To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the governments of other G7 members or EU countries regarding bringing people-smugglers to justice.
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Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
People Smuggling: International Cooperation
Asked 19 October 2023
This answer is a correction from the original answer. To view the original answer alongside the correction, view the question on the written questions and answers website.
Answered 26 October 2023
By Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative, Life peer)
Answer corrected
By Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Standards
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the sharing of best practice in the provision of NHS services, including between (1) services in England, and (2) services in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Asked 18 October 2023
Answered 26 October 2023
By Lord Markham (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Ministry of Justice
Human Trafficking: Prosecutions
To ask His Majesty's Government how many successful prosecutions of people-smugglers there have been in England and Wales in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Asked 19 October 2023
Answered 26 October 2023
By Lord Bellamy (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Business and Trade
Postal Workers: Vacancies
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with Royal Mail about ways of addressing its labour shortages.
Asked 16 October 2023
Answered 26 October 2023
By The Earl of Minto (Conservative, Excepted Hereditary)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect on climate change goals of the cancellation of the Birmingham to Manchester leg of HS2.
Asked 16 October 2023
Answered 26 October 2023
By Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Transport
Railways: Ticket Offices
To ask His Majesty's Government what reassurances regarding employment they are providing to railway station staff in advance of a decision about the closure of railway ticket offices.
Asked 7 September 2023
Answered 20 September 2023
By Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Transport
Railways: Ticket Offices
To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect a decision to be announced regarding the closure of railway ticket offices.
Asked 7 September 2023
Answered 20 September 2023
By Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Business and Trade
Postage Stamps: Prices
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Royal Mail concerning increases to the price of postage stamps; and whether the matter of delivery target failures was raised during those discussions.
Asked 7 September 2023
Answered 20 September 2023
By The Earl of Minto (Conservative, Excepted Hereditary)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Education
Languages: Education
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the uptake of the learning of foreign languages in schools.
Asked 5 September 2023
Answered 19 September 2023
By Baroness Barran (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Hornets
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the danger of Asian hornets becoming established in England; and what steps they are taking, if any, in response.
Asked 5 September 2023
Answered 15 September 2023
By Lord Benyon (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: EU Countries
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the provision of reciprocal free healthcare within Europe and England.
Asked 5 September 2023
Answered 13 September 2023
By Lord Markham (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Business and Trade
Royal Mail: Delivery Services
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of delays in Royal Mail deliveries on the delivery of medicines.
Asked 25 July 2023
Answered 4 August 2023
By The Earl of Minto (Conservative, Excepted Hereditary)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Business and Trade
Postal Services: Standards
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address delays to postal deliveries by Royal Mail.
Asked 25 July 2023
Answered 4 August 2023
By The Earl of Minto (Conservative, Excepted Hereditary)
Answered
Lords
Question for Home Office
Fires: Temperature
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the state of preparedness to deal with bush fires in hot weather.
Asked 25 July 2023
Answered 1 August 2023
By Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Business and Trade
Royal Mail: Delivery Services
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of available compensation measures for Royal Mail customers who have experienced problems receiving deliveries; and what plans they have to publicise those compensation measures to members of ...
Asked 25 July 2023
Answered 28 July 2023
By The Earl of Minto (Conservative, Excepted Hereditary)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Business and Trade
Royal Mail: Standards
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the performance of Royal Mail, and its failure to deliver mail in some areas.
Asked 13 July 2023
Answered 27 July 2023
By The Earl of Minto (Conservative, Excepted Hereditary)
Answered
Lords
Question for Home Office
Windrush Compensation Scheme
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 10 July (HL8747), how many claims are yet to be settled under the Windrush Compensation Scheme; and when they expect those claims to be settled.
Asked 11 July 2023
Answered 25 July 2023
By Lord Murray of Blidworth (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Transport
Railways: Ticket Offices
To ask His Majesty's Government what are the reasons for initiating consultations on the closure of ticket offices in railway stations.
Asked 13 July 2023
Answered 25 July 2023
By Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Grenfell Tower: Fires
To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the mental well-being of those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire.
Asked 6 July 2023
Answered 19 July 2023
By Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Treasury
Public Expenditure
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to undertake a detailed review of the effectiveness of the Barnett formula and its effect on allocations of finance to devolved governments within the UK.
Asked 6 July 2023
Answered 18 July 2023
By Baroness Penn (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords