House of Lords Business

Lord Addington to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to identify those with special educational needs who are not in receipt of an education, health and care plan, so that they receive appropriate support throughout their educational career.  HL7185

Lord Addington to ask His Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to ensure that those in initial teacher training will be able to identify pupils with moderate difficulties arising from conditions such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, attention deficit disorder and autism.  HL7186

Lord Addington to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that all schools have access to assistive technology for any pupil who would benefit from it as a result of a disability or special educational need.  HL7187

Lord Addington to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure through ongoing continual professional development that all teachers and support staff are made aware of potential benefits, and given some instruction of, the implementation of assistive technology for those with special educational needs and disabilities.  HL7188

Lord Addington to ask His Majesty's Government how the new level 3 SENCO qualification will be able to influence the teaching profession as a whole to make reasonable adjustments for pupils with special education needs and disabilities across schools in England.  HL7189

Baroness Benjamin to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of findings by Human Rights Watch that human rights are being violated as a result of the failure to implement an effective compensation scheme under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.  HL7190

Baroness Benjamin to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to assist victims of the Windrush scandal who still face long waits; and what plans they have to review the levels of compensation granted to applicants of the Windrush Compensation Scheme.  HL7191

Baroness Benjamin to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to providing entitlement to legal aid to Windrush scandal victims to navigate the compensation process; and what steps they plan to take, if any, to improve the accessibility of the compensation scheme.  HL7192

Baroness Benjamin to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to grant victims of the Windrush scandal the right to have a hearing at the Home Office.  HL7193

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 11 April (HL6905), how many trains of what capacity are included in the contract scope; what is the value of the purchase contract; and what are its delivery dates.  HL7194

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 11 April (HL6905), how such rolling stock will be capable of operation on rail routes connected to HS2 as differing demand dictates; and to what extent value for money to the taxpayer will be demonstrated, given the absence of information about the operational routes for wh… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of concerns that AI technologies are being introduced prematurely to customers before their potential risks can be fully assessed.  HL7196

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask His Majesty's Government what their timeline is for implementing clause 43 of the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill regarding the taking of a dog without lawful authority; and what plans they have, if any, to extend that clause to apply to cats.  HL7197

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government when the Office for Product Safety and Standards will publish its Product Safety Review.  HL7198

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of unsafe products, such as toys, sold via third-party sellers in the UK.  HL7199

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to limit the number of dangerous toys sold by third-party sellers on online marketplaces.  HL7200

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for making online marketplaces jointly and severally liable for products sold via their platforms.  HL7201

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Office of Product Safety and Standards regarding the number of unsafe products, such as toys, sold by third-party sellers on online marketplaces.  HL7202

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made (1) of the UK's ability to govern the safety of toys entering the UK marketplace, and (2) the upholding of UK consumer protections, during trade agreement negotiations.  HL7203

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government whether all printed information and advice provided to women who are pregnant or in labour about specific conditions and procedures which may be required at short notice are available in languages other than English; and if so, in which languages.  HL7204

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to Sudanese leaders concerning the safety of leaders of civilian movements in that country; in particular, Yasir Arman.  HL7205

Lord Field of Birkenhead to ask His Majesty's Government how many "gig economy" workers there are in the UK workforce at present; and how many there were in each of the previous five years.  HL7206

Lord Field of Birkenhead to ask His Majesty's Government (1) how many families are forecast to take up the Healthy Start Scheme in the current year, and (2) how many took it up in the previous five years.  HL7207

Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding of the House of Commons Health Committee Report NHS Charges, published on 6 July 2006, that when the medical exemptions list was created in 1968, most babies born with Cystic Fibrosis did not live beyond childhood; and what assessment they have made of the case for… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of amendments to Article 1 (Definitions) and the proposed new Article 13A (WHO-led International Public Health Response) of the International Health Regulations of the World Health Organisation, designed to give the organisation's recommendations binding effect on member states during a public health emergency… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what is meant by the term "value-based procurement" in the context of NHS Supply Chain; whether it is their policy that such a value-based procurement approach applies to medical devices and similar product procurements by the NHS; and what steps they are taking to promote the widespread adoption of this approach to procurem… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what role the Chief Coroner has in relation to the conduct of coroners in respect of non-judicial matters.  HL7211

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what role the Chief Coroner has in relation to any antemortem indication given by a coroner in accordance with paragraph 21 of the Chief Coroner’s Guidance No. 26 Organ Donation, resulting in the non-retrieval for donation of a healthy organ for which there is no good medical reason.  HL7212

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government whether they are concerned by any antemortem indication given by a coroner in accordance with paragraph 21 of the Chief Coroner’s Guidance No. 26 Organ Donation resulting in the non-retrieval for donation of a healthy organ for which there is no good medical reason.  HL7213

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the results of the inquiry by Lord Hunt of Tanworth in 1996 into allegations of a security service plot against Harold Wilson.  HL7214

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government whether they were represented by observers from the British Embassy at the trial on 12–14 April of 117 leaders and members of the HDP Party in Turkey; and, if not, why not.  HL7215

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what legal costs were associated with the submission lodged by HM Government lawyers with the United Nations Committee on Persons with Disabilities regarding Article 4 on the Optional Protocol of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in respect of the case of Archie Battersbee.  HL7216

Baroness Janke to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel on the reported increasing number of attacks on Christians and Christian property by Israeli settlers and extremists, in the light of the government of Israel's failure to condemn these attacks while supporting restrictions placed on Christian worshippers in occupied East… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Janke to ask His Majesty's Government what actions they have taken to coordinate international pressure to protect Christians, their property and their freedoms in Israel and Israeli-occupied territories in the light of recent attacks.  HL7218

Baroness Janke to ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking with international partners and the government of Israel to preserve the status quo of the Al-Aqsa compound and freedom of worship in occupied East Jerusalem, following the storming of the Al-Aqsa mosque and the restrictions placed on Muslims coming to worship there during Ramadan.  HL7219

Baroness Janke to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel to protect the freedom of worship and property of Palestinian Muslims in occupied Hebron, in view of the closure of the Ibrahimi mosque to Muslims for two days for Jewish Passover activities during Ramadan.  HL7220

Baroness Janke to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel in response to the death of a 15-year-old child and injuries to Palestinian civilians during a raid by Israeli forces on the Aqbat Jaber refugee camp near Jericho in occupied territory while searching for Palestinians accused of attacks against Israelis.  HL7221

Lord Jopling to ask His Majesty's Government what provisions were included in the recent negotiations on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership to improve free trade arrangements in the financial services sector; and whether this was part of His Majesty's Government's negotiating position.  HL7222

Lord Jopling to ask His Majesty's Government (1) whether they have a reliable test to check whether beef imported from outside the European Union has been previously subjected to hormone implants, and if so, (2) when this test was introduced, and (3) where and by whom the test was developed.  HL7223

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of workplace injuries, including fatalities, in the agricultural sector compared to all other sectors of the UK economy over the past five years.  HL7224

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government how many people in the UK hold a category H driving licence.  HL7225

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of problems caused by hare coursing.  HL7226

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decline of microbiome on the planet.  HL7227

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for ammonia powered plants, vehicles and ships being used in the UK and in UK waters.  HL7228

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the supply of water and measures taken to conserve it.  HL7229

Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government when the provisions of Part 2 of the Elections Act 2022 relating to overseas electors will be brought into force.  HL7230

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government (1) what plans they have to create a new regulatory framework for electric vehicle battery recycling, (2) when such plans will be implemented, (3) whether they will include making "second life" mandatory, and (4) whether they will introduce (a) standardised labelling to facilitate recycling, and (b) a mandatory minimum level of re… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had regarding the implementation of a secondary metastatic breast cancer clinical audit for Northern Ireland.  HL7232

Lord Robathan to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that consumer goods imported into the UK are labelled only with regard to the recognised customs authority that processes their export.  HL7233

Lord Robathan to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of dual carriageways have a hard shoulder of sufficient width to park a vehicle.  HL7234

Lord Robathan to ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) fatalities, and (2) casualties, occurred per 1,000 miles travelled on (a) smart motorways, (b) traditional motorways, and (c) dual carriageways, in the past five years.  HL7235

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 3 April (HL6059), to list for the three Integrated Care Board chief executives of (1) Humber Coast and Vale, (2) South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw, and (3) Cornwall and Isles of Scilly; and why each was judged to be of an exceptional nature and higher rates of pay were therefore supported by… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government whether the collection of data for the Electoral Commission by polling staff at this year's local elections will be publicly available; and if so, whether it will include (1) not only the number of electors who had no approved ID, but also those who arrived to vote with ID which is not approved, and (2) those who did not have ID or the c… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what are the requirements regarding (1) appointment procedures, and (2) financial remuneration, for Deputy Police Commissioners.  HL7238

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what was the annual cost of Police and Deputy Police Commissioners for each of the past five years.  HL7239

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address any reduction in the amount of energy produced by onshore wind caused by changing weather patterns.  HL7240

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce a digital prescription scheme for patients who have repeat prescriptions.  HL7241

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support alternatives to the use of animals in research and testing.  HL7242

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the government of India's six G20 priorities, published on 12 March.  HL7243

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether there are enough teachers to expand teaching of maths to all pupils up to the age of 18; and what steps they will take to rectify any gap.  HL7244

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Trader Support Scheme will continue under the Windsor Framework; and whether this will continue to be paid at £250 per truck load to reimburse costs.  HL7245

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government whether raw food materials deemed at risk travelling to Northern Ireland from Great Britain will be subject to a requirement for full customs clearance.  HL7246

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for a Tariff Reimbursement Scheme for Northern Ireland; and when this will be operational.  HL7247

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government whether EU employment laws will still be applicable to Northern Ireland if the Windsor Framework is implemented; and if in part, which aspects of EU employment law will apply.  HL7248

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what provisions are in place for the repayment of overpaid duties for red lane or deemed at risk goods coming into Northern Ireland that subsequently remain within the UK market.  HL7249

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the numbers of semiconductors from manufacturers such as Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, Texas Instruments and others still reaching Russia despite the bans imposed after its invasion of Ukraine, and of the routes they have taken there.  HL7250

Baroness Wheeler to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Markham on 23 February where he stated that they will "write to all the NHS chief executives" (HL Deb col 1751), when that letter will be sent; and how they will monitor progress on services restoration following that.  HL7251