House of Lords Business

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on jobs of the 1.25 per cent rise in employers' national insurance contributions; and what support beyond the increase in Employment Allowance they will provide to avoid small businesses making staff redundant.  HL7733

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide support for businesses, in particular small businesses, to cope with (1) the rise in statutory sick pay, and (2) staff isolating with COVID-19; and whether such support will include a permanent sick pay rebate.  HL7734

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the economic impact of commissioning by Channel 4.  HL7735

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need for reform of the UN.  HL7736

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government why a franchise was let for the operation of East Midlands Trains in 2019 when insufficient rolling stock was available to meet the commitments of the franchise.  HL7737

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to require the restoration of the hourly train service between Nottingham and Lincoln.  HL7738

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reasons for the low market share of railway journeys between Nottingham and Lincoln; and the role of the (1) emergency timetable, and (2) frequent cancellation of services, in this low market share.  HL7739

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the using British Rail Class 222 units from the Midland Main Line to add services to the principal stations in (1) the East Midlands, (2) Lincoln, (3) Nottingham, (4) Derby, (5) Leicester, and (6) Birmingham; and what conversations they have had with Midlands Connect about such a change.  HL7740

Lord Crathorne to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Transport for London about whether the Elizabeth Line will be open before the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations; and what was the outcome of those discussions.  HL7741

Lord Crathorne to ask Her Majesty's Government how much the cost of the Elizabeth Line has exceeded original forecasts.  HL7742

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government how patients can appeal the outcome of complaints against GPs in England.  HL7743

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government whether patients can use the services of the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution when they do not accept the findings of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman  HL7744

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government why in England the process to complain about GPs differs from the process to complain about doctors in hospitals.  HL7745

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government whether complaints about GPs in England can go to mediation.  HL7746

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House a list of the projects that have been given access to the Palantir Foundry parts of NHS England’s COVID-19 Data Store.  HL7747

Lord Hussain to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of Armenia in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  HL7748

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of renters unable to cover rents as a result of the freezing of the Local Housing Allowance rate.  HL7749

Lord Lucas to ask Her Majesty's Government, in respect of the principal offices of each government department located in central London, (1) what temperature the offices are heated to during working hours in winter, and (2) what assessment they have made of the advantages and disadvantages of reducing that temperature by 2°C.  HL7750

Lord Lucas to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what temperature (1) the Palace of Westminster, and (2) the other offices used by the House of Lords, are heated to during working hours in winter; and what assessment has been made of the advantages and disadvantages of reducing that temperature by 2°C.  HL7751

Baroness Morgan of Cotes to ask Her Majesty's Government how many men (1) under the age of 18, and (2) aged 18 and above, referred to the Prevent programme held misogynistic beliefs, in each of the last five years.  HL7752

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the over £1 billion of Government funding for local authorities to support cycling and walking from 2017–22 has been spent; which local authorities received funding; and in which years.  HL7753

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government which 10 local authorities have received the most money for the National Cycle Network; and how much has been spent by all local authorities over the last five years on improving this network  HL7754

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government how many children have received cycling proficiency training through the Bikeability scheme since 2017.  HL7755

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the Cycle City Ambition scheme to be completed.  HL7756

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the 200 sections of the English road network scheduled for improvement for cyclists in 2017 have been completed; and what is the schedule for future investment.  HL7757

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect the restrictions on antique ivory sales coming into effect on 1 June will have on the market for portrait miniatures; and what plans they have to consider (1) reducing, or (2) dropping, the £50 fee for exempting items like portrait miniatures to ensure the sale of such items remains… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government on what date the consultation on drink driving will be launched; and whether it will include a question on the case for lowering the blood alcohol content limit.  HL7759

Lord Rennard to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the status of the forthcoming medicines update of the NG28 Type 2 Diabetes Guideline; and how long it will take for updated guidance to be produced.  HL7760

Lord Richards of Herstmonceux to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the power pack fitted to the new Challenger 3 is (1) a contemporary CV12 engine similar to a 5A, or (2) a CV12 with common rail fuel injection and new engine management system, or (3) something else; and if it is something else, what is its specification.  HL7761

Lord Richards of Herstmonceux to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Challenger 3 tank has been trialled by (1) the Armoured Trials and Development Unit at Bovington, or (2) an equivalent establishment; and if so, (a) what track mileage has been covered so far, and (b) with what type of power pack.  HL7762

Lord Richards of Herstmonceux to ask Her Majesty's Government what variants of CV12 power packs are fitted to (1) the Challenger 2 tank, (2) the Challenger Armoured Recovery and Repair Vehicle (CHARRV), and (3) the Trojan armoured engineer tank.  HL7763

Lord Richards of Herstmonceux to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in rationalising the variants of the CV12 power packs fitted to the various marks and variants of the Challenger 2 tank, including the armoured engineer vehicles.  HL7764

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to support the Ukrainian agricultural sector to export wheat.  HL7765

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve the capture of waste heat from British industry to alleviate rising energy costs.  HL7766

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government what (1) grants, and (2) subsidies, they are planning to introduce, if any, to improve the insulation of homes.  HL7767

Lord Sheikh to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the attempt to normalise relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia based on the five principles Azerbaijan recently offered to Armenia; and the role any non-cooperation from Armenia may have played in hindering such normalisation.  HL7768

Lord Sheikh to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions, if any, the Foreign Secretary has had with her Armenian counterpart concerning the release of data about Azerbaijanis who went missing during hostilities in the 1990s.  HL7769

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people under 25 have completed Skills Boot Camps since they have been available; and, of those people, what percentage have gone on to get jobs.  HL7770

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Lord Stewart of Dirleton on 1 December 2021 (HL4164), what assessment they have made of the effect waiting that over three years for a determination from the Crown Prosecution Service will have on the mental health of those accused of crimes.  HL7771

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have carried out an impact assessment of the sale of Channel 4.  HL7772

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the time taken for energy projects to be connected to the electricity grid.  HL7773

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to develop a long-term strategy for improving home insulation.  HL7774

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to develop a low carbon fuels strategy.  HL7775

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend the Ukrainian refugee visa schemes to include temporary places for (1) students, and (2) academics.  HL7776

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their guidance to keep windows in classrooms open to improve ventilation, what assessment they have made of (1) the amount of extra carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere because of higher energy use in all schools, and (2) the average increase in carbon dioxide emissions in (a) primary schools, and (b) se… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Ofsted inspectors are (1) headteachers, (2) former headteachers, (3) senior leaders in schools, and (4) former senior leaders in schools; and what percentage of all inspectors each group makes up.  HL7778

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government how the (1) number, and (2) percentage, of Ofsted inspectors who are (a) current, and (b) former, headteachers has changed in each year since 2010.  HL7779

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government how the (1) number, and (2) percentage, of Ofsted inspectors who are (a) current, and (b) former, school senior leaders has changed in each year since 2010.  HL7780

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 5 April (HL7240), whether there are enough UK merchant sailors to man the merchant ships assessed necessary to conduct overseas operations, in addition to the Royal Fleet Auxiliaries.  HL7781

Baroness Whitaker to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make the release of Mubarak Bala, President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, a requirement for any future trade deals between the UK and Nigeria.  HL7782

Baroness Wilcox of Newport to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on their trial in Bradford of air purification technology suitable for classroom contexts.  HL7783

Baroness Wilcox of Newport to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to make changes to (1) standards, or (2) guidance, for the (a) construction, and (b) specification, of new school buildings, in respect of either (i) classroom ventilation, or (ii) air purification, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.  HL7784

Baroness Wilcox of Newport to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made, in kWh, of the total amount of higher energy consumption in schools as a result of their advice to keep windows in classrooms open as a form of ventilation; and what estimate they have made of the average extra consumption for each (1) primary school, and (2) secondary school.  HL7785

Baroness Wilcox of Newport to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made, in pounds, of the total cost of the higher energy use in schools as a result of following their advice to keep windows in classrooms open as a form of ventilation; and what estimate they have made of the average extra cost for each (1) primary school, and (2) secondary school.  HL7786

Baroness Wilcox of Newport to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have undertaken any (1) engagement, or (2) analysis, of the impact of a free school meals programme for all primary school pupils.  HL7787