House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government how many prescriptions for bupropion were issued in each year since 2014; and what was the annual cost to the National Health Service of those prescriptions for each of those years.  HL2088

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government how many Yellow Card reports of sexual dysfunction and persistent sexual dysfunction the MHRA received for bupropion in each year since 2014; and what consideration NHS England has given to adding sexual dysfunction as a side effect on the patient information leaflets for bupropion.  HL2089

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the annual cost to the rail network of providing rail replacement bus services between Three Bridges and Brighton.  HL2090

Lord Beamish to ask His Majesty's Government what steps have been taken to preserve the wreck of HMS Victory, which sank in 1744.  HL2091

Lord Beamish to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Malaysian Government on the protection of the wreck of HMS Prince of Wales, sunk in December 1941.  HL2092

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Merron on 15 October (HL1173 and HL1174), how many GP practices and primary care centres in Sheffield have not yet received an allocation of the respiratory syncytial virus vaccine.  HL2093

Lord Browne of Ladyton to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will support the 2024 resolution on lethal autonomous weapons systems at the United Nations General Assembly First Committee.  HL2094

Lord Caine to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 23 October 2024 (HL1707), whether they will now answer the question put; namely, what progress they have made in establishing the Castlereagh Foundation provided for in section 8 of the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022.  HL2095

Lord Caine to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in establishing each of the following bodies and offices provided for by the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022: (1) the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression, (2) an Irish Language Commissioner, (3) a Commissioner for the Ulster Scots and the Ulster British tradition; and when they expect… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Carey of Clifton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of recent developments in the control of the Nagorno–Karabakh region for freedom of religion or belief in Armenia and Azerbaijan.  HL2097

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 23 October (HL1672), whether they will now answer the question put; namely, what financial support they have provided to Intertrade UK; on how many occasions it has met; what decisions it has taken; who was invited to attend such meetings; and who actually attended. … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Foster of Bath to ask His Majesty's Government whether visiting French school groups will be able to continue using the France-UK school trip travel information form after April 2025; and what discussions they have had with other countries to introduce a similar scheme for school visits to the UK.  HL2099

Lord German to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the implications of the Electronic Travel Authorisation Scheme on school groups visiting the UK from France.  HL2100

Lord German to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to change the current system for French school groups visiting the UK, for which they are permitted to produce other forms of identity in place of a passport.  HL2101

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with British Airways about the cost of their flights within the United Kingdom and when these discussions took place.  HL2102

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people potentially or actually affected by the decision to amend Appendix EU to the Immigration Rules to include the provision that where a person has been granted limited leave to enter or remain the Secretary of State may extend that limited leave regardless of whether the… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Collins of Highbury on 29 October (HL1459), which international counterparts they have recently had discussions with regarding their work on conversion practices.  HL2104

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington to ask His Majesty's Government which countries have seen the highest reduction in UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) for sexual and reproductive health and rights since ODA cuts in 2020.  HL2105

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington to ask His Majesty's Government to which countries they provide Official Development Assistance for sexual and reproductive rights, and how much each has received.  HL2106

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington to ask His Majesty's Government, following the joint statement on contraception by the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics and the International Confederation of Midwives, when they expect person-centred and respectful contraception provision to be integrated into FCDO-supported sexual, reproductive, maternal and adolescent care serv… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington to ask His Majesty's Government how they will ensure equitable postpartum and post-abortion contraception provisions via FCDO-supported sexual and reproductive health and rights programmes.  HL2108

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington to ask His Majesty's Government how they will ensure education and access to contraceptives for marginalised and under-served populations via FCDO-supported sexual and reproductive health and rights programmes.  HL2109

Lord Johnson of Lainston to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to ensure that all economic regulators comply with the growth mandate outlined in the Smart Regulation White Paper, published in May (CP 1089).  HL2110

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch on 28 October when she stated that they "are looking at the calls for an office for the whistleblower" and "are considering other ideas as well" (HL Deb col 911), which specific alternative ideas they are considering to assist whistleblowers.  HL2111

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect whistleblowers in the NHS.  HL2112

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 29 October (HL1991), whether they intend to hold conversations with private insurance companies and the Association of British Insurers on the development of affordable private sector insurance policies to fund adult social care.  HL2113

Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the recent election in Georgia was free and fair.  HL2114

Lord Lee of Trafford to ask His Majesty's Government how much was spent by the Ministry of Defence on consultancies in the last year for which figures are available, and in each of the preceding four years.  HL2115

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the Cabinet Office press release of 24 October 2024, “Civil Service continues commitment to minimum 60% office attendance”, whether the Monthly Average HQ Building Occupancy percentage statistics are based on (a) the average occupancy of desk capacity in the HQ building, or (b) the average workplace attendan… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Basildon on 21 October (HL1278), what is the most recent estimate of how many days a week Office for National Statistics (ONS) staff attend the office on average, expressed as percentage of staff attending their assigned workplace over an average working week, or closest equi… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office on 22 October (HC8637), how many days the vacancies for each of the Mission Senior Responsible Officers were internally advertised within the Civil Service.  HL2118

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury on 16 October (HC7750), whether the Treasury Permanent Secretary was informed of the pre-election entry in the current Chancellor's Register of Member's Interests and the fact of the associated donation from Mr Corfield, when the Ministerial request was… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livermore on 23 October (HL1495), which specific Treasury Minister requested to officials that Ian Corfield be appointed as a civil servant.  HL2120

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 17 September (HL1071), how many Departmental meetings since the last general election Alan Milburn has attended where Ministers were not present.  HL2121

Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 21 October (HL1287), when they will update the guidance to reflect the ability to switch to a different scheme operator if the licence of their current scheme operator is revoked.  HL2122

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the risks of human consumption of salmon bred and farmed within UK waters.  HL2123

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the progress in using, and (2) the suitability of, the Innovative Medicines Fund in providing NHS access to gene therapies in England.  HL2124

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence about access to innovative treatments for sickle cell disease.  HL2125

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that new dementia treatments can be deemed cost-effective by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, in the light of the investment required to scale up diagnostics.  HL2126

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that disease-modifying dementia treatments are available through the NHS.  HL2127

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce a statutory right to pay for goods and services in cash; and if so, whether this would be subject to financial limits.  HL2128

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support people who rely solely on cash (1) to access cash, and (2) to access digital banking alternatives to cash.  HL2129

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many fines were imposed on gambling companies by the Gambling Commission for failing to meet their social responsibility obligations in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, (3) 2020, (4) 2021, (5) 2022, and (6) 2023.  HL2130

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government which of the 33 recommendations in the Brook House Inquiry report they accept, and when each of these will be implemented.  HL2131

Lord Shinkwin to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 3 October (HL1032), what is the Government’s Health Mission, and how they envision equality, diversity and inclusion policies developed by NHS trusts aligning with the Government's Health Mission and priorities.  HL2132

Lord Shipley to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to require London North Eastern Railway to run direct services between Sunderland and London King's Cross beyond December 2024.  HL2133

Lord Spellar to ask His Majesty's Government how many prisoners on remand are currently held in prison.  HL2134

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to enhance support for cyber crime agencies in combating the misuse of artificial intelligence.  HL2135

Lord Wasserman to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to upgrade the Single Online Home system and when they expect these to be implemented.  HL2136

Lord Wasserman to ask His Majesty's Government by what mechanism the cost of the Single Online Home system is recovered from the police forces which use it and on what basis may that cost vary.  HL2137

Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve access to digital primary healthcare services among Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people.  HL2138

Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made since the 2021 Friends, Families and Travellers mystery shopping exercise in ensuring that nomadic Gypsy and Traveller patients are not wrongfully refused access to GP services.  HL2139