House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what is their timetable for the removal of Hikvision cameras from all buildings in public ownership in the UK.  HL4954

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Security Minister on 1 November 2022 that Confucius Institutes “pose a threat to civil liberties in many universities in the United Kingdom”, what steps they have taken to close those Institutes.  HL4955

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether they assess that the threat to freedom and democracy in the UK posed by the government of China is increasing; if so, whether they believe that Confucius Institutes are part of such a threat; and if not, why they have said that they want to reduce influence of Confucius Institutes.  HL4956

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports in The Times on 23 January that more than 40 British universities “have links to Uyghur Genocide, weapons development, espionage, defence research and hacking”; what estimate they have made of the total annual revenue such collaboration generates; and what steps they are taki… 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 reports that unaccompanied migrants under the age of 18 have gone missing from hotel accommodation; what safeguards they have in place to protect such children; and what links they have identified between these disappearances and human traffickers.  HL4958

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask His Majesty's Government what administrative, logistical, and financial support is provided to UK trade envoys when they travel overseas in that capacity.  HL4959

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask His Majesty's Government what are the roles and lines of accountability for UK trade envoys and trade commissioners, including their accountability to Parliament.  HL4960

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask His Majesty's Government, following the visits to the Dominican Republic and the Republic of Columbia by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Americas and Caribbean), what plans they have to assist UK businesses in trading with companies in those countries.  HL4961

Baroness Chapman of Darlington to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for Education on 13 January (114721), when they will publish the "detailed, school level" findings of the Condition Data Collection Programme.  HL4962

Baroness Chapman of Darlington to ask His Majesty's Government when they will update the National Risk Register 2020; and whether it will include the risk of school buildings collapsing.  HL4963

Baroness Chapman of Darlington to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of English universities facing financial difficulties; and what assessment they have made of the impact closure could have on local communities.  HL4964

Lord Farmer to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 9 June 2022 (HL Deb col 1240) that re-categorising crime types and publishing a “violence against men and boys” strategy could lead to complaints from women and domestic abuse organisations, what steps they have taken to confirm this concern is justified.  HL4965

Lord Farmer to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to take a more holistic approach to men’s health, given that there are common underlying factors such as alcohol and drug abuse, and suicide, which are identifiable and frequently preventable.  HL4966

Lord German to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will pause the procurement process for Oak National Academy pending the outcome of the ongoing application for judicial review by the British Educational Suppliers Association, the Publishers Association, and the Society of Authors.  HL4967

Lord German to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the potential impact on the commercial market for curriculum resources of establishing Oak National Academy as an arm’s-length body.  HL4968

Lord German to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the funding Oak National Academy will require (1) in the period from September 2022 until September 2025, and (2) thereafter on an annual basis.  HL4969

Lord German to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the value of the (1) curriculum resources market, and (2) educational supplies market, to the UK economy.  HL4970

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans to reform childcare, particularly staff-child ratios; and if so, what is their timetable for doing so.  HL4971

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the 27.5 per cent proposed increase to the statutory scheme payment included in the Proposed update to the 2023 statutory scheme to control the costs of branded health service medicines, published on 16 December 2022; and whether this increase is part of their commitment to… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to publish the Shawcross Review on the Prevent counter terrorism strategy.  HL4973

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support mediation in disputes that would otherwise require grandparents to apply for Contact Orders in order to have access to their grandchildren.  HL4974

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 2 November 2022 (HL2728), what was the basis of the advice to the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) that “61 archaeological sites, including a substantial part of the Stonehenge Avenue, [were] all under extreme risk of loss due to ploughing”, and th… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government whether a (1) Highways England, or (2) National Highways, Environment Designated Funds grant was made to the National Trust as partnership funding towards the acquisition of 168 hectares of land at Stonehenge; and if so, what was the amount of that grant.  HL4976

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 20 December (HL4099 and HL4100), whether the grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund was for both (1) the buy out of the leasehold interest of the 151 acres of land already owned by the Trust in area, and (2) the purchase of the 21.6 acres of lan… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 20 December (HL4099 and HL4100), what assessment they have made of the proposed A303 road widening scheme on the archaeological sites in the area, particularly the remains of an early Neolithic settlement within the land known as Bow Tie Field; and whet… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Leong to ask His Majesty's Government how many UK citizens are working as judges in Hong Kong.  HL4979

Lord Leong to ask His Majesty's Government what (1) financial, and (2) training, support they are providing to British national (overseas) (BNOs) citizens born after 1997 to help them enter the UK job market.  HL4980

Lord Lipsey to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on 12 October 2022 (54476), why the Private Parking Code of Practice has not yet come into force.  HL4981

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made with the recruitment of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner.  HL4982

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have consulted voluntary sector organisations working with victims of modern slavery on the text of the draft guidance for Modern Slavery Reasonable Grounds decision making referred to by the Minister for Immigration in his Written Ministerial Statement of 13 December 2022; and when this revised guidance will come… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish the guidance on providing 12 months’ support to modern slavery victims who hold a positive conclusive grounds decision.  HL4984

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government how many meetings of the RAPID C-19 independent advisory group there have been since September 2022; and what plans they have to continue to review these processes to ensure that new treatments for COVID-19 are made available safely to National Health Service patients as soon as possible after they are approved by the Medicines and H… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the contribution of village halls as community spaces, and (2) the risk of closures of such facilities; and what steps they are taking to support local authorities and community groups to keep village halls open.  HL4986

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government whether they collect data on the number of village halls in England; and if so, what estimate they have made of how many village halls closed in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, and (4) 2022.  HL4987

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many people in rural areas do not have access to (1) landline phones, (2) mobile telephone coverage, (3) wireless coverage, (4) broadband, and (5) satellite internet.  HL4988

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many reported instances of stop-and-search occurred in Hertfordshire in (1) 2022, (2) 2021, (3) 2020, and (4) 2019.  HL4989

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how much pork was (1) exported, and (2) imported, in the years (a) 2022, (b) 2021, (c) 2020, and (d) 2019.  HL4990

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how much lamb was (1) exported, and (2) imported, in the years (a) 2022, (b) 2021, (c) 2020, and (d) 2019.  HL4991

Lord Sarfraz to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent incitement to violence and hatred by Swedish politician Rasmus Paludan; and whether they will consider refusing him entry to the UK on the grounds that his presence will not be conducive to the public good.  HL4992

Lord Strathcarron to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the analysis in chapter 10 of the Technical report on the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, published on 1 December 2022, that non-COVID excess deaths are being caused by, among other factors, patients not receiving statins or blood pressure medicines during the pandemic.  HL4993

Lord Strathcarron to ask His Majesty's Government why, in advertisements distributed as part of NHS public health campaigns, the word "safe" has been used to promote the COVID-19 vaccines, given that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency's Blue Guide, published in November 2020, says that "advertising which states or implies that a product is 'safe' is u… 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 increase the number of jobs in (1) offshore wind, and (2) the wider green economy.  HL4995

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide further support to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) experiencing a shortage of financial resources to help them survive in the current economic conditions.  HL4996

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that local authorities are (1) resourced, and (2) supported, to tackle climate change.  HL4997

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government whether the stockpile levels of ammunition and missiles held by the UK armed forces have been reassessed in light of the levels of Ukrainian and Russian expenditure during fighting in Ukraine.  HL4998

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government how many types of ammunition and missiles are stored in UK.  HL4999

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government how many of the stockpiles of ammunition and missiles are at the 100 per cent-level that plans require.  HL5000

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government how many ammunition and missile supply firms have commenced 24-hour, 7-day operations since the start of the war in Ukraine.  HL5001

Lord Wills to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that postal delivery providers, such as Amazon, comply with Ofcom’s (1) new guidance on improving their complaints process, and (2) new regulations improving protections for disabled customers.  HL5002