House of Lords Business

Lord Alderdice to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the Northern Ireland Audit Office's comments in February that "Northern Ireland's planning system is not working efficiently and, in many aspects, is failing to deliver for the economy, communities or the environment"; and what impact this is having on the Levelling Up agenda.  HL3924

Lord Alderdice to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Northern Ireland Planning Appeals Commission Annual Review 2021/22, published on 26 August, and the impact its findings are having on the Levelling Up agenda.  HL3925

Lord Alderdice to ask His Majesty's Government how the powers, responsibility, and accountability of the Northern Ireland Planning Appeals Commission compare to similar bodies in the other countries of the UK; and what impact any difference is having on the Levelling Up agenda.  HL3926

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they made to the representatives of the government of Ethiopia during the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative Conference; and what steps they are taking to ensure the protection of Tigrayan people subjected to conflict-related sexual violence.  HL3927

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the participation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia in the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative Conference; and the impact of the Minister’s attendance on the wellbeing of victims and survivors of conflict-related sexual violence attending the conference.  HL3928

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask His Majesty's Government when they anticipate the helipad located on top of the Royal Sussex County Hospital tower block will become operational.  HL3929

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure the safe landing and dispatch of critical patients from the helipad located on Royal Sussex County Hospital tower block.  HL3930

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people in receipt of (1) Disability Living Allowance (DLA), or (2) Personal Independence Payment (PIP), who are not eligible for the Cost of Living Payment; and what plans they have to provide assistance to those affected.  HL3931

Lord Bethell to ask His Majesty's Government what are the objectives of the MedTech Directorate of the Department of Health and Social Care; and when they intend to publish the (1) strategy, and (2) workplan, for achieving those objectives.  HL3932

Lord Freyberg to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 1 December (HL3495 and HL3496), what is Art Council England's national opera strategy; and whether they will put on hold their plans to withdraw all national programme funding from English National Opera until one has been published.  HL3933

Baroness Humphreys to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reimburse the Welsh government and local authorities for the costs associated with temporarily housing asylum seekers.  HL3934

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce (1) the time taken to make decisions on asylum applications, and (2) the backlog of older cases.  HL3935

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 29 November (HL3419), what proportion of the approximately £195 million committed to the government of France since January 2018 has been spent on controlling irregular migration.  HL3936

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government which dental charities are working in England to promote better dental hygiene in schools and local communities, including those that donate free toothbrushes and toothpaste.  HL3937

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government how they and NHS England work with dental charities to deliver dental services in areas seen as ‘dental deserts’.  HL3938

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government, other than for asylum seekers from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, what are the safe and legal routes into the UK for those seeking asylum.  HL3939

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by Marie Curie Better End of Life 2022, published in November, which found that “out-of-hours palliative care is currently inadequate and fragmented”, what plans they have to improve out-of-hours palliative care.  HL3940

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the 35th special session of the UN Human Rights Council on the human rights situation in Iran on 24 November, what support they plan to give to the Council’s fact-finding investigation into human rights abuses in Iran.  HL3941

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government, further to remarks made by the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan that the Lachin corridor “is not being used for its intended purpose and this must be stopped”, what assessment they have made of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh; and what steps they have taken to urge restraint by all sides to prevent any new escalation in Nago… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what are their priorities for the OSCE Ministerial Council Annual Meeting in Poland; and what steps they are taking to ensure the OSCE is able to deal with regional security issues and remain relevant in spite of the challenges posed by the war in Ukraine.  HL3943

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the situation in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, following an escalation in military activity in the past month; and what assessment they have made of the likelihood of a ceasefire.  HL3944

Baroness Parminter to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of (1) land, and (2) sea, they currently classify as protected in regard to the 30by30 target.  HL3945

Baroness Parminter to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made regarding the classification and implementation of Other Effective Area-Based Measures; and whether these measures will contribute towards their 30by30 target.  HL3946

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of Ofcom's systems of investigating and reporting on complaints about BBC bias.  HL3947

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to establish a new body, with a majority of non-BBC members, to ensure that the BBC is compliant with its charter requirements on impartiality and accuracy.  HL3948

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Penn on 25 November (HL3505), whether they will provide a figure in their answer of how much money the UK has paid the EU since its departure; and for what purposes that money was paid.  HL3949

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to ensure the running of an effective ambulance service in the event of any industrial action by ambulance workers.  HL3950

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what permission local authorities need to fly the (1) Ukrainian flag, (2) UN flag, (3) EU flag, and (4) flag of any country other than the UK or Ukraine.  HL3951

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 16 November (HL3212), why they have kept the £25 Cold Weather Payment amount the same; and what plans they have to increase it in light of the increasing cost of energy bills.  HL3952

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of social homes built in each local authority area in each of the last five years.  HL3953

Lord Shipley to ask His Majesty's Government how many new homes to let at Social Rent in England (1) were completed in each of the last three years, and (2) are expected to be completed during the forthcoming year.  HL3954

Lord Shipley to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many children are expected to be in temporary accommodation over the forthcoming Christmas period.  HL3955

Lord Shipley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of current legislation protecting animal (1) welfare, and (2) rights; and whether they plan further legislation in respect of animal welfare in the current session.  HL3956

Lord Shipley to ask His Majesty's Government, what steps they are taking to support consumers who cannot monitor their energy consumption via their smart meter as a result of a failure to connect with a data hub.  HL3957

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to people experiencing fuel poverty as a result of increased energy bills.  HL3958

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to forecasts by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) regarding vacancies in the labour market, what assessment they have made of the level of vacancies in relation to unemployment.  HL3959

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with their EU counterparts regarding new trade deals.  HL3960

Lord Teverson to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the UK’s geothermal industry and the role of the Contracts for Difference scheme in supporting new developments.  HL3961