House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to achieve their stated ambition to increase defence spending to 2.5 per cent of gross domestic product; and what investment they are making in new areas of defence technology.  HL2017

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Sweden's decision to reinstate civic duty for 18-year-olds, including training in emergency services and the maintenance of vital infrastructure, and of the similar model in Norway; and what consideration they have given, if any, to introducing a comparable model in the UK.  HL2018

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government how much personal protective clothing and other medical items stored in China by the NHS remains in storage; what has been the accumulated cost of storage; how much has been destroyed; and what will happen to that which remains.  HL2019

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 23 July 2015 (HL1632), how many prescriptions for antidepressants have been issued in each year since 2014; what was the annual cost to the National Health Service of those prescriptions; and what guidance is given to doctors and patients about the use of antidepress… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the evidence presented in the BBC Panorama programme, The Water Pollution Cover-Up, broadcast in December 2023, on sewage pollution in rivers.  HL2021

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking ahead of the introduction of safety and security declaration requirements for EU imports on 31 October; and what assessment they have made of the impact of those import controls on channel ports.  HL2022

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government what steps take they are taking with international partners to promote the rights of children of incarcerated parents around the world in accordance with article 9 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.  HL2023

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 30 January (HL1680), how the current quality of service provided by train operating companies can be assessed when service quality regime scores for April-October 2023 are only now under evaluation.  HL2024

The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford to ask His Majesty's Government what is the schedule for, and availability of, transport provided to residents of MDP Wethersfield to leave the site.  HL2025

The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to accommodate the planned maximum population of 1,700 asylum seekers at MDP Wethersfield, and if so, when.  HL2026

Lord Dobbs to ask His Majesty's Government, in each of the past five years in England and Wales, how many prosecutions were brought for rape and serious sexual assault; how many allegations of rape or serious sexual assault reported to police have not been taken to prosecution; and what percentage of prosecutions have resulted in conviction.  HL2027

Lord Dobbs to ask His Majesty's Government, in each of the past five years, what was the average length of time in England and Wales for the police and Crown Prosecution Service to investigate allegations of (1) murder, and (2) rape, before a decision was made on whether to proceed with prosecution.  HL2028

Lord Dobbs to ask His Majesty's Government what length of time passed between the original incident or complaint, and the end of the final public inquiry or related prosecutions, in relation to (1) the Hillsborough stadium disaster, (2) the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal, (3) the Mull of Kintyre Chinook crash, (4) Operation Conifer, and (5) the Iraq Inquiry.  HL2029

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk of (1) environmental, and (2) other, damage posed by the passage through or close to UK waters of uninsured oil tankers; and whether they will plan any measures to prevent potential damage and financial loss to the UK.  HL2030

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government whether UK-based brokers are facilitating the insurance of vessels carrying Russian oil worldwide; and if so, whether they are planning to extend sanction regulations to prevent the Putin regime from funding its aggression in Ukraine assisted by UK based or controlled entities.  HL2031

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government whether diesel oil products imported into the UK are refined from Russian crude oil; and what assessment they have made of the impact of sanctions on such imports.  HL2032

Baroness Hayman to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Callanan on 28 November 2023 when he stated that "we are reviewing our membership ... I am sure that we will want to act as quickly as possible" (HL Deb col 1018), when they intend to reach a decision about withdrawing from the Energy Charter Treaty.  HL2033

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Chief Commercial Officer of NHS England has undertaken a review of the procurement policies and practices of the integrated care boards who were defendants in Consultant Connect Ltd v NHS Bath et al.  HL2034

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government, following the judgment in Consultant Connect Ltd v NHS Bath et al of 29 July 2022, what assessment they have made of whether the integrated care boards who were defendants in that case have since established procurement policies and practices so as to reduce the risk of possible similar legal action in the future. … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government, following the judgment in Consultant Connect Ltd v NHS Bath et al of 29 July 2022, what actions the integrated care boards who were defendants in that case have taken to ensure that members of the public and commercial suppliers have confidence in their procurement processes.  HL2036

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government, what action they intend to take as a result of their paper Review of risk of modern slavery and human trafficking in the NHS supply chain, published on 14 December 2023, and following their commitment to eradicate modern slavery from the healthcare system.  HL2037

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government, further to their paper Review of risk of modern slavery and human trafficking in the NHS supply chain, published on 14 December 2023, and specifically their assessment of human rights violations in Xinjiang, whether an assessment was made of the number of people at risk of forced organ harvesting.  HL2038

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to conduct regular follow-up reviews of the risk of modern slavery and human trafficking in the NHS supply chain following their commitment to eradicate modern slavery from the healthcare system.  HL2039

Baroness McGregor-Smith to ask His Majesty's Government why they are increasing the income threshold for high net worth individuals from £100,000 to £170,000; what forecast they have made of the impact of these changes on the numbers of women who may qualify; and what forecast they have made of the impact of these changes on women’s economic parity in the UK.  HL2040

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the safety of UK citizens seeking to worship in Christian churches and Jewish synagogues in Turkey.  HL2041

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government how many households in England are supplied with metered water; and what percentage of all households this represents.  HL2042

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government how many households in England are supplied with private sources of water; and what percentage of all households this represents.  HL2043

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what is the purpose of HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales; and what assessment they have made of the extent to which that purpose has been achieved.  HL2044

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the governments of (1) India, and (2) Pakistan, to ensure that religious minorities are not denied their right to vote in upcoming elections in those countries.  HL2045

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to put in place mandatory training for diplomats on Freedom of Religion and Belief.  HL2046

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government whether any UK aid to Pakistan is directed specifically towards supporting persecuted religious minorities; and if so, how much.  HL2047

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of forced evictions by the government of Tanzania of indigenous peoples living in Ngorongoro Conservation Area and in the vicinity of Ruaha National Park.  HL2048

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government how many postmasters or other staff members working at Post Office branches located within WH Smith have been prosecuted for alleged shortfalls arising from issues with the Horizon IT system; and how many of these prosecutions were reviewed while Henry Staunton was chairman of the Post Office.  HL2049

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government what risk assessment was made regarding the appointment of Henry Staunton as chairman of the Post Office on 2 September 2022; and what plans they have to publish that assessment.  HL2050

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have, at any point since 1999, asked the National Audit Office to review the operation of the Horizon IT system used by the Post Office.  HL2051

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government whether, further to reports by the forensic accounting company Second Sight, any Minister, civil servant, or director appointed by the Government advised the Post Office to make provision for contingent liabilities in its annual financial statements; and if so, on what dates such recommendations were made.  HL2052

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government what conflict of interest risk assessment was made regarding the appointment of Simon Jeffreys as a board member of the Crown Prosecution Service and a non-executive director of the Post Office.  HL2053

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of school children leave school being able to swim at least 25 metres; and what proportion of those children are (1) Black, and (2) Asian.  HL2054

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government how many schools do not have access to a swimming pool.  HL2055

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government how many schools are using pop-up swimming pools.  HL2056

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of public markets on the (1) valuing, and (2) supporting, of fintech.  HL2057

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of a correlation between the 2023 migration deal with France and a doubling in the number of migrants who have drowned crossing the English Channel; and what plans they have to review the deal in this regard.  HL2058

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of research by GfK published on 26 January that UK consumer confidence in January rose to its highest level in two years; and what steps they are taking to sustain and build upon those findings.  HL2059

Lord Woodley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bellamy on 30 January (HL1617), how many prisoners serving an imprisonment for public protection sentence (1) took their own life, or (2) died from other causes, in 2023 while on non-medical release on temporary license.  HL2060