House of Lords Business

Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government how many claims for Pension Credit have been waiting for more than (1) two, (2) three, (3) four, (4) five, and (5) six, months for approval; and what percentage of applications this comprises.  HL4083

Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the waiting times for Pension Credit applicants.  HL4084

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of attacks on villages in northern Syria, including Derik, Rotan, Um Harkan, Shalhomya, and Malla Abbas, on or around 20 November, resulting in civilian fatalities, including journalists.  HL4085

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 1 December (HL3634), whether there remains a NHS Long Term Plan commitment to invest to ensure that children with learning disabilities have their needs met by eyesight services.  HL4086

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 22 November 2021 (HL3859), whether the members of the UK Endorsement Board (1) individually, or (2) collectively, have the power to (a) tender for third party services, and (b) select providers of third party services.  HL4087

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to review the proposed new alcohol duty bands, and (2) to increase the top band, so that the reforms will increase the yield to the Exchequer rather than reduce it, as presently forecast.  HL4088

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on (1) businesses, and (2) cultural activities, as a result of the installation of city traffic filters.  HL4089

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) necessity, and (2) sufficiency, of consultation of the public at the conclusion of a period of experimental traffic orders made under section 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.  HL4090

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to introducing a right for local businesses to require a public inquiry in relation to traffic restrictions imposed under the Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996.  HL4091

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996 in regards to providing sufficiently for (1) consultation of the public before the implementation of low traffic neighbourhood schemes, and (2) post-implementation consultation.  HL4092

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they have given to local authorities which are considering traffic restriction schemes of the changes in traffic patterns resulting from (1) the COVID-19 lockdowns, and (2) increased working from home.  HL4093

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of local authorities introducing traffic filters to reduce nitrogen dioxide pollution; and of whether this displaces such pollution from city centres to city peripheries; and what plans they have, if any, to amend the regulations relating to the use of traffic filters in such circumstances.  HL4094

Lord Goodlad to ask His Majesty's Government how the 10 year plan for dementia will prepare the NHS for the arrival of new dementia treatments, such as Lecanemab.  HL4095

Lord Goodlad to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had about improving dementia diagnosis to prepare for the arrival of Lecanemab.  HL4096

Baroness Hamwee to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support Ukrainian refugees and host families over the Christmas period to ensure that any breakdowns in host relationships under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme do not lead to homelessness.  HL4097

Baroness Hamwee to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support Ukrainian refugees over the Christmas period to ensure that issues with re-matching under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme do not lead to homelessness.  HL4098

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 2 November (HL2760 and HL2728), whether the trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund considered the possibility of the land being compulsorily acquired by National Highways as part of the A303 scheme, prior to the award of the grant.  HL4099

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the compatibility of using a substantial part of Bow Tie field for road and tunnelling purposes with the (1) protection of archaeology, and (2) grassland restoration, as specified in the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) grant to the National Trust for that purpose.  HL4100

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride to ask His Majesty's Government, further to their policy paper UK-India free trade agreement: the UK’s strategic approach, published on 13 January, whether they have produced any short-run estimates for the impact of the prospective UK-India free trade agreement on (1) wages, and (2) output, by sector, measured by gross value added.  HL4101

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride to ask His Majesty's Government, further to their policy paper UK-India free trade agreement: the UK’s strategic approach, published on 13 January, to what extent they consider the long-run estimates within the document applicable to the UK in the first 15 years of the trade deal being in effect.  HL4102

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the publication of the RAPID C-19 Oversight Group report on 6 October, whether the Antivirals and Therapeutics Taskforce has determined the nature and threshold of evidence required for a prophylactic monoclonal antibody treatment to be made available via interim clinical policy before an appraisal by the National Institu… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the equalities impact of replacing the COVID-19 Medicines Delivery Units in order to move COVID-19 therapeutics delivery to primary care.  HL4104

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of people who received COVID-19 treatment in a community setting subsequently died from COVID-19.  HL4105

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the 20 per cent tariff for tuna exported from the Maldives to the UK given (1) the sustainability of the Maldivian tuna industry, and (2) the zero tariff for tuna exports from all other members of the Commonwealth small island developing states (SIDS).  HL4106

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what (1) incentives, and (2) conditions, they place in contracts with train operators to ensure they check tickets of all passengers in order to maximise revenue.  HL4107

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what is their anticipated timescale for the introduction of a reformed fare structure for rail throughout England; and when do they plan to introduce integrated ticketing for rail passengers.  HL4108

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to renew the Delay, Repay scheme, and (2) to ensure that all cancellations are considered in the published statistics.  HL4109

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the Office for Product Safety and Standards is sufficiently staffed and skilled to enforce the new regulations on mandatory recycling labelling.  HL4110

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to speed up referrals for people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, given the pace at which the disease progresses and the need for treatment to begin quickly.  HL4111

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the business and financial challenges, and (2) the barriers to entry to the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme, faced by tenant farmers; and what steps they intend to take in response.  HL4112

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 25 November (HL3377), what evidence they have collected regarding the voting record of UK authorised fund managers in relation to climate-related resolutions at AGMs.  HL4113

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with their partners in the Missile Technology Control Regime; what those discussions entailed; and when such discussions last took place.  HL4114

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many fines were imposed against gambling companies by the Gambling Commission for failing to meet their social responsibility obligations in (1) 2016, (2) 2017, (3) 2018, (4) 2019, (5) 2020, and (6) 2021.  HL4115

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the decision by the Manchester Recovery Task Force to terminate the direct train service between Sheffield and Manchester Airport, when they expect that service to be reinstated.  HL4116

Lord Shipley to ask His Majesty's Government in what county or region was the primary residence of individuals recommended for a Life Peerage by the Prime Minister in each year since 2019.  HL4117

Lord Shipley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the geographical distribution by region or nation of members of the House of Lords.  HL4118

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what additional support they have provided to (1) local authority, and (2) private sector, swimming pools to help them manage energy bills.  HL4119

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what is the difference between a grammar school and a foundation or voluntary school, funded by the local authority, which also selects their pupils by academic ability.  HL4120

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 7 December (HL3726), what components of this "comprehensive learning journey" do all work coaches undertake; and what are the "tools, skills and behaviours" required of those coaches.  HL4121

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 7 December (HL3726), who provides this training to work coaches; and what qualifications do they have.  HL4122

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 7 December (HL3726), how often is the provision of work coaching refreshed.  HL4123

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 7 December (HL3726), how much time is each work coach assigned to a young person.  HL4124

Lord Stunell to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to speed up the notification of the results of bids to the Levelling Up Fund; and what assessment they have made of the delay of the establishment of Marple Leisure and Community Hub in Stockport Borough.  HL4125

Lord Stunell to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his Autumn Statement on 17 November that the NHS will be given £3.3 billion additional funding, what proportion of that funding will be spent on rebuilding community NHS dentistry services in areas with (1) no, or (2) low, take-up of new adult NHS patients, such as Stock… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support greater use of early interventions for those in the criminal justice system to prevent recidivism.  HL4127

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of feedback from businesses that are making use of financial support to trial a four-day working week.  HL4128

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the increased cost of living on children’s social care budgets.  HL4129

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to designate senior political leadership for child protection and children’s social care, and (2) to appoint a Minister for Children who attends Cabinet.  HL4130

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions the Department for Education has had with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities about providing additional support to care-experienced young people.  HL4131

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government how many meetings of the Children’s Social Care National Implementation Board have taken place; and what role, if any, the Board has played in formulating His Majesty's Government's response to the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care.  HL4132