House of Lords Business

Lord Allan of Hallam to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the data schema for each of the datasets listed in the NHS COVID-19 Data Reference Library.  HL6440

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to use part of the £20 million of additional funding they have made available to the BBC for World Service broadcasts to prevent the imminent closure of the BBC Persian Radio Service.  HL6441

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how much funding would be required to prevent the imminent closure of the BBC Persian Radio Service.  HL6442

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have received concerning the Governing Body Endorsements regulations; and what plans they have to review the current arrangements.  HL6443

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address (1) pitch invasions, and (2) fan disorder, at football stadiums in order to ensure the safety of (a) fans, and (b) footballers.  HL6444

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government how many people in England had applied for the Voter Authority Certificate by 1 March; how many applications had been rejected; how many Voter Authority Certificates had been issued; what estimate they have made of the number of voters that will need a Voter Authority Certificate; and what estimate they have made of… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how successfully local authorities will be able to implement the new Voter ID legislation at the local elections in May.  HL6446

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of eligible voters who may be unable to vote at polling stations due to the new Voter ID legislation, either because of (1) a lack of acceptable ID, or (2) a lack of awareness of the new requirements; and what training is being provided for (a) polling station officers, and… 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, if any, to end the use of animals to test products including (1) vaccines, and (2) pharmaceutical products for bacterial contamination, and to use biochemical methods instead for these processes.  HL6448

Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 13 March (HL5891), whether they have assessed the effectiveness of the global humanitarian response following the recent earthquake in Turkey.  HL6449

Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to assess the effectiveness of financial regulation in the UK following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank.  HL6450

Baroness Blower to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that relief materials reach the earthquake victims in Northern Syria.  HL6451

Baroness Blower to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to assist in the protection of women and girls in the earthquake hit region of Northern Syria.  HL6452

Baroness Blower to ask His Majesty's Government what diplomatic efforts they are making to pursue a ceasefire in Northern Syria given the continuing clashes in that region.  HL6453

Baroness Browning to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 8 March (HL Deb col 797), for how long they have recorded changes of name by individuals following conviction; and how such data is (1) collected, and (2) recorded.  HL6454

Baroness Browning to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to change the law applying to those individuals who change their name to avoid being brought to justice.  HL6455

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government how many Ministry of Defence Form 680 applications for the release of information or equipment to Serbian entities have been (1) made, (2) granted, and (3) refused, in the last three years for which records are available.  HL6456

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce mandatory labelling for (1) domestic, and (2) imported, meat, indicating (a) the method of production, and (b) when stunning of animals has not occurred prior to slaughter.  HL6457

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support calls for a ceasefire in Ukraine during the celebration of Easter.  HL6458

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage (1) National Highways, (2) principal local authorities, (3) the Environment Agency, and (4) private landowners, to put in place measures to reduce littering and fly tipping on (a) roadsides, (b) slip roads, and (c) embankments adjacent to trunk roads, in England.  HL6459

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to issue new guidance on how educational institutions should uphold their requirement to cooperate with Election Registration Officers in facilitating the electoral registration of students.  HL6460

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to remind educational institutions that they should offer voting registration op-in as part of their institutional enrolment in order to tackle low registration rates among young people.  HL6461

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the value to the UK economy of potato production.  HL6462

Lord Knight of Weymouth to ask His Majesty's Government what criteria they will use to decide whether a young person needs an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).  HL6463

Lord Leong to ask His Majesty's Government what was the cost of merging the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy with the Department for International Trade; and whether the budget for the new Department of Business and Trade has been settled.  HL6464

Lord Leong to ask His Majesty's Government whether HM Treasury has fully implemented the Mutual Recognition of Funds (MRF) between the UK and Hong Kong.  HL6465

Lord Leong to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that business shareholder and pension investments are made in ways that support the environment; and what plans they have to amend section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 to set requirements in this regard.  HL6466

Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Goldie on 17 October 2022 (HL Deb col 953), what progress they have made in implementing the provisions in Part 12 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 to enable those convicted of historical homosexual offences repealed by the Act to be pardoned.  HL6467

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how successfully local authorities will be able to implement the new Voter ID legislation at the local elections in May.  HL6468

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government how many people in England had applied for the Voter Authority Certificate by 1 March; how many applications had been rejected; how many Voter Authority Certificates had been issued; what estimate they have made of the number of voters that will need a Voter Authority Certificate; and what estimate they have made of the… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what data will be recorded by polling stations on the impact of the new Voter ID legislation on access to voting; how that data will be recorded; and what plans they have to report that data to parliament after the local elections in May.  HL6470

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many actions have been brought by small-scale growers of fruit and vegetables against alleged unfair practices pursued by supermarkets following the recent interruptions to the supply chain; and how many of these actions have culminated in fines where growers were found to have been… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what is the current level of charging points for electric vehicles in rural areas as opposed to urban areas; and what plans they have to roll out more charging points across the country.  HL6472

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what resources they are making available to implement their Plant biosecurity strategy for Great Britain (2023 to 2028), published on 9 January.  HL6473

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to Kenya to alleviate the effects of famine caused by drought in that country.  HL6474

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government how many people came to the UK seeking asylum for each year from 2002 to 2022; and of those, how many were granted asylum.  HL6475

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government how many people came to the UK each year from 2002 to 2022 on migration grounds, excluding those seeking asylum.  HL6476

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government how many people entered the UK legally on a visa each year from 2015 to 2022; and of those, how many have remained in the UK illegally by overstaying their visa.  HL6477

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government which countries they have had discussions with over the last three years about receiving people who have arrived in the UK wishing to seek asylum; and which of those countries stated that they do not wish to receive and process such individuals from the UK.  HL6478

Lord Smith of Hindhead to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to make it a mandatory requirement for affiliates who provide gambling tips to hold a licence.  HL6479

Lord Smith of Hindhead to ask His Majesty's Government how many new specialist gambling treatment clinics have opened since the announcement of these new centres in 2019.  HL6480

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what was the total number of children for the 2021/22 academic year who could not swim upon leaving (1) primary, and (2) secondary, school.  HL6481

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings by Sport England that 80 per cent of black children do not swim.  HL6482

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what is the total number of schools that do not have access to a swimming pool to provide swimming and water safety lessons.  HL6483

Lord Swire to ask His Majesty's Government what was the cost to the public purse for providing translators for foreign national prisoners in each of the last five years.  HL6484

Lord Swire to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the amount of foreign national prisoners in England and Wales.  HL6485

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government how many first-time buyers they have offered financial support to in each year since 2008, broken down by local authority area.  HL6486

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government whether all staff working in mental health services are given equality and diversity training.  HL6487

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the agriculture sectors to play a leading role in delivering net zero.  HL6488

Lord Tyrie to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have received in the past 12 months to add occupations to the Skilled Workers Shortage Occupation List.  HL6489

Lord Tyrie to ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers from Hong Kong have been waiting for their case to be processed for longer than (1) six months, (2) one year, and (3) 18 months.  HL6490

Lord Tyrie to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the value of legal aid expenditure available to support asylum applications from individuals from (1) Hong Kong, (2) Ukraine, and (3) Afghanistan, over the past 12 months.  HL6491

Lord Tyrie to ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum applications were processed from individuals from (1) Hong Kong, (2) Ukraine, and (3) Afghanistan, in the past 12 months.  HL6492

Lord Tyrie to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of Hong Kong asylum seekers are in temporary accommodation; and what proportion of those have no access to Wi-Fi.  HL6493

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision to include the film Zulu as a 'key text' in the Prevent programme; and what plans they have, if any, to reassess this decision.  HL6494

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision to include the works of CS Lewis under the Prevent programme; and what plans they have, if any, to reassess this decision.  HL6495

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to review the overall vetting process for considering works of art and literature under the Prevent programme.  HL6496

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government which Government agency will have responsibility for staffing and operating the green and red lanes for goods entering Northern Ireland; and to whom that agency will be accountable.  HL6497

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how the three per cent of EU laws proposed to still be applicable to Northern Ireland compares as a percentage of EU laws applicable to Northern Ireland prior to the Windsor Framework.  HL6498

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will list (1) the areas of law, and (2) the specific EU laws or regulations, from the 1,700 pages of EU law proposed to be disapplied to Northern Ireland through the Windsor Framework.  HL6499

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government what will be the Barnett Consequential Financial Provision for (1) Scotland, (2) Northern Ireland, and (3) Wales, as a result of their expenditure on the HS2 railway project in England.  HL6500

Lord Woodley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bellamy on 6 March (HL5835), whether the key performance indicators for the model to deliver education when current contract arrangements end for the Prison Education Framework will differ from those of the existing Framework; and if so, in what ways.  HL6501

Lord Woodley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bellamy on 6 March (HL5835), whether the model to deliver education when current contract arrangements end for the Prison Education Framework will use different lots of prison groups to those under the existing Framework.  HL6502

Lord Woodley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bellamy on 6 March (HL5835), how will the model to deliver education when current contract arrangements end for the Prison Education Framework integrate with the One HMPPS programme.  HL6503