House of Lords Business

Lord Beith to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the withdrawal of copper wire land lines because of the roll out of full fibre does not leave some homes and schools without access to communication, emergency messages or 999 calls in the event of a power cut which disables both their home power and the power supply to local mobile phone masts.  … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the practice of the pension funds of regulators investing in companies for which the regulator has oversight responsibility, for example in the recent case of the Environment Agency’s pension fund investing in companies which produce PFAS.  HL1972

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the letter dated 29 August 2023 from Lord Sharpe of Epsom to the Chair of the Animals in Science Committee, what progress they have made in considering the relocation of the portfolio under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.  HL1973

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government, regarding the Decapods: call for evidence which closed on 13 October 2023, what consideration they have made of the evidence received, when results will be published, and when a policy decision based on this evidence will be made.  HL1974

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Egypt regarding the release of the British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, and whether they have an expectation of the date on which he is likely to be released.  HL1975

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with producers of personal protective equipment regarding regulatory or technological solutions to the issue of short use-by dates for such equipment.  HL1976

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to inform and educate employers and occupational health professionals of the specific workplace adaptations that women experiencing menopause symptoms may require, and what assessment they have made of working conditions for frontline health workers experiencing menopause symptoms.  HL1977

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent NHS drug shortages.  HL1978

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government whether a train service specification had been developed for the TransPennine route upgrade prior to the commencement of the works.  HL1979

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 14 July 2023 (HL8970) and Lord Davies of Gower on 24 January (HL1398), when is the earliest date by which additional rolling stock will be made available on the Cross Country network.  HL1980

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government whether, when life-expired railway infrastructure is being replaced, present appraisal methodology provides for the replacement infrastructure to reflect the current speeds and braking characteristics of modern trains.  HL1981

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 24 January (HL1400), who pays for repairs to damaged rolling stock, in particular between Cardiff and London.  HL1982

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 24 January (HL1399), whether they have access to information on the amount of money being refunded under the delay replay scheme as a result of disrupted rail services.  HL1983

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of Sudanese people who have fled to (1) Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan, and (2) Abyei, since violence erupted in Khartoum and Darfur in April 2023.  HL1984

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to support displaced people and host communities in (1) Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan in Sudan, and (2) Abyei.  HL1985

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will be nominating a candidate to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in the forthcoming elections.  HL1986

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Minister for Women will be attending the Commission on the Status of Women in March.  HL1987

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will be sending a civil society representative to the Commission on the Status of Women in March; and if so, how they will be selected.  HL1988

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will be sending a youth delegate to the Commission on the Status of Women in March; and if so, how they will be selected.  HL1989

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government how much they have paid to the charity Barnardo's in Northern Ireland for helping to administrate the Homes for Ukraine scheme there.  HL1990

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government how many non-profitable organisations have been involved with the Homes for Ukraine scheme in Northern Ireland; and what is the total amount of funding that has been given to those organisations.  HL1991

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government how many people are employed in Northern Ireland in administration of the Homes for Ukraine scheme.  HL1992

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what oversight they are exercising over the NHS-Galleri trial.  HL1993

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what monitoring arrangements are in place to evaluate the effectiveness or otherwise of integrated care boards in discharging their responsibility for determining the level of locally NHS-funded palliative and end of life care, including hospice care.  HL1994

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will extend the Children’s Hospice Grant for children’s palliative care in England beyond 2024–25.  HL1995

Lord Lucas to ask His Majesty's Government when marketplaces and online retailers collect VAT under legislation introduced in 2021, how does HMRC ensure the VAT collected is actually handed over to HMRC; and what audit process and checks and balances are in place for allowing this proxy arrangement.  HL1996

Lord Lucas to ask His Majesty's Government what policies and guidance are in place for Network Rail concerning whether political statements are permitted in advertising or otherwise displayed in their stations.  HL1997

The Lord Bishop of Norwich to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Communion Forest, an initiative comprising local activities of tree growing and ecosystem conservation, protection and restoration undertaken by parishes, dioceses and provinces across the Anglican Communion.  HL1998

The Lord Bishop of Norwich to ask His Majesty's Government what financial assistance they are providing to support projects undertaken by faith groups and others to support ecosystem conservation, protection and restoration internationally.  HL1999

Lord Sedwill to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to the government of Iran regarding ceasing their support for militias attacking western forces in the Middle East.  HL2000

Lord Sedwill to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to the government of Iran regarding Houthi attacks on international shipping.  HL2001

Lord Sedwill to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to the governments of (1) India, or (2) China, regarding Iran’s support for militias attacking western forces and international shipping in the Middle East.  HL2002

Lord Singh of Wimbledon to ask His Majesty's Government, following the sanctioning of Mian Abdul Haq as a human rights violator on 9 December 2022, what assessment they have made of whether that sanctioning has been successful in preventing the forced conversion and abduction of women and girls from minority communities, and what further representations they have made to the gover… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have met with representatives of Save the ArQ in Jerusalem; and what support, if any, they are providing to the campaign.  HL2004

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel concerning tax receipt funds to the Palestinian Authority; and what assessment they have made of the future viability of the Palestinian Authority if such funds are not released.  HL2005

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel to ease its restrictions on the free movement of Palestinian people within the West Bank and from the West Bank to Israel.  HL2006

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of travel restrictions, applied by the government of Israel on the free movement of Palestinian people within the West Bank and from the West Bank to Israel, on the economy of the West Bank; and what additional financial assistance, if any, they plan to provide to mitigate its… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government, further to their statement on 27 January that they have "considerable concerns" about the International Court of Justice ruling on 26 January regarding the case of genocide against Israel, what assessment they have made of that ruling; and what representations they have made to the government of Israel concerning compli… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what are the eligibility criteria for businesses to apply for Horizon research programme funding; and how those grants will assist them.  HL2009

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what process they are using to determine the allocation for (1) social care, (2) funding guarantees, and (3) grants, under their plans to provide an additional £600 million funding to councils.  HL2010

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the delays to the Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Station on their 2030 target for low-carbon electricity generation.  HL2011

Baroness Thornhill to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of social homes outside London have a non-British citizen as the lead tenant.  HL2012

Baroness Thornhill to ask His Majesty's Government how much public money has been allocated to promote Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) in the past five years, and whether they intend to publish a strategy to encourage the use of MMC.  HL2013

Baroness Thornhill to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report of the Home Builders Federation State of Play: Challenges and opportunities facing SME home builders, published on 22 January, regarding the number of small and medium-sized enterprise builders going out of business; what assessment they have made of the impact of this on the s… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Tyrie to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) economic, and (2) fiscal impact, of the dependents of those on student visas.  HL2015

Lord Tyrie to ask His Majesty's Government what modelling they have undertaken of future immigration flows attributable to students, including those on student visas, dependents of those on student visas, and net migration resulting from such immigration; and what are the projected (1) immigration, (2) emigration, and (3) net migration figures for the next five years.  HL2016