To ask His Majesty's Government what impact evaluation they have undertaken of the exclusion of disability from the eligibility criteria for entry and progress in the Civil Service Fast-Stream.
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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they made of the impact of the change to the criteria for access to the Cabinet Office's Summer Diversity Internship Programme; and what consultation was undertaken.
To ask His Majesty's Government what consultations they have had with UK mortgage lenders regarding their assessment procedures, including the use of algorithms, for creditworthiness; and what steps they will take to ensure that first-time-buyers who have...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 1 December (HL3634), whether there remains a NHS Long Term Plan commitment to invest to ensure that children with learning disabilities have their needs met by eyesight serv...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 1 December (HL3634), whether they will deposit in the Library of the House the promotional literature for (1) day special schools, and (2) parents of children attending day ...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 1 December (HL3582), whether the clarification by Lord Markham on 24 November (HL Deb col 1469) is the most up-to-date answer to this question.
To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the additional money available for the school sector in England from April 2023, announced in the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s autumn statement on 17 November, will be allocated to support for children w...
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to renew the NHS contract for the Special Schools Eye Care service; and what timetable has been laid out for a decision on the future of this service.
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the Chancellor of the Exchequer's autumn statement on 17 November, whether they will provide a breakdown of the funding available for social care in England in the years (1) 2023, (2) 2024, and (3) 2025, and how ...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 9 November (HL2956), at what speed the process of identifying country of origin for individuals who have reached the UK by boat from France is being completed.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 9 November (HL2956), whether they will now provide up-to-date figures on the total number of migrants calculated to have reached the UK by boat from France for e...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 8 November (HL2955), what criteria they used to decide which privy councillors would be given ex officio status and were therefore invited to attend the Accession ...
To ask His Majesty's Government what methodology they used to calculate the number of migrants reaching the UK by boat from France in the last three months; and what was the total number of migrants calculated to have reached the UK by boat from France in...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 24 October (HL2522), what criteria were used to restrict the number of Privy Councillors eligible to attend the Accession Council on the 10 September to the figure...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 1 November (HL3037), who at Number 10 was involved in the decision not to summon all Privy Counsellors to the next Accession Council; and what position was held ...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 24 October (HL2390), how many members of the House of Lords were present at the Accession Council on the 10 September, broken down by (1) the Conservative, (2) Lab...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 24 October (HL2521), who, other than the Leader of the House of Commons and the President of the Council, was involved in taking the decision to reduce the Accessi...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bellamy on 20 September (HL2073), what estimate they have made of the cost to the Exchequer of the delayed release of prisoners to whom the policy outlined in that answer applies.
To ask His Majesty's Government what level of economic growth was achieved in the UK in each of the last 25 financial years.
To ask His Majesty's Government which minister is accountable for the Privy Council office; and what reporting mechanisms exist to Parliament in relation to the activities of the office.