House of Lords Business

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that all new (1) residential, and (2) commercial, developments have Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems in their designs.  HL3750

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that recycled rainwater is used in (1) new dwellings, (2) refurbished dwellings, and (3) commercial buildings.  HL3751

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that Local Enterprise Partnerships (1) are locally democratically accountable, and (2) are working co-operatively with local authorities.  HL3752

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government how their obligations under Article 7 of the Aarhus Convention 1998 are discharged regarding Local Enterprise Partnership (1) plans, and (2) programs.  HL3753

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to help alleviate the risk of a winter famine in Afghanistan.  HL3754

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to eliminate the backlog in issuing driving licences; and when they estimate that the backlog will be cleared.  HL3755

Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 1 November (HL3551), how the rights of biological women will be affected if they are included statistically in the same category with biological men who identify as women.  HL3756

Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made, if any, of the amount by which the gender pay gap has been narrowed by the inclusion of biological men who identify as women in the same statistical category as biological women.  HL3757

Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty's Government whether all government departments are expected to abide by the Cabinet Office Consultation Principles and Code of Practice to conduct 12-week formal written consultations where the voluntary and community sector are involved.  HL3758

Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the conclusions of the interim report by the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety The safety of e-scooters, published on 31 October; and whether they plan to undertake research on the safety of privately owned e-scooters.  HL3759

Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty's Government whether their consultation on how to make coercive conversion therapies illegal is in line with the Cabinet Office Consultation Principles in that all consultations involving the voluntary and community sector should be of 12 weeks duration; and whether they will extend the six-week planned consultation.  HL3760

Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 1 November (HL3551), why giving civil servants in departments and arms-length bodies the opportunity to declare their sex could result in employees being questioned about their gender, as reported in the Guidance on Gender Pay Gap by the Government Equalities Office; and what consequence… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Boateng to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the numbers of nurses recruited from (1) Ghana, (2) Nigeria, and (3) other Commonwealth countries in the last three years for which data exists in order to fill the vacancies in the NHS in England.  HL3762

Lord Boateng to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on health care in (1) Ghana, (2) Nigeria, and (3) other Commonwealth countries, of the recruitment by the NHS of nurses from these countries.  HL3763

Lord Boateng to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the level of spending of Overseas Development Assistance in strengthening health care systems in (1) Ghana, (2) Nigeria, and (3) other Commonwealth countries.  HL3764

Lord Boateng to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to compensate (1) Ghana, (2) Nigeria, and (3) other Commonwealth countries, for the training costs of nurses recruited from these countries to fill vacancies in the NHS in England.  HL3765

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the use of wood in the construction of new buildings.  HL3766

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce agricultural methane emissions.  HL3767

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 28 October (HL3092), what assessment they have made of (1) the discussion between Katherine Coates and Martin Moore QC about obtaining a legal opinion for the UK Endorsement Board, and (2) the reasons for the UK Endorsement Board deciding to use Michael Todd QC instead… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement by the UK Endorsement Board in Paragraph 27 of its endorsement assessment for IFRS 16 that the test required by Paragraph 1(c) of Regulation 7 of The International Accounting Standards and European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulation… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the conclusion by the UK Endorsement Board in Paragraph 27 of its endorsement assessment for IFRS 16 that the test required by Paragraph 1(c) of Regulation 7 of The International Accounting Standards and European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government which of the deficiencies in insurance company accounting that were identified by the Penrose Inquiry into Equitable Life have been dealt with by the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation; how they were dealt with; and if they were not dealt with, why not.  HL3771

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the effects of IFRS 17 on the profits of the inherited estate of insurance companies, and (2) the reported remarks by Peter Drummond that IFRS 17 allows profits to be recognised in the accounts of insurance companies before the shareholders are entitled to those profits, and that t… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Earl of Clancarty to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to add proof of the COVID-19 booster vaccination to the NHS COVID-19 pass; and when they plan to do so.  HL3773

The Lord Bishop of Coventry to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the OSCE Minsk Group regarding the withdrawal of Azerbaijani troops from the (1) Syunik, and (2) Gegharkunik, provinces.  HL3774

The Lord Bishop of Coventry to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Azerbaijan regarding the returning of all Armenian prisoners of war.  HL3775

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they sought planning permission from Shepway District Council for the continued use of Napier Barracks to house people seeking asylum; and if not, why not.  HL3776

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether family reunion rights will be restricted for all group 2 refugees as a result of the proposed changes to the law in the Nationality and Borders Bill.  HL3777

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the proposed changes to family reunion rights in the Nationality and Borders Bill on the number of (1) men, (2) women, and (3) children, who will come to the UK via family reunion; whether they expect the number of such people to be lower than in previous years; and if so, by… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether a Children's Rights Impact Assessment has been conducted for the provisions in the Nationality and Borders Bill.  HL3779

Baroness Eaton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the threat posed by cyber attacks on the UK's cash network.  HL3780

Baroness Eaton to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to audit the proportion of the UK's cash network that uses technology either (1) developed, or (2) manufactured, in states which may be hostile to the UK's interests.  HL3781

Baroness Eaton to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK's cash network is not exploited by transnational organised crime groups.  HL3782

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have reached an agreement with the Electoral Commission for Northern Ireland on a funding package for the next three years; and if so, what sums have been allocated.  HL3783

Lord Foster of Bath to ask Her Majesty's Government, in relation to the building of Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk, (1) what is the basis for the claim that using a Regulated Asset Base (RAB) financing model for its construction “will add at most a few pounds a year to typical household energy bills during the early stages of construction and on average less than £1 p… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Foster of Bath to ask Her Majesty's Government, in relation to the building of Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk, what plans they have, if any, to publish (1) details of the (a) process, and (b) outcomes, of the value for money assessments conducted to date, and (2) a schedule of future assessments.  HL3785

Lord Foster of Bath to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the latest cost assessments for the building of Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk.  HL3786

Lord Foster of Bath to ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of any cost overruns in the construction of Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk would be passed on to (1) consumers, and (2) taxpayers, under the Regulated Asset Base financing model.  HL3787

Lord Foster of Bath to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the Final Investment Decision in relation to the building of Sizewell C nuclear power station to be taken.  HL3788

Lord Fox to ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the overall Research and Development funding uplift announced in the Spending Review will go to the National Institute for Health Research.  HL3789

Lord Fox to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the absolute value of the increased funding that the National Institute for Health Research will receive over the spending review period.  HL3790

Lord German to ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions pelargonic acid vanillylamide (PAVA) incapacitant spray has been (1) drawn, or (2) drawn and deployed, in prisons since 1 April 2019, broken down by prison.  HL3791

Lord German to ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions pelargonic acid vanillylamide (PAVA) incapacitant spray has been (1) drawn, or (2) drawn and deployed, in prisons since 1 April 2019, broken down by (a) ethnicity, (b) religion, and (c) disability status, of the prisoner.  HL3792

Lord German to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have been held in prisons where pelargonic acid vanillylamide (PAVA) incapacitant spray has been issued, broken down by (1) ethnicity, (2) religion, and (3) disability status, since 1 April 2019.  HL3793

Lord Goodlad to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to repeal section 618 of the Housing Act 1985.  HL3794

Lord Grocott to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking in response to UN member states that have annexed parts of neighbouring states, in particular, in respect of (1) Russia's annexation of Crimea, and (2) Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights.  HL3795

Baroness Helic to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the illegal traffic into the UK of (1) drugs, (2) firearms, and (3) people, originating in or going via the Western Balkans.  HL3796

Baroness Helic to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs has to meet with Christian Schmidt the EU's High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina.  HL3797

Baroness Helic to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions on the Western Balkans (1) the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, (2) the Secretary of State for Defence, and (3) the National Security Adviser, have had with their counterparts in (a) the United States, (b) France, (c) Germany, and (d) Italy, since January 2020.  HL3798

Baroness Helic to ask Her Majesty's Government which ministers (1) have visited, and (2) are due to visit, Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2021.  HL3799

Baroness Hoey to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Supreme Court judgment on 13 May 2020 in the case of R vs Adams (Appellant) (Northern Ireland) which related to the validity of an interim custody order made in 1973, (1) whether compensation has been paid to Gerard Adams, and if so how much; (2) how many claims have been made by others to have their conviction… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Hoey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Royal Pardons have been issued to people in Northern Ireland in the last 25 years.  HL3801

Baroness Hoey to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish a list of names of all those who received a Royal Pardon in Northern Ireland in the last 25 years.  HL3802

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Kamall on 26 October (HL3010), what plans they have to engage with stakeholders before the publication of NHS England's Unified Information Standard on Protected Characteristics including with groups who do not wish sex to be redefined.  HL3803

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Kamall on 26 October (HL3010), what assessment they have made of the recommendation by NHS England and NHS Improvement that the Universal Information Standards for sex and gender should include (1) the gender identity categories (a) male (including transman), (b) female (including trans… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Kamall on 26 October (HL3010) and the statement by the Home Secretary on 23 October about the distortion caused to female crime statistics by the recording of offences by transwomen within this category, what assessment they have made of similar concerns regarding data collection by NHS… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce an automatic test for carbon monoxide poisoning in post-mortems in line with the automatic test for drugs and alcohol.  HL3806

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what specific sites have been identified to provide rented housing for (1) Afghan refugees coming to the UK under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), (2) other newly accepted refugees, and (3) British Overseas Nationals from Hong Kong.  HL3807

Baroness Janke to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel concerning the allegations that the secret evidence used against four NGOs—Defense for Children International-Palestine, the prisoners’ rights group Addameer, the human rights group Al-Haq and the Bisan Center for Research and Development—was based in part on prisoners’ c… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Janke to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they plan to make to the government of Israel concerning (1) the demolition of tents, livestock pens, and water tanks, and (2) the confiscation of a battery and metal poles by Israeli forces from the community of Ein al-Meyteh in the northern Jordan Valley.  HL3809

Baroness Janke to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they plan to make to the government of Israel about the closure of the village of Sussia by the Israeli army.  HL3810

Baroness Janke to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to follow the lead of the government of the USA by blacklisting Pegasus spyware.  HL3811

Baroness Janke to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the reports of the killing of 13-year old Palestinian Mohammed Daadas by Israeli forces in the West Bank, and (2) the riot dispersal methods used in such circumstances by Israeli forces.  HL3812

Lord Kilclooney to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Greenhalgh on 2 November (HL3296), what legal obligations apply to the Freeports model in Northern Ireland which did not delay the selection of Freeports in England.  HL3813

Lord Lee of Trafford to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar on 5 November (HL3354), what are the comparable figures of former prisoners employed by all government departments other than the Ministry of Justice.  HL3814

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 1 November (HL3172), (1) whether the decision not to publish the report commissioned from NatCen on the uses of health and disability benefits is consistent with the Publication Protocol for Government Social Research, and (2) what plans they have, if any, to e… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Grimstone of Boscobel on 4 November (HL3304), when the Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC) will advise on the free trade agreements negotiated between the UK and (1) Australia, and (2) New Zealand; and whether the TAC will provide their advice before the agreements are finalise… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to build a resilient supply of oxygen for patients with (1) serious respiratory conditions, and (2) asthma, in (a) hospitals, (b) their homes, or (c) care homes.  HL3817

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government whether (1) dentists, (2) dental surgeons, and (3) dental hygienists working for the NHS or privately in England are required to have COVID-19 vaccinations.  HL3818

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government why blue hydrogen was not (1) highlighted, or (2) listed on the agendas, in official events at COP26.  HL3819

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government why COVID-19 vaccinations are compulsory for care home staff, and voluntary for NHS staff.  HL3820

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking with international partners to financially support the World Food Programme; and what plans they have to address the (1) poverty, and (2) malnutrition, faced by Afghanis by supplying additional food.  HL3821

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the criteria for children to qualify for free school meals.  HL3822

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to provide meals during school holidays for pupils who qualify for free school meals.  HL3823

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to arrange for restaurants and cafes to provide children who qualify for free school meals with meals during school holidays.  HL3824

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government how many children in England currently receive free school meals.  HL3825

Lord Rogan to ask Her Majesty's Government the total cost of policing the Insulate Britain protest in Westminster on 3 November.  HL3826

Lord Rogan to ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) Metropolitan Police officers were injured, and (2) protesters were arrested, during the Insulate Britain protest in Westminster on 3 November.  HL3827

Lord Rogan to ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) Metropolitan Police officers were diverted from their other duties, and (2) police staff hours were expended, due to policing the Insulate Britain protest in Westminster on 3 November.  HL3828

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking in response to the 4 November statement by the All Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief on the government of Cuba's targeting of religious leaders following protests in July.  HL3829

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to raise human rights abuses with the government of Cuba, including the rights to freedom of assembly, expression, and religion or belief; and whether they plan to send an observer from the British Embassy in Cuba to attend the trial of Pastor Lorenzo Rosales Fajardo.  HL3830

The Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel following the designation, on 22 October, of six Palestinian civil society groups as terrorist organisations; and what assessment they have made of the consequences of the government of Israel's actions for the UK's support for civil society in the West Bank and Gaz… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made, if any, to the government of Sudan  regarding the detention of civilians working for the previous transitional government; and what plans they have to support a future coalition government involving civil society.  HL3832

Baroness Sheehan to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the response by Lord Callanan on 3 November (HL Deb, col 1215), what estimate they have made of the amount of (1) oil, (2), gas, and (3) coal, needed for domestic consumption during the transition to net zero.  HL3833

Baroness Sheehan to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the response by Lord Callanan on 3 November (HL Deb col 1215), what estimate they have made of the amount of (1) oil, (2) gas, and (3) coal, currently accessible and expected to be extracted from open sites in UK jurisdictions.  HL3834

Lord Sikka to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to publish a list showing fines collected from auditors admonished for misconduct by the Financial Reporting Council.  HL3835

Lord Sikka to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to exercise their statutory powers to examine the takeover of Liverpool Victoria insurance company.  HL3836

Lord Sikka to ask Her Majesty's Government what additional revenues could be raised by aligning Capital Gains Tax rates with Income Tax rates applied to earned income.  HL3837

Lord Sikka to ask Her Majesty's Government what additional revenues could be raised by aligning Dividend Tax rates with Income Tax rates applied to earned income.  HL3838

Lord Sikka to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Bank of England about reversing quantitative easing; and what assessment have they made of its effects on public finances.  HL3839

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government (1) what progress they have made in organising a Ministerial Conference on freedom of religion or belief in July 2022, and (2) what steps they have taken, if any, to involve civil society and faith organisations in the planning and proceedings of this conference.  HL3840

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to implement the recommendations of the Bishop of Truro's Independent Review for the Foreign Secretary of FCO Support for Persecuted Christians, published on 8 July 2019.  HL3841

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to independently review the implementation of the recommendations of the Bishop of Truro’s Independent Review for the Foreign Secretary of FCO Support for Persecuted Christians, published on 8 July 2019.  HL3842

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the reduction in their funding of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees for 2021 compared to 2020.  HL3843

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the financial position of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, and (2) the sustainability of the Agency’s provision of services to Palestinian refugees.  HL3844

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken following the remarks by the High Commissioner for Jamaica on 4 November: “from a human rights perspective I am deeply concerned about cases in which persons are being removed having lived in the UK since childhood and have no known relations in Jamaica or familiarity with Jamaica”.  HL3845

Lord Taverne to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of schools practising religiously selective admissions; what proportion of school places are subject to such selection; and what plans they have, if any, to include this information in school statistics.  HL3846

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the number of electric car charging points in rural parts of England.  HL3847

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that their £90 million support-funding pledge for the arts and creative development in secondary schools is met.  HL3848

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce mandatory vaccines for all NHS England staff.  HL3849

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce a steel sector deal (1) to help UK producers compete internationally, and (2) to provide long-term, sustainable policy support for the steel industry to transition to a low-carbon future.  HL3850

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the manifesto by Teach First A fighting chance for every child: a manifesto for ending educational inequality, published in August; and in particular the recommendation that they should "pilot a reduction in teachers' timetables" in one per cent of the most disadvantaged secondary… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the letter from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport to the Chair of the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee on 1 March 2018, whether the UK is now fully compliant with its maritime international convention obligations; and if not, how many of the 381 amendments to UK law are outstanding.  H… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the extent to which the UK's maritime legislation relies on other countries implementing international convention on marine safety, and (2) whether a failure to transpose international convention requirements into domestic law has inhibited the enforcement of marine safety in UK waters.  HL… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text