House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the recent protests at the Chinese Consulate in Manchester, what representations they have made to overseas governments on sharing information about the six Chinese diplomats recently withdrawn from the UK by the government of China, in the event that those individuals are redeployed to a third country.  HL43… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Haiti, including reports of hunger and acute food insecurity in the Cité Soleil neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince.  HL4353

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government, with regards to the reported contaminated air incidents on British Airways flight 286 on 25 October 2016 and British Airways flight 422 on 5 August 2019, what medical follow up checks have been conducted on passengers involved; and whether passengers were informed what chemicals they were exposed to during the fligh… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of exposure to engine oil and hydraulic fluid among airline crews; and what plans they have to fund research into the issue of exposure, which can lead to the condition Organophosphorus Ester-Induced Chronic Neurotoxicity.  HL4355

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether exposure to synthetic jet engine oil and hydraulic fluids or their decomposition products poses any risk to unborn children.  HL4356

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations made by the Air Accident Investigation Branch that all aircraft should have contaminated air warning systems fitted; and what steps they are taking to introduce this technology for UK-registered aircraft.  HL4357

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure UK airlines provide the training to flying staff that is outlined in Circular 344 of the International Civil Aviation Organisation, Guidelines on Education, Training and Reporting Practices related to Fume Events.  HL4358

Lord Hannan of Kingsclere to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Georgia regarding the continuing detention of Mikheil Saakashvili, whose health has reported to have “deteriorated sharply”; and what plans they have to encourage that government to release him on humanitarian grounds.  HL4359

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of bluefin tuna in the waters around the UK.  HL4360

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the number of people in modern slavery in the UK.  HL4361

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 in driving slavery out of supply chains.  HL4362

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risks to investors following the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX.  HL4363

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government how much funding is available to eligible farmers from the Slurry Infrastructure Grant; and what support they are providing to assist applicants with that process.  HL4364

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the number of tax compliance investigations.  HL4365

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government how many criminal prosecutions for tax offences have been undertaken by HMRC each year since 2010 up until the last year for which records are available.  HL4366

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of self-assessment as a mechanism for ensuring the collection of all taxes owed to HMRC.  HL4367

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the adequacy of the bands used for calculating council tax.  HL4368

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of business rates and the case for reform.  HL4369

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount of money collected by local authorities through fees and charges that are not council tax, business rates and rents for social housing.  HL4370

Lord Leong to ask His Majesty's Government, following the protests outside the Chinese Consulate in Manchester, what steps they are taking to protect (1) British citizens protesting peacefully in the UK against the government of China, and (2) Chinese protestors living in the UK.  HL4371

Lord Leong to ask His Majesty's Government how many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have participated in the 'Help to Grow' scheme since its launch; and how much has been spent on that scheme.  HL4372

Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland about appointments made by him; whether any such discussions included (1) disqualifying factors for prospective employees, and (2) the need to seek employment references prior to appointment; and if so, what were the results of… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government whether individuals awaiting the outcome of gross misconduct hearings conducted by the Independent Office for Police Conduct are eligible for appointment to roles (1) in the police service, or (2) in the offices of Police and Crime Commissioners.  HL4374

Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Independent Office for Police Conduct about the timing for the publication of the report on Mr Mike Veale, which was completed in February 2021; and whether they received any indication on when it will be published.  HL4375

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to resolve current supply issues limiting the availability of many prescription medicines, including antibiotics for the treatment of Group A Streptococcus; and how many prescription medicines in England currently have longer than average fulfilment times.  HL4376

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government whether the illicit use of fentanyl and fentanyl analogues has increased since 2019; how many deaths there have been since 2019 where illicit fentanyl is known to have contributed to the cause of death; and what steps they are taking to prevent the advertising and sale of these substances.  HL4377

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support the peace accord between Tigray leaders and the Ethiopian federal government signed in South Africa on 2 November.  HL4378

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current political and security situation in Kodok, South Sudan; and what support they are providing to the UN peacekeeping force in that area.  HL4379

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government how many households have benefited from the Homelessness Prevention Grant since it was launched in December 2021.  HL4380

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what is the average waiting time between requesting an assessment and an Education, Health and Care Plan being issued; which local authorities have the longest assessment, planning and review processing times for these plans; and what plans they have, if any, to change statutory timelines for the delivery of these plans. �… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Mawson to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of gritting of (1) roads, and (2) pavements, during icy weather.  HL4382

Lord Mawson to ask His Majesty's Government what financial support they provide to local authorities to ensure that they have the resources to grit roads and pavements adequately during icy weather; and whether there has been any change in the level of the resources provided in the last three years.  HL4383

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government whether they collect data on the religious affiliation of civil servants in the Home Office.  HL4384

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government whether they collect data on the religious affiliation of immigrants upon arrival to the UK.  HL4385

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government whether Muslims entering the UK for permanent settlement face the same (1) security, and (2) language, tests, as those of other faiths.  HL4386

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the recent publication of the 2021 Census, whether they have made any forecast of when they estimate that the local authority population of Birmingham will be majority Muslim.  HL4387

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government who is the chair of the Mid-Term Review of the BBC, announced by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on 26 May; and what are the names of the departmental officials who comprise the review body.  HL4388

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Penn on 14 December (HL3949), whether they will list in a table the various constituent parts of the UK’s financial commitments to the EU that the payment of c.£11bn sought to settle; and how much of that c.£11bn relates to each of those parts.  HL4389

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 15 December (HL3951), whether this advice regarding the flying of flags of countries other than the UK or Ukraine also applies to (1) Northern Ireland, (2) Scotland, and (3) Wales.  HL4390

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to expand the National School Breakfast Programme.  HL4391

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of children under five years old who benefit from the provision of free school milk; and what plans they have to expand that provision.  HL4392

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government why screening of malnutrition is not standard practice in all health settings across England.  HL4393

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, following the Prime Minister's statement on illegal migration on 13 December, whether they will respond to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' appeal to the UK to uphold its legal obligations.  HL4394

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, following the UK–Albania announcement on a joint task force against illegal migration, how many British caseworkers will be sent to Tirana; and how much is the total cost of the policy.  HL4395

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government whether they keep records of how often, following a visa application being authorised, the documents are returned to the applicant to allow for travel in time for the start date for which the visa has been sought; if so, (1) how often the authorised documents are returned within this period, and (2) what proportion of all visa appl… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text