House of Lords Business

Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to prioritise early detection of osteoporosis in older adults, especially women, and to enhance the timely diagnosis and treatment of people with osteoporosis, following ministerial commitments to do so.  HL902

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement published by Refugees International on 27 November concerning the war in Tigray, which stated that "between 40 and 50 per cent of women experienced gender-based violence"; and what steps they are taking, together with international partners, to bring those responsible to justice… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total value of Russian state assets in the UK.  HL904

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ask the World Bank to update their March 2023 Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment of the cost of rectifying war damage in Ukraine.  HL905

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to permit the seizure of Russian state assets, and the repurposing of those assets to rectify war damage in Ukraine and to assist in Ukraine’s self-defence.  HL906

Baroness Blower to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the recent police operation at the Kurdish Community Centre in London on relations with that community.  HL907

Baroness Blower to ask His Majesty's Government what is the average training cost of an (1) intermediate, (2) advanced, and (3) higher level, apprenticeship.  HL908

Baroness Blower to ask His Majesty's Government what is the average cost of a Higher Technical Qualification at (1) Level 4, and (2) Level 5.  HL909

Baroness Blower to ask His Majesty's Government what is the average cost of a National Vocational Qualification at (1) Level 2, and (2) Level 3.  HL910

Baroness Blower to ask His Majesty's Government (1) how many, and (2) what percentage, of levy paying employers have spent all funds in their apprenticeship levy account, for each of the past five financial years.  HL911

Baroness Blower to ask His Majesty's Government what is the average training cost of a traineeship.  HL912

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking with international partners to address the incidence of abduction, forced conversion, and forced marriage of young girls and women from religious minorities in Pakistan.  HL913

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the state of freedom of religion or belief in Sudan after the church bombing in Omdurman on 4 November, which left 6 children dead and 23 people wounded.  HL914

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom’s report on National Level Anti-Conversion Laws Around the World, published on 28 November.  HL915

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken since October to bring the Myanmar military junta before the International Criminal Court.  HL916

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will impose further targeted sanctions against (1) individuals in the Myanmar military, and (2) military-owned enterprises.  HL917

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will seek to expand partnerships with ethnic community-based organisations in Myanmar to ensure the provision of cross-border aid.  HL918

The Lord Bishop of Derby to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for allowing local authorities to set their own right-to-buy discounts to reflect local circumstances.  HL919

The Lord Bishop of Derby to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the additional support required for social housing landlords as a result of the consumer regulation measures announced by the Regulator of Social Housing, including the Tenant Satisfaction Measures Standard, which are to be implemented from April 2024.  HL920

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government why their response to the 2022 consultation on improved food waste reporting by large food businesses in England has been withdrawn, and when they expect to publish a new response.  HL921

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the Drinking Water Inspectorate found that more than 11,000 samples had tested positive for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in 2022.  HL922

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the numbers of (1) vets, (2) food inspectors, and (3) other personnel who contribute to maintaining food safety, and what plans they have to ensure sufficient numbers.  HL923

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the numbers of (1) trading standards, (2) environmental health, and (3) food safety personnel in local authorities, and what plans they have to ensure sufficient numbers.  HL924

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of organised crime relating to food and drink, and what plans they have to facilitate information sharing among relevant public authorities and industry stakeholders.  HL925

Lord Hayward to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the annual cost to Parliament of each traffic marshal on the Westminster estate.  HL926

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government which body designates areas with Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty status.  HL927

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government why the Surrey Hills has lost its Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty status.  HL928

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government whether, when considering whether an area should be designated or retained as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, they take into account whether they wish more housing to be built there, or whether it is designated purely on environmental, nature and beauty considerations.  HL929

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken since the 2019 publication of 'Asymptomatic Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Colorectal Cancer Screening Programs' by Farrukh and Mayberry in Gastrointestinal Disorders in respect of its findings of differences and discrimination in the delivery of (1) colorectal screening in healthy people,… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to hold discussions with Care Quality Commission, NHS England and integrated care boards to reduce differences and discrimination in the delivery of (1) colorectal screening in healthy people, and (2) care and surveillance of patients with inflammatory bowel disease.  HL931

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the compliance by NHS commissioning bodies with the NICE technology appraisal in respect of biologic therapies for patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.  HL932

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the managerial capacity of the NHS, particularly at chartered professional level, to lead the systems changes required to deliver their stated priorities.  HL933

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the (1) consistent, and (2) timely, provision of inpatient physiotherapy in acute district hospitals for older patients with frailty syndrome.  HL934

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the Crown Prosecution Service on responding to requests made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in an informative and expeditious manner.  HL935

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Camrose on 5 December (HL474), what assessment they have made of the impact on recruitment of overseas research and development workers of the increase in the minimum salary to £38,700 for foreign workers.  HL936

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government what sectoral strategies have been produced by the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology since its establishment.  HL937

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government what competitive grant funds have been launched by the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology since its establishment.  HL938

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government how many of the 1,000 new PhD places in artificial intelligence identified in the UK Digital Strategy have been created.  HL939

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government how many Institutes of Technology have been created, what courses they provide, and how many pupils currently study at the Institutes.  HL940

Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton to ask His Majesty's Government whether the recent proposed increase of the minimum income threshold to £38,700 for a family visa will apply to (1) serving members of the Brigade of Gurkhas, and (2) other serving foreign and commonwealth members of the armed forces.  HL941

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to postpone the introduction of tariffs for electric vehicles traded between the UK and Europe; and when they expect to be able to announce the outcome of their discussions on this issue.  HL942

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to report on the GB type approval for road vehicles consultation, which closed on 10 November.  HL943

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish legislation on establishing a price monitoring body for fuel pricing and the requirement for retailers to provide real-time pump prices by site.  HL944

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the causes of motorcyclist fatalities.  HL945

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the prevalence of motorcyclists failing to wear helmets, and its impact on motorcyclist fatalities.  HL946

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the compliance of repealing the Human Rights Act 1998 with the Good Friday Agreement.  HL947

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of their policy to remove certain migrants to Rwanda on the Good Friday Agreement.  HL948

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to repeal the Human Rights Act 1998 to deliver their policy to remove certain migrants to Rwanda.  HL949

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the compliance of the proposed £38,700 income requirement for applications to bring dependents to the UK with the Human Rights Act 1998.  HL950

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to mitigate the financial pressure faced by mortgage holders due to inflation rising interest payments.  HL951

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK–Rwanda treaty for the provision of an asylum partnership aligns with the UK's international human rights commitments, including safeguarding the rights of asylum seekers.  HL952

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to mitigate the potential financial impact of flooding in communities across the UK.  HL953

Lord Touhig to ask His Majesty's Government what is the estimated average time span from application to payment for employment support providers seeking help from the Access to Work scheme.  HL954

Lord Touhig to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any delays, and the reasons for such delays, in paying funds to employment support providers who have successfully applied for help from the Access to Work scheme.  HL955

Lord Touhig to ask His Majesty's Government whether the budget for the Access to Work scheme has been underspent, and if so, by how much, in each of the past five years.  HL956

Lord Touhig to ask His Majesty's Government how many employment support providers have received support from the Access to Work scheme in each of the past five years.  HL957

Lord Touhig to ask His Majesty's Government why autism is defined as a disability in some application forms for help from the Access to Work scheme and not in other cases.  HL958

Lord Turnberg to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of antisemitic incidents in universities, and what steps they are taking in response to such incidents.  HL959

Lord Turnberg to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to combat antisemitism (1) in medical schools, and (2) amongst medical professionals.  HL960

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government whether all five joint consultative UK–EU sub-groups as outlined in the Windsor Framework have been established and complete membership appointed on both sides.  HL961

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government how many meetings have taken place of each of the five joint consultative UK–EU sub-groups established under the Windsor Framework.  HL962

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what (1) further statutory instruments, or (2) other pieces of legislation, they still need to bring forward to fully implement the Windsor Framework.  HL963

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they had with (1) devolved administrations, and (2) business sectors and organisations, before announcing the proposed rise in earnings income threshold for legal migration to the UK.  HL964

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current threat posed by Venezuela to Guyana; and what practical support they (1) have provided, or (2) intend to provide, to Guyana.  HL965