House of Lords Business

Lord Agnew of Oulton to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 16 January (HL3971), what are the names and total revenue allocations for each of the 38 National Health Service NHS providers that failed to meet the audit completion deadline of 28 June 2024 for the financial year ending 31 March 2024.  HL4192

Lord Agnew of Oulton to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total number of procurement frameworks currently in use across the public sector.  HL4193

Lord Agnew of Oulton to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of Government Major Projects Portfolio projects have been re-baselined in the past year.  HL4194

Lord Agnew of Oulton to ask His Majesty's Government how many penalty clauses have been enforced against suppliers of Government Major Projects Portfolio projects managed by the Department of Work and Pensions because of delays or cost overruns in the past three years, and what is the total financial value recovered.  HL4195

Lord Agnew of Oulton to ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to Cabinet Office Government Major Projects Portfolio Data for March 2024, published on 16 January, what factors have led to the budget variance of 264 per cent for the Vetting Transformation Programme.  HL4196

Lord Agnew of Oulton to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of contracts awarded under the Government Major Projects Portfolio since 2020 have used single-source procurement.  HL4197

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government how many "yellow card" reports the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency received for each antidepressant in 2024.  HL4198

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect the Strategic Defence Review to complete its work and to publish its findings and recommendations.  HL4199

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what are the current levels of (1) personal, (2) national, debt in the United Kingdom.  HL4200

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan about the demolition of an Ahmadiyya Muslim mosque in Daska.  HL4201

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan regarding the safety and right to freedom of religion of Ahmadiyya Muslims; and what response, if any, they have received.  HL4202

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan regarding the prosecution of those who commit violence against Ahmadiyya Muslims.  HL4203

Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of public sector buildings in England will have decarbonised heating by 2030.  HL4204

Baroness Buscombe to ask His Majesty's Government what was the Universal Credit overpayment rate for the financial years (1) 2022–23, and (2) 2023–24; and how these figures compare to the forecasted rate used in the Spring Budget 2023 and Spring Budget 2024.  HL4205

Baroness Buscombe to ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to page 138 of the Department of Work and Pensions Annual Report and Accounts 2023–24 (HC 62) published on 22 July 2024, what proportion of the total £9.4 billion debt stock held by Debt Management at the end of 2023–24 is deemed irrecoverable.  HL4206

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Khan of Burnley on 20 January (HL3595), whether there has been any further expenditure on the planned UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre since the £138.8m estimate of March 2023; and if so, how much has been spent and what does the additional spending relate to.  HL4207

Lord Jamieson to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister for State Housing, Communities and Local Government on 27 November 2024 (HC14997), which criteria from the October 2012 call-in policy were engaged when the Deputy Prime Minister called-in the application for the Chinese Embassy in the UK.  HL4208

Lord Jamieson to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have received from the government of China or its representatives relating to the planning application for the Chinese Embassy in the UK, and on what dates they received representations.  HL4209

Lord Jamieson to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions the Home Office and its agencies have had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, regarding the called-in planning application for the Chinese Embassy in the UK.  HL4210

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of withdrawing telephone landlines on elderly and vulnerable customers, and whether they have made representations to telecommunications companies in this regard.  HL4211

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve foreign language teaching in schools and colleges, in particular the practical experience of speaking a foreign language in the host country, following the decision not to continue the UK's participation in the Erasmus Programme.  HL4212

Lord Mackinlay of Richborough to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to require acute trusts to report on numbers of sepsis cases and outcomes.  HL4213

Lord Moynihan of Chelsea to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relative impact of the growth in money supply during COVID-19 as the root cause of inflation, as opposed to other causes such as (1) the conflict in Ukraine, and (2) the price of natural gas.  HL4214

Lord Oates to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to secure guarantees from warring parties in Sudan for the safe and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian assistance to conflict-affected populations.  HL4215

Lord Oates to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to encourage a ceasefire and an end to the conflict in Sudan.  HL4216

Lord Oates to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to increase multi-year funding to support food insecure people in Sudan, and food insecure Sudanese refugees in neighbouring countries.  HL4217

Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of girl school leavers have gone on to study 'science, technology, engineering, and mathematics' subjects in higher education compared to boys in each of the past five years.  HL4218

Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage more girls to study 'science, technology, engineering, and mathematics' subjects in higher education.  HL4219

Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the country has the skills required for jobs in artificial intelligence industries.  HL4220

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to monitor library provision in primary schools.  HL4221

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of library coverage in primary schools.  HL4222

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage reading in schools.  HL4223

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase public awareness of peripheral arterial disease, its risk factors, and early intervention.  HL4224

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to implement efficient and integrated diagnosis and care pathways for patients with peripheral arterial disease.  HL4225

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they had with the European Commission before rejecting a request from members of the Northern Ireland Assembly to apply the "Stormont Brake" procedure to the Chemical Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2024/2865).  HL4226

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure artificial intelligence technologies used to aid healthcare diagnostics are available in every hospital.  HL4227

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how artificial intelligence technologies will benefit education, particularly regarding how it can benefit the teaching of pupils.  HL4228

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to review the welfare system regarding (1) the increasing number of people claiming benefits and (2) the growing costs of the benefits.  HL4229