House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the situation of (a) Afghan refugees who lack identification documents, and (b) those from Hazara backgrounds, living in Pakistan, and (2) reports that those groups lack access to the services of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, including medical treatment, accommodation… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that Hazara refugees in Pakistan have been denied legal refugee status by the government of Pakistan.  HL6659

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether Afghan refugees from Christian, Ahmadi, Baha’i, and atheist backgrounds have their freedom of religion or belief protected in (1) Afghanistan and (2) Iran.  HL6660

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any efforts by the Taliban to protect religious or belief minorities from attacks by the Islamic State–Khorasan Province; whether since September 2021 they have made any representations to the Taliban on the importance of protecting the rights of religious or belief minority groups; and if no… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that eligible Afghans in Afghanistan are able to access the Afghan Citizens Relocation Scheme.  HL6662

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what recent steps they have taken (1) to monitor the human rights situation in Afghanistan, (2) to prevent future atrocities in that country, and (3) to collect and safeguard evidence of current atrocities with a view to future prosecutions.  HL6663

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to update their policy paper Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener, published on 19 October 2021, and (2) to bring forward the timetables for their net zero plans, given the International Panel on Climate Change's Synthesis Report, published on 20 March.  HL6664

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to mark World Water Day on 22 March; and which minister will be attending the UN Water Conference from 22–24 March.  HL6665

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in particular in the province of Kasai, in order (1) to strengthen its health system, and (2) to reduce the frequency of preventable deaths of mothers and children.  HL6666

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask His Majesty's Government what were the outcomes of the first Saudi Arabia–UK Strategic Aid Dialogue, held in London on 15 March.  HL6667

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they are making on the tendering process for the Consolidated Online Retail Solution to deliver advanced rail retailing in the 15 months since the Prior Information Notice was formally issued on 15 December 2021.  HL6668

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Consolidated Online Retail Solution is the only new rail retailing platform that (1) they, or (2) representatives of the Great British Railways Transition Team, are proposing; and if there are any alternative proposals, what those entail.  HL6669

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government whether any new rail retailing platform that (1) they, or (2) representatives from the Great British Railways Transition Team, are proposing will be subject to full and open public tender.  HL6670

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the actions of British diplomats stationed in Jerusalem who participated in the Palestine Marathon on 10 March, started by a Fatah official who was under investigation by FIFA for glorifying terrorism; and whether they have assessed the conduct of those diplomats in respect of Articles 13–15 of the Di… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish their response to the Domestic Abuse Commissioner’s report Safety before status: the solutions, which was due in February.  HL6672

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment has been made of the recommendations in the Domestic Abuse Commissioner’s second report into migrant survivors, Safety before status: the solutions, published on 13 December 2022.  HL6673

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 14 March (HL5987), what assessment they have made of the impact of the difficulty of assessing bruises on darker skin on (1) documenting and prosecuting cases of domestic violence, and (2) providing treatment and support to victims of domestic violence.  HL6674

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government what were the conviction rates for prosecutions of domestic violence in each of the last five years, disaggregated by the ethnicity of the victim.  HL6675

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of disparities in the response to, and treatment of, domestic abuse and domestic violence on the basis of race or ethnicity.  HL6676

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have conducted any post legislative review of the Party Wall Act 1996.  HL6677

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to carry out a consultation on the effects of the Party Wall Act 1996.  HL6678

Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton to ask His Majesty's Government what contingency plans they have in place to exercise their reserve powers in overseas territories.  HL6679

Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government, further to (1) the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 22 February (HL5554) where he stated that "there are no provisions in legislation which entitle legally qualified chairs to remain anonymous”, and (2) the remarks by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 20 March (HL Deb col 1531), when the name of the legally qualified chair appointed to h… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 20 March (HL Deb col 1532) where he stated "I am delighted to say that Cleveland is starting to make serious progress on the engagement front", how that progress is being made; and what have been the results in relation to the gross misconduct hearing at which Mr Mike Veale is due to app… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government, what plans they have to provide a briefing to Privy Counsellors in respect of the police gross misconduct hearing pending in Cleveland.  HL6682

Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government how many police misconduct proceedings in England and Wales have not been started 18 months after their announcement.  HL6683

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by the Viscount Younger of Leckie on 9 March (HL5842), where the management information on the household support fund is published; and what steps they have taken to analyse this information.  HL6684

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) warning notices, and (2) financial penalty notices, were issued to respondent employers under section 150 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 for failure to pay an employment tribunal award in each year since 2016–17, including 2022–23 to date; how many of those financial penalties (a)… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of Manchester to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will provide fuel support to those living on licensed boats with no permanent mooring, many of whom are on low incomes or pensioners.  HL6686

Lord Mann to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the UN Human Rights Council about the situation of Tamil communities in Sri Lanka.  HL6687

Lord Mann to ask His Majesty's Government what assistance they provide to migrants settling in the UK to obtain UK passports for UK-born babies.  HL6688

Lord Mann to ask His Majesty's Government what system they use to process advanced DBS checks for professionals newly arrived in the UK from Hong Kong and applying for jobs; and what risk assessment they have made of the consequences of seeking information from the Hong Kong Police Force when carrying out such checks.  HL6689

Lord Mann to ask His Majesty's Government how many school children in England have had an unauthorised school absence in each of the past five years.  HL6690

Lord Mann to ask His Majesty's Government how many children in England are currently not attending school regularly due to unauthorised absences.  HL6691

Lord Mann to ask His Majesty's Government how many newly settled children from overseas have not been able to immediately take up allocated school places due to pressures on school numbers in the past year.  HL6692

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of prisoners who, on the day of their release, have a bed to go to that night; and what percentage of those released that represents.  HL6693

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relationship, if any, of the rate of reoffending with the availability of a place for prisoners to stay upon release.  HL6694

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government whether Northern Powerhouse Rail is classified as an England and Wales project for the purposes of Barnett consequential funding; and if so, what aspects of that funding are spent in Wales.  HL6695

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework remains fit for purpose, given that it was negotiated before the COVID-19 pandemic.  HL6696

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether existing legislation relating to the use of e-scooters in urban areas is fit for purpose.  HL6697

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) famine, and (2) security situation, in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique.  HL6698

Lord Singh of Wimbledon to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) discrimination against religious minorities and women, (2) the use of the death penalty, and (3) reports of extrajudicial killings, in Saudi Arabia; and on what basis they describe Saudi Arabia as a strategic partner.  HL6699

Lord Smith of Hindhead to ask His Majesty's Government how many people received a fine for not paying their television licence each year from 2010 to 2022; and how many of those in each year were women.  HL6700

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what stage they have reached in negotiations with (1) the government of Canada, (2) the government of Australia, and (3) the government of New Zealand, on the annual uprating and payment of the UK state pension to beneficiaries resident in those countries.  HL6701

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what research they have undertaken of the impact of their decision not to uprate the UK state pension upon (1) British citizens resident in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and (2) Commonwealth citizens who have retired to a country in the Caribbean with a UK state pension entitlement.  HL6702

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to annually uprate the UK basic state pension to qualifying individuals on the same basis regardless of the state or territory in which they are currently resident; and what reciprocal agreements they have made, if any, with other countries in respect of pension uprating.  HL6703

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the annual cost of uprating the UK basic state pension to UK pensioners living abroad, regardless of any reciprocal agreements on pensions uprating.  HL6704

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have received from, or on behalf of the governments of (1) Canada, (2) Australia, and (3) New Zealand, in the past 12 months on the subject of UK state pensions paid to individuals resident in their territories, and their annual uprating in line with those paid in the United Kingdom; and what re… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide guidance to public bodies regarding the use of court action in response to strikes.  HL6706

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government whether differentials in salary bands will be maintained between care staff and senior care staff within the Cost of Care model.  HL6707

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that landlords undertake the necessary repairs to their properties when problems are identified by their tenants.  HL6708

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 16 March (HL6171), even allowing for waiting times for the Future Pension Centre having been higher than expected, why calls from the public remain unanswered.  HL6709

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 17 March (HL6130), what assessment they have made of the research conducted by CarbonLaces which found that Energy Performance Certificates overestimate energy use by 344 per cent.  HL6710

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any immediate plans to increase the overall size of the British Army.  HL6711

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government whether goods forming part of a transaction between parties in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, but bought online, will be processed via the red or green lanes under the Windsor framework.  HL6712

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what are the processes for monitoring and enforcing regulation of parcels sent between Great Britain and Northern Ireland under the Windsor framework.  HL6713

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what are the projected annual costs of operating the red and green lanes in Northern Ireland.  HL6714

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what is the total estimated annual cost of operating the trusted trader scheme for Northern Ireland.  HL6715

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what will be the cost to individual companies of participating in the trusted trader scheme for Northern Ireland; and whether they will be providing any financial support for companies, particularly small companies, registering and participating in the scheme.  HL6716

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will continue to fund the Trader Support Scheme; and what the estimated annual cost of doing so will be.  HL6717

Baroness Wheeler to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of (1) reduced pharmacy opening hours, (2) over-capacity pharmacy services, and (3) pharmacists’ staff shortages, on (a) GP, and (b) A&E, services.  HL6718

Baroness Wheeler to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to build and expand essential community pharmacy services, and (2) to prevent further closures of both large and small high street pharmacies.  HL6719

Baroness Wheeler to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding by the Company Chemists’ Association that 720 pharmacies had closed permanently since 2015, 41 per cent of which were in England’s most deprived areas; and what steps they are taking to reverse this trend.  HL6720

Baroness Wheeler to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that there is an adequate supply of essential services provided by pharmacies, particularly the assembly of blister medication packs to support the safe administration of medicines at home by patients, care workers and unpaid carers.  HL6721

Baroness Wheeler to ask His Majesty's Government how many blister medication packs per year are assembled by pharmacies for patients in England.  HL6722

Baroness Worthington to ask His Majesty's Government what alternative heating solutions will be provided to consumers who do not want to participate (1) in the hydrogen heating neighbourhood trial, and (2) in the hydrogen heating village trial.  HL6723

Baroness Worthington to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have approved consumer strategies and consumer communications developed by gas distribution network operators (1) as part of the neighbourhood trial, and (2) as part of the village trial.  HL6724