House of Lords Business

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the degree of accuracy of the data from the Office for National Statistics on economic inactivity.  HL2737

Lord Gilbert of Panteg to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce spending by the civil service on translation into foreign languages, and what guidance has been given on this.  HL2738

Lord Gilbert of Panteg to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support local authorities to reduce spending on translation into foreign languages, and whether they have issued any guidance to local authorities on this.  HL2739

Lord Gilbert of Panteg to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve English language proficiency amongst those with English as a second language.  HL2740

Lord Gilbert of Panteg to ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to improve integration in communities by supporting English language proficiency.  HL2741

Baroness Goldie to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the recruitment and retention of Armed Forces personnel from the decision to charge VAT on private school fees.  HL2742

Baroness Goldie to ask His Majesty's Government how many representations they have received from members of the Armed Forces expressing concern about the decision to charge VAT on private school fees.  HL2743

Baroness Goldie to ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of how much money they will save by reducing inefficiencies following the appointment of a new National Armaments Director.  HL2744

Lord Grocott to ask His Majesty's Government how many British citizens living overseas for more than 15 years became eligible to vote in the 2024 General Election following a change to the rules under the Elections Act 2022.  HL2745

Lord Grocott to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of British citizens living overseas for more than 15 years voted in the 2024 General Election.  HL2746

Lord Grocott to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to re-open any of the railway lines closed during the Beeching cuts for either passengers or freight.  HL2747

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to review the Police Efficiency, Effectiveness and Legitimacy inspection regime, to ensure that His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services include compliance with the provisions of the Codes of Practice into non-criminal hate incidents within their annual assessments.  … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to require police forces to publish their full policies and procedures on the recording of non-criminal hate incidents (NCHIs), which would include making clear to the public the difference between hate crimes and NCHIs.  HL2749

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to collate and publish on an annual basis the number of non-criminal hate incidents (NCHIs) recorded per police force; including disaggregating the number of NCHIs recorded which do and do not contain personal data.  HL2750

Lord Knight of Weymouth to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to retrain the workforce to ensure that the UK has the right skills in the right areas to transition to a low-carbon economy.  HL2751

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to expand the eligibility criteria for family reunion for individuals in Sudan with family ties to the UK.  HL2752

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to standardise and simplify the in-year school admissions process, to ensure that newly arrived migrant and refugee children can access education promptly.  HL2753

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support local authorities to provide sufficient school places and support services for migrant children entering the education system.  HL2754

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to remove the Northern Ireland Protocol and Windsor Framework.  HL2755

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent the 100,000 additional pensioners moving into poverty as a result of changes to winter fuel payments.  HL2756

Lord Marlesford to ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of people who are in the UK who crossed the Channel into Britain illegally during the last ten years, and applied for and were refused asylum.  HL2757

Lord Marlesford to ask His Majesty's Government how many people in the UK have died in prison while serving custodial sentences in each of the past ten years.  HL2758

Lord Marlesford to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Serbia about the death of the UK resident Alexei Zimin, and whether any UK police will support the investigation into his death.  HL2759

Lord Moylan to ask His Majesty's Government which train operating companies they intend to bring under public ownership first, following the introduction of the Passenger Railway Services Bill.  HL2760

Lord Moylan to ask His Majesty's Government, further to their announcement on 17 November regarding £1 billion in funding for bus services, when they will publish the formula for allocation.  HL2761

Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge to ask His Majesty's Government how many prisoners convicted of sharing intimate images have been released early.  HL2762

Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge to ask His Majesty's Government how many people have been convicted of sharing intimate images and given a custodial sentence.  HL2763

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the adequacy of sea and air links between the Isles of Scilly and mainland Cornwall.  HL2764

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the attitudes of the residents of the Isles of Scilly on their transport links with Cornwall.  HL2765

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the adequacy of road and rail links between Cornwall and London.  HL2766

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the current remote gaming duty levels on economic growth.  HL2767

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how much of their recently announced £10.3 million of additional funding to Bangladesh is dedicated to supporting Rohingya refugees.  HL2768

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government how many out of area hospital admissions for mental health patients there were in (1) 2022, (2) 2023, and (3) 2024 to date.  HL2769

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government how many mental health patients under 18 years of age were placed in a hospital or unit more than 10 miles from their residence in (1) 2022, (2) 2023, and (3) 2024 to date.  HL2770

Baroness Stedman-Scott to ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy on positive action, affirmative action, and positive discrimination, in relation to protected characteristics in Civil Service recruitment.  HL2771

Lord Swire to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the study of economics.  HL2772

Lord Swire to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the government of Iraq about the proposed legislation to reduce the age of child marriage.  HL2773

Lord Swire to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the government of Iraq about women’s rights.  HL2774

Lord Swire to ask His Majesty's Government how many prosecutions there have been for female genital mutilation in each of the past five years.  HL2775

Lord Swire to ask His Majesty's Government how many convictions there have been of female genital mutilation in each of the last five years.  HL2776

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce borrowing.  HL2777

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of women in top-paid jobs.  HL2778

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage people to complete their self-assessment tax return forms on time.  HL2779

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask His Majesty's Government how long the initial training is for the new round of immigration officer recruits; and whether there is any mentoring by experienced officers.  HL2780

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have carried out an impact assessment for the Renters' Rights Bill on the supply of properties in the private rented sector.  HL2781

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of buy-to-let properties that have been sold in the last 12 months, and how this compares with the previous 12 months.  HL2782

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of buy-to-let mortgages that have been issued in the last 12 months, and how this compares with the previous 12 months.  HL2783

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government how the Decent Homes Standard is monitored and implemented.  HL2784