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Questions for Written Answer for 26 November 2024

Tabled on 25 November 2024 and due for answer by 9 December 2024.

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to counter China’s attempts to use United Nations (UN) General Assembly Resolution 2758 to justify Taiwan’s exclusion from the UN, and whether they have considered hosting side meetings with Taiwanese representatives at UN conventions where Taiwan is denied participation, including the recent 92nd I… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to deepen their engagement with Taiwan, including through seeking full partner status at the Global Cooperation and Training Framework, and whether they intend to support Taiwan’s participation in future sessions of the AI Safety Summit.  HL2802
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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of university scholarships or bursaries available to prospective students on British National (Overseas) visas to help them afford international fees for tuition.  HL2803
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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, following a letter from Baroness Smith of Malvern to Hong Kong Watch on 3 October, in which it was suggested that Hong Kong British National (Overseas) students who cannot afford international university fees could appeal to have their fees waived, what assessment they have made of the number of international students that h… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Bakewell to ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they provide to businesses regarding the entry of guide dogs to their premises, including with regard to their legal duties.  HL2805
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Lord Balfe to ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to reply to the letter from Lord Balfe to the Treasury sent on 18 September.  HL2806
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Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the uptake of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) principles into undergraduate education across medical, nursing, veterinary and allied health professional degrees; and what steps they will take to engage with academic institutions to ensure future prescribers are equipped to advo… 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 whether they plan to classify long Covid as an industrial injury, following the recommendations of the report COVID-19 and Occupational Impacts, published by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council in November 2022; and if so, when.  HL2808
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Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to integrate work to increase public awareness and understanding of antimicrobial resistance and responsible antimicrobial use into the 2024 to 2029 five-year action plan for antimicrobial resistance.  HL2809
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Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support veterinary practices to adopt an aligned approach to antimicrobial use, and increase the use of antimicrobial prescribing guidelines.  HL2810
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Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in requiring offenders to attend their sentencing.  HL2811
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Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to increasing the penalties for motorists who watch films or make video calls whilst driving.  HL2812
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Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to provide bridging support to Drax in advance of a contractually binding commitment from Drax to introduce carbon capture and storage.  HL2813
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Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of why the cost of incapacity-related benefit claims in the UK is rising faster than in other comparable countries.  HL2814
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Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have learned any lessons from the investment strategies of successful major pension funds in other countries, including Canada, by analysing (1) what proportion of their funds were invested domestically; (2) which of the geographies in which they invested produced the highest annualised five-year net returns; and (3) what prop… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of why the cost of incapacity-related benefit claims in the UK is rising faster than in other comparable countries.  HL2816
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Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of illegal immigrants residing in the UK.  HL2817
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Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the position set out in Ofcom's consultation on protecting children from harms online, published in May, that there is "currently limited independent evidence on the capability of current age assurance methods to correctly distinguish between child users of different ages to a highly effective sta… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Freeman of Steventon to ask His Majesty's Government what are their plans for the new natural history GCSE.  HL2819
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Lord Frost to ask His Majesty's Government what are their objectives in their proposed "reset" of relations with the European Union; what issues they are discussing with the European Union as part of that proposed reset; and when they expect those discussions to conclude.  HL2820
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Lord Frost to ask His Majesty's Government whether they are negotiating on a draft text for a security partnership agreement with the European Union.  HL2821
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Lord Frost to ask His Majesty's Government what are their negotiating objectives for their proposed sanitary and phytosanitary agreement with the European Union.  HL2822
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Lord Frost to ask His Majesty's Government whether they are negotiating on a draft text of any kind relating to their proposed sanitary and phytosanitary agreement with the European Union.  HL2823
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Baroness Gohir to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the prevalence of transnational marriage abandonment cases since 2016.  HL2824
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Baroness Gohir to ask His Majesty's Government when they last evaluated the Equality Advisory and Support Service helpline.  HL2825
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Baroness Gohir to ask His Majesty's Government how many calls the Equality Advisory and Support Service helpline received in each year between 2016 and 2023; and of those, how many and what percentage of calls were about religion and belief; and how many and what percentage of calls were received from those who identified as Muslim.  HL2826
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Baroness Gohir to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made regarding the prevalence and trends of spiritual abuse affecting both adults and children.  HL2827
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Baroness Grey-Thompson to ask His Majesty's Government which organisations the Department of Health and Social Care consulted on the Mental Health Bill and their wider mental health policy.  HL2828
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Baroness Grey-Thompson to ask His Majesty's Government, following the Government response to the Concluding observations on the initial report of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, published by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in October 2017, what steps they are taking to deinstitutionalise persons with disabilities, and dev… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Grey-Thompson to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to enable (1) people with learning difficulties, (2) autistic people, including those who are currently on a hospital detention or a community treatment order under the Mental Health Act 1983, (3) individuals with lived experience of hospital detention under the Mental Health Act 1983, and (4) organi… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Grocott to ask His Majesty's Government how many police officers recruited in (1) 2010, (2) 2011, (3) 2012, and (4) 2013, are still in service.  HL2831
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Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish the follow-up report to the independent review by Professor Sir Mike Richards, Diagnostics: Recovery and Renewal, published in November 2020; and if so, when.  HL2832
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Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government, following the report from the charity Breakthrough T1D, Access for all: The impact of technology on the lives of people with type 1 diabetes, published in October, which concluded that respondents from lower socio-economic groups, and those over the age of 65, were least likely to be aware of new technologies such as h… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross of 4 November (HL1812), whether they will place in the Library of the House a list of each artwork or portrait that has been (1) removed from, and (2) added to the Downing Street estate, including Number 9, Number 10, Number 11, Number 12 and the two official residences, since 5 July,… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the human rights situation in Côte d’Ivoire.  HL2835
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Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the human rights situation in Zimbabwe.  HL2836
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Lord Laming to ask His Majesty's Government, further to figures released by the Office for National Statistics on 21 November showing that 946,000 young people aged 16 to 24 are not currently in education, employment or training, what steps they are taking to address this.  HL2837
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Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton to ask His Majesty's Government whether service personnel undertaking a leave of absence will be subject to the provisions of the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill.  HL2838
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Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton to ask His Majesty's Government whether members of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment and their families will be subject to the provisions of the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill when serving (1) in the United Kingdom, (2) in Gibraltar, or (3) elsewhere in the world.  HL2839
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Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton to ask His Majesty's Government whether UK service personnel and their families will be subject to the provisions of the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill when serving in Gibraltar.  HL2840
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Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton to ask His Majesty's Government whether the provisions of the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill will apply equally to both (1) regular, and (2) reserve personnel, and their families.  HL2841
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Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton to ask His Majesty's Government whether the provisions of the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill will require amendments to the Reserve Forces Act 1996 in addition to the Armed Forces Act 2006.  HL2842
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Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton to ask His Majesty's Government under what circumstances they anticipate the provisions of the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill will be extended to the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.  HL2843
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The Earl of Lytton to ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of the conclusion in standard PAS 9980:2022 that the potential for rapid fire spread, even in a low rise building, results in a risk that is “unacceptably high”, what is their estimate of the current number of buildings of a height of 11 metres or lower which are at such risk due to combustible external elements. �… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the rate of the warm home discount.  HL2845
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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 28 October (HL Deb col 1009) and 20 November (HL Deb col 259), what are the cumulative effects and regulatory burdens they have identified in relation to flood prevention measures such as sustainable drainage systems.  HL2846
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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 20 November (HL Deb col 257), when they plan to introduce mandatory sustainable drains for new developments as required under Schedule 3 of the Water and Flood Management Act 2010.  HL2847
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Lord Mott to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential for adoption of artificial intelligence in the public sector.  HL2848
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Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to request an updated Financial Stability Report from the Financial Policy Committee which would assess the cost of servicing the UK’s Government debt following the Autumn 2024 Budget.  HL2849
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Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government whether the proposed eight consolidated Local Government Pension Scheme megafunds, announced in the Chancellor’s Mansion House speech, will be able to invest overseas; and what assessment they have made of the impact of the proposals on UK infrastructure.  HL2850
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Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government what criteria will be used to decide how 86 Local Government Pension Scheme funds will be consolidated, as announced in the Chancellor’s Mansion House speech; and how the interests of pensioners will be protected when doing so.  HL2851
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Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 20 November (HL2246), whether they intend to discontinue the British Empire Medal.  HL2852
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Lord Oates to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Work Rights Centre report The forgotten third: Migrant care workers' views on improving conditions in England's adult social care sector, published on 12 November, what consideration they have given to introducing special status or bridging visas to prevent the exploitation of migrant care workers at risk of losin… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Porter of Fulwood to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how the capacity of charitable organisations working with people in prisons, or helping former prisoners readjust upon release, could be scaled.  HL2854
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Baroness Porter of Fulwood to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to identify, and learn from, examples of best practice among charitable organisations that work with people in prisons, or help former prisoners readjust upon release.  HL2855
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Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the increase in employers' National Insurance contributions on charities; and what discussions they have had with charities regarding this increase.  HL2856
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Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to require London and North Eastern Railway to run direct services between Sunderland and London Kings Cross beyond December.  HL2857
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Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the use of 'units of dental activity' for the remuneration of dental work, in favour of patient-centred system which prioritises prevention.  HL2858
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Lord Roborough to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to keep monthly data on farmer, landowner and family business owner suicides and suicide attempts.  HL2859
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what resources and infrastructure they are investing in to defend against cyber warfare, with particular reference to artificial intelligence.  HL2860
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have of the trial of AI motor cameras; and whether they have any plans to roll out the cameras nationally.  HL2861
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the energy price cap increase on pensioners.  HL2862
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Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that energy performance certificates are inaccurate.  HL2863
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Lord Vaizey of Didcot to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to implement the final provisions of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022, specifically sections 61 to 65, 67, and 70 to 74.  HL2864
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Lord Vaizey of Didcot to ask His Majesty's Government what is the reason for the delay in implementing the remaining provisions of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022; and what steps they are taking to address this.  HL2865
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Lord Vaizey of Didcot to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the delay in implementing the provisions of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 on (1) mobile connectivity, (2) data poverty, and (3) regional digital inclusion; and what plans they have to mitigate those effects.  HL2866
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