House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that online sales representatives, working for illicit Chinese pharmaceutical and chemical companies, are producing and smuggling illegal drugs into the UK, what action they are taking to combat the sale and advertisement of such drugs on the internet, and what response they have rece… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) police officers, and (2) police community support officers, were employed in neighbourhood policing in Devon & Cornwall Police in each year from 2010 to present.  HL3983

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the transmission of H5N1 bird flu to humans.  HL3984

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to launch a call for evidence on the risks of artificial intelligence to trust in information, as proposed in their consultation outcome published 6 February.  HL3985

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government whether there have been any outcomes from the work of the Maternity Disparities Taskforce.  HL3986

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government how many meetings of the Maternity Disparities Taskforce have taken place since its establishment.  HL3987

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government whether there are any further meetings planned for the Maternity Disparities Taskforce.  HL3988

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in implementing the three year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services, published on 30 March 2023.  HL3989

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in establishing specialist care for maternity and neonatal services in every area of England, including pelvic health services and bereavement care.  HL3990

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government whether all integrated care systems have published equity and equality plans, and whether they have taken action to reduce inequalities in experience and outcomes as recommended by the three year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services, published on 30 March 2023.  HL3991

The Earl of Lytton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that construction defects relating to fire safety in residential blocks have on the asset value of those buildings.  HL3992

The Earl of Lytton to ask His Majesty's Government whether the total number of buildings for which developers have accepted responsibility for remediation under their contract is now confirmed to be 4614, as indicated in the Developer Remediation Contract Data Release: January 2024.  HL3993

The Earl of Lytton to ask His Majesty's Government by what date they expect all buildings over 11 metres that require a work assessment to have had their assessments completed.  HL3994

The Earl of Lytton to ask His Majesty's Government what is their definition of "life-critical defects" in relation to fire safety risks in buildings.  HL3995

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government how much funding (1) they have given so far, and (2) they have pledged to give, to support the government of Ukraine's investigations into war crimes, and how much they have given and pledged to give to the International Criminal Court or any other international bodies supporting victims and witnesses of war crimes.  HL3996

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government what was the total allocation of funds to the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command in (1) the current, and (2) previous, financial year; and what proportion of those funds in each period was allocated to the War Crimes Unit.  HL3997

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government when the Attorney General last received a briefing concerning suspected Rwandan war criminals living in England by the Crown Prosecution Service or the police.  HL3998

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether teachers and administrators are clear about the support their schools should provide to children with allergies, and what monitoring and evaluation processes they have in place to ensure this support is provided.  HL3999

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government what is the current value of the Government's stake in Eutelsat OneWeb.  HL4000

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government whether any additional equity or debt has been earmarked for further investment in Eutelsat OneWeb, following the Government's $500 million investment in 2020.  HL4001

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 14 March (HL2915), why they do not plan to publish further information on business readiness of the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) now the details of BTOM have changed since the original readiness assessment was undertaken.  HL4002

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government how they will assess (1) wider productivity, and (2) economic benefits, when considering new immunisation programmes for infant respiratory syncytial virus.  HL4003

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 14 March (HL2919), whether the inflationary impact model will be updated on the basis of (1) the announced Common User Charge, and (2) the application of the Common User Charge to the additional fruit and vegetables that have been classified as medium rather… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 14 March (HL2919), why they do not plan to publish the detailed methodology and findings of the inflationary impact model.  HL4005

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Douglas-Miller on 12 March (HL2920), whether they will forecast the impact of different charges at different border control posts on traffic volumes, queues and emissions once the commercial ports have set their own fees.  HL4006

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what is (1) the percentage, and (2) the total number, of people who have moved to Universal Credit and who used transitional protection in England and Wales from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.  HL4007

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the environmental impact of pollution in Lake Windermere.  HL4008

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many community pharmacies in rural areas closed in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, (4) 2022, and (5) 2023.  HL4009

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the long-term financial viability of community pharmacies in rural areas.  HL4010

Lord Stunell to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish the evidence base used to underpin the decision, announced by Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in March in its Boiler Upgrade Scheme Consultation Response, that future grant applicants' compliance with Energy Performance Certificate recommendations will be optional.  HL4011

Lord Swire to ask His Majesty's Government what was the cost to the NHS of missed appointments at (1) hospitals, and (2) GP surgeries, in each of the past five years.  HL4012

Lord Swire to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have given any consideration to the use of ID cards.  HL4013

Lord Swire to ask His Majesty's Government how many missed dental appointments there have been in each of the past five years.  HL4014

Lord Swire to ask His Majesty's Government when the UK sanctions list was last reviewed; and whether they will make the review public.  HL4015

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, following a 43 per cent increase in car insurance prices compared to this time last year, what steps they are taking to address the underlying factors that contribute to those high premiums, such as rising claims costs and inflation.  HL4016

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the delay of the Overseas Funds Regime on the UK's attractiveness to overseas asset managers; and what steps they are taking to mitigate any negative effects.  HL4017

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, following news that they have rejected an offer by the European Commission for a youth mobility scheme, what factors they considered when deciding to reject the offer.  HL4018