House of Lords Business

Lord Alderdice to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have held, if any, with the government of Myanmar concerning the imprisonment of former UK ambassador to Myanmar Vicky Bowman and her husband; and what further measures they intend to take in response.  HL2903

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to raise awareness of the practice of cropping dogs' ears.  HL2904

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to close the loophole in existing legislation that allows dogs with cropped ears to be imported into the UK.  HL2905

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to discourage the promotion of ear-cropped dogs on social media.  HL2906

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to (1) maintain, or (2) increase, their funding for demining efforts in Nagorno–Karabakh.  HL2907

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that public advice services for (1) individuals, and (2) households, struggling with debt are able to meet demand.  HL2908

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to keeping British Summer Time through the winter to reduce energy demand.  HL2909

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to assist (1) households at risk of defaulting on their mortgage as a result of rising interest rates, and (2) private renters whose landlord is at risk of defaulting on their mortgage.  HL2910

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel’s Safeguarding children with disabilities and complex health needs in residential settings: phase 1 report, published on 26 October, what plans they have to conduct a nationwide review on similar homes, with a particular focus on concerns raised by par… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government which local authorities have submitted expressions of interest for Investment Zones; whether they will publish this information as a map; and which of these sites fall into (1) Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, (2) National Parks, and (3) the Green Belt.  HL2912

Baroness Blackstone to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of (1) the number of incidents in which Palestinian children were (a) killed, and (b) injured, by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, (2) the number of investigations that were opened by the Israeli authorities into those incidents, and (3) the number of those investigations which led to an arrest or c… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Blackstone to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Israel regarding the continued (1) killing, and (2) injury, of Palestinian children by (a) Israeli forces, and (b) Israeli settlers in the West Bank, this year.  HL2914

Lord Cameron of Dillington to ask His Majesty's Government when they will respond to the Policy design features for the car and van zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate consultation, which ran from 7 April to 10 June.  HL2915

Lord Coaker to ask His Majesty's Government which Minister is responsible for modern slavery where no illegal immigration has occurred, given that modern slavery has been removed from the remit of Minister for Safeguarding and placed under the heading ‘Illegal migration and asylum’ within the remit of the Minister for Immigration.  HL2916

Lord Coaker to ask His Majesty's Government which Minister is responsible for British victims of modern slavery, given that 31 per cent of all potential victims referred to the National Referral Mechanism in 2021 were UK nationals which do not fit under the heading ‘Illegal migration and asylum’ within the new remit of the Minister for Immigration.  HL2917

Lord Coaker to ask His Majesty's Government which Minister is responsible for the National Referral Mechanism, given that it (1) is no longer alongside modern slavery within the remit of the Minister for Safeguarding, and (2) has not been added to the remit of Minister for Immigration.  HL2918

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the prospects of an increase in evictions of private renters due to their landlord selling the property between 1 October 2022 and 31 March 2023; and what forecast they have made, if any, of the extent of any such increase.  HL2919

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government when they will respond to the A Decent Homes Standard in the private rented sector consultation, which ran from 2 September to 14 October.  HL2920

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government why the Renters Reform Bill has been delayed; and when it will be published.  HL2921

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that perpetrators of (1) sexual violence, (2) forced recruitment, and (3) other crimes against Yazidi women and children, are brought to justice.  HL2922

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent airstrikes in Sinjar; and what steps they are taking to strengthen the protection of (1) the Yazidi, and (2) other civilians, in the area.  HL2923

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what funding they are providing to support the (1) recovery, and (2) reintegration, of the Yazidi community in northern Iraq.  HL2924

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Zimbabwe following the attack on Ms Jasmine Toffa, MP for Bulawayo, and other members of the Citizens Coalition for Change, on 18 October.  HL2925

Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 25 October (HL2691), what steps they are taking to provide compensation for pension losses caused to members of the armed forces who were discharged or dismissed solely on grounds of sexual orientation before 2000, and who would otherwise have been able to serve until reaching their im… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support more small and medium sized building firms to enter the housing market; and what form any such support will take.  HL2927

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made representations to the government of Myanmar following the killing of at least 80 people by military airstrikes in Kachin State.  HL2928

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the call by the Women’s League of Burma and Burma Campaign UK to impose aviation fuel sanctions on Myanmar.  HL2929

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the call by the Women’s League of Burma and Burma Campaign UK to enact targeted sanctions against (1) the Burmese military, and (2) its proxies.  HL2930

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the call by the Women’s League of Burma and Burma Campaign UK to institute a comprehensive global arms embargo.  HL2931

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the call by the Women’s League of Burma and Burma Campaign UK to refer the situation on human rights in Myanmar to the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.  HL2932

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they will make to (1) FIFA, and (2) the government of Qatar, about (a) the detaining of Peter Tatchell while peacefully protesting in Doha, and (b) the lack of LGBT+ rights in Qatar.  HL2933

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 26 October (HL2556), in which they confirmed that they are opposed the use of the death penalty in Bahrain, when were the last five occasions they raised the case of Mohammed Ramadhan with the government of Bahrain; what was the title of the UK representative who raised the ca… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will clarify the remarks made by the Foreign Secretary on 26 October, where he stated that LGBT+ England football fans visiting the World Cup in Qatar "should show a little bit of flex and compromise".  HL2935

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Office for Budget Responsibility regarding the upcoming fiscal statement.  HL2936

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce new business support packages; and what financial resources they will make available.  HL2937

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government which authority pays for the cost of providing a free internet connection for school pupils.  HL2938

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government how much funding they allocated for adult social care for 2021-22.  HL2939

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take in response to the data published by the Department for Work and Pensions on 1 October which showed that most Personal Independence Payment claimants successfully appealing a decision did not present new evidence at tribunals.  HL2940

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the speed with which the foreign spouses and children of British citizens can complete their UK Family Visa applications in the event of them needing to leave a country without delay.  HL2941

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the delays by TLScontact processing UK Family Visas in (1) Russia, and (2) other countries; and what steps they intend to take to address those delays.  HL2942

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to stop TLScontact retaining applicants' passports for up to eight months whilst UK Family Visa applications are being processed.  HL2943

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to address expedited UK Family Visa applications, and (2) to provide early right to remain for those applicants.  HL2944

Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to proceed with the policies in Part 3 (school attendance) and Part 4 (independent educational institutions) of the Schools Bill.  HL2945

Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government whether the provisions in Part 4 of the Schools Bill (independent educational institutions) remains their policy.  HL2946