House of Lords Business

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of human rights in Qatar following the sentencing to life imprisonment of Qatari lawyers Hazza and Rashed bin Ali Abu Shurayda al-Marri on 10 May 2022; what representations have they made to the government of Qatar about this issue; and what steps they plan to take, if any, to curtail U… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to respond to the issues raised by the Local Government Association Coastal Special Interest Group’s Coastal Landfill Survey Report, published on 30 November 2022, which found that in 26 councils coastal landfill sites are spilling waste into the sea.  HL4756

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the rise in trauma deaths and sudden unexpected deaths in infancy and childhood (Sudic) in 2022; in particular, that four times as many deaths occurred in the most deprived fifth of the population, compared with the least deprived fifth; and what steps they plan to take, if any, in r… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any assessment of the recent destruction of buildings and targeting of civilians in Ukraine by Russian forces; and what steps they are taking, if any, in response to these actions based on the UK's statutory obligations concerning alleged instances of war crimes.  HL4758

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the health benefits of (1) COVID-19 vaccines, and (2) vaccines in general.  HL4759

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of using prepayment meters on users of such meters in (1) managing their finances, (2) meeting the increased cost of living, and (3) other challenges.  HL4760

Lord Coaker to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to withdraw from the 1951 Refugee Convention.  HL4761

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Pakistan, if any, about the (1) safety, and (2) well-being, of around two hundred Jews living in that country.  HL4762

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Rebecca Tuck KC Independent Investigation into Allegations of Antisemitism within NUS, published on 12 January; and what discussions they have had with the National Union of Students about the implementation of those recommendations.  HL4763

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Jewish right to visit the Temple Mount (Haram al-Sharif) under the terms of the Status Quo arrangement.  HL4764

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Jordan to ensure safe visits by Jews to the Temple Mount (Haram al-Sharif).  HL4765

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Royal Mail Stamp Swap Out scheme; and what assessment they have made of the cost of that scheme so far.  HL4766

Lord Howard of Rising to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 29 November (HL3547) concerning the legal opinion by Lord Pannick published by the Government on 2 September, whether professional legal privilege was waived in relation to the (1) commissioning, and (2) intended publication, of the (a) first, and (b) second, legal opi… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) identify, and (2) address, the needs of patients who are medically fit to be discharged from hospital but are unable to leave because of delays in transfers of care.  HL4768

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to address staffing shortages to ensure that patients receive high-quality, allied healthcare professional and ancillary care, including those patients occupying the additional 7,000 hospital beds announced in August 2022.  HL4769

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government how much of the funding announced by the Prime Minister on 9 January to support patients who are medically fit but need care after discharge from hospital will be ring-fenced to address the national shortage of front-line domiciliary and residential care staff.  HL4770

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reassure families that relatives discharged from hospital into home care will be adequately supported, given the current staff shortages.  HL4771

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need to prioritise funding for public health and primary, community, and social care, in order to resolve capacity problems in A&E and hospital trusts.  HL4772

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the NHS to take forward plans related to the performance of A&E departments and ambulance services.  HL4773

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that Israeli authorities refused permission for medical equipment to enter the Gaza Strip; and what representations, if any, they have made to the government of Israel about the matter.  HL4774

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) British Nationals, and (2) families containing a British National, in refugee camps in north-East Syria have asked to return to the UK; and how many such requests have been (a) accepted, and (b) refused.  HL4775

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how well the agreed arrangements for the export of food from Ukraine are working; and what (1) steps, if any, they are taking, and (2) discussions with partner countries they are having, to address any issues.  HL4776

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government whether His Majesty’s Treasury has done any economic modelling on the impact of the new alcohol duty bands on the consumption of alcohol; and if so, whether this modelling predicts that they would (1) incentivise alcohol drinkers to drink lower-alcohol drinks, and (2) reduce their overall consumption of alcohol.  HL4777

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decisions of UN Biodiversity Conference 2022 for protecting wildlife; and what steps they will take as a result of those decisions.  HL4778

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the case for using Processed Animal Protein.  HL4779

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likelihood of a vaccine for avian influenza being developed in the next 12 months.  HL4780

Lord Laming to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to tackle the absence rate of pupils in secondary schools in England of over 15 per cent.  HL4781

Lord Leong to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of (1) inflation, and (2) increased prices, on levelling-up projects being funded by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities; and what assessment they have made of the likelihood of any such projects being cancelled.  HL4782

Lord Leong to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of China regarding allowing British lawyers to represent British citizens in Hong Kong courts.  HL4783

Lord Leong to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount of unpaid tax for the last three fiscal years; and what plans they have to recover that money.  HL4784

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) one, and (2) two, bedroom homes have been built in (a) urban, and (b) rural, areas in each of the last three years in England.  HL4785

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the impact of the severe cold weather on vulnerable households, and (2) the ability of those residents on pre-payment meters to pay their energy bills.  HL4786

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of UK-Bangladesh relations.  HL4787

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UK aid, if any, given to Bangladesh over the last year.  HL4788

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) press freedoms in Bangladesh, and (2) the extent to which British journalists may freely enter and leave that country.  HL4789

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the resilience of flood protection measures on the Somerset levels during the winter of 2022–23.  HL4790

Lord Pickles to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that severely mentally impaired persons who are entitled to attendance allowance qualify for an exception or a discount on council tax within six months of being diagnosed as severely medically impaired by a medical practitioner.  HL4791

Lord Pickles to ask His Majesty's Government how many people who are severely mentally impaired received an exemption or a discount on council tax in each of the last five years for which figures are available.  HL4792

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of young people with Education, Health and Care Plans are in employment within six months of leaving education.  HL4793

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government when the process of digitising Education, Health and Care Plans will commence; and whether they have undertaken an impact assessment of this approach.  HL4794

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what their policy is regarding standardising Education, Health and Care Plans to improve standards.  HL4795

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government whether the digitising of Education, Health and Care Plans will be undertaken by one centralised supplier; and how the procurement process will work.  HL4796

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of school exclusions in the last five years were of children with Special Educational Needs.  HL4797

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that schools do not off-roll pupils.  HL4798

Lord Robathan to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the cost of the traffic controllers stationed on the road between Black Rod's Entrance and New Palace Yard during the current building works; how long will those staff be employed; and what evidence there is for the need for those controllers, illustrated by (1) vehicle, or (2) pedestrian, casualties over the last 10 years. &#… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Rose of Monewden to ask His Majesty's Government why they have reduced the number of funded university places for trainee doctors from 10,000 to 7,500 per annum in England.  HL4800

Lord Rose of Monewden to ask His Majesty's Government which universities are offering medical school places to overseas students only; and how many students are enrolled on those courses in the current academic year.  HL4801

Lord Rose of Monewden to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 8 November (HL3116), whether they have since asked the Migration Advisory Committee to pause their review; and if so, (1) when, and (2) for what purpose; and when they expect completion of the review.  HL4802

Lord Swire to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with local authorities about drone corridors.  HL4803

Lord Swire to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) the Country Land and Business Association, (2) the National Farmers' Union of England and Wales, and (3) other relevant countryside bodies, about drone corridors.  HL4804

Lord Swire to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will provide an update on Project Skyway.  HL4805

Lord Swire to ask His Majesty's Government what rights of appeal (1) house owners, and (2) landowners, will have on the designation of drone corridors.  HL4806

Lord Swire to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with aviation bodies about drone corridors.  HL4807

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to offer tax credits on (1) a broader range of intellectual property, and (2) capital spending.  HL4808

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of weaknesses in the (1) banking, and (2) insurance, sectors.  HL4809

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to university students struggling to find accommodation due to high demand.  HL4810

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the percentage of school pupils in England in Years 12 and 13 not currently studying Mathematics.  HL4811

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many people have directed the mobility component of their Disability Living Allowance to the purchase of a vehicle in each of the last three years, broken down by regions of the UK.  HL4812