House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of national security interests in permitting the sale of Newport Wafer Fab to Nexperia, a Chinese-owned company.  HL7611

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the remarks of the former head of the National Cyber Security Centre Ciaran Martin that (1) there were "very real concerns" about the buyout of Newport Wafer Fab by Nexperia, a Chinese-owned company, and (2) that it posed a greater threat than allowing Huawei to build the UK's 5G network.  HL… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government why they have not used their powers under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 to review the takeover of Newport Wafer Fab by Nexperia, a Chinese-owned company.  HL7613

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the takeover of Newport Wafer Fab by Nexperia, a Chinese owned company, whether the semiconductor plant is the largest in the UK; and what assessment they have made of the supply need for semiconductors in the UK.  HL7614

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the remarks by their advisor to the Board of Trade, Tony Abbott, that the sale of Newport Wafer Fab "would not go ahead were it happening in Australia"; and what discussions they have had with him about those remarks.  HL7615

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the UK's Five Eyes allies about strategic and security matters prompted by the sale of Newport Wafer Fab to Nexperia, a Chinese-owned company; and if they have had no such discussions, why not.  HL7616

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether (1) an impact assessment, and (2) value for money assessment, on the role of EGNOS in the UK was undertaken prior to 31 December 2020; and if so, whether they will place copies in the Library of the House.  HL7617

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many meetings with the (1) Civil Aviation Authority, and (2) UK Space Agency, were held with (a) ministers, and (b) officials, in (i) the Department for Transport, and (ii) the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, to discuss the role of EGNOS in the UK prior to 31 December 2020.  HL7618

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what engagement took place with the (1) aviation, (2) maritime, (3) agricultural, and (4) chartered surveying industries, to assess the role of EGNOS in the UK prior to 31 December 2020.  HL7619

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the High Court judgement on the Royal Bank of Scotland prospectus case (2015 EWHC 3433 C), what assessment they have made of the judgment; whether the UK Endorsement Board consults equity analysts in endorsing accounting standards; and if so, why.  HL7620

Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to reinstating routine tongue-tie checks for newborn babies.  HL7621

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty's Government why (1) the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, (2) the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, (3) the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, and (4) the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, are unable to play the same legal role as other medical Royal Colleges in the consultant appointment process in… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty's Government when changes to the National Health Service (Appointment of Consultants) Regulations 1996 will be consulted on; and when these regulations will be amended to include all medical Royal Colleges.  HL7623

Lord Garnier to ask Her Majesty's Government what evidence they have used to conclude that there is increased public concern about the operation of the parole system in their Root and Branch Review of the Parole System, published on 30 March; and what wording they intend should replace the current release test, following their proposal in that review.  HL7624

Lord Garnier to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of cases that will fall into the “top tier” of highest risk offenders in each year, following their proposal in the Root and Branch Review of the Parole System, published on 30 March.  HL7625

Lord Garnier to ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions has a further serious offence been committed by a “top tier” offender, as described in their Root and Branch Review of the Parole System, published on 30 March, following a release decision in each of the past five years.  HL7626

Lord Garnier to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will provide (1) the (a) identity, and (b) qualifications, of officials who will determine which parole cases the Secretary of State decides personally, and (2) the criteria they will use, following their proposal in the Root and Branch Review of the Parole System, published on 30 March.  HL7627

Lord Garnier to ask Her Majesty's Government how many absconds have taken place from open prisons by people who were eligible for parole at the time, in each of the past five years.  HL7628

Lord Garnier to ask Her Majesty's Government which (1) professions, and (2) professional backgrounds, they consider to qualify as "law enforcement", following their proposal in the Root and Branch Review of the Parole System, published on 30 March.  HL7629

Baroness Goudie to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help pursue a ceasefire in Tigray to support the delivery of humanitarian aid; what assessment they have made of the withdrawal of Eritrean troops from Ethiopia; and how the withdrawal is being monitored.  HL7630

Baroness Goudie to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to process the applications of Afghan refugees currently located in third countries; and what is their timetable for (1) completing the processing of their applications, and (2) bringing successful applicants to the UK.  HL7631

Baroness Goudie to ask Her Majesty's Government when Afghan refugees who have been placed in unsuitable accommodation in hotels will be rehoused and properly settled in the UK.  HL7632

Baroness Goudie to ask Her Majesty's Government what (1) notice, and (2) information, is being given to Afghan refugees and their relatives when a family is moved to another address.  HL7633

Baroness Goudie to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Afghan children are currently in school in the UK; and how many are waiting for a place in education.  HL7634

Baroness Goudie to ask Her Majesty's Government how may students from universities in Afghanistan have been offered places to study within the UK.  HL7635

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to carry out a full risk safety assessment into the use of the rodenticide Brodifacoum; and what consideration they have given to having its approval for outdoor use discontinued.  HL7636

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Rural Services Network's Rural Lens Review of the Levelling Up White Paper, published in March; and what subsequent consideration they have given to the scope of the levelling up policy.  HL7637

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the endorsement by the Ockenden Review, published on 30 March, of the recommendations of the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee's report The safety of maternity services in England (Session 2021–22, HC19).  HL7638

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have in place to support refugees from Ukraine entering the UK; and what contingency arrangements they have in the event that there are a higher number of refugees arriving from that country than anticipated.  HL7639

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that (1) Ukrainian, and (2) Russian ship crews, can enter UK ports; whether there are sufficient interpreters to assist crew members with access to UK ports; and whether temporary visas are available for such crew.  HL7640

Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they maintain a central register of cities and towns in England with international twinning arrangements; if so, whether it shows which cities and towns are twinned with cities and towns in Ukraine; and what discussions they have had, if any, with local authorities in England about encouraging twinning arrangements with cities an… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Merron to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the Statement of Requirements for the contracts agreed on 29 March with (1) Veolia ES (UK) Ltd. and (2) Suez Recycling, Ltd., under procurement references CF-0748100D0O000000rwimUAA1 and CF-0749100D0O000000rwimUAA1, including the maximum volumes of personal protective equi… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure maximum use of (1) government, and (2) school, sports facilities to provide access for (a) local clubs, and (b) the general public, during evenings, weekends and the school holidays.  HL7643

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to engage with independent schools to extend the use of their sport and recreation facilities with local communities to demonstrate that they are creating dual use and public benefit.  HL7644

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Health Promotion Taskforce has had its first meeting; and if so, (1) who chaired it, (2) what items were on the agenda, and (3) what decisions were made.  HL7645

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are seeking to make provision for activities for young people to be engaged in physical activity during the 2022 summer holiday period; and if so, what are their plans.  HL7646

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the quality of physical education at schools; and how they intend to improve the provision of teacher training courses for those teaching sport and PE at Primary School level.  HL7647

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to establish a cross-departmental body to ensure improved co-ordination between all departmental providers of (1) sport, (2) health, and (3) wellbeing initiatives; and whether the Department for Health and Social Care intends to lead this initiative.  HL7648

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask Her Majesty's Government how much money they have given to each of the UK's Overseas Territories in the Caribbean to treat stony coral tissue loss disease in the last two years.  HL7649

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with non-governmental organisations working in the UK's Overseas Territories about the treatment of stony coral tissue loss disease.  HL7650

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to launch their consultation on the welfare of game birds.  HL7651

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Kamall on 30 March (HL7298), what plans they have to request that the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) carry out an analysis of the cost-effectiveness of further vaccinating 50–64-year-olds in light of the high cases of COVID-19.  HL7652

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) provided additional advice to the Welsh Government on the cost-effectiveness of further vaccinating 50–64-year-olds to inform their decision to extend eligibility for 2022-3; and if so, whether that advice was made available to the UK Government.  HL76… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the intervention by the governments of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg at the United Nations Human Rights Council on 22 March regarding their concern over Bahraini human rights defenders, what were the most recent dates upon which they raised these cases with their counterparts in Bahrain.  HL7654

Lord Smith of Hindhead to ask Her Majesty's Government how much money the NHS has spent treating patients with gambling-related addiction problems in (1) 2020, and (2) 2021.  HL7655

Lord Smith of Hindhead to ask Her Majesty's Government how many patients were treated by the NHS for gambling addiction problems in (1) 2020, and (2) 2021.  HL7656

Lord Smith of Hindhead to ask Her Majesty's Government how much money the NHS received from the gambling industry, including the National Lottery, in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, and (3) 2021.  HL7657

Lord Smith of Hindhead to ask Her Majesty's Government what specialist gambling-related addiction services the NHS currently operates.  HL7658

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide commercial incentives to businesses willing to reduce their gas use at certain times.  HL7659

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to set out an emergency budget as energy bills and national insurance payments increase.  HL7660

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reform the energy markets so that consumers’ bills are less dependent on global gas prices.  HL7661

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide special visas to people in war zones who have strong technology skills.  HL7662

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Kinship Out of the shadows: A vision for kinship care in England, published on 24 March; and what steps they are taking to ensure kinship carers can access (1) information, (2) advice, and (3) support.  HL7663

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the results of the poll undertaken by Parentkind, published in March; in particular, what assessment they have made of the findings that (1) 86 per cent of parents do not consider SAT results as important when choosing a school for their child, with 70 per cent not looking into a prospecti… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the refreshed Shipbuilding Strategy intends to (1) enhance, and (2) grow, the UK ship repair capability.  HL7665