House of Lords Business

Lord Addington to ask His Majesty's Government how many paediatric audiology departments there are in England in total; and how many of those currently meet the UK Accreditation Services Improving Quality in Physiological Services Accreditation standards.  HL1771

Lord Addington to ask His Majesty's Government how many paediatric audiology departments in England meet the 42-day waiting list target for an initial hearing assessment for babies and children.  HL1772

Lord Addington to ask His Majesty's Government what progress has been made by NHS England’s National Paediatric Hearing Improvement Programme; and what findings it has found following its review of data for newborn babies in England.  HL1773

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Foreign Secretary intends to visit China; and if so, (1) what assessment they have made of the achievements of the previous visit by a Foreign Secretary in August 2023, and (2) whether he will raise (a) the government of China’s treatment of the Uyghurs, (b) the erosion of democracy and imprisonment of pro-democra… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces is using proceeds from gold mining to fund its war against the Sudanese army.  HL1775

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the countries supplying Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces with weapons, including drones, howitzers, rocket launchers and anti-aircraft weapons.  HL1776

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the United Nations' concerns that the government of the United Arab Emirates has been funding or supplying Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.  HL1777

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce sanctions against Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee and other Hong Kong officials responsible for the erosion of civil and political rights in Hong Kong.  HL1778

Lord Balfe to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the closure of the Port Talbot steelworks on the UK’s ability to defend itself and to support the defence of its allies.  HL1779

Baroness Barker to ask His Majesty's Government how many HIV testing kits were supplied between 1 and 7 February 2021, and of those, how many positive HIV tests were recorded.  HL1780

Baroness Barker to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the demographic profile of requesting an HIV testing kit during National HIV Testing Week in each of the years 2020 to 2023 inclusive.  HL1781

Baroness Barker to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of those requesting an HIV testing kit during National HIV Testing Week tested positive in each of the years 2020 to 2023 inclusive.  HL1782

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask His Majesty's Government when the UK National Screening Committee will publish (1) plans, and (2) timelines, for its in-service evaluation of newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy.  HL1783

Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee to ask His Majesty's Government whether they are continuing to hold talks with the government of Mauritius regarding the sovereignty of the British Indian Overseas territory.  HL1784

Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support persecuted Christians in West Africa.  HL1785

Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with the government of Ireland regarding the possibility of that government establishing a public inquiry into the Omagh bombing of 1998.  HL1786

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision of the Scottish First Minister to invite a foreign head of government to a meeting where no official of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is present.  HL1787

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the value of services sold by businesses in Northern Ireland to clients in the European Union in each of the past 10 years.  HL1788

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how much the National Living Wage increase for 2024–25 will cost councils and providers with responsibility for adult social care; and the impact of this increase on market stability in the adult social care sector, especially in areas with a higher proportion of state-funded care users.  HL17… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what burdens or impact assessments they have undertaken into the impact of the National Living Wage increases for 2024–25 on (1) councils with adult social care responsibility, and (2) care providers.  HL1790

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government how they categorise surgical harm in reference to the outcomes of surgical fires; and what plans they have to categorise harm based on the areas most affected by such a fire.  HL1791

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications for policy in England of the US Food and Drug Administration’s announcement that it would be making the reporting of incidences of surgical burns or fires mandatory; and what discussions they have held with the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and relevant… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 27 February (HL5458), whether they will place in the Library of the House examples of (1) the YAML specifications, and (2) the Python code, currently used to create or define dashboards within the NHS installation of Palantir Foundry.  HL1793

Lord Laming to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that non-custodial sentences command public and judicial confidence by ensuring that, when offenders undertake such interventions, they are demanding, well organised, purposeful, and with the clear intention of reducing recidivism.  HL1794

Lord Lee of Trafford to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the comments by the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on 14 January, and by the Secretary of State for Defence on 15 January, regarding global instability and possible conflicts, what immediate improvements they plan to make to national defence capabilities.  HL1795

Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 17 January (HL Deb col 463), when and in what circumstances Mr Mike Veale, former chief constable for Wiltshire, agreed that the manner in which he publicised allegations against Sir Edward Heath was “inappropriate”.  HL1796

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Demos and Breast Cancer Now report The Cost of Breast Cancer: Modelling the economic impact to the UK, published on 22 January, what assessment they have made of the economic benefits of increasing breast screening uptake.  HL1797

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government, based on the current speed of recovery, what estimate they have made of when breast screening uptake in England could reach the achievable target of 80 per cent.  HL1798

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for the Department of Health and Social Care on 15 September 2023 (198696), whether they will make the Uptake Improvement Plan for the breast screening programme public.  HL1799

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State at the Department for Health and Social Care on 15 September 2023 (198696), what actions are included in the Uptake Improvement Plan for the breast screening programme; and what are the recommended timeframes for those actions.  HL1800

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Public Accounts Committee report Adult health screening, published on 10 May 2019 (HC 1746), what progress they have made towards the first recommendation contained in that report to publish a plan, with timeframes for action, to explain how they intend to address the health inequalities that exist in breast… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of relations between the United Kingdom and Tunisia.  HL1802

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government how much financial aid the United Kingdom has provided to Tunisia in each of the past five years, and on what it was spent.  HL1803

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of Tunisia in preventing movement across the Mediterranean of migrants seeking to reach Europe and potentially the United Kingdom.  HL1804

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government on how many occasions in the past year Royal Naval and Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels have visited Tunisian (1) ports, and (2) territorial waters.  HL1805

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the performance and governance of the UK Statistics Authority.  HL1806

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government in which years since 1945 they estimate that 300,000 houses or more houses were built in England.  HL1807

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on small businesses in rural areas of having their bank accounts frozen or closed entirely.  HL1808

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on small businesses of many banks, including HSBC, NatWest and Santander, not allowing them to open accounts.  HL1809

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that banks do not unfairly refuse applications to small businesses to open accounts, given that there is no requirement currently to tell a customer why they have been turned down.  HL1810

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, in their capacity as penholder for Myanmar at the UN Security Council, to help find solutions to the Rohingya refugee crisis, and particularly to create the conditions necessary for safe, dignified, and voluntary repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar.  HL1811

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will consider increasing their funding for the World Food Programme to enable the Programme to restore its monthly food vouchers for Rohingya refugees to the full value of 12.50 US dollars.  HL1812

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure customers are adequately supported given recent changes to HMRC’s phone support for taxpayers.  HL1813

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential for a conflict of interest in the appointment of Henry Staunton as Chair of the Post Office.  HL1814

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government how many people and corporate bodies have been investigated, charged, and prosecuted for facilitating tax evasion under the Criminal Finances Act 2017, and what the outcomes of these investigation and enforcement activities have been in each case.  HL1815

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Post Office entered into a standstill agreement with Fujitsu over the flaws found in the Horizon IT system.  HL1816

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government whether all the flaws in the Horizon IT system operated by the Post Office and referred to in the High Court judgement in Alan Bates and Others v Post Office Limited [2019] EWHC 3408 (QB) have since been rectified.  HL1817

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce legislation to require Government departments to inform those affected of any errors and flaws found in the computer information systems that they operate.  HL1818

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will launch an independent inquiry into banking fraud at HBOS and Lloyds Banking Group.  HL1819

Baroness Smith of Basildon to ask His Majesty's Government on how many occasions emergency services have attended incidents (1) at railway stations, or (2) on railway tracks, in each of the past five years.  HL1820

Baroness Smith of Basildon to ask His Majesty's Government what guidance is available for train operating companies regarding the security of stations, and access to, railway lines.  HL1821

Baroness Smith of Basildon to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the application of health and safety legislation to those who work freelance and as contractors.  HL1822

Baroness Smith of Basildon to ask His Majesty's Government what requirements are in place to ensure health and safety risk assessments are maintained in the film and television industry.  HL1823

Baroness Smith of Basildon to ask His Majesty's Government what guidance has been issued to the film and television industry regarding the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.  HL1824

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prepare ports and airports for the introduction of new border controls being implemented from 31 January.  HL1825

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of current tax policy for small-scale lettings.  HL1826

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, what assessment they have made of the impact of current (1) mortgage interest rates, and (2) house prices, on first-time buyers.  HL1827

Lord Tyrie to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of undergraduate foreign students who graduated in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, (3) 2020, (4) 2021, and (5) 2022; and what estimate they have made of the number of graduate foreign students who completed their courses in each of these years.  HL1828

Lord Tyrie to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of dependents brought to the UK by foreign students in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, (3) 2020, (4) 2021, and (5) 2022; and what estimate they have made of the number of these (a) foreign students, and (b) their dependents, who have since returned home.  HL1829

Lord Willoughby de Broke to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect the aircraft carriers HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales to be ready for active service.  HL1830