House of Lords Business

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the number of people unable to claim statutory sick pay from their employer because their earnings are below the lower earnings level; of these, what proportion are (1) male and (2) female; and what plans, if any, they have to remove the lower earnings limit.  HL1

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reduction in (1) the percentage of apprentices under the age of 19, and (2) the number of entry level apprenticeships; and what plans they have to reverse this trend.  HL2

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to devolve funding and responsibility for apprenticeships for 16–19-year-olds to Metro Mayors.  HL3

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to begin the review of the apprenticeship programme announced in the Spring Statement; and when they expect to publish a call for evidence.  HL4

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to secure the safety of Yezidis in Sinjar following attacks by Turkish military; when they last discussed long-term security of the Yezidi people with (1) the Kurdish regional government, and (2) the government of Iraq; and what response they received.  HL5

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) reports that the government of the USA is considering imposing sanctions on the Chinese company Hikvision, and (2) whether restrictions on Hikvision imposed by that government have any effect on that company’s operations in the UK.  HL6

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the drought in the East and Horn of Africa; and what steps they are taking to increase humanitarian assistance for the region.  HL7

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the rising global food prices caused by the war in Ukraine do not exacerbate food insecurity in the East and Horn of Africa.  HL8

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide humanitarian assistance to the 5.7 million children in the Horn of Africa who are expected to suffer acute malnourishment by June this year as a result of the ongoing drought.  HL9

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the East and Horn of Africa in preparing for future droughts by (1) building more resilient systems, and (2) ending exacerbating factors such as conflict.  HL10

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the conflict in Ukraine on international food markets; and what steps they intend to take to ameliorate that impact.  HL11

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty's Government who represented the UK at the Horn of Africa Drought Conference on 26 April; and what financial pledge they made at the Conference on behalf of the UK.  HL12

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the allocation of funds to the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund where (1) gender equality is the main objective of the project or programme, (2) gender equality is a significant but not the main objective of the project or programme, and (3) where gender equality is not targeted.  HL13

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the allocation of funds to the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund’s (CSSF) Gender and Human Rights programme; and what proportion is that amount as a percentage of the total CSSF budget.  HL14

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken, if any, in response to the statement by the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process on 25 April that, without urgent funding support from the international community, the World Food Programme and the UN Relief and Works Agency “will not be able to meet the food needs of the Pal… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Minister for Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean on 26 April that “conflict and horrendous sexual violence in South Sudan risks undermining commendable recent progress and leadership implementing the 2018 Peace Agreement”, what assessment they have made of the stability of the peace in p… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of candidates in the May 2022 council elections have a disability; and what plans they have (1) to enable, and (2) to assist, disabled candidates (a) to participate in local elections, and (b) to serve as councillors.  HL17

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to allowing job-sharing councillors to enable more people with (1) disabilities, and (2) caring responsibilities, (a) to stand for, and (b) to serve in, the positions.  HL18

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that (1) disabled councillors, (2) those shielding from COVID-19 or other illnesses, and (3) those with caring responsibilities, are able (a) to legally participate in council proceedings remotely, and (b) to be recorded as present at the meeting.  HL19

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the United Nations Sand and Sustainability: 10 strategic recommendations to avert a crisis, published on 26 April, what plans they have (1) to promote global action, and (2) to promote protection of that resource; and what assessment they have made of UK (a) supplies, (b) use, and (… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the evidence to support their decision to reject the Commons Transport Select Committee’s recommendation to explore options for extending the ban on driving while using a mobile phone to include the use of hands-free devices, as made in its report, Road safety: driving while using a mobile phone (12th… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what evidence they hold, or what estimates they have made, of the numbers of drivers (1) arrested for motoring offences, or (2) who are involved in (a) collisions, (b) serious collisions, or (c) fatal collisions, who were using hands-free mobile phone devices at the time of the offence or collision.  HL22

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the announcement by HS2 that spoil and materials for the construction of Euston station will be moved by road, what assessment they have made of how this complies with their response to the Select Committee on the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Session 2016-17, Cm Paper 9396) and their “overarching commitmen… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their forecast for expenditure on defence in 2025 as a percentage of GDP.  HL24

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to assess (1) whether the market for savers is working effectively, and (2) why the interest rates offered to savers by the major banks are not rising in line with the Bank of England base rate.  HL25

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government why the UK Endorsement Board’s analysis for the endorsement of IFRS 17 made no separate assessment of the requirement in the International Accounting Standards and European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, SI 2019/685, regulation 7(1), which sets out the criteria for the end… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government why the UK Endorsement Board’s analysis for the endorsement of IFRS 17 made no assessment of the statutory setting in which the endorsement criteria in the International Accounting Standards and European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, SI 2019/685, sits, including sections… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government why the UK Endorsement Board took no account the two opinions of George Bompas QC in its analysis for the endorsement of IFRS 17 despite linking to those opinions on its website.  HL28

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government why the UK Endorsement Board’s analysis for the endorsement of IFRS 17 made no assessment of whether the need to override the application of a standard would be "extremely rare".  HL29

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government why the UK Endorsement Board has not commented on (1) the opinion from Mr Todd QC and Mr Rivett, and (2) the other six opinions it placed on its website for the purpose of endorsement of IFRS 17.  HL30

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 16 September 2020 (HL7963) which stated that “calculation of the distributable profits and of a distribution by a public company must be based on the profits of the company as set out in the company’s accounts”, how and when did the discussions of UK Endorsement Board… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Bowness to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with regional authorities in Spain regarding mutual recognition of disabled persons blue parking badges; and what progress has been made in those discussions.  HL32

Lord Bowness to ask Her Majesty's Government how many satellite launches have been achieved by communications company OneWeb, and how does this number compare with the targeted number.  HL33

Lord Bowness to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 4 April (HL7258), how many of OneWeb’s satellites have been abandoned in Kazakhstan following the decision to suspend use of Russian Soyuz launch vehicles; what is their combined value; and what plans they have to seek their return.  HL34

Lord Bowness to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for OneWeb to obtain an alternative to the Russian Soyuz launch facility.  HL35

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the current Feed-In Tariffs paid by energy companies for electricity generated from domestic solar panels; when were these tariffs last revised; and whether they have a policy to raise these in line with current energy costs.  HL36

The Earl of Caithness to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 24 March (HL6855), when the stakeholder engagement on the outline of the Soil Health Action Plan for England (SHAPE) will start; who will be consulted; and how long the consultation will last.  HL37

The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury to ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they will use to determine whether someone arriving in the UK, outside of the authorised channels, is eligible for being relocated to Rwanda.  HL38

The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether (1) women, (2) girls, and (3) LGBT+ people, who are relocated to Rwanda will be afforded the same safety as in the UK.  HL39

The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury to ask Her Majesty's Government whether families will be split up through the new Asylum Partnership Arrangement with Rwanda; and if not, what evidence they have that the policy will not lead to increased trafficking of women and children.  HL40

Lord Coaker to ask Her Majesty's Government what recent progress they have made on delivering outstanding Ajax armoured vehicles.  HL41

Lord Coaker to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish a statement setting out their strategy on expanding NATO membership, in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.  HL42

Lord Coaker to ask Her Majesty's Government whether their plan to reduce the army troop size to 72,500 by the year 2025 still remains, as set out in their Defence in a Competitive Age command paper, published on 22 March 2021 and updated on 30 July 2021.  HL43

Lord Coaker to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to maintaining, rather than reducing, army size targets since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  HL44

Lord Coaker to ask Her Majesty's Government to provide a summary of the military assistance being provided to Ukraine.  HL45

Lord Coaker to ask Her Majesty's Government whether it remains their policy to only provide defensive military assistance to Ukraine.  HL46

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the escalation of conflict in the Abyei Administrative Area since March.  HL47

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of recent incidents of (1) gender-based violence, and (2) missing children, in the Abyei Administrative Area.  HL48

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to address the resource constraints of major aid organisations, including the World Food Programme, operating in the Abyei Administrative Area.  HL49

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will provide humanitarian assistance for (1) general food and water distribution, (2) blanket supplementary feeding for children aged six to 59 months, and (3) blanket supplementary feeding for pregnant and lactating women.  HL50

Lord Davies of Brixton to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to publish, and (2) to consult on, draft legislation on the oversight and regulation of the actuarial profession during this parliamentary session.  HL51

Lord Faulkner of Worcester to ask Her Majesty's Government how many coaches have entered the UK from the European Union so far in 2022; and how many had arrived by the same period in 2019.  HL52

Lord Faulkner of Worcester to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the percentage change in the number of coach parties arriving at Channel ports compared to the number of visitors arriving by air, in each year since 2015.  HL53

Lord Faulkner of Worcester to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with representatives of the tourism industry, including (1) the Tourism Alliance, (2) the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, (3) the London Blue Badge Guides, (4) the Institute of Tourist Guiding, (5) the Association of Professional Tourist Guides, and (6) the British Guild of Touris… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Field of Birkenhead to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the percentage of GDP that will be spent on health and social care once their current reforms are fully implemented.  HL55

Lord Field of Birkenhead to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the fall in the real value of Universal Credit over the life of this parliament.  HL56

Lord Field of Birkenhead to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the real value of Universal Credit since (1) May 2010, (2) May 2015, (3) June 2017, and (4) December 2019.  HL57

Lord Field of Birkenhead to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 14 March (HL6441), whether they will provide the equivalent data for the 20 years up to April 2022.  HL58

Baroness Greengross to ask Her Majesty's Government what consultation they had, if any, with survivors of modern slavery prior to the (1) design, and (2) implementation, of the Recovery Needs Assessment, published on 8 November 2021.  HL59

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty's Government why neither Which? nor any other specific and independent consumer voice has been included in the membership of the Domestic Advisory Group established under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.  HL60

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government what consultations they have had, if any, with (1) the UN, and (2) other donor countries, to advocate for humanitarian access to widow camps in North West Syria.  HL61

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to including widow camps in UN humanitarian programmes.  HL62

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to include access to widow camps in North West Syria in their Syria Response Plan.  HL63

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the government of India, regarding the introduction of the Youth Mobility Scheme between that country and the UK.  HL64

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.  HL65

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the remarks by the Executive Director of the World Food Programme that there will be increased demand for global humanitarian assistance as a result of the conflict in Ukraine; and what plans they have to increase the UK's humanitarian assistance over the next 12 months.  HL66

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to publish the outcome of the review of language used in drafting legislation, following the passage of the Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Act 2021.  HL67

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what consultation they have undertaken in advance of the development of proposals regarding the review of language used in drafting legislation, following the passage of the Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Act 2021.  HL68

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish the names of the organisations which took part in the early engagement programme with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence before the publication of its new methods and processes for its health technology evaluation programme.  HL69

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what work they are currently undertaking, if any, to identify topics which require modular updates by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and which may be facilitated for entry to managed access.  HL70

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the reported bottleneck in the Coronavirus Test Device Approval process.  HL71

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they conducted a cost analysis before the implementation of the Coronavirus Test Device Approvals process; and how the desktop review fee amount for test applications was decided.  HL72

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government how many months have elapsed since the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement came into force; and during how many of those months there has not been an operational power sharing executive.  HL73

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Trussell Trust on 27 April that over 2 million people in the UK relied on food parcels in 2021/22 in order to prevent hunger and malnutrition; and whether they are developing policies to meet both short-term and long-term food needs.  HL74

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to provide grants to those food banks that are providing advice services to persons needing their help.  HL75

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Italy about reports that, despite agreed sanctions, 13 major Italian companies are still trading with Russia.  HL76

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether, following the execution of Nagaenthran Dharmalingam for smuggling drugs into Singapore 12 years ago, they will make representations to the government of Singapore against the execution of so-called “drug mules”.  HL77

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to fulfil their commitment to switch to faux fur for the ceremonial caps worn by the Queen’s Guard now that a suitable faux fur is available.  HL78

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government, given that a suitable replacement for bearskin has been developed that meets all of their "five requirements", what steps they are taking to introduce a faux fur for the ceremonial caps worn by the Queen’s Guard.  HL79

Lord Lee of Trafford to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the reduction in VAT on solar batteries, what plans they have to rectify the current shortage of such batteries.  HL80

The Earl of Leicester to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in setting up the Blue Carbon Evidence Partnership announced at COP26; and what the membership of the Partnership will be.  HL81

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what empirical evidence they collected prior to the announcement of the UK and Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership on 14 April to support their goal of "breaking the business model of people smuggling gangs"; what evidence they have that human traffickers will be deterred and their illegal activities reduced… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential for a supply chain crisis affecting the UK in the next few months; and what steps they (1) have put in place, or (2) plan to put in place, to mitigate the impact of any such crisis.  HL83

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government how they used the 15th anniversary of World Malaria Day on 25 April to support their aim of highlighting the need for "continued investment and sustained political commitment for global malaria prevention and control" and to ensure that children in particular, especially those in Africa, do not die from preventable disease.  … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support young people already affected by the cost of living crisis; and what steps they are taking to ensure that a university education does not become increasingly unaffordable for future generations of young people.  HL85

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister has spoken to the incoming President of South Korea, President Yoon Suk-yeol; and whether (1) he, or (2) any other member, of the government has discussed with the President the threat of a new North Korean nuclear weapons doctrine.  HL86

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the European Leadership Network open letter to the US and Iranian Leadership on the Iran nuclear deal, dated 26 April; in particular, the warning that the Iran nuclear talks are leading to ‘corrosive stalemate devolving into a cycle of increased nuclear tension; and whether they have reiterat… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Moylan to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar on 4 April (HL7159) which said there would be greater ministerial scrutiny of the moves of indeterminate sentence prisoners to open conditions”, whether this policy has already been put into effect and, if so, from what date; if the policy has not been put into effect, on what da… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to encourage, and (2) to secure, investment in UK Continental Shelf gas fields (a) to expand production, and (b) to strengthen security of energy supply.  HL89

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made protecting peatlands in England; and what discussions they have had with the devolved nations and regions about this issue.  HL90

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to tackle global deforestation.  HL91

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government why 250 refugees accommodated in hotels in Acton had their statutory £35 weekly allowance stopped, and how this was replaced.  HL92

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government how many refugee centres have stopped the £35 weekly allowance to refugees; for what duration; and what were the reasons for this.  HL93

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Afghan citizens have been given settled status in the UK in each of the past five years.  HL94

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government how many refugees and others are accommodated at the Napier barracks.  HL95

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the results of the local government elections on 5 May.  HL96

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to subject conversions and repairs on existing buildings to zero-rated VAT in-line with the VAT regime for new builds.  HL97

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to close the 18 per cent productivity gap in rural areas.  HL98

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to UNESCO and the government of Azerbaijan to allow a UNESCO mission unimpeded access to document Armenian and Azerbaijan heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh as part of a reconciliation measures.  HL99

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the APPG for Rural Business and Rural Powerhouse Levelling Up the Rural Economy: An Inquiry into rural productivity, published on 27 April.  HL100

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the removal of asylum seekers to Rwanda will begin under the Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda.  HL101

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what financial provision they have made for the asylum related costs of the Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda, for the first year of its operation.  HL102

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers they estimate will be sent to Rwanda as Relocated Individuals under the Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda, during the first year of its operation.  HL103

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of UK courts in determining the (1) treatment, and (2) applications of asylum seekers, who make their application in the United Kingdom but are relocated to Rwanda under the Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda.  HL104

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to paragraph 5.1 of the Memorandum of Understanding for the Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda, what criteria they will apply to the screening of asylum seekers; and which categories of individuals will not be sent to Rwanda at that stage.  HL105

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to paragraph 8.1 of the Memorandum of Understanding for the Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda, what the criteria is for the accommodation of asylum seekers in terms of (1) health, (2) security, and (3) the wellbeing of the Relocated Individuals; and how the quality of such accommodation… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Cameroon about the death in custody of journalist Samuel Abuwe Ajieka, in August 2019.  HL107

Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Cameroon to protect journalists at risk of (1) persecution, (2) arbitrary detention, (3) kidnapping, and (4) abuse, for reporting on the continuing conflict in the Anglophone regions; and what steps they will take to provide support for media freedom in that country.  HL108

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to address the gap in UK child labour and performance regulation which leaves child influencers without protection.  HL109

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the Warm Home Discount Scheme to help families with higher than average bills due to disabilities.  HL110

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage investment in businesses based in the (1) North East, (2) East Midlands, and (3) North West of England.  HL111

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend the apprenticeship levy to include more qualifications.  HL112

Baroness Whitaker to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in implementing the recommendations of the report by Leeds GATE, the University of Dundee and the University of York Enhancing Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Peoples’ Trust: using maternity and early years’ health services and dental health services as exemplars of mainstream provision, published on… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Whitaker to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Leeds Gypsy & Traveller Exchange and London Gypsies and Travellers, in collaboration with PIRC Media that Moves, published on 27 January; and what steps they are taking to support the recommendations in that report.  HL114

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Tanzania concerning the forced eviction of the Maasai people from their ancestral lands.  HL115

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications for refugee status visas they have received from citizens of Ukraine; how many of these have been granted; and how many applicants have arrived in the UK so far.  HL116

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received from the Welsh Government concerning the financial settlement for 2022–23 in meeting the statutory responsibilities of that government to provide public services in Wales.  HL117

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government how much money they have allocated to meet the financial implications of the Down Syndrome Act 2022.  HL118

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to appoint a nominated person or persons to have responsibility for communicating with the Governments of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in every UK overseas embassy, if those governments so wish.  HL119

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards re-establishing the frequency of through-trains between Holyhead and London, that existed prior to the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.  HL120

Lord Young of Cookham to ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to respond to the consultation on Mental Capacity Act: Small Payments Scheme.  HL121