House of Lords Business

Lord Banner to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they will make to the government of Georgia to ensure that police violence towards protestors and journalists in that country ceases.  HL3424

Lord Cashman to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care plans to meet with parents of trans children, as requested in correspondence from Lord Cashman to his office since July.  HL3425

Lord Cashman to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the evidence behind their decision to ban puberty blocker medication from all providers; and what meetings the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has had with the parents of trans children or teenagers, their representatives or organisations representing their concerns.  HL3426

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to amend the Accessible Information Standard so that it is aligned with the recommendation of Healthwatch England to cover the needs of those who speak little or no English.  HL3427

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to increase the cap of 175 recipients of the Languages Teacher Training Scholarship administered by the British Council to help meet their language teacher recruitment targets.  HL3428

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to issue guidance to schools on sponsoring visa applications for teachers of modern foreign languages from other countries, and (2) to better support those international recruits in England.  HL3429

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce a visa waiver for teachers of modern foreign languages from other countries who have received a job offer from a school in England.  HL3430

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to reinstate the £10,000 relocation grant for teachers of modern foreign languages who have received a job offer from a school in England.  HL3431

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to amend the eligibility rules for trainee language teachers so that graduates whose degree was only partially in the taught language can apply.  HL3432

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that those formally associated with the Assad regime, including those responsible for torture and the suppression of human rights in Syria, are not given asylum in the United Kingdom.  HL3433

Baroness Falkner of Margravine to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to introducing legislation to curtail the use of strategic lawsuits against public participation.  HL3434

Lord Farmer to ask His Majesty's Government what research they have funded or plan to fund to investigate the effectiveness of non-court dispute resolution support services for families, including non-legal options such as separated parenting programmes and Voice of the Child, to promote evidence-led outcomes for the benefit of children.  HL3435

Lord Farmer to ask His Majesty's Government how many FM5 forms are registered on court files as having been filed before first hearing, in compliance with the Family Procedure Rules issued in April.  HL3436

Lord Farmer to ask His Majesty's Government what training judges will receive to apply the new Family Procedure Rules and to ensure that parents are aware of and can access the full range of legal and non-legal non-court dispute resolution support services  HL3437

Lord Farmer to ask His Majesty's Government whether the training provided to judges to apply the new Family Procedure Rules is delivered by judges or experts over the full range of legal and non-legal non-court dispute resolution support services  HL3438

Lord Farmer to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they are making in placing early advice for separating couples, before court and other legal proceedings, in family hubs.  HL3439

Lord Farmer to ask His Majesty's Government whether prevention will be included in early advice for separating couples, before court and other legal proceedings, including in family hubs; and whether relevant professionals will be appropriately curious about whether couples have considered mending their relationship and help them access support to stay together if that is what bot… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Grey-Thompson to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish any legal analysis supporting their assertion in paragraph 77 of the Mental Health Bill: Memorandum on European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), published on 14 November, that the Mental Health Bill complies with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the UN Con… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hain to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether a decision on the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster is still expected to be taken in 2025.  HL3442

Lord Hain to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have consulted Alan Bates about the convictions of sub-postmasters due to the Post Office's Capture project.  HL3443

Lord Hain to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the problems common to the Post Office's Capture and Horizon projects.   HL3444

Lord Hain to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to pardon and compensate sub-postmasters convicted as a result of the Post Office's Capture project.  HL3445

Lord Hannan of Kingsclere to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to the government of Venezuela about the whereabouts of Jesús Armas and reports that he is being held in El Helicoide.  HL3446

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government, what discussions they have had with the Canal & River Trust regarding concerns raised by the community of boaters without a permanent mooring.  HL3447

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to assist care providers facing increased costs due to the increase in National Insurance contributions.  HL3448

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to exempting care providers from the increase in National Insurance contributions.  HL3449

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to providing local authorities with specific additional funding to pass onto commissioned care providers.  HL3450

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Merron on 11 December (HL Deb col 1760), what assessment they have made of the length of time taken to lay the Bread and Flour (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024; and what steps they intend to take in future to shorten the process for food supplements without compromising consumer and patient safet… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Morgan of Huyton to ask His Majesty's Government how many children deemed to be at risk of abuse or neglect are home schooled.  HL3452

Baroness Morgan of Huyton to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to implementing the recommendation of the Children's Commissioner to integrate children's health and education data with a unique ID.  HL3453

Baroness Morgan of Huyton to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce a register of children schooled at home.  HL3454

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government how much funding they allocated to dementia research in the financial years (1) 2022–23, and (2) 2023–24.  HL3455

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Merron on 9 October (HL Deb col 1995), what consideration the working group is giving to apheresis capacity for sickle cell patients and how sickle cell disease is represented among its membership.   HL3456

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what conversations they have had with NHS England about the continuation of the sickle cell improvement programme beyond its initial two-year pilot.   HL3457

Lord Roborough to ask His Majesty's Government how many avian influenza compensation scheme claims were paid in (1) 2023, and (2) 2024 to date.  HL3458

Lord Sharkey to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking or plan to take to increase the volume of clinical research undertaken within NHS England.  HL3459

Baroness Smith of Llanfaes to ask His Majesty's Government whether any Barnett consequentials arising from the additional national insurance contributions for public service workers in England will cover all additional national insurance contributions for public service workers in Wales.  HL3460

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to regulate, and (2) to encourage investment and innovation in the AI sector.  HL3461

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of job cuts on the efficiency and output of the Civil Service.  HL3462

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Do Adults Have the Skills They Need to Thrive in a Changing World?, published on 10 December; and of its statement that more than one in three employees aged over 25 in England is overqualified for their curren… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of heat pump installers; and what measures they are taking to ensure that there are sufficient numbers of them to meet the targets contained in the Government's heat pump strategy.  HL3464

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have received since 4 July requesting a review of the funding formula which finances the Senedd’s current and capital expenditure.  HL3465

Lord Willis of Knaresborough to ask His Majesty's Government how many student nursing associates completed their training in each year from 2018 to 2023.  HL3466

Lord Willis of Knaresborough to ask His Majesty's Government how many student nurses completed their training as a registered nurse in each year from 2018 to 2023.  HL3467

Lord Willis of Knaresborough to ask His Majesty's Government how many nursing associates completed their training to become registered nurses in each year from 2018 to 2023.  HL3468

Lord Willis of Knaresborough to ask His Majesty's Government how many registered nurses were employed by the NHS in each year from 2013 to 2023.  HL3469

Lord Willis of Knaresborough to ask His Majesty's Government how many registered nurses and registered nursing associates left the Nursing and Midwifery Council resister in each of the years from 2018 to 2023.  HL3470

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have received any formal reports on the findings of the second longitudinal study of young people in England from the contractors who carried it out, or commissioned any research using the data from it; and, if so, where the relevant reports and output can be found.  HL3471