The Lord Bishop of St Albans

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to changing the statutory definition of domestic abuse to that those under the age of 16 can be considered victims of domestic abuse.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of cases of bluetongue in Hertfordshire.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding in The Lancet Public Health Commission on gambling, published on 24 October, that the harms to health and wellbeing that result from gambling are more substantial than previousl...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any shortfalls in the funding of the World Food Programme in Somalia, and of any impact of such shortfalls on the Programme's ability to provide assistance to those who need it in that coun...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that the Environment Agency is able to monitor and investigate illegal sewage discharges.

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the interim government of Bangladesh following reports by Amnesty International on 24 October that Bangladeshi border authorities have forcibly returned Rohingya people fleeing violenc...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of warnings by US-based group International Christian Concern on 28 October that China’s pledge of support for Iran could intensify the persecution of Christians in both China and Iran.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support people who rely solely on cash (1) to access cash, and (2) to access digital banking alternatives to cash.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce a statutory right to pay for goods and services in cash; and if so, whether this would be subject to financial limits.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many referrals were made to NHS gambling clinics in (1) 2022, (2) 2023, and (3) 2024.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to tackle high levels of violence at HMP Bedford, following the Report on an independent review of progress at HMP Bedford, published on 22 October.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of calls by Amnesty International on 24 October for the UN Security Council to refer the situation in Myanmar to the International Criminal Court.

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the finding in the Internet Matters report The new face of digital abuse: Children's experiences of nude deepfakes, published on 22 October, that nearly half a million children have encountered AI deepfake nudes ...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect creative industries from the unlicensed use of creative works for training generative AI; and what assessment they have made of the risk this poses to the livelihoods of the people behi...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many young people aged 13 to 18 have been treated by the NHS for problem gambling in the past year.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 6 August (HL534), when they intend to publish feedback to the licensing of non-surgical cosmetic procedures consultation, which ran from 2 September to 28 October 2023.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many fines were imposed on gambling companies by the Gambling Commission for failing to meet their social responsibility obligations in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, (3) 2020, (4) 2021, (5) 2022, and (6) 2023.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take in their capacity as penholder at the meeting of the UN Security Council in November to ensure regional actors are taking steps to prevent the escalation of the conflict in Sudan.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the impact of funding challenges facing refugee camps in Chad on the levels of irregular migration in Europe.

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Myanmar following the increase in civilian casualties in Rakhine following the launch of the Arakan Army counter-offensive in October 2023.