House of Lords Business

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government why dual country nationals are required to send their original foreign passport to the Home Office when applying to renew their UK passport; and what consideration they have given to allowing those individuals to instead supply a certified copy.  HL327

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that palaeographic genetic data is kept in the public domain.  HL328

Lord Blunkett to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that all adult education funding that is clawed back from grant fund providers is re-invested in adult learning opportunities.  HL329

Lord Blunkett to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase participation in adult education below level three.  HL330

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will issue instructions to UK airports regarding separate immigration controls for flights arriving from ‘red list’ countries.  HL331

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask Her Majesty's Government what restrictions they have imposed on flights arriving from ‘red list’ countries.  HL332

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are putting in place to ensure that individuals arriving from non-‘red list’ countries have not been in ‘red list’ countries in the previous 28 days.  HL333

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask Her Majesty's Government what lessons they are learning from other countries about effective border controls in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic; and what they are doing to put those lessons into effect.  HL334

The Earl of Clancarty to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to amend the definition of a 'service supplier of the United Kingdom', as set out in Annex 1, Article 1(a) of the Temporary Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Swiss Confederation on Services Mobility, in order to enable UK service providers living in t… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the National Infrastructure Commission about infrastructure development projects in Northern Ireland, apart from meetings concerning the Union Connectivity Review; and whether they will list the topics discussed.  HL336

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask Her Majesty's Government on what date the Criminal Finances Act 2017 will be brought into force in Northern Ireland.  HL337

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the value of proceeds of crimes which have not been seized in Northern Ireland as a result of the delay in the operation of the Criminal Finances Act 2017.  HL338

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Unexplained Wealth Orders have been issued in each jurisdiction of the UK since their introduction.  HL339

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report commissioned by the Treasury The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review, published on 2 February, what steps they are taking to ensure that all children understand how nature contributes to the UK economy.  HL340

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to how the education system might be used to broaden public awareness about actions that individual members of the general public are able to make in line with the target to reduce the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions.  HL341

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that all children, not only those at a crisis point, have access to nature.  HL342

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the latest Households Below Average Income release, published on 25 March, what steps they are taking to address the rising number of children in relative poverty.  HL343

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the latest Households Below Average Income release, published on 25 March, what steps they are taking to support larger families living in poverty.  HL344

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the latest Households Below Average Income release, published on 25 March, how they plan to address the rise in child poverty in the North East of England.  HL345

Lord Foster of Bath to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Barran on 17 May (HL33), when they expect to make a decision about whether or not to ratify the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.  HL346

Baroness Gale to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.  HL347

Lord Goodlad to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to commission a public inquiry into the Post Office.  HL348

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will call for clemency for Abdullah al Howaiti in Saudi Arabia.  HL349

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to discuss with the government of Eritrea the case for releasing Abune Antonios from house arrest.  HL350

Baroness Janke to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the criteria necessary for them to recognise Palestine as a State.  HL351

Baroness Janke to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the criteria for economic sanctions to be imposed on a nation that is found to have broken (1) international law, and (2) human rights law.  HL352

Baroness Janke to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether action needs to be taken to ensure that there is a cost to the government of Israel if it is found to have broken international law.  HL353

Baroness Janke to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the importance of accountability for war crimes.  HL354

Baroness Janke to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the possibility of independent (1) reporting, and (2) monitoring, of human rights during the current conflict in Israel and Palestine.  HL355

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to estimate the cost to local authorities of their proposals for mandatory voter ID.  HL356

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to increase funding to local authorities as part of their proposals for mandatory voter ID.  HL357

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how many individuals do not possess acceptable identification as required by their proposals for mandatory voter ID.  HL358

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of which local authorities have the lowest proportion of individuals with acceptable identification as required by their proposals for mandatory voter ID.  HL359

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of writing to individuals born in the EU but naturalised as British citizens, stating that they require UK Immigration Status after 30 June in order to carry on living in the UK.  HL360

Lord Kilclooney to ask Her Majesty's Government whether fishing boats based in Northern Ireland have received licences to fish in Irish waters since January 2021; and whether the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland has caused any delay to such licences being issued.  HL361

Lord Kilclooney to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland has affected the sale of horticultural autumn bulbs from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.  HL362

The Lord Bishop of Leeds to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of Armenian prisoners of war that have yet to be returned by the government of Azerbaijan.  HL363

The Lord Bishop of Leeds to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of comments made by the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia on 12 May about encroachments by the Azerbaijani army into the territory of Armenia.  HL364

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether a record has been kept of the number of people with asthma who have contracted COVID-19; and what assessment they have made of whether there is any variation in outcomes for those with uncontrolled asthma compared to those on an effective treatment regime.  HL365

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence not to recommend dupilumab for the treatment of severe asthma with Type 2 inflammation in their appraisal constitution document; and what assessment they have made of its recent approval by the Scottish Medicines Conso… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by Asthma UK Asthma Care in a Crisis, published on 5 May, what plans they have to improve the percentage of people with asthma who are receiving all elements of basic asthma care.  HL367

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by Asthma UK Asthma Care in a Crisis, published on 5 May, what plans they have to ensure that people who are most at risk of having an asthma attack are (1) prioritised, and (2) seen face-to-face, when clinically necessary.  HL368

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to restore respiratory care to its pre-pandemic level.  HL369

Lord Morrow to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to raise the minimum age at which a dog bred in Northern Ireland can enter Great Britain.  HL370

Baroness Parminter to ask Her Majesty's Government how many UK cities have adaptation plans to respond to the impacts of climate change.  HL371

Lord Rogan to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with (1) the devolved administrations, and (2) travel companies, to ensure that the costs of COVID-19 test kits are not a prohibitive factor to families on limited incomes having a summer holiday.  HL372

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the six recommendations in the report by the Centre for Social Justice Not a Game – A call for effective protection from the harms of gambling', published in May, in creating a co-operative framework for effective affordability checks.  HL373

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the article in the Guardian Home Office letter wrongly tells British citizens to apply for settled status, published on 17 May, what assessment they have made of the accuracy of their databases regarding citizenship status; and what remedial action they are taking in relation to this matter.  HL374

Lord Swinfen to ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they are giving to serving and retired Ghurkas and their families in Nepal to deal with the COVID-19 crisis.  HL375

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of companies’ compliance with minimum wage requirements in the (1) hospitality, and (2) leisure, industries; and what steps they are taking to ensure such compliance.  HL376

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase collaboration between universities and technology companies regarding digital skills training.  HL377

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase awareness of government support for small businesses in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.  HL378

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the Education Policy Institute Education recovery and resilience in England, published on 14 May, what assessment they have made of the benefit of allowing students the option to retake an academic year, in cases of extreme learning loss resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.  HL379

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they expect EDF to close (1) Hinkley Point B, and (2) Hunterston B, permanently by next year; and if so, on what grounds they would be closed.  HL380

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they expect Dungeness B to close this year.  HL381

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect Sizewell B to return to service.  HL382

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government whether nuclear plants are currently able to provide one fifth of UK electricity supplies.  HL383

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the current nuclear plants they expect to be operating in 2030.  HL384

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their target for the percentage of the UK’s electricity to be met by nuclear sources in 2030.  HL385