House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government how quickly their decision to increase humanitarian aid for war victims in Sudan will be made available; what it will be used for; and how it will be deployed.  HL3873

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the potential of an international tribunal for delivering reparations to victims of the war in Ukraine.  HL3874

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether they are planning to introduce legislation to amend the International Criminal Court Act 2001 to enable UK courts to prosecute non-citizens and non-residents for crimes against humanity, war crimes or genocide in Ukraine.  HL3875

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to propose legislation to ensure that the UK is not a safe haven for perpetrators of war crimes in Ukraine.  HL3876

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people who are dying of hunger or who are food insecure in Sudan.  HL3877

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the war in Sudan on South Sudan, including (1) the numbers of displaced people and refugees, and (2) the impact on its economy caused by the loss of receipts from the export of oil.  HL3878

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the revised timetable for the East Coast Main Line will be delivered by December 2024.  HL3879

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by the University of Manchester Racial Bias and the Bench: A response to the Judicial Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (2020-2025), published in November 2022, what support they will give to recommendations to overhaul judicial appointment processes to deliver a more diverse judiciary and… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of resources allocated to the Criminal Cases Review Commission.  HL3881

Baroness Goudie to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect updated NHS wait times to be published for 2022 and 2023.  HL3882

Baroness Goudie to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the NHS is prepared for the arrival of new diagnostic innovations for dementia.  HL3883

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish their response to the consultation on remote electronic fishing vessels, which ran from 17 July to 9 October 2023.  HL3884

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government how many marine mammals were caught by vessels fishing in UK waters in 2023.  HL3885

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government, following research by the University of Manchester showing that local authorities with higher unemployment rates have more deaths from drugs, alcohol and suicide, how they intend to tackle the socioeconomic factors that underpin deaths of despair, particularly in northern and coastal regions of England.  HL3886

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government how they plan to reduce the rates of deaths of despair in the North East, which has over double the rate of London; and what assessment they have made of using rates of deaths of despair to assess progress on levelling up.  HL3887

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government whether national security clearance was sought by the Science and Technology Facilities Council, and approved, before purchasing the Lenovo supercomputer from a Chinese electronics company.  HL3888

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to address the concerns of the Chief Executive of the Competition and Markets Authority that a small number of tech companies creating AI Foundation Models are developing partnerships which shape the markets in their own interest.  HL3889

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government what steps are being taken by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology to draft new legislation to regulate the growth of artificial intelligence applications.  HL3890

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of the estimated 33 per cent fall in overseas students on the financial viability of UK universities.  HL3891

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact on university research and innovation of the reduction in applications from overseas postgraduate students.  HL3892

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the BBC’s announcement of the launch of spin-off stations on BBC Sounds before Ofcom have completed their regulatory scrutiny of DAB+ proposals.  HL3893

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact on the mental health and wellbeing of secondary care staff if their partnership with NHS Practitioner Health is ended after the 12-month review period.  HL3894

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to assess and mitigate the impact of private medical insurance fees on the quality and suitability of care provided to patients with private medical insurance.  HL3895

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what regulations are in place to ensure that the care and treatment provided by private medical insurers are the most appropriate for a specific patient.  HL3896

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government whether they are taking steps (1) to ensure that maritime infrastructure projects, including shoreside electrical power, can speedily connect to the National Grid, (2) to build infrastructure for shoreside electrical power at UK ports to help decarbonise shipping, and (3) to enable cruise ships to connect to shoreside electrical p… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government how many tourists visit England each year (1) on a cruise ship, and (2) to go on a cruise holiday; and what percentage of all tourists these numbers represent.  HL3898

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount of steel that will be able to be produced from Port Talbot following its conversion to electric arc furnaces.  HL3899

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what was the quantity of coal required to run Port Talbot steel works at full scale operations; and what is the equivalent in electricity usage.  HL3900

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government how much of the energy required by the new electric arc furnaces in Port Talbot Steel Works will be supplied by renewable energy sources.  HL3901

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government whether planning consent has been granted between Celtic Freeport and Neath Port Talbot County Council for the construction of the offshore wind farms.  HL3902

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide employment opportunities for the people of Port Talbot following on from proposed changes to the Steel Works.  HL3903

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the impact of rural pharmacy closures on access to primary care.  HL3904

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government how many liquidations began (1) five, (2) 10, and (3) 15, years ago but are still not finalised.  HL3905

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government what (1) financial, and (2) legal, support they will provide to sub-postmasters to bring private prosecutions against past directors of the Post Office for concealing faults in the Horizon IT system and falsely prosecuting them.  HL3906

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government how many advance transfer pricing agreements have been signed by HM Revenue and Customs in each of the past five years.  HL3907

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Financial Reporting Council in relation to external audits of the Post Office.  HL3908

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government why OFWAT calculate gearing levels of water companies by using a debt-to-assets ratio as opposed to a debt-to-equity ratio.  HL3909

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government how many UK-based companies produce batteries for electric vehicles; and what is their collective capacity.  HL3910

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Orpheopolis system of French orphanages for the orphaned children of police officers; and what assessment they have made of the benefits of introducing such a facility in England and Wales.  HL3911

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to hold chief officers of police to account for the appropriate vetting of adverse information on police recruits regarding (1) security, (2) public safety, and (3) the confidence of the community.  HL3912

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made regarding the 12 targets set out in the Levelling Up the United Kingdom white paper, published on 2 February 2022.  HL3913

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in allocating the Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund 2023 to 2024 for adult social care; and what are their plans for allocation in the financial year 2024–25.  HL3914

Baroness Taylor of Bolton to ask His Majesty's Government what is the current value of the resource accounting and budgeting charge for student finance.  HL3915

Baroness Taylor of Bolton to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to publish an update to the calculation of the resource accounting and budgeting charge for student finance; and whether they propose to make any changes to the basis for calculation used at the time it was last updated.  HL3916

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential economic impact of the upcoming strikes by Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport on (1) businesses, and (2) tourism.  HL3917

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of a decline in venture capital investment in UK start-ups in the first quarter of 2024; and what steps they are taking to support the growth of the UK's innovation ecosystem.  HL3918

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the rise in (1) unemployment, and (2) economic inactivity, highlighted in the Office for National Statistics data, published on 16 April; and what steps they are taking to support individuals transitioning back into employment.  HL3919

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord True on 15 April (HL Deb col 844), whether all those ships mentioned have funding in the Ministry of Defence programme.  HL3920