House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the security situation in Sudan, especially with regard to the risk of further atrocity crimes, including by reference to their Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability assessment.  HL4392

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assistance they are providing to Sudan, how it is distributed, what humanitarian corridors exist for its distribution, and how many people are benefitting from it.  HL4393

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the security situation in Nigeria, especially with regard to the risk of further atrocity crimes, including by reference to their Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability assessments.  HL4394

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to review existing UK Aid Direct projects, to restructure the way the oversight of such projects, and to counter corruption and misuse of the aid in their implementation.  HL4395

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of China about the reported disappearance of nine Tibetans, raised by UN special rapporteurs and working groups in a letter dated 14 November 2024 (AL CHN 15/2024).  HL4396

Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the safety implications of passenger aircrafts landing at airports during Storm Eowyn.  HL4397

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment has been made of the risk to pedestrians from crossing traffic to get to the new taxi rank point at Euston railway station.  HL4398

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what was the business justification and cost of creating a new taxi rank at Euston station, and what representations they have received from taxi drivers who find it too difficult to use.  HL4399

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what consultation they had with (1) disabled users, and (2) the London taxi trade, before the creation of new taxi rank at Euston station.  HL4400

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what is the distance in metres between the disabled assistance room at Euston station and (1) the new taxi rank, and (2) the site of the old taxi pick-up point on Cardington Street.  HL4401

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to review the site of the taxi rank at Euston station.  HL4402

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with Ofcom regarding talkSPORT’s obligations under the Equality Act 2010 to ensure that news broadcasting is available to those not able to use a smartphone to log in.  HL4403

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with news broadcasters such as talkSPORT regarding the exclusionary impact on those unable to use a smartphone of requiring people to use smartphones to log in to access their services.  HL4404

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government what role the National Security Online Information Team played in responding to the 2024 summer riots.  HL4405

Baroness Eaton to ask His Majesty's Government what process local authorities should follow when producing a spatial development strategy as set out in the their English Devolution White Paper published on the 16 December 2024 where the local authority does not sit within a strategic authority.  HL4406

Lord Gascoigne to ask His Majesty's Government on what date was the decision to name HMS Achilles agreed by the Government; which Minister had final sign off on the naming process; and on what basis was the name HMS Agincourt ruled out.  HL4407

Lord Gascoigne to ask His Majesty's Government when Lord Mandelson’s appointment as UK ambassador will commence.  HL4408

Lord Gascoigne to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have discussed the appointment of Lord Mandelson as ambassador to the United States with the Trump administration since President Trump took office, and whether the Prime Minister and President Trump have discussed this appointment.  HL4409

Lord Gascoigne to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister has spoken to Vice President Vance of the United States since the latter took office, and if not, when he plans to do so.  HL4410

Lord Gascoigne to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to extend an invitation for a state visit to President Trump.  HL4411

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential benefits of having a single definition of extremism.  HL4412

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions have taken place between the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Home Office regarding the handover of responsibility for counter-extremism work to the Home Office.  HL4413

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government whether a decision has been made as to whether or not the process of listing extremist organisations and groups should be continued and, if not, whether they have any plans to publicly announce its discontinuance.  HL4414

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government, in the context of any handover of responsibility for counter-extremism work from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to the Home Office, which department will have responsibility for (1) cross-Government engagement principles, (2) establishing an extremism-specific due diligence tool, (3) blasphemy-related extremis… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government how many outstanding pre-Belfast Agreement 1998 Northern Ireland legacy civil claims against the Ministry of Defence are currently in progress; how much has been paid in settlements or damages in such cases in each of the previous five complete years; and how much has been incurred in legal expenses, both by the Ministry's own legal te… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the National Security Online Information Team’s work on freedom of expression.  HL4417

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government whether they maintain a complete, current, and accurate list of all establishments to which a GP can refer a patient for a scan, including the new community diagnostic hubs, and if so, what is the URL of the website hosting this list.  HL4418

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government what are the diagnosis codes that will be used in the Office for National Statistics' assessment announced in the press release issued by NHS England on 5 December 2024 entitled "World leading NHS trial to boost health and support people in work”; and whether that analysis linking health and tax records will respect the National Data Opt… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government why they have decided to immobilise and dispose of 140 tonnes of civil plutonium stored at Sellafield rather than repurposing the material for energy generation, selling it, or putting it to an alternative use, such as in medical or scientific research.  HL4420

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic following the publication by the Government of the United States on 25 January of the CIA’s analysis that the SARS-COV2 virus most likely originated in a laboratory.  HL4421

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government what contribution they are making to human spaceflight, what assessment they have made of whether the UK should establish its own human space flight programme, and what estimate they have made of when a British mission will visit the moon and Mars.  HL4422

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with EU officials regarding the UK joining the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention.  HL4423

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government how many Universal Credit claimants receive the lower rate of the standard allowance due to being below the age of 25, broken down by (1) gender of claimant, (2) whether it is a single or joint claim, and (3) whether the claimant has children or not.  HL4424

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government for how many universal credit claimants the calculation of earnings includes a work allowance, broken down by (1) gender of claimant, (2) whether it is a single or joint claim, and (3) whether the claimant has children or not.  HL4425

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what statistics have been published regarding the gender of the bank account holder for Universal Credit since the 2019 publication Universal Credit Statistical Ad Hoc: Gender of bank account holder on Universal Credit; and what information is available, broken down by gender, of the person nominated as the lea… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government why they are abolishing the Rural Delivery Services Grant; and what assessment they have made of the impact of its removal on rural counties such as North Yorkshire.  HL4427

Lord Mott to ask His Majesty's Government how many members of staff the Competition and Markets Authority employs in each directorate.  HL4428

Lord Mott to ask His Majesty's Government how many members of staff the Competition and Markets Authority employs in the communications team, and what is the total annual budget for the team.  HL4429

Lord Mott to ask His Majesty's Government whether all new regulations are subject to impact assessments, particularly in relation to their regional impact and impact on small businesses.  HL4430

Lord Mott to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve coordination between different regulatory bodies in the UK to ensure a coherent regulatory framework.  HL4431

Lord Mott to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that regulators are accountable for their decisions and that businesses and consumers have avenues to challenge regulatory actions.  HL4432

Lord Moylan to ask His Majesty's Government what representations, if any, they intend to make to the government of Bangladesh concerning the increase of freedom of religion violations experienced by minority groups.  HL4433

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the service provided by South Western Railway between London and Yeovil.  HL4434

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 22 January (HL3896), how and when they propose to “support victims and take action on delivering against the recommendations of the final report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse”; and how their proposed localised inquiries will compel witnesses to giv… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 22 January (HL3896), what assessment they have made of the proportion of Muslims among members of grooming gangs.  HL4436

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 22 January (HL3896), what assessment they have made of the appropriateness of identifying membership of grooming gangs by reference to Pakistani origin.  HL4437

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that medical complications and associated risks arising from at-home tablet-induced abortions are accurately monitored, recorded, and reported.  HL4438

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask His Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have for allowing elected councillors to join the Local Government Pension Scheme.  HL4439

Lord Rennard to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reporting by The Sunday Times on 26 January regarding the robustness and transparency of police investigations into allegations of illegal election campaign activities, and in particular, of investigations into election materials produced in the Leicester South constituency in the 2024 general… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government how many British nationals have died in Gaza since 7 October 2023.  HL4441

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) legal, and (2) diplomatic, considerations relevant to establishing direct flights from the United Kingdom to Northern Cyprus.  HL4442

Baroness Sanderson of Welton to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Department of Culture, Media and Sport intends to publish a strategy for English public libraries.  HL4443

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what the retention rate was for NHS (1) nurses, (2) junior doctors, and (3) consultant doctors, in the financial years (a) 2022–23, (b) 2023–24, and (c) 2024–25 to date.  HL4444

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what the retention rate was for NHS (1) physiotherapists, (2) radiographers, and (3) occupational therapists, in the financial years (a) 2022–23, (b) 2023–24, and (c) 2024–25 to date.  HL4445

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what the retention rate was for NHS (1) community pharmacists, and (2) hospital pharmacists, in the financial years (a) 2022–23, (b) 2023–24, and (c) 2024–25 to date.  HL4446

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what the retention rate was for NHS (1) social workers, and (2) dentists, in the financial years (a) 2022–23, (b) 2023–24, and (c) 2024–25 to date.  HL4447

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government when the Office for National Statistics will publish their latest data on winter deaths; what criteria they will use to calculate them; and whether they have any plans to return to a static reporting date.  HL4448

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government how many corporations have been prosecuted and convicted for tax evasion under the Criminal Finances Act 2017.  HL4449

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government what was the amount of fines paid by each of the water companies in each of the past five years.  HL4450

Baroness Stedman-Scott to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 22 November 2024 (HL2411), what was the cost of procuring and erecting the bisexual flags; and which Minister authorised the decision to fly them.  HL4451

Baroness Stedman-Scott to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 4 November 2024 (HL1879), whether they will issue guidance to NHS England and NHS Trusts on reducing equality, diversity and inclusion spending to help deliver the 2-percent administration savings announced at Budget 2024.  HL4452

Baroness Stedman-Scott to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 9 October 2024 (HL1031), how equality, diversity and inclusion principles are embedded in the duties of NHS staff; and whether they are included in staff contracts, and reflected in the assessment of bonuses, promotion, or performance.  HL4453

Lord Strathcarron to ask His Majesty's Government how many pieces of content the National Security Online Information Team has flagged for review by social media platforms in the past 12 months.  HL4454

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure creative industries remain protected from being used by artificial intelligence models, particularly regarding the music industry.  HL4455

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk that increased labour costs could cause firms (1) to hire fewer workers, and (2) to replace jobs with robots and artificial intelligence technologies.  HL4456

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure economic growth continues, and that businesses invest more in (1) infrastructure and (2) employees.  HL4457

Lord Tope to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the findings of the Oak National Academy independent review when it is concluded.  HL4458

Viscount Trenchard to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the value of the independence of the external scrutiny team of the Council of the Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations.  HL4459

Lord Tyrie to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to review the National Trusts Acts to require the National Trust to publish a comprehensive annual statement of the financial benefits it enjoys from tax reliefs and other disbursements from the Exchequer, whether direct or indirect.  HL4460

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the financial cost to the UK of the damage and disruption caused by Storm Eowyn.  HL4461

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the additional revenue that will be raised as a result of the introduction of VAT on private education fees.  HL4462

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what assumptions they have used in estimating the amount of revenue that will be raised as a result of VAT being levied on private education fees; and whether these assumptions take into account costs incurred as a result of pupils transferring to state schools because of the resulting increase in fees.  HL4463

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government why UK military personnel have not been exempted from VAT on school fees, in contrast to the exemption given to US military personnel in the UK.  HL4464

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what additional funding a school receives for each additional pupil.  HL4465

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the likely increase in pupil numbers in state schools in the next year arising from a reduction in the number of pupils being privately educated.  HL4466

Lord Wharton of Yarm to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce new scholarships for students from Northern Cyprus to study in the UK.  HL4467

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have received from farmers in Wales, or farming union representatives, concerning the projected impact of the removal of agricultural property relief for inheritance tax, on the viability of family farms in Wales.  HL4468

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the reduction of the general speed limit from 30 miles per hour to 20 miles per hour in built-up residential areas in England.  HL4469

Lord Wigley to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the latest estimate of the cost of repairing and safeguarding the Palace of Westminster; and by what date he anticipates a definite decision being taken on this matter.  HL4470

Lord Wills to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to implement the findings of the Independent review of forensic pathology by Glenn Taylor, published on 11 September 2024; and whether they will introduce a statutory code of conduct for forensic pathology to ensure the dignity of victims is preserved.  HL4471