House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that China has engaged in the refoulement of North Korean refugees; and what representations they have made to the government of China about the repatriation of North Korean refugees.  HL9734

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the remarks by UN Special Rapporteur, Elizabeth Salmón, to the UN Human Rights Council in March that "forcibly repatriated individuals are at severe risk of being sent to North Korean political prison camps if they are returned to the North".  HL9735

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the University of Cambridge about its links with a Chinese state-owned military technology firm whose parent company produces missiles, weapons systems and drones.  HL9736

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the partnership between the University of Cambridge and a subsidiary of a Chinese state-owned military technology company which has sold the CH-4 drone to the Myanmar military junta.  HL9737

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the export control criteria used by the UK Trade and Investment Office following reports that it approved a partnership between the University of Cambridge and a subsidiary of a Chinese state-owned military technology company that does an estimated 60 per cent of its business with the Chinese mi… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent to ask His Majesty's Government how many digital, data and technology staff (including contractors) are currently employed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; and what assessment they have made of the adequacy of that number.  HL9739

Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impacts of climate change and the increased frequency of extreme weather events on (1) domestic food producers, and (2) food security.  HL9740

Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent to ask His Majesty's Government what, if any, support is available to domestic food producers whose crops are damaged or lost as a result of climate change-related extreme weather events.  HL9741

Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of climate change-related crop loss as a driver of recent increases in food prices; and what proportion of those price increases they assess this accounts for.  HL9742

Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent to ask His Majesty's Government what, if any, mitigating actions they are taking to protect key (1) defence, and (2) national security, sites across the UK from the effects of climate change.  HL9743

Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent to ask His Majesty's Government how many applications for (1) licences, (2) grants, (3) subsidies, and (4) certificates, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs carried out (a) on paper, and (b) digitally, in the last year for which records are held.  HL9744

Earl Attlee to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration has been given to remanufacturing the hulls of the Warrior armoured fighting vehicles in order to overcome the problem of cracking in highly stressed areas.  HL9745

Lord Baker of Dorking to ask His Majesty's Government whether the five categories of hospitality workers identified in the Shortage Occupation List will be recognised with further dispensations in the immigration rules.  HL9746

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they had last year with the government of Australia, if any, on the issue of frozen state pensions.  HL9747

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Department for Work and Pension's Estimated costs of uprating State Pension in frozen rate countries: 2024 to 2028, published on 19 July, whether they can publish the background workings to the estimated costs of uprating the State Pension in frozen rate countries.  HL9748

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Department for Work and Pension's Estimated costs of uprating State Pension in frozen rate countries: 2024 to 2028, published on 19 July, whether there is any precedent where, when pensions were once frozen but started being uprated as a result of an international agreement, the pensions conc… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to end the over-abstraction of water supplies by water companies; what deadlines have been set for the end of such over-abstraction; and what plans they have made to restore levels of over-abstracted reservoirs.  HL9750

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of risk facing refugees who are resident in the UK who encounter difficulties abroad; and what plans they have to ensure they receive consular assistance at the same level as UK citizens.  HL9751

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the quality and safety of (1) imported, and (2) home produced generic drugs; and whether they plan to step up testing following the decision of the US military to introduce a new testing programme.  HL9752

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement by Harland and Wolff that they intend to submit a bid to the Council of the Isles of Scilly to compete with the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company for the conditional offer of £48 million from the Levelling Up Fund to the Council for the purchase and operation of new vessels, whether they plan to instruct the C… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government on how many plots and over what area HS2 Phase One property owners have requested advanced payment of compensation.  HL9754

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government on how many plots and over what area HS2 Phase One property owners have received the 90 per cent payment of the HS2 Ltd estimated value; and what is total cost of those 90 per cent payments.  HL9755

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government on how many plots and over what area HS2 Phase One property owners have received full and final settlement; and what is the total cost of those full and final settlements.  HL9756

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government on how many plots and over what area HS2 Phase One property owners are in dispute with regard to the HS2 Ltd estimated value for severance and injurious affection; and what is the estimated liabilities to settle those disputes.  HL9757

Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the annual ‘limited assurance’ report commissioned by Drax provides an adequate and appropriate level of assurance with respect to the accuracy of its sustainability data.  HL9758

Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 27 July (HL9538), in what ways was the Panorama on Drax (1) accurate, and (2) inaccurate, in its representation of practices by the forestry and biomass sector.  HL9759

Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government, following the data breach at the Electoral Commission, what plans they have to review the effectiveness of cyber defences of the Government's own technology platforms and those of other public bodies.  HL9760

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete within prison buildings in England and Wales.  HL9761

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to audit all prison buildings constructed between 1950 to 1990 for the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete; and, if so, what is their timescale.  HL9762

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government what mitigating actions are in place for prison buildings when the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete is detected.  HL9763

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government what are the artificial intelligence (AI) applications funded to date under the NHS AI Lab's AI in Health and Care Awards; and how much each developer has received to date.  HL9764

The Lord Bishop of Coventry to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of freedom of religion or belief in Azerbaijan.  HL9765

The Lord Bishop of Coventry to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the prospect of a negotiated peace settlement between Armenia and Azerbaijan that provides for the wellbeing and protection of the Karabakh Armenian population.  HL9766

The Lord Bishop of Coventry to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh; and what representations they have made to the government of Azerbaijan that they should guarantee the security of (1) persons, (2) vehicles and (3) cargo, moving along the Lachin Corridor in both directions.  HL9767

The Lord Bishop of Coventry to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, as Chair of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance, to ensure that the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance Ministerial Conference in Prague this November is (1) informed by the experiences of affected communities, and (2) includes freedom of religion or belief exp… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the data on homelessness published on 25 July that showed that more than 131,000 children were living in temporary accommodation on 31 March 2023, what steps they are taking to reduce the number of children living in temporary accommodation.  HL9769

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support families at risk of homelessness.  HL9770

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on families of freezing local housing allowance rates for the past three years.  HL9771

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications for security in Europe of the use by the Russian Federation of tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine.  HL9772

Lord Fox to ask His Majesty's Government how many settlements have been made as a result of the system set up by the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022; and how many of those awards have had their details published.  HL9773

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 20 July (HL8823), what steps, if any, they will take to inform parliamentarians of the conclusion of the review into UK visas being granted to such high risk individuals; and whether they will facilitate broader parliamentary scrutiny of this matter.  HL9774

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 11 July (HL8821) and Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 4 July (HL8822), what assessment has been made by (1) the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner, and (2) the Home Office, of the suitability of the Islamic Human Rights Commission and IHRC Legal in light of the o… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Grey-Thompson to ask His Majesty's Government which disability and accessibility groups they consulted before launching the consultation on proposed closures to rail ticket offices.  HL9776

Lord Hacking to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Penn on 19 July (HL Deb col 2319), whether their "plans for enhanced requirements applying to the termination of payment accounts" will include a requirement for banks to give customers sufficient reasons about the termination of an account whatever may be its terms and conditions.  HL9777

Lord Hain to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they made before announcing the decision to continue recognition of the EU's CE mark for many UK companies, replacing plans for the mandatory introduction of the UK Conformity Assessment in 2024.  HL9778

Lord Hain to ask His Majesty's Government why the use of both the UK Conformity Assessment mark and the EU’s CE mark will be allowed indefinitely for UK companies in the electronic, industrial, consumer and other sectors, but not for medical products produced in the UK.  HL9779

Lord Hain to ask His Majesty's Government why the use of both the UK Conformity Assessment mark and the EU’s CE mark will be allowed indefinitely for UK companies in the electronic, industrial, consumer and other sectors, but not for construction products produced in the UK.  HL9780

Lord Hain to ask His Majesty's Government whether post-Brexit arrangements include recognition by the EU of UK testing facilities for conformity assessment of products; and why some UK firms now need to seek approval from the EU for goods destined only for the UK market.  HL9781

Lord Hain to ask His Majesty's Government why post-Brexit import checks on food and fresh produce from the EU have been delayed for the fifth time.  HL9782

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to accept the recommendation in the report by Lord Etherton LGBT Veterans Independent Review, published on 19 July 2023, to establish a scheme to compensate those who lost their jobs in the armed services between 1967 and 2000 as a result of the discrimination against LGBTQ+ people; and wh… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask His Majesty's Government how many staff within (1) the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and (2) the Security Services, were either (a) dismissed, or (b) forced to resign, as a result of bans on homosexuality among serving officers between 1967 and 2000.  HL9784

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government whether any members of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative team of experts have been deployed to Sudan or neighbouring countries since the outbreak of conflict in April 2023.  HL9785

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) improve the enforcement of and compliance with the UN Arms Embargo and Sanctions Regime on Darfur, and (2) extend the arms embargo to the whole of Sudan.  HL9786

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government how many people died of mesothelioma in each of the five years up to December 2022.  HL9787

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what were the survival rates for people diagnosed of mesothelioma in each of the five years up to December 2022.  HL9788

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government whether they are funding research into finding a cure for mesothelioma.  HL9789

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect Hammersmith Bridge to reopen to traffic.  HL9790

Lord Kilclooney to ask His Majesty's Government how much funding was received by Northern Ireland under the EU Erasmus programme in (1) 2014, (2) 2015, and (3) 2016.  HL9791

Lord Knight of Weymouth to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of shortage occupation skilled worker visa applicants have passed the English language test requirements in the last six months broken down by occupation type.  HL9792

Lord Laming to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the 130,000 children of homeless families are receiving an education in school.  HL9793

Lord Laming to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the performance of the National Homecare Medicines Committee.  HL9794

Lord Laming to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, (2) the Care Quality Commission, (3) the General Pharmaceutical Council, and (4) the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, relating to the performance of homecare medicines services.  HL9795

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 17 February (HL5559), what is the scientific definition of overnutrition; and how this is measured and monitored in obese individuals.  HL9796

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 17 February (HL5559), how many people in England are deemed to be malnourished; and what proportion of those are caused by (1) undernutrition, and (2) overnutrition.  HL9797

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 17 February (HL5559), whether individuals who do not have (1) a BMI of less than 18.5 kilograms/m2, (2) unintentional weight loss greater than 10 per cent within the last three to six months, or (3) a BMI of less than 20 kilograms/m2 and unintentional weight loss greater than f… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what provisions are in place to support customers in the event of a rural bank closure with no bank branch available within three miles.  HL9799

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take, if any, to set up a rural banking hub to avoid a lack of banking provision within ten miles.  HL9800

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any distortion to the housing market caused by VAT on the renovation and restoration of existing homes as opposed to VAT exemption for the building of new homes; and what plans they have, if any, to address such distortion.  HL9801

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the staffing costs for the UK pavilion at the Osaka Expo 2025.  HL9802

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride to ask His Majesty's Government when construction of the UK pavilion for the Osaka Expo 2025 will (1) commence, and (2) be completed.  HL9803

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride to ask His Majesty's Government how many businesses they expect to participate in the UK pavilion at the Osaka Expo 2025.  HL9804

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to bid for the UK to host future Expo events.  HL9805

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride to ask His Majesty's Government how much they estimate will be spent by each department on organising the UK pavilion at Osaka Expo 2025; and how much funding they estimate will be provided by (1) UK businesses, and (2) other organisations, to support the organisation of the UK pavilion at Osaka Expo 2025.  HL9806

The Lord Bishop of Manchester to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement by African Faith Leaders on 8 August calling for a reduction of debt across African countries.  HL9807

The Lord Bishop of Manchester to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the impact of section 63 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 on the operation of the UK’s modern slavery provisions (1) in prisons, and (2) across the wider population.  HL9808

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made to ensure the safety of multi-storey car parks given the increasing number of heavy electric vehicles.  HL9809

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of ground water levels to meet current needs in England; and whether such water levels have (1) decreased, or (2) increased, since 2000.  HL9810

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish the results of the public consultations on proposals to close manned ticket offices at railway stations in England; and if not, why they do not plan to publish.  HL9811

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the average time those currently serving mandatory life sentences will spend in prison.  HL9812

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the work conducted by the Prison Advice and Care Trust in England and Wales.  HL9813

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether those who identify as (1) Gypsy, (2) Roma, or (3) Traveller, in custody have any special needs recognised.  HL9814

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what is the average time those who enter prison on remand to await trial and sentencing will spend in custody.  HL9815

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 24 July (HL9409), whether they intend to make enquiries as to whether personal health budgets are available to all those receiving National Health Service Continuing Healthcare (CHC); and whether integrated care boards are providing information on personal health budgets to al… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with government of Russia about its treatment of Alexei Navalny; what was the outcome of those discussions; whether they have protested against the treatment of Mr Navalny; if not, whether they will now do so; and if not, why.  HL9817

Lord Redesdale to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to align their carbon emission reduction plans with the UK's proportionate share of the remaining global carbon budget for limiting global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.  HL9818

Lord Redesdale to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) prevent, (2) reduce, and (3) eliminate, plastic pollution.  HL9819

Lord Redesdale to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce the environmental risks of (1) pesticides, and (2) highly hazardous chemicals.  HL9820

Lord Redesdale to ask His Majesty's Government which planned housing developments, if any, are currently not proceeding as result of low water levels across the UK.  HL9821

Lord Redesdale to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations of the report by Zero Hour, Net Zero: The Ambition Gap, published on 10 August 2022.  HL9822

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the scale of the gap in the understanding of neurodegenerative diseases; how this compares to other similarly complex disease areas; and what steps they are taking to support research into the biological causes of dementia.  HL9823

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support research into the development of new, scalable diagnostic tests for dementia; and what assessment they have of the current proportion of patients receiving an accurate dementia diagnosis that includes a specialist diagnosis of the sub-type of dementia.  HL9824

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what is the breakdown by department of the current allocation of Government funding for projects aimed at translating health research into practical innovations; what plans they have, if any, to increase such funding; how they plan to support collaborations between academic institutions and industry to expedite the de… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to develop the skills in the UK to translate research outcomes into real-world applications, particularly in the fields of health and technology, (2) to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration in this area, and (3) to enhance the availability of specialized training and skill developme… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to collaborate with the NHS to (1) identify, and (2) prioritise, areas of research with the highest potential for successful translation into tangible benefits for patients and the healthcare system.  HL9827

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what further progress they have made towards making the use of roll bars on quad bikes mandatory.  HL9828

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to reform the right of a Prime Minister who has served for a short period to submit a resignation honours list.  HL9829

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what arrangements they will make for delegations of parliamentarians to visit the Bibby Stockholm and any other new accommodation for migrants.  HL9830

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that asylum seekers housed on a waterborne barge are able to access necessary help in any emergency, including a medical emergency or fire.  HL9831

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what arrangements they will put in place to ensure Aspen card holding asylum seekers can exchange a payment from their cards for any goods they require.  HL9832

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that families of asylum seekers housed on a waterborne barge will be kept together.  HL9833

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with Scouts UK in regards to providing financial support towards the £1 million cost of relocating the UK Contingent from the site of the 25th World Scout Jamboree in South Korea.  HL9834

Earl Russell to ask His Majesty's Government what is the total cost payable to the government of Rwanda under the agreement with that country in the event that no migrants are sent there from the UK.  HL9835

Earl Russell to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to make longer-term and consistent funding available to local authorities for park and playground provision, particularly smaller play spaces in more deprived areas.  HL9836

Earl Russell to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure accurate and timely monitoring of (1) new COVID-19 cases, and (2) new variants of the disease; and when the next round of booster vaccines will be made available to each age group.  HL9837

Earl Russell to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to control the import of faulty or dangerous products containing large batteries, such as e-bikes, and (2) to educate the public on safety guidance for such products; and what plans they have to require third-party approval or certification of such products prior to sale; and if they have any such plans, w… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Earl Russell to ask His Majesty's Government what is the cause of the delay in agreeing a deal for the UK’s return to the EU’s Horizon science research programme; and when a resolution is expected.  HL9839

Earl Russell to ask His Majesty's Government what powers contained in the Illegal Migration Act 2023 they have used to date.  HL9840

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the efficacy of Vorasidenib for the treatment of brain tumours.  HL9841

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) doctors, and (2) nurses, left the NHS in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, and (d) 2022.  HL9842

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many cases of whistleblowing occurred in NHS hospitals in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, and (4) 2022.  HL9843

Lord Sharkey to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions on the intervention by the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus in the construction of the road from Pile/Pyla to Yigitler/Arsos in Northern Cyprus they have had with (1) the United Nations, (2) the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, (3) the government of the Republic of Cyprus, (4) the government of Tü… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Sharkey to ask His Majesty's Government what difficulties have been reported in honouring the pension entitlements of Turkish Cypriot former employees of the Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus, or the widows of those employees, now living in Northern Cyprus.  HL9845

The Lord Bishop of Sheffield to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Penn on 6 July (HL Deb col 1304) giving the relative gross domestic product (GDP) per head for Wales and the UK, what is the relative GDP per head for each region of England.  HL9846

Baroness Stedman-Scott to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the quality and veracity of data gathered by (1) NHS services, and (2) homecare medicines companies, relating to the provision, quality and performance of homecare services.  HL9847

Baroness Stedman-Scott to ask His Majesty's Government why performance data for homecare medicines services providers is not published.  HL9848

Baroness Stedman-Scott to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of patient satisfaction in homecare medicines services considering (1) all services, and (2) satisfaction with specific providers.  HL9849

Lord Strathcarron to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Bank of England’s financial forecasting record; and what steps, if any, they plan to take to improve the Bank’s forecasting.  HL9850

Lord Taylor of Goss Moor to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 17 July (HL9008), how many times in 2022 the Passport Office asked (1) male, and (2) female, parents renewing their child’s passport to provide documentation proving custody, or a written letter of authorisation from the other parent before issuing the passport.  … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with business groups in the United States of America with regard to any potential digital deal with the Office of the United States Trade Representative.  HL9852

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to reintroduce a £400 energy bill rebate to help households cope with rising energy costs and the increased cost of living.  HL9853

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for making thousands of student visas available to Indian citizens to help secure a trade deal.  HL9854

Baroness Thornhill to ask His Majesty's Government how many councils have an up-to-date council plan.  HL9855

Baroness Thornhill to ask His Majesty's Government how many councils do not have an up-to-date council plan; and, of these, how many have plans that are respectively more than (1) five years, (2) 10 years, and (3) 15 years out of date.  HL9856

Baroness Thornhill to ask His Majesty's Government how many councils have withdrawn their council plan within the last year.  HL9857

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government which foundation bodies have been established under section 21 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.  HL9858

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government which foundation bodies established under section 21 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 have now closed.  HL9859

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government which applications for foundation body status made under the Education (Foundation Body) (England) Regulations 2000 have not resulted in the establishment of a foundation body.  HL9860

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what additional expenditure is allocated in the Northern Ireland budget for social security mitigation measures over that paid in the rest of the UK.  HL9861

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government how many businesses relocated from Great Britain to Northern Ireland in the last four years.  HL9862

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government which Northern Ireland based companies relocated from Great Britain in the last four years.  HL9863

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what physical checks and customs requirements currently take place for goods from the EU directly entering ports in Great Britain.  HL9864

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce additional legislation to protect (1) the UK internal market, and (2) Northern Ireland goods moving to Great Britain with unfettered access; and to outline the proposed timescale for such legislation.  HL9865

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what physical infrastructure they plan to provide at ports in (1) England, (2) Scotland, and (3) Wales, to process goods entering from the EU.  HL9866

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government whether the National Maritime Information Centre shares all intelligence data with the government departments and agencies involved.  HL9867