House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that (1) Hikvision, and (2) Dahua, cameras and technology are not used in the procurement supply chain for the HS2 railway line.  HL236

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what impact the proposed takeover of Newport Wafer Fab will have on the UK's ambition in the Global Britain in a Competitive Age integrated review, published March 2021, for the UK to be a "digital and data hub" and transition to a "zero-carbon economy"; whether this will require the UK's semi-conductor supply chain… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by Lord Greenhalgh on 11 May (HL Deb col 98) on the £5 billion delivery of an underground station in Manchester, how many platforms the plan includes; what are the length of the tunnels connecting to the station platforms in both directions; whether any non-HS2 trains could use the underground station; what ar… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the (1) development, (2) construction, and (3) commissioning (a) times, and (b) costs, for the proposed underground Manchester HS2 station project; and what closures of the tram services in Manchester will be required during the construction.  HL239

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the overall cost for the construction of the proposed Manchester HS2 (1) surface station, (2) rail-related buildings, (3) tunnels, (4) portals, and (5) track and signalling.  HL240

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what are their latest estimates for the cost of the station serving Great Western, Heathrow Express and TfL train services at Old Oak Common; how many station platforms are planned; when development approval will be sought; and whether these costs related to Old Oak Common station are included in the Government’s cost estimate for HS2.… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of the overall cost of the Crossrail project; what is the cost attributed to Network Rail; and what is the latest estimate of its economic benefit.  HL242

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to counter the practice of vehicle number plate cloning.  HL243

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of (1) the incidence, and (2) aggregate cost to victims, of online fraud; and what assessment they have made of the success of (a) the technology platforms, and (b) enforcement authorities of (i) identifying fraudulent sites or activity, and (ii) effectively countering them.  HL244

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government why an advertisement for the appointment of a Chair for the UK Endorsement Board appeared on the Cabinet Office website on 15 December 2021 but was then taken down before the completion of that process.  HL245

Lord Dubs to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the Department for Work and Pensions Health is everyone's business: Proposals to reduce ill health-related job loss, published in July 2019, what steps they have taken to bring forward its proposals (1) to allow statutory sick pay to be available from the first day of absence, and (2) to change statutory… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Eaton to ask Her Majesty's Government what periodic review of literature they conduct in respect of the latest scientific evidence on foetal viability.  HL247

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement by Cardinal Charles Bo of 14 May, concerning the threat to human rights and religious freedom in Hong Kong; and what discussions, if any, they have had with the Cardinal.  HL248

Lord James of Blackheath to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to direct the Serious Fraud Office to review its handling of the case of Tom Hayes; and, further to the judgment of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in United States V. DB Group Services (UK) Limited (and Deutsche Bank AG) which found that the rigging of Libor interest rates was no… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Russian citizens designated under any UK sanctions regime since Russia annexed Crimea in March 2014 have held Tier 1 (Investor) visas.  HL250

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government how may Russian citizens designated under any Russia-related international sanctions regime imposed following Russia's annexation of Crimea in March 2014 have held Tier 1 (Investor) visas.  HL251

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of other visa routes in addition to the Tier 1 (Investor) Visa route which might also be vulnerable to (1) national security, or (2) illicit finance, risks; and, if no such assessment has been made, whether they will now conduct one.  HL252

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what (1) resources, and (2) processes, they have in place to conduct due diligence on visa applications in relation to (a) national security, and (b) illicit finance, risks.  HL253

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government which companies they have outsourced immigration processes to; and in which country each of those companies is registered.  HL254

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government which public sector contracts have been awarded to Infosys in the last five years for which figures are available; and what was the cost to the taxpayer of each of those contracts.  HL255

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made with the roll-out of Local Nature Recovery Strategies.  HL256

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty's Government whether a requirement to deliver biodiversity net gain will be obligatory for planning decisions under the proposed Levelling up and Planning legislation.  HL257

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask the Leader of the House what steps she is taking to facilitate parliamentary scrutiny of the draft Environmental Principles Statement.  HL258

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Greenhalgh on 28 April (HL7965), how many applications for the Community Right to Bid have been received for local land sales.  HL259

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to implement the recommendations of the Landscapes review: National Parks and AONBs led by Julian Glover.  HL260

Lord Knight of Weymouth to ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish the outcome of their consultation Making flexible working the default, which ran from 23 September 2021 to 1 December 2021.  HL261

Lord Knight of Weymouth to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the timeframe for the introduction of a new single enforcement body for employment rights.  HL262

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government what matters are outstanding preventing the establishment of a truth and reconciliation commission in relation to Northern Ireland.  HL263

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish the details of the factors being considered in relation to the possible offering of amnesties as part of a proposed truth and reconciliation commission to deal with alleged crimes during the Northern Ireland troubles.  HL264

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the amount of Russian foreign exchange reserves that are held frozen in the UK.  HL265

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of their ability to redeploy frozen Russian foreign exchange reserves held in the UK for (1) humanitarian, and (2) reconstruction purposes, in eastern Europe including Ukraine.  HL266

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government, what assessment they have made of the effects on the (1) regional, and (2) national, economy of the decision of Loganair to cease serving Teesside International Airport.  HL267

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of London Heathrow being the only international hub airport in the UK.  HL268

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the 91,000 civil service jobs that they intend to cut are based in the Home Office.  HL269

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the reason for the backlog in the issuing of visas in the Home Office.  HL270

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government, for each of the last four flights carrying deported Jamaican nationals, how many such individuals were on each flight.  HL271

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Jamaican nationals will be deported on the special charter flight to Jamaica on 18 May.  HL272

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government how old each Jamaican national deported to Jamaica on each of the last four flights was when they first came to the UK.  HL273

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the judgment by Israel’s High Court on 4 May concerning the eviction of Palestinian residents of Masafer Yatta.  HL274

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel concerning the eviction of the Palestinian residents of Masafer Yatta.  HL275

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what humanitarian support they are providing to Palestinian families evicted from their homes in Masafer Yatta.  HL276

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that the eviction of Palestinian families from Masafer Yatta will have on the prospects for negotiating a two-state solution in the Middlle East.  HL277

Viscount Stansgate to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Allergy's UK's Patient Charter, published on 5 May; and what steps they will take to support it.  HL278

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the requirements of charitable status on independent schools; and who ensures that those requirements are fulfilled.  HL279

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to replace the fuel duty with a levy that charges motorists based on the miles they drive.  HL280

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to impose a one-off windfall tax on oil and gas producers' profits.  HL281

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to lay regulations that (1) define what a stable coin is, and (2) require particular (a) forms, and (b) levels, of collateral for such coins.  HL282

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to create a cross-industry and government-backed task force to assess the resilience of the UK's supply chains.  HL283

Lord Touhig to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have they made of the impact of the policy set out in the SEND review which makes mediation mandatory before allowing families to go to the SEND tribunal, on levels of (1) stress, and (2) administration, for families with disabled children.  HL284

Lord Vinson to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Stewart of Dirleton on 6 April (HL7312), what assessment they have made of the judgment of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in United States V. DB Group Services (UK) Limited (and Deutsche Bank AG) which found that the rigging of Libor interest rates was not against the rules.… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is an approved staff requirement for a sixth generation manned fighter; and if so, whether the number of (1) manned aircraft, and (2) supporting Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAVs), has been accepted as part of the defence programme.  HL286

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government whether a sixth generation manned fighter and its accompanying Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAVs) would be seen as replacing the F35B in its role as part of the carrier air-group.  HL287

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the planned procurement costs of the Tempest programme.  HL288