House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made representations to the government of Pakistan regarding reports that Pakistani school textbooks encourage religious discrimination.  HL749

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government how many and what proportion of recruits at the Army Foundation College were discharged for a mental health reason in each of the last five years.  HL750

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment the Army has made of the risk of adolescent recruits enlisting with a history of depression or anxiety later being discharged for reasons of mental health.  HL751

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what are the most common categories of mental health problem that recruits at the Army Foundation College have presented to the on-site counselling psychotherapist, and whether a periodic report of the data is produced.  HL752

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Evans of Rainow on 14 September (HL Debate, col 241GC), why the “package of prioritised measures to expand the provision of fracture liaison services and improve their current quality” was not mentioned in the Autumn Statement.  HL753

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 22 November (HL158), why they agreed to defer Cuba’s debt repayments in 2021, how much the UK is owed by Cuba as a member of the Group of Creditors of Cuba, and when payment is expected.  HL754

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 27 September (HL10350), what text is included in Avanti's National Rail Contract on the provision of catering in first class.  HL755

Lord Boateng to ask His Majesty's Government when they last discussed the return of artefacts of disputed ownership held in the British Museum with (1) a visiting head of state, or (2) another government.  HL756

Lord Carrington of Fulham to ask His Majesty's Government what finance they are providing, or planning to provide, directly or indirectly, to the scheme to partially demolish Liverpool Street Station and to build a tower over it and the Grade II listed former Great Eastern Hotel.  HL757

Lord Carrington of Fulham to ask His Majesty's Government whether they or Network Rail will own the tower which is proposed to be built over Liverpool Street Station; and whether it is proposed that the ownership of the tower will remain in the public sector.  HL758

The Earl of Effingham to ask His Majesty's Government, following reports that 40 per cent of foreign direct investment projects in Northern Ireland in the year to August 2023 came from American companies, what assessment they have made of the diversity of the investor base for foreign direct investment projects in Northern Ireland, and what steps they are taking to ensure further… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Field of Birkenhead to ask His Majesty's Government, in the most recent period of 12 months for which data are available, how many benefit claims were cancelled or suspended while third-party accusations about claimants' circumstances were investigated, what proportion of those claims were fully reinstated following an investigation, and what was the average length of time ta… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Israel on the provision of UK practical support for investigating, and caring for survivors and witnesses of, sexual and gender-based violence committed on 7 October in Israel.  HL761

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government which departments are engaging with the Irish Football Association in relation to the UEFA Euro 2028 Casement Park project.  HL762

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government when they first discussed the inclusion of Casement Park in the UEFA Euro 2028 bid.  HL763

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government how much they have spent on any aspect of the Casement Park redevelopment, including any estimate for time spent by civil servants.  HL764

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in determining whether suicide and self-harm prevention will be included in their guidance on relationships, sex and health education as an explicit part of the curriculum, in particular to support young people to spot the signs of, and seek appropriate support for, cases of suicidal ideation… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent abuse of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 by foreign national offenders using the provisions of the Act to delay proceedings against them or to stay their removal from the UK.  HL766

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government what policy changes they are actively considering, formulating and developing in relation to the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs report sent to the Home Secretary in December 2016, titled Interaction and relationship between the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016; and whe… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the interaction and relationship between the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016, and what plans they have to harmonise those two regimes.  HL768

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government what harm reduction policies they are implementing in relation to illicit drug use.  HL769

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase access to (1) drug testing, and (2) overdose prevention centres, to reduce drug related deaths.  HL770

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking on a cross-government basis to monitor and integrate the individual departmental responsibilities set out in the Net Zero Research and Innovation Delivery Plan.  HL771

Baroness Northover to ask His Majesty's Government, ahead of the 30-year review of the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action, what progress they have made since 1994 on sexual and reproductive health and rights in the UK.  HL772

Baroness Northover to ask His Majesty's Government, ahead of the 30-year review of the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action, what progress they have made since 1994 on sexual and reproductive health and rights in their international work.  HL773

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impacts on consumer and investor confidence of the delay to the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 to 2035.  HL774

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government what tangible outcomes have resulted from the Northern Ireland Investment Summit in Belfast on 12–13 September.  HL775

Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) ensure people with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) have access to specialist ME/chronic fatigue syndrome services, and (2) increase funding available for such services.  HL776

Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome services commissioned by (1) Norfolk and Waveney, and (2) Suffolk and North East Essex, Integrated Care Board.  HL777

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the importance of the National Tutoring Programme; and what plans they have for that programme after August 2024.  HL778

Lord Stunell to ask His Majesty's Government which local authorities (1) made only bids to Levelling Up Fund Rounds 1 and 2 that were unsuccessful, and (2) made no bids to either round.  HL779

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of supermarket loyalty schemes on price transparency and affordability for consumers.  HL780

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the ethnicity pay gap data published by the Office for National Statistics on 29 November, what steps they are taking to combat ethnicity pay gaps in the UK.  HL781

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to facilitate knowledge transfer between academia and the automotive industry to integrate artificial intelligence into mainstream vehicle manufacturing.  HL782

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government whether the terms and conditions of civil servant contracts initiated after the COVID-19 pandemic specify (1) a location of work, or (2) the amount of time that civil servants must be present in an office location.  HL783

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government whether Border Force have a list of democratically elected heads of state, heads of government and ministers to ensure that inappropriate questioning does not occur when such persons enter or transit through the UK.  HL784

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have a record of any head of a state that is a close ally of the UK being subjected to questioning by Border Force when transiting through a UK airport.  HL785

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to conduct a review of the UK's relationship with the overseas territories.  HL786

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government whether the government of Rwanda has requested the extradition of individuals associated with genocide-related activities; if so, whether those individuals have been extradited; and, if not, why.  HL787

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for the UK to maintain full sovereign control of the Skynet satellite constellation into the future.  HL788

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to require the design, manufacture and testing of future military satellite communications used by the Armed Forces to be done in the UK.  HL789