House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report and recommendations of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Sudan and South Sudan Genocide: All Over Again in Darfur?, published on 26 April; and whether they will publish a response to those findings and recommendations.  HL7462

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Stewart of Dirleton on 25 April (HL6969), how many requests to prosecute cases of international crimes were received by the Attorney General in the last five years; and how many of those were granted.  HL7463

Earl Attlee to ask His Majesty's Government what were the top 10 causes of work-related fatal injuries of the 123 workers killed in Great Britain in 2021/22 as recorded by the Health and Safety Executive.  HL7464

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the reliability of rail services.  HL7465

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what has been the cost to the economy of the increased number of (1) delays, and (2) cancellations, of rail services.  HL7466

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government whether there is any ban or restriction in law on the commercial sale of seeds or plants, either online or otherwise, from a business in Great Britain to an individual in Northern Ireland who is not designated as a professional operator.  HL7467

Lord Faulkner of Worcester to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Callanan, on 17 April (HL Deb, col 518), what are the “existing licensing arrangements” in relation to the domestic demand for coal in heritage railways.  HL7468

Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to set out the source of funding for the redevelopment of Casement Park GAA stadium in Belfast which was included as one of 14 stadiums in the UK and Ireland’s bid to host Euro 2028.  HL7469

Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to make "roll bars" compulsory on quad bikes operated in a farm environment.  HL7470

Lord Leigh of Hurley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) cost, or (2) gain, to the Treasury of the removal of carried interest relief from capital gains tax.  HL7471

Lord Leigh of Hurley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential (1) gain, or (2) loss, to the Treasury of equating capital gains and income tax votes.  HL7472

Baroness Parminter to ask His Majesty's Government whether the decision to postpone until 2025 the requirement on ship operators to report their carbon dioxide emissions fulfils the Government’s obligations under the Merchant Shipping (Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of Carbon Dioxide Emissions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018.  HL7473

Baroness Parminter to ask His Majesty's Government what their success criteria are for reaching agreement on reducing the UK’s international shipping emissions in line with Net Zero at the July 2023 meeting of the International Maritime Organisation’s Marine Environment Protection Committee.  HL7474

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 29 March 2022 (HL6989), whether FlyPop was granted a licence by the Civil Aviation Authority; and if not, what time limits have been set for businesses to become operational before monies obtained through the Future Fund are required to be repaid.  HL7475

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to require airports to use fuel blended with sustainable aviation fuel as legislated for in the EU; and what sustainable fuel targets they are considering.  HL7476

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase (1) the flexibility of working practices, and (2) the capacity, of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency testing within the road haulage sector to increase efficiency.  HL7477

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to maximise efficiency within the road haulage sector by (1) transferring part of the HGV testing process to the private sector, and (2) allowing the (a) Department for Transport, and (b) Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, to oversee the standards of testing as they do for the car and light van MOT testing s… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the percentage of HGVs currently operating without a valid MOT.  HL7479

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the allocation and use of Frontier Worker permits for crews on freight ferries between (1) Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and (2) Great Britain and Ireland.  HL7480

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of allocation and use of Frontier Worker permits on the deployment of crews from the EU and European Economic Area on ferry routes between (1) Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and (2) Great Britain and Ireland.  HL7481

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take, if any, to support ferry operators in terms of the recruitment of crews for work on vessels which operate between (1) Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and (2) Great Britain and Ireland.  HL7482

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage more affordable homes to be built in remote and rural areas.  HL7483

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of impact of the increased cost of living on arts and music festivals in the UK in 2023.  HL7484

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address staff shortages in the hospitality sector.  HL7485

Baroness Uddin to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to communicate with British citizens in Sudan in the absence of internet and power for mobile phones.  HL7486

Baroness Uddin to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to reduce the risk of widening regional conflict emanating from the current situation in Sudan.  HL7487

Baroness Uddin to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to support refugees fleeing Sudan into neighbouring countries.  HL7488

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government why the NHS number has been a mandatory consistent identifier for adults across health and adult social care since 2015 but no such identifier has been established across health and social care and protection services for children.  HL7489

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any adverse effects on children as a result of not establishing a consistent child identifier, especially those children with (1) complex needs and disabilities, (2) long-term conditions such as asthma, autism and epilepsy and (3) looked after children and those at risk; and whether they will publish suc… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government what progress has been made in discussions between the Department for Health and Social Care and the Department for Education regarding the preparing of a report regarding the benefits and implementation of a consistent child identifier, as proposed under section 179 of the Health and Social Care Act 2022; and when such a report will be… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government whether the proposed report on a consistent child identifier (CCI) as provided under section 179 of the Health and Social Care Act 2022 will ensure that a CCI relates to both (1) children’s health and social care, and (2) the safeguarding and welfare of children; and if not, why not.  HL7492

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adverse (1) costs, and (2) effectiveness, of NHS services for children as a result of the absence of a consistent child identifier.  HL7493

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what is the percentage increase in (1) revenue budget, and (2) capital budget, for Northern Ireland for 2023/24 compared to the percentage increases for government spending for England in each of those categories.  HL7494

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what funding cuts scenarios they have modelled for the non-devolved budget for the Northern Ireland Office for 2023/24.  HL7495

Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government on what timescales they expect a marine renewable consent can be achieved; and what specific steps they are taking to support a proportionate, streamlined and bespoke consenting process for marine renewables to accelerate the development and deployment of marine renewables within UK waters.  HL7496

Lord Wills to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reasons for the continuing delays by the Office of the Public Guardian in granting Lasting Powers of Attorney.  HL7497

Lord Wills to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the costs of the continuing delays by the Office of the Public Guardian in granting Lasting Powers of Attorney to (1) individuals seeking Lasting Powers of Attorney, and (2) taxpayers.  HL7498