House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what formal assessment they have made of the remarks of President William Ruto of an impending genocide in Sudan and of the UK’s obligations under the 1948 Convention on the Crime of Genocide.  HL8860

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increasing violence in the Sudanese regions of (1) Darfur, (2) Blue Nile, and (3) South Kordofan, and of the plight of ethnic and religious minorities in those areas.  HL8861

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increasing violence in the Sudanese regions of (1) Darfur, (2) Blue Nile, and (3) South Kordofan; and of the plight of ethnic and religious minorities in those areas.  HL8862

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government how many Sudanese asylum seekers are awaiting a Home Office decision; and whether the Home Office considers Sudan a safe country to which asylum seekers will be returned if they fail to be given leave to remain.  HL8863

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Earl Howe on 15 July 2013 (HL1303) and by Lord Markham on 6 June 2023 (HL7725) and 27 June 2023 (HL8708), whether the implantation failure rate to date for pronuclear transfer is therefore entirely explicable on the basis of maternal age; or if not, what is the most plausible explanation for… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding of Min Cui, Bang Shen and others in their article ‘Animal diseases and human future’, published in Animal Diseases in April 2022, that 75 per cent of emerging human infectious diseases originate from animals.  HL8865

Baroness Bull to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 27 June (HL8432), whether their current policy is to allow the private sale of COVID-19 vaccines through (1) pharmacies, or (2) other healthcare providers.  HL8866

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the joint report by the Centre for Progressive Policy, Pregnant Then Screwed and Women in Data Leave in the lurch: Paternity leave, gender equality and the UK economy, published on 15 June, what plans they have to adopt the recommendation contained in that report to increase statutory paid leave entitle… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the survey conducted by the group Pregnant Then Screwed in June 2022 which found that shared parental leave was only used by between two and eight per cent of eligible couples, what steps they are taking to encourage more parents to use shared parental leave.  HL8868

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of increasing fathers' entitlement to paid leave on (1) gender inequalities in pay, (2) career progression, (3) employment, (4) the provision of childcare, and (5) the mental health of both parents.  HL8869

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what recent steps they have taken to ensure there are enough accessible and adaptable homes available for those older and disabled people who need them.  HL8870

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask His Majesty's Government when, since 1 January 2003, the UK first made a payment in response to (1) civilian death or injury, or (2) property damage, resulting from overseas operations.  HL8871

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask His Majesty's Government what were the overseas operational theatres in respect of which the UK has made payments as a result of (1) civilian death or injury, or (2) property damage, since 1 January 2003.  HL8872

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask His Majesty's Government how many individual payments the UK has made as a result of (1) civilian death or injury, or (2) property damage, in respect of each overseas operational theatre in which it was engaged since 1 January 2003.  HL8873

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask His Majesty's Government what is the total monetary amount of financial payments made by the UK in response to (1) civilian death or injury, or (2) property damage, which resulted from acts carried out by UK Armed Forces during overseas operations since 1 January 2003, including (a) formal compensation claims under the Human Right Act 1998, an… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask His Majesty's Government what is the (1) lowest, and (2) highest, individual payments made by the UK as a result of (a) civilian death or injury, and (2) property damage, resulting from overseas operations since 1 January 2003.  HL8875

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 27 June (HL8439), what is the (1) product category, (2) scope, (3) timing, (4) methodology, and (5) assessment criteria, adopted for each of the two value-based procurement projects for absorbent continence products to which the answer refers; and what assessment they have ma… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what are the age limits on each of the NHS screening programmes and the justification for each limit.  HL8877

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to ensure that the new discharge pipes connected to the HS2 project, leading to Yeading Brook behind Ruislip Gardens Station, have a discharge licence; whether they can describe what chemicals and volumes are permitted under this licence; who is doing the water quality monitoring; and where the monitorin… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Mawson to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether Civil Service processes to measure social value are having a positive impact on the lives of poor communities; and how they ensure that previous processes which were unsuccessful are not repeated.  HL8879

Lord Mawson to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to measure the success of the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012.  HL8880

Lord Mawson to ask His Majesty's Government, in relation to the social value elements of large procurement contracts by government departments or bodies wholly-owned by His Majesty's Government, to what extent they assess tenders by evaluating (1) the absolute number of social value programmes the successful bidder will undertake, and (2) the impact and effectiveness of the social… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reasons that, according to the British Heart Foundation, excess deaths due to cardiovascular disease outnumber excess deaths involving all other individual diseases since the onset of the pandemic in England.  HL8882

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government when, if at all, they plan to introduce any legislation that will be required to implement their plans announced in response to their Aviation Consumer Policy Reform Consultation; and whether they intend to introduce a single ombudsman for the sector as part of their proposals for alternative dispute resolution.  HL8883

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government whether the current specification given to HS2 for the building of Old Oak Common Station includes a requirement that disabled passengers must be able to embark and disembark from all (1) HS2, (2) Great Western Railway, and (3) Elizabeth Line trains, without needing to use manual boarding ramps.  HL8884

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase clinical awareness of sepsis.  HL8885

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to increase public awareness of sepsis since their 2016 campaign Helping parents spot the signs of sepsis.  HL8886

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what was the incidence of sepsis in the UK in 2022; and what were the mortality rates for sepsis in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, and (4) 2022.  HL8887

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what funding they are allocating to (1) sepsis research, and (2) cancer research; and whether there are any planned changes to that funding.  HL8888

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what funding they are allocating to rehabilitation for (1) sepsis survivors, and (2) cancer survivors; and whether there are any planned changes to that funding.  HL8889

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve the integration of diagnostics around infection into clinical systems.  HL8890

Earl Russell to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reported increase in vaping and vaping-related health conditions among young people.  HL8891

Earl Russell to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to prevent the circulation of illegal vaping products particularly among young people.  HL8892

Earl Russell to ask His Majesty's Government what financial resources they are allocating to anti-littering campaigns in England.  HL8893

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of recent significant increases in the prices of mobile phone and internet services on inflation; and what plans, if any, they have to address these rises with the providers of such services.  HL8894

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to protect the growth of electric car production in Britain.  HL8895

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential economic impact of the return of tax-free shopping for tourists.  HL8896

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what issues were discussed and considered at the meeting of the Enhanced Coordination Mechanism on VAT and Excise which took place on 15 June.  HL8897

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what decisions, if any, were agreed at the meeting of the Enhanced Coordination Mechanism on VAT and Excise which took place on 15 June.  HL8898

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government to outline any future work programme for the Enhanced Coordination Mechanism on VAT and Excise.  HL8899