House of Lords Business

Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the impact of vacancy rates and (2) of frontline social care and support staff turnover on (a) the quality of care that those in receipt of social care receive and (b) the ability of social care providers to deliver high quality care, following the publication of the Who Cares Wins Repo… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government, in light of the report Who Cares Wins published by Community Integrated Care in March, what assessment they have made of how improving pay for front-line care and support workers would reduce vacancy rates and staff turnover in the care sector to the average within the NHS; and whether they will develop a plan for parity o… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government why they intend to consult on their longstanding commitment regarding single-sex hospital accommodation in their NHS Constitution 10-year review.  HL4849

Baroness Buscombe to ask His Majesty's Government whether, when referencing benefits, they will gross up the value of each benefit to demonstrate a direct and fair comparison with salaries paid to people who are not claiming benefits.  HL4850

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to place in the Library of the House a copy of the data protection impact assessment for the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP) and each current FDP product in use anywhere across the platform; and whether the programme’s public commitments to transparency are compatible with the assessment being published t… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Hussein-Ece to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to provide funding for future sexual and reproductive health and rights programmes for a minimum of five years, as recommended by the House of Commons International Development Select Committee.  HL4852

Baroness Hussein-Ece to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to reciprocal exchange programmes of midwives.  HL4853

Baroness Hussein-Ece to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of Official Development Assistance related to sexual and reproductive health and rights goes to target populations in (1) humanitarian settings, and (2) fragile and conflict-affected settings.  HL4854

Lord Jopling to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the declining numbers of salmon in national rivers, especially the River Ure.  HL4855

Lord Jopling to ask His Majesty's Government whether they or the Environment Agency are taking steps to support the Yorkshire Dales Salmon Group in stocking the River Ure with salmon; and if not, why.  HL4856

Lord Jopling to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Environment Agency approved proposals by the Yorkshire Dales Salmon Group to stock the River Ure with young salmon in 2012; if so, whether it still supports that initiative; and if not, on the basis of what evidence.  HL4857

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have an update on when Liberty Protection Safeguards will be introduced; and when they anticipate that these safeguards will replace the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, as recommended by the Law Commission.  HL4858

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government how many Deprivation of Liberty orders have been made in England and Wales since their inception; and whether they will provide a geographical breakdown of their prevalence across regions.  HL4859

The Earl of Leicester to ask His Majesty's Government how much of the World Health Organization's $6.83 billion budget for 2024–25 is, and will be, funded by (1) the UK, and (2) non-state actors.  HL4860

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address infrastructure and building safety issues within (1) school buildings, and (2) the NHS estate; and what is their current risk assessment for building collapse or failure in each of those.  HL4861

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reform the Single Justice Procedure (SJP) to enable magistrates to properly consider each case before them and to minimise any risk of miscarriages of justice; and whether they have implemented, or plan to implement, any of the twelve recommendations to improve the operation, transparency and fai… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current (1) humanitarian, and (2) security, situation in Darfur following the recent outbreak of hostilities in El Fasher; and what diplomatic initiatives they are undertaking, together with international partners, to end the current conflict in order to prevent mass civilian casualties. … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current security situation in Western Myanmar; and what steps they are taking, together with international partners, to prevent the outbreak of a civil war between the Buddhist Rakhine and the Muslim Rohingya.  HL4864

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they taking to ensure that local councils in England are able to meet their statutory duties to provide adult social care for 2025–26,  in accordance with the Care Act 2014; and what discussions they have had with the Local Government Association about this matter.  HL4865

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the government of Israel regarding the long-term purpose of the strategic corridor which has been built along the Netzarim Corridor in Gaza.  HL4866

Lord Mott to ask His Majesty's Government, following the removal of tax-free shopping for international visitors, what steps they are taking to support affected small and medium-sized enterprises in regional economies; and what assessment they have made of the impact on regional economies and their wider supply chains.  HL4867

Lord Mott to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the operational capability of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force.  HL4868

Lord Mott to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the threats made by Brigadier General Esmail Qaani of the Iranian Quds Force to the UK on 16 May.  HL4869

Lord Mott to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UN’s revision of its casualty statistics relating to the Israel-Hamas war on 8 May.  HL4870

Lord Mott to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the comments made by UNRWA's former general counsel James Lindsay to the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs on 17 May.  HL4871

Lord Ravensdale to ask His Majesty's Government what strategic plans they have to increase private investment in the Midlands Rail Hub.  HL4872

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Infected Blood Inquiry: The Report published on 20 May, when infected and affected people will receive new interim compensation payments; and when full compensation payments will be made.  HL4873

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what legal or other support will be made available to infected and affected people when making applications for compensation for infected blood; and how the compensation authority will assist people whose medical records have been destroyed.  HL4874

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will ensure that there are no time limits on starting or completing applications for compensation for infected blood.  HL4875

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government how, and when, infected and affected people not currently registered with a support scheme will be able to register to apply for compensation.  HL4876

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what they will ensure that the Infected Blood Compensation Authority and Scheme accepts applications from people who are not able to register for the existing support schemes, such as (1) people who have recovered after receiving infected blood, and (2) people infected after the current cut-off dates.  HL4877

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government how the infected blood compensation scheme will include people infected with other hepatitis viruses, such as (1) hepatitis B, and (2) hepatitis D.  HL4878

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government how many of the sub-postmasters’ convictions secured by the Crown Prosecution Service had an input from the Department of Work and Pensions.  HL4879

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the proposed new police powers concerning protests (1) maintain public order and, (2) protect the right to peaceful protest; and what steps they are taking to address concerns of potential misuse of those new powers against specific groups or causes.  HL4880

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, following the recent parasitic outbreak in drinking water in Devon, what assessment they have made of (1) the proposed compensation for affected consumers, and (2) the impact on consumer confidence.  HL4881

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) address, and (2) mitigate, the ongoing increased cost-of-living.  HL4882

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications for TV licence fee payers as consumers who pay monthly instalments being required to pay more in the first 12 months, for both the current and subsequent annual period, than they would if purchasing a TV licence fee in a one-off annual payment; and what consideration they have given to… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the negative impacts that the removal of tax-free shopping from the UK has had and will have for retail businesses across all sectors.  HL4884

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what role they have played in providing funding for the commemoration events in Northern Ireland for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings; and what additional allocations they have made to each of the 11 councils in Northern Ireland to help them (1) commemorate, or (2) provide funding to groups within their council area… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text