House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Johnson of Lainston on 19 April (HL Deb, cols 685–97) relating to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), what assessment they have made of China's relationship with the CPTPP; and what consideration they give when considering trade relationships to th… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether Lord Johnson of Lainston raised (1) democracy in Hong Kong, (2) the military intimidation of Taiwan, or (3) the situation of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, during his recent meetings to promote business ties with Hong Kong treasury minister, Christopher Hui.  HL7382

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UK's tidal power prospects; and whether they have plans to meet Dr Robert Kirby, former Senior Visiting Fellow at the National Oceanography Centre, to discuss what contribution tidal barrages could make to the UK's energy security and net-zero goals.  HL7383

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether their cost-benefit analyses of wind, solar, nuclear and tidal power take account of (1) the episodic nature of wind and solar power sources, and (2) the short service life of nuclear power facilities and their expensive hazardous waste; and whether their energy policy takes account of the capacity of tidal power stati… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any study of the tidal power stations at (1) Shashan in China, and (2) Rance in France, including a comparison of the life span and cost of decommissioning nuclear power stations; whether they are aware of any tidal barrage scheme being decommissioned; and how they assess the longevity of tidal power by… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) proposals for constructing a tidal barrage between Cardiff and Weston-super-Mare, and (2) the number of people living further up the estuary who would be protected from sea flooding.  HL7386

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government whether they can define what is meant by the pausing of work related to HS2; whether this pausing includes stopping all work (1) on sites, and (2) in offices, for (a) design, (b) procurement, or (c) property purchases; and what is the status of works on HS2 (i) Phase 1, (ii) Phase 2A, (iii) Phase 2B West, and (iv) Phase 2B East.  HL738… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government what is the current benefit to cost ratio of each of the sections of HS2.  HL7388

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government, assuming that there is no change to the scope of HS2, what is the additional cost of the two year pause.  HL7389

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government what is the (1) scope, and (2) cost, of Phases (a) 4, and (b) 5, of the works to protect the Dawlish area rail line from flooding; what is the reason for the delay in proceeding with them; whether funding for Phase 5 will be withheld; and if so, on what basis.  HL7390

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government what is their timetable for the next stages of review and potential reform of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 to ensure better legal protections for cyber security professionals.  HL7391

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government whether HMS Prince of Wales will be returned to active service; and if so, when.  HL7392

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that equipment has been taken from HMS Prince of Wales to be fitted to HMS Queen Elizabeth.  HL7393

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what costs will be incurred to return HMS Prince of Wales to active service.  HL7394

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce legislation to clarify the constitutional position of Northern Ireland within the UK.  HL7395

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to prevent Salah Hamouri, who was convicted in Israel in 2005 of plotting to murder a rabbi, from speaking at events in the UK.  HL7396

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what the total cost to the Treasury was of implementing the Northern Ireland Protocol in the financial year 2022–23.  HL7397

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what were the (1) revenue, and (2) capital costs, of the General Teaching Council for England (including disbursements associated with its creation) for each financial year in which it existed.  HL7398

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government whether they are considering day release for prisoners who need to attend health appointments on external premises as an alternative to the normal requirement of two prison officers as escorts.  HL7399

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government how many prisoners in England and Wales are subject to 23 hours of confinement in cells each day; and what are the reasons for this.  HL7400

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government whether there has been a decrease in the rates of self-harm, assault and suicide in prisons since the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions at the end of March 2022.  HL7401

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government whether there has been an increase or decrease in the rate of seizures of psychoactive substances, such as spice and black mamba, in prisons since 1 January 2020.  HL7402

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what progress has been made in recent years with regard to implementing the principle of equivalence of healthcare received by prisoners with that received by the general public; and in particular, what steps they have taken to reduce the turnover of health personnel in prisons, thus reducing the need for agency personnel.  HL7403

Lord Laming to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the number of children placed in local authority care.  HL7404

Lord Lilley to ask His Majesty's Government what is the cost of training (1) a doctor, and (2) a nurse; and how much of that cost is covered by student loans.  HL7405

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what measures they intend to take to prevent the transmission of malaria to asylum seekers who are removed to Rwanda.  HL7406

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans to revise the powers given to telecommunications companies to erect phone masts in order to give greater protection to land within or adjacent to Sites of Special Scientific Interest and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty which already have sufficient mobile phone signal.  HL7407

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of young people with an Education, Health and Care Plan are in employment at (1) 18 years, (2) 21 years, and (3) 25 years, old.  HL7408

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help young people with an Education, Health and Care Plan to find work.  HL7409

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of participants in the supported internship program have an Education, Health and Care Plan.  HL7410

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities do not face stigma when applying for employment.  HL7411

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and (2) permanent secretaries of the Northern Ireland Executive, regarding budgetary allocations to each of the departments in the Executive.  HL7412

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for the process of future budgetary allocations to departments of the Northern Ireland Executive.  HL7413

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on 14 March (161427), what assessment they have made of the complaint filed by the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy on the arrests of four protestors at the Bahrain Grand Prix on 5 March; and what up… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to (1) encourage, and (2) support, (a) co-operative business models, and (b) community ownership.  HL7415

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in relation to leasehold reform since the enactment of the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022.  HL7416

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, following the Prime Minister’s discussions with trade unions in January regarding industrial action, what further engagement they have had with trade unions across all sectors to prevent any further industrial action.  HL7417

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of Personal Independence Payment appeals which went to a tribunal were successful, in each year since those payments were introduced.  HL7418

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to encourage schools to take part in the National Tutoring Programme so far; and what further steps they will take to increase this uptake.  HL7419

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to bring forward any successor programmes to the National Tutoring Programme to enable pupils to catch up academically as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.  HL7420

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they are making in relation to plans for His Majesty's Revenue & Customs to engage with the business sector to provide information on clarification of the definition of goods at risk arising from the Windsor Framework.  HL7421

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they are making with regard to the provision of the Deposit Return Scheme arising from the provisions of the Windsor Framework.  HL7422

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government whether the requirement under the Windsor Framework for UK-wide labelling of goods as not intended for the EU will be required for all goods manufactured or sold in the UK, or only for goods that are intended for Northern Ireland.  HL7423

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what opportunities there will be for food products intended for internal Northern Ireland sale and consumption, and not to be sold in the EU, to be produced to GB standards.  HL7424