House of Lords Business

Baroness Adams of Craigielea to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide access to affordable domestic energy for low-income customers.  HL6594

Baroness Adams of Craigielea to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many new detention centres will be required in the event that the Illegal Migration Bill is enacted; and how many sites or locations they have identified for such centres so far.  HL6595

Baroness Adams of Craigielea to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that those with disabilities are in receipt of benefits that they are entitled to receive.  HL6596

Baroness Adams of Craigielea to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that people have access to a (1) new, or (2) renewed, passport during the period of five weeks of industrial action by Passport Office workers.  HL6597

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications for political and religious freedom in Nicaragua of (1) the decision of the government of Nicaragua to suspend diplomatic relations with the Holy See, and (2) the sentencing of Bishop Alvarez of Matagalpa to 26 years in prison, following his refusal to be exiled.  HL6598

Lord Baker of Dorking to ask His Majesty's Government how many of entrants for T Level examinations in 2022 were studying in FE colleges.  HL6599

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the risks to animal and public health posed by individuals calling themselves veterinary nurses, despite not being registered with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons; and what plans they have to make "veterinary nurse" a protected title reserved for those who a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Balfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 16 March (HL6104), when the next meeting of the UK–EU Joint Committee will take place; when and where the details and costs of the new arrangements will be set out; and whether a fuller answer to HL6104 in the first instance would have avoided the additional cost of answering th… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of applying a levy on ticket sales for large music events and at large arenas for investment in grassroots music.  HL6602

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask His Majesty's Government what funding they will offer to grassroots music venues, such as Brighton Concorde 2, to prevent them from closing down.  HL6603

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for granting tax relief for grassroots music venues to grant them parity with theatres, orchestras and other cultural institutions.  HL6604

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to carry out independent environmental impact studies in advance of significant dredging work in England.  HL6605

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of journalists and human rights workers refused entry to Rwanda in the past three years; and what representations they have made to the government of that country to secure access to the country for such individuals.  HL6606

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of repairing HMS Prince of Wales; how long it is expected to remain in dry dock; and how much of the cost will be borne by each of the members of the Aircraft Carrier Alliance.  HL6607

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government, further to their reduction in UK Overseas Development Assistance to 0.5 per cent of gross national income, how they intend to achieve their target of having 40 million girls in primary and secondary school in low and middle income countries by 2026.  HL6608

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they will make to the government of Saudi Arabia regarding the increased use of the death penalty in that country, particularly for non-lethal and political acts; and what plans they have, if any, to restrict the sale of arms and military technology in response.  HL6609

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government, further to their Embracing the ocean: a Board of Trade paper, published on 10 March 2022, how they arrived at their assessment that maritime cargo volumes will treble by 2050; and what assessment they have made of how this will affect their international obligations to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government what capital departmental spending limits are set under the Spring Budget 2023 for the next three years for expenditure on (1) highways, (2) other roads, (3) High Speed 2, (4) other railways, (5) shipping, and (6) air transport.  HL6611

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask His Majesty's Government on what timeframe they will (1) assess the first year of opt-out HIV and hepatitis testing, and (2) decide whether to expand opt-out testing to areas with a high HIV prevalence.  HL6612

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the costs and benefits of funding HIV and hepatitis testing in emergency departments.  HL6613

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government how many students aged 16 to 19 are currently studying for Early Years qualifications.  HL6614

Baroness Buscombe to ask His Majesty's Government how they ensure that the correct tax is paid by small high street businesses, such as barbers and nail salons, that only accept cash for their goods and services and do not provide receipts.  HL6615

Lord Cromwell to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to engage with the concerns of NASA and scientists around the world regarding the increasing risk posed by space junk.  HL6616

The Lord Bishop of Derby to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the success of the Youth Offer and Kickstart scheme against their stated aims of supporting those under 25 to find employment.  HL6617

The Lord Bishop of Exeter to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the 500,000 properties currently unable to access a broadband service running at a minimum of 10Mbps via a fixed line will be able to access broadband.  HL6618

The Lord Bishop of Exeter to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the £3,400 limit per property to install broadband as set out in the Universal Service Obligation for Broadband, launched in March 2020, given the widening digital divide.  HL6619

The Lord Bishop of Exeter to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to use 4G coverage, which covers 99 per cent of the country, as an alternative to fibre to provide access to broadband in remote rural areas.  HL6620

The Lord Bishop of Exeter to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to offer financial incentives to enable the use of 4G coverage to provide access to broadband in remote rural areas.  HL6621

Lord Freyberg to ask His Majesty's Government how much the National Gallery raised in image fees from their image licensing department in 2021–22 and 2022–23; and what costs that were directly applicable to the sale of image licenses were incurred.  HL6622

Lord Goddard of Stockport to ask His Majesty's Government what is their justification for the further extension to the contract for Avanti West Coast, given its service record over the last six months.  HL6623

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government whether the new blasphemy guidance being developed by the Home Office will be legally binding upon schools; how they are planning to make schools aware of their new responsibilities under this guidance; and how it will be enforced.  HL6624

Lord Green of Deddington to ask His Majesty's Government what is their objective for net migration in (1) three years' time, and (2) five years' time.  HL6625

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of trends in the use of antibiotics across different food-producing animal species.  HL6626

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the operation of plastic packaging recycling services in supermarkets and other retail settings, and (2) whether the availability of such services is increasing or decreasing.  HL6627

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government whether civil society and youth representatives were included in the UK delegation at the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meeting as requested by UN Women; and if so, (1) how they were selected, and (2) how they liaised with and reflected the views of the other UK civil society representatives at CSW.  HL6628

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government when they will submit their report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this year.  HL6629

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Türkiye regarding its reported efforts to restrict opposition in that country.  HL6630

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Sentencing Council Animal Cruelty Guidelines, published on 10 May 2022, why the Sentencing Council have proposed changing the maximum penalty for animal cruelty from five years as agreed in the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act 2021, to three years' custody for the most serious offending.  HL6631

Lord Lee of Trafford to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 1 February (HL4865), whether they have now established the cost of the repairs to HMS Prince of Wales; who is expected to pay those costs; and what is their current estimate of the date on which HMS Prince of Wales will return to active service.  HL6632

Lord Lipsey to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to make the Government Gateway more accessible for new users.  HL6633

Lord Lipsey to ask His Majesty's Government how many complaints they have received about difficulty accessing the Government Gateway.  HL6634

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement in the Spring Budget 2023 factsheet – Labour Market Measures that over 700,000 lead carers of children in receipt of Universal Credit will be made to look for work or increase the number of hours they work, what is their estimate of how this number will be broken down by (1) age of you… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have commissioned research on people’s experiences of claiming and receiving Carer’s Allowance; if so, whether they will publish this research; and if so, when.  HL6636

The Earl of Lytton to ask His Majesty's Government why they made provision for an 18-month relaxation period in relation to non-combustible cavity barriers in external walls of buildings when making the Building etc. (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022 (SI 2022/603) and publishing the Approved Document B 2019 edition incorporating 2020 and 2022 amendments, given that at the dat… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Earl of Lytton to ask His Majesty's Government what is the impact of defining 'defect' in the Developer Remediation Contract, published on 17 February, differently from 'relevant defect', in the Building Safety Act 2022; and what effect this will have on ensuring buildings are adequately remediated.  HL6638

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government whether General Practitioners are no longer able to perform routine procedures such as syringing of ears and treatment of minor injuries; and if not, who took the decisions to remove these procedures from general practice; and when these decisions were taken.  HL6639

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government why ear syringing is now only provided by a private sector provider in some areas, and not by the NHS.  HL6640

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government which routine procedures previously provided by the NHS are now only delivered through private companies.  HL6641

Lord Ravensdale to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Callanan on 14 December 2021 (HL Deb col 205) that an obligation on the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) would "have regard to its projects contributing to our climate change targets and environmental goals", why the ARIA framework agreement, published on 17 February, does not include thei… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of climate change on the level of future immigration into the UK.  HL6643

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to find alternative routes for the export of grain from Ukraine given the closure of Black Sea ports in that country.  HL6644

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent trends in population migration in the Horn of Africa, given the famine in that region.  HL6645

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Penn on 14 March (HL Deb col 1282), what exemptions to the Banking Act 2009 they granted to HSBC as part of its purchase of Silicon Valley Bank.  HL6646

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote financial literacy in schools.  HL6647

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to create strategic investment plans for automation and digitalisation to help UK manufacturing businesses.  HL6648

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards reducing emissions from public sector buildings by 75 per cent by 2037, as set out in their Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener, published on 19 October 2021.  HL6649

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that home energy efficiency targets are delivered in both the (1) private, and (2) social, rented sectors.  HL6650

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what projects the UK Infrastructure Bank has considered in the last 13 months; what lending the Bank has provided to local government for large and complex projects since its incorporation; whether the Bank has been administratively classified; and if so, by what criteria this has been effected.  HL6651

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government which species of (1) plants, and (2) trees, will still be prohibited from import into Northern Ireland from Great Britain after the implementation of the Windsor Framework.  HL6652

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the percentage of goods processed through the Green Lane entering Northern Ireland that will be routinely checked under the Windsor Framework; and what percentage of the routinely checked consignments will be done physically.  HL6653

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what processes will be required to enable (1) plants, and (2) trees, that are allowed to be transported to Northern Ireland for end use to qualify for Green Lane movement under the Windsor Framework.  HL6654

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government how a company can apply for Trusted Trader status under the provisions of the Windsor Framework.  HL6655

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the percentage of manufactured goods that are transported from Great Britain for end use in Northern Ireland and are for companies with a turnover in excess of £2 million.  HL6656

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the percentage of non Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) manufactured goods that are transported to Northern Ireland where (1) an end destination cannot be confirmed, and (2) the components are for companies in Northern Ireland for further processing.  HL6657