House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the alleged attacks on 5 February in villages in the Bokkos area of Plateau State in Nigeria; and what representations they have made to the government of Nigeria concerning who may have been responsible for these incidents.  HL5532

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that any call for evidence they launch into road transport law would reference the substantial body of transport legislation that would be affected by the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.  HL5533

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce the cost of long distance railway fares; and what assessment they have made of the possibility of tapering the cost per mile of journeys after a certain distance for long distance fares  HL5534

Lord Crathorne to ask His Majesty's Government whether land that has been taken out of agricultural production for an environmental scheme or project will be eligible for (1) Agricultural Property Relief, or (2) equivalent relief.  HL5535

Lord Crathorne to ask His Majesty's Government what their timescale is for progressing the Commons Act 2006 and expanding its coverage beyond the current pilot areas.  HL5536

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the treatment of (1) Hindus, (2) Christians, and (3) other non-Muslim minorities, by the government of Pakistan; and whether they will make representations to that government concerning the enforcement of the law of blasphemy against those minorities.  HL5537

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what steps will be required under the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland for any changes to the Bread and Flour Regulations 1988; and how long they estimate the requirements of the Protocol will take to fulfil in this regard.  HL5538

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the regulatory divergence between Great Britain and Northern Ireland that may occur as a result of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill.  HL5539

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure businesses in England can continue to supply businesses in Northern Ireland following the passage of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill.  HL5540

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 6 December 2022 (HL3643), why they did not produce a statement of community involvement when the consultation on extending planning permission for the accommodation facility at Napier barracks was for this stated purpose.  HL5541

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government what is the average processing time for a decision on the admissibility of an asylum application.  HL5542

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals’ asylum applications were declared inadmissible in 2022; and what percentage of such individuals were returned to a safe or third country.  HL5543

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals, whose applications were declared inadmissible for asylum but who were unable to be returned to a third country, have been added to the list of asylum applications.  HL5544

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect on the asylum application waiting list of the requirement to reassess refugees with Group 2 status every 30 months.  HL5545

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to trial an Emergency Resettlement Mechanism that is wider than existing schemes as originally proposed in the New Plan for Immigration, published on 24 March 2021.  HL5546

Baroness Eaton to ask His Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children arrived in England in each month in 2022.  HL5547

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase access to (1) diagnosis centres, and (2) radiotherapy cancer treatments, for patients in England.  HL5548

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure early diagnosis of cancers in England.  HL5549

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the availability of funding for establishing (1) community diagnostic centres, and (2) cancer treatment hubs, in England.  HL5550

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the increased (1) cost of living, and (2) cost of energy, on hospices in England.  HL5551

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to support hospices with energy costs after the Energy Bill Relief Scheme comes to an end in March; and what conversations, if any, they have had with Hospice UK about rising energy costs.  HL5552

Lord Kilclooney to ask His Majesty's Government what was the percentage of the contribution of wind energy to the electric power produced in Great Britain in each of the past 10 years.  HL5553

Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 6 February (HL Deb col 961), in what circumstances legally qualified chairs in police misconduct cases are entitled to remain anonymous.  HL5554

Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 6 February (HL Deb col 961), what representations they have made to the Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner, if any, regarding expediting the gross misconduct hearing proceedings for Mr Mike Veale through the use of statutory powers possessed by the Home Secretary.  HL5555

Lord Lipsey to ask His Majesty's Government why they have not yet implemented the code contained under the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019.  HL5556

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to end the use of hotels accommodating unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.  HL5557

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what support, including (1) legal support, (2) mental health support, and (3) medical provision, they are providing to unaccompanied asylum-seeking children placed in hotels.  HL5558

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government what are the criteria that distinguish obese citizens in England who are described as malnourished from other obese citizens who are not so described.  HL5559

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government what data describes the differing causes of obesity (1) with and without malnutrition, and (2) in people of high and low economic placement.  HL5560

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of disabled access to Thirsk Station; and what plans they have to make improvements to that access.  HL5561

Lord Moylan to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Department of Health and Social Care on 24 November 2022 (92381), why products containing over 50 per cent of fruit, nuts and seeds are subject to restrictions applied to products high in fat, salt and sugar, when no assessment has been made of the level… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether £7 million is to be spent on the security works project at Peers' Entrance; why such expenditure is necessary; and who authorised it.  HL5563

Lord Ravensdale to ask His Majesty's Government, what plans they have to implement the recommendation in the report Mission Zero: Independent Review of Net Zero, published on 26 September 2022, to bring forward to 2033 the target to phase out the installation of new gas boilers; and when they will make an announcement about any such plans.  HL5564

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government further to the (1) departure, and (2) anticipated departure, of several EU countries from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), what discussions they have had with (a) the EU, and (b) EU member states, about (i) a replacement agreement, and (ii) steps they could take to neutralise the sunset clause in the ECT; and if they… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to legislate to regulate the use of electric scooters in Northern Ireland in the absence of a Northern Ireland Assembly and Northern Ireland Executive.  HL5566

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government what are the role and responsibilities of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero; and whether the department has jurisdiction in (1) Northern Ireland, (2) Scotland, and (3) Wales.  HL5567

Baroness Sheehan to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that a failure to reform the Energy Charter Treaty would have on new fossil fuel developments in the UK.  HL5568

Baroness Sheehan to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have received the letter from Mishcon De Reya on behalf of Community Windpower Ltd about impending legal action in respect of the Electricity Generator Levy; and what steps they intend to take in response.  HL5569

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara to ask His Majesty's Government whether they consider predictive text engines such as ChatGPT and Google's LaMDA BARD to be within the scope of the Online Safety Bill, as currently drafted; and if not, what other measures they will introduce to hold companies responsible for the operation of such software should it be likely to be accessed by children o… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 8 December 2022 (HL3776), when the Liverpool Strategic Futures Panel will meet.  HL5571

Lord Strathcarron to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 6 February 2023 (HL4993), what plans they have to launch an evidence-led investigation into why more people are dying unexpectedly than normal.  HL5572

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to introduce reforms to the railway network.  HL5573

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the Bank of England regarding the development of a "digital pound"; and what assessment they have made of the impact of a digital pound on the financial system in the UK.  HL5574

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what criteria they use to identify hotels that are suitable to accommodate migrants.  HL5575

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government how many migrants are accommodated in hotels in each upper tier authority for the latest date on which figures are available.  HL5576

Baroness Wheeler to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to bring together the different (1) initiatives, (2) white papers, and (3) funding streams, into a clearer plan for social care reform.  HL5577

Baroness Wheeler to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) on 21 December 2022 (110613), when they will publish their plan for social care system reform; whether the plan will include (1) an evaluation of the burden on local authorities, (2) a consolidation of existing social care initiatives, whi… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text