House of Lords Business

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have reviewed the decision of the Care Quality Commission to approve the registration of Gender Plus Healthcare in east London, which runs the private Gender Plus hormone clinic set up by former Tavistock Gender Identity Development Service specialist Dr Aidan Kelly, and which can refer patients aged 16 t… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask His Majesty's Government why the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence 2020 evidence review of gender-affirming hormones for children and adolescents with gender dysphoria was not referenced in the list of resources which informed NHS England’s decision on the prescription of gender-affirming hormones for children and adolescents.… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by The Earl of Minto on 18 March (HL2986), who represents the UK on the NATO Committee on Gender Perspectives and how they were chosen.  HL3615

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made regarding the potential for insourcing to tackle NHS waiting lists.  HL3616

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that NHS trusts are made aware of (1) insourcing arrangements as a route to reducing local waiting lists, and (2) the benefits of insourcing for (a) patients, and (b) NHS trusts.  HL3617

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will establish targeted funding to prioritise and drive research investment into pancreatic cancer and the other less survivable cancers.  HL3618

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will encourage the National Institute for Health and Care Research to rigorously evaluate existing research efforts and review how they can further prioritise and drive research investment for pancreatic cancer and other less survivable cancers.   HL3619

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government when the major conditions strategy will be published.  HL3620

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what deficiency in NHS England’s Secure Data Environment was described in paragraph 5.1.10 of the minutes from the 29 February meeting of the Advisory Group for Data, and what steps are being taken to rectify that deficiency.  HL3621

Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Budget Statement on 6 March that the Household Support Fund has been extended until September, what support they will provide to local authorities when the fund ends.  HL3622

Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Budget Statement on 6 March that the Household Support Fund has been extended until September, what assessment they have made of the position of local authorities who had already reduced their local crisis support services and disbanded delivery tea… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to work with (1) Barnado’s, and (2) other charities who have developed recommendations for the future of local crisis support, prior to the ending of the Household Support Fund in September.  HL3624

Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon to ask His Majesty's Government, following the child poverty statistics published on 21 March, what plans they have to initiate a cross-government strategy to address child poverty.  HL3625

Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to strengthening local welfare services.  HL3626

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government what action they propose to take to reduce the approximately 71 per cent of candidates who drop out of the application process for the Armed Forces, and whether the primary cause of such drop outs is the slow process of recruitment.  HL3627

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government why a grant of £8 million was recently paid to Vertical Aerospace to develop a flying taxi company at a time when the firm faced material uncertainty.  HL3628

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of occasions on which scaffolding around domestic and commercial buildings was erected illegally in England in the most recent year for which figures are available, and whether this figure is decreasing or increasing.  HL3629

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to facilitate engagement and meetings between faith communities and the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion and Belief.  HL3630

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that regular meetings take place between Ministers from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and UK faith communities on the impact of conflict on people of faith.  HL3631

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what meetings have taken place between the Home Office and faith communities regarding those claiming asylum in the UK due to genuine faith-based persecution; and what steps are being taken to ensure that they receive appropriate and compassionate support.  HL3632

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the  Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) on 18 March (HC17308), whether they will publish a response to the Motorcycle Industry Association's "A Net Licence to  Zero" proposals ahead of the scheduled roundtable.  HL3633

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) on 18 March (HC17308), what assessment they have made of the Motorcycle Industry Association’s proposals to reform compulsory basic training.  HL3634

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) on 18 March (HC17308), whether the 8 May round table will discuss (1) the timeline for implementation of L-Category licence reform or (2) the parliamentary process for L-Category licensing.  HL3635

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government how much they have spent on defence as a share of gross domestic product in each year since 2010.  HL3636

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Gallup, the Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network World Happiness Report, published on 20 March; in particular, the finding that the happiness of young people under the age of 30 in the UK has declined.  HL3637

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact upon national security of Chinese-made electric vehicles; and whether they plan to further investigate any risks that may arise.  HL3638

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to ban Chinese-made electric cars from sensitive national infrastructure sites.  HL3639

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish feedback to the Licensing of non-surgical cosmetic procedures consultation, which ran from 2 September to 28 October 2023.  HL3640

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will undertake an assessment of the impact of the agricultural transition on food production and farm business viability.  HL3641

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, following the revision to the UK's sovereign credit outlook by global ratings agency Fitch from negative to stable, what assessment they have made of the impact of this on the UK's standing in (1) global trade, and (2) investment markets.  HL3642

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, following concerns raised by farmers regarding changes to the standard of food imports, what steps they are taking to address the impact of post-Brexit trade deals on British farmers.  HL3643

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what support they intend to provide to households to adapt to changes in energy prices.  HL3644