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Question for Home Office
Visas: Orchestras
The Marquess of Lothian
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have reviewed the case of five Ukrainian members of the Khmelnitsky Orchestra whose visa applications to perform in the UK were initially refused and then delayed, preventing them from performing in The Magical...

Asked 21 April 2023
Answered 9 May 2023
By Lord Murray of Blidworth (Conservative, Life peer)
HL7379
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Question for Department for Business and Trade
Postal Services: Standards
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the performance of Royal Mail in relation to the delivery of letters and parcels; and what steps they intend to take in response to any such assessment.

Asked 29 March 2023
Answered 9 May 2023
By The Earl of Minto (Conservative, Excepted Hereditary)
HL6984
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Question for Department for Business and Trade
Audit: Reform
Lord Harris of Haringey
Labour, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the draft Audit Reform Bill.

Asked 28 March 2023
Answered 9 May 2023
By The Earl of Minto (Conservative, Excepted Hereditary)
HL6926
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Question for Department for Education
Arts: Secondary Education
The Earl of Clancarty
Crossbench, Excepted Hereditary

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will introduce the arts premium outlined in the most recent Conservative Party manifesto.

Asked 21 April 2023
Answered 9 May 2023
By Baroness Barran (Conservative, Life peer)
HL7362
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Question for Department for Education
Students: China
Lord Leong
Labour, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the reliance by UK universities on tuition fees from students from China.

Asked 21 April 2023
Answered 9 May 2023
By Baroness Barran (Conservative, Life peer)
HL7372
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Question for Department for Education
Confucius Institutes
Lord Leong
Labour, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the potential influence of Confucius Institutes on UK universities since their pledge in November 2022 to disband those operating in the UK.

Asked 21 April 2023
Answered 9 May 2023
By Baroness Barran (Conservative, Life peer)
HL7370
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Question for Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
Baroness Altmann
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government how many claimants currently receiving Universal Credit who are in employment or self-employment are earning (1) under £12,570 a year, (2) between £12,571 and £25,000 a year, (3) between £25,001 and £35,000 a year, (4) betw...

Asked 19 April 2023
Answered 9 May 2023
By Viscount Younger of Leckie (Conservative, Excepted Hereditary)
HL7258
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Question for Home Office
Foreign Relations: China
Lord Leong
Labour, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address Chinese interference in wider UK affairs following violence that occurred at protests outside the Chinese Consulate in Manchester in October 2022.

Asked 21 April 2023
Answered 9 May 2023
By Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Conservative, Life peer)
HL7371
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Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Middle East: Geopolitics
The Marquess of Lothian
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the joint trilateral statement issued by the governments of China, Saudi Arabia and Iran, issued on 10 March, on geopolitics in the Middle East region.

Asked 21 April 2023
Answered 9 May 2023
By Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative, Life peer)
HL7378
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Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Demolition: Waste Disposal
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
Green Party, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of any damage done by any dumping of building waste beside the River Roding in Chigwell.

Asked 27 April 2023
Answered 9 May 2023
By Lord Benyon (Conservative, Life peer)
HL7504
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Question for Northern Ireland Office
Police: Northern Ireland
Lord Rogan
Ulster Unionist Party, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with the Police Service of Northern Ireland about providing financial support to increase officer numbers.

Asked 27 April 2023
Answered 9 May 2023
By Lord Caine (Conservative, Life peer)
HL7544
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Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Land Use
Baroness Mallalieu
Labour, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that requirements for land use which fall within the remit of (1) the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, (2) the Department for Business and Trade, (3) the Department ...

Asked 27 April 2023
Answered 9 May 2023
By Lord Benyon (Conservative, Life peer)
HL7523
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Question for Northern Ireland Office
Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
Lord Weir of Ballyholme
Democratic Unionist Party, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what funding cuts scenarios they have modelled for the non-devolved budget for the Northern Ireland Office for 2023/24.

Asked 26 April 2023
Answered 9 May 2023
By Lord Caine (Conservative, Life peer)
HL7495
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Question for Department for Transport
Alternative Fuels: Air Pollution
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
Green Party, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the public health impacts of recycled carbon fuels through air pollution as compared to existing fuels and other alternative fuels such as those made from biomass.

Asked 27 April 2023
Answered 9 May 2023
By Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Conservative, Life peer)
HL7502
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Question for Department for Transport
Alternative Fuels
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
Green Party, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what meetings they have had with industry bodies about recycled carbon fuels.

Asked 27 April 2023
Answered 9 May 2023
By Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Conservative, Life peer)
HL7501
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Question for Department for Transport
Euston Station: Trees
Lord Blencathra
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the large trees adjacent to the taxi rank at Euston Station were cut down as part of the HS2 project.

Asked 21 April 2023
Answered 9 May 2023
By Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Conservative, Life peer)
HL7361
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Question for Northern Ireland Office
Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for the process of future budgetary allocations to departments of the Northern Ireland Executive.

Asked 24 April 2023
Answered 9 May 2023
By Lord Caine (Conservative, Life peer)
HL7413
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Question for Northern Ireland Office
Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and (2) permanent secretaries of the Northern Ireland Executive, regarding budgetary allocations to each of the departments in the Executive.

Asked 24 April 2023
Answered 9 May 2023
By Lord Caine (Conservative, Life peer)
HL7412
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Question for Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Arts: Finance
The Earl of Clancarty
Crossbench, Excepted Hereditary

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to use the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to make up for the loss of funding from Creative Europe; and if so, how much funding will be provided to that end.

Asked 21 April 2023
Answered 9 May 2023
By Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Conservative, Life peer)
HL7364
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Question for Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Arts: Finance
The Earl of Clancarty
Crossbench, Excepted Hereditary

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are taking steps to make up for in full the loss of funding from Creative Europe.

Asked 21 April 2023
Answered 9 May 2023
By Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Conservative, Life peer)
HL7363
Answered
Lords
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