House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number prescriptions for fluoxetine and nortriptyline issued in England each year since 2014 to patients under the age of 18.  HL3162

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government how many prescriptions for mirtazapine were issued in each year since 2014; how many Yellow Card reports of sexual dysfunction and persistent sexual dysfunction the MHRA received for mirtazapine in each year since 2014; and what consideration NHS England has given to adding sexual dysfunction as a side effect on the patient i… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, following reporting that Shein is considering listing on the London Stock Exchange, what steps they are taking to ensure that such listings do not violate the UK’s commitments to uphold the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and International Labour Organization Conventions.  HL3164

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 7 March (HL2663), whether they have made any estimate of the number of camps, including the so-called anti-extremism centres and re-education camps, in (1) Tibet and (2) the rest of China.  HL3165

Baroness Barker to ask His Majesty's Government on which dates since 24 July 2018 the Minister for Women and Equalities contacted officers or board members of the Equality and Human Rights Commission and discussed the Commission’s operational matters; in each case, what operational matters were discussed, and what were the outcomes of those discussions.  HL3166

Baroness Barker to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions the Minister for Women and Equalities, or her officials or advisers, have had with Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) about the EHRC's investigation of Baroness Falkner of Margravine; and what assessment they have made of the conduct of that investigation, including the EHRC's decisions to suspend and later… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 6 March (HL2702), whether any proportion of the costs of the Delay Repay scheme have resulted in a direct cost to public funds; and if so, how much.  HL3168

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 6 March (HL2700), when they expect the train service specification for the TransPennine route to be finalised and approved.  HL3169

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 6 March (HL2701), whether they have received any representations from Chiltern Railways about ending the direct access services between Northolt Junction and Paddington.  HL3170

The Lord Bishop of Bristol to ask His Majesty's Government how much funding has been awarded in total from the Community Ownership Fund to communities seeking to turn places of worship into assets of community value.  HL3171

The Lord Bishop of Bristol to ask His Majesty's Government which places of worship have received support from the Community Ownership Fund.  HL3172

The Lord Bishop of Bristol to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to enable local communities to safeguard places of worship through the Community Ownership Fund.  HL3173

Lord Browne of Ladyton to ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to their Government Cyber Security Strategy: 2022–2030, published on 25 January 2022, what assessment they have made of the UK Cyber Security Council’s progress in developing consistent taxonomies, standards and pathways for the cyber security profession across the UK.  HL3174

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to permit the use of PAVA incapacitant spray in the children’s custodial estate; if so what is the timescale for its introduction; and what practical advice and instructions will be issued.  HL3175

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to publish an evidence-based assessment of the respective benefits and risks attached to the use of PAVA incapacitant spray in the children’s custodial estate.  HL3176

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Network Rail concerning access by disabled people to Oxford station during the period of construction works there.  HL3177

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to the government of Tunisia concerning the case of Rached Ghannouchi, the former Speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People, who has been detained in Mornaguia civil prison since his arrest in April 2023.  HL3178

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government whether funding for the Army Cadet Forces has been reduced; and if so, why.  HL3179

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Army Cadet Forces are still permitted to fire live weapons.  HL3180

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government why there were not enough places for all Combined Cadet Force units to attend its summer camp in 2023.  HL3181

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans for all Combined Cadet Force units to have representation at its summer camp in 2024.  HL3182

Baroness Sherlock to ask His Majesty's Government what data they collect on the religious identity of children who are bullied in schools.  HL3183

Baroness Sherlock to ask His Majesty's Government how many students received a Panjabi GCSE in each of the past 10 years; and of those, how many were taught Panjabi in state schools.  HL3184

Lord Shinkwin to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of overall pregnancy terminations have been carried out in accordance with paragraph (d) of section 1(1) of the Abortion Act 1967 in each of the past five years.  HL3185

Lord Shinkwin to ask His Majesty's Government how many pregnancy terminations have been carried out on grounds of a diagnosis of (1) Downs Syndrome, or (2) Brittle Bones, in each of the past five years.  HL3186

Lord Shinkwin to ask His Majesty's Government what was the ethnicity pay gap for (1) people of Bangladeshi heritage, (2) people of Pakistani heritage, and (3) people of African Caribbean heritage, for each of the past five years.  HL3187

Lord Shinkwin to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of progress made towards closing (1) the overall ethnicity pay gap, and (2) the ethnicity pay gap, for (a) people of Bangladeshi heritage, (b) people of Pakistani heritage, and (c) people of African Caribbean heritage.  HL3188

Lord Shinkwin to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have a timeframe for closing (1) the overall ethnicity pay gap, and (2) the ethnicity pay gap, for (a) people of Bangladeshi heritage, (b) people of Pakistani heritage, and (c) people of African Caribbean heritage.  HL3189

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Budget statement announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 6 March, what assessment they have made of the long-term implications of abolishing tax relief for holiday lets and ending multiple dwelling relief from stamp duty land tax on the housing market and local economies.  HL3190

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to accelerate progress towards gender equality in the financial services industry.  HL3191

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of recent fluctuations in the exchange rate of the pound sterling on the price of imports and exports.  HL3192