House of Lords Business

Baroness Andrews to ask His Majesty's Government how many retained EU Law statutory instruments (SIs) are within the scope of the Common Frameworks programme; how many of these SIs are the responsibility of Scotland and Wales respectively; and when they plan to publish their scenario planning for the impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill on the operability of… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Andrews to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take if any relevant Retained EU Law that underpins the Common Frameworks programme is revoked; and what changes they will make to the dispute resolution process to ensure that it can be utilised to deal with issues arising from the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.  HL5580

Baroness Andrews to ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish their proposed changes to the Common Frameworks Governance structures necessitated by the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, including the terms of reference and proposed memberships for the relevant working groups.  HL5581

Lord Balfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 7 February (HL5154), what is the upper age limit for screening for bowel cancer; and whether those who have been screened in the past but have now passed the previous upper age limit for screening will be invited to re-apply under the new rules.  HL5582

Lord Balfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Balfe and Lord Callanan on 6 February (HL Deb cols 1062–83), whether the Minister is now in a position to write in response the points raised regarding aviation.  HL5583

Lord Balfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Callanan on 6 February (HL Deb col 1082), when the Department for Transport industry engagement forum will next meet to discuss the impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill on that industry.  HL5584

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to facilitate and plan for releases of beavers into the wild in England; and what consideration they have given to the optimal population and distribution of beavers.  HL5585

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential shortage of birds for commercial hunting given the avian flu pandemic and restrictions on bird movement.  HL5586

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve health literacy of school pupils.  HL5587

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the research paper An approach to conflicts of interest in UK food regulatory institutions, published in Nature Food on 30 December 2022; and what plans they have, if any, to address any risk of any conflicts of interest for members of food policy advisory committees, includ… 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 to enforce the ban on marketing baby (under six month) child milk formula in the UK; and whether they plan to extend the ban across all child milk formula.  HL5589

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of whether the aviation sector is on track to achieve Jet Zero without the Government intervening to incentivise change.  HL5590

Lord Boateng to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in the UK's programme of support for the African Continental Free Trade Area; how much of the up to £35 million set aside for this purpose has been spent; and on what specific actions.  HL5591

Lord Boateng to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement to contribute to the GDP of that continent.  HL5592

Lord Boateng to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of TradeMark Africa's developmental impact; and what steps they will take to support that organisation.  HL5593

Lord Bowness to ask His Majesty's Government how many provisions of retained EU law were incorporated into UK law by primary legislation.  HL5594

Lord Bowness to ask His Majesty's Government how many provisions of retained EU law were originally passed by the Council of the European Union by a qualified majority vote in which the UK voted against.  HL5595

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to use more trained therapists to ease the backlog of NHS patients with mental health problems.  HL5596

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government whether any asylum seekers who are residing in Northern Ireland have criminal records in their countries of origin.  HL5597

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government when inspections and building condition surveys were last carried out on St Lucia Barracks in Omagh.  HL5598

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government whether they own St Lucia Barracks in Omagh.  HL5599

Lord Hampton to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to bring back a student loan forgiveness scheme for teachers, similar to that trialled between 2002 and 2004, in which 10 per cent of a new teacher’s total student loan was paid off each year that they stayed in the profession.  HL5600

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what measures are in place to ensure that commuted funds in respect of planning obligations set aside under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 are spent in (1) an appropriate, and (2) timely, manner and represent value for money.  HL5601

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support school leavers who have ongoing caring responsibilities for parents, guardians or siblings.  HL5602

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support farmers to reduce the use of antibiotics.  HL5603

The Earl of Leicester to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 5 December 2022 (HL3057), what assessment they have made of the Cochrane Review on Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses, published on 30 January 2023; and whether they will update their guidance on face coverings in response to those fi… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Earl of Leicester to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 5 December 2022 (HL3057), how the UK Health Security Agency’s The effectiveness of face coverings to reduce transmission of COVID-19 in community settings: A rapid review (update 2) from November 2021 accounts for biases such as the retrospective data collection, short-… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the ways in which UK emergency aid can best be delivered to those most affected by the earthquake in southern Turkey and Syria on 6 February; and what steps they are taking, together with international partners in the UN, to ensure that international aid is able to reach north-west Syria.  HL… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to prevent any further loss of wetlands, and (2) to restore wetlands to their natural state.  HL5607

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what restrictions are placed on the use of defence equipment supplied to the Ministry of Defence by German arms manufacturers, including the new Boxer armoured transport vehicles due to enter UK service in 2023.  HL5608

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government whether there are any circumstances in which it is currently possible for refugees to claim asylum from within the UK other than for claimants from Ukraine, Afghanistan or Hong Kong who apply under the relevant time-limited schemes.  HL5609

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government whether any Chinese spy balloons incursions have been detected over UK airspace in the past two years; and whether they have received any reports from European countries of any similar incursions into European airspace during that time.  HL5610

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government how many fighter jets the UK Armed Forces currently have in service that would be suitable for use by Ukraine; and what assessment they have made of how many of those it would be possible for the UK to provide to Ukraine.  HL5611

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government what evidence they have that fumes from motor vehicles cause (1) stunted lung growth in children, and (2) premature death.  HL5612

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to allow savers to use Lifetime ISA (LISA) monies without penalty to buy a home of a value that would otherwise incur a penalty when the money was withdrawn.  HL5613

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to raise the £410,000 Lifetime ISA (LISA) limit to £607,500 to reflect average house price growth in the UK since 2017.  HL5614

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with local authorities regarding the £250 million of funding allocated to speed up hospital discharge.  HL5615

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of the level of funding of the public health grant to local authorities.  HL5616

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of Trading Standards' powers to regulate the sale of vaping products and tackle illicit vaping tobacco products.  HL5617

Lord Rennard to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken (1) to offer children with Congenital Hyperinsulinism continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in order to avoid Hypoglycaemic incident and subsequent neurological harm, and (2) to ensure equality of funding for children with Hyperinsulinism regardless of geographical location in England.  HL5618

Lord Rennard to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for prioritising early diagnosis of Congenital Hyperinsulinism to prevent Hypoglycaemic incident and subsequent neurological harm in babies and children.  HL5619

Lord Rennard to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with NHS England to embed knowledge of Congenital Hyperinsulinism among medical professionals and associations responsible for neo-natal, post-natal and paediatric care, to ensure urgent diagnosis to prevent neurological harm.  HL5620

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government what is the reason for the delay in the completion of the delivery of Challenger 3 tanks for use in demonstration trials from 2024 to early 2025.  HL5621

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to conclude their review of the number of Challenger 3 tanks which will comprise the full operating capability to be delivered by 2030.  HL5622

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have held any discussions with BP following reports that the company will fail to meet its climate targets; and what steps they are taking to promote sustainability in oil companies.  HL5623

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the measures they would need to implement to ensure the UK is compliant with international human rights obligations to migrants in the event of withdrawal from the ECHR.  HL5624

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what further steps they will be taking to protect vulnerable people during the cold weather.  HL5625

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assistance they are providing to support victims of the earthquake in Turkey and northern Syria.  HL5626

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce incidences of knife crime against shop workers.  HL5627

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many instances of knife crime occurred in Hertfordshire in (1) 2022, (2) 2021, (3) 2020, and (4) 2019.  HL5628

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 9 February (HL5157), whether they have evidence of organised criminal gangs targeting any unaccompanied child refugees staying in hotels, including those children that have reportedly gone missing from hotels housing asylum seekers in the last 12 months.  HL5629

Baroness Sheehan to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty; and what recent discussions they have held with the EU on this.  HL5630

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent further strike action by civil servants.  HL5631

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect the (1) pay, (2) conditions, and (3) employment rights, of workers in the hospitality sector, given the wage inflation seen in that sector over the past year.  HL5632

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that qualifications gained by servicemen and women in the military are recognised by civilian employers.  HL5633

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to equalise the VAT rate for public charging (20 per cent) and home charging (5 per cent) for electric vehicles.  HL5634