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Questions for Written Answer for 25 November 2024

Tabled on 22 November 2024 and due for answer by 6 December 2024.

Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to require all providers of publicly available electric vehicle charging points to enable contactless payment.  HL2785
Answered
Lord Booth to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to (1) review, and (2) revise, legislation relating to mobile and park homes.  HL2786
Answered
The Earl of Effingham to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the expected impact of their changes to inheritance tax rules on farmers’ mental health.  HL2787
Answered
The Earl of Effingham to ask His Majesty's Government how many farmers committed suicide in (1) 2022, (2) 2023, and (3) 2024 to date.  HL2788
Answered
The Earl of Effingham to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support farmers whose mental health has been affected by the planned changes to inheritance tax rules for agricultural land and businesses.  HL2789
Answered
The Earl of Effingham to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have conducted an impact assessment of the impact of inheritance tax changes on the predicted number of tenant farmers in the UK for the period 2024–2030; and if so, when they intend to publish it.  HL2790
Answered
The Earl of Effingham to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the expected impact of carbon pricing for fertilisers on the cost of business for farmers.  HL2791
Answered
Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what advice and support they are providing to the African Union's Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme.  HL2792
Answered
Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what advice and support they are providing to the African Union's Agenda 2063 programme in the field of education.  HL2793
Answered
Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what advice and support they are providing to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.  HL2794
Answered
Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to the African Union to increase the participation of women in positions of political leadership across the continent.  HL2795
Answered
The Lord Bishop of Lincoln to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce legally binding, time-constrained targets to eliminate child poverty as part of the Child Poverty Strategy.  HL2796
Answered
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the creation of a new order of chivalry commemorating Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.  HL2797
Answered
Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to regulate property management companies.  HL2798
Answered
Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with member states of the International Criminal Court about balancing the UK’s obligations under the Rome Statute, with its diplomatic relationships with non-signatory states including Israel.  HL2799
Answered
Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the correspondence between the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and the Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the National Citizen Service Trust, regarding their decision to remove funding for the service; and if not, what are their reasons for wit… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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