House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether, following the meeting between the Foreign Secretary and Sebastien Lai, they intend to call for the unconditional and immediate release of Mr Jimmy Lai from prison in Hong Kong.  HL1198

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the speech by the then Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Sajid Javid, on Holocaust Memorial Day, 23 January 2017, whether they still recognise the atrocities in Darfur in 2003 as a genocide  HL1199

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Hitachi about using spare capacity in their Newton Aycliffe plant to improve the ride quality of their trains used by Great Western Railway Trains.  HL1200

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government what discussion they are having with East Midlands Railways about restoring the pre-pandemic levels of service between Nottingham and Lincoln.  HL1201

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with the operator to address the shortage of accommodation on railway services between the Thames Valley and the North, including by making some more of the rolling stock currently in store available.  HL1202

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to address inadequate accommodation on services between Cardiff and London, and whether that shortage is the responsibility of the train operator or the rolling stock provider.  HL1203

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government whether the new immigration salary thresholds announced by the Home Secretary on 4 December will apply to language assistants in schools and universities.  HL1204

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UNICEF report Child Poverty in the Midst of Wealth, published on 6 December, and its conclusion that of the 39 OECD and EU countries featured in the report, the UK has seen the largest increase in child poverty since 2014.  HL1205

Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee to ask His Majesty's Government what is the current status of the negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Union in relation to Gibraltar.  HL1206

Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to awarding the Elizabeth Cross to the members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, the Ulster Special Constabulary and the Police Service of Northern Ireland, who died as a result of terrorism or in the course of their duty in Northern Ireland, since the mid-1960s.  HL1207

Lord German to ask His Majesty's Government how many dentists delivered NHS services in Sussex for each year from 2015 to the present.  HL1208

Baroness Goudie to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 11 December, whether they plan to call a meeting at the UN Security Council to discuss Myanmar’s non-implementation of the provisional measures set out by the International Court of Justice to protect the Rohingya in The Gambia v Myanmar.  HL1209

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans (1) to bring forward their proposed ban on the sale of all peat-containing products, or (2) revise the list of items exempted from the ban until 2030.  HL1210

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government whether they collect data on the number of (1) garden centres, and (2) other stockists of horticultural products that have removed peat-containing products from sale; and if so, whether they will publish that data.  HL1211

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the conduct of the Environment Agency in relation to their investigation of recent pollution events in the Windermere area; and whether they have plans to revise guidance around the carrying out of such investigations.  HL1212

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government whether, in the light of media reports regarding United Utilities and its interactions with the Environment Agency, they have confidence in the integrity of the current process for registering water pollution events.  HL1213

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask the Leader of the House why Written Questions HL660 and HL661, tabled on 28 November, have not been answered after 10 working days.  HL1214

Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to allow Ukrainian refugees who are on three-year visas to extend those visas.  HL1215

Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the economic contribution of Ukrainian refugees who are on temporary visas.  HL1216

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 6 February (HL4984), when they will publish the guidance on providing 12 months' support to modern slavery victims who hold a positive conclusive grounds decision.  HL1217

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government, in the past three years, how many victims of modern slavery have (1) received support following a recovery needs assessment, (2) received all the support they asked for, and (3) received support for 12 months or more.  HL1218

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government, in the past three years, how many victims of modern slavery have qualified for leave to remain to pursue a compensation claim or a criminal case against their traffickers.  HL1219

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will introduce a zero rate of VAT for repairs of rural churches.  HL1220

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government how agreements at the recent COP 28 and previously are expected to affect the conditions in which vector-borne diseases proliferate.  HL1221

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what measures they have put in place to ensure the right research, data and information are in place to tackle the increasing health risks from climate change.  HL1222

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UK’s preparedness and resilience for increased risk from vector-borne diseases, and how that will be tested.  HL1223

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what measures they have put in place to deal with the predicted unequal impact of climate change and associated health conditions on those who are vulnerable, including children, older people, and those with medical conditions or living in deprived areas.  HL1224

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government whether, in developing their policy of deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda, they made an assessment of the unemployment rate in that country, and if so, what it is.  HL1225

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government whether, in developing their policy of deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda, they made an assessment of the health priorities in that country, and if so, what they are.  HL1226

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the mental health needs of the residents on the Bibby Stockholm.  HL1227

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure the safety of any LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers who are transferred to Rwanda.  HL1228

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government which other countries deem Rwanda to be a safe country for the purposes of asylum.  HL1229

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to stop companies installing high speed broadband having the right to fell urban street trees, which is regarded as permitted development under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.  HL1230

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what the daily cost per person will be if 504 asylum seekers are accommodated on the Bibby Stockholm barge.  HL1231

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government how many people are being accommodated on the Bibby Stockholm barge at present, and what is the cost per person to accommodate them.  HL1232

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that UK Ambassadors to Bahrain do not (1) accept awards, or (2) take jobs or paid consultancy, from the Bahrain government when they step down from that role.  HL1233

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 12 December (HL680), why the former ambassador of Bahrain Roderick Drummond has been allowed to accept the award given to him by Bahrain in July in apparent violation of the Rules on Acceptance of Foreign Awards, and if they will now require him to hand the award back.  HL1234

Lord Shinkwin to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made since the announcement in July 2022 that they intended to raise the regulatory baseline for the accessibility of all new homes to the M4(2) accessible and adaptable standard.  HL1235

Lord Shinkwin to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to revise the National Planning Policy Framework to explicitly require local plans to include a policy and target for new wheelchair-accessible homes of the M4(3) standard.  HL1236

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current rental market; and what steps they are taking to support tenants facing financial challenges.  HL1237

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to data released by the Office for National Statistics on 13 December showing that the economy shrank by more than expected in October, what steps they are taking to boost economic activity.  HL1238

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether to align new rules on reducing settlement times for trades with the United States or the European Union.  HL1239

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to raise the regulatory baseline of accessibility for all new homes to the M4(2) accessible and adaptable standards which was announced in July 2022.  HL1240

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will require the Planning Inspectorate to reject any local plans which do not include a policy statement and target for wheelchair accessible new homes which are built to M4(3) standards to ensure that there are more wheelchair accessible homes nationally.  HL1241

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government what additional resources they will provide to compensate local authorities for their expenditure in preparation for the HS2 rail link.  HL1242

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish their disability action plan; and whether they expect publication to be delayed due to the cancellation of the role of minister for disabled people, health and work.  HL1243

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to promote British interests at Expo 2025 to be held in Osaka, Japan.  HL1244

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans to regulate professional awards programmes.  HL1245