on people with disabilities.  HL2734
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of a lack of public toilets on people with ulcerative colitis.  HL2735
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of a lack of public toilets on people who suffer from a frequent need to urinate.  HL2736
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the health impact of people intentionally dehydrating because of a lack of public toilets.  HL2737
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Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any assessment of the government of Australia’s response to the Roadmap for Age Verification for online pornographic material in August 2023, specifically the decision not to mandate age verification for the time being; and whether there are lessons for UK policy in this area.  HL2738
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Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the changes to the tax thresholds for Financial Promotion exemption, especially the impact on female-led start-ups, including those who rely on small investments from female angel-investors.  HL2739
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Lord McInnes of Kilwinning to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 20 February (HL2204), what processes and safeguards are in place to ensure that UK funding to the government of Iraq is not channelled to the Popular Mobilisation Forces and affiliated organisations such as Kata'ib Hezbollah.  HL2740
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Lord McInnes of Kilwinning to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 20 February (HL2204), whether they intend to apply further conditions to funding provided to the government of Iraq to prevent this funding being funnelled to other groups, including Kata'ib Hezbollah.  HL2741
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Lord McInnes of Kilwinning to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 20 February (HL2204), what methods and tactics they have at their disposal when hostages are held by non-state actors within the territory of another state, such as the case of Elizabeth Tsurkov in Iraq; and what further steps they will take to facilitate her rel… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of new optimal clinical pathways for those with neurological conditions.  HL2743
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Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to work with NHS England, commissioners and providers to use the new optimal clinical pathways for the benefit of patients with neurological conditions.  HL2744
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Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government why the scope of the Major Conditions Strategy does not include hundreds of neurological conditions.  HL2745
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Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that they are able to meet the targets of the Shared Rural Network programme to deliver 95 per cent 4G mobile coverage across the UK landmass by December 2025.  HL2746
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Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government why they are planning to require larger retailers to accept used electrical items for recycling, including products originally bought from other retailers, rather than using existing local authority facilities and specialist scrap metal recycling units.  HL2747
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Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risks of the NHS using drone delivery supplies in the context of ever busier airspace and a lack of collision avoidance technology.  HL2748
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Lord Oates to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to implement the recommendations of Bite Back’s report Fuel Us Don’t Fool Us, published on 22 February, concerning the sale and marketing of unhealthy food and drink to children and young people.  HL2749
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Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of reservoirs in England and Wales in ensuring continuous water supplies to meet (1) domestic, and (2) industrial, demand.  HL2750
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Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made since the year 2000 of the need for new reservoirs in England and Wales.  HL2751
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Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government, following the recent conviction of Stephen Green, whether they intend to introduce legislation to amend the Public Order Act 2023 to ensure that it is not a criminal offence to display publicly Psalm 139 anywhere.  HL2752
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Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government what is their timetable for the (1) introduction, and (2) implementation, of activity regulations under the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023.  HL2753
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Lord Reid of Cardowan to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the closure of the Help to Buy scheme on the property market.  HL2754
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Lord Reid of Cardowan to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce a scheme providing for 99 per cent mortgages.  HL2755
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Lord Reid of Cardowan to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have undertaken an impact assessment on the effects of any scheme to provide 99 per cent mortgages on the housing market.  HL2756
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Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what is the timetable for their review into operator protection devices on quad bikes.  HL2757
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Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government how much the Ministry of Defence has spent in each of the past five years on surveillance operations to protect the network of undersea cables serving the British Isles from sabotage by hostile actors; and what proportion the government of the Republic of Ireland has contributed towards the cost of those operations.  HL2758
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Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to place a copy of the Project Zebra review, associated with the Post Office Horizon scandal, in the Library of the House.  HL2759
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Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government what is the (1) highest, and (3) lowest, amount of compensation requested by sub-postmasters following the Post Office Horizon scandal; and what proportion of the requested amounts have been paid.  HL2760
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Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government how many sub-postmasters wrongly prosecuted by the Post Office have since died without receiving any redress; and how many of their relatives have received full redress.  HL2761
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Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that Royal Mail is not currently meeting its first-class and second-class letter delivery targets; and what remedial action they intend to take in response.  HL2762
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Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government whether any Government departments knew about the flaws in the Post Office’s Horizon software system prior to the privatisation of Royal Mail.  HL2763
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Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government how many recipients of Tier 1 (Investor) visas were flagged as potentially at high risk of having links to corruption or organised crime in the recent Tier 1 (Investor) visa review.  HL2764
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The Lord Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of dredging rivers and waterways while balancing environmental and habitat considerations; and, in particular, what assessment they have made of how effective this would be for the River Trent.  HL2765
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to promote housing affordability and stability for renters, and (2) to support first-time buyers.  HL2766
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of proposed 'Not for EU' labels on meat and dairy products on (1) food costs, and (2) exports.  HL2767
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to mitigate the impact of high inflation on consumers.  HL2768
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Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to implementing a windfall tax on the excess profits of UK banks.  HL2769
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Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total cost of eradicating homelessness in England.  HL2770
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Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government how many residential special educational needs schools there were in England at the end of (1) 2021, (2) 2022, and (3) 2023.  HL2771
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Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government how many residential special educational needs school were owned by private equity companies for the most recent date for which figures are available.  HL2772
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Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government how many residential special educational needs schools were rated by Ofsted as (1) outstanding, (2) good, (3) requires improvement, and (4) inadequate, at the end of 2023; and how many private equity owned schools were in each of those categories.  HL2773
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Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government how many residential special educational schools are currently owned by (1) charities, (2) public bodies, and (3) not for profit companies.  HL2774
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Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government how many children's homes there were in England at the end of (1) 2021, (2) 2022, and (3) 2023; and how many of those in each year were secure homes.  HL2775
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Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that, in future, the United Kingdom will not have to rely on foreign suppliers of nuclear technology.  HL2776
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Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to designate sites where new nuclear reactors can be tested and established, and how the processes of certification will be expedited.  HL2777
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Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the expected timescale from the decision to proceed with Hinkley Point C until it is providing power to the grid.  HL2778
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Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that in the competition to find the best modular reactor the support from agencies of the government of the United States and large US commercial enterprises for US designs will not place Rolls-Royce at a disadvantage.  HL2779
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Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the design of the Rolls-Royce nuclear reactor.  HL2780
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Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of risk of declining to adopt the Rolls-Royce reactor for the future of Britain’s nuclear industry.  HL2781
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Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to request that Ipsos includes a category of "Speech, Language, and Communication Difficulties” in the annual GP Patient Survey.  HL2782
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Lord Young of Cookham to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of not renewing funding for the Household Support Fund on unpaid family carers.  HL2783
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