Written answers

Mercher, 12 Ebrill 2023

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Jimmy Lai

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to (1) the government of China, and (2) the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, about British citizen...

    • Ukraine: War Crimes

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of the USA about the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression in Ukraine; and what...

      Ukraine: War Crimes

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to laying a resolution before the United Nations General Assembly providing for a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression...

      Yazidis: Women

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, together with international partners, to ensure that the Yazidi women and girl victims of Islamic State crimes are supported and have...

      Iran: Nuclear Power

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the outcome of the recent meeting of E3 diplomats with Iran in Oslo; and what assessment they have made of that outcome.

      Crimes Outside National Territories

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reform the law on universal jurisdiction; and in particular, what plans they have to expand the scope of section 51 of the International...

      Yemen: Humanitarian Situation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have led recently at the United Nations with the aim of alleviating Yemen’s ongoing humanitarian crisis; and what discussions they have...

      Afghanistan: Journalism

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the numbers of Afghan journalists currently at risk of persecution in (1) Afghanistan, (2) Pakistan, and (3) Iran, for their...

      Crimes Outside National Territories

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UK's law on universal jurisdiction; what challenges any such assessment identified; and how they are planning to address...

      Burundi: Polio

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help prevent the polio virus outbreak in Burundi from spreading.

      Burundi: Freedom of Expression

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support (1) freedom of speech, and (2) freedom of the press, in Burundi.

      Development Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 15 December 2022 (HL Deb cols 807–11), what level the next funding round of UK Aid Match...

      Armenia: Azerbaijan

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Azerbaijan in respect of reports of open fire from Azerbaijani combat positions on Armenian civilians...

      Transcaucasus: Roads

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the ruling of the International Criminal Court on 22 February that the government of Azerbaijan must end the blockage of the Lachin corridor, what...

      China: Russia

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Joint Statement between the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation on Deepening the Comprehensive...

      Transcaucasus: Roads

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Azerbaijan since 1 March regarding the closure of the Lachin Corridor.

      Freight: Windsor Framework

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proposals they have made for groupage haulage under the Windsor Framework.

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Property Development: Floods

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many new residential properties have been constructed within Environment Agency flood zone 2 each year, since the financial year 2012/13.

    • National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service

      To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) area in square metres, and (2) proportion, of Victoria Tower Gardens as a whole will be occupied by the intended UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning...

      Victim Support Schemes: Women

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address geographical areas where there is a shortfall in specialist community support for girls and young women, particularly those...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners: Self-harm

      To ask His Majesty's Government what were the rates of self-harm by prisoners under Imprisonment for Public Protection in the last five years.

    • Community Orders

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the use of community sentencing.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation: Disclosure of Information

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the minutes of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation meeting that set out the clinical risk groups for the COVID-19 vaccination programme in...

    • Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the decision by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation that family members of, and carers for, people in the clinical risk groups are not...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are their reasons for implementing restrictions on the spring 2023 COVID-19 booster programme; and what factors were considered in determining...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) evidential basis, and (2) rationale, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation used to determine that family members of, and carers for, people...

      Evusheld

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 6 March (HL5937), why the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) request for referral of 8 June...

      Palantir: Databases

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to NHS England’s instruction to hospitals to use Palantir’s Faster Data Flows database, whether hospitals will be required to seek...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Defence Equipment

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the UK's tilt towards the Indo-Pacific region described in the Integrated Review Refresh 2023, whether (1) they will speed up the order for F35B...

    • Army: Defence Equipment

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the equipment spend planned for the army over the next five years is the largest of all the services.

      Indo-pacific Region: Defence Equipment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what defence assets they are sending to the Indo-Pacific region aside from the aircraft carriers; and whether the two offshore patrol vessels stationed in the...

      Armed Forces

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Integrated Review Refresh 2023, whether the UK army, the Royal Air Force, and most of the Royal Navy will remain in Europe so that the UK’s...

      Indo-pacific Region: Navy

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether a Royal Navy carrier battlegroup can redeploy from the Atlantic to the Indo-Pacific within four weeks.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Heating: Renewable Energy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the percentage of non-electrical heat demand that is met by renewable technologies.

    • Renewable Energy: Seas and Oceans

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many officials are engaged in work to support marine energy reaching commercialisation.

      Wave Power

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the performance of Wave Energy Scotland; and what plans they have, if any, to replicate its model to support the...

      Renewable Energy: Innovation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what support they intend to provide to innovative renewable deployment, such as combined wind and wave offshore sites.

      Renewable Energy: Seas and Oceans

      To ask His Majesty's Government what funding they intend to make available within the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio for combined wind and wave energy generation.

      Wave Power: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of introducing a ringfence for wave energy in future contract for difference auctions.

  • Home Office

    • Vagrancy Act 1824

      To ask His Majesty's Government what they have plans to repeal the Vagrancy Act 1824; and if so, when.

    • Police: Vetting

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce regulations to permit police forces to dismiss officers who have failed vetting procedures.

      Asylum: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government who has statutory responsibility for unaccompanied children seeking asylum who are in interim accommodation provided by the Home Office before they are placed...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Wave Power: EU Grants and Loans

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that UK wave energy projects will continue to have access to EU funding through schemes such as the European Regional Development...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Low Incomes

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of the numbers of (1) men, and (2) women, employees who earn less than £12,570 per annum in (a) full-time, and (b) part-time roles.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Sports Competitors: Work Permits

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay published on 28 March (HL6443), when the next review of the Governing Body Endorsement will...

    • Public Sector: Voluntary Work

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote volunteering in support of public services.

      Croxteth Hall: Plants

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the long-term and secure future of the Roscoe Botanical Garden.

      Olympic Games and Paralympic Games: Paris

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the British Olympic Association about the possibility of British athletes boycotting the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

      Sports

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UN General Assembly resolution A/77/L.28 that major sports events “should be organised in the spirit of...

      Sports: Belarus and Russia

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the International Olympic Committee’s position that (1) no international sports events should be organised or...

      Tennis: Belarus and Russia

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on the possible participation of Russian and Belarussian players at the...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Trade Agreements: India

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in negotiating a free trade agreement with India; and when they expect an agreement to be reached.

  • Treasury

    • Duty Free Allowances: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Penn on 22 March (HL6248), what is the reason why duty-free purchases cannot be made when flying from Belfast to EU...

    • Child Trust Fund

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to ensure that young people do not lose track of their investments in Child Trust Funds.

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