House of Lords Business

Lord Aberdare to ask His Majesty's Government whether, in light of their guidance published on 10 October on charging and reclaiming VAT on goods and services related to private school fees, providers offering Level 6 qualifications which are funded through the Dance and Drama Award scheme will be affected by the changes to VAT.  HL1964

Lord Aberdare to ask His Majesty's Government whether project bank accounts (PBAs) were in place on all public sector projects undertaken by ISG Limited for Government departments, in line with the Government's Construction Playbook which states that PBAs “should be used unless there are compelling reasons not to”; and if not, which such projects did not use PBAs, and why.  H… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Aberdare to ask His Majesty's Government whether certified payments will be paid to companies who have worked on projects run by ISG Limited on behalf of the Ministry of Justice where there are no funds in the project bank account (PBA); and whether there is a risk that PBAs will have failed to shield some parts of the supply chain from this insolvency event.  HL1966

Lord Aberdare to ask His Majesty's Government whether certified payments owed to suppliers of ISG Limited for contracts undertaken on behalf of the Ministry of Justice will be paid directly to those suppliers when expected monies have not been deposited into project bank accounts; how many suppliers have not yet received certified payments owed to them by the Ministry of Justice;… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Aberdare to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to pay for works completed on Ministry of Justice projects undertaken by ISG Limited, before it went into administration, to companies in the supply chain working on projects for which project bank accounts (PBAs) were in place; when and why the Ministry of Justice stopped paying the sums due into these PBAs; and w… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Aberdare to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the value of retention payments which (1) have been withheld, (2) have been released to suppliers, and (3) are still being held in relation to completed projects undertaken by ISG Limited for the Ministry of Justice.  HL1969

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what support they are giving to citizen-led emergency response rooms in Sudan; and whether mobile financial services are being used to support them.  HL1970

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to Saudi Hospital in El Fasher.  HL1971

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Basildon on 9 October (HL1436), how many civil servants have currently been granted a formal exemption and are approved to have TikTok on Government devices.  HL1972

Lord Boateng to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the UK’s international reputation for respect for freedom of religion of the retention by the British Museum of the Ethiopian tabots and the inability of members of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church who seek their return to the places from which they were forcibly removed to access them.  … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Boateng to ask His Majesty's Government when they last raised with the trustees of the British Museum the return of contested sacred objects in its collection forcibly removed from their places of origin.  HL1974

Baroness Brown of Cambridge to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to halve the budget for the National Centre for Computing Education and remove funding for face-to-face and regional science teacher continuing professional development in all subjects except physics; and what impact this would have on social mobility, science teacher retention and UK growth.  HL197… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Earl of Caithness to ask His Majesty's Government whether, as part of their rapid review of the Environmental Improvement Plan, they will consider combining all soil health measures into a Soil Health Action Plan for England.  HL1976

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the human rights situation in Tajikistan, in particular the right to freedom of religion or belief for the Pamiri minority; and what representations they have made to the government of Tajikistan to address ongoing discrimination and abuses against this group.  HL1977

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Uzbekistan on their promises to eliminate restrictions on freedom of religion or belief for religious minorities and amending the 2021 law on freedom of conscience and religious organisations.  HL1978

Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Migration Advisory Committee Review of the Seasonal Worker visa, published on 16 July, what is the status of the future of the Seasonal Workers Scheme.  HL1979

Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard to ask His Majesty's Government whether workers and short-term travellers will be able to travel from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland using an electronic travel authorisation.  HL1980

Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the appropriateness of Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel being employed as members of the Civil Service.  HL1981

Lord Hain to ask His Majesty's Government as a result of the latest total for public investment in HS2 how much funding under the Barnett formula they estimate will go to (1) Scotland, (2) Wales, and (3) Northern Ireland.  HL1982

Lord Hain to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage funding for rail infrastructure spending was allocated to Wales from 2011–12 to the most recent financial year for which figures are available, relative to (1) the total rail infrastructure spending, and (2) population.  HL1983

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 23 October (HL1457), what steps they are taking to keep the Party Wall Act 1996 under continuous review; who they are engaging with to do so; which stakeholders will they be engaging with; and what steps they will take to ensure that there is adequate engag… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 23 October (HL1457), when they expect to make a decision on changes to be made in relation to the Party Wall Act 1996.  HL1985

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 23 October (HL1457), whether their first principle when considering changes to the Party Wall Act 1996 will be "do no harm".  HL1986

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 26 September (HL1120), whether the second strengthening stage of works on Hammersmith Bridge has started; and if not, when it will (1) start, and (2) be completed.  HL1987

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the Care Quality Commission about discharging its obligations under section 46 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 to update the health and social care sectors on how frequently it will assess the providers it regulates.  HL1988

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government how many abortion clinics run by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service, MSI Reproductive Choices and the National Unplanned Pregnancy Advisory Service have (1) never been inspected by the Care Quality Commission, or (2) not been inspected by it since 30 September 2021.  HL1989

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Ireland about potential returns from that country of irregular migrants to the United Kingdom.  HL1990

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government what conversations they have held since the general election with private insurance companies and the Association of British Insurers on the development of affordable private sector insurance policies to fund adult social care.  HL1991

Lord Leigh of Hurley to ask His Majesty's Government whether any inducements were offered, discussed or agreed to persuade DP World to attend the International Investment Summit.  HL1992

Lord Leigh of Hurley to ask His Majesty's Government how much of the £63 billion of inward investment announced as a result of the International Investment Summit had been previously identified or announced.  HL1993

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 21 October (HL1180), what assessment they have made of the decline in the number of full-time equivalent police officers employed in road policing roles over the last 10 years; and how many (1) traffic collisions, and (2) injuries to drivers, pedestrians and other road user… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the British Medical Journal article Scurvy—a re-emerging disease with the rising cost of living and number of bariatric surgical procedures, published on 22 September, what steps they are taking to ensure those in lowest socioeconomic brackets have access to fresh fruit and vegetables.  HL1995

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what further steps they are taking to support Chad in coping with increasing numbers of Sudanese refugees.  HL1996

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the impact of funding challenges facing refugee camps in Chad on the levels of irregular migration in Europe.  HL1997

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 6 August (HL534), when they intend to publish feedback to the licensing of non-surgical cosmetic procedures consultation, which ran from 2 September to 28 October 2023.  HL1998

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take in their capacity as penholder at the meeting of the UN Security Council meeting in November to promote international humanitarian law, particularly with regard to aid access and attacks on peacekeepers and health workers.  HL1999

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government which integrated care boards are reporting a projected system-wide deficit for this financial year; and what is the projected deficit for each of them.  HL2000

Lord Shinkwin to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Basildon on 1 October (HL1036), whether it is their intention to publish the full dataset gathered from the Civil Service Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Expenditure Review.  HL2001

Lord Shinkwin to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 27 September (HL1033), whether the Government Digital Service has a list of banned words and phrases.  HL2002

Lord Shinkwin to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 27 September (HL1033), whether NHS England has a list of banned words and phrases.  HL2003

Lord Shinkwin to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 3 October (HL1032), whether NHS England is affiliated to Stonewall; and which arm's-length bodies of the Department for Health and Social Care are affiliated to Stonewall, and at what cost.  HL2004

Lord Shinkwin to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 3 October (HL1032), whether NHS England is affiliated to Stonewall; and which arm's-length bodies of the Department for Health and Social Care are affiliated to Stonewall, and at what cost.  HL2005

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk that the Football Governance Bill could prevent England from participating in international football tournaments.  HL2006

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure copyright is protected regarding the increasing development of generative AI.  HL2007

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the effectiveness of the ban on disposable vapes, particularly regarding black market sales.  HL2008

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government what is their anticipated timescale for rolling out mental health support teams to every school and college.  HL2009

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for mental health support teams in schools to include a specialist child counsellor.  HL2010

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations contained in the Place2Be report School for all: solutions for school attendance, published in September.  HL2011

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government what data they have on the impact of mental health support teams on (1) improving pupil mental health, and (2) improving teacher mental health.  HL2012

Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the joint letter by United Nations Special Rapporteurs on 31 July regarding a rise in the instances of imprisonment of Baha'i women in Iran; and whether they intend to make any representations to the government of that country calling for their release.  HL2013