House of Lords Business

Lord Austin of Dudley to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to appeal the decision by the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) to overturn the Home Office’s revocation of Dana Abuqamar’s visa.  HL2190

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with East Midlands Railway regarding the restoration of regular train services between Lincoln and Newark Northgate following their withdrawal in the emergency timetable introduced in June 2021, resulting in gaps in services between Lincoln and London via Newark Northgate.  HL2191

The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Azerbaijan regarding the release of ethnic Armenians held in detention following Azerbaijan’s military offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh in September 2023.  HL2192

The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the prospects for a negotiated peace between the governments of Azerbaijan and Armenia; and what steps they are taking to support the current negotiations between the two parties.  HL2193

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to abolish the distinction between the “true cohort” and “extra cohort” of EU citizens who have been awarded settled status.  HL2194

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to conduct a consultation on the proposed amendments to the Victims’ Code which were agreed during the passage of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024.  HL2195

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask His Majesty's Government what will be the nominal cumulative total of student loan debt in (1) five years, (2) 10 years, and (3) 25 years.  HL2196

Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livermore on 21 October (HL1211) and the publication of the policy paper on applying VAT to private school fees on 30 October, what evidence they used to conclude that the impact of applying VAT to independent school fees will be smaller in Scotland than in England; and whether th… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the European Union on (1) sand-eel fishing, and (2) bottom trawling.  HL2198

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made with the European Union on mutual recognition of professional qualifications; and how recently they have held discussions on this matter.  HL2199

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the appropriateness of the use by the Metropolitan Police Service of limitation periods as a defence against legal claims from those who suffered sexual abuse as children by Metropolitan Police Service officers.  HL2200

Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of revising the maximum allowed increase to council tax by local authorities of 4.99 per cent per year.  HL2201

Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton to ask His Majesty's Government, following the announcement in the Autumn Budget of £2.9 billion additional funding for the Ministry of Defence, how this amount is broken down, and what restrictions will be placed on how it can be spent.  HL2202

Lord Lucas to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will provide funding for the 20 additional towns added to the Long Term Plan for Towns at the Spring Budget.  HL2203

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what support under Railway 200 there will be for Heritage Rail.  HL2204

Lord Mawson to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce proposals to ease regulatory pressures on charity trustees and reduce unnecessary bureaucracy for charities.  HL2205

Lord Mawson to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impacts of safeguarding regulation and guidance on charities; and whether they have conducted a formal impact assessment recently.  HL2206

Lord Mawson to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Charities Act 2022 on the work of charity trustees and on the ability of charities to maximise the benefits that their charity delivers.  HL2207

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Autumn Budget 2024 (HC 295), whether the Chair of the Office for Value for Money was selected by open competition; what is his remuneration; and whether he is a civil servant, a public appointment or a direct ministerial appointment.  HL2208

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Autumn Budget 2024 (HC 295), what areas of spending the Office for Value for Money will first assess.  HL2209

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Autumn Budget 2024 (HC 295), what specific measures they will undertake to achieve the £85 million of savings on communication spending, as announced in the Autumn Budget.  HL2210

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Autumn Budget 2024 (HC 295), what classification of public sector organisations will receive the allowance of around £5 billion per year to compensate for the increase to employer National Insurance contributions; and how that allowance will be distributed to public bodies.  HL2211

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Autumn Budget 2024 (HC 295), whether public corporations will be classified as public sector organisations for the purposes of receiving the allowance to compensate for increases to employer National Insurance contributions; and whether (1) the BBC, and (2) Channel 4, will receive the allowance.  … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure the successful rollout of suicide prevention strategies for the rail network during and after the process of nationalisation.  HL2213

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what actions they are taking to reduce the number of suicides on the railways; what additional resources and measures, if any, they plan to introduce for the British Transport Police to minimise disruptions; and what additional training they plan to provide, if any, for railway employees.  HL2214

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government how many electric trains are being held by rolling stock companies and have not been released to train operators; and how many electric trains have been scrapped in the last five years.  HL2215

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential uses for electric rolling stock which is non-compliant with disability access legislation for freight.  HL2216

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many referrals were made to NHS gambling clinics in (1) 2022, (2) 2023, and (3) 2024.  HL2217

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the interim government of Bangladesh following reports by Amnesty International on 24 October that Bangladeshi border authorities have forcibly returned Rohingya people fleeing violence.  HL2218

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that the Environment Agency is able to monitor and investigate illegal sewage discharges.  HL2219

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what additional levels of service they anticipate will be achieved each year as a result of the additional £22.6 billion allocated to the NHS for day-to-day spending; and what reforms will be needed alongside this additional investment.  HL2220

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what is the cost to the NHS of (1) pay awards to resident doctors in this financial year, and (2) the increase to employer National Insurance contributions announced in the Autumn Budget.  HL2221

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government over what timescale the delivery of an additional 40,000 elective NHS appointments per week will be achieved.  HL2222

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government whether any of the £22.6 billion allocated to the NHS for day-to-day spending in the Autumn Budget had already been allocated to NHS budgets before the announcement, and if so, how much.  HL2223

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the additional cost to social care providers of (1) the increase to employer National Insurance contributions, and (2) the rise in the National Living Wage, announced in the Autumn Budget.  HL2224

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan regarding the sentencing to death of Shagufta Kiran for blasphemy.  HL2225

Lord Swire to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the result of the recent election in Georgia.  HL2226

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of increasing costs to small businesses as a result of the Autumn Budget.  HL2227

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare, particularly in relation to AI-ECG risk estimation.  HL2228

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the forecast in the Office for Budget Responsibility report Economic and fiscal outlook, published on 30 October, that Government borrowing for the financial year 2028–29 is projected to rise from £39.4 billion as projected in March this year to £71.9 billion as pr… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government how many criminal prosecutions for non-payment of the BBC licence fee have been undertaken over the past 12 months; and whether they intend to review whether non-payment should be a criminal offence.  HL2230

Lord Wasserman to ask His Majesty's Government how many specialist employees the Police Digital Service has who are (1) members of the British Computer Society or (2) Fellows of the British Computer Society.  HL2231

Lord Wasserman to ask His Majesty's Government how many members of the Board of Directors of the Police Digital Service have served on the board of directors of a public limited company; and whether they will list (1) these members, (2) the companies on the board of which they serve or have served, and (3) how long they have served on these boards.  HL2232

Lord Wasserman to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect a permanent Chief Executive Officer will be appointed to lead the Police Digital Service.  HL2233