House of Lords Business

Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the reasonable worst case scenario for a solar flare; and what consideration they have given to (1) the Carrington Event of 1859, and (2) the coronal mass ejection of 12 March 2023.  HL7991

The Lord Bishop of Exeter to ask His Majesty's Government how many acres of agricultural land which were previously being farmed were given over to solar farms in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, (3) 2020, (4) 2021, and (5) 2022.  HL7992

The Lord Bishop of Exeter to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on UK food security of giving over farm land to solar farms.  HL7993

The Lord Bishop of Exeter to ask His Majesty's Government how many acres of agricultural land which were previously being farmed were set aside for rewilding in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, (3) 2020, (4) 2021, and (5) 2022.  HL7994

The Lord Bishop of Exeter to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of acres of Grade 4 agricultural land that could be used for planting trees; and what consideration they have given to providing incentives to owners to use such land for that purpose.  HL7995

The Lord Bishop of Exeter to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential for using Grade 5 agricultural land for carbon capture.  HL7996

Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee to ask His Majesty's Government to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the British Geological Survey, Potential for Critical Raw Material Prospectivity in the UK, published on 17 April, which identified potentially strategically important deposits throughout the UK; and what assessment they have made… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee to ask His Majesty's Government what is the average time taken for planning decisions to be made for significant development projects.  HL7998

Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee to ask His Majesty's Government what is the average time taken from referral to the beginning of a planning application for significant development projects.  HL7999

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the elements surrounding ageing that fall outside of the remit of the Department of Health and Social Care; and what steps they are taking, together with other government departments, to co-ordinate the provision of support for the multi-dimensional aspects of ageing.  HL8000

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what was the uptake of the NHS Health Check in each of the past five years; and how often patients are being checked under that programme on average.  HL8001

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) prevent ill health, and (2) promote staying healthy, among older people.  HL8002

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government why the NHS Health Check is not being offered to people over 74.  HL8003

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government whether patients' mobility is monitored as part of the NHS Health Check.  HL8004

Baroness Janke to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the number, and (2) the human rights implications, of raids by the Israel Defence Forces on Palestinian refugee camps and towns, which have involved the injuring or killing of Palestinians in 2022; and what representations they have made to the government of Israel about these raids.  HL8005

Baroness Janke to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel concerning the protection of Palestinian civilians living in areas surrounded by Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.  HL8006

Baroness Janke to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports by Medical Aid for Palestinians that Palestinians are prevented from accessing life-saving medical equipment and supplies by Israeli forces in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Gaza.  HL8007

Baroness Janke to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reports by Yesh Din (1) Law Enforcement On Israeli Civilians In The West Bank (Settler Violence), published in December 2022, which found that 93 per cent of complaints made to Israeli police regarding settler violence, or ideologically motivated crimes, against Palestinian civilians are… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Knight of Weymouth to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will provide a full breakdown of what the £3.2 billion raised by the apprenticeship levy in 2021–22, as reported by HMRC, has been spent on.  HL8009

Lord Knight of Weymouth to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of the apprenticeship levy in 2021–22 was (1) spent by levy payers on apprenticeships in their own organisations, (2) handed down to supply chain firms to spend on apprenticeships, and (3) spent by His Majesty’s Government on apprenticeships training for SMEs.  HL8010

Lord Knight of Weymouth to ask His Majesty's Government how many companies in England paid the apprenticeship levy in 2021–22.  HL8011

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of incidents of disruptive air passengers and their impact on airlines and the travelling public; and what steps they intend to take to reduce such incidents.  HL8012

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the increase in standing charges on household electricity bills on households; and the extent to which this may be impacting on inflation.  HL8013

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what is their response to the guidance of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation which states that vaccination against respiratory syncytial virus is recommended for infants; and if they intend to accept that recommendation, when they expect members of the public to begin receiving their vaccination.  HL8… 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 business case to support the introduction of an immunisation programme for respiratory syncytial virus for older adults this winter.  HL8015

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to contribute to eradicating malaria within the foreseeable future.  HL8016

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, following the World Health Organization's World Malaria Day on 25 April, what assessment they have made of the UK’s malaria science sector.  HL8017

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relative work and pay conditions of employees (1) with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and (2) without SEND.  HL8018

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they take to ensure that acceptable standards are maintained at the accommodation used for asylum seekers and refugees.  HL8019

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what arrangements they will make with the government of Rwanda to ensure that the families of asylum seekers who are deported to that country are kept together.  HL8020

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what background information is given to schools about the situation in the home countries of pupils who have arrived in the UK as asylum seekers or refugees.  HL8021

The Lord Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to identify bereaved children in official statistics for the purposes of meeting their needs.  HL8022

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to introduce an energy price guarantee for the average household to replace Ofgem’s energy price cap.  HL8023

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to tackle the reported backlog of people requiring urgent mental health support.  HL8024

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) serious injuries, and (2) deaths, have been caused by dog attacks in England and Wales in the past 12 months.  HL8025

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government whether (1) the number of dog attacks in England and Wales has increased month by month over the past 12 months, and (2) the total number is greater than it was for the previous 12 months.  HL8026

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the proposed one-year increase to the first date most road vehicles are MOT-tested on the safety of intensively used road vehicles.  HL8027

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the cost of low-carbon fuels, compared to diesel and kerosene, on their usage by logistics businesses.  HL8028

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on carbon emissions from logistics vehicles that would come from greater use of low-carbon drop-in fuels, compared to diesel.  HL8029

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the production of low-carbon fuels for all logistics transport modes.  HL8030

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the low carbon fuels strategy.  HL8031

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they have given to law enforcement agencies regarding actions to pursue on Interpol Red Notices issued by Russian authorities.  HL8032