House of Lords Business

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 11 November (HL2250), when they anticipate that they will set out their principles for professional regulation in relation to doctors and dentists.  HL2445

Lord Cameron of Lochiel to ask His Majesty's Government whether each town in Scotland promised funding via the Long-Term Plan for Towns will still receive that funding following the 2024 Autumn Budget.  HL2446

Lord Cameron of Lochiel to ask His Majesty's Government how much outstanding funding is due for each Levelling Up Fund project in Scotland; and whether this funding will still be delivered to each project following the 2024 Autumn Budget.  HL2447

Lord Cameron of Lochiel to ask His Majesty's Government how much outstanding funding is due for each Community Renewal Fund project in Scotland; and whether this funding will still be delivered to each project following the 2024 Autumn Budget.  HL2448

Lord Cameron of Lochiel to ask His Majesty's Government how much outstanding funding is due for each Community Ownership Fund project in Scotland; and whether this funding will still be delivered to each project following the 2024 Autumn Budget.  HL2449

Lord Cameron of Lochiel to ask His Majesty's Government how much outstanding funding is due for each Shared Prosperity Fund project in Scotland; and whether this funding will still be delivered to each project following the 2024 Autumn Budget.  HL2450

Lord Cashman to ask the Leader of the House what is the maximum period within which members of the House of Lords can expect to receive answers to correspondence sent to the Prime Minister’s Office.  HL2451

Lord Cashman to ask the Leader of the House what is the maximum period within which members of the House of Lords can expect to receive answers to correspondence sent to the office of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.  HL2452

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of cyclists who cycle on roads in the dark without lights on their bicycles.  HL2453

Lord Glendonbrook to ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to paragraph 2.40 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October, what discussions they held with charities on the potential impact of increased National Insurance contributions on their sector.  HL2454

Lord Glendonbrook to ask His Majesty's Government whether an impact assessment report was done in advance of the increase in National Insurance contributions for the charity sector announced in the Autumn Statement on 30 October.  HL2455

Lord Glendonbrook to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to meet representatives of the charitable sector to discuss public service reform and how the sector can assist in the delivery of more efficient and cost-effective services.  HL2456

Lord Glendonbrook to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reform the National Health Service; and what plans they have to ask the charitable sector to help in any such reforms.  HL2457

Lord Glendonbrook to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to introducing legislation to give charities a statutory role in delivering public services.  HL2458

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the economic contribution of economically active people over the state pension age in the UK.  HL2459

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Collins of Highbury on 29 October (HL1459), whether the government of the Republic of Ireland was one of the range of international counterparts or jurisdictions with which they recently discussed conversion practice policies.  HL2460

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans regularly to publish details of the number of foreign national offenders removed from the UK who have served a custodial sentence of at least 12 months; and if not, why not.  HL2461

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 26 September (HL1034), why they do not centrally hold and collate details about the number of non-crime hate incidents.  HL2462

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to publish periodic data on individuals who have had UK visas revoked on the grounds of (1) national security, and (2) being non-conducive to the public good; and if not, why.  HL2463

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Collins of Highbury on 7 November (HL2061), what is the timetable for the Office for Equality and Opportunity’s review of the countries currently listed in the Gender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories and Saving Provision) Order 2023.  HL2464

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Collins of Highbury on 7 November (HL2061), whether they will take steps to assess the appropriateness of Germany remaining an approved country, given Germany’s adoption of a policy of self-identification.  HL2465

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Collins of Highbury on 7 November (HL2061), what guidance they are giving to public bodies on whether Gender Recognition Panels should grant a UK Gender Recognition Certificate to a German applicant in the absence of a medical report.  HL2466

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government what are their plans for the future of the Community Ownership Fund.  HL2467

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government what are the estimated costs of reversing the policy of the previous government to freeze Civil Service hiring and reduce staff numbers to pre-COVID-19 levels.  HL2468

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 7 November (HL1811), which Chagossian groups or representatives they engaged with to ensure that the agreement to transfer sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius reflects the interests of Chagossians.  HL2469

Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government how much revenue they expect to raise by imposing VAT on independent school fees; and how they have calculated that estimate.  HL2470

Lord Mackinlay of Richborough to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the Immigration Health Surcharge covers the full cost to the NHS of treatment for those required to pay it.  HL2471

Lord Mackinlay of Richborough to ask His Majesty's Government, following the rise in cases of tuberculosis, whether they plan to implement nationwide tuberculosis vaccinations, instead of the current policy of vaccinating only high-risk regional areas only.  HL2472

Lord Mackinlay of Richborough to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the tax lost through the continuing zero rating of VAT on books.  HL2473

Lord Mackinlay of Richborough to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the tax lost through the continuing zero rating of VAT on children’s clothes.  HL2474

Lord Mackinlay of Richborough to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the tax lost through the continuing exemption from VAT for funerals.  HL2475

Baroness Pidgeon to ask His Majesty's Government, what plans they have to review the Compulsory Basic Training programme for motorcycles to improve road safety, given that in 2021, motorcycles comprised less than one per cent of traffic but accounted for 20 per cent of people killed or seriously injured on UK roads.  HL2476

Baroness Smith of Llanfaes to ask His Majesty's Government whether established pooling arrangements for Welsh local government pension schemes via the Wales Public Sector Pension Partnership will be affected by any efforts to encourage or mandate the pooling of English local government pension funds.  HL2477

The Lord Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendation in the report The Voices of Supported Lodgings: Strong foundations for our future, published by Homes for Good and Safe Families on 16 October, that the Government should introduce a 'supported lodgings lead' within every regional care co-operat… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce illegal immigration.  HL2479

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage private companies to combat climate change.  HL2480

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help the UK become a hub for artificial intelligence development.  HL2481

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government to what extent they consider countries’ presence on the Financial Action Task Force's grey and black lists in assessing their suitability for (1) existing trade agreements or (2) trade agreement negotiations.  HL2482

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what implications the presence of Croatia on the Financial Action Task Force grey list has for the provision of British banking services in relation to that country.  HL2483

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government how many proposals they are currently considering from commercial organisations to construct pump storage hydro-electricity plants in Wales; in which year those proposals were first made; and when they anticipate reaching a conclusion on them.  HL2484

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they had with the Farmers' Union of Wales between 4 July and 30 October concerning the economic challenges facing farmers in Wales.  HL2485

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government how many students were undertaking undergraduate degree courses at universities in England, at the most recent date for which figures are available, whose home addresses were in (1) Wales, (2) Scotland, and (3) Northern Ireland.  HL2486

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government what conversations they have had with the Welsh Government about seeking to include statistics on the number of people resident in England who can speak, read or write in the Welsh language in the 2031 census.  HL2487

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government how many prisoners are currently held in prisons on indeterminate sentences whose home addresses are recorded as being in Wales.  HL2488

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government how much money per head of population was paid by the Treasury to the Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish Governments on the basis of the Barnett formula, in the most recent year for which figures are available.  HL2489