House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the effectiveness of international sanctions against Russia, and (2) any potential gaps in those sanctions.  HL334

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they monitor the economic support that Russia receives from other countries as part of assessing the effectiveness of sanctions; and if not, what plans they have to implement such a mechanism.  HL335

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the value of the economic support provided to Russia by Chinese state-owned enterprises.  HL336

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government when they will respond to the email from Lord Berkeley to Lord Harrington of Watford sent on 22 April concerning the visa applications GWF064118049 and GWF064118784.  HL337

Lord Blunkett to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 7 April (HL7355) what steps they will take, if any, against British petrol retailers who have not passed on to consumers the entire five pence cut in fuel duty from the 23 March Spring Statement.  HL338

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of visits schoolchildren from the EU have made to the UK since the requirement for every child to have their own visa was introduced.  HL339

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty's Government how many classroom language assistants were placed in maintained schools in each of the last five years; and what assessment they have made, if any, of how this compares to the numbers in independent schools.  HL340

Lord Field of Birkenhead to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of awarding housing association tenants capital to buy in the private sector rather than allowing such tenants to buy their properties.  HL341

Lord Field of Birkenhead to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the legal opinion the Attorney General received on disapplying parts of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.  HL342

Lord Haskel to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to modify the Apprenticeship Levy scheme to address (1) dissatisfaction from participants, and (2) concerns about its effectiveness.  HL343

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of international efforts so far to deliver the Glasgow Climate Pact.  HL344

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that negotiations under the Glasgow Dialogues result in a financial facility for (1) loss, and (2) damage, relating to climate change.  HL345

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government when they will appoint a ministerial lead specifically responsible for the immunocompromised in order to improve future (1) policy, (2) communication, and (3) guidance, for that group.  HL346

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Kamall on 27 April (HL7561), what conclusions they have reached following meetings with groups representing the immunocompromised community on how they can be involved in (1) creating, and (2) disseminating, (a) communication, and (b) guidance, to people about how to safely manage their ongoing… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to (1) communicate, and (2) consult, with (a) charities, and (b) patient organisations, as part of the COVID-19 enhanced protection programme (EPP); and what format this will take.  HL348

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government who is responsible for leading the COVID-19 enhanced protection programme (EPP); and what is the process for (1) charities, and (2) patient organisations, to be designated as stakeholders for the programme.  HL349

Lord Smith of Finsbury to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the UK's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on the rights of representation of UK patent attorneys before the Unified Patent Court.  HL350

Lord Smith of Finsbury to ask Her Majesty's Government whether UK negotiators will seek to protect patent attorneys' rights of representation before the Unified Patent Court during accession negotiations to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).  HL351

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government whether asylum seekers removed to Rwanda as part of the UK–Rwanda Asylum Partnership Arrangement will receive vaccinations for (1) Hepatitis A, (2) Tetanus, and (3) Typhoid, prior to travelling to that country, in line with (a) advice, and (b) recommendations, from the (i) National Health Travel Network, and (ii) the For… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Strathcarron to ask Her Majesty's Government how many fixed penalty notices have been issued for infringements of the COVID-19 lockdown regulations; what was the (1) total, and (2) average, value of those fines; and what percentage of the fines have been paid.  HL353

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide more capital via the Dormant Assets Act 2022.  HL354

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to expand the eligibility for free school meals.  HL355

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that local authorities are co-operating on calculating the level of (1) fraud, and (2) error, in business support grants administered.  HL356

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to permit overseas-born trainee GPs to stay in Britain at the end of their training.  HL357

Lord Young of Cookham to ask Her Majesty's Government why they consider that the QEII Conference Centre is unsuitable accommodation for the House of Lords; and what evidence they have for this.  HL358