House of Lords Business

Lord Banner to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the Planning Inspectorate is sufficiently resourced to handle planning appeals swiftly and without any dilution in scrutiny before the new National Planning Policy Framework causes any increase in its caseload; and what consideration they have given to introducing planning appeal fees to help with tha… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government what is the latest cost-benefit calculation for the construction of the four fast-line platforms on the Great Western Main Line at Old Oak Common.  HL3473

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 31 October (HL Deb col 1217), whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of any information or advice received from the Health and Safety Executive.  HL3474

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government how many members of the Taliban they have sanctioned so far and how this compares with the sanctions imposed by other NATO member countries.  HL3475

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the National Police Chiefs’ Council regarding their review of guidance of trans identified police offers conducting strip searches; and when it will be published.  HL3476

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 to compensate them for the increased National Insurance contributions they face.  HL3477

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of the amount of public money lost through tax evasion in each of the past five years.  HL3478

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the effectiveness of the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022.  HL3479

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking together with the Overseas Territories to improve the transparency of the beneficial ownership of assets.  HL3480

Baroness Morgan of Cotes to ask His Majesty's Government when section 31 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 will come into force.  HL3481

Lord Murray of Blidworth to ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the cost to the Home Office of the pilot scheme which extends from 28 days to 56 days the "move-on" period for people whose asylum claims have been granted and who are resident in Home Office-funded accommodation or otherwise in receipt of Home Office-funded support.  HL3482

Lord Stone of Blackheath to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to eliminating National Insurance contributions for employers for each disabled employee who is hired; and what assessment have they made of the effect of this on the level of employment among the working-age disabled population.  HL3483

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding in the report by Nottingham Trent University E-scooters: Still the new kid on the transport block. Assessing e-scooter legislation knowledge and illegal riding behaviour, published on 22 November 2023, that dangerous e-scooter use is linked to a lack of knowledge of the rules. �… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to make training mandatory for e-scooter users.  HL3485

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to legalise the use of private e-scooters in public spaces.  HL3486

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to make protective equipment mandatory for e-scooter users.  HL3487