House of Lords Business

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the progress in the implementation of the F-gas regulations, particularly with regard to the greenhouse gas sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) and reducing its carbon footprint in electricity transmission, distribution, and hydronic heat pump equipment; what plans they have to amend the F-ga… 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 protect Economy 7 energy customers from the high cost of energy they are now experiencing.  HL6231

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to work with the Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure to avoid the closure of Rural Community Transport Providers in Northern Ireland at the end of April 2023; what alternatives they intend to make available to users of these services; and how the steps they are taking will ensure that passengers ar… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum-seekers, except for those from Albania, who failed to establish the right to remain in the UK were removed to either (1) their country of origin, or (2) a third safe country, in the year to 31 December 2022.  HL6233

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 3 March (HL5641), what is the average wait time for new claims for a new job where the claimant received Access to Work support in their previous employment.  HL6234

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage people to quit smoking.  HL6235

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)’s Freight Electrification Map Commentary, published on 2 March, which found that “electrifying [these] ‘infill’ sections, which total less than 60 miles, would allow around 2 million train miles a year to be decarbonised”; and what plan… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Dobbs to ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest view on the origins of the COVID-19 virus.  HL6237

Lord Dobbs to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many products originating from China are stocked by the House of Lords gift shop outlets; and what plans there are to reduce or to remove entirely all such products.  HL6238

Lord Dobbs to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by on 7 March (HL5790), whether they will now publish the full analysis prepared by Prevent's Research Information and Communication Unit (RICU) that reportedly identified books, poetry, TV shows, and films, including ‘Yes, Minister’, ‘Great British Railway Journeys’, ‘House of Cards’, ‘1984’, and ‘Beowulf’,… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Field of Birkenhead to ask His Majesty's Government what is the total cost of housing failed asylum seekers, broken down by the cost of (1) the border force, (2) hotels and other accommodation, and (3) any other costs.  HL6240

Lord Field of Birkenhead to ask His Majesty's Government what was the cost of running the UK's border policy for each of the last 10 years.  HL6241

Lord German to ask His Majesty's Government how many persons identified by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as needing resettlement in the UK have been so resettled in each of the last 10 years.  HL6242

Lord German to ask His Majesty's Government what quotas they place on the numbers of persons to be resettled on the recommendation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).  HL6243

Lord German to ask His Majesty's Government what criteria they apply when considering applications for resettlement from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).  HL6244

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask His Majesty's Government how they reconcile their obligations under the WHO and NHS Employers codes of practice, which discourage recruitment of doctors from countries with critical shortages of health workers, with reports that 54 per cent of newly-trained doctors in 2022 were recruited from such countries.  HL6245

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what documentation is needed to bring a pet dog from Great Britain to Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework.  HL6246

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government how a pet owner bringing a dog to Northern Ireland can show proof that it will not be taken into the Republic of Ireland under the Windsor Framework.  HL6247

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government whether Northern Ireland will be the only part of the UK from which passengers travelling to the EU will not be eligible for duty free allowances under the Windsor Framework; and if so, what assessment they have made of the appropriateness of this situation.  HL6248

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Penn on 7 March (HL5751), as duty free shopping exists for passengers travelling between the Republic of Ireland and Great Britain, what assessment they have made of facilitating duty free shopping for passengers travelling between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.  HL6249

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to protect traders in Northern Ireland from the advantage that traders in the Republic of Ireland will have through the latter's ability to import duty-free goods from Great Britain.  HL6250

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government how many official UK government representatives will be attending the St Patrick's Day festivities in the United States of America.  HL6251

Lord Hogan-Howe to ask His Majesty's Government how many road traffic collisions involving a cyclist and a pedestrian were reported to the police in England and Wales in each of the last five years; and what was the recorded severity of the injuries resulting from those collisions.  HL6252

Lord Hogan-Howe to ask His Majesty's Government how many injuries have been caused to pedestrians by cyclists over the last five years; and what percentage of those injuries have been classified as (1) serious, or (2) slight.  HL6253

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage local planning authorities to expedite determination of planning applications for renewable energy projects seeking to connect to local Distribution Network Operators.  HL6254

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Interim report of the Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People, published in February 2022, and guidance produced by NHS England, what powers ministers have to compel the Gender Identity Development Service, under the auspices of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Earl of Leicester to ask His Majesty's Government what consultation they are undertaking regarding the planting of trees to ensure the correct type of tree is being planted, the time of planting is optimum, and the appropriate protections for the trees are being considered to ensure trees planted survive; and what discussions they have had with local authorities also consultin… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Earl of Leicester to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of (1) how many trees were planted in England in 2022, and (2) how many trees planted in 2022 have died.  HL6257

The Earl of Leicester to ask His Majesty's Government whether local authorities are required to report each year on the success rate of tree planting; and whether they require local authorities to seek advice on best practice for tree planting.  HL6258

The Earl of Leicester to ask His Majesty's Government who they have consulted within the forestry industry regarding their tree planting policy; and what consultation they are currently conducting to inform that policy.  HL6259

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost to the economy of the 55 per cent of patients waiting for orthopaedic treatment who are economically inactive due to their condition.  HL6260

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of using training provided by the independent sector for trainee NHS trauma and orthopaedic surgeons.  HL6261

Lord Morrow to ask His Majesty's Government how the (1) rules, and (2) processes, for transport of livestock to and from Great Britain will differ under the Windsor Framework from the position prior to 2019; in particular, the length of time that cattle are sent to an approved test centre before being sent to Northern Ireland.  HL6262

Lord Norton of Louth to ask His Majesty's Government who in the Home Office is responsible for ensuring senior civil servants in the Department comply with section 3(6) of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, as embodied in the Civil Service Code; and what steps they have taken in the past two years to monitor and ensure compliance with the provision.  HL6263

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to protect pupils who drop or deface a copy of the Koran, and the families of those pupils.  HL6264

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government whether (1) the National Curriculum, and (2) other guidance provided to schools, requires that copies of the Koran and the Bible should receive equal respect; and if not, what plans they have to ensure that they are treated equally.  HL6265

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 27 July 2021 (HL1972), whether the Batley Grammar School teacher and his family are still receiving police protection following him showing a picture of the Prophet Mohammed to a class of school children; if so, how much longer they expect to need to provide t… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the spokesperson for the Department for Education on 2 March in respect of the suspension of four school children at Kettlethorpe High School for dropping a copy of the Koran that “the school followed standard disciplinary procedures in response to this incident” and that the Department “backs hea… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what engagement they have had with the organic recycling industry, including members of Compostable Coalition UK and the Association For Renewable Energy and Clean Technology, to inform the development of their waste management strategy for England.  HL6268

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what engagement they have had with research projects sponsored by UK Research and Innovation’s Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge, including Compostable Coalition UK’s ‘Closing the Loop for Compostable Packaging’ project.  HL6269

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government when they last met with members of Compostable Coalition UK.  HL6270

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of composting facilities across England that treat compostable packaging.  HL6271

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government whether their Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme will continue to recognise and incentivise private collection schemes, such as those which collect compostable packaging from closed-loop (on-premise) settings.  HL6272

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to mandate certain products to be packaged in fully certified compostable packaging, such as tea bags, caddy liners, and food contaminated packaging.  HL6273

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum-seekers have been relocated to Rwanda to date; and what payments they have made to the government of Rwanda to accept asylum-seekers from the UK.  HL6274

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government what legislation enables (1) water and environmental regulators, or (2) the Secretary of State, to levy personal fines or bring criminal prosecutions against directors of water companies for authorising dumping of raw sewage into rivers and seas.  HL6275

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government what is the annual cost of aligning the women’s pre-2016 and post-2016 state pension with the amounts paid out to men.  HL6276

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government what additional tax revenues they have collected since the implementation of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Act 2022.  HL6277

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government how many prosecutions were brought by HMRC against the enablers of tax evasion in each year for the last 10 years; for each year, how many penalties were secured as a result of successful prosecutions; and what was the value of those penalties.  HL6278

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the cost of commercial rents upon the viability of independent shops in town centres.  HL6279

Lord Smith of Hindhead to ask His Majesty's Government when they will know what support could be provided to (1) social clubs, and (2) pubs, which continue to struggle with energy costs when the Energy Bill Relief Scheme ends.  HL6280

Lord Smith of Hindhead to ask His Majesty's Government whether all the undistributed (1) Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant, and (2) Additional Restrictions Grant, scheme funds have now been paid back by local authorities; and what is the total amount that has been repaid.  HL6281

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reverse the reported historic deforestation of native woodland ecosystems; and what funding they are providing for that.  HL6282

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce poverty-related health inequalities.  HL6283

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 6 February (HL5236), when they will publish their final impact assessment on changes to the Statutory Scheme for Branded Medicines.  HL6284

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 7 February (HL5233), what assessment they have made of the reports by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (1) False economy? How NHS medicine procurement threatens the UK’s Life Sciences growth engine, published on 23 February, and (2) At the crossroads: ho… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham of 14 February (HL5163), whether they will undertake a comparison of the impact of the UK's rebate rates in the voluntary scheme for branded medicines with the more favourable rebates in other European countries, given their declared ambitions for the UK life sciences sector.  HL6286

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings of the report by The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry False economy? How NHS medicine procurement threatens the UK’s Life Sciences growth engine, published on 23 February, that the continued current high rebate rates under the voluntary and statutory schemes for br… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 6 March (HL5734), on which ships of the Littoral Response Groups the (1) Merlin Mk4, and (2) Wildcat, helicopters of the Commando Helicopter Force will be embarked.  HL6288