House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what discussion they have had with the government of Nigeria regarding reports of interference, including intimidation, violence and bribery, in the Nigerian general election held on 25 February; and what assessment they have made of the implications of any interference on security, human rights and national cohesion in that… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to mark the twentieth anniversary of the genocide in Darfur; and what assessment they have made of the motive for continuing violence in that region.  HL5967

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, what red lines led them to impose Magnitsky-style sanctions; whether these red lines include responsibility for military coups; and what consideration they have given to further parliamentary oversight of the Magnitsky-style sanction regime.  HL5968

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to applying Magnitsky-style sanctions to those responsible for the military coup in Sudan; and what discussions they have had with international allies regarding a coordinated imposition of such sanctions.  HL5969

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what communication there has been between the Home Office and the Country Policy Information Team of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office regarding displacements in Darfur; and what assessment they have made of how up to date information held by the Home Office is on this topic.  HL5970

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of (1) the number of people being displaced in Darfur annually, (2) the total number of asylum claims from Darfur, (3) the current grant rate of asylum claims for (a) Sudanese, and (b) Darfuri claimants, and (4) how long it takes on average to process such claims.  HL5971

Baroness Andrews to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of items of legislation on the Retained EU Law Dashboard that will be retained, broken down by department numerically and as a percentage of the total to be retained; and if they are currently unable to provide this information, whether they plan to publish it before Report Stage of the Ret… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Andrews to ask His Majesty's Government what are the criteria for determining which items on the Retained EU Law Dashboard are to be retained.  HL5973

Baroness Andrews to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the rate of Virus Yellows in sugar beet.  HL5974

Baroness Andrews to ask His Majesty's Government how many Retained EU Law statutory instruments are relevant to Common Frameworks; and what proportion of all Retained EU Law statutory instruments this number represents.  HL5975

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government, what was the voting turnout among members of the Royal Air Force, Army, and Navy stationed overseas at each of the last three general elections.  HL5976

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that voting is accessible to servicepeople in each branch of the military; and what education and support on voting they provide, particularly for younger personnel.  HL5977

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what internal disciplinary action has been taken against officials who were fined for breaking Covid rules.  HL5978

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government how many civil servants were employed in each government department in each year from 2015 to the present day.  HL5979

Baroness Eaton to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the perceived stigma of special educational needs and disabilities.  HL5980

Baroness Eaton to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that teacher training includes, as standard, specific training on teaching young people with special educational needs and disabilities.  HL5981

Baroness Eaton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost to families of seeking a special school place through the court system.  HL5982

Baroness Eaton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost to families of appealing a local council decision not to grant an education, health and care plan to a young person.  HL5983

Baroness Eaton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the income gap between workers with special educational needs and disabilities and those without.  HL5984

Baroness Eaton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the difference in economic productivity between young people with special educational needs and disabilities and those without.  HL5985

Baroness Harris of Richmond to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to enable Ukrainian refugees to more easily register personal vehicles with the DVLA for tax and insurance purposes.  HL5986

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they have issued to police and forensic nurses regarding the use of Alternative Light Sources to detect bruising on dark skin; and what steps they are taking to support the use of this process.  HL5987

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the data security threat posed by TikTok.  HL5988

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to follow the United States, Canada, and the European Union in restricting the use of TikTok on government-issued devices.  HL5989

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government, following the ruling of the International Court of Justice on 22 February, what discussions they have had with the governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan regarding transit between Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh through the Lachin corridor.  HL5990

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the establishment of the EU’s Civilian Mission in Armenia on 23 January; and what expectations they have for its work.  HL5991

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the outcome of the Munich Security Conference of 18 February regarding Armenia and Azerbaijan.  HL5992

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent reports of the joint rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for both Armenia and Azerbaijan, in particular regarding supplies of gas and electricity, safe transit through the Lachin corridor, and cross-border attacks.  HL5993

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of parents who have been denied Universal Credit or Child Tax Credit since 2013 as a result of the two-child limit; and how many exemptions from this limit have been granted since 6 April 2017.  HL5994

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support farmers and growers in using nutrient cycling to build soil resilience.  HL5995

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of sections 148, 149 and 161 of the Highways Act 1980.  HL5996

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the effectiveness of hygiene regimes used in vehicles transporting sugar beet.  HL5997

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government how many recorded breaches there have been of the Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 1995 since 2013.  HL5998

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made on restoring the export and import of seed potatoes between the UK and EU.  HL5999

Lord Kilclooney to ask His Majesty's Government how many marriages took place in England for the most recent year for which figures are available; and how many of those were secular.  HL6000

Lord Kilclooney to ask His Majesty's Government, what percentage of religious marriages in England were solemnised in (1) Anglican churches, (2) Reformed Evangelical churches, and (3) Roman Catholic churches, in the most recent year for which figures are available.  HL6001

Baroness Nye to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to prevent British companies' involvement in Myanmar’s gas industry which may facilitate revenue for the Myanmar military.  HL6002

Baroness Nye to ask His Majesty's Government what funding they have provided for determining which infrastructure projects in Myanmar are not under the control of the military.  HL6003

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how effective the enforcement procedures in the Online Safety Bill will be in relation to operators of online pornography services.  HL6004

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government whether they had a policy in place to allow only one bid per local authority area in Northern Ireland to be awarded funding in Levelling Up Fund Round 2; and whether that policy was in place elsewhere in the UK.  HL6005

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the survey by the Association of Directors of Children's Services Ltd (ADCS) Elective Home Education Survey 2021, published in November 2021, which found that 115,542 children were home educated during the 2020/21 academic year, representing a 34 per cent increase from the 2019/20 academic year.… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government how many young people aged 16 to 18 were not in education, employment or training (NEET) in each of the last five years.  HL6007

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of young people aged 16 to 18 who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) in each of the core cities in England.  HL6008

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to help the care sector pay their employees the Living Wage.  HL6009

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support small rural businesses.  HL6010

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that opportunities for retraining in green skills are available to workers currently employed in the oil and gas sector.  HL6011

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of sanction breaking corridors or transit hubs affecting the efficacy of sanctions regimes implemented in relation to the situation in Ukraine; and if so, where these corridors or hubs are located.  HL6012

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Penn on 30 January (HL4895), with which government agency in Ukraine they are dealing to grant export guarantees.  HL6013

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Penn on 30 January (HL4895), with which government agency in Ukraine they are engaging in regards to the 2023 Ukraine Recovery Conference.  HL6014

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Penn on 30 January (HL4895), what mechanisms they have made available to British companies who wish to make use of the export credit guarantees in trading with Ukraine; and what criteria they have developed for companies which wish to be involved.  HL6015

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what topics, industries and sectors they intend to prioritise through discussions in the 2023 Ukraine Recovery Conference.  HL6016

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government how many of the 300 areas of EU law listed in the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland of the EU Withdrawal Agreement as still applying to Northern Ireland will be disapplied by the Windsor Framework; and which areas of EU law will still apply to Northern Ireland.  HL6017

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what is their proposed timetable for implementing each element of the Windsor Framework.  HL6018

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what new legislative changes they intend to introduce as a consequence of the Windsor Framework.  HL6019

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government who will be responsible for the proposed red and green lanes for goods entering Northern Ireland; and which (1) government, or (2) agency, will have control over their operation.  HL6020

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government whether all of the civil servants working in (1) the Department for Business and Trade, (2) the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, (3) the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, (4) the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, (5) the Department for Transport, (6) the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text