House of Lords Business

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government how many items of retained EU law they propose to (1) repeal, (2) amend, or (3) replace, as part of the proposed Brexit Freedoms Bill by (a) primary legislation, and (b) secondary legislation, within the remit of the Department for Transport.  HL2710

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government What steps they will take to ensure that the services provided by the Gender Identity Development Service at NHS Tavistock and Portman Clinics are not replicated at proposed regional centres.  HL2711

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 8 July (HL1422), why the rail announcement telling passengers to report anything they deem suspicious to a member of staff or the British Transport Police is subsequently followed by the comment "see it, say it, sorted" as the word "sorted" may not be true.  HL2712

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the remarks by the President of the United States of America in which he stated that Pakistan is "one of the most dangerous nations in the world" for having "nuclear weapons without any cohesion".  HL2713

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government why the Governor of the Falkland Islands was given full Governor dress uniform which is not available to all other Overseas Territories Governors; and what plans they have to make that uniform available to other Overseas Territories Governors.  HL2714

The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of raising the threshold at which affordable housing quotas apply, from developments of 10 houses to developments of (1) 40, and (2) 50 houses, on the creation of affordable housing stock.  HL2715

The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford to ask His Majesty's Government whether they remain committed to building 300,000 homes per year.  HL2716

The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that rent remains affordable given the increased cost of living; and when they plan to introduce the Renters Reform Bill.  HL2717

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals on 3C leave have been wrongly suspended from or denied employment due to delays in Home Office employment verification checks in (1) 2020, (2) 2021, and (3) 2022.  HL2718

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to appoint a Minister for Refugees.  HL2719

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government whether the ‘exhaust all options’ approach, as outlined in the Rough Sleeping Strategy, includes supporting individuals to have their No Recourse to Public Funds conditions lifted through a ‘change of condition’ application.  HL2720

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government what is the estimated cost of reopening (1) the Campsfield House immigration removal centre in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, and (2) the Haslar immigration removal centre in Gosport, Hampshire.  HL2721

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will reinstate the Veterans Mobility Fund.  HL2722

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what agreements they have made, if any, with the government of Ireland to allow the RAF to provide cover within the Republic of Ireland’s airspace.  HL2723

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government how many times in the last year RAF squadrons have been scrambled to escort Russian aircraft out of Irish airspace.  HL2724

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what was the annual cost to the RAF of supporting the government of Ireland in the protection of their airspace.  HL2725

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of the Philippines regarding (1) the recent murders of journalists Percival Mabasa and Renato Blanco in that country, and (2) the harassing of other journalists by accusations of criminal libel; and if they are not making such representations, why not.  HL2726

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government whether the water sources within the Colne Valley are now designated as having a poor chemical status because of the deterioration of the Blackford source; and on what date this designation changed.  HL2727

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government what were the terms of the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) grant of £800,000 to the National Trust for the acquisition of over 170 hectares of land at Stonehenge, including the land known as Bow Tie Field.  HL2728

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government what area of the 21.16 hectare Bow Tie Field at Stonehenge would have to be compulsorily acquired for construction of a new dual carriageway, eastern tunnel portals and tunnels as a part of National Highways’ proposed A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down scheme.  HL2729

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government, if the A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down scheme does go ahead, to whom would any compensatory payment be made for compulsory acquisition of land in Bow Tie Field at Stonehenge.  HL2730

Lord Jones to ask His Majesty's Government how many apprenticeships were completed in (1) 2018, and (2) 2021.  HL2731

Lord Jones to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of female apprenticeships in the manufacturing industry.  HL2732

Lord Jones to ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) male, and (2) female, graduate apprenticeships were taken up in (a) 2018, and (b) 2021.  HL2733

Lord Jones to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) enhance, and (2) encourage, training in the care sector.  HL2734

Lord Jones to ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy towards research grants in the manufacturing industry.  HL2735

Lord Jones to ask His Majesty's Government how much was given in research grants to the (1) steel industry, (2) aerospace industry, and (3) chemical industry, in (a) 2018, and (b) 2021.  HL2736

Lord Lipsey to ask His Majesty's Government whether it remains their policy to introduce a cap of £86,000 on individuals' care costs from 2023.  HL2737

Lord Marlesford to ask His Majesty's Government how many households received the winter fuel allowance during the year 2021/22; what was the cost to public funds of this payment; and by how much the cost of the payment would have been reduced if it had been subject to income tax (1) on the same basis as is state retirement, and (2) only for taxpayers liable for higher rate 40 per… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Pendry to ask His Majesty's Government whether it is still their policy that children’s safety remains the priority of the Online Safety Bill.  HL2739

Lord Pendry to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 17 October regarding the changes to alcohol duty (HC Deb col 396), what steps they are taking to protect the alcohol industry given the increased cost of living.  HL2740

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to establish local climate resilience funds to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.  HL2741

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what further support they will provide to pensioners this winter given the increase in the rate of inflation.  HL2742

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support people who are experiencing menopause symptoms to return to the workplace.  HL2743

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to facilitate diversity and anti-racist professional learning for school teachers.  HL2744

Lord Winston to ask His Majesty's Government how many human eggs (oocytes) were harvested and frozen by vitrification between 2014 and 2019 for social purposes such as the preservation of a woman’s fertility; of this number, how many of these eggs (1) were thawed in order to undertake clinical in vitro fertilisation, (2) did not thaw satisfactorily, and (3) underwent attempts at f… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Winston to ask His Majesty's Government, of the human eggs (oocytes) harvested between 2014 and 2019, how many of the fertilised eggs produced viable embryos suitable for uterine transfer; and how many embryos were transferred to the uterus for the purpose of producing a baby.  HL2746

Lord Winston to ask His Majesty's Government, between 2014 and 2019, how many women undergoing a uterine transfer of one or more embryo(s) produced by fertilising a thawed egg had a positive pregnancy test; and how many pregnancies resulted in a spontaneous abortion (1) before 12 weeks of gestation, and (2) after 12 weeks of gestation.  HL2747

Lord Winston to ask His Majesty's Government, between 2014 and 2019, how many women receiving frozen or thawed eggs (oocytes) subsequently had a live birth at term; and of this number, how many foetal or neonatal abnormalities were reported.  HL2748

Lord Winston to ask His Majesty's Government how many UK clinics are licensed to undertake human oocyte freezing for clinical purposes.  HL2749