House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to report any money returned to public funds from suppliers of defective personal protective equipment  HL3791

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government how they will notify parliament about money returned to public funds by defaulting suppliers of personal protective equipment if individual settlements are protected by commercial secrecy rules.  HL3792

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to provide (1) transparency, and (2) accountability, concerning money returned to public funds by defaulting suppliers of personal protective equipment.  HL3793

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government why they gave China £51.7 million in Official Development Assistance in the last year; and what assessment they have made of the continuing need to give China such assistance given that China has the second largest economy in the world.  HL3794

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government who decided to give £51.7 million of Official Development Assistance to China last year; how this aligns with their commitment in April 2021 to reduce such funding by 95 per cent; and when this reduction will be implemented.  HL3795

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent reports of the demolition of homes in Nawaz Sharif Colony, Islamabad, Pakistan, without warning to residents and leaving 200 families homeless; and whether they have raised this with the government of that country.  HL3796

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government whether any ministerial direction in relation to (1) costs, or (2) programme, has been sought by any of the accounting officers responsible for HS2; if so, when; and for what purpose.  HL3797

Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 7 November (HL2798) and 24 November (HL3333), whether they have (1) monitored the implementation of all of the recommendations of the report by Baroness Casey of Blackstock into the disorder at Wembley Stadium in the UEFA Euro 2020 Final, or (2) received updates from (a) t… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk of new COVID-19 variants emerging in China.  HL3799

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) airstrikes carried out by Turkey in Northern Syria, (2) the impact the airstrikes have had on civilians, (3) the best way to restore peace in that region, and (4) how to ensure Syrian sovereignty is observed.  HL3800

Lord Goodlad to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions the Home Office has had with the Association of Directors of Public Health in the last six months about notifiable diseases at the Western Jet Foil and Manston Processing Centres; and what was the outcome of any such discussions.  HL3801

Baroness Hayman to ask His Majesty's Government (1) when, and (2) how, heat network customers will receive payments from the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Fund.  HL3802

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of written statements made in a case by the Crown Prosecution Service that the Bible contains references "which are simply no longer appropriate in modern society and which would be deemed offensive if stated in public".  HL3803

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the ability for Palestinian adults in (1) the West Bank, (2) East Jerusalem, and (3) Gaza, to express their political wishes through verified elections; and what steps they will take to ensure that Palestinian adults have these rights.  HL3804

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that the list of 1,192 affiliated and organisational groups mentioned in Special Demonstration Squad documentation, which was collated by the Metropolitan Police Service Inquiry and Review Support Command and sent to the Undercover Policing Inquiry on 10 August 2017, is released by No… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that any owners of a business that is to be dissolved are aware that if they do not withdraw any money from the bank accounts of that business before dissolving the company, the amount in the account will be considered Bona Vacantia and pass to the Crown.  HL3806

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the progress of the Carers Action Plan 2018–20, published on 5 June 2018 and updated on 13 September 2018; and what plans they have to complete any outstanding actions.  HL3807

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to identify unpaid carers, and (2) to share these data across (a) different Government departments, (b) the NHS, and (c) local government.  HL3808

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 27 October (HL2434), on what basis a 70 per cent completion rate has been determined as a necessary criterion for publication of  data; and whether they will deposit a copy of the guidance or document specifying a requirement for a 70 per cent completion rate t… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Northover to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 11 November (HL3016), how much Official Development Assistance (ODA) support they provided to the Global Financing Facility in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, (3) 2020, and (4) 2021; and how much ODA was specifically for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) to bi… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Northover to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Minister of State for Development and Africa on 14 November that he was "pleased to confirm new UK Government funding to the Global Family Partnership FP2030", whether they will provide a breakdown of that funding.  HL3811

Lord Palmer to ask the Leader of the House what steps he is taking to encourage members to keep supplementary questions short and succinct.  HL3812

Lord Pickles to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent any breaches of human rights by the Palestinian Authority; and what further steps they are taking to support the right of freedom to protest in the areas administered by that Authority.  HL3813

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish a new life cycle assessment for disposable and reusable nappies to replace the assessment from 2008.  HL3814

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that patients will continue to receive essential care and services in the event of any industrial action amongst staff in the National Health Service.  HL3815

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to amend the Procurement Bill to ensure that no preferential treatment for public contracts can be given to organisations recommended by Members of Parliament.  HL3816

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government how many NHS staff to date have died as a result of contracting COVID-19.  HL3817

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the procurement process for personal protective equipment purchased during the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular the contract awarded to PPE Medpro.  HL3818

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government whether they are aware of any evidence of food manufacturers proposing to lower the level of voluntary folic acid fortification of foods.  HL3819

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of lifetime direct medical costs associated with births affected by neural tube defects compared to those unaffected; and why they cited German research in the consultation on Amending the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998, which ran from 1 September to 23 November, rather than UK research.  HL3820

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, given the projection by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that the UK will be the second weakest performer of the world's big economies in 2023, what assessment they have made of the impact of this economic downturn on standards of living for people in the UK.  HL3821

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support communities affected by recent bank branch closures; and what representations they are making to banks.  HL3822

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of Living Wage employers.  HL3823

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the demand and supply problem in the private rented sector; and if they have not conducted such an assessment, what plans they have to do so.  HL3824

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of recent tax changes on the supply of homes in the private rented sector.  HL3825

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to review the role of the tax system in meeting the demand for rental homes in the private rented sector.  HL3826

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government who in law will be the publisher of Oak National Academy publications when it becomes a non-departmental public body.  HL3827

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government when they last conducted a review on the operation of section 571 of the Education Act 1996.  HL3828

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what is the planned cost of the Tempest Programme; and how many platforms it is based around.  HL3829

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government whether the primary reason for the purchase of F35B fighter aircraft is to provide an air wing for the new aircraft carriers  HL3830

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government whether the embarked trials for F35B shipborne rolling vertical landing (SRVL) have been successfully achieved; and if not, when they will be completed.  HL3831

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what is the projected cost of the new Typhoon radar; and when it will enter frontline service.  HL3832

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government when Tempest (Future Combat Air System-FCAS) is due to enter service.  HL3833

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government whether they still intend that carrier strike will achieve full operating capability by December 2023; and whether this means one carrier fully operational with 24 F35s embarked and a functioning Crowsnest AEW system.  HL3834