House of Lords Business

Lord Balfe to ask His Majesty's Government, following the Prime Minister's announcement that 70,000 civil service jobs will be cut to finance extra defence spending, whether those civil servants are doing work that is unnecessary; and what are the functions that will no longer be carried out.  HL4091

Lord Browne of Ladyton to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to support the Colombian Ministry of Equality and Equity, particularly pertaining to its work on reparations for victims of sexual and gender-based violence during conflict.  HL4092

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of new data from the Office for National Statistics showing that alcohol-specific deaths are now 32.8 per cent higher than in 2019 and at an all-time high; and what steps they plan to take to tackle rising alcohol harm.  HL4093

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to meet their 2020 commitment to a consultation on alcohol calorie labelling.  HL4094

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the eligibility criteria, and (2) the available methods of applying, for people aged under 18 with children who are seeking to apply for the NHS Healthy Start scheme.  HL4095

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent reports indicating that Iran has exported Shahed drones and drone technology to Serbia; and of the impact of this on peace and stability in the Western Balkans.  HL4096

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for introducing legislation to introduce a closed season for hares in England, following the publication of DEFRA’s Action Plan for Animal Welfare in 2021; and what consultations they have had with stakeholders in that regard.  HL4097

The Lord Bishop of Hereford to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of transiting from tax credits to Universal Credit on people who live in accommodation tied to their work; and whether they undertook any consultation with ministers of religion or other cohorts particularly affected by these proposed changes.  HL4098

The Lord Bishop of Hereford to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to address the fact that people living in tied accommodation are not eligible to claim Universal Credit if they own more than £16,000 of a property in which they do not live.  HL4099

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the opportunities for children to learn to play a musical instrument while at school.  HL4100

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the value to communities of a Football Community Trust operating locally.  HL4101

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of the amount of income tax lost to fraud each year.  HL4102

The Lord Bishop of Leicester to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 24 April (HL3765), what plans they have to collect data to evaluate the success of the two-child benefit cap, especially in relation to the statements in the 2015 Impact Assessment which suggest the two-child limit would (1) encourage parents to consider the… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what practical assistance is available for those with a physical or mental condition which prevents them from doing medical tests at home, such as bowel cancer screening, unaided.  HL4104

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government which groups have a lower-than-average rate of participation in home-kit bowel cancer screening; and what plans they have to increase participation.  HL4105

Baroness Northover to ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to the respond to the letter from Professor Brian Bell of the Migration Advisory Committee requesting data for a rapid review of the Graduate Route.  HL4106

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the real-world representativeness of the CO2 emissions and fuel or energy consumption values of new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles, as required by the Article 12(1) of EU Regulation 2019/631.  HL4107

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of fuel and energy consumption data to ensure that CO2 emissions and fuel or energy consumption values remain representative of real-world emissions over time for manufacturers of new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles, as required by EU Regulation 2019/631.  HL4108

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish their first annual report on how the real-world emissions gap will be addressed for the period 2021 to 2026, as required by EU Regulation 2019/631 on setting performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles.  HL4109

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many students applied to take part in the Turing Scheme in (1) 2021–22, (2) 2022–23, (3) 2023–24 and (4) 2024–25.  HL4110

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Tesco-Booker merger on independent shopkeepers.  HL4111

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to make an assessment of the impact of the Tesco-Booker merger on rural small businesses, such as post offices and village stores.  HL4112

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the changes recently introduced by Booker on independent retailers.  HL4113

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what planning estimate they have made for the number of people who have arrived by irregular routes and need to be accommodated in the UK because they have not been sent to a safe third country or returned home, for the end of each month from April to December 2024.  HL4114

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to undertake an impact assessment of the closure of the Work and Health Programme this autumn and the impact of this on enabling disabled people to enter the job market.  HL4115

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to regulate identity tracing agencies in relation to the recovery of debt.  HL4116

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of shortages in the supply of prescription drugs.  HL4117

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent Refugee Council report Keys to the City 2024: ending refugee homelessness in London and its finding that in the two years to September 2023, there was a 239 per cent increase in refugees requiring homelessness support from local authorities after being evicted from Ho… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the transfer to Universal Credit of those with a long-term disability which inhibits them from entering the job market.  HL4119

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to recent data released by S&P Global showing that April had the fastest rise in business activity since last May, what steps they are taking to sustain this momentum and ensure continued economic growth.  HL4120

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the EU regarding barriers to trade and exports faced by the creative industries since Brexit; what steps they are taking to address this; and what plans they have to support UK creative businesses in global markets.  HL4121

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, following concerns raised by the Competition and Markets Authority about potential 'over-dependence' on a small number of major tech firms in the AI industry, what steps they are taking (1) to promote competition, and (2) to prevent monopolistic practices, within the AI sector.  HL4122

Lord Wills to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of payments made by the NHS in each of the last three years to (1) Cerner, (2) Epic and (3) EMIS; and of the cost of the contractual commitments the NHS has entered into with them over the next 10 years.  HL4123