House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the ecological damage caused by the war in Ukraine, and (2) how that damage contributes to the global ecological crisis; and how they are planning to address this at the upcoming COP 28 in December.  HL10802

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government which surveillance technology companies the Cabinet Office has shared its definition of "sensitive sites" with, as outlined in the Procurement Bill.  HL10803

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether officials have met with Hikvision in the last year to discuss the Procurement Bill; and if so, what was discussed.  HL10804

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government what is the estimated percentage of students taking the T Level qualification in the academic year 2022/23 who did not complete the qualification.  HL10805

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government what advice is given to students who did not complete their T Level qualification in the academic year 2022/23 in order to support them into alternative academic qualifications or apprenticeships.  HL10806

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government what advanced routes to qualification will still exist from autumn 2025 for students who do not progress to the T Level Foundation Year, T levels or A-levels, relating to specific qualifications at Advanced Level 3 that they envisage will still be funded from that time.  HL10807

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government what is the estimated number of qualifications that will have to be approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Qualification for commencement of teaching in the academic year 2025/26, as a result of the defunding of alternative routes to advance qualification; and what is the current waiting time for the approval of su… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government of the 9,800 students who have enrolled on the T Level foundation year since its inception, what percentage (1) progressed onto A Levels, (2) progressed onto T levels, (3) embarked onto an apprenticeship, (4) progressed onto BTECs and/or other Applied General Qualifications, or (5) have no known progression data.  HL10809

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Ministerial Statement by Baroness Barran, published on 19 October (HLWS1062), that 32 Advanced Qualifications with high levels of student enrolment are to be defunded from August 2025, how many of these qualifications (1) already have T Level equivalents operating across the whole of England, and (2) will have a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government whether in their forthcoming voluntary code of practice on copyright and AI, originating performers' rights will be protected by live and simulated performers being treated in the same way.  HL10811

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce legislation to clarify and ensure the rights of originating performers of simulated performances generated by AI.  HL10812

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government when the voluntary code of practice on copyright and AI will be introduced.  HL10813

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on artists and creatives of the use of temporary copying exemptions by companies to ingest copyrighted materials into their AI systems.  HL10814

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that housing developments adhere to environmental standards, including nutrient neutrality.  HL10815

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost of UK state borrowing; and what steps they are taking in response to any challenges arising from those costs.  HL10816

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to minimise the impact of changing interest rates on the economic climate.  HL10817

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Reforming aviation consumer policy: protecting air passenger rights consultation, which ran from 31 January to 27 March 2022, what is their timetable for taking forward those reforms.  HL10818

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask His Majesty's Government what is their timetable for introducing legislation on disability awareness training for taxi and Private Hire Vehicle drivers.  HL10819

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask His Majesty's Government whether their plans to make using the Passenger Assistance service easier for disabled people are compatible with plans for closing booking offices at rail stations.  HL10820