House of Lords Business

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Prime Minister on 28 November concerning "robust pragmatism" in foreign policy towards our competitors, how “robust pragmatism” will operate in practice in the UK's foreign policy towards China; what steps they will take to implement this approach to the UK's relationship with China; and how they will m… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government how many times the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has stayed overnight in Northern Ireland since his appointment.  HL4193

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government how many times the Minister of State for Northern Ireland has stayed overnight in Northern Ireland since his appointment.  HL4194

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government in what circumstances they involve the government of Ireland in matters relating to Strand 1 (democratic institutions in Northern Ireland) of the Multi-Party Agreement under the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.  HL4195

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government why they have changed the proposed method for distributing energy support payments to people in Northern Ireland.  HL4196

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what expenditure was incurred between 2007 and 2021 on (1) security, and (2) maintenance, at St Lucia Barracks in Omagh, County Tyrone.  HL4197

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask His Majesty's Government what was the percentage of NHS staff on long term sick leave in NHS trusts in (1) 2020, (2) 2021, and (3) 2022; and for each year, what was the proportion of each kind of illness that prompted the leave.  HL4198

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce health and social care workforce sickness absence.  HL4199

Lord Leong to ask His Majesty's Government how many British National (Overseas) visas have been issued since the visa scheme was launched; and how many of those have settled in the UK.  HL4200

Lord Leong to ask His Majesty's Government what assistance they are providing to those who have fled Hong Kong and are claiming asylum status in the UK; and of those applicants, how many are women.  HL4201

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government when the 2022 UK annual report on modern slavery will be published.  HL4202

Lord Moylan to ask His Majesty's Government how many people received an indeterminate sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection in total; and of those, how many were sentenced under (1) the original provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 unamended by any subsequent Act, and (2) the provisions of the 2003 Act as amended by the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008.  H… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Moylan to ask His Majesty's Government how many people currently in prison serving an indeterminate sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (1) have never been released, and (2) have been recalled; and for each of those groups, how many were sentenced under (a) the original provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 unamended by any subsequent Act, and (b) the provisi… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Shipley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the World Wildlife Fund’s estimate that around seven billion meals' worth of food are disposed of as waste each year by UK farmers who cannot recruit enough workers to pick crops.  HL4205

Lord Teverson to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken (1) to prepare for the introduction of mandatory recycling labelling on packaging, and (2) to ensure business is able to implement these reforms effectively and at a reasonable cost.  HL4206

Lord Teverson to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that mandatory recycling labelling on packaging will enable consumers to recycle easily and accurately.  HL4207

Lord Teverson to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the new regulations regarding mandatory recyclability labelling are enforced.  HL4208

Lord Teverson 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 mandatory recyclability labelling requirements.  HL4209

Baroness Wheeler to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likely number of products that will be eligible for inclusion in the Innovative Medicines Fund in 2022–23 and 2023–24.  HL4210

Baroness Wheeler to ask His Majesty's Government why they are yet to add any products to the Innovative Medicines Fund.  HL4211

Baroness Wheeler to ask His Majesty's Government what public engagement they carried out in 2022 for the NICE Listens programme; what topics NICE Listens will cover in 2023; and whether NICE Listens will include rare diseases in 2023.  HL4212