Written Questions

Lords HL4020

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the Modern Service Framework for Frailty and Dementia is sufficiently ambitious and adequately funded to address the scale of the challenge of dementia.

Tabled: 2026-10-12

Lord Weir of Ballyholme

DUP

To: Department of Health and Social Care

Answered 2026-10-16

Baroness Casey’s Commission on the establishment of a new National Care Service continues to look specifically at what can be done to improve the diagnosis and treatment of dementia, and to provide...

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Lords HL3259

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Prime Minister's reply to a question in the Commons Chamber on 1 September (HC Deb col. 40), what is the evidential basis for the assertion that he was previously elected as Mayor of Greater Manchest...

Tabled: 2026-09-08

Lord Jamieson

Con

To: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Answered 2026-10-16

The Prime Minister was first elected Mayor of Greater Manchester in 2017. That election was conducted using the supplementary vote system, which requires the winning candidate to receive the majori...

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Lords HL3770

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of destructive scanning of books by or for tech companies; and whether they intend to take action to halt this practice.

Tabled: 2026-10-05

The Earl of Clancarty

XB

To: Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Answered 2026-10-16

The government is aware of reports of AI companies destructively scanning physical books as part of model training. As set out in our March report on copyright and AI, we are taking steps to help r...

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Lords HL3871

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision by the United States to establish an Autonomous Warfare Command; and what consideration they have given to establishing an equivalent integrated capability within UK de...

Tabled: 2026-10-05

Lord Sarfraz

Con

To: Ministry of Defence

Answered 2026-10-16

Given the importance of autonomous systems to the future of warfare, we will continue to engage closely with our US counterparts as they establish an Autonomous Warfare Command and see what lessons...

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Lords HL3870

To ask His Majesty's Government how many military personnel have been released from back-office roles to front-line roles as a result of automation since the publication of the Strategic Defence Review 2025.

Tabled: 2026-10-05

Lord Sarfraz

Con

To: Ministry of Defence

Answered 2026-10-16

The Department remains committed to maximising the operational effectiveness of the Armed Forces and ensuring that Defence personnel are focused on activity that best supports front-line outcomes. ...

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Lords HL3779

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps, including external and internal publicity, advertising, identification, coaching and support, they have taken to recruit women to the close combat regiments, units and roles such as the infantry, Royal A...

Tabled: 2026-10-05

Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links

Con

To: Ministry of Defence

Answered 2026-10-16

Since close combat roles were opened to women in 2018, the Army has used inclusive advertising, targeted engagement and tailored support to encourage women to consider careers across the Army, incl...

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Lords HL3773

To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to ratify the Council of Europe Convention establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine.

Tabled: 2026-10-05

Baroness Coffey

Con

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Answered 2026-10-15

Subject to domestic implementation and parliamentary scrutiny under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act (CRaG), we expect ratification in Spring 2027.

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Lords HL3822

To ask His Majesty's Government what advice they have received from the National Security Advisor and His Majesty's Ambassador to Israel regarding the timing of the announcement of sanctions of goods from Israeli settlements ahead of the Israeli g...

Tabled: 2026-10-05

Lord Leigh of Hurley

Con

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Answered 2026-10-15

It is a long-standing convention that Governments do not comment on the content of advice provided by National Security Adviser to Ministers. The Government announced its measures on 8 September be...

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Lords HL3789

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Wood of Anfield on 22 September (HL3235) and 28 September (HL3236), why the policies of engagement, solutions and compromise outlined in relation to the situations in Cyprus a...

Tabled: 2026-10-05

Baroness Deech

XB

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Answered 2026-10-15

The UK engages regularly with the Government of Israel and Palestine in support of a negotiated two-state solution. The contexts in Cyprus and Morocco are each unique scenarios that should be asses...

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Lords HL3586

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the growth of UK semiconductor companies developing hardware-based cyber security technologies and the creation of high-skilled engineering jobs.

Tabled: 2026-09-15

Lord Taylor of Warwick

To: Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Answered 2026-10-15

The Government is supporting the growth of the UK semiconductor sector, including the development of hardware-based cyber security technologies, through support across innovation, skills, procureme...

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Lords HL3859

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish a full assessment of the interaction between Great Britain’s import policy in relation to Mercosur, the Windsor Framework, and the movement of meat and meat-containing products from Gr...

Tabled: 2026-10-05

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

Lab

To: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Answered 2026-10-15

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay can export meat to Great Britain. Under Windsor Framework arrangements, meat moved from Great Britain to Northern Ireland via the red lane must comply with E...

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Lords HL3832

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Justice and Care report, Issue Brief: Female victims of modern slavery in the UK, published on 6 July; how they intend to address the questions it raises including (1) whether a...

Tabled: 2026-10-05

Lord McColl of Dulwich

Con

To: Home Office

Answered 2026-10-15

This Government is committed to ensuring that victims receive timely decisions on their identification so that they can receive support and rebuild their lives.This Government is aware of the Justi...

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Lords HL3831

To ask His Majesty's Government how many requests for additional support beyond the 45 day move on period under the Recovery Needs Assessment process for confirmed modern slavery victims have been (1) requested, and (2) granted, in each quarter si...

Tabled: 2026-10-05

Lord McColl of Dulwich

Con

To: Home Office

Answered 2026-10-15

This Government is committed to ensuring that victims receive timely decisions on their identification so that they can receive support and rebuild their lives.This Government is aware of the Justi...

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Lords HL3665

To ask His Majesty's Government how many civil servants have left their jobs following the reshuffle in summer 2026 at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Tabled: 2026-09-17

Lord Alton of Liverpool

XB

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Answered 2026-10-15

Between 1st June 2026 and 31st August 2026, 375 civil servants left the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) as part of the FCDO 2030 restructure.In terms of how many civil servants ...

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Lords HL3960

To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish the Regulating for Growth Bill.

Tabled: 2026-10-12

Lord Hunt of Wirral

Con

To: Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Answered 2026-10-15

The Regulating for Growth Bill is set to be introduced in the current parliamentary session when parliamentary time allows.

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