House of Lords Business

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in negotiations for the UK’s membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP); and when they expect to accede to membership.  HL6725

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in negotiating a free trade agreement with India; and when they expect an agreement to be reached.  HL6726

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in negotiating a free trade agreement with the United States of America; and when they expect an agreement to be reached.  HL6727

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in negotiating a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council; and when they expect to reach an agreement.  HL6728

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in negotiating a new trade agreement with Canada; and when they expect an agreement to be reached.  HL6729

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in negotiating a new trade agreement with Mexico; and when they expect an agreement to be reached.  HL6730

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take in response to the remarks of the United Nations Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur on Iran at its 52nd Session regarding crimes against humanity and human rights violations in that country.  HL6731

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to publish the impact assessment for the Illegal Migration Bill.  HL6732

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have received from (1) organisations, or (2) persons, opposed to them proceeding with the Consolidated Online Retail Solution (CORS) for new advanced rail retailing; and whether any of those representations has contributed to the delay to the CORS.  HL6733

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Competition and Markets Authority concerning proposals by any Department for Transport operator of last resort Train Operating Company (1) to establish and expand its rail retail footprint, and (2) to provide wider digital retail services to the rail retail sector.  HL6734

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Competition and Markets Authority concerning any preferential market access which could be enjoyed by any Department for Transport operator of last resort Train Operating Company in its (1) promotion, and (2) sale, of new rail retail products and services across the rail sector.  HL6735

Lord Dobbs to ask His Majesty's Government how many rape allegations were made to the police in England and Wales in each of the last five years; and how many of those resulted in (1) prosecution, and (2) conviction.  HL6736

Lord Dobbs to ask His Majesty's Government how many prosecutions for making false rape allegations were brought in England and Wales in each of the last five years.  HL6737

Lord Dobbs to ask His Majesty's Government whether their target remains to install 600,000 heat pumps per year by 2028; and what estimate they have made of how many heat pumps have been installed (1) in total so far, and (2) in the past 12 months.  HL6738

Lord Dobbs to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made (1) of the proportion of heat pumps installed in the UK that have been manufactured in the UK, and (2) of these, the proportion that contain microchips manufactured in China.  HL6739

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government whether any plant in Great Britain may be brought legally into Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework, including those with soil from Great Britain remaining on the roots.  HL6740

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government whether any plants or trees will be banned from being brought into Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework.  HL6741

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government which genera of plants that are banned from being brought into Northern Ireland will remain banned after the implementation of the Windsor Framework; and which will no longer be banned.  HL6742

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government whether a private individual in Northern Ireland can legally be sent plants or trees from Great Britain, under the Windsor Framework, without the need for professional registration.  HL6743

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals have been granted temporary protection since the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 came into force; and what proportion of such individuals were under the age of 18.  HL6744

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government which safe countries individuals have been returned to when they have been removed due to an inadmissibility decision on their asylum application.  HL6745

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to assess the ability of Rwanda to accommodate asylum seekers under the age of 18; and whether a safeguarding review will be undertaken.  HL6746

Baroness Eaton to ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) looked-after children, and (2) care leavers, went on to Key Stage 5 in (a) the latest year for which figures are available, and (b) the three preceding years.  HL6747

The Earl of Effingham to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the recommendation in the House of Lords National Plan for Sport and Recreation Committee’s report A national plan for sport, health and wellbeing (HL Paper 113, Session 2021–22) to establish a new ministerial post with responsibility for sport, health and wellbeing.  HL6748

The Earl of Lytton to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to celebrate parish and town councils that have received an award through the Local Council Award Scheme.  HL6749

The Earl of Lytton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Local Government Association's report Local service delivery and place-shaping: A framework to support parish and town councils, published on 11 August 2021; and what plans they have to raise awareness of the report in central and local government.  HL6750

The Earl of Lytton to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to raise public awareness of parish and town council elections taking place on 4 May.  HL6751

The Earl of Lytton to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the diversity of councillors by encouraging and supporting more people to stand for election.  HL6752

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government at which point checks are carried out on meat imported into the UK; how many checks are purely on the basis of documentary evidence; and what proportion are physical checks.  HL6753

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of imported meats were denied entry into the UK for having failed documentary or physical checks in each of the last three years.  HL6754

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what checks are carried out on the labelling of meat products at the time of (1) production, (2) processing, (3) distribution, and (4) retail, in England.  HL6755

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they propose to take in response to the Hydrogen Champion Report: Recommendations to government and industry to accelerate the development of the UK hydrogen economy, published in March; and in particular, the recommendation that blending of hydrogen with gas of up to 20 per cent for the gas supply should proceed.  HL… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government what was the cost to public funds of the failure of 630,000 tree saplings planted along the A14 by National Highways; and whether any lessons have been learned for future tree planting schemes.  HL6757

Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the Northern Ireland Executive on the creation of a statutory defence for victims of modern slavery or trafficking who have committed an offence.  HL6758

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish their transport data strategy; and, given the Department for Transport has been working on it since 2020–21, why it has not yet been published.  HL6759

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they (1) have developed, or (2) intend to put in place, for the maintenance phase of Hepatitis C elimination once England has reached the World Health Organisation elimination metrics.  HL6760

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the HCVAction report Taking the initiative: how England is eliminating Hepatitis C, published on 21 February, what assessment they have made of (1) the effectiveness of peer-to-peer support workers and volunteers with lived experience in combating Hepatitis C, and (2) the lessons for the other areas of healthc… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many people used a meals on wheels service in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, (3) 2020, (4) 2021, and (5) 2022.  HL6762

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many people used public transportation supported by the Rural Mobility Fund in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, (3) 2020, (4) 2021, and (5) 2022.  HL6763

Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the proposed Protect Duty on parish and town councils in England; and what new funding they intend to provide to local authorities to support their compliance with that legislation.  HL6764

Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the threshold made under the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 below which smaller authorities are exempt from routine external audit and are instead subject to the Transparency Code for Smaller Authorities.  HL6765

Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the total cost of dependent carer’s allowance payments to councillors who serve on local authorities in England.  HL6766

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government which countries international students studying in the UK have come from in each of the last three years.  HL6767

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the United States’ National Toxicology Program’s report State of the Science Concerning Fluoride Exposure, dated September 2022.  HL6768

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government how many electric vehicle charging points have been installed across the UK in each year since 2010.  HL6769

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to pursue further planning reforms to speed up approvals for infrastructure projects that are critical to the UK’s economic transformation.  HL6770

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government how much they have spent supporting aquaponics in each year since 2018.  HL6771

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to introduce a bill to address the issue of leasehold reform.  HL6772

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Kazakhstan regarding knowledge sharing and capacity building on (1) sanctions compliance, (2) anti-money laundering measures, (3) regulation of cryptocurrencies, and (4) ‘Know Your Customer’ compliance.  HL6773

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the UK–Ukraine Digital Trade Agreement, what discussions they have had with the government of Kazakhstan regarding assistance in removing barriers to digital trade or signing a similar agreement.  HL6774

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to join (1) the International Science and Technology Center, and (2) the Science and Technology Center in Ukraine.  HL6775

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 21 March (HL6375), whether the Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service is on a par with the fire service, ambulance service and police meritorious service medals in the Order of Wear; and if not, why.  HL6776

Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government how many authorised Traveller sites in England are within 50 metres of (1) A-roads, (2) motorways, (3) sewage stations, (4) waste recycling centres, (5) industrial estates, and (6) railway lines.  HL6777

Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government how many authorised Traveller sites have given rise to complaints to local authorities about (1) environmental pollution and degradation, and (2) vermin infestation.  HL6778

Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government how many local authorities conduct regular pollution monitoring of (1) air, (2) noise, and (3) land, contamination on authorised Traveller sites.  HL6779

Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government how many authorised Traveller sites are on contaminated land.  HL6780