House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Bethell on 5 March 2020 (HL1701) and 2 April 2020 (HL2792), how many (1) implantation failures, (2) spontaneous miscarriages, (3) terminations of pregnancies, and (4) live births, have been recorded pursuant to clinical application in the UK of (a) pronuclear transfer, and (b) spindle-c… 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 the situation of women in Hong Kong since 2019, and in particular of female human rights defenders and journalists; how many visas have been issued to such women; and whether they are providing any other assistance to such women.  HL7726

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the conditions, and (2) the incidence, of imprisoned women in Hong Kong.  HL7727

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of gender-based and sexual violence towards women during the protests in Hong Kong is 2019; and what representations they have made to the government of China on this matter.  HL7728

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, together with international partners and agencies, to reduce the amount of fugitive methane released within the borders of Turkmenistan.  HL7729

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask His Majesty's Government why the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Reporting Council is not currently advertised on the public appointments website, given that the current CEO resigned in February 2023.  HL7730

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask His Majesty's Government when the independent evaluation of the NHS Special Schools Eye Care Service will be made publicly available  HL7731

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take together with NHS England to ensure that children currently in receipt of the NHS Special Schools Eye Care Service who attend day special schools will continue to access the service to meet their needs.  HL7732

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask His Majesty's Government what has been the total cost to date of developing, maintaining and testing the UK's emergency alert system; and what plans they have for further tests.  HL7733

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what additional (1) practical, and (2) financial, support they intend to provide to unpaid careers, given new research by Carers UK which shows they are providing unpaid care worth £162 billion each year, equivalent to NHS spending in England and Wales.  HL7734

Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 13 April (HL6933), what are the official definitions of 'risk' and 'rigour' as used by the Cabinet Office’s Advisory Military Sub Committee.  HL7735

Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 13 April (HL6933), what assessment they have made of the decision by the Prime Minister on 21 November 2022 to overrule the Cabinet Office Advisory Military Sub Committee's decision not to award medallic recognition to UK Nuclear Test Veterans.  HL7736

Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the Overseas Territories White Paper, published in 2012; and what plans they have to review it.  HL7737

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the National Referral Mechanism data for January to March 2023, what is the breakdown of positive reasonable grounds decisions for adults and children by (1) month, (2) the number of British nationals, and (3) the number of non-British nationals.  HL7738

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government how many duty-to-notify notices were received for potential victims of modern slavery between 7 March and 30 April this year compared to the same period in 2022.  HL7739

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of updates to the NICE health technology evaluations manual on access to treatments at the end of a Cancer Drugs Fund access agreement.  HL7740

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on patients with multiple myeloma of (1) updates to the NICE health technology evaluations manual, and (2) the forthcoming end of Cancer Drugs Fund access agreements for treatments.  HL7741

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with patient groups on the updates to the NICE health technology evaluations manual, and in particular (1) treatments at the end of a Cancer Drugs Fund access agreement no longer being assessed against the criteria supporting their original recommendation, and (2) the replacement of the end of life crit… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to work with patient groups, including on blood cancer, to allow continued access to treatments at the end of a Cancer Drugs Fund access agreement that meet the original end of life criteria but not the new severity modifier criteria following updates to the NICE health technology evaluations manual.  HL7743

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the state of relations between the UK and Tunisia.  HL7744

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government how much economic aid and technical assistance they are currently giving to Tunisia; and how this is monitored.  HL7745

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the role of Tunisia in promoting security along the Mediterranean littoral of northern Africa.  HL7746

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government when, during the past 10 years, Royal Navy vessels have visited Tunisian waters and ports.  HL7747

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to support educational aid and assistance to Tunisia.  HL7748

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the remarks of Charlie Taylor, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, in evidence to the House of Commons Justice Committee on 25 October 2022, that remand prisoners awaiting their trial dates are disadvantaged in areas such as (1) education and training, and (2) financial assistance, befo… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government to what extent remand prisoners are denied access to educational courses offered by the Prisoners' Educational Trust and similar bodies; and what assessment they have made of the causes of such services being denied.  HL7750

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government what are the current numbers of (1) remand, and (2) unsentenced prisoners, being held in (a) HMP Pentonville, (b) HMP Brixton, (c) HMP Wandsworth, and (d) HMP Belmarsh; and in each case what percentage they comprise of the prison's total population.  HL7751

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government what is the average period of time spent in London prisons by (1) remand, and (2) unsentenced prisoners, awaiting their trial dates.  HL7752

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government for what reasons Network Rail is proposing to reduce the timetable publication requirement from 12 to 8 weeks; and what assessment they have made of the impact of this change on passengers booking advance tickets and event organisers.  HL7753

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Transport for London on the possible withdrawal of Day Travelcards; and what assessment they have made, if any, of the impact of this change on (1) rail passengers travelling into London from elsewhere and their choice of transport once in London, and (2) children visiting London from elsewhere,… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish details of the Border Target Operating Model to support businesses to prepare for implementation; and what assessment have they made of (1) the costs to businesses of this preparation and (2) the impact on supply chains of its implementation.  HL7755

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government whether it remains their policy to introduce Great British Rail; and if so, which aspects of the policies set out in the Great British Railways: Williams-Shapps plan for rail can be introduced without primary legislation.  HL7756

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to apprehend people smugglers operating routes into the UK.  HL7757

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking in response to reports of a decline in the total number of registered businesses in the UK.  HL7758

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to provide guidance to local authorities about implementing community wealth building in order to drive economic development.  HL7759

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the levels of (1) collective bargaining coverage, and (2) trade union membership, in the UK; and what steps they are taking, if any, to increase those levels.  HL7760

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to review the circumstances under which documents relating to the murder of Daniel Morgan, which were discovered locked in a cabinet at Scotland Yard, were not provided to the Independent Panel reviewing the conduct of Metropolitan Police inquiries into Mr Morgan’s murder.  HL7761

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the records management policy of police forces following recent revelations that the Metropolitan Police failed to disclose 95 pages of documents relating to the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel Inquiry.  HL7762

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government what approaches they have had from the Welsh Government concerning the transfer of responsibility to Senedd Cymru of (1) the police service in Wales, (2) the prison service in Wales, and (3) the court service and administration of justice in Wales.  HL7763

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to transfer responsibility for the Crown Estate in Wales, including the coastline and seabed, to Senedd Cymru.  HL7764

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government what the average income per head in the latest financial year for which figures are available was in each of Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the regions of England.  HL7765