House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cholera outbreak reported by the United Nations as affecting 27 localities across seven states with 78 associated deaths, with more than 3 million people estimated to be at risk by the end of the year.  HL498

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that more than 6 million people, half of them children, have been forcibly displaced in Sudan; and that Sudan now represents the biggest displacement crisis globally.  HL499

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government how they marked Red Wednesday on 22 November, with particular reference to the rise in religious persecution in Africa, and whether they noted the associated presence in London of two survivors of the terrorist attack on a church in Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria, in which 40 people died, and their plea to the UK and Nigerian gover… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of atrocities, including ethnic cleansing and gender-based violence against women, across Sudan in recent months.  HL501

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether they discussed the repatriation of North Korean escapees to China with President Yuan of the Republic of Korea during his state visit; and, if so, what response they received from him.  HL502

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether they discussed the United Nations Commission of Inquiry report into human rights violations in North Korea with President Yuan of the Republic of Korea during his state visit, specifically its finding that crimes against humanity have been committed; and whether they and the government of Korea intend jointly to raise… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government how many cetaceans were caught in UK waters in 2022; and how that number compares to estimates of cetacean bycatch.  HL504

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government whether footage captured through remote electronic monitoring of fishing will be available to the public or just to designated observers; and if just to designated observers, how this will be monitored.  HL505

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government why the rollout of remote electronic monitoring of fishing (1) is voluntary, and (2) has been slow; and what consideration they have given (a) to making it mandatory, and (b) to expediting its implementation.  HL506

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what are their contingency plans in the event that insufficient numbers of fishing vessels volunteer to adopt remote electronic monitoring.  HL507

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the work in the UK of the British Committee for Iran Freedom.  HL508

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the sources of funding for the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy for their activities in the UK.  HL509

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the funding of the activities of All-Party Parliamentary Groups by hostile states.  HL510

Lord Freyberg to ask His Majesty's Government what (1) immediate, and (2) long-term, assistance they are providing to the British Library in the aftermath of the recent ransomware attack, to ensure the recovery of compromised data, and the implementation of measures to enhance the Library's cybersecurity resilience.  HL511

Lord Freyberg to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support enhancements to the British Library's digital infrastructure and implement robust security measures to prevent future ransomware attacks.  HL512

Lord Freyberg to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will provide financial support to the British Library to recover from the ransomware attack and ensure the restoration of its data and systems.  HL513

Lord Freyberg to ask His Majesty's Government how they can facilitate information sharing and co-operation between intelligence agencies, law enforcement, and cultural institutions like the British Library to enhance collective cybersecurity efforts and response capabilities.  HL514

Lord Freyberg to ask His Majesty's Government (1) what steps they will take, and (2) what resources they will deploy, to assist academics dependent on the British Library for their research and scholarly activities after the recent ransomware attack.  HL515

Lord Freyberg to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans to establish specific initiatives or grants to support the British Library in developing and implementing comprehensive cybersecurity training programmes for its staff, ensuring a heightened awareness of potential threats and proactive measures to mitigate risks.  HL516

Lord Hampton to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Barran on 26 October (HL10658), whether they will undertake to publish the finalised annual version of Keeping Children Safe in Education in the school summer term in future, given that even minor changes can cause issues with planning.  HL517

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government why the answer to the "Frequently Asked Question" on the NHS England website about NHS England’s Federated Data Platform "Can patients opt out of sharing their data with the Federated Data Platform?" was changed at some point after 20 November, from starting with "No" to saying that the national data opt-out "will always be… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government for what reason the accessible version of the easy read PDF about NHS England’s Federated Data Platform says "No" in answer to the question "Can patients opt out of their data being shared in the FDP?", after the main "Frequently Asked Questions" page was changed to say that opt-outs will be respected.  HL519

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Foreign Secretary, Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton, plans to visit Libya.  HL520

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what action is being taken to reduce waiting times in A&E departments in NHS England, following the publication of A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions figures for October which found that nearly 30 per cent of patients waited four hours or more to be assessed and nearly 45,000 patients waited for more than 12 hours for a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in putting an end to automated bots exploiting the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency driving test booking service by buying up appointments and reselling them at inflated prices, and ensuring a fair and transparent booking system for learner drivers.  HL522

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to encourage the government of Ethiopia to (1) pursue talks with Amhara’s armed militia in order to end the current violence in the region, and (2) set up a dialogue with the various regional factions in Ethiopia to address their disputes in order to avoid a new conflict.  HL523

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that eligible patients will have access to Paxlovid this winter.  HL524

Baroness Morgan of Cotes to ask His Majesty's Government when the Ministry of Justice plans to publish a consultation on sentencing for murders committed in domestic settings, in particular (1) consulting on increasing the tariff from 15 to 25 years, and (2) consulting on the perpetrator’s hands being treated as weapons.  HL525

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions and consultations they held with political parties, district councils and civic society in Northern Ireland in advance of their decision to refuse to allocate levelling up monies to the region in their latest funding announcement on 21 November.  HL526

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, in relation to clause 12(2) of the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill, what decisions about the management of an asset of a pension fund are not covered by decisions about the acquisition, retention or disposal of an asset of a pension fund.  HL527

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 20 November (HL Deb col 618), what steps they will take to (1) remain a member of the European Convention on Human Rights, and (2) protect the human rights infrastructure of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.  HL528

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to small businesses experiencing financial pressure as a result of customers being unable to afford items or services because of inflation.  HL529

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address homelessness and alleviate the financial strain on affected councils.  HL530

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government which directorate produces the list of invitees for the Uzbek–British Trade and Industry Council; and what are the criteria for selection for the invitees.  HL531

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government which directorate produces the list of invitees for the Turkmenistan United Kingdom Trade and Industry Council; and what are the criteria for selection for the invitees.  HL532

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government which directorate produces the list of invitees for the Kazakh–British Trade and Industry Council; and what are the criteria for selection for the invitees.  HL533

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government which directorate produced the list of invitees for the recent Ukraine Recovery Conference; and what were the criteria for selection for the invitees.  HL534

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government whether they keep a list of exporters for the purposes of determining who to invite to government sponsored trade conferences held in the UK; and what are the criteria for selection for invitees to such conferences.  HL535

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what the difference was in circumstances between the announcement of Round 2 of Levelling Up Funding in the Spring Statement on 23 March 2022, and the announcement of Round 3 of Funding, with regard to the exclusion of allocations of funding for Northern Ireland, given that there was no functioning devolved government on eith… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have finalised their assessment of the number of schools impacted by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete; and if so, how many schools it has impacted.  HL537

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government how many additional mobile classrooms will be required to be provided to schools to cope with the problems caused by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.  HL538

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what has been the total of additional resources allocated to deal with the problems created in schools by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.  HL539

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what additional assistance they are providing to support students in exams who have been directly impacted by the problems of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in schools.  HL540