House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risks faced by North Korean refugees who are sent back to North Korea.  HL9868

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to raise the refusal by the government of China to provide assistance or protection to North Korean refugees in the UN Human Rights Council.  HL9869

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government in which locations on the HS2 route reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete has been (1) specified, or (2) used, in building (a) already completed, or (b) under way.  HL9870

Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the estimated full unit cost of (1) energy produced from various carbon fuels utilising carbon capture and storage, and (2) energy produced by various renewable means.  HL9871

Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government whether they allow special advisers in government to review and delay responses to freedom of information requests.  HL9872

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government what are the reasons for the variation between 2019 and 2023 in the time taken for new Clinical Trial Authorisation applications to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to be assessed.  HL9873

Lord Boateng to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) whether the items held by the British Museum looted from Britain’s former colonial possessions in West Africa, or during Britain’s historic military expeditions on that continent, have been catalogued; and (2) the extent of knowledge of the contents of such collections.  HL9874

Lord Boateng to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact upon the reputation of the British Museum caused by recent concerns over the security of its collections; and whether they have any plans to review the museum’s governance.  HL9875

Lord Boateng to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have received representations from foreign governments or other interested parties regarding items in the British Museum’s collections looted from former British colonial possessions in West Africa or Ethiopia in the light of recent concerns over the security of the museum’s collections.  HL9876

Lord Boateng to ask His Majesty's Government whether they are confident that the full extent of losses sustained through the recent spate of thefts from the British Museum is known.  HL9877

Lord Boateng to ask His Majesty's Government when they were first informed of concerns about security at the British Museum; and what action the museum’s trustees were asked to undertake to address those concerns.  HL9878

Lord Boateng to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have asked the trustees of the British Museum for a complete list of items lost, stolen or damaged while in its custody over each of the past 10 years, and when an inventory of such items will be published.  HL9879

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the danger of Asian hornets becoming established in England; and what steps they are taking, if any, in response.  HL9880

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the uptake of the learning of foreign languages in schools.  HL9881

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the provision of reciprocal free healthcare within Europe and England.  HL9882

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to fully digitise the processing of A1 (CA3837) documents for UK self-employed workers in the music industry temporarily working in Europe, including the issuing of such documents.  HL9883

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government what is the average time between the (1) application for, and (2) issuing of, an A1 (CA3837) document for UK self-employed workers; and whether they have any plans to reduce the processing time for such applications.  HL9884

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to replace all single-use A1 (CA3837) documents for UK self-employed workers in the music industry with an A1 document valid for two years covering multiple unspecified (1) tours, (2) countries, and (3) dates.  HL9885

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of bioptic telescopic glasses to enable those with visual impairment to drive within the UK.  HL9886

Lord Hampton to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the letter from the Secretary of State for Education to all members of the House of Lords on 24 August where she stated that "we’ve also seen some really encouraging trends in the subjects that pupils are choosing to study, with more students opting to take core academic subjects this year", how they define core "academic su… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Harries of Pentregarth to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Pakistan in connection with recent attacks on Christians, including the burning of eight churches in the Jaranwala area of Faisalabad.  HL9888

Lord Hayward to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker,  further to his Written Answers on 30 January (HL4799) and 13 February (HL5334), what review of the roles of traffic marshals on the parliamentary estate has been undertaken, and when.  HL9889

Lord Hayward to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker,  further to his Written Answers on 30 January (HL4799) and 13 February (HL5334), which stakeholders requested traffic marshals prior to their introduction and to whom those requests were communicated.  HL9890

Lord Hayward to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker,  further to his Written Answers on 30 January (HL4799) and 13 February (HL5334), what comparable sites were considered, when identifying best practice, which have multiple police on duty at exits onto the public highway.  HL9891

Lord Hayward to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker,  further to his Written Answers on 30 January (HL4799) and 13 February (HL5334), what is the reduction in the number of (1) traffic levels, and (2) pedestrian usage, on the parliamentary estate during recess periods.  HL9892

Lord Hayward to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker,  further to his Written Answers on 30 January (HL4799) and 13 February (HL5334), why the risk assessment undertaken made no reference to (1) existing control measures, or (2) the high level of driver certification of most drivers using the parliamentary estate.  HL9893

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the appointment of independent members to the National Policing Board and the current compliance of that process with the law.  HL9894

Lord Lee of Trafford to ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy on the storage, disposal or re-use of any serviceable inflatable craft or similar craft used by cross-Channel migrants.  HL9895

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government (1) what is their assessment of the effectiveness of their efforts to enhance early motor neurone disease diagnosis, specifically in terms of reducing diagnostic delays, (2) how they are monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of their efforts to enhance motor neurone disease diagnosis, and (3) what metrics they a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to ensure that healthcare professionals receive updated training and resources for the accurate and timely diagnosis of motor neurone disease.  HL9897

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what is their current assessment of coordination of motor neurone disease research via the MND Collaborative Partnership, co-funded by the medical research charity LifeArc and the motor neurone disease patient charities MND Association, My Name’5 Doddie Foundation and MND Scotland.  HL9898

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government under what circumstances they would consider reintroducing the 50-to-64-year-old age cohort into the flu vaccine programme, as was the case during the COVID-19 pandemic.  HL9899

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of expanding the portion of the flu immunisation programme delivered by community pharmacies.  HL9900

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to increase funding to deliver innovative immunisation delivery models to increase capacity and uptake among hard-to-reach groups.  HL9901

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what safeguards exist to protect whistle-blowers in the NHS.  HL9902

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) asylum, or (2) humanitarian protection, visas were granted to people from China in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, and (d) 2022.  HL9903

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many officials of the government of China are currently under UK Government sanctions.  HL9904

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government whether it is their current policy to place unaccompanied children seeking asylum, who are waiting for placement with a local authority, in hotels; and, if so, how many are placed in hotels.  HL9905

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 20 July (HL9141), why they do not hold records that would enable them to answer parliamentary questions on the age of the youngest unaccompanied child seeking asylum that has been placed in a hotel.  HL9906

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish a table showing the median pre-2016 and post-2016 state pension currently paid to (1) men, and (2) women.  HL9907

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government what (1) proportion, and (2) number of (a) male, and (b) female, retirees do not receive the full pre-2016 and post-2016 state pension.  HL9908

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the tax revenues which could be raised by aligning the capital gains tax rates with those applied to wages and salaries.  HL9909

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government whether, further to the factsheet published on 4 March 2022 which stated that the Register of Overseas Entities “will require anonymous foreign owners of UK property to reveal their real identities to ensure criminals cannot hide behind secretive chains of shell companies, setting a global standard for transparency”, and the implementatio… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the revenues which could be raised by levying national insurance upon chargeable capital gains.  HL9911

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish a table showing the UK steel production, steel imports, steel exports, and the investment needed to make the UK self-sufficient in the production of steel.  HL9912

Baroness Stedman-Scott to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to review the four per cent fees charged to receiving parents in the Child Maintenance Service.  HL9913

Lord Strathcarron to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to use all or any of sections 141(1), 142(2) or 143 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 to reverse the expansion of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone.  HL9914

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the response to requests for transparency over the use of artificial intelligence to verify welfare claims.  HL9915

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage investment in artificial intelligence to improve productivity.  HL9916

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce the business rate multiplier in England and Wales.  HL9917

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with their counterparts in the devolved governments regarding the threat of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete to the safety of school buildings throughout the UK.  HL9918

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government how many businesses and organisations had a wage bill of between £2 and £3 million in (1) 2021–22, and (2) 2022–23.  HL9919

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals were granted an entry visa to the UK in the 2022–23 financial year under the High Potential Individual (HLI) route; and of those, (1) how many had (a) a PhD or equivalent qualification, or (b) other postgraduate qualification, (2) how many had studied a STEM subject for their highest achieved qualificati… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Young of Cookham to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker when the Leave of Absence Sub-Committee last met.  HL9921