House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the International Organization for Migration's Displacement Tracking Matrix report concerning the 418,000 people newly displaced people across Sudan in 2022.  HL5735

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the factors causing the displacement of people in Sudan, (2) the role of the conflicts in Darfur, Kordofan, and the Blue Nile states in prompting such displacements, and (3) the causes for those conflicts.  HL5736

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Pakistan about the murder of an Ahmadi doctor, Mr Rashid Ahmed, on 19 February in Gutriala, Gujarat; when they last raised the topic of attacks on Ahmadis with that government; and what response they received.  HL5737

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what investment they are making in nuclear energy.  HL5738

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for the issuing of firearm licences.  HL5739

Lord Butler of Brockwell to ask His Majesty's Government when they will provide an update on the progress of the technical group on loot boxes, which was expected to be published in the first quarter of 2023.  HL5740

Baroness Grey-Thompson to ask His Majesty's Government, further to their announcement on 21 February regarding new electric vehicle charging points to be installed across England, how many will be accessible for wheelchair users.  HL5741

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government whether water companies are required to collect and submit data on (1) the number of storm overflow monitors that are offline at any time, (2) the duration of these outages, and (3) the reasons for the outages; and if not, whether they intend to introduce such requirements.  HL5742

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of declining levels of confidence among farmers in England, as reported by the October 2022 release of the Farmer Opinion Tracker for England; and what steps they are taking to address this falling confidence.  HL5743

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce legislation to enhance protections for farmed fish at slaughter; and if so, when.  HL5744

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that their forthcoming chemicals strategy takes steps to protect the oceans; and whether that strategy will include a ban on the use of non-essential per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAs).  HL5745

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) increased instances of extreme weather events across Europe and North Africa, (2) the impact of such events on the importing of fresh produce into the UK, and (3) the need to increase domestic food security.  HL5746

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to further international collaboration relating to research on avian flu.  HL5747

Lord Hayward to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker,  further to his Written Answers on 30 January (HL4799) and 13 February (HL5205), whether a review will be conducted of the cost involved of having traffic controllers stationed on the parliamentary estate during the current building works; and what assessment has been made of the proportionality of that cost to the risks identified.  … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of planning permission applications by a third party which (1) interfere with an adjacent neighbouring property, and (2) undermine the foundation of a property not owned by them, without acquiring permission from that property owner.  HL5749

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Penn on 19 February (HL5309), what checks on amounts of duty-free tobacco and alcohol the Border Force carry out on passengers from the Republic of Ireland entering Great Britain by ferry or aircraft to ensure excise duty is paid where allowances are exceeded.  HL5750

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what form of allowances and controls would be required to ensure duty was paid where allowances were exceeded were duty-free shopping for individuals moving between Northern Ireland and the EU to be introduced.  HL5751

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government how many small boats used by illegal immigrants crossing the channel have been seized in the past two years; in what way those boats have been disposed of; and what assessment they have made of their origins and patterns involved in their purchase.  HL5752

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what steps, if any, the United Nations force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is taking to prevent further attacks and atrocities by M23 militias in North Kivu.  HL5753

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with (1) the government of Ghana, and (2) Commonwealth countries, to find ways of preventing further clashes between the Kusasi and Mamprusi tribes.  HL5754

Lord Inglewood to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 13 February (HL5359), whether they will now answer the question put, namely, how they intend to enforce their policy that food produced to lower environmental and welfare standards outside the UK will not be placed on the UK market, despite being allowed tariff-free access to the countr… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Lee of Trafford to ask His Majesty's Government what categories of people are exempt from prescription charges; and what percentage of the population this represents.  HL5756

Lord Lee of Trafford to ask His Majesty's Government what is the current charge for a prescription; and what was (1) the total revenue from prescription charges in the last financial year, and (2) the cost of collecting those charges.  HL5757

Lord Lee of Trafford to ask His Majesty's Government how many people were prosecuted for prescription fraud in the last financial year for which figures are available.  HL5758

The Earl of Leicester to ask His Majesty's Government how many people (1) started, and (2) completed, an arborist apprenticeship for each year between 2017 and 2022.  HL5759

The Earl of Leicester to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage more people to enter careers in arboriculture.  HL5760

The Earl of Leicester to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage more people to enter careers in arboriculture.  HL5761

The Earl of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will carry out a detailed cost-benefit analysis of tax-free shopping which also takes account of the potential benefits to the wider economy of removing such taxes.  HL5762

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ban the importation into the UK of vapes with over 800 puffs.  HL5763

Baroness Northover to ask His Majesty's Government what assistance they will provide to the government of South Sudan to enable that country to meet its international obligations under the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention to become free of landmines.  HL5764

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Callanan on 8 February (HL Deb col 1218), what assessment they have made of the World Climate Declaration.  HL5765

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) environmental, and (2) health, impact of disposable vapes; and what plans they have, if any, to ban the sale of such products.  HL5766

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have set a date for the Joint Ministerial Council with the Overseas Territories in respect of the meeting postponed in November 2022.  HL5767

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007 and its devolved equivalents constitute EU-derived subordinate legislation in the context of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill; and if so, what plans they have to ensure that those provisions which go further than EU requirements, such as the ban… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government, given that over £600 million of unused Apprenticeship Levy funding has been returned to the Treasury, when they intend to review that levy.  HL5769

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to establish a framework for smaller employers to incorporate new support, training and employability initiatives.  HL5770

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review and simplify processes for large employers to assist smaller employers in enabling more young people to access employment opportunities in the green or technology markets.  HL5771

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relationship between the fall in the Apprenticeship Levy fee and the fall in the number of new apprenticeship starts; and whether they plan to reintroduce the £3,000 amount for all age groups.  HL5772

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to enhance information on career opportunities for students considering project management degree apprenticeships, particularly given the needs arising from the net zero and levelling up agendas.  HL5773

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what is the (1) cost, (2) duration, and (3) means of application, for the Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme.  HL5774

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish details of the mitigations for (1) non-British and Irish residents of the Common Travel Area, and (2) tourists, travelling from air and sea ports in the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland.  HL5775

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce an emergency visa route for Syrian and Turkish people affected by the earthquakes with family members in the UK.  HL5776

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they will have with the government of Uganda about its decision to close the offices of the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights in that country in August 2023.  HL5777

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision of the World Food Programme to cut the daily food ration to Rohingya refugees by 17 per cent; and whether they will contribute to making up the shortfall in funding.  HL5778

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will ask the UN Human Rights Council to undertake a fact-finding mission concerning the blast at the Port of Beirut on 4 August 2020.  HL5779

Lord Stevens of Birmingham to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 9 February (HL 5339), whether NHS England and integrated care board aggregate NHS mental health expenditure would still be expected to increase as a share of their total expenditure in 2023/24 compared with 2022/23 if "non-recurrent" expenditure had not been excluded from t… 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 support (1) new farmers, and (2) new farming businesses, into agriculture.  HL5781

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce waiting times for child and adolescent mental health services.  HL5782

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what is the proposed timescale for the implementation of the Official Controls (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023, including the operation of red and green lane checks on goods entering Northern Ireland.  HL5783

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the percentage of goods entering Northern Ireland that will, following implementation of the Official Controls (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023, be subject to (1) red lane checks, and (2) green lane checks.  HL5784

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government whether goods entering Northern Ireland that are component parts for products in Northern Ireland will, following implementation of the Official Controls (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023, be subject to green lane or red lane checks.  HL5785

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what steps the Submarine Delivery Agency will take to ensure that mistakes made in the HMS Vanguard refit will not be repeated in HMS Victorious.  HL5786