House of Lords Business

Baroness Barker to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for the Armed Forces on 14 March 2022 (136647), whether their commitment to lift barriers to people living with HIV joining and serving in the military has been fully implemented, including for pilots and air traffic controllers.  HL8900

Baroness Barker to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address LGBTQ+ homelessness.  HL8901

Baroness Barker to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide LGBTQ+ relevant mental health services.  HL8902

Baroness Barker to ask His Majesty's Government what direct help they are providing to (1) HIV, and (2) LGBTQ+, organisations in Uganda.  HL8903

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government what is the income from the Crown Estates for the past five years; what proportion of this is allocated to the Royal Family and for what purpose; and what plans they have, if any, to review this allocation.  HL8904

Lord Boateng to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of nutrition to children's educational attainment.  HL8905

Lord Boateng to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of children in schools who are not in receipt of nutritious meals.  HL8906

Lord Boateng to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the numbers of food banks in schools; and what guidance they have issued to school governors regarding children having access to at least one nutritious meal a day.  HL8907

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government when the independent review of qualifications and experience required of spoken language interpreters in HM Courts and Tribunals Service will be completed; and when it will be published.  HL8908

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government when the invitation to tender for the next contract to provide spoken word translation and interpretation services for HM Courts and Tribunals Service will be issued.  HL8909

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the supply chain of spoken word interpreters for HM Courts and Tribunals Service.  HL8910

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government which body is currently in charge of the commissioning of radiotherapy services in England; and whether they have any plans to change this over the next two years.  HL8911

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the use of artificial intelligence technology in radiotherapy treatment in England.  HL8912

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase national capacity in (1) cancer treatment units, and (2) radiotherapy units, in line with the increase in patients diagnosed with cancer.  HL8913

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Centre for Brexit policy paper, Mutual Enforcement: the Key to Restoring Government in Stormont, published on 27 June.  HL8914

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government which NATO countries that are also members of the G7 contribute less than 2 per cent of their GDP on defence spending; and what that spending is as a percentage of their GDP.  HL8915

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government how many times the royal prerogatives of mercy has been exercised in Northern Ireland in each of the past five years.  HL8916

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the views of victims’ groups and families on the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill.  HL8917

Lord Hampton to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the finding by Citizens Advice in 2021 that 5.5 million people had a parcel lost or stolen in the 12 months leading up to 31 July 2021, what plans they have to persuade courier companies to include parcel tracking in their base level of service.  HL8918

Lord Hampton to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Penn Elcom Global Parcel Theft Report 2022, published in October 2022, what action they expect Ofcom to take in response to parcel theft, and when.  HL8919

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the closure of BUPA dental care in Bishop Auckland and Shildon on patients’ access to NHS dental services.  HL8920

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the ability of patients in Shildon, Bishop Auckland, and across County Durham to access NHS dental services  HL8921

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take, if any, to increase access to NHS dental services in County Durham.  HL8922

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the Northeast and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has undertaken sufficient analysis of the access problems facing NHS dental patients in that area.  HL8923

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to require the Northeast and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board to submit proposals to ensure that NHS patients have access to NHS dental services near to where they live.  HL8924

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of Arm’s Length Management Organisations as providers of social housing.  HL8925

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government how many homes for (1) social rent, and (2) affordable rent, were built in England in 2013 and each year since up to the last year records are available.  HL8926

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the roll-out of ground source heat pumps in homes.  HL8927

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of on street rapid electric car chargers.  HL8928

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to local authorities to install solar panels on public buildings in their control.  HL8929

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to take to deal with for hire bikes and scooters that are left in public areas such as pavements.  HL8930

Lord Lee of Trafford to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for regulating whether publicly listed companies should hold hybrid annual general meetings which enable shareholders to attend either in person or participate digitally.  HL8931

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that all patients needing radiotherapy treatment have access to a treatment centre within the recommended 45-minute travel time.  HL8932

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government how many cancer patients received radiotherapy treatment within the 62-day referral to treatment target; and what steps they are taking to reduce waiting times for patients who have been diagnosed with cancer and are waiting for treatment.  HL8933

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with NHS England regarding the creation of regional Joint Committees between NHS England and the various Integrated Care Boards in England; and when the regional Joint Committees between NHS England and the various Integrated Care Boards in England will be established.  HL8934

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of specialist day care provision and home-based treatment for eating disorders, as compared to inpatient treatment for (1) children and young people, and (2) adults.  HL8935

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the commissioning of integrated services for eating disorders for (1) children and young people, and (2) adults.  HL8936

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the data for waiting times for adults needing treatment for eating disorders; and if so, when.  HL8937

Lord Norton of Louth to ask His Majesty's Government how many post-legislative reviews have been undertaken and published by government departments since January 2020; how this figure compares with reviews published in the periods 2010–15 and 2016–20; and what plans there are to expand the use of post-legislative reviews of Acts three to five years after enactment.  HL8938

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Barran on 22 June (HL7956), whether they will now answer the question put; namely, what assessment they have made of any implications for national security arising from the funding received by schools from Qatar Foundation International for the teaching of religious education and Ara… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government whether a Batley Grammar Schoolmaster and his family are in hiding after he showed his pupils a picture of Mohammed two years ago.  HL8940

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government whether schools in England are free to decide where collective prayer should take place on their premises.  HL8941

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government whether they are aware of (1) any school in England receiving bomb threats, (2) any teacher receiving death threats, from Islamist extremists in the past five years; and if so, when, at which schools, and what they are doing to encourage the arrest of those responsible.  HL8942

Baroness Primarolo to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure transparency and accountability in the use of artificial intelligence by the police; and what rules, if any, they plan to introduce to achieve this.  HL8943

Baroness Primarolo to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure proper scrutiny of the technical and ethical issues arising from the use of artificial intelligence by the police.  HL8944

Baroness Primarolo to ask His Majesty's Government what advice they will give to Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners on the use of artificial intelligence by police Chief Scientific Advisers.  HL8945

Baroness Primarolo to ask His Majesty's Government which (1) public bodies, (2) initiatives, and (3) programmes, on the governance of artificial intelligence have provided advice to Chief Constables on the use of artificial intelligence in policing.  HL8946

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to implement the recommendations contained in the Infection Management Coalition White Paper, published in February 2022, which recommends action to (1) address infection prevention, (2) provide rapid treatment of sepsis, (3) address antimicrobial stewardship, and (4) pandemic prepa… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government in addition to Rwanda which countries they have held discussions with about potentially deporting asylum seekers who have not been approved for admission into the UK.  HL8948

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have taken into account the advice they issue to UK nationals travelling to overseas countries when discussing the suitability of those countries to house asylum seekers.  HL8949

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government how many Home Office Immigration decisions were overturned on appeal in (1) 2000, (2) 2020, and (3) 2022.  HL8950

Baroness Sheehan to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to "implement legislation for heat network zoning in England and Wales this parliamentary session and provide Ofgem with powers to regulate heat networks", as recommended by the Climate Change Committee in their 2023 Progress Report to Parliament.  HL8951

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to protect the labour workforce as more retail stores transition to online sales and services.  HL8952

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, given their increasing debts, what steps they are taking to ensure UK water companies fulfil their legal duty (1) to provide clean water to customers, and (2) to treat their sewage.  HL8953

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that small businesses receive pay-outs on their COVID-19 business interruption insurance claims.  HL8954