House of Lords Business

Lord Addington to ask His Majesty's Government what is the advantage for pupils of moving from the current qualification for a Special Educational Needs Coordinator requiring 600 hours training and a Masters qualification, to the proposed 75 hour National Professional Qualification.  HL4397

Lord Addington to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the proposed reduction in training hours for Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators by 525 hours, whether the resources previously allocated to training will be used to provide more specialist support in schools.  HL4398

Lord Addington to ask His Majesty's Government whether they are able to make a pay award to teachers in maintained schools outside the review conducted by the Schools Teachers’ Review Body.  HL4399

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Turkey regarding the sentencing of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of Istanbul, to two years and seven months in prison for the crime of "insulting public officials".  HL4400

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of warnings of (1) genocide, and (2) other atrocities, being committed against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh.  HL4401

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have undertaken a Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability assessment of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh; and if so, what steps, if any, they have taken as a result.  HL4402

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they intend to make of the safety of menstrual and adult continence products, particularly with regard to skin sensitising and hormonal effects; and what plans they have to regulate tampons as medical devices.  HL4403

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 8 September 2021 (HL Deb col 867) in which he said that they "will publish a soil health action plan for England", when they will publish this plan.  HL4404

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Prime Minister on Illegal Immigration on 13 December (HC Deb cols 885–8), what assessment they have made of the gender impacts of the aspiration that claims for asylum will be processed “in days or weeks, not months or years”, given the difficulties many victims of sexual violence may… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Prime Minister on Illegal Immigration on 13 December (HC Deb cols 885–8), whether the commitment to double the number of asylum caseworkers will be delivered by (1) an increase in the number of civil servants, or (2) a redeployment of existing civil servants from other areas of work. … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Chapman of Darlington to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support students with the cost of living.  HL4407

Baroness Chapman of Darlington to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effects of increases in the cost of living on access to higher education for students from (1) ethnic minority, and (2) disadvantaged, backgrounds.  HL4408

Baroness Chapman of Darlington to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of maintenance loans rising by 2.3 per cent on (1) ethnic minority, and (2) disadvantaged, students.  HL4409

Baroness Chapman of Darlington to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of rising energy costs on college budgets.  HL4410

Baroness Chapman of Darlington to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to investigate delays to vocational and technical exam and assessment results in 2022.  HL4411

Baroness Chapman of Darlington to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the impact of inflation on (1) school budgets, (2) the cost of uniforms, (3) classroom staff, (4) extra-curricular activities, (5) schools' energy bills, (6) school meals, and (7) the costs for parents associated with their child’s education.  HL4412

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to publish a response to their 2021 deposit return scheme consultation; and why that response was not published in early 2022 as planned.  HL4413

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government whether it remains their intention for a deposit return scheme to be operational in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland from 2024; and what assessment they have made of the potential impact on (1) producers, (2) retailers, and (3) consumers, of a different implementation date in Scotland.  HL4414

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the deposit return scheme for England, Wales and Northern Ireland operates in a manner that avoids contamination with other forms of packaging.  HL4415

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure the health of the British citizen, Jimmy Lai, since he was incarcerated in Stanley Prison in Hong Kong.  HL4416

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Jimmy Lai’s access to health care services in Stanley Prison in Hong Kong.  HL4417

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they have taken to ensure Jimmy Lai receives proper diabetes treatment while being held in Stanley Prison in Hong Kong.  HL4418

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what assistance, if any, the British Consulate in Hong Kong has provided Jimmy Lai to maintain his health while he is imprisoned.  HL4419

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to restore a full staff level at His Majesty’s Prison Wandsworth to prevent 23-hour lock-ups, eliminate rats, and restore the operation of the prison chapel.  HL4420

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the health of the fishing industry in England.  HL4421

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Non-Sterile Disposable Glove Use Fundamentals online courses; and what plans they have to make that course a component of NHS staff training.  HL4422

Lord Monks to ask His Majesty's Government what is the approximate value of Foreign Direct Investment in the UK in (1) the six years preceding the EU referendum in 2016, and (2) the six years since.  HL4423

Lord Monks to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the furlough scheme on (1) relationships between employers and employees, and (2) the number of older people leaving the workforce; and in any such assessment, what links they have found between these factors.  HL4424

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to remove barriers experienced by offshore oil and gas workers when seeking to transition to green jobs in the offshore energy sector.  HL4425

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support companies facing financial pressures due to the impact of inflation and interest rate increases.  HL4426

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce a home heating support fund.  HL4427

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the current monthly cost of the operation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in respect of (1) the Trader Support Service, (2) any costs to businesses, and (3) any related areas.  HL4428

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total annual cost of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland if it is fully implemented in its current form on (1) the Trader Support Service, (2) businesses, and (3) any related areas.  HL4429