House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Kamall on 11 November (HL3361), how many human embryos were (1) deliberately destroyed, and (2) transferred to uteri to establish pregnancies, in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available; and how many human embryos have been (a) deliberately destroyed, and (b) transferr… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the imposition of sanctions on the sale of aviation fuel to the military government in Myanmar.  HL3081

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage Myanmar's neighbours to allow free passage for refugees fleeing the war.  HL3082

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with the exiled National Unity Government of Myanmar; and what consideration they have given, if any, to formally recognising the National Unity Government of Myanmar as the legitimate government of that country.  HL3083

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government what is the standard design speed on the main route of HS2 Phase 1; and what speed restrictions planned in each tunnel are due to their reduced diameter and the piston effect of the train.  HL3084

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government what levels above track are planned (1) for the HS2 train floor levels at exit doors, (2) for new HS2 station platforms, and (3) at stations already in use by national train services.  HL3085

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government what is the height above track for the emergency escape walkways in tunnels for Phase 1 of HS2.  HL3086

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the time taken for passengers to escape from an HS2 train door and step down onto the walkway in tunnels; what arrangements are made in the Safety Case for passengers with mobility impairment for such evacuation; and whether they will place a copy of any reports on this in the Library of the House.  HL… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to process the backlog of applications for asylum in the UK.  HL3088

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government how many applications for asylum in the UK they are processing each month; and what assessment they have made of the time that will be required to clear the backlog.  HL3089

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government how many applications for asylum were processed in the last 12 months; and what were the determinations arrived at.  HL3090

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the response by the government of France to migrants crossing the English Channel.  HL3091

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made, if any, of the amount of money that has been made by people trafficking migrants across the English Channel this year.  HL3092

Lord Goddard of Stockport to ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to address inequalities in Fire Authority budgets in (1) the Fair Funding Review, and (2) the 2023/24 Local Government Finance Settlement, to ensure funding is fairly distributed on the basis of (a) local levels of deprivation and need, and (b) rates of price inflation and wage inflation.  HL3093

Baroness Goudie to ask His Majesty's Government what humanitarian support they have provided to combat violence against women and girls in Sudan.  HL3094

Baroness Hayman to ask His Majesty's Government how much money was spent both commercially and domestically on energy in the UK in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, and (3) 2021; and what assessment they have made of the expected expenditure on energy in (a) 2022, and (b) in each subsequent year to 2030.  HL3095

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the UK Chemicals Strategy.  HL3096

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) on the marine environment.  HL3097

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in protecting environmental and human health from the effects of chemical pollution.  HL3098

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they have taken to encourage industry to end the non-essential use of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS).  HL3099

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to ban all non-essential use of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS).  HL3100

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of work being undertaken to reduce the incidence of dengue infection carried by mosquitoes.  HL3101

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the risk to the public from Omicron subvariants driving a wave of COVID-19 this winter.  HL3102

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the economic cost to the world’s poorest countries from periods of extremely hot weather.  HL3103

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the possibility of geothermal energy providing part of future UK energy needs.  HL3104

Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government whether there are any legal mechanisms to compel the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland to begin the gross misconduct hearing against Mike Veale, former Chief Constable for Cleveland which, when it was announced on 2 August 2021, was described as beginning “shortly”.  HL3105

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Russian activity in Kaliningrad and the possible implications for neighbouring countries.  HL3106

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of avian influenza on domestic poultry and what support they will provide to domestic producers.  HL3107

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to attract more people, including those in the mid or late stages of their career, into the nursing profession.  HL3108

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to develop new routes into the nursing profession.  HL3109

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to expand existing routes into nursing; and if so, in what ways.  HL3110

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to increase the number of clinical placements available to nurses; and if so, (1) by how many, and (2) when.  HL3111

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies Factors associated with staff retention in the NHS acute sector, published on 23 August, which found a disparity in the ages at which men and women leave the nursing profession.  HL3112

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to address the disparity between the average ages at which men and women leave the nursing profession.  HL3113

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the apology from the Metropolitan Police to the Christian preacher Ms Hatun Tash on 29 September for her wrongful arrest, whether they will instruct police forces to uphold freedom of speech in instances where they receive complaints that offence has been caused.  HL3114

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the number of ministers in the Northern Ireland Office in the absence of a Northern Ireland Executive.  HL3115

Lord Rose of Monewden to ask His Majesty's Government when they will next ask the Migration Advisory Committee to update the Shortage Occupation List.  HL3116

Lord Rose of Monewden to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will ask the Migration Advisory Committee (1) to review skills shortages in the retail and hospitality sectors, and (2) to make recommendations to Government about potential visa routes for overseas workers to fill vacancies in those sectors.  HL3117

Lord Rose of Monewden to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Temporary Worker Seasonal Worker visa; and what plans they have, if any, to revise the scheme.  HL3118

Lord Rosser to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many individuals have died attempting to cross the English Channel in small boats in each month since January 2018.  HL3119

Lord Rosser to ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals have sought to return to their country of nationality via the Voluntary Returns Service in each year since 2010; and what was the average period between contacting the service and the individual being returned to their country of nationality in each of those years.  HL3120

Lord Rosser to ask His Majesty's Government, for each year since 2010, (1) how many staff have supported the Voluntary Returns Service, (2) how much the service has cost, and (3) how many complaints about the service were received.  HL3121

Lord Rosser to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the stories published on the website of the Voluntary Returns Service on 21 October are representative of the experiences most users have with the service.  HL3122

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Pensions Regulator regarding the use of Liability Driven Investment by pension funds.  HL3123

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk to individuals from the practice of Liability Driven Investment by pension funds.  HL3124

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government how much money they have spent in the last 12 months on funding third-sector organisations that help (1) children, and (2) vulnerable groups.  HL3125

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with local authorities to facilitate warm banks, given the increased cost of living and the need for winter preparedness.  HL3126

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support young people with additional support needs through transitions in their education.  HL3127

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government whether it is still their intention to update employment law to amend the rates for national minimum wages and statutory pay; and if so, when they intend to do so.  HL3128

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to ensure a consistent approach across all Integrated Care Boards that allows for the timely accreditation of providers of (1) new, and (2) additional, patient services under the Any Qualified Provided (AQP) model.  HL3129

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have regularly to measure public awareness of patients’ right to choose where they receive their NHS consultant-led treatment.  HL3130

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made with rolling-out the capacity alerts system for the NHS e-referral service; and when they intend to make that a requirement for all referrals from general practice.  HL3131

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government what was the NHS England (1) capital allocation, and (2) capital spend, for the financial years (a) 2019–20, (b) 2020–21, and (c) 2021–22, on (i) acute hospitals, (ii) primary care and community health services, and (iii) mental health services.  HL3132

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government how much of NHS England's capital expenditure in the financial years (1) 2019–20, (2) 2020–21, and (3) 2021–22, went on (a) new imaging equipment, and (b) elective surgery capacity.  HL3133

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government what, if any, central contracts have been let by NHS England with independent care providers to increase NHS (1) diagnostic, and (2) elective surgery, capacity; and what guidance has been given by NHS England to local commissioners to use independent service providers in order to reduce the backlog of NHS patients awaiting (a) diagnosis,… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text