To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are planning to take to prevent fake advertisements and fake news funded from unknown sources seeking to undermine parliamentary elections.
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Question for Cabinet Office
General Elections: Disinformation
Asked 24 October 2019
Answered 5 November 2019
By Earl Howe (Conservative, Excepted Hereditary)
Answered
Lords
Question for Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Liberia: Politics and Government
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the political and social situation in Liberia.
Asked 24 October 2019
Answered 1 November 2019
By Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Home Office
Slavery: Victims
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to bring the law in respect of the treatment and care of modern slavery victims in England and Wales in line with the standards in force in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Asked 19 October 2019
Answered 1 November 2019
By Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Treasury
Public Works Loan Board: Interest Rates
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the one per cent interest rate rise on the Public Works Loan Board 50-year new maturity loan.
Asked 24 October 2019
Answered 1 November 2019
By The Earl of Courtown (Conservative, Excepted Hereditary)
Answered
Lords
Question for Treasury
Customs Intermediaries
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many qualified customs agents there are; and what assessment they have made of the adequacy of that number.
Asked 19 October 2019
Answered 31 October 2019
By The Earl of Courtown (Conservative, Excepted Hereditary)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Fees and Charges
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in ending the charging of victims of domestic violence by some GPs for letters confirming their injuries in order to get access to other services.
Asked 19 October 2019
Answered 31 October 2019
By Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Transport
Bus Services: Franchises
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support bus franchising in England.
Asked 19 October 2019
Answered 31 October 2019
By Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Zimbabwe: Politics and Government
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the political and social situation in Zimbabwe.
Asked 24 October 2019
Answered 31 October 2019
By Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Treasury
Credit Unions
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the regulations concerning credit unions.
Asked 19 October 2019
Answered 31 October 2019
By The Earl of Courtown (Conservative, Excepted Hereditary)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Individual Voluntary Arrangements
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to assess the adequacy of regulations in regard to Individual Voluntary Arrangements.
Asked 19 October 2019
Answered 28 October 2019
By Lord Duncan of Springbank (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many units of accommodation for British Armed Forces personnel in the UK do not have en suite facilities.
Asked 18 July 2019
Answered 25 July 2019
By Earl Howe (Conservative, Excepted Hereditary)
Answered
Lords
Question for Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Equipment
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the quality of kit issued to British Armed Forces personnel.
Asked 18 July 2019
Answered 24 July 2019
By Earl Howe (Conservative, Excepted Hereditary)
Answered
Lords
Question for Treasury
Financial Institutions: Fines
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total (1) number, and (2) amount, of fines that have been imposed on banks and other companies in the financial sector since 2015; and what the money collected has been used for.
Asked 18 July 2019
Answered 23 July 2019
By Lord Young of Cookham (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Home Office
Stalking: Mobile Phones
To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to protect victims of abuse from being stalked through applications placed on their phones.
Asked 18 July 2019
Answered 23 July 2019
By Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Home Office
Freezing Orders
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much foreign owned property is currently subject to asset freezing orders in the UK.
Asked 18 July 2019
Answered 23 July 2019
By Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Home Office
Unexplained Wealth Orders
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many unexplained wealth orders have been issued since those orders were introduced.
Asked 18 July 2019
Answered 23 July 2019
By Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Help to Buy Scheme
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment have they made of the comments of Peter Redfern, Chief Executive of Taylor Wimpey, about the Help to Buy Scheme.
Asked 17 June 2019
Answered 1 July 2019
By Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Buildings: Inspections
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to address the availability of professional indemnity insurance for building safety inspectors.
Asked 17 June 2019
Answered 1 July 2019
By Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Kier Group
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the restructuring of infrastructure and development company Keir, particularly in relation to concerns over their financial position.
Asked 17 June 2019
Answered 27 June 2019
By Lord Henley (Conservative, Excepted Hereditary)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Transport
Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide further funding to local authorities to tackle potholes in England.
Asked 2 May 2019
Answered 17 May 2019
By Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords