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Questions for Written Answer for 3 December 2024
Tabled on 2 December 2024 and due for answer by 16 December 2024.
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to designating China as a specific foreign power in the enhanced tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme. HL3049
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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Thailand about the case of Y Quynh Bđăp; and what steps they are taking to support the protection of human rights and freedom of religion or belief in Southeast Asia. HL3050
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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of restrictions on religious freedom in Bangladesh, in particular, the detention of religious leaders and prevention of monks from travelling to India to attend a religious ceremony; what assessment they have made of the impact of such restrictions; and what steps they are taking to s… 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 further consideration they will give to the recommendations of Horticultural Sector Committee in its report Sowing the Seeds: A blooming English horticultural sector, published in November 2023; and how they intend to deliver a cross-government, industry-backed and growth-focused environmental horticulture strat… 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 action they are taking to ensure that there is always a dedicated person or point of contact in the workplace to support colleagues with Down's syndrome. HL3053
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Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of media reports that puréed tomatoes produced by Uyghur slave labour in Xinjiang are sold in UK supermarkets as having been produced in Italy; and what steps they are taking to require products produced in a state accused of genocide and slave labour to be labelled as such. HL3054
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Lord Balfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by the Independent Monitoring Boards The impact of a crumbling prison estate on prisoners published in November, what plans they have (1) to consider the potential merits of returning prison maintenance to the public sector, and (2) to review the value of privatised services within the remit of the Ministry… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to review the policy of increasing the State Pension by 25p per week for pensioners reaching the age of 80. HL3056
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Lord Booth to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of applications for Pension Credit have not been settled within the 50 working day timescale in the latest period for which data are available; what steps they are taking to accelerate the processing time of such applications; and what plans they have, if any, to mitigate the effects of processing delays. HL3057
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Lord Booth to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the resources available to settle Pension Credit claims within the 50 working day timescale. HL3058
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Lord Booth to ask His Majesty's Government how many claims for Pension Credit were made between the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 29 July (HC Deb, col 1038) of the removal of the Winter Fuel Payment to 30 November inclusive; and how this compares with claims in the same period in 2023. HL3059
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Baroness Boycott to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 30 October (HL Deb col 1186) and on 20 November (HL Deb col 276) in relation to transparency by water companies, what are the pre-existing requirements mentioned by the Minister for water and sewage companies to publish environmental data proactively; what specific legislative… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Lord Browne of Belmont to ask His Majesty's Government which specific items of personal data may be collected in the school census about pupils (1) in primary school and (2) aged 11–18 respectively. HL3061
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Lord Browne of Belmont to ask His Majesty's Government what assessments are required by statute to be undertaken as part of a standard education throughout a child’s school life. HL3062
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The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford to ask His Majesty's Government what impact assessment they made before removing the Basic Payment Scheme. HL3063
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The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to review their analysis, including assumptions, which informed their decision to reduce agricultural property relief for inheritance tax. HL3064
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The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to tapering or staggering the reduction of agricultural property relief for inheritance tax to give farmers time to put their tax affairs in order. HL3065
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The Lord Bishop of Derby to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to extend the remit of the Minister for Women and Equalities specifically to include girls’ wellbeing. HL3066
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The Lord Bishop of Derby to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the success of Anti-Bullying Week 2024, and what initiatives they have in place to eradicate bullying. HL3067
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Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the absence of a functioning Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme in Northern Ireland on their plans for net zero. HL3068
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Lord Foster of Bath to ask His Majesty's Government whether it is still their position that, as set out in the Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener, published in October 2021, a global temperature increase of more than 1.5 degrees Celsius means that "we could lose control of our climate for good". HL3069
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Lord Foster of Bath to ask His Majesty's Government what is their target level for million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) for each year from 2025 to 2035 for (1) terrestrial emissions, (2) terrestrial emissions plus emissions from international aviation and shipping, and (3) the categories of emissions in (1) and (2) plus import emissions. HL3070
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Lord Foster of Bath to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to making the UK's 2030 nationally determined contribution legally binding in UK law. HL3071
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Lord Foster of Bath to ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the savings in emissions of million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) by (1) 2030, and (2) 2035, from the net zero-related policies they have introduced since being elected. HL3072
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Lord Framlingham to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to establish the level of (1) the demand for carbon dioxide of the UK’s tree cover, and (2) the amount of carbon dioxide available to it. HL3073
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Lord Fuller to ask His Majesty's Government how many reviews are currently outstanding for decisions to be made by Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on whether or not to list a building, and what is the average time to conclude a review. HL3074
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The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of tackling radon gas levels at HMP Dartmoor. HL3075
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The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty's Government when HMP Dartmoor will return to its full operational capacity following the detection of radon gas. HL3076
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The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of prisoners affected by (1) elevated radon gas readings at HMP Dartmoor, and (2) the subsequent closure of that prison in July. HL3077
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The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the support available to the families of those appealing their convictions through the Criminal Cases Review Commission; and what plans they have to support such families. HL3078
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The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the number of UK citizens in prison abroad as a matter of routine. HL3079
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The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the Criminal Cases Review Commission. HL3080
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Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask His Majesty's Government, further to Written answer by Baroness Merron on 28 November (HL1675), why on page 9 of the Child Death Reporting Form, under the heading "Domain B", there is a column to be completed asking for the gender of the mother, if this does not need to be specified. HL3081
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Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 21 November (HLWS240), whether their consultation on the consumer protection provisions to ensure that homeowners paying estate management charges have better access to information will cover housing associations’ leaseholders. HL3082
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Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 21 November (HLWS240), whether their plan to strengthen the regulation of managing agents including mandatory professional qualifications, will include landlords, including housing associations, which self-manage their estates rather than appointing… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to regulate housing associations with regard to obligations regarding their leaseholders, to ensure multi-occupancy buildings are properly managed in regard to fire safety, transparency of service charges, and compliance with lease requirements. HL3084
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Lord Inglewood to ask His Majesty's Government what plans are in place to ensure those areas in England without mayors and not part of a combined authority will be represented in the Council of the Nations and the Regions to enable them to contribute and participate. HL3085
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Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they had between Ministers and officials, and Chagossian groups and representatives, between 5 July and 3 October; and what was the outcome of any such discussions. HL3086
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Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what progress has been made to enable artists to work in the European Union more easily. HL3087
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Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government how many countries' citizens are allowed to travel to the UK without a visa. HL3088
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Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government how many countries allow British citizens to travel to them without a visa. HL3089
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Lord Knight of Weymouth to ask His Majesty's Government how the work of the Office for Clean Energy Jobs will complement, and contribute to preparing the UK workforce for, the transition to net zero. HL3090
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Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government further to the remarks by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 27 November (HL Deb col 684), whether Ministers have ceased to be subject to any legal duties to promote an all-Ireland economy. HL3091
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Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 27 November (HL Deb col 684), whether it is still their position that there are two distinct economies on the island of Ireland as set out in the Windsor Framework command paper, published in February 2023 (CP 806). HL3092
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The Lord Bishop of Lincoln to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to take forward plans to introduce a children's wellbeing bill as mentioned in the King's Speech; and if so, what steps they are taking to include measures to end child poverty in a given timeframe. HL3093
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Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what information they hold, if any, on (1) which local authorities in England use external civil enforcement for the recovery of social care charge-related debt in cases other than in claims against estates and cases of convicted fraud, and (2) which local authorities in England disregard higher-rate disability benefits… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of non-residential social care contributions income raised in 2023–24 by each local authority in England with responsibility for social care provision was collected. HL3095
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Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) disabled, and (2) older people, charged by their local authority for statutory non-residential social care and support have cut back or withdrawn from their care package since 2020–21; and what data they hold on the reasons for care package reduction and withdrawal. HL3096
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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of household waste was (1) recycled, (2) reused, (3) sent to landfill, and (4) used as resource in 'Energy from Waste', in each of the past 3 years. HL3097
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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy on developing energy from waste. HL3098
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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase self-sufficiency in food; and what are the latest figures for self-sufficiency in (1) fruit, and (2) vegetables. HL3099
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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the remit of the Groceries Code Adjudicator particularly in relation (1) to permitting them to open an inquiry on their own initiative, and (2) to extending its remit to the dairy sector. HL3100
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Baroness Nye to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to enable GPs to prescribe antivirals, including Paxlovid, for the treatment of Covid in accordance with NICE evaluations. HL3101
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Lord Oates to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to imposing per-cycle fines on electric cycle rental companies for each cycle that is left obstructing a public highway or footway. HL3102
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Baroness Pidgeon to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that the proposed financial transparency measures and profit cap for children's home providers effectively address profiteering across the sector, particularly among smaller providers; what assessment they have made of the number of smaller providers which may not fall under the definition of '… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Baroness Pidgeon to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of profiteering among private agencies, particularly those operating as private equity-owned children’s homes; and whether their proposed financial transparency measures will be sufficient in view of the complex financial structures often used by such organisations. HL3104
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Baroness Pidgeon to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by the Competition and Markets Authority Children's social care market study, published in March 2022, what steps they are taking to address profit-making within independent fostering agencies alongside their plans to crack down on profit-making providers of children’s homes. HL3105
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Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what is the proportion of food grown in the UK which is never eaten; and what steps they are taking significantly to reduce this figure with a particular emphasis on full contracts. HL3106
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Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the role of Groceries Code Adjudicator and whether it should be a full-time appointment. HL3107
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Lord Roborough to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration the examining authorities gave to the impact on farming in considering consent for the Cottam, Mallard Pass and Gate Burton solar farms recently approved by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. HL3108
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Lord Roborough to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to value family businesses for inheritance tax based on the net asset value or their profitability. HL3109
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Lord Roborough to ask His Majesty's Government whether renewable energy infrastructure will be taxed as a business asset for inheritance tax purposes. HL3110
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Lord Roborough to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan for machinery, buildings and energy infrastructure to be valued at market value or depreciated value for the purposes of business property relief for inheritance tax. HL3111
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Lord Roborough to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to make exemptions from the seven-year potentially exempt transaction rule in order to allow farmers and family business owners to gift their businesses without risk of payment of inheritance tax. HL3112
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Lord Roborough to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the investment that will be lost within family-owned businesses now subject to inheritance tax as a result of changes to the reliefs announced in the Budget. HL3113
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Lord Rose of Monewden to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to bring the level of youth unemployment to at or below the OECD average; and what assessment they have made of the impact of increases in employer National Insurance contributions on youth unemployment levels over the next five years. HL3114
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The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with heritage bodies and faith communities regarding the extension of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme after March 2025. HL3115
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The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the preservation of historic places of worship if the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme is not extended after March 2025. HL3116
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address potential copyright issues with generative AI models being trained on protected creative works. HL3117
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to invest in and encourage the development of new AI technologies in the UK. HL3118
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Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Confederation of British Industry’s growth indicator, published on 2 December, which forecasts a decline in private sector growth. HL3119
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Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent discussions in relation to an international treaty to curb plastic pollution; and what steps they are taking to accelerate progress on this matter. HL3120
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Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government how many residual coal tips they have identified in (1) England, (2) Wales and (3) Scotland which represent a potential safety hazard; and what progress has been made in establishing target dates for the completion of remedial action on each such registered hazard. HL3121
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Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government what is the target date for the completion of payments to all those identified as victims of infected blood. HL3122
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Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure the availability of medical radio-isotopes for the treatment of cancer patients in the UK. HL3123
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Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to reversing the UK’s decision to end participation in the EU’s Erasmus plus programme. HL3124
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Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 19 November (HL2370), what are the latest figures for employee activity rates for the regions of England. HL3125
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