House of Lords Business

Baroness Barker to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for HIV be part of the LGBT Veterans Independent Review; and if none, why.  HL6560

Baroness Barker to ask His Majesty's Government how many veterans were discharged due to their HIV status between 1982 and 2020.  HL6561

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government (1) how many, and (2) what proportion of, students enrolled on the T level Transition Programme in the (a) 2020/21, and (b) 2021/22, academic year went on to start a T level.  HL6562

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government how many students will be on T Level courses commencing September 2023 which will lead to early years, nursery education, or childcare qualifications.  HL6563

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government what evidence the Department for Education has to support the estimate made in their impact assessment Review of post-16 qualifications at level 3 in England, published in July 2022, that "4 per cent of 16 to 19 year olds currently studying at level 3 may not be able to progress directly to level 3 study following the reforms"… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government, following the Spring Budget of 15 March commitment that the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency will explore partnerships with trusted international agencies to provide rapid approvals for medicines and technologies that have received their approval from 2024, whether such approvals will apply in Northern Irela… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hampton to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage Ofqual to adopt the stance of Dr Matthew Glanville, Head of Assessment Principles and Practice at the International Baccalaureate, that the use of artificial intelligence by pupils should be "embraced" as "an extraordinary opportunity".  HL6566

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will be nominating a candidate to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in the 2024 elections.  HL6567

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government, further to their policy paper Integrated Review Refresh 2023: Responding to a more contested and volatile world, published on 13 March, what steps they will take to ensure that women and women's voices are included in their work to meet the new goal contained in that paper "to manage the risks of miscalculation… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to legislate to give parents and guardians the right to view all material used in teaching Relationship, Health and Sex Education curricula, including lessons and activities delivered by external contractors or partners.  HL6569

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to work with international partners to establish a UN investigation into the mass poisoning of school children in Iran.  HL6570

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government how many people entered the National Referral Mechanism in January and February of (1) 2022, and (2) 2023; and of those, how many received reasonable grounds decisions.  HL6571

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government how many bus tickets have been purchased under the Help for Households campaign; and what assessment they have made of the impact the campaign has had on passenger numbers in (1) urban, and (2) rural, areas.  HL6572

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to introducing a national online pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) service to make it easier for HIV negative people at risk of getting HIV to obtain repeat prescriptions.  HL6573

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish their pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) Action Plan.  HL6574

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of HIV prevalence on the difficulties in booking a sexual health clinic appointment online or by telephone; and what steps they are taking to improve ease of access.  HL6575

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to commission a review of rugby similar to that of the Fan-Led Review of Football Governance.  HL6576

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing for research into the potential long-term health impacts, including an increased risk of dementia, of contact sport.  HL6577

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) sporting bodies, and (2) other stakeholders, regarding guidance for schools and clubs about (a) the prevention of concussion, and (b) promotion of good health, whilst playing contact sports.  HL6578

Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Callanan on 21 February (HL Deb col 1562) that “The key sectors specified in the [Strikes (Minimum Service Levels)] Bill are broadly the same set that were defined as important public services in the Trade Union Act 2016”, why they are changing the category “Education of those aged u… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the termination of the European Social Fund on 31 March, when funding will be made available from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to social economy projects throughout the UK.  HL6580

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how much funding they provided for the BBC World Service in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, and (4) 2022.  HL6581

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 8 March (HL5863), how much they paid to farmers in 2022 as part of the Avian Influenza Compensation scheme.  HL6582

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what was the average income of farmers in the UK in (1) 2022, (2) 2021, (3) 2020, and (4) 2019.  HL6583

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 14 March (HL6096), what assessment they have made of why there have only been two prosecutions for female genital mutilation out of the 229 offences recorded.  HL6584

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to expand the workforce by improving access to (1) affordable childcare, and (2) occupational health services.  HL6585

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide a fully funded plan (1) to meet the needs of (a) older, and (b) disabled, people and their carers, and (2) to address the staffing crisis in social care.  HL6586

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what support they provide to British companies seeking to navigate international sanctions regimes and to find out, quickly and cost-effectively, which people and entities are subject to sanctions imposed by the (1) UK, (2) EU, (3) USA, and (4) UN.  HL6587

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Spring Budget on 15 March, what are the Barnett consequentials for Northern Ireland of their pledge of additional spending on childcare.  HL6588

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the additional capital resources the childcare sector will require to enable it to implement fully the expansion of childcare provision announced in the Spring Budget on 15 March; and what capital funding support they will provide.  HL6589

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the capacity challenges the childcare sector will face in implementing the increase in childcare provision as announced in the Spring Budget on 15 March; and what financial support they will provide to help the sector meet these capacity challenges.  HL6590

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of expansion of the childcare sector workforce necessary to implement the expansion of childcare provision as announced in the Spring Budget on 15 March.  HL6591

Lord Wills to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 9 March (HL6179), how many of the whistleblowing cases formally raised and investigated in each of the last three years fell into each of the following categories (or similar categories): (1) financial wrong-doing, (2) sexual misconduct, (3) national security, (4) misleading Parl… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Wills to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 9 March (HL6179), how many of the whistleblowing cases formally raised, investigated and upheld in each of the last three years fell into each of the following categories (or similar categories): (1) financial wrongdoing, (2) sexual misconduct, (3) national security, (4) misleadi… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text