House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the tactics deployed by Chinese vessels against the Philippines on 9 and 10 December in the South China Sea.  HL1087

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of (1) the consequences for civilians of the fall of Darfur to the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, and (2) reports of related atrocity crimes.  HL1088

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government how long it takes on average to process a British National (Overseas) visa application and what is the longest outstanding application awaiting assessment.  HL1089

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the position of British National (Overseas) visa applicants who remain in Hong Kong while their application is considered.  HL1090

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the number of asylum seekers from Hong Kong who have switched to British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) visa routes, and the way in which such applications have been handled, since they decided to allow adult children of BN(O) status holders to apply independently of their parent.  HL1091

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 11 December (HL579), what percentage of lamp columns on each major motorway are out of light, how often lamp columns on motorways are inspected for such issues, and within what period of time they expect defective lamp columns on each motorway to be repaired.  HL1092

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will provide a timetable for updating the HM Prison & Probation Service Strategy for care-experienced people; and whether there will be a specific focus on race.  HL1093

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask His Majesty's Government what is their timetable for updating the Statutory Guidance on Promoting the Health and Well-being of Looked After Children, published in March 2015; whether there will be a specific focus on mental health services for this group; and how they plan to deliver updated guidance in a culturally sensitive way.  HL1094

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Home Secretary on 7 December announcing the changes to travel document requirements for school groups visiting the UK from France (HCWS106), whether they will extend those changes to school groups visiting the UK from Spain and Germany.  HL1095

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government what options they are considering for the future management of the parts of Victoria Tower Gardens which will not be occupied by the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.  HL1096

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government what changes they are planning in the future funding of Royal Parks to reflect the use of part of Victoria Tower Gardens for a Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.  HL1097

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government which department or other organisation will have responsibility for the maintenance of the Buxton Memorial following the planned construction of a Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.  HL1098

Lord Grocott to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 6 December (HL701), whether they will now answer the question put; namely, how much money has been spent to date on the Crewe leg (Phase 2a) of HS2.  HL1099

Lord Hacking to ask His Majesty's Government what monies they have thus far paid to the government of Rwanda; what further monies they are currently contracted to pay to that government; and what further costs they estimate will arise from the deportation of migrants under the Illegal Migration Act 2023.  HL1100

Lord Hacking to ask His Majesty's Government how many migrants are currently in accommodation provided by the Government in the UK, and how many are currently eligible for deportation under the Illegal Migration Act 2023.  HL1101

Lord Hayward to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether traffic marshals were first employed on the Westminster estate because a specific safety risk was identified; and if so, what alternative forms of mitigation were considered and what cost was identified in relation to each alternative.  HL1102

Lord Hayward to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether all visitors to the Westminster estate who have not been issued a pass are required to be accompanied by a passholder when crossing the internal spine road of the estate.  HL1103

Lord Hayward to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the change in usage, on an average daily basis, of the River Restaurant between (1) sitting, and (2) recess, weekdays.  HL1104

Lord Hayward to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether he has calculated any change in the number of pedestrians crossing the internal spine road within the Westminster estate between (1) sitting, and (2) recess, weekdays.  HL1105

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what is their response to the Institute for Fiscal Studies' assessment that (1) the Autumn Statement has extended the squeeze on public service spending to 2028–29, (2) the growth outlook has weakened, and (3) inflation is expected to stay higher for longer.  HL1106

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the comments of the Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission in the Financial Times on 26 November, in which he casts doubt on the Government’s plan for connecting the HS2 rail line to Euston through private financing.  HL1107

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to integrate advanced technologies and data analytics into the NHS to improve patient care and operational efficiency.  HL1108

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to ensure the appointment of professionally credible chief professions officers and heads of profession for non-clinical roles within the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England.  HL1109

Lord Hussain to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Israel regarding the detention of Palestinian children in prisons, and what steps they are taking to encourage their release.  HL1110

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that agreements on defence and security collaboration between the UK and the EU made under the Permanent Structured Cooperation regime are subject to appropriate and timely scrutiny by Parliament.  HL1111

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 5 December (HL Deb col 1464), whether the family test was applied before the decision was made to raise the minimum income threshold for family visas to £38,700; and if so, whether they will now publish the outcome; or if it was not applied, why.  HL1112

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the proposed increase in the minimum income threshold for family visas on Chagossians granted citizenship under the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.  HL1113

The Earl of Sandwich to ask His Majesty's Government what they have done during 2023 to slow the activities of traffickers in Libya who are exploiting asylum-seekers ultimately bound for the UK.  HL1114

The Earl of Sandwich to ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the role of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development as a broker in the recently attempted Sudan peace talks in Djibouti.  HL1115

The Earl of Sandwich to ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the position of the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf states in relation to the recently attempted Sudan peace talks in Djibouti.  HL1116

The Earl of Sandwich to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to grant short periods of home leave over Christmas for non-violent prisoners who have demonstrated good conduct during their sentence.  HL1117

Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask His Majesty's Government what is their response to the Barnardo’s report Double Discrimination, which looks at the differential outcomes Black children face both in and leaving care.  HL1118

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the joint letter sent to the King of Bahrain by 15 non-governmental organisations on 11 December concerning the declining health of imprisoned opposition leader Hassan Mushaima; and what representations they have made to the government of Bahrain to (1) secure his release (2) ensure he receives adequate… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the provisional EU plan on the use of artificial intelligence; and how, if at all, this will affect the UK's development of regulations.  HL1120

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to address the underrepresentation of women, and (2) to increase diversity, in top corporate leadership roles.  HL1121

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, following reports that house prices rose for a second consecutive month in November, what steps they are taking to balance the impact of stabilising housing prices for consumers against challenges posed by the increased cost of living.  HL1122

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of individual departmental budgets is spent on logistics, whether by dedicated contract or as part of a broader contract.  HL1123

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what actions they are taking to assess and meet the needs of the logistics industry as an integral part of the UK economy to ensure that the sector is able to grow to meet the demands of the broader economy.  HL1124

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what are (1) the monthly school attendance figures for the most recent academic year for which they are available, and (2) the comparable monthly school attendance figures for the school year 2018–19.  HL1125

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what initiatives and programmes they are pursuing to tackle the problem of pupil absenteeism, and what evaluation of the effectiveness of each of these programmes is being undertaken.  HL1126

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to implement reforms to replace the single-word assessment system for schools currently being operated by Ofsted.  HL1127

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the amount by which migration will be reduced as a result of their decision to increase the income threshold for legal migrants to the UK.  HL1128

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to fill the gap in the jobs market created by the anticipated reduction in legal working migrants as a result of the Government's proposed change to the income requirement thresholds for legal migration, and how much such actions or training schemes are expected to cost.  HL1129

Lord Woodley to ask His Majesty's Government on what grounds the Criminal Cases Review Commission may refer cases to the Court of Appeal.  HL1130