House of Lords Business

Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish their response to the Mental Capacity Act: Small Payments Scheme, which closed on 12 January, to help disabled families access Child Trust Funds.  HL3027

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Thailand regarding over 50 Uyghur refugees who have been in detention for close to 10 years in that country.  HL3028

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to the government of Thailand to help the situation of refugees, particularly Uyghur refugees facing the risk of refoulement.  HL3029

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the resolution adopted by the European Parliament on 9 June on the human rights situation in Xinjiang; and, in particular, the call “to propose an import ban on all products produced by forced labour and on products produced by all Chinese companies listed as exploiting forced labour”, and to… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the legislative proposal from the European Commission to ban the marketing of goods made with forced labour; and whether they plan to introduce such a ban in the UK.  HL3031

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Import of Products of Forced Labour from Xinjiang (Prohibition) Bill 2021–22; and whether they plan to ban products of forced labour from Xinjiang.  HL3032

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 28 October (HL2572), whether the Scientific and Clinical Advances Advisory Committee of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority intends to consult the general public regarding (1) additional techniques that aim to replace mitochondria in embryos, (2) embryonic genome-… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the total reduction in funds available for social housing in England since 2010.  HL3034

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 13 October (HL2581), when the Animal and Plant Health Agency plans to conduct an inspection of Grafton Pet Cemetery and its handling of dead badgers; when the last such inspection was conducted; how regularly such inspections are conducted; and what length of notice is… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the environmental impact, particularly on insects, of home lighting systems, including the recent spread of solar powered gardening lighting systems that may operate automatically; and what consideration they have given to placing restrictions on such lighting, including where it may… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 24 October (HL2521), who, other than the Leader of the House of Commons and the President of the Council, was involved in taking the decision to reduce the Accession Council to 200 attendees on 10 September.  HL3037

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 24 October (HL2390), how many members of the House of Lords were present at the Accession Council on the 10 September, broken down by (1) the Conservative, (2) Labour, (3) Crossbench, and (4) Liberal Democrat, benches.  HL3038

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement by Vladimir Putin at the Russian Energy Week event in Moscow on 12 October about deliveries of gas to European countries via surviving pipelines.  HL3039

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cause of the damage to Nord Stream gas pipelines; and what evidence they are using as part of that assessment.  HL3040

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask His Majesty's Government what resources they are providing to support the investigations into the damage to the Nord Stream gas pipelines.  HL3041

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing for the development of compostable potato starch bag packaging.  HL3042

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask His Majesty's Government what evaluation they have made of the commercial viability of the use of compostable potato starch bag packaging by government agencies.  HL3043

The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford to ask His Majesty's Government, given the current definition of affordable housing in the National Planning Policy Framework, whether they consider that rents set at 80 per cent of market rates should continue to be described as 'affordable rent' when this represents more than a third of the income of the average tenant in such accommodation.  HL3044

The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to calculate the affordability of housing on the basis of the income of potential tenants.  HL3045

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect on the delivery of public services in Northern Ireland of the absence of Departmental Ministers.  HL3046

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government how public safety in Northern Ireland will be secured in the absence of Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive.  HL3047

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to secure the return of Ministers to Northern Ireland Departments.  HL3048

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what areas of discretion are available to Northern Ireland civil servants in the absence of Ministers.  HL3049

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what contingency plans they are putting in place to provide UK ministerial oversight and accountability for the delivery of health services in Northern Ireland this winter, in the event that there are no ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive.  HL3050

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for the establishment of joint authority over Northern Ireland by the UK and the government of the Republic of Ireland.  HL3051

Lord Goddard of Stockport to ask His Majesty's Government when they will formally (1) announce, and (2) award, Bus Service Improvement Programme grants; and when the 34 areas chosen will receive (a) funding, or (b) written confirmation of funding.  HL3052

Lord Goddard of Stockport to ask His Majesty's Government whether the grant funding within Bus Service Improvement Programmes is for physical measures only, or if it covers support for services too.  HL3053

Lord Goddard of Stockport to ask His Majesty's Government whether any agreements for areas looking to form enhanced partnerships under the Bus Service Improvement Programme grants have been signed; whether they are (1) fully, or (2) partially, funded; and if they are partially funded, what levels of financial need are funded.  HL3054

Lord Goddard of Stockport to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to propose further fiscal measures to widen bus use, such as supporting (1) reduced, or (2) free, fares for everyone (a) under 21, or (b) in full-time education.  HL3055

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist on 26 September (HL2123), how many of the 30 clinical negligence claims taken to trial in 2021/22 went to (1) the High Court, or (2) the County Courts.  HL3056

The Earl of Leicester to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Cochrane Review Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses, published on 20 November 2020, which found that mask use in the community was unlikely to be effective in containing the transmission of any respiratory infection, including COVID-19, whether they will revie… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that healthcare providers administering COVID-19 vaccines have access to the full portfolio of vaccines purchased by the Government and available in the UK.  HL3058

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask His Majesty's Government what is the (1) process, and (2) timeline, for the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation to issue advice for use of newly MHRA-approved vaccines.  HL3059

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by OpenSAFELY on behalf of NHS England, published on 13 October, which showed that 25 per cent of potentially eligible White patients received treatments through the Covid Medicines Delivery Unit (CMDU) versus 13 per cent of Black patients, what assessment they have made of the reasons for racial and socioecono… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Nye to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to impose aviation fuel sanctions on the Burmese military following the most recent air attack by the Tatmadaw on a music festival that killed 80 and injured hundreds.  HL3061

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of the Official Development Assistance budget is paid to global multilateral organisations rather than direct to recipient countries; and how much money this represents.  HL3062

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the value for money provided by global multilateral organisations in receipt of funds from the Official Development Assistance budget.  HL3063

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government when they last assessed the World Bank’s use of donations from the Official Development Assistance budget; and what conclusions they reached from this.  HL3064

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the projected impact of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) on household energy bills.  HL3065

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Drax about the sustainability of their supply chains in relation to the cutting down of primary forests.  HL3066

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they (1) have taken, and (2) will take, to make conditions at the Manston Immigration Processing Centre fit for purpose.  HL3067

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent homelessness amongst Ukrainian refugees in the UK.  HL3068

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government how many times the Prime Minister visited Northern Ireland when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer.  HL3069

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government how many organisations (1) applied for, and (2) received funding from, the 2022 Windrush Day Grant Scheme in 2022.  HL3070

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the current funding system for start-up companies.  HL3071

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government what the Category 1 (most urgent) response time was for each ambulance trust in England in September 2022; and what were the comparable figures for September 2010 and September 2016.  HL3072

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government when was the last monthly period in which each ambulance trust in England responded to Category 1 calls within an average of 7 minutes.  HL3073

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government whether the London Ambulance Service has met any of the government pledges on waiting times, as set out in the handbook to NHS Constitutions, for responding to Category 1 to Category 4 calls in any monthly period over the past 3 years; and if so, what those periods were.  HL3074

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government what the vacancy rate for ambulance staff was in the most recent period in 2022 for which such information was available; and what was the comparable figure for the same period in 2018.  HL3075

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government what is the total funding for ambulance trusts for the current financial year; and what was the total funding for each of the five preceding years in real terms.  HL3076

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government what are the most recent available figures for the number of staff recruited to and leaving ambulance trusts in England.  HL3077

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what is their approach to air passengers who have had their flight cancelled but do not hold a valid visa to remain or re-enter the UK.  HL3078

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision of the government of the United States to stop developing a sea-based nuclear launch capability, and of the impact of this on the UK’s defence policy.  HL3079