House of Lords Business

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relative effectiveness of reducing body weight through (1) weight loss medication alone, (2) non-medicated lifestyle change support, such as nutritional and fitness guidance as is currently offered through NHS tier 2 weight management services, and (3) weight loss medication comb… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government, further to reports that over a quarter of UK adults are obese with this forecasted to rise to 40 per cent by 2030, whether they have any plans for a national obesity policy plan; and whether medical treatment, including digital weight management services, will be part of this.  HL4362

Baroness Boycott to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 3 December (HL Deb col 1089), what is the evidence that sustainably sourced biomass can provide a low-carbon and renewable energy source; whether that evidence has been produced by an independent organisation that does not have financial links to the biomass industry; and whethe… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Boycott to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stating that they “do not automatically consider or assume biomass used for energy as ‘carbon neutral’, even in cases where the biomass is thought to be produced sustainably”.  HL4364

Baroness Coffey to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect Schedule 3 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 to be implemented.  HL4365

Baroness Coffey to ask His Majesty's Government which provisions of the Great British Energy Bill would, if enacted, constitute environmental law.  HL4366

Baroness Coffey to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish their assessment which informed their statement under section 20 of the Environment Act 2021 that the Great British Energy Bill will not have the effect of reducing the level of environmental protection provided for by any existing environmental law.  HL4367

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what financial provisions are made available to those who arrive to this country illegally in small boats, for clothing, food, laundry and other essentials; and whether such persons have immediate access to all NHS services.  HL4368

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce legislation to amend the Northern Ireland Act 1998 to change the mechanism for choosing a Stormont Executive.  HL4369

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) senior responsible officers, and (2) policy directors, there were for the Personal Independence Payment programme between 2011 and 2014.  HL4370

Baroness Goldie to ask His Majesty's Government how many service personnel will be impacted by the decision to charge inheritance tax on death-in-service benefits for members of the Armed Forces.  HL4371

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what factors they will consider specifically in respect of (1) criminal records, (2) public safety and security, and (3) being conducive to the public good, when undertaking their assessment of which EEA citizens will be migrated from pre-settled to settled status in the next 12 months under changes to the EU Settlement… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of EEA citizens who are likely to be migrated from pre-settled to settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme.  HL4373

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what specific checks they will undertake to ascertain that the cohort of EEA citizens being migrated to settled from pre-settled status are properly eligible under the EU Settlement Scheme.  HL4374

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will ensure that those EEA citizens convicted of an offence for which a custodial sentence of 12 months or more in the United Kingdom has been given will not be migrated from the pre-settled to settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme.  HL4375

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure taxpayer value for money in respect of the work of the Independent Monitoring Authority.  HL4376

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government how much residual waste was disposed of in 2022 (1) by weight, and (2) as a proportion of all waste.  HL4377

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government how much residual waste was incinerated in 2022 (1) by weight, and (2) as a proportion of all residual waste.  HL4378

Lord Lee of Trafford to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether banks and insurance companies are discriminating against defence firms; and what steps they intend to take in response.  HL4379

Lord Marlesford to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to check that universities in England do not reduce the intellectual, academic, and necessary linguistic qualifications required of international students admitted as undergraduates below those required of domestic applicants for similar courses.  HL4380

Lord Marlesford to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of total admissions of undergraduates were international students in each university in England for the academic year 2024–25.  HL4381

Lord Marlesford to ask His Majesty's Government what are the criteria for providing from public funds to those not in employment, but not physically disabled, with a car; how many such vehicles were provided in the year to April 2024; and at what cost to the public purse.  HL4382

Lord Marlesford to ask His Majesty's Government on what grounds and to whom, a person ordered by a High Court Judge to be deported at the end of serving a custodial sentence in the UK, can appeal against such an order.  HL4383

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Twycross on 22 January (HLWS377), whether the annual limit of £25,000 on the amount individual places of worship can claim from the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme will apply to the building in which the work was carried out, or the body making the claim, such as a mul… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of concerns raised by the Royal College of Psychiatrists about the impact of the use of video monitoring technology on some mental health patients, whether they will commission independent research on the efficacy of such technology and its effect on patients; and whether they will suspend the use of Oxevision until such r… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the letter from the Tees Valley Mayor issued on 27 September 2024 in response to the Tees Valley Review on the Teesworks project; and what are the reasons for their delay in replying.  HL4386

Lord Swire to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the new administration in the USA about recognising the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as a nuclear power.  HL4387

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the growth of research in artificial intelligence technologies, particularly regarding funding for PhDs to develop these technologies.  HL4388

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of increasing trade relations with the EU, particularly by joining the European Union Customs Union.  HL4389

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reliability of renewable energy, following reports that Britain's winter wind farm output is at its lowest level since 2015.  HL4390

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government how much additional funding they provided to each of the devolved authorities to cover the additional costs to public sector employers as a result of the increased rates of National Insurance.  HL4391