Written Questions

Lords HL16669

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the timeliness and quality of vaccination coverage data reported by UK Health Security Agency, including in relation to the HPV and maternal RSV vaccination programmes.

Tabled: 2026-04-22

Lord Kamall

Con

To: Department of Health and Social Care

Answered 2026-04-29

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) works with partners in NHS England to process, validate, and publish new data, where available, to improve monitoring of national vaccine programmes through th...

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Lords HL16449

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the judgment in PMS International Group Plc v Magmatic Limited [2016] UKSC 12 on the ability of UK designers to enforce registered design rights; and what consideratio...

Tabled: 2026-04-16

Lord Clement-Jones

LD

To: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Answered 2026-04-29

Following the judgement in PMS International Group Plc v Magmatic Limited [2016] UKSC 12, the UK IPO issued guidance to help applicants define their intended scope of protection when registering a ...

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Lords HL16530

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations, if any, they have made to the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation about the fact that the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation has not published its financial statements in any...

Tabled: 2026-04-20

Lord Clement-Jones

LD

To: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Answered 2026-04-29

The Commonwealth Telecommunication Organisation (CTO) is an international organisation, and the United Kingdom is one of 33 Member States. The CTO Secretariat presents statements of annual accounts...

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Lords HL16674

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether all areas of Tunisia are safe for UK citizens to visit.

Tabled: 2026-04-22

Lord Patten

Con

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Answered 2026-04-29

The UK has engaged in long-standing cooperation with Tunisia across a range of areas, in particular in relation to defence and security. We support the strengthening of Tunisia's capabilities to co...

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Lords HL16574

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of their cooperation with the government of Tunisia on (1) intelligence, and (2) defence matters.

Tabled: 2026-04-20

Lord Patten

Con

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Answered 2026-04-29

The UK has engaged in long-standing cooperation with Tunisia across a range of areas, in particular in relation to defence and security. We support the strengthening of Tunisia's capabilities to co...

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Lords HL16573

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of their relations with the government of Tunisia.

Tabled: 2026-04-20

Lord Patten

Con

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Answered 2026-04-29

The UK has engaged in long-standing cooperation with Tunisia across a range of areas, in particular in relation to defence and security. We support the strengthening of Tunisia's capabilities to co...

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Lords HL16726

To ask His Majesty's Government whether it is their policy that farmers farming on common land are provided with equivalent financial support to those occupying freehold land.

Tabled: 2026-04-28

Lord Inglewood

XB

To: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Answered 2026-04-29

It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.

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Lords HL16457

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office on 9 April (HC116154), and with reference to paragraph 223 of the Guide to Parliamentary Work, and paragraph 1.6(d) of the Minister...

Tabled: 2026-04-16

Baroness Finn

Con

To: Cabinet Office

Answered 2026-04-29

Whilst Government departments proactively publish certain information as part of transparency requirements and to comply with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Civil Service ...

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Lords HL16660

To ask His Majesty's Government whether civil servants in the Cabinet Office have been allowed or instructed to continue working on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill when this parliamentary session ends.

Tabled: 2026-04-22

Baroness Coffey

Con

To: Cabinet Office

Answered 2026-04-29

As it is no longer possible for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill to pass, Cabinet Office civil servants will not continue working on it, beyond minor administrative tasks such as prepar...

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Lords HL16666

To ask His Majesty's Government who will be responsible for setting the terms on which creative content is made available in the Creative Content Exchange (CCE); and how they intend to ensure that independent creators and smaller creative business...

Tabled: 2026-04-22

Lord Freyberg

XB

To: Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Answered 2026-04-29

The Creative Content Exchange is currently in a pilot phase so the exact terms on which content is made available, including pricing and the terms of use for licensed content, are still to be deter...

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Lords HL16534

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 11 March (HL15094), and in regard to Part of a Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to t...

Tabled: 2026-04-20

Baroness Finn

Con

To: Cabinet Office

Answered 2026-04-29

I refer you to the Government's statement and release of information on 11th March, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address, repeated in the House of Lords on 17 March 2026. The G...

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Lords HL16489

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of proportion of women and children among those killed in Lebanon in the current conflict with Israel.

Tabled: 2026-04-16

Lord Roberts of Llandudno

LD

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Answered 2026-04-29

The UK has not made its own estimates, but the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has published figures - based on data from the Lebanese Ministry of Health - stating that more than 2,000 pe...

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Lords HL16488

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of journalists killed across the Middle East during the current conflict.

Tabled: 2026-04-16

Lord Roberts of Llandudno

LD

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Answered 2026-04-29

The UK has not made its own estimates, but the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has published figures - based on data from the Lebanese Ministry of Health - stating that more than 2,000 pe...

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Lords HL16487

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of medics killed in Lebanon during the current conflict with Israel.

Tabled: 2026-04-16

Lord Roberts of Llandudno

LD

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Answered 2026-04-29

The UK has not made its own estimates, but the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has published figures - based on data from the Lebanese Ministry of Health - stating that more than 2,000 pe...

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Lords HL16486

To ask His Majesty's Government what support they have provided for children in Lebanon displaced by the current conflict.

Tabled: 2026-04-16

Lord Roberts of Llandudno

LD

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Answered 2026-04-29

The UK has not made its own estimates, but the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has published figures - based on data from the Lebanese Ministry of Health - stating that more than 2,000 pe...

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