House of Lords Business

Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of the numbers of (1) men, and (2) women, employees who earn less than £12,570 per annum in (a) full-time, and (b) part-time roles.  HL6837

Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the proportion of people in the UK that do not own a smartphone in each of the following age ranges: (1) 18–24, (2) 25–44, (3) 45–64, (4) 65–74, (5) 75–84, and (6) 85 and above.  HL6838

Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the proportion of people in the UK who have no internet or Wi-Fi access in the following age groups: (1) 20–39, (2) 40–59, (3) 60–79, and (4) 80 and above.  HL6839

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will consider specific penalties for drivers who are caught watching videos on their phones while driving.  HL6840

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Policy Exchange Gender identity ideology in the NHS, published on 2 January; and what steps they are taking to ensure that every hospital trust is able to guarantee same-sex accommodation and intimate same-sex care.  HL6841

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government whether there are any reasons why a hospital trust could not guarantee same-sex accommodation and intimate same-sex care.  HL6842

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what compensation will be paid to the descendants of postmasters who have died or taken their own life as a result of their wrongful conviction for fraud.  HL6843

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to pursue criminal prosecutions against former Post Office senior managers who may have knowingly pursued postmasters for frauds they did not commit.  HL6844

Baroness Boycott to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in adapting England to climate change; and what assessment they have made of the recommendations of the Climate Change Committee’s report Investment for a well-adapted UK, published on 1 February.  HL6845

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Joint Statement between the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation on Deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership of Coordination in the New Era, dated 21 March.  HL6846

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the ruling of the International Criminal Court on 22 February that the government of Azerbaijan must end the blockage of the Lachin corridor, what representations they are making to the government of Azerbaijan to open the Lachin corridor.  HL6847

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Azerbaijan in respect of reports of open fire from Azerbaijani combat positions on Armenian civilians completing agricultural work in the villages of Sos, Tagavard, and Machkalashen on 23, 24 and 26 March.  HL6848

Baroness Cumberlege to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Evans of Rainow on 20 March (HL Deb col 1529), what is the source of their data for saying that six percent of GP services could be provided by pharmacies; and what is the evidence base for those data.  HL6849

The Lord Bishop of Derby to ask His Majesty's Government when the pilot trial changes to Youth Rehabilitation Orders with Intensive Supervision and Surveillance will commence; and when they will report on their findings.  HL6850

The Lord Bishop of Exeter to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the differences in environmental and animal welfare standards in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, and the impact of these differences on British farmers, given the UK–Australia and UK–New Zealand free trade agreements.  HL6851

The Lord Bishop of Exeter to ask His Majesty's Government what was the total amount of exports from the horticultural sector in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, (3) 2020, (4) 2021, and (5) 2022.  HL6852

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty's Government what emotional support and spiritual provision is available to prisoners under Imprisonment for Public Protection.  HL6853

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty's Government what were the rates of self-harm by prisoners under Imprisonment for Public Protection in the last five years.  HL6854

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increase in the numbers of prisoners under Imprisonment for Public Protection serving ten or more years beyond their original tariff.  HL6855

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the number of women serving sentences under Imprisonment for Public Protection.  HL6856

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what factors they will consider when deciding whether to nominate a UK candidate for election to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.  HL6857

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government why individuals in Northern Ireland buying vegetable and herb seeds for personal use direct from suppliers in Great Britain are required to have a Phytosanitary certificate costing upwards of £250.  HL6858

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Penn on 22 March (HL6248), what is the reason why duty-free purchases cannot be made when flying from Belfast to EU countries.  HL6859

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government how many meetings of the Commonhold Council there have been since its formation; and how many scheduled meetings of the Council were cancelled.  HL6860

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to make the leasehold enfranchisement process easier for residential leaseholders.  HL6861

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to make the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) process (1) better known, and (2) easier for people to understand.  HL6862

Lord Lee of Trafford to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 24 March (HL6409), whether they will publish a comprehensive list of the bodies and individuals from whom they have received views opposed to the planned siting of the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens.  HL6863

Lord McInnes of Kilwinning to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Azerbaijan since 1 March regarding the closure of the Lachin Corridor.  HL6864

Lord McInnes of Kilwinning to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken since 1 March regarding the closure of the Lachin Corridor.  HL6865

Lord McInnes of Kilwinning to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the governments of (1) Israel, and (2) Jordan, regarding access to the Al-Aqsa mosque for Palestinians in East Jerusalem and the West Bank during Ramadan.  HL6866

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ask NHS England to undertake a review into the safety and reliability of homecare medicines services in England.  HL6867

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made about the impact of delays, workforce shortages, and lack of e-prescribing systems, on the health and well-being of patients receiving homecare medicines services.  HL6868

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will meet with the British Society for Rheumatology to discuss concerns about the safety and reliability of homecare medicines services in England.  HL6869

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Swiss Federal Railways regarding its trial of laying solar panels in between railway tracks in order to generate electricity.  HL6870

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the percentage of (1) tomatoes, (2) peas, (3) onions, and (4) carrots, consumed in England that were imported; and for each of those types of produce, what were the countries of origin of those imports.  HL6871

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to (1) the government of China, and (2) the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, about British citizen Jimmy Lai.  HL6872

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 9 February (HL4988), how many rural premises have 4G coverage from more than one operator; and what assessment they have made of (1) consumer choice, and (2) higher costs, for broadband users in rural areas.  HL6873

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government, further to Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 24 March (HL6373), why, over the past 13 years, they have allowed the UK to have a "broken asylum system".  HL6874

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government who has statutory responsibility for unaccompanied children seeking asylum who are in interim accommodation provided by the Home Office before they are placed under the care of a local authority.  HL6875

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government how many new trees have been planted as part of the Northern Forest project in each of the last three years.  HL6876

Lord Strathcarron to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 21 March (HL5868), what steps they will take to uphold the provisions of Chapter 4 of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s Blue Guide, which sets out the general rules for advertising medicines to both healthcare workers and the public, and states there is a req… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government how much they have spent on supporting vertical farming in each year since 2018.  HL6878

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the percentage of non-electrical heat demand that is met by renewable technologies.  HL6879

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish their employment action plan for disabled people.  HL6880

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what information and paperwork need to be provided by a manufacturer, supplier or haulier in Southampton when transporting goods to the Isle of Wight, including goods for end use in the Isle of Wight.  HL6881

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that disability groups in Northern Ireland that are currently receiving funding from the European Social Fund will now receive funding from the Shared Prosperity Fund, and that such arrangements are handled in a timely manner to ensure there is no gap in funding.  HL6882

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what money from the Shared Prosperity Fund has been allocated to disability groups in Northern Ireland; and what is the timetable for the delivery of that funding.  HL6883

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what proposals they have made for groupage haulage under the Windsor Framework.  HL6884

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made on refining the specification of goods defined as "at risk" under the Windsor Framework; and what further discussions, if any, they are having on that definition.  HL6885

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the UK's tilt towards the Indo-Pacific region described in the Integrated Review Refresh 2023, whether (1) they will speed up the order for F35B fighter aircraft, (2) Crowsnest will be fully accepted into service, (3) the successor to Crowsnest will be expedited, and (4) the planned deployment of HMS Prince… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government whether the equipment spend planned for the army over the next five years is the largest of all the services.  HL6887

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what defence assets they are sending to the Indo-Pacific region aside from the aircraft carriers; and whether the two offshore patrol vessels stationed in the region and the AUKUS agreement on nuclear submarines are part of the UK's tilt towards the Indo-Pacific region.  HL6888

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Integrated Review Refresh 2023, whether the UK army, the Royal Air Force, and most of the Royal Navy will remain in Europe so that the UK’s defence and security efforts remain focused on the Euro-Atlantic through NATO.  HL6889

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government whether a Royal Navy carrier battlegroup can redeploy from the Atlantic to the Indo-Pacific within four weeks.  HL6890

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government when HMS Prince of Wales will be operational and at sea again.  HL6891

Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government how many officials are engaged in work to support marine energy reaching commercialisation.  HL6892

Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the performance of Wave Energy Scotland; and what plans they have, if any, to replicate its model to support the development of wave energy in England.  HL6893

Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that UK wave energy projects will continue to have access to EU funding through schemes such as the European Regional Development Fund and Horizon Europe.  HL6894

Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government what support they intend to provide to innovative renewable deployment, such as combined wind and wave offshore sites.  HL6895

Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government what funding they intend to make available within the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio for combined wind and wave energy generation.  HL6896

Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of introducing a ringfence for wave energy in future contract for difference auctions.  HL6897