House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assistance they are providing to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to bring to justice of those responsible for war crimes, potential genocide, and the abduction of children in Ukraine.  HL6898

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what progress is being made to establish a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression in Ukraine; and what contribution they are planning to provide in relation to resources and judicial expertise.  HL6899

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of the USA about the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression in Ukraine; and what response they received.  HL6900

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to laying a resolution before the United Nations General Assembly providing for a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression in Ukraine, citing the precedents of such tribunals in Sierra Leone and Cambodia.  HL6901

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to applying universal jurisdiction as a means of bringing to justice those who have committed atrocity crimes, but have evaded prosecution in international courts or domestic courts in other jurisdictions.  HL6902

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage a dialogue between China and India on reducing the pollution of waterways by industrial antibiotic residues.  HL6903

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to limit the spread of extensively antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea (1) in the general population, (2) in vulnerable populations, and (3) among elderly populations.  HL6904

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government whether the current HS2 rolling stock will be leased or purchased; what loading gauge(s) it will be built to; and on which routes a train of greater gauge than W6 will be capable or operating.  HL6905

Lord Blackwell to ask His Majesty's Government what is the average time taken for His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) to process probate applications.  HL6906

Lord Blackwell to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of probate applications to His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) exceed their target time of 16 weeks for processing.  HL6907

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce regulations to permit police forces to dismiss officers who have failed vetting procedures.  HL6908

Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice to ask His Majesty's Government how many international nurses NHS Trusts have recruited in the past 12 months; and of those, how many have been permitted to work.  HL6909

Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice to ask His Majesty's Government how many of the international nurses who arrived in the UK in the past 12 months have had an Objective Structured Clinical Examination; and how many have passed that examination.  HL6910

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government what (1) area in square metres, and (2) proportion, of Victoria Tower Gardens as a whole will be occupied by the intended UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre, including (a) the entrance pavilion, (b) courtyard and ramp into the Learning Centre, (c) associated hard standing, (d) service access, (e) new access paths, (f) the parts… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government what is the size in square metres of (1) the current playground in Victoria Tower Gardens, (2) the intended new playground, (3) the intended new café, and (4) the part of the current playground to be occupied by UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre ticketing and associated works.  HL6912

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government what (1) area in square metres, and (2) proportion of Victoria Tower Gardens as a whole, will be enclosed to guarantee security around the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in addition to the area occupied by the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre itself.  HL6913

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government what is the floor area in square metres of the proposed underground construction of the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre; and what percentage of this underground area will be used for exhibitions and public space as part of the Learning Centre.  HL6914

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the publication by the US Department of State 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Rwanda which deemed conditions at detention centres in Rwanda as "harsh and life-threatening", what steps they are taking to ensure that any migrant sent to Rwanda is (1) housed in adequate accommodation, and (… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of relations between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda; and what assessment they have made of the impact of Rwanda’s backing of the M23 rebels on the UK’s agreements with Rwanda.  HL6916

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help prevent the polio virus outbreak in Burundi from spreading.  HL6917

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support (1) freedom of speech, and (2) freedom of the press, in Burundi.  HL6918

Baroness Eaton to ask His Majesty's Government how many care leavers made applications to higher education institutions in each of the last three years for which data are available, broken down by individual institution.  HL6919

Baroness Eaton to ask His Majesty's Government how many care leavers were made offers to attend a higher education institution in each of the last three years for which data are available, broken down by individual institution.  HL6920

Baroness Eaton to ask His Majesty's Government how many care leavers were accepted onto undergraduate courses at higher education institutions in each of the last three years for which data are available, broken down by institution.  HL6921

The Lord Bishop of Exeter to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage dairy farmers to undertake a Greenhouse Gas Protocol audit.  HL6922

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of current statutory cyber and digital risk reporting requirements.  HL6923

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the progress in the adoption of the Cyber Assessment Framework across all government bodies.  HL6924

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the cyber audits of all government departments.  HL6925

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the draft Audit Reform Bill.  HL6926

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide an update on the implementation of the Cyber Security Strategy.  HL6927

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the governance arrangements they require from the freeports established in the UK.  HL6928

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that the governance boards of freeports publish the agendas and minutes of meetings on their websites on a regular basis.  HL6929

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to require the Governance Boards of (1) Plymouth and South Devon Freeport, (2) Freeport East, and (3) Liverpool City Region freeports, to publish the agendas and minutes of their meetings on their websites on a regular basis.  HL6930

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Teeside Freeport Governance Board about ensuring that all details of the agenda and minutes of board meetings are published on its website.  HL6931

Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton to ask His Majesty's Government why British Citizens who are subject to taxation by HM Revenue & Customs and are living in a British Overseas Territory are not eligible for an uplift in their state pension.  HL6932

Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reconsider the decision not to award a clasp to the General Service Medal for service in BRIXMIS.  HL6933

Lord Lilley to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will be able to (1) zero rate, and (2) exempt, additional goods and services from VAT in Northern Ireland under the terms of the Windsor Framework.  HL6934

Lord Lilley to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will be able to raise the VAT registration threshold in Northern Ireland under the terms of the Windsor Framework.  HL6935

Lord Lilley to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will be able to (1) zero rate, and (2) exempt, new goods and services from VAT under the terms of the Windsor Framework.  HL6936

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government how many new residential properties have been constructed within Environment Agency flood zone 3 each year, since the financial year 2012/13.  HL6937

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government how many new residential properties have been constructed within Environment Agency flood zone 2 each year, since the financial year 2012/13.  HL6938

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of new residential properties have been constructed within Environment Agency flood zone 3 for the most recent year that data are available, broken down by local planning authority area.  HL6939

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government what (1) evidential basis, and (2) rationale, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation used to determine that family members of, and carers for, people in the clinical risk groups identified in the Green Book are not recommended to receive COVID-19 booster vaccinations.  HL6940

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government, following the decision by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation that family members of, and carers for, people in the clinical risk groups are not recommended to receive COVID-19 booster vaccinations, what steps they are taking to protect people in clinical risk groups from contracting COVID-19.  HL6941

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government whether the minutes of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation meeting that set out the clinical risk groups for the COVID-19 vaccination programme in Spring 2023 will be made available to the public.  HL6942

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation COVID-19 vaccination programme for 2023: JCVI interim advice, 8 November 2022, what estimate they have made of the number of vaccinations required to prevent a COVID-19 hospital admission for individuals in clinical risk groups, as outlined in t… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government what are their reasons for implementing restrictions on the spring 2023 COVID-19 booster programme; and what factors were considered in determining the eligibility criteria for the booster programme.  HL6944

Lord Moynihan to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the International Olympic Committee’s position that (1) no international sports events should be organised or supported by an International Federation of Sport or National Olympic Committee in Russia or Belarus, (2) no flag, anthem, colours or any other identifications whatsoever of these countries can… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Moynihan to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on the possible participation of Russian and Belarussian players at the grass-court Wimbledon Championships this year; and what assessment has been made of the inclusion of those players at that event.  HL6946

Lord Moynihan to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UN General Assembly resolution A/77/L.28 that major sports events “should be organised in the spirit of peace” and that “the unifying and conciliative nature of such events should be respected”.  HL6947

Lord Moynihan to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the British Olympic Association about the possibility of British athletes boycotting the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.  HL6948

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government how many conflicts between local development plans and national development management policies have arisen in each of the last five years; and how many were resolved by the national development management policies taking precedence.  HL6949

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what response they have received from the government of Israel regarding the joint call that they and diplomatic representatives from 16 other countries made on the 13 March to reverse the eviction of six Palestinian families from Silwan, Sheikh Jarrah, and the Old City of Jerusalem.  HL6950

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of their state of relations with the Palestinian Authority following the recall of the Head of Mission of the Palestinian Authority to the UK in response to the 2030 roadmap for UK-Israel bilateral relations, signed on 21 March.  HL6951

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the diplomatic visit on 30 January to the Palestinian community of Khan Al Ahmar regarding the threat of demolition facing that village, what was the outcome of their meeting in London with the Israeli Foreign Minister about the future of Khan Al Ahmar.  HL6952

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government how the Liverpool Strategic Futures Panel is supported by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.  HL6953

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what are the reasons for the delay in the publication of the Public Health Grant Allocation for 2023/24; and what assessment they have made of the impact of this delay on councils and their ability to plan effectively for the new financial year.  HL6954

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to consult on (1) policy, and (2) legislative changes, to help establish a circular economy in the UK.  HL6955

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what programmes they have in place to support the retraining of workers to enable them to access work in new sectors.  HL6956

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that older buildings, which may be subject to stricter planning regulations, can become energy neutral.  HL6957

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what was the outcome of the recent meeting of E3 diplomats with Iran in Oslo; and what assessment they have made of that outcome.  HL6958

Lord Young of Cookham to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of their proposals contained in their consultation Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill: reforms to national planning policy, published on 22 December 2022, on their commitment to build 300,000 new homes a year.  HL6959