House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to enact secondary sanctions against (1) Chinese state-owned companies, (2) Chinese entities, and (3) individuals, proven to establish commercial, economic or financial arrangements which would alleviate or circumvent international sanctions and export controls imposed on Russia following the inv… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what passenger data informed the new railway timetable service from 16 May for (1) Welwyn Garden City to London, (2) Huddersfield to Wakefield, and (3) Ilkley to Bradford, services.  HL290

Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to impose sanctions on (1) Patriarch Kirill, and (2) other bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church, who have supported (a) President Putin, and (b) the government of Russia.  HL291

Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to freeze the assets of the Russian Orthodox Church in the UK.  HL292

Lord Blunkett to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord President of the Council on 26 June 2018 (156454), why the whole of the Privy Council will no longer be invited to attend the next meeting of the Accession Council; and when was the last time that the attendance of Privy Councillors at the Accession Council was limited.  HL293

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 16 September 2020 (HL7849), which version of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) framework is applicable to directors preparing International Accounting Standards (IAS) accounts given that (1) the (a) EU, and (b) UK Endorsement Board, have not endors… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Bowness to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to entering into a mutual recognition agreement with the government of Kosovo regarding driving licences; and what, if anything, is preventing the completion of such an agreement.  HL295

Lord Empey to ask the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body how much has been spent to date on the proposed decant of the House of Lords to the Queen Elizabeth II conference centre during the Restoration and Renewal works.  HL296

The Lord Bishop of Exeter to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding in the report by the University of Exeter Social Mobility in the South West, published on 28 April, that “the South-West has the worst educational outcomes for disadvantaged young people in the country, and low social mobility compared with other areas”; and what steps… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Farmer to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take, if any, to increase the number of care leavers at high tariff higher education institutions.  HL298

Lord Farmer to ask Her Majesty's Government how many looked after children (1) started, and (2) completed, A-Level courses in each of the last three years for which the data are available.  HL299

Lord Farmer to ask Her Majesty's Government how many care leavers entered high tariff higher education institutions in each of the last three years for which the data are available; and how many entered each institution.  HL300

Lord Farmer to ask Her Majesty's Government what data they collect on the average level of educational attainment for looked after children (1) at Key Stage 5, and (2) in post-16 education.  HL301

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask Her Majesty's Government whether any civil servants in UK-based senior leadership roles have been working from abroad in each of the last three years.  HL302

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish their evaluation of the Support for Migrant Victims pilot scheme.  HL303

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to issue agricultural visas for picking and processing fruit and vegetables to female Ukrainian workers; and what consideration they have given to housing any such individuals in RAF Linton-on-Ouse.  HL304

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the numbers of GPs retiring in the next few years; and what steps they are taking to address this.  HL305

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Action for Children Too little, too late: early help and early intervention spending in England, published on 28 February.  HL306

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish their Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Review.  HL307

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of eligible patients have received doses of COVID-19 antiviral therapies within the 5-day guidelines set out by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).  HL308

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the efficacy of existing COVID-19 antiviral treatments for eligible patients in reducing rates of hospitalisation and death.  HL309

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the psychological impact on immunocompromised individuals who are continuing to shield due to COVID-19.  HL310

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the economic impact on immunocompromised individuals who are continuing to shield due to COVID-19.  HL311

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they have given to Work Coaches for recommending employment requiring in-person attendance to immunocompromised individuals.  HL312

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Vaccines and Public Health) in the Department of Health and Social Care on 20 April (151279), what level of efficacy against Omicron they would deem as "sufficient" in order to secure a supply of Evusheld.  HL313

Baroness Parminter to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to publish in full the recommendations at a species level from the Joint Nature Conservation Committee arising from the 7th Quinquennial Review of Schedules 5 and 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, submitted to Ministers on 19 April.  HL314

Baroness Redfern to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest position of sanctions for Belarus.  HL315

Baroness Redfern to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to refit the electrical grid to handle different kinds of energy flows.  HL316

Baroness Redfern to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of future environmental land management schemes on (1) agriculture, (2) biodiversity, and (3) wellbeing; and what will be the (a) advantages, and (b) disadvantages.  HL317

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve allergy awareness in (1) educational, and (2) health care, settings.  HL318

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of allergy services by (1) region, and (2) integrated care system.  HL319

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Marie Curie report Dying in Poverty, published in May.  HL320

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty's Government when negotiations will resume with the European Commission regarding Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Veterinary Arrangements and the Customs Code as part of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.  HL321

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty's Government what technical meetings have taken place with the European Commission on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland; how many such meetings have taken place; and when each of these meetings took place.  HL322

Lord Shipley to ask Her Majesty's Government what support they plan to give to the promotion of municipal bonds to enable residents to invest in local initiatives to reduce the impact of climate change.  HL323

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Reporters Without Borders that there have been more than 140 instances of violence by Israeli security forces against journalists in Friday protests since March 2018.  HL324

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that funding for free school meals is extended through to secondary school.  HL325

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reinstate the £20 a week uplift in universal credit to help those on low incomes.  HL326

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce a deficit fund to remove £1,000 off the annual bills of struggling households on pre-payment meters.  HL327

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage private investment to the Great British Railways.  HL328

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government how many maintained schools were converted to academy status through sponsorship or other means from September 2010 to March 2022; and how many were converted in each academic year during that period.  HL329

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total cost of converting maintained schools to academy status through sponsorship or other means from September 2010 to March 2022; and what was the average cost of converting each school to academy status during that period.  HL330

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government how many schools they expect to convert to academy status though sponsorship or other means between March 2022 and December 2030.  HL331

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the total cost of converting maintained schools to academy status through sponsorship or other means from March 2022 to December 2030; and what is their expectation of the average cost of converting each school to academy status.  HL332

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Secretary of State for Education is able to require local authorities to develop local strategic plans to bring local authority maintained schools into the academy system.  HL333