House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Minister of State, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (HC Deb col 121WH) where he stated that Genomics England “was suffering several hack attacks from BGI each week”, what steps they are taking, if any, against that company; and what steps they will take to scrutinise other Chine… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 8 March (HL Deb col 847) concerning the legality of the new Illegal Migration Bill, what plans they have to address the legal complexities of that Bill.  HL6290

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government, following changes in EU standards regarding the maximum level of arsenic in food, what plans they have to amend the standards for maximum level of arsenic in food.  HL6291

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to proscribing the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation.  HL6292

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government whether the security cameras installed in the combined government offices at Quay House in Peterborough, which includes the offices of the Passport Office, Natural England and Joint Nature Conservation Committee, are supplied by Hikvision.   HL6293

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government what facility they provide for sibling family reunion in the UK for long-term residents of Ukraine who do not have Ukrainian citizenship, and who are therefore not entitled to nomination by the UNHCR under present arrangements for refugees from that country, in circumstances where the individual has fled to a third country.  HL6294

The Lord Bishop of Derby to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to improve the opportunities for sport and physical activity for women and girls in the criminal justice system.  HL6295

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government which EU laws will remain in force in Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework, which would otherwise be subject to removal under the provisions of the Retained EU Law Bill.  HL6296

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what powers, beyond monitoring, will be given to the Office of the Internal Market under paragraph 52 of the Windsor Framework.  HL6297

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what statutory instruments will be required to implement the Windsor Framework.  HL6298

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government which provisions of (1) Articles 5–10, and (2) Annex 2, of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland will be removed as a result of the Windsor Framework.  HL6299

The Earl of Dundee to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of measures used by other Council of Europe states whose levels of recidivism are lower than those of the UK.  HL6300

The Earl of Dundee to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve the (1) range, and (2) design, of community sentences in order to (a) decrease custody, (b) reduce recidivism, and (c) improve the reintegration of offenders into society.  HL6301

The Earl of Dundee to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of increased deployment of halfway houses both pre-trial and post-custodial sentence on (1) the amount of people in custody, (2) levels of recidivism, and (3) levels of offender reintegration into society.  HL6302

The Earl of Dundee to ask His Majesty's Government which pilot schemes they plan to encourage in prisons in order (1) to reduce recidivism, and (2) to increase future employment opportunities for prisoners.  HL6303

The Earl of Dundee to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to adopting the 'Horses of Hope' pilot scheme in prisons in England and Wales, following its use in other countries including the Republic of Ireland.  HL6304

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government how many children are in receipt of Universal Credit but are not eligible for free school meals.  HL6305

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the earnings threshold for those eligible for free school meals given the increased cost of living.  HL6306

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Trussell Trust report An Essentials Guarantee: Reforming Universal Credit to ensure we can all afford the essentials in hard times, published on 27 February, what assessment they made of the recommendation contained in that report to "introduce an Essentials Guaran… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Field of Birkenhead to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to secure Joshua Reynold's portrait of Omai for the nation.  HL6308

Baroness Fookes to ask His Majesty's Government whether there are health checks in place for plants from outside the UK available for purchase on outlets such as eBay; and if not, what plans they have to avoid the spread of dangerous pests and diseases as a result of such purchases.  HL6309

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the litigation in (1) James Hugh Allister and Clifford Peeples v the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and others, and (2) the earlier decisions of the Court of Appeal and High Court in Northern Ireland in the same case, how much they spent in total in defending their position on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Irela… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what amount they have spent so far on the proposed Holocaust Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens; and what estimate they have made of the final cost of preparing the Holocaust Memorial Bill for introduction in Parliament.  HL6311

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans to increase the number of prisoners accommodated in prisons across England and Wales; and what consideration they have given to trends in sentencing.  HL6312

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve access to the countryside for people who use wheelchairs in England.  HL6313

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the rights of walkers in England in accessing the countryside.  HL6314

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent fly tipping in the countryside in England.  HL6315

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Callanan (HL5765 and HL3971), whether the World Climate Declaration has been taken into account in Government policy, whether in the assessments of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change or otherwise.  HL6316

Lord Rose of Monewden to ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish the NHS workforce plan; whether it will include specific numbers for the (1) recruitment, and (2) training, of additional (a) doctors, (b) nurses, and (c) allied medical staff, needed.  HL6317

Lord Rose of Monewden to ask His Majesty's Government, given the opening of the University of Chester medical school, and the forthcoming opening of a new medical school at the University of Surrey, what plans they have to increase the current cap of 7,500 funded medical places in England; and if they have any such plans, by how many they will increase the cap.  HL6318

The Earl of Sandwich to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will fund a national helpline and website for people suffering from prescribed drug dependency, as recommended by Public Health England in 2019.  HL6319

The Earl of Sandwich to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to support the provision of tapering strips which enable patients to withdraw from prescribed drugs slowly and safely.  HL6320

The Earl of Sandwich to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the £421 million they announced for drug and alcohol addiction treatment and recovery services on 16 February, how much will be allocated to support patients (1) dependent on, or (2) withdrawing from, prescribed drug dependencies.  HL6321

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 8 March (HL5866), how the Liverpool Strategic Futures Panel will engage with local councillors now that its first meeting has taken place; and whether its meetings will be open to public scrutiny.  HL6322

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what is the total cost to date of the commissioners sent to Liverpool to set up the Strategic Futures Panel; and who is responsible for that cost.  HL6323

Lord Strasburger to ask His Majesty's Government what are the legal methods for refugees who are citizens of Somalia, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Myanmar or the Democratic Republic of the Congo to apply for asylum in the UK when they are (1) living in the country of their citizenship, (2) living in a safe third country, or (3) living in an unsafe third co… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to improve the wellbeing of women in the workplace.  HL6325

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the mental wellbeing of paramedics.  HL6326

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to give girls equal access to sport in schools, particularly football.  HL6327

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the health of the fishing industry in England.  HL6328

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to avert any impending shortage of private rental accommodation.  HL6329

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of who was behind the attack on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline; and what evidence they have for that assessment.  HL6330

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the guidance given to civil servants for (1) providing advice to, and (2) communication with, ministers on (a) WhatsApp, (b) Signal, and (c) Telegram, digital channels.  HL6331

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the guidance provided to (1) ministers, and (2) special advisers, for their use of (a) WhatsApp, (b) Signal, and (c) Telegram, digital channels.  HL6332

Lord Willis of Knaresborough to ask His Majesty's Government how many visas and work permits have been granted under the Health and Social Care scheme since February 2022.  HL6333

Lord Willis of Knaresborough to ask His Majesty's Government which countries those granted Health and Social Care visas and work permits have come from.  HL6334

Lord Willis of Knaresborough to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Care Quality Commission is responsible for ensuring entrants to England on Health and Social Care visas and work permits are employed under the same terms and conditions as UK domiciled staff; and if not, who is responsible for their conditions of employment.  HL6335

Lord Willis of Knaresborough to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Care Quality Commission is responsible for ensuring that home-based health and community care meets acceptable national standards; and if not, who is.  HL6336