House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to discuss with the government of Nigeria the deaths and disappearances which followed an attack on four villages in the Kaduna state of Nigeria on 5 June.  HL931

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to discuss with the government of Nigeria the increased targeting of clergy and church workers following a series of abductions in June.  HL932

Lord Blunkett to ask Her Majesty's Government, for individuals beginning work at airports and requiring airside clearance, what is the average time between the point the individual is offered the job to the point where such clearance is granted.  HL933

Lord Blunkett to ask Her Majesty's Government what consultation they have undertaken with banking and finance industry bodies about the new requirements for two factor authentication for online payments, in particular relating to (1) potential disruption to business continuity, (2) consumer confidence, and (3) the cost of additional time incurred.  HL934

The Earl of Caithness to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the price per litre of petrol when the Ministry of Justice set the car travel allowance for jurors at 45 pence per mile; and what plans they have to increase that allowance.  HL935

Lord Cromwell to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to update current Stamp Duty Reserve Tax legislation to ensure that the growth market exemption can apply to regulated recognised growth markets that are not part of a recognised stock exchange.  HL936

Lord Cromwell to ask Her Majesty's Government whether regulated securities such as equity and debt are classified as digital assets; and what consideration they have given to the possible future use of such securities as a mechanism of fundraising.  HL937

Lord Field of Birkenhead to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Afghan asylum seekers who have been admitted as refugees since August 2021 have not yet received their biometric residence permits.  HL938

Lord Harries of Pentregarth to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Pakistan regarding the death sentences given to Qaiser and Amoon Ayub.  HL939

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce delays in renewing visas for people already working and resident in Britain; and when they expect to give a decision on the case with the Home Office identification number 28287399.  HL940

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the (1) total cost, and (2) cost per person, of deportation flights to Rwanda.  HL941

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government which ministers, if any, will accompany deportees on deportation flights to Rwanda.  HL942

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government how many civil servants, including (1) medical, and (2) security, staff, will accompany deportees on deportation fights to Rwanda.  HL943

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent agricultural products from rotting because of a lack of agricultural workers.  HL944

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to allow asylum seekers to be deployed to pick fruit and vegetables in the UK while their applications are being assessed; and if not, why not.  HL945

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many international seasonal workers they estimate will be needed for harvesting fruit and vegetables in the UK in 2022.  HL946

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government how many children in England are currently prescribed anti-anxiety medication.  HL947

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government how many children in England were prescribed anti-anxiety medicine in each of the previous five years.  HL948

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the EU's request in September 2021 for consolidated versions of Sanitary and Phytosanitary legislation integrating recent amendments to be made available as soon as possible, when they intend to make these versions available to the relevant Trade Specialised Committee.  HL949

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect average driving test waiting times to return to the average in February 2020.  HL950

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the possible use of hydrogen alongside existing gas boilers; and whether the use of hydrogen could remove the need for gas boilers entirely.  HL951

Lord Norton of Louth to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the letter from the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to the Lord Speaker, dated 13 May, represents Government policy.  HL952

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how funding for the Global Fund’s seventh replenishment will advance the priorities of their international development strategy.  HL953

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty's Government what meetings they have had with ambassadors at the World Trade Organisation with (1) the African group, and (2) the Least-developed countries group, about negotiations on the COVID-19 text produced by the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Council.  HL954

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the government of the United States, as host of the Global Fund’s seventh replenishment, about the UK’s contribution to that fund; and whether they intend to match the United States by increasing UK funding by one third to reach the replenishment target of $18 billion.  HL955

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will reconsider the status of Isa Muazu, who was deported from the UK to Nigeria in 2013.  HL956

Baroness Sheehan to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 4 June (HL421), what representations they will make to the government of Israel to deter the expulsion of Palestinians from the Masafer Yatta area of the West Bank.  HL957

Lord Sikka to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to meet survivors and bereaved relatives of the Grenfell disaster to discuss the Government’s handling of that tragedy.  HL958

Lord Sikka to ask Her Majesty's Government whether criminal charges relating to the Grenfell disaster have been brought; and if so, what were the outcomes of those cases.  HL959

Lord Sikka to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the names of recipients of fines levied upon KPMG and its audit partners by the Financial Reporting Council for failures in auditing the statutory accounts of Rolls Royce.  HL960

Lord Sikka to ask Her Majesty's Government how many companies registered in the UK with Companies House have a PO Box as their registered office address.  HL961

Lord Sikka to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the names of recipients of fines levied upon PWC and its audit partner by the Financial Reporting Council for failures in auditing the statutory accounts of Kier Group plc.  HL962

Lord Sikka to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will investigate the incorporation of Rothschild Family Investment Management Company Limited, registered at Companies House on 9 June.  HL963

Lord Soley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many flights (1) in, and (2) out, of Gatwick Airport were cancelled due to air traffic control problems (a) in total between 20 and 29 May, and (b) each day during that period.  HL964

Lord Soley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many flights in and out of Gatwick Airport were cancelled as a result of air traffic control problems on (1) 29 May, (2) 30 May, (3) 31 May, and (4) 1 June.  HL965

Lord Soley to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the reason for the air traffic control problems that led to flight cancellations on (1) 26 May, (2) 27 May, (3) 28 May, (4) 29 May, and (5) 30 May.  HL966

Lord Stevens of Birmingham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether, and if so how, they measure changes over time in the supply of domiciliary social care relative to local need in each upper tier local authority in England.  HL967

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to run a national campaign for adult education explaining (1) what opportunities are free to access, and (2) how to access courses.  HL968

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to allow businesses to direct the apprenticeship levy towards prison rehabilitation schemes.  HL969

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people to enter the offshore wind industry.  HL970

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to meet their target of women making up at least one third of the offshore wind workforce by 2030.  HL971

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report OECD Economic Outlook, published on 8 June; and what assessment they have made of the prediction in that report that Britain will experience zero economic growth in 2023.  HL972

Lord Tyrie to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the efficacy of Evusheld on the protection of patients with metastatic cancer from COVID-19.  HL973