House of Lords Business

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government when they last reviewed the fees paid to Accident Vehicle Recovery Operators; when the next such review will take place; and what assessment they have made of the proportion of the fee that is received by the recovery operator rather than management companies.  HL6961

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether research undertaken by the US Department of Veterans Affairs could help shape policy in relation to veterans’ affairs in the UK.  HL6962

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the projected impact of the UK–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement on the UK economy.  HL6963

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of departmental civil servants work (1) wholly, and (2) primarily, from home; and how these figures compare to those prior to March 2020.  HL6964

Lord Burnett to ask Her Majesty's Government what support and assistance they will give to pig farmers in England who are in financial difficulty; and what assessment they have made of the support given by the Scottish Government and Northern Ireland Executive to pig farmers in Scotland and Northern Ireland.  HL6965

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total cost to date of the Movement Assistance Scheme for each year since its creation.  HL6966

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people are employed (1) directly, and (2) indirectly, in the operation of the Movement Assistance Scheme.  HL6967

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the projected costs of the Movement Assistance Scheme for the next financial year.  HL6968

Lord Field of Birkenhead to ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to spend the £1.5 billion of funding allocated under the Global Forest Finance pledge, including the (1) £350 million for tropical forests in Indonesia, (2) £200 million for the LEAF Coalition, and (3) up to £300 million intended for the Amazon rainforest.  HL6969

Lord Hay of Ballyore to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their position on the granting of pre-charge bail to terror suspects.  HL6970

Lord Hay of Ballyore to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the rise in National Insurance contributions from April, what financial support they will provide to support employees of umbrella companies.  HL6971

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to strengthen the role of the Care Quality Commission in addressing (1) residential care home visits being blocked following a complaint being raised, and (2) evictions from residential care homes following a complaint being raised.  HL6972

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to grant the Care Quality Commission the authority to investigate individual complaints.  HL6973

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the complaints system for people raising concerns about care or a care setting.  HL6974

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of removing free lateral flow testing for care home visitors on unpaid carers.  HL6975

Lord Lee of Trafford to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Penn on 28 February (HL6497), what assessment they have made of whether giving grandparents with written parental approval the ability to open a junior ISA on behalf of a grandchild would significantly increase the number of such ISAs taken out, in line with their policy objective.  HL6… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Office of Tax Simplification OTS evaluation note: Update on OTS work on the High Income Child Benefit Charge and its wider implications, published on 1 March; and in particular, (1) the criticisms of the progress on recommendations made to im… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to use statutory instruments under the (1) affirmative, or (2) negative, procedure to introduce the full move to the Universal Credit programme, following the pilot scheme.  HL6978

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to undertake the review of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, announced in December 2021; and why that review has been delayed.  HL6979

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government which industry stakeholders they are engaging with to inform the scope and focus of the review of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954; and whether that review will give tenants equal consideration to landlords.  HL6980

Baroness Merron to ask Her Majesty's Government what funding they plan to make available for Fracture Liaison Services through (1) the Elective Recovery Fund, and (2) the Best MSK health programme.  HL6981

Baroness Merron to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of waiting times for access to a DXA bone density scan.  HL6982

Baroness Merron to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce health inequalities for people with osteoporosis.  HL6983

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on the £40 million transformation programme to digitise existing paper-based processes and to create a single customer portal for the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.  HL6984

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to implement an online application to enhance customer experience and reduce processing times for applications for pay-outs from the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.  HL6985

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the level of the current cap on pay-outs from the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme compared to that for civilian claims, in cases where the NHS could meet all the medical rehabilitation needs, and (2) whether all medical rehabilitation needs under the Scheme can be met by the NHS.  HL6986

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of whether future income prospects are adequately covered when claims under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme are considered.  HL6987

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the absence of a “no fault” tariff in the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme disadvantages the level of payment made under the Scheme in contrast to negligence cases for personal injury; and whether they have considered this in determining future pay-outs from the scheme.  HL6988

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding FlyPop Ltd has received from the Future Fund; what due diligence they undertook, prior to awarding this funding, to ensure that the company complies with the requirement for the majority of its business to be based in the UK; whether the company has yet applied for the necessary UK AOC Licence; and if so, whether… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether uncertainty over the future of OneWeb will affect plans to develop a UK alternative to the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service.  HL6990

Baroness Rawlings to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Kamall on 15 March (HL6625), why antiviral treatments for COVID-19 can only be prescribed by a clinician within a COVID Medicine Delivery Unit and are not available for general practice prescribing and purchase directly from pharmacies.  HL6991

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty's Government how the proposed Online Safety Bill will address the availability of (1) violent, or (2) abusive, pornography online.  HL6992

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of UK children who have accessed online pornography since their decision not to bring Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 into force in October 2019.  HL6993

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty's Government what powers the proposed Online Safety Bill will give Ofcom (1) to investigate adult services' implementation of robust age verification, and (2) to take enforcement action where necessary.  HL6994

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the devolved administrations regarding the diagnosis arrangements for (1) dementia, and (2) Alzheimer’s, across the UK.  HL6995

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to reduce the delays in undertaking diagnosis arrangements for patients with (1) dementia, and (2) Alzheimer’s, in England.  HL6996

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Bycatch Mitigation Initiative’s ability to meet the ecosystem objective in the Fisheries Act 2020, to ensure that sensitive species bycatch is (1) minimised, and (2) eliminated.  HL6997

Lord Rooker to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the estimated energy savings that could be made by moving the UK to the GMT+2 hour time zone during the summer months, and to GMT+1 hour time zone for the rest of the year.  HL6998

Lord Selkirk of Douglas to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to removing Russian diplomats from the UK.  HL6999

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to fast-track planning processes for clean energy projects.  HL7000

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to introduce measures to encourage universities to take action against university academics who promote pro-Putin propaganda.  HL7001

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to allocate social workers to support households that become foster carers to Ukrainian refugee children.  HL7002

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support school-age Ukrainian children who have gaps in their education.  HL7003

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government what help and advice, if any, they are giving to sponsors of Ukrainian refugees regarding the possible impact on sponsors' mortgages, tenancy agreements, equity release, building insurance, and other related issues.  HL7004

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to increase the amount payable to sponsors of Ukrainian refugees above £350 per calendar month, especially in the case of larger families or those with special needs.  HL7005