House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the findings of Professor Obiora Ike, Executive Director of Globethics.net, that over 30,000 Nigerians from Christian backgrounds have been killed over the last decade, and others kidnapped, brutalised or driven from their homes.  HL512

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to discuss the lynching of Deborah Yakubu with the government of Nigeria; and what steps they will take to promote the protection of Nigerians against religious persecution.  HL513

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the size of the Territorial Army in 1998; what is the current size of the trained strength of the Army Reserve; what assessment they have made of whether the number of reservists is adequate; and if the number is not adequate, what steps they will take to increase the number of reservists.  HL514

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the passage of ships from non-NATO countries into the Port of Odessa to enable the shipment of grain to countries facing food shortages.  HL515

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they are taking to support the government of Ukraine to replace railway track with an UIC 1.435mm gauge track to the Polish border, to enable trains to travel to and from Poland and other EU member states without having to replace bogies.  HL516

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to respond to the results of their consultation on Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance, which was published on 18 March 2021.  HL517

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish their draft Audit Reform Bill; and what the next steps will be.  HL518

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the draft Audit Reform Bill will include measures set out in the Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance white paper for stronger internal company controls, including certification by company directors, and requirements for companies to publish an Audit and Assurance Policy.  HL519

Lord Blunkett to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many people (1) are directly employed in the House of Lords, (2) are employed by the House of Lords and do not get paid when their senior line manager is not on site, and (3) are employed in the House of Lords and work from home for either (a) part of, or (b) the whole of, the working week.  HL520

Lord Bradley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the letter from Lord Kamall on 10 May in response to Written Question HL7920, (1) how many, and (2) what percentage, of the expanded clinical psychology intake for each of the past two years who are relevantly qualified are expected to work with adults and children with cystic fibrosis.  HL521

Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by Equity Stop AI Stealing the Show, published on 21 April, what assessment they have made of the effect of artificial intelligence, including AI-made performance synthetisation, on the intellectual property rights of performers and creative workers in relation to the Copyright, Designs and Patents… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish the terms of reference for the Monitoring Committee, which was referred to in the Memorandum of Understanding with the government of the Republic of Rwanda for the provision of an asylum partnership arrangement; and when the Monitoring Committee will be operational.  HL523

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether individuals have been appointed to the Monitoring Committee that was set out in the Memorandum of Understanding with the government of the Republic of Rwanda for the provision of an asylum partnership arrangement.  HL524

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether co-chairs have been appointed to the Joint Committee that was to be established "without delay” after the asylum partnership arrangement with the government of the Republic of Rwanda came into effect.  HL525

Baroness Fox of Buckley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK’s financial settlement with the EU is paid into the same budget as member state contributions; and whether the financial settlement is ringfenced for specific EU spending projects.  HL526

Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie to ask Her Majesty's Government whether, and if so how, they are assessing the numbers of refugees with disabilities arriving in the UK.  HL527

Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to support (1) the devolved administrations, (2) local councils, and (3) regional health authorities, to ensure that disabled refugee children have access to health and education services and support.  HL528

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask Her Majesty's Government how many incidents of physical restraint took place in the female prison estate on women aged (1) 18 to 25, and (2) 26 years or older, in each year since 2018.  HL529

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask Her Majesty's Government how many women aged (1) 18 to 25, and (2) 26 years or older, are currently held in each female prison establishment.  HL530

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask Her Majesty's Government how many women aged (1) 18 to 25, and (2) 26 years or older, have accessed primary care mental health services in each of the last 10 years.  HL531

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask Her Majesty's Government how many adjudications were received by women in prison aged (1) 18 to 25, or (2) 26 years or older, for each of the last 10 years.  HL532

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask Her Majesty's Government how many women in prison aged (1) 18 to 25, or (2) 26 years or older, have been (a) in receipt of mental health care, or (b) referred to mental health support, whilst in custody.  HL533

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask Her Majesty's Government how many women in prison aged (1) 18 to 25, or (2) 26 years or older, are currently sharing a cell.  HL534

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to revise the inspection criteria for Citizenship Education with Ofsted; and what plans they have to publish (1) any correspondence, or (2) the minutes of meetings, with Ofsted, including of any meeting that took place on 15 March.  HL535

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people with Fetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder have been refused the award of (1) Personal Independence Payment, or (2) Disability Living Allowance, over the last 12 months.  HL536

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) value, and (2) use, of the Condition Insight Report for Valproate in enabling (a) Personal Independence Payment, and (b) Disability Living Allowance, assessors to understand Fetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder.  HL537

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government why those with Fetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder are required to re-apply for (1) Personal Independence Payment, and (2) Disability Living Allowance, given that the condition is lifelong and does not present changing symptoms.  HL538

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Kamall on 17 May (HL147), how the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) appraisals of (1) Sacituzumab govitecan (Trodelvy), and (2) Tucatinib (Tukysa) with trastuzumab and capecitabine, were included in the statistic cited as 100 per cent of guidance of new medicines… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Research to Reality, published in April, what discussions they have had with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) about embedding patient reported outcomes in their (1) methods, and (2) processes, for reviewing (a) medicin… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by JDRF Research to Reality, published in April, what discussions they have had with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) around embedding patient reported outcomes in their procedures.  HL541

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government how many contracts were awarded to Infosys in the last five years by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; and what was the cost to the taxpayer of each of those contracts.  HL542

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government how many contracts were awarded to Infosys in the last five years by the Home Office; and what was the cost to the taxpayer of each of those contracts.  HL543

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government how many contracts were awarded to Infosys in the last five years by the Department of Health and Social Care; and what was the cost to the taxpayer of each of those contracts.  HL544

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve the conviction rate for burglaries in (1) Gloucestershire, (2) Somerset, (3) Devon, and (4) Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, over the next three years.  HL545

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether their policy is to de-escalate the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in order to restore peace; and if not, why not.  HL546

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on reforming procedures in the UK’s Overseas Territories to eliminate (1) tax avoidance, and (2) money laundering.  HL547

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure energy consumers benefit from low carbon energy generators paying back the difference between market price and strike price under Contracts for Difference; and how much money has been paid back to date.  HL548

Lord Kilclooney to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they are making to identify a freeport in Northern Ireland; and whether they still plan to identify one.  HL549

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK’s application to be an associated country to Horizon Europe is not delayed because of problems relating to the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland; what discussions they have had with universities about the financial and reputational effects of the UK not being associated with Hori… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that (1) the Competition and Markets Authority, (2) the Health and Safety Executive, and (3) the Food Standards Agency, have sufficient staff to manage additional responsibilities following the UK’s exit from the EU; and whether they will allocate additional funding to these agencies to ensure… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Smith of Hindhead to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how much money hospitality businesses saved in business rate reductions as a result of COVID-19 financial assistance in (1) 2020, and (2) 2021.  HL552

Lord Smith of Hindhead to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how much money hospitality businesses are forecast to save from the 50 per cent business rate reduction during the 2022–23 financial year.  HL553

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Barran on 25 May (HL235), how many Ukrainian university students have been given visas to study at a UK university, following Russia's invasion of that country.  HL554

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to require companies with more than 50 employees to publish their ethnicity pay gap data.  HL555

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the overall limit on the capacity of renewable energy generation at auctions.  HL556

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that energy infrastructure is sufficient in all regions to support the uptake of electrified transport.  HL557

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to mandate the creation of net-zero transition plans from councils.  HL558

Viscount Trenchard to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the decision to sell part of the British Embassy estate in Tokyo.  HL559

Viscount Trenchard to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the sale of part of the British Embassy in Tokyo during the 150th anniversary year of the visit to the UK of the Iwakura Mission.  HL560

Viscount Trenchard to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Treasury provide the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office with financial support for the (1) maintenance, and (2) development, of the overseas diplomatic estate; and if not, what assessment they have made of the compatibility of this approach with their (a) Global Britain, and (b) tilt to Asia–Pacific, policies… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text