House of Lords Business

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government how much they have spent on preparing the legislation that would establish Great British Railways, broken down by (1) consultant costs, and (2) the cost of the number of hours civil servants spent on the work.  HL2750

Lord Collins of Highbury to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy and Human Rights Watch "The Court is Satisfied with the Confession”: Bahrain Death Sentences Follow Torture, Sham Trials, published on 10 October; and what representations they will make to the government of Bahrain concer… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Crawley to ask His Majesty's Government whether they are taking steps to support the roll out of smart meters; and if so, what standards they require of electricity companies on their collection of customers' data and the accuracy of the data displayed on those meters.  HL2752

Baroness Fookes to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have tested the faux bearskins produced by the firm Ecopel; and if so, with what result.  HL2753

Baroness Fookes to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to replace the bearskin caps worn by the King's Guards with faux bearskins.  HL2754

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of buy-to-let mortgages in the UK.  HL2755

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of buy-to-let mortgages in the UK that are on (1) a variable rate, or (2) a fixed rate that expires by the end of 2023.  HL2756

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any barriers to landlords selling properties with sitting tenants.  HL2757

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the amount of money which individuals can hold in National Savings Premium Bonds.  HL2758

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what is the cost to the RAF of supporting the Irish government in the protection of their Air Space.  HL2759

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government when the National Heritage Memorial Fund grant of £800,000 was awarded to the National Trust for ensuring the protection of archaeology at Stonehenge; and when the grant was paid to the National Trust.  HL2760

Lord Leigh of Hurley to ask His Majesty's Government whether they remain committed to the extension of the Enterprise Investment Scheme and Venture Capital Trusts Scheme beyond 2025 as announced on 23 September.  HL2761

Lord Marlesford to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that non-UK citizens who have access to information classified as sensitive to the national security of the UK or its allies, during their employment in the public service or with contractors to the Government, do not subsequently communicate such information to the government of their country of… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Moylan to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the reduction in income tax receipts that would result per annum from restoring the Personal Allowance to those earning over £100,000 a year.  HL2763

Baroness Prashar to ask His Majesty's Government how many applications for a pre-tariff review of suitability for open conditions were received by the Public Protection Casework section (PPCS); and of those, how many were (1) referred to the Parole Board, (2) not referred to the Parole Board, and (3) remain outstanding in (a) the 12 months to 6 June 2022; and (b) since 6 June 2022… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Rosser to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 21 September (HL1651), when they anticipate the information concerning how many victims of modern day slavery have been issued with an overseas domestic worker visa that is “not currently available” will be made available.  HL2765

Lord Rosser to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 21 September (HL2245, HL2247), what “operational commercial improvement opportunities” were identified; and when the 2020 review of previous charges will be published.  HL2766

Lord Rosser to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 20 September (HL2246), how many of the total number of 658 complaints were received each month since November 2019; and what assessment they made of the value of confirming the amounts of compensation made as part of monitoring the delivery of this contract.  HL2767

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what is the value of the Public Duty Cost Allowance; and whether they stipulate how it is spent.  HL2768

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government who currently receives the Public Duty Cost Allowance; and how much they receive.  HL2769

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government whether the outgoing Prime Minister, Liz Truss, will receive the Public Duty Cost Allowance.  HL2770

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to NHS England warning that up to half of hospital beds could be occupied by people with respiratory infections this winter, what steps they expect NHS Boards to take to respond to this challenge.  HL2771

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports by the Office for National Statistics that record numbers of people are not looking for work due to long-term illness.  HL2772

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, given waiting times for NHS treatment have reached a record 6.8 million, what plans they have to provide additional support to low-income earners to enable them to fund private healthcare.  HL2773

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, due to the recent increases in energy costs, what plans they have to provide additional financial support to people who need to use medical equipment in their homes.  HL2774

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that fracking caused an earthquake every day that the site at Preston New Road, Lancashire, was in operation.  HL2775

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to allow local communities to veto future plans for fracking in their area.  HL2776

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce the Renters' Reform Bill to Parliament.  HL2777

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to bring forward the second stage of leasehold reform.  HL2778

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government how much they have spent on (1) military, and (2) non-military, aid to Ukraine since February.  HL2779

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government how much they plan to spend on (1) military, and (2) non-military, aid to Ukraine in 2023.  HL2780

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government whether funding for school libraries is ring-fenced; and if not, what support they will make available to schools to ensure that pupils can continue to have high-quality reading experiences.  HL2781

Lord Winston to ask His Majesty's Government what provisions they have in place to ensure that children who were conceived following in vitro fertilisation, following oocyte freezing, receive medical follow up.  HL2782

Lord Winston to ask His Majesty's Government how many women have had their eggs (oocytes) frozen in each year between 2014 and 2019.  HL2783

Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise to ask His Majesty's Government, given current economic conditions, what assessment they have made of the likely additional costs of labour and materials on the overall cost of delivering the HS2 project; and what impact these additional costs will have on the benefit-cost ratio (BCR) of HS2.  HL2784

Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 16 March (HLWS670), whether HS2 costs continue to be within budget; and if not, what is the (1) current amount that the project is over-budget, (2) estimated total amount the project will be over-budget, and (3) cause of costs that will result in the proje… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of recent increases in long-term government borrowing on the (1) final cost of HS2, and (2) impact to the benefit-cost ratio; and what changes, if any, they plan to make to the discount method applied to previous calculations concerning the affordability and value for money of… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to seek to progress the High Speed Rail (Crewe–Manchester) Bill through Parliament.  HL2787

Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise to ask His Majesty's Government, given the current economic environment, what plans they have further to review the overall benefits and costs of the proposed HS2 project.  HL2788

Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any increased worker productivity as a result of home working since the beginning of the COVID pandemic; and in respect of any such assessment, what adjustments they have made to (1) their estimate of the number of business journeys likely to take place on HS2, and (2) their assessment o… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text