House of Lords Business

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total saving to His Majesty's Treasury through (1) housing benefit subsidy, and (2) Universal Credit, of imposing a social housing rent cap at less than the usual level of Consumer Price Index plus one per cent.  HL2947

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to devolving the control of the social rent cap to local government.  HL2948

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made with the draft Audit Reform Bill; what resources they have allocated to drafting the bill; and when they expect to consult stakeholders on a draft of the bill.  HL2949

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to stimulate (1) awareness of, and (2) research into, dual use of antifungals in (a) medicine, and (b) agriculture, as well as to engage with relevant stakeholders.  HL2950

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what investment strategy they have devised to address the gap in funding for antifungal development, particularly in light of the World Health Organization (WHO) fungal priority pathogen list.  HL2951

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord True on 25 October (HL Deb cols 1393–4), whether clauses 16 and 19 of the Energy Prices Bill refer to the King's (1) public, or (2) private, activities in respect of energy generation.  HL2952

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord True on 25 October (HL Deb cols 1393–4), what changes, if any, were agreed as a result of a consultation with the King on clauses 16 and 19 of the Energy Prices Bill.  HL2953

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord True on 25 October (HL Deb cols 1393-4), why the (1) actual, or (2) potential, business of the King is treated differently from business owned by others.  HL2954

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 24 October (HL2522), what criteria were used to restrict the number of Privy Councillors eligible to attend the Accession Council on the 10 September to the figure used.  HL2955

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government what methodology they used to calculate the number of migrants reaching the UK by boat from France in the last three months; and what was the total number of migrants calculated to have reached the UK by boat from France in the last three months, including a breakdown of (1) the estimated number of those of Albanian origin, and (2) the… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 27 April (HL7850) and the Law Commission report, Celebrating Marriage: A New Weddings Law, published on 19 July, what plans they have for assessing the case for more comprehensive and enduring reform to marriage law once the Law Commission has completed its fundamen… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the publication of the Law Commission report, Celebrating Marriage: A New Weddings Law, published on 19 July, what assessment they have made of the Marriage Act 1949 (Amendment) Bill relating to the criminalisation of purporting to solemnise marriages that are not legally registered; and what plans they have to ensu… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of Exeter to ask His Majesty's Government how they are working with supermarkets to ensure that affordable staple foods are available on the shelves this winter given the increasing food cost for (1) consumers, and (2) retailers.  HL2959

Lord Foster of Bath to ask His Majesty's Government why they are reviewing the business case for the sale of Channel 4 prior to the conclusions of their review of public service broadcasting.  HL2960

Baroness Garden of Frognal to ask His Majesty's Government what resources they provide to support pregnant service persons or dependents who are required to return to the UK to have their baby while on an overseas posting, especially if there is no familial network for support.  HL2961

Baroness Garden of Frognal to ask His Majesty's Government what resources they provide to a service person who is serving overseas to visit their pregnant partner or new baby in the UK.  HL2962

Baroness Garden of Frognal to ask His Majesty's Government what are the reasons for the differences between the non-confinement policies operated by the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, specifically in Kenya; and why the Ministry of Defence is more restrictive.  HL2963

Baroness Garden of Frognal to ask His Majesty's Government how the Ministry of Defence is ensuring that its non-confinement policy is (1) not discriminatory to its workforce, and (2) ensures the greatest available pool of talent is available to serve in demanding roles overseas.  HL2964

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Environment Agency’s decision to allow HS2 workers to use polymers for their work in the Colne Valley and the impact that this decision may have on the drinking water in Hillingdon and Hertfordshire, given the concern that monomer acrylamide can be residually present in the polymers… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 24 October (HL2423), what proportion of respondents to their informal consultations on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill favoured a sunset clause for all existing EU legislation of December 2023.  HL2966

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government what is their current policy on fracking; and whether the UK moratorium on fracking is still in place.  HL2967

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in curbing agricultural carbon emissions in order to meet their 2050 net zero target.  HL2968

Lord Krebs to ask His Majesty's Government whether the yearly targets for manufacturers of electric vehicles will be in line with the Climate Change Committee's balanced net zero pathway.  HL2969

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Department of Health and Social Care’s Annual report and accounts: 2020–2021, published on 31 January, which stated that £2.6 billion of procured PPE was “not suitable for use within the health and social care sector but which the Department considers might be suitable for other uses (although these potential… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Moylan to ask His Majesty's Government how many people serving an Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence are currently on licence in the community, broken down by the number of years since they were first released from custody.  HL2971

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Drivers Medical Group of the DVLA have a target to respond to letters from the general public; and if not, whether they will consider introducing a 30 day response target.  HL2972

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to protect and expand temperate rainforests in England.  HL2973

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current state of avian flu in (1) the poultry industry, (2) game birds, and (3) wild birds; and what plans they have to reduce the prevalence and spread of the disease.  HL2974

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with stakeholders regarding the current outbreak of avian flu.  HL2975

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of disposable e-cigarettes that have been sold in the last three years.  HL2976

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government why the importers of (1) Elf Bar, and (2) Geek Bar, e-cigarette brands are not on the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment register.  HL2977

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government whether some OneWeb satellites are now in Russian military custody; what the implications of this are for the security of the rest of OneWeb’s constellation; and whether they have undertaken a wider appraisal of the security implications for the UK more broadly.  HL2978

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government (1) when, and (2) by which mechanisms, households in Northern Ireland will receive financial assistance with their energy bills.  HL2979

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government whether they consider that the new Consumer Duty set out by the Financial Conduct Authority in their policy statement PS22, published on 9 July, is the same as a general duty of care; and if not, what the differences are.  HL2980

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the new Consumer Duty set out by the Financial Conduct Authority in their policy statement PS22, published on 9 July, will be effective.  HL2981

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce a statutory duty of care for consumers.  HL2982

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 26 October (HL2553) that confirms that they are opposed to the death penalty as part of conducting the Overseas, Security and Justice Assistance assessments for 2020–21, when they sought an assurance from the government of Bahrain that the practice of the death penalty would n… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Sheehan to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UN Special Rapporteur’s Report, Situation of human rights on the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, published on 21 September, with particular reference to the Palestinian right to self-determination and the right of resistance to occupation.  HL2984

Baroness Sheehan to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) identify, and (2) establish, finance streams to support countries vulnerable to the effects of climate change and who are already experiencing those effects.  HL2985

Baroness Sheehan to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they plan to make to the government of Israel to support the investigation of the death of Rayan Suleiman, a Palestinian boy who died in Tequa in the West Bank after reportedly being chased by Israeli soldiers.  HL2986

Baroness Sheehan to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take, if any, to prevent the forcible removal of Palestinians from Masafer Yatta, some of whom have deeds of ownership and have lived in the area prior to 1948.  HL2987

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government when the (1) 2020–21, and (2) 2021–22, editions of the Cross-Government Fraud Landscape Bulletin were or will be published.  HL2988

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government what was (1) the estimated total amount of fraud and error loss across all government departments, and (2) the breakdown of these losses by each department, in each of the last five years.  HL2989

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Government Counter-Fraud Function’s previous estimate that 57 per cent of COVID-19 expenditure was at ”a high or very high fraud risk”, what is their current estimate of the level of risk surrounding COVID-19 health expenditure.  HL2990

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of fraud and error from (1) the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), and (2) the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS).  HL2991

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government what provisions they are making for the projected losses arising from the Bank of England’s sale of government bonds acquired as part of its quantitative easing programme.  HL2992

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Department of Health and Social Care’s Annual report and accounts: 2020–2021, published on 31 January, which stated that “The Department estimates that there has been a loss in value of £8.7 billion of the £12.1 billion of PPE purchased in 2020–21”, whether they will now provide an update of the value of the PPE l… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proportion of patients who are aware of their right to choose where they receive their consultant-led treatment.  HL2994

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of the e-Referral Services (e-RS) by NHS GPs to support patient choice.  HL2995

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure patients are able to access information about local waiting times on the NHS app; and when they expect to implement these plans.  HL2996