House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether journalists from The Guardian were invited to accompany the Home Secretary on her recent visit to Rwanda with journalists from other UK newspapers; if not, why not; and, further to the Home Office spokesperson’s comments reported in the Press Gazette on 25 April 2022 that the Home Office “fully adher… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government how the list of news organisations that attended to report on the Home Secretary’s visit to Rwanda was drawn up; and at what stage that list was considered against the Government Communications Service Propriety Guidance on the need for media officers to "establish their impartiality and neutrality with the news media", by de… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what advice the (1) Home Secretary, and (2) Permanent Secretary of the Government Communications Service, received concerning the exclusion of news organisations who may not support Government policy from attending the Home Secretary’s recent trip to Rwanda; and in particular whether they considered the Government Communicati… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 27 February 2022 (38774), when they intend to make an assessment of the environmental cost of single-use batteries in disposable vapes being improperly disposed.  HL6784

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the environmental hazard posed by discarded disposable vapes; and what consideration they have given to banning the sale of these products.  HL6785

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to announce another competition for the Restoring Railway Fund; and if so, when.  HL6786

Lord Bird to ask His Majesty's Government what evidence they received from local authorities about the impact of Local Housing Allowance shortfalls on (1) homelessness levels, and (2) temporary accommodation costs, in the lead up to the Spring Budget 2023.  HL6787

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 21 March (HL6299), what are the (1) names, and (2) titles, of the EU rules for internal UK trade which are disapplied by the operation of the Windsor Framework; and which customs provisions are removed.  HL6788

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government which statutory instruments have been published to give effect to the Windsor Framework; and what plans they have to ensure that House of Lords select committees have sufficient time to scrutinise those instruments before motions are tabled for their approval.  HL6789

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 21 March (HL6296), what are the (1) names, and (2) titles, of the EU laws which will remain in force in Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework, which would otherwise be subject to removal under the provisions of the Retained EU Law Bill.  HL6790

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask His Majesty's Government what regulations cover the retrofitting of headlights to vehicles; and when those regulations were last updated.  HL6791

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask His Majesty's Government what regulations apply to retrofitting car headlights with LED bulbs.  HL6792

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made with international partners to develop and introduce improved headlamp aiming requirements.  HL6793

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask His Majesty's Government how many drivers have reported problems with their eyesight to the DVLA in the last 10 years; and what proportion of those have had their driving licences withdrawn as a result.  HL6794

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards fulfilling recommendation six of the Bishop of Truro’s Independent Review into the support for persecuted Christians to make the Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion and Belief a permanent role.  HL6795

Baroness Jolly to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of people using the NHS 111 online service have been recommended self-care in (1) all of England, (2) each NHS England region, and (3) former Clinical Commissioning Groups, in each year since that service was launched in December 2017.  HL6796

Baroness Jolly to ask His Majesty's Government how many people visited the NHS 111 website in each year since 2017; and of those, what proportion were to pages relating to minor ailments in each year.  HL6797

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take, together with international partners, to ensure global water security and to advance the global sustainable development agenda after the UN 2023 Water Conference on 22–24 March; and whether this will include commitments to the Water Action Agenda, particularly in view of the conclusions of the UN… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government whether they had any metrics in place to quantify the soft power advantage of the BBC Arabic radio service during its 85 years of broadcasting; what assessment they have made of any loss of soft power to the UK following its closure on 27 January; and whether they have had any discussions on the matter with the BBC in 2023.  … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government, what discussions they have had with international partners about the possibility of opening a channel of communication to the insurgent group Hei’at Tahrir al-Sham in Idlib, in order to be able to combat the threat from ISIS in north western Syria more effectively.  HL6800

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government when they last raised human rights issues with the government of India; and, further to the US State Department’s annual country report on human rights practices in India, published on 20 March, what assessment they have made of any increase in significant human rights issues in that country, including the reported targeting… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what is the current situation of British citizen Jagtar Singh Johal, detained in India since 2017 on charges of terrorism; and when they last raised his case with the government of that country.  HL6802

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to the government of Israel following the remarks on 19 March by the Finance Minister of Israel, Bezalel Smotrich, concerning Palestinian history and culture; and whether they have made any assessment of the potential impact resulting from the Minister’s remarks on peace and stabilit… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to adopt the definition of "wholegrain" developed by the Whole Grain Initiative.  HL6804

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to tackle rural homelessness.  HL6805

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide energy bill relief for businesses.  HL6806

The Earl of Sandwich to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken in response to the UNHCR 2023 Regional Refugee Response Plan to assist South Sudanese refugees in neighbouring countries; and what estimate has been made of how many of the refugees are returning to South Sudan through agencies such as the International Organisation for Migration.  HL6807

The Earl of Sandwich to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current state of food distribution among South Sudanese refugees in Arua district, northern Uganda; and what steps they have taken in response to the latest World Food Programme appeal for that area.  HL6808

Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on their commitment to ensure that everyone in England is 15 minutes' walk from green and blue spaces of their decision to re-impose a deadline for recording historic rights of way.  HL6809

Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will provide additional funding for local highway authorities to address (1) the backlog of 4,000 applications for historic rights of way, and (2) the 41,000 miles of potentially unrecorded routes discovered by the Ramblers and its volunteers.  HL6810

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 22 March (HL6323), whether they will now answer the question put; namely, what has been the total cost of the commissioners sent to Liverpool to set up the Strategic Futures Panel.  HL6811

Baroness Taylor of Bolton to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ban the sale of single use vapes.  HL6812

Baroness Taylor of Bolton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the damage to the marine environment caused by the disposal of single use vapes.  HL6813

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the infrastructure required to meet their goal for all new cars sold from 2030 to be electric vehicles.  HL6814

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support sustainable rural bus services.  HL6815

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that green incentives and loans for renewable energy efficiency measures for domestic properties are easy to understand and apply.  HL6816

Lord Tope to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of Clearsprings Ready Homes' provision of basic humanitarian services to the asylum seekers housed in properties they manage.  HL6817

Lord Tope to ask His Majesty's Government what regulatory oversight is in place to ensure Clearsprings Ready Homes accommodation complies with its contractual obligations for the health and safety of the asylum seekers they house.  HL6818

Lord Tope to ask His Majesty's Government what regulatory oversight has been implemented to ensure that Clearsprings Ready Homes does not take financial advantage of asylum seekers housed in the accommodation they manage.  HL6819

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government what meetings (1) ministers, and (2) senior officials, at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have had with the Unit for Future Skills.  HL6820

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government what skills gaps they have identified in the UK horticulture sector.  HL6821

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government, other than the Ministry of Defence, which departments monitor shipping, potential illegal imports by sea, and other sea-based threats.  HL6822