House of Lords Business

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what is their response to the Council of Europe report on the observation of the 2023 presidential election in Turkey.  HL8558

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what is their response to the Council of Europe report on the observation of the 2023 general election in Bulgaria.  HL8559

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what is their response to the Council of Europe report on the observation of the 2023 presidential election in Montenegro.  HL8560

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what is their response to Lord Blencathra’s report for the Council of Europe on the observation of the parliamentary elections held in Belarus on 17 November 2019.  HL8561

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what is their response to Lord Blencathra’s report on electoral reform in Belarus, adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on 21 April 2021.  HL8562

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by John Howell MP on 8 June (HC Deb cols 925–29), what assessment they have made of the Council of Europe's role in election monitoring and observation.  HL8563

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of current NHS wait times for neurodiversity assessments for children; and what steps they are taking to reduce them.  HL8564

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what were the reasons for the increase from £425,000 in 2021–22 to £3 million in 2023–24 in the grant to Turkey for "return & re-integration assistance", which was diverted from the Overseas Development Assistance budget to Home Office International Operations; and what guarantees they have received that this grant will not be used for c… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what analysis they have made of the October 2022 report by Médecins Sans Frontières alleging violent maltreatment of refugees on the island of Lesbos, including abductions, and also deprivation of food and basic care.  HL8566

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Malta about the alleged return of some 500 persons, including 55 children and pregnant women, from a vessel in international waters, to Benghazi, Libya, where they had been imprisoned.  HL8567

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in upgrading the accommodation provided to service personnel in the UK.  HL8568

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the effect of the two-child limit to families on benefits in the UK.  HL8569

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the time taken to secure a driving test appointment.  HL8570

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve safety for people using electric scooters on the public highway.  HL8571

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to curb the decline of the High Street in many towns and cities.  HL8572

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what lessons they have learned from the Report of the Armoured Cavalry Programme (Ajax) Lessons Learned Review, published on 19 May.  HL8573

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of, and what action they have taken in response to, the review by Sir John Jenkins into the philosophy and values of the Muslim Brotherhood, and its alleged connection with extremists and violence.  HL8574

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to manage the risks posed by their use of artificial intelligence with regards to (1) social security, (2) immigration, and (3) housing.  HL8575

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to ensure that the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland to be delivered by the British Business Bank is equally accessible to (1) existing, and (2) new, small businesses.  HL8576