House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Kamall on 26 January (HL5352), 10 February (HL5960), and 23 March (HL6213), whether they have notified the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency regarding the concerns around Inivos sterile surgical gowns.  HL7369

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of current (1) rates of (a) starvation, and (b) malnutrition, and (2) the availability of food, in Tigray.  HL7370

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made as to whether starvation is being used as a weapon of war against the civilian population of Tigray.  HL7371

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the displacement of the Darfuri people.  HL7372

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of a reported increase in violence, including sexual violence, in Darfur; and what steps they are taking to address it.  HL7373

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the proposed legislation to introduce a register of lobbyists working on behalf of hostile states will include individuals who work on behalf of the government of Hong Kong.  HL7374

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 24 March 2022 (HL6847), whether there have been any occasions since April 2019 where they have drawn the attention of a Police and Crime Commissioner or Chief Constable to (1) poor, or (2) commendable, performance standards relating to a road safety issue.  HL7375

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the results of the Roads Policing Review: Call for Evidence, which closed on 5 October 2020.  HL7376

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 24 March 2022 (HL7051), which (1) communities, (2) organisations, and (3) other beneficiaries, they have supported in the Middle-Belt since January 2021 to address the ongoing humanitarian situation in Nigeria.  HL7377

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of UK aid to Nigeria has been spent in the Middle-Belt since 2015.  HL7378

The Lord Bishop of Exeter to ask Her Majesty's Government how many cases of avian flu were reported in the UK in the years (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, and (4) 2022 so far.  HL7379

The Lord Bishop of Exeter to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of outbreaks of avian flu.  HL7380

The Lord Bishop of Exeter to ask Her Majesty's Government how much compensation was paid to farmers in the UK in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, and (3) 2021, in respect of avian flu.  HL7381

The Lord Bishop of Exeter to ask Her Majesty's Government what contingency plans they have made in the event of further widespread outbreaks of avian flu.  HL7382

Lord Johnson of Marylebone to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Confirmations of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) allocations function as a de facto cap on the number of international students that can be sponsored for study in the UK.  HL7383

Lord Johnson of Marylebone to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the legal basis for the imposition of limits on the numbers of Confirmations of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) allocations to individual institutions seeking to admit international students.  HL7384

Lord Johnson of Marylebone to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Confirmations of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) allocations were given to holders of student sponsor licences (1) by institution, and (2) in total, in each of the last five years.  HL7385

Lord Johnson of Marylebone to ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of Confirmations of Acceptance for Studies issued were unassigned (1) by institution, and (2) in total, in each of the last five years.  HL7386

Lord Johnson of Marylebone to ask Her Majesty's Government how many sponsoring institutions have unsuccessfully requested increases to their Confirmations of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) allocations.  HL7387

Lord Johnson of Marylebone to ask Her Majesty's Government what their planned allocation of Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) will be for (1) the next year they can be sought, and (2) each of the next five years.  HL7388

Lord Laming to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that 5,279 children have been stripped and searched by Metropolitan Police Officers; and what steps they are taking to ensure that (1) such action was appropriate and essential, and (2) children’s safety and wellbeing is considered.  HL7389

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Ukrainian refugees have arrived in the UK under the Homes for Ukraine scheme since it was launched on 14 March.  HL7390

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to speed up the visa application process for Ukrainian refugees.  HL7391

Lord Pendry to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support families, particularly those on low incomes, to meet the continued guidance to test for COVID-19 before visiting care homes.  HL7392

Lord Pendry to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to enforce laws surrounding trade union consultation; and what plans they have to ban the practice of fire-and-rehire.  HL7393

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the new Hong Kong National Security Law, and (2) the blocking of Hong Kong Watch’s website in the territory; and whether they will update their travel advice for Hong Kong.  HL7394

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of extradition treaties between EU Member States and the People’s Republic of China on freedom of movement for UK citizens in Europe; and what discussions they have had with European counterparts on this matter.  HL7395

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the blocking of Hong Kong Watch’s website in that territory, what assessment they have made of the extraterritoriality clause of the Hong Kong National Security Law.  HL7396

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect UK NGOs that are potentially subject to prosecution under Hong Kong’s National Security Law.  HL7397

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with their counterparts in Hong Kong regarding the targeting of UK citizens under the National Security Law.  HL7398

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce a country-specific sanctions list for Hong Kong.  HL7399

Lord Spencer of Alresford to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to weaken Russian influence in Africa; in particular, Russian support for military governments in (1) Mali, and (2) Sudan.  HL7400

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to utilise the police to help regulate the Homes for Ukraine scheme.  HL7401

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide figures to local councils regarding how many school spaces they should make available for Ukrainian refugees.  HL7402

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support Ukrainian refugees who will no longer be sponsored by their host after the proposed six-month time frame.  HL7403

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage Ukrainian refugees under the Homes for Ukraine scheme to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.  HL7404

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the first full satellite constellation for OneWeb to be in orbit.  HL7405

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government whether OneWeb satellites held in Russia have been returned.  HL7406

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government when the national PNT strategy will be released.  HL7407

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government what their fallback system is for OneWeb in the event that the GPS is disrupted by (1) an enemy, or (2) malicious entity; and what consideration they have given to a ground based system.  HL7408

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in the (1) design, and (2) implementation, of a UK Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) at Medium Earth Orbit which (a) delivers secure PNT signals, and (b) meets UK security requirements, as a result of the UK GNSS research programme; and whether the Space Based PNT Programme (SBPP) continued… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the Galileo PRS system to be fully operational.  HL7410