To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in bringing forward legislative proposals to address legacy issues in Northern Ireland.
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Question for Northern Ireland Office
Terrorism: Northern Ireland
Asked 21 October 2020
Answered 27 October 2020
By Viscount Younger of Leckie (Conservative, Excepted Hereditary)
Answered
Lords
Question for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Future Homes Task Force
To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial resources have been allocated to the Future Homes Task Force from (1) 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020, and (2) 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021.
Asked 7 October 2020
Answered 20 October 2020
By Lord Greenhalgh (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Future Homes Task Force
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Future Homes Task Force.
Asked 7 October 2020
Answered 20 October 2020
By Lord Greenhalgh (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture and Land Use: Environment Protection
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the devolved administrations about future policies on agriculture and land-use that are designed to meet biodiversity and climate targets.
Asked 5 October 2020
Answered 19 October 2020
By Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Home Office
Offences against Children
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address child sexual abuse, including online abuse.
Asked 5 October 2020
Answered 19 October 2020
By Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Home Office
Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the Domestic Abuse Bill provides for community-based domestic abuse services.
Asked 5 October 2020
Answered 19 October 2020
By Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Home Office
Drugs: Organised Crime
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address county lines drug trafficking and safeguard children from being exploited by such crimes.
Asked 5 October 2020
Answered 19 October 2020
By Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Home Office
Crimes of Violence: Young People
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address serious youth violence.
Asked 5 October 2020
Answered 19 October 2020
By Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Work and Pensions
Termination of Employment: Women
To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of women who have left the workforce as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Asked 28 September 2020
Answered 14 October 2020
By Baroness Stedman-Scott (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Home Office
Hate Crime
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, and with whom, about tackling hate crime.
Asked 29 September 2020
Answered 13 October 2020
By Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Education
History: Education
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, and with whom, about the potential merits of including black British history in the national curriculum.
Asked 29 September 2020
Answered 13 October 2020
By Baroness Berridge (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Education
Education: Standards
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to close the attainment gap for (1) disabled children, and (2) children from (a) disadvantaged, and (b) BAME, communities.
Asked 28 September 2020
Answered 12 October 2020
By Baroness Berridge (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Education
Children: Day Care
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support women returning to work to access childcare as restrictions to address the COVID-19 pandemic are eased.
Asked 28 September 2020
Answered 12 October 2020
By Baroness Berridge (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Maternal Mortality: Ethnic Groups
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, and with whom, about reducing the number of maternal deaths among Black, Asian and minority ethnic women.
Asked 29 September 2020
Answered 12 October 2020
By Lord Bethell (Conservative, Excepted Hereditary)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Internet: Safety
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to introduce an online harms bill.
Asked 5 October 2020
Answered 12 October 2020
By Baroness Barran (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Internet: Harassment
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, and with whom, about tackling online abuse targeted at women.
Asked 29 September 2020
Answered 8 October 2020
By Baroness Barran (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Vaccination: Coronavirus
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the COVID-19 pandemic on existing immunisation targets.
Asked 2 September 2020
Answered 7 October 2020
By Lord Bethell (Conservative, Excepted Hereditary)
Answered
Lords
Question for Ministry of Justice
Criminal Proceedings
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the sustainability of publicly funded criminal defence.
Asked 22 September 2020
Answered 6 October 2020
By Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Ministry of Justice
Legal Aid Scheme
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of a reduction in the provision of the Standard Monthly Payments to criminal legal aid firms on the number of criminal defence lawyers.
Asked 22 September 2020
Answered 6 October 2020
By Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Ministry of Justice
Treatment Of, and Outcomes For, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Individuals in the Criminal Justice System Independent Review
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in implementing the recommendations of the Lammy Review, published on 8 September 2017.
Asked 22 September 2020
Answered 6 October 2020
By Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords