House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the human rights violations against Shia Muslims in Azerbaijan, as detailed in the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom’s report Country Update: Azerbaijan, published on 5 December.  HL1035

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the human rights violations against Roman Catholic and Protestant Christians in Belarus, as detailed in the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom’s report Country Update: Belarus, published on 5 December.  HL1036

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the violations against the human right to freedom of religion or belief in the Philippines following the attack on a Catholic mass at Mindanao State University on 3 December.  HL1037

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to take steps to reduce the limited leave to remain period from five years to three years on the British National (Overseas) visa scheme for Hong Kongers, considering the finding of the Welcoming Committee for Hong Kongers in its report From HK to UK: Hong Kongers’ new lives in Britain, published… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proposals in the Blue Smoke publication Unveiling Equalities: a briefing examining senior appointments at key UN environment and development bodies, published in November.  HL1039

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government how many of the recommendations from the HM Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service and HM Inspector of Constabulary report Joint Inspection of the Investigation and Prosecution of Fatal Road Traffic Incidents, published in February 2015, have been taken up.  HL1040

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill, as currently drafted, will bind the Crown, and if not, why.  HL1041

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government why the UK did not to support the United States in vetoing the United Nations Security Council motion calling for an immediate ceasefire on Gaza on 8 December  HL1042

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any damage caused to the relationship between the UK and United States by the UK abstaining on the United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on 8 December.  HL1043

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the morale of Hamas caused by the UK's decision not to veto the United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on 8 December.  HL1044

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government how many unclaimed Child Trust Funds are (1) currently outstanding and (2) outstanding where there is a continuing requirement for court approval to parents being able to access the Fund on behalf of their adult children.  HL1045

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government what, if any, security vetting is required for Amazon Web Service staff to handle Home Office data under the contract for the supply of cloud computing services agreed between the two on 30 November.  HL1046

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government whether Amazon Web Services has the right to refuse an inspection from an independent auditor under its contract with the Home Office, agreed on 30 November, given that the contract states that the Home Office does not have a right to audit or inspect Amazon Web Services' physical infrastructure.  HL1047

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government whether Amazon Web Services has the right under its contract with the Home Office, agreed on 30 November, to move Home Office data out of the UK when it deems it necessary to provide the services initiated by the customer, as stated in the GDPR Data Processing Addendum attached to the contract.  HL1048

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government whether the contract between Amazon Web Services and the Home Office, agreed on 30 November, includes the guarantees, references or legally required elements for a processing contract under section 59(5) of the Data Protection Act 2018, or the requirements of the statutory code of practice for police vetting to permit lawful proce… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government whether Home Office data processed by Amazon Web Services under their contract, agreed on 30 November, will be disclosable to foreign governments, as per section 3 of the GDPR data protection impact assessment attached in Appendix 2 of the Supplier Terms.  HL1050

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government why the new contract between the Home Office and Amazon Web Services, agreed on 30 November, is triple the cost of the Home Office's previous procurement of cloud computing services from Amazon Web Services in 2019.  HL1051

Lord Dubs to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the licence fee settlement on BBC news and current affairs programmes.  HL1052

Baroness Garden of Frognal to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to meet representatives of with Barnardo’s to discuss how local authorities can work with partners to prevent the over-criminalisation of Black children in the care system.  HL1053

Baroness Garden of Frognal to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will commit to publishing an updated progress report on the implementation of the recommendations of the Lammy Review report, published in 2017, which reviewed the treatment of and outcomes for Black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals in the criminal justice system.  HL1054

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to provide further advice to the Metropolitan Police and other territorial police forces as to the selection of, and relationships with, strategic partners, with a view to ensuring diversity in approach but excluding partnerships with those who have expressed extremist views, following recent reports concerning two memb… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Green of Deddington to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Home Secretary on 4 December (HC Deb cols 41–43), what are the specific components of the 300,000 per annum reduction in migration figure he provided, and whether this number refers to the future inflow of student migration or to the net inflow of migrants overall.  HL1056

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government how many infants admitted to the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in each of the past five years were subject to investigation under its guidelines regarding suspected abuse in children; of those, how many were identified as having been subjected to abuse; and whether this figure is similarly reflected in other trusts across… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill for the operation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in Northern Ireland.  HL1058

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill ensures that Northern Ireland has the same immigration rules as the rest of the UK.  HL1059

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill on the operation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights as given effect by Article 2 of the Protocol and the Windsor Framework.  HL1060

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government how much of the total costs incurred by the Police Service of Northern Ireland covering the visit of President Biden and other dignitaries to Northern Ireland during the commemoration of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement they have refunded.  HL1061

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have undertaken a review into the impact on different ethnic groups of differing levels of medical care, following the 2015 publication of ‘Patients with ulcerative colitis from diverse populations: The Leicester experience’ by Farrukh and Mayberry in Medical-Legal Journal, which found that some ethnic… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish the NHS outcome data for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis in the Roma community.  HL1063

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the position of the government of Venezuela regarding Guyana's Essequibo region, the security situation in Guyana, and UK's support for the territorial integrity of Guyana.  HL1064

Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on 4 December (HCWS86) relating to the sale of the Telegraph Media Group (TMG), whether they plan to ensure that steps are not taken to integrate the business with any other enterprise; which organisation they have employed for this purpose; and whet… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government, following the decision of the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on 30 November to issue a Public Interest Intervention Notice regarding the proposed acquisition of the Telegraph Media Group (TMG), what steps are being taken to assess the views of individual employees of TMG and the Spectator Magazine as to the proposed pur… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) social, and (2) economic, impact of poor transport links on young people on low incomes.  HL1067

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government whether the social security benefit cap will be lifted in line with inflation in April 2024; and if not, why.  HL1068

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 4 April (HL6672 and HL6673), and further to the remarks by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 12 July (HL Deb cols 1727–1730), whether they have now published (1) their response to the Domestic Abuse Commissioner’s report Safety before status: the solutions, publi… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what (1) data, (2) estimates, or (3) management information, they have available regarding the number of patients waiting for a spirometry test in England.  HL1070

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what (1) estimates, or (2) management information, they have available regarding the number of patients waiting for a spirometry test within each integrated care board.  HL1071

Lord Polak to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Autumn Statement made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 22 November (HC Deb cols 325–357), whether they have any plans to provide an enhanced package of financial support for care leavers aged 18 to 25 when they leave the care system.  HL1072

Lord Polak to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Autumn Statement made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 22 November (HC Deb cols 325–357), what plans they have to extend the Household Support Fund.  HL1073

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce mandatory Children’s Rights and wellbeing impact assessments for all policy development and decision-making across Government to promote the needs and best interests of children and young people.  HL1074

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they take to consider the needs of children and young people when developing policies across Government.  HL1075

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to adopt a cross-Government strategy and outcomes framework to drive improvements for children and young people.  HL1076

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 23 November (HL183), whether the Common User Charge is being defined as a ‘tariff measure’ and therefore not included in its modelling of the inflationary impact of the Border Target Operating Model.  HL1077

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 23 November (HL183), whether they plan to review the inflationary impact of the Border Target Operating Model once it has been fully in place for 12 months.  HL1078

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 23 November (HL183), whether they have undertaken an assessment of the potential impact of differing user charges at government run Border Control Posts and non-government run Border Control Posts on (1) traffic flows, (2) congestion, and (3) emissions.  HL10… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Stevens of Birmingham to ask His Majesty's Government why The Equipment Plan 2023–2033, published on 4 December, includes full predicted costs for the Royal Navy and RAF but not British Army capabilities required to deliver (1) the Integrated Review Refresh 2023, published in March, and (2) the Defence Command Paper: Defence's response to a more… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Stevens of Birmingham to ask His Majesty's Government whether The Equipment Plan 2023–2033, published on 4 December, includes full predicted costs for their proposed development and acquisition of new ground-launched, long range, precision-guided weapons; and if not, why.  HL1081

Lord Stevens of Birmingham to ask His Majesty's Government whether The Equipment Plan 2023–2033, published on 4 December, includes comprehensive cost estimates for the Royal Marines' Future Commando modernisation programme.  HL1082

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, following recent reports that starting salaries in Britain have risen at their slowest pace in nearly three years, what steps they are taking to support businesses in maintaining competitive compensation to attract new employees.  HL1083

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that police forces across the UK have sufficient funding to meet the needs of their communities.  HL1084

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure a fair balance between banks' risk management practices and the impact on small business growth, particularly concerning the use of personal guarantees for business loans.  HL1085

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for the roll-out of funding for Mental Health Support Teams beyond 2025.  HL1086