House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for a Minister from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to meet Hazara representatives to discuss the continuing violence and persecution facing their community in Afghanistan.  HL4199

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Afghanistan 2023 Human Rights Report by the United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, published on 23 April, in particular with regard to the targeting of Hazara community members by ISIS-K.  HL4200

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish their latest Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability assessment on Afghanistan; and if so, when.  HL4201

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Minister of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on 10 January (HC Deb col 133WH) that in Afghanistan "minority groups such as the Hazara people face discrimination and attacks”, what action they are taking in this regard.  HL4202

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government who is responsible for undertaking and funding the decommissioning and removal of (1) offshore oil and gas platforms and connections, and (2) offshore wind turbines and connections.  HL4203

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government, further to remarks by Lord Stewart of Dirleton on 29 April (HL Deb col 1704), what are (1) the make-up, and (2) the objectives, of the Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) safety team, in relation to prisoners on IPP sentences in danger of self-harm.  HL4204

Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether he has asked (1) Lords Spiritual, and (2) other peers, for their views on whether the requirement for Lords Spiritual to wear robes of rochet and chimere in the Chamber should be referred to the Procedure and Privileges Committee.  HL4205

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in phasing out coal power.  HL4206

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 29 April (HL3879), whether the latest announcement about the postponement of the introduction of an updated timetable for the East Coast Mainline Railway is due to the Office of Rail and Road's rigidity in agreeing access rights, which cannot be made flexible with the train oper… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government what policies, guidance and practices the Border Force has adopted in relation to the arrival of (1) Israeli nationals, and (2) individuals with joint UK–Israeli citizenship in the UK; and whether there has been any change in this policy and its operation since October 2023.  HL4208

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government what policies, guidance and practices the Border Force has adopted in relation to the arrival in the UK of (1) Israeli nationals, and (2) individuals with joint UK–Israeli citizenship, who have served in the IDF.  HL4209

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) UK–Israeli citizens, and (2) IDF veterans or serving personnel, the UK Border Force detained for questioning in the periods (a) October 2023 to present, (b) October 2022–October 2023, and (c) October 2021–October 2022.  HL4210

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals entering the UK from Israel or Palestine, who are not UK–Israeli citizens or IDF veterans or serving personnel, the UK Border Force detained for questioning in the periods (1) October 2023 to present, (2) October 2022–October 2023, and (3) October 2021–October 2022.  HL4211

Baroness Goudie to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of official development assistance humanitarian spend in East African countries has been received by local and national non-governmental organisations in country over the last year; and what steps they will take to ensure UK commitments on such funding are met, such as the Grand Bargain commitment to provide 25 per ce… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Goudie to ask His Majesty's Government how much of the £100 million pledged at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Ethiopia pledging conference in April is new and additional funding.  HL4213

Baroness Goudie to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on poverty reduction of conditionalities on World Bank funding to lower and middle-income countries that incentivise smallholder farmers to purchase commercial seeds and fertilisers; and whether they plan to make representations to the World Bank to ensure that such conditionalities allow… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Goudie to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of efforts in New York State to ensure private creditor debtor terms are equal to those of other creditors to lower and middle-income countries; and what plans they have, if any, to enact similar legislation in the UK.  HL4215

Baroness Goudie to ask His Majesty's Government, further to remarks by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 24 May 2023 (HL Deb col 870), when the initial £5 million, including £2 million in South Sudan, to meet the urgent needs of refugees and returnees who were fleeing the violence in Sudan was released; and on what it has been spent.  HL4216

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what arrangements are in place with the government of Ireland for illegal immigrants to be returned from that country to the United Kingdom.  HL4217

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent children from developing diabetes at an early age.  HL4218

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government whether NHS England, integrated care boards, and NHS Trusts have ensured that all maternity and neonatal staff have had the training, supervision, and support as required.  HL4219

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of high rates of childhood obesity on future diabetes rates; and what assessment they have made of the impact that this will have on the NHS's future spend on diabetes.  HL4220

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework has been fully implemented throughout the NHS to support learning and compassionate responses to families following any incidents.  HL4221

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to publish a health prevention strategy.  HL4222

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to hold discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence about its appraisal system to ensure it is sufficiently flexible to respond to treatments and medicines for rare diseases.  HL4223

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Department of Health and Social Care on 14 November 2023 (HC527), whether they intend to publish an updated version of the Department for Health and Social Care guidance on completing the EMA1 abortion form or similar certificate, to reflect the… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of new scientific discoveries in the field of longevity and radical life extension in order to better public health; and whether they have a strategy to promote longevity science.  HL4225

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the performance of proportional representation as it has been deployed in electoral systems across the UK.  HL4226

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to eradicate modern slavery from centrally held procurement supply chains.  HL4227

The Lord Bishop of Leeds to ask His Majesty's Government what diplomatic action they are taking, along with international partners, to secure a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Sudan; and what consideration they have given to appointing a dedicated envoy for Sudan.  HL4228

Lord Lucas to ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of the risk posed to workers by fake job advertisements, whether it is their policy that Government jobs should only be advertised on websites which are members of an industry-led anti-fraud certification scheme which is compliant with the Online Safety Act 2023.  HL4229

The Lord Bishop of Newcastle to ask His Majesty's Government, further to statistics from the 2021 Census which showed that the North East has the highest proportion of disabled people in England, what steps they are taking to ensure there is an adequate provision of accessible housing in the region.  HL4230

The Lord Bishop of Newcastle to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of homes built in the North East of England in the past year are wheelchair accessible.  HL4231

The Lord Bishop of Norwich to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) Natural England, and (2) Norfolk County Council, about the proposed construction of the Norwich West Link.  HL4232

The Lord Bishop of Norwich to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Natural England report Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for barbastelle bat, published on 8 March, which placed "favourable conservation status" on barbastelle bats present in the area of the Norwich Western Link, what assessment they have made of the viability of the construction of th… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Northern Ireland Executive, since the restoration of devolved institutions in Northern Ireland on 3 February, about financial allocations from the Treasury.  HL4234

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government how many people are in receipt of Personal Independence Payment assessments in England and Wales.  HL4235

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that people are safeguarded from serious harm as a result of the new policies currently under consultation in relation to Personal Independence Payments.  HL4236

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Independent Review Group on the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Independent Review of Mechanisms and Procedures to Ensure Adherence by UNRWA to the Humanitarian Principle of Neutrality, published on 22 April; what a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many pupils took German as a GCSE in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, (4) 2022, and (5) 2023.  HL4238

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many pupils took French as a GCSE in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, (4) 2022 and (5) 2023.  HL4239

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many pupils took Russian as a (1) GCSE, or (2) A-level, in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, (d) 2022 and (e) 2023.  HL4240

Lord Shipley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the triage system used by some GP practices which requires all contact by patients seeking a GP appointment to be conducted online.  HL4241

Lord Shipley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of oxo-degradable film, which breaks down into microplastics in the soil, in farming, given that the EU only permits biodegradable film, which breaks down into carbon dioxide and water.  HL4242

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the 12 per cent increase in house sales during April; and what steps they are taking to support first-time buyers.  HL4243

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, following the recent content licensing agreement between The Financial Times and OpenAI, what assessment they have made of the potential implications this may have for the AI industry; and what steps they are taking to further promote transparency and accountability in AI-driven content generation and distribution.  … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of HMRC's reported customer service issues on tax compliance among small businesses; and what steps they are taking to mitigate this impact.  HL4245

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of the trend of a decline in the number of broadcast television viewers, what assessment they have made of the future of the licence fee.  HL4246

Lord Wasserman to ask His Majesty's Government what arrangements they have made to provide training to newly elected Police and Crime Commissioners.  HL4247

Lord Wasserman to ask His Majesty's Government whether Police and Crime Commissioners who are defeated in the forthcoming elections are entitled to 'loss of office payments' similar to MPs; and if so, what is the size of those payments.  HL4248

Lord Wasserman to ask His Majesty's Government whether Police and Crime Commissioners who are defeated in the forthcoming elections are entitled to payments for winding up their offices similar to those paid to MPs; and if so, how are those payments calculated.  HL4249

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to expedite the negotiation and ratification of trade deals benefiting the food and agricultural sector.  HL4250

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to small and medium-sized enterprises to help them adapt to new import and export regulations.  HL4251

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have undertaken a risk assessment of the impact of import controls on food prices; and whether they are taking any steps to mitigate any inflationary pressures on consumers.  HL4252

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that the introduction of import controls does not result in lengthy administrative processes for businesses.  HL4253

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to monitor and address any disruptions in the flow of essential food and agricultural products resulting from the introduction of import controls, particularly in the event of unforeseen logistical challenges.  HL4254

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that trade relations with EU member states are not disrupted as a result of new import controls.  HL4255

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what is their current assessment of the total capital cost of the rebuilding of Casement Park.  HL4256

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what level of financial commitment they have made to the Casement Park rebuilding project.  HL4257

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what funding they are providing for pilot projects for schools to assess the feasibility of extending the school day.  HL4258

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what evaluation, if any, they are undertaking of pilot projects by schools of extending the length of the school day.  HL4259