House of Lords Business

Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 19 May (HL7668), whether the Local Government Pension Scheme should still expect that, in line with the Local Government Pension Scheme (England and Wales): Governance and reporting of climate change risks consultation proposals, which closed on 24 November 2022… 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 reports of an alleged assault on Hong Kong protestors in Southampton by Chinese activists.  HL8428

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the outcome of the investigation by Hampshire Police into the alleged assault on Hong Kong protestors by Chinese activists on Sunday 11 June.  HL8429

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, following the recent alleged assault on Hong Kong protestors by Chinese activists in Southampton, what assessment they have made of the provisions in place to protect people from Hong Kong who have moved to the UK from (1) physical, and (2) non-physical, intimidation from mainland Chinese individuals and groups.  HL8430

Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the recommendations of the Rodrigues inquiry into events at the 2022 Champions League Final were applied by UEFA and the Turkish authorities ahead of and during the 2023 final in Istanbul.  HL8431

Baroness Bull to ask His Majesty's Government, further to (1) the remarks by Lord Markham on 25 April (HL Deb col 1092), and (2) the letter from Lord Markham to all members on 1 June, when their position on the private purchase of COVID-19 vaccinations changed from that given in the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any national security risks associated with scholarships and funding from the Chinese Scholarship Council; and what discussions they have had with UK universities on this matter.  HL8433

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government what advice they have provided to UK Universities on any national security risks associated with scholarships and funding from the Chinese Scholarship Council.  HL8434

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask His Majesty's Government when they received the draft code of practice required under the Elections Act 2022 from the Electoral Commission.  HL8435

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to publish any amendments they intend to make to the draft code of practice under the Elections Act 2022.  HL8436

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to bring the code of practice under the Election Act 2022 into force.  HL8437

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 7 June (HL7873), what assessment they have made of the implications for (1) openness, (2) transparency, and (3) accountability in public procurement, of their decision not to place those items in the Library of the House.  HL8438

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 7 June (HL7873), what assessment they have made of whether the use of the current toolkit and models ensures that patients have clinically appropriate absorbent incontinence products, without any (1) increase in leaks, (2) reduction in mobility, (3) loss of dignity, (4) reduc… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy justification for deciding not to define an integrated care board as a “relevant body” in regulation 2 of the National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012, with the effect that a range of patient rights formerly impos… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of London to ask His Majesty's Government, further to The Hewitt Review: an independent review of integrated care systems, published on 4 April, what plans they have to implement the recommendation contained in that review to publish a strategy for the social care workforce.  HL8441

The Lord Bishop of London to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any inequality of access to primary care.  HL8442

The Lord Bishop of London to ask His Majesty's Government whether the upcoming workforce strategy for social care will implement recommendations contained in the Delivery Plan for Recovering Access to Primary Care, published by the NHS Confederation on 9 May, including (1) support for pharmacists to implement the Pharmacy First initiative, and (2) additional locum cover f… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to review the resolution system for disputes between tenants and landlords.  HL8444

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to encourage targeted technology investment in renewable fuels such as the use of waste cooking oils in aviation fuel.  HL8445

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the health and safety issues, if any, that may occur on train services lasting more than three hours where refreshments, including water, are not made available to customers in hot weather.  HL8446

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Government of Wales on the need to establish a permanent environmental governance body to enable compliance with legal obligations under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement and the Aarhus Convention.  HL8447

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, for each year since 2017, how many people have been diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy.  HL8448

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what funding is being directed annually to researching the causes and treatment of progressive supranuclear palsy.  HL8449

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government whether, since 7 March, any individuals entering the UK to seek asylum by irregular routes have been held in detention; and if so, how many.  HL8450

Lord Selkirk of Douglas to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken following the fires in North America to offer to give assistance, and in particular drinking water, to Canada.  HL8451

Lord Selkirk of Douglas to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to offer to give (1) assistance, and (2) drinkable water, to Turkey and Syria following the earthquake of 6 February.  HL8452

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to make reporting on ethnicity pay gaps mandatory for the purposes of tackling racism.  HL8453

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government whether they still intend to make a free trade agreement with the United States as envisaged in the Conservative Party Manifesto of 2019.  HL8454

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have held regarding the development of a national road charging scheme.  HL8455

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Generation Logistics campaign.  HL8456

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of barriers faced by logistics businesses attempting to access the Apprenticeship Levy for their training requirements.  HL8457

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the reformed HGV levy on logistics businesses operating Euro VI HGVs.  HL8458

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government, for each year since 2010, what is their estimate of (1) changes in costs incurred by the logistics sector, and (2) investment levels into the logistics sector.  HL8459

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what are the criteria by which residents of EU member states will be enabled to vote in the next general election.  HL8460

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government, what were the expected service lives of (1) RFA Wave Ruler, and (2) RFA Wave Knight, when they were introduced.  HL8461

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what is the current status of RFA Fort Victoria.  HL8462

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect the first fleet solid support ship to replace RFA Fort Victoria.  HL8463

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what are their estimated sale prices for RFA Wave Ruler and RFA Wave Knight.  HL8464

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what is the annual cost of keeping RFA Wave Ruler and RFA Wave Knight in reserve status.  HL8465