House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Sumbul Rizvi, the UNHCR Representative in Bangladesh, regarding the security situation for Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, in particular regarding any increases of serious protection incidents, including reports of killings, torture, abductions and sexual and gender-based violence; and to… 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 environmental impact of the 1,450 kilo-tons of ethylene that will be produced by the Ineos company's 'Project One' each year; what assurances they have received from Ineos about its claim only 10 per cent of the ethylene produced will be used for single-use products; what steps t… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what are their priorities ahead of this year's United Nations General Assembly High-level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance.  HL2935

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that their approach to tackling antimicrobial resistance across the world also works to end preventable deaths linked to unclean birth environments.  HL2936

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure preventative measures such as enabling access to clean water and basic toilets, and promoting good hygiene practices are central to their work on combatting antimicrobial resistance globally.  HL2937

Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that Royal Mail are not meeting their delivery targets for letters.  HL2938

Lord Field of Birkenhead to ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they have provided, if any, to local authorities about using data proactively to identify and register all eligible children for free school meal entitlement.  HL2939

Lord Field of Birkenhead to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential merits of local authorities using data proactively to identify and register children eligible for free school meals.  HL2940

Lord Hain to ask His Majesty's Government what regulatory powers they have to ensure leaseholders are protected from unreasonable charges or inadequate services property management agents.  HL2941

Lord Hain to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the transparency of ownership structures of freehold property management agents.  HL2942

Lord Hain to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to launch a consultation about the experiences of leaseholders in relation to service charges.  HL2943

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce legislation to ensure “zero checks and zero customs paperwork” for goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland via the UK Internal Market Scheme; and if so, when.  HL2944

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government whether checks are still made on goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland via the UK Internal Market Scheme.  HL2945

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government whether customs paperwork is needed for goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland via the UK Internal Market Scheme.  HL2946

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what specific information must be provided for authorisation to access the UK Internal Market Scheme, and whether this includes information to be declared “for customs purposes” in accordance with Article 9(2) of a Joint Committee Decision No 1/2023.  HL2947

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the EU's decision to prohibit the use and export of dental amalgam by 1 January 2025 on dentistry in Northern Ireland due to the Windsor Framework and Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.  HL2948

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure NHS England is meeting the Faster Diagnosis Standard for lower gastrointestinal cancer referrals.  HL2949

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the average monthly proportion of lower gastrointestinal cancer patients started treatment within 62 days of referral for each year figures are available.  HL2950

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increased costs to British business resulting from the attacks to shipping in the Red Sea.  HL2951

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the purpose of the meeting held from 29 February to 2 March in Moscow between Palestinian organisations; and what new diplomatic initiatives they are pursuing to end the Israel/Gaza conflict.  HL2952

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of which foreign governments have used organised social media disinformation and computational propaganda to manipulate public opinion in the past five years; and what steps they are taking, together with international partners, to combat the threat to democracy from the use of organised computa… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of a new construction site, which includes a high wall, on the border between Gaza and Egypt; and what discussions they have had with the government of Egypt about this construction.  HL2954

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the governments of (1) Egypt, and (2) Israel, about allowing free access to Gaza for all foreign media through the Rafah Crossing.  HL2955

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the film and television industry in England, including the freelance workforce, and to encourage investment from the US, following the industrial action by Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists in 2023.  HL2956

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the severity of the current conflict in North Kivu between M23 rebels and Democratic Republic of the Congo forces; and what diplomatic action they are taking to support a regional peace deal.  HL2957

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to revoke the Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989 that regulate sewage sludge and bring sewage sludge regulation within the Environmental Permitting Regime; and if so, when.  HL2958

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Douglas-Miller on 12 February (HL1943), on which date in February they informed the WTO and EU of the proposed changes to the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 and the Bread and Flour Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998.  HL2959

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on (1) local government finances in England, and (2) the equality of taxation of council tax bands in England being based on property valuations from April 1991.  HL2960

The Earl of Sandwich to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the fact that the US has appointed a temporary envoy to Sudan; and what impact this appointment has had on the role and forward plan of the Troika in Sudan.  HL2961

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government how many Rwandan nationals have been granted (1) refugee status, or (2) other leave to remain, in the UK since April 2022; and what are the principal reasons for granting.  HL2962

Lord Truscott to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what has been the cost of the Restoration and Renewal programme to date; and whether there are any plans to scale-back future costs.  HL2963

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government when they will respond to the Trade Remedies Authority's interim findings of its review of the UK's steel safeguard measure, published 21 February,  in particular its proposal for extending the safeguard for a further two years; and what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK steel industry remains protected from impo… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Trade Remedies Authority's interim finding from its review of the UK's steel safeguard measure, published 21 February, that serious injury would recur to UK producers across all 15 categories of steel if the safeguard measure were to be removed; and how this assessment will influence t… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to engage with UK producers and importers of steel products, in response to the Trade Remedies Authority's Statement of Intended Final Determination, published 21 February.  HL2966

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact on the UK steel industry and the broader economy if the UK's steel safeguard measures were not extended beyond 30 June.  HL2967

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of the Trade Remedies Authority’s reviews into Hot Rolled Flat and Coil steel (Category 1 products), and the potential impact of Tata Steel UK's decarbonisation plans on the UK's steel import demand, what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK's trade remedies framework remains responsive and effective i… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government what medical equipment they have donated to Ukraine since 1 January.  HL2969

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government what medical equipment they donated to Ukraine during 2023.  HL2970