House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers from Nicaragua have arrived in the UK in each year since 2018; and how many of those have been granted asylum so far.  HL2784

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Nicaraguan regime's attack on religious leaders, journalists, opposition leaders and human rights defenders.  HL2785

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to international bodies since 2018 in relation to the human rights situation in Nicaragua; and what sanctions they have imposed upon those most responsible for human rights violations in Nicaragua since 2018.  HL2786

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many Rohingya refugees are in Cox’s Bazar; what discussions they have had with the government of Bangladesh concerning (1) the protection of refugees in Cox's Bazar, and (2) future arrangements for their protection.  HL2787

Lord Anderson of Ipswich to ask His Majesty's Government what use, if any, has been made of the power in section 66 of the Immigration Act 2014 to deprive naturalised citizens of their British citizenship even when the consequence is to render them stateless; and what assessment they have made of the utility of that power.  HL2788

Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to allow landlords of rented properties to claim (1) adding insulation where there was none before, and (2) upgrading a central heating boiler from an older, less efficient model, as expenses.  HL2789

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the availability of NHS dentistry.  HL2790

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the health of children's teeth nationally in England.  HL2791

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of the Republic of Ireland about the defence of the Western Atlantic.  HL2792

Lord Foster of Bath to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent under-18s from being exposed to gambling advertisement, sponsorship and marketing on social media and online platforms.  HL2793

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure high recycling rates under the Simpler Recycling policy; and how such rates will be assessed to give consumers confidence.  HL2794

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have assessed the effectiveness of introducing statutory guidance on Simpler Recycling which mandates the sorting of materials in order to be recycled by Material Recovery Facilities.  HL2795

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have assessed the impact of mandating the sorting of co-mingled materials collected from households on increasing recycling rates under the Simpler Recycling policy.  HL2796

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government whether they submitted any cross appeal on the finding of the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal in the matter of an application by James Allister and others that the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland created an inconsistency with Article 6 of the Acts of Union.  HL2797

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government how many foreign national offenders they have removed from the United Kingdom at the conclusion of their custodial sentences in each of the past ten years.  HL2798

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to issuing guidance on the placement and design of (1) electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and (2) micromobility parking provision.  HL2799

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report commissioned by the Local Government Association The path to inclusive footways, published on 10 February, what steps they are taking to ensure utilities providers pay for reinstatement works where they have caused disruption to footways.  HL2800

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government how many designated smoking and vaping areas are currently located within the central Government administrative estate.  HL2801

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the central Government administrative estate has installed smart meters.  HL2802

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government to provide an update on the principles or guidelines that are currently in place for the design and execution of public consultations by central Government; and whether the Government holds a cross-departmental register of all consultations across departments and their public bodies.  HL2803

Baroness Manzoor to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent of racism and discrimination within the NHS; what steps NHS England are taking to collate data on this issue; and how they disseminate best practice to improve working culture within the NHS.  HL2804

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 22 February (HL2450), whether the LEVI Fund can be used for the provision of lamp-post charging; and what standards they have set with electricity suppliers to facilitate the provision of those additional charging points.  HL2805

Lord Sharkey to ask His Majesty's Government what, if any, statutory powers they have to issue binding directions to (1) the Financial Conduct Authority, and (2) the Prudential Regulation Authority; and on how many occasions in each year since 2010 they have been exercised.  HL2806

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the recent survey conducted by Boston Consulting Group, what steps they are taking to address the chief concerns identified by businesses, such as (1) high energy prices, and (2) taxation.  HL2807

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent data from the British Retail Consortium which found that food inflation in February was at its lowest rate in almost two years; and what assessment they have made of the impact this will have on consumer confidence.  HL2808

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report commissioned by the Local Government Association The path to inclusive footways, published on 10 February; and what steps they are taking to ensure that (1) electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and (2) micromobility parking provision, do not obstruct footways.  HL2809

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of highway funding is spent on footways.  HL2810

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the share size that private for-profit companies have of the market for residential special educational needs schools; what assessment they have made of whether competition in that sector is reducing; and what discussions they have had with the Competition and Markets Authority concerning investigations… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with railway operators to avoid disruption such as occurred on 26 February on trains to Gatwick; what discussions they have held with airlines regarding compensation for those who may miss their flights as a result of rail disruption; and what steps they will take to avoid such scenarios in future.  … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of when postmasters and postmistresses will receive legal exoneration through legislation; and when they expect that legislation to come into force.  HL2813

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government, following the request made by the Northern Ireland Executive, what assessment they have made of widening the scope of the legislation to reverse the convictions of sub-postmasters so that applies to Northern Ireland.  HL2814

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what financial commitment they will be making to the building of Casement Park in Belfast.  HL2815

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government why money allocated to Fresh Start Agreement funding has been repurposed to the general Northern Ireland budget.  HL2816

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government whether they remain committed to the Fresh Start Agreement funding programme.  HL2817

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the average costs to parents of providing school uniform for pupils attending (1) primary, and (2) secondary, state schools.  HL2818

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reconsider the commitment in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero's command paper, Civil Nuclear Roadmap to 2050, published in January, "not to support the use of plutonium stored at Sellafield by Advanced Nuclear Technologies".  HL2819

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to invest in the development of technologies associated with the fourth industrial revolution.  HL2820