House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Sudan about its decision not to renew a visa for Dame Rosalind Marsden, a former British Ambassador and EU Representative to Sudan.  HL562

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan about the report Unequal Citizens - Ending Systematic Discrimination Against Minorities, published by the National Commission on Human Rights in May 2022; and what steps they are taking to prevent the practices analysed in the publication.  HL563

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in establishing the Advanced Research and Invention Agency; and when they expect it will start operating.  HL564

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the level of advertising to the public of private medical services, such as screening tests, in the past three years, and (2) the impact this may be having (a) in diverting medical staff into the private sector, (b) on public health, and (c) in increased pressure on the NHS for f… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) reduce, or (2) end, the exposure of UK consumers to pesticides in food.  HL566

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the survey by Opinium, conducted on 13–17 May, which found that 61 per cent of respondents said they were "not totally confident of what goes into most supermarket loaves"; what steps they intend to take in response; and what plans they have to improve the health benefits of bread.  … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reasons behind the rise in notifications of security incidents to the Office for Nuclear Regulation in 2021, to more than double than the number in 2018.  HL568

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the environmental advantages that could be attained by the introduction to England of regulations similar to the Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012, which require that some food businesses take steps to present their food waste for separate collection.  HL569

Lord Blencathra to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what discussions he has had with the Privy Council Office, if any, concerning the use of Westminster Hall for the Accession Council.  HL570

Lord Blencathra to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker when was the category of “non-binary” added to the search function on the Parliamentary website for Members of the House of Lords; and why that category is listed given there are no current non-binary members of the House.  HL571

Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty's Government why the London Scottish Hodden Grey tartan was replaced when the London Scottish regiment adopted the dress of the Scots Guards; and whether this was consistent with the undertaking in the previous defence review concerning further cap badge losses from regiments.  HL572

Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any forecast of the impact on the numbers of recruits to the London Scottish Regiment following the change in uniform from Highland dress to the uniform of the Scots Guards.  HL573

Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the recent security agreement between China and the Solomon Islands, what steps they will take in conjunction with the governments of (1) Australia, and (2) the United States, to assist (a) Figi, (b) Papua New Guinea, and (c) other small Pacific island states, in response to any strategic plan from the government of China… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to work with democratic allies in the Pacific region to offer improved assistance on a range of measures to match or better those being offered by China to small independent nations in the Pacific.  HL575

Lord Blunkett to ask Her Majesty's Government what agreement has been reached on the timetable for the further release of official Government documents relating to the period from 1997.  HL576

Lord Blunkett to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to negotiate, under the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the removal of the bureaucratic barriers and costs facing the owners of guide dogs and other assistance dogs entering the EU, including the expense of animal health certificates and other measures imposed following the UK's departure from the EU. … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Field of Birkenhead to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average delay time in issuing Biometric Residence Permit cards to refugees from Afghanistan.  HL578

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to amend the definition of the “Declaration of Helsinki” in Schedule 1 to the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004 to refer to the current version of that Declaration.  HL579

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average number of miles that women in prison aged (1) 18 to 25, and (2) 26 years or older, are held from their home address.  HL580

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask Her Majesty's Government how many women in prison aged (1) 18 to 25, and (2) 26 years or older, have previously been in local authority care in each of the last 10 years.  HL581

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the ethnic breakdown of women in prison aged (1) 18 to 25, and (2) 26 years or older, for each of the last 10 years.  HL582

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Yemen to persuade them (1) to resolve their conflict, and (2) to not resume fighting on 1 June.  HL583

Lord Inglewood to ask Her Majesty's Government how they are proposing to ensure that those living in the north of England in locations where there is no devolution deal do not lose out compared to those in areas where there is a devolution deal.  HL584

Lord Kilclooney to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland is an obstacle to establishing a freeport within Northern Ireland.  HL585

Lord Lipsey to ask Her Majesty's Government what risk assessment they carried out before parliamentarians were classified as politically exposed persons for the purpose of holding a betting account.  HL586

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government how many in-person legal visits took place under the Detained Duty Advice Scheme (DDAS) between 1 January and 31 March at (1) Brook House, (2) Tinsley House, (3) Yarl's Wood, (4) Dungavel, (5) Harmondsworth, (6) Colnbrook, and (7) Derwentside, immigration removal centres (IRC); and how many in-person legal visits have t… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government how many in-person legal visits in total took place between 1 January and 31 March at (1) Brook House, (2) Tinsley House, (3) Yarl's Wood, (4) Dungavel, (5) Harmondsworth, (6) Colnbrook, and (7) Derwentside, immigration removal centres (IRC); and how many in-person legal visits in total have taken place at each of these… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government whether any detention capacity for women is currently available at Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre; if not, whether they plan to make such capacity available; and if so, when.  HL589

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current position regarding the UK’s membership of the Horizon Europe research programme and the ability of British scientists to join it.  HL590

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, together with international partners, to tackle acute child malnutrition across the world, and particularly in Afghanistan; and what assessment they have made of the UNICEF report Child Alert: Severe Wasting, published in May, which said that "a record 1.1 million children in Afghanistan a… 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 ensure that chargeable adult social care users, particularly those who are elderly or who have a disability, do not face action from aggressive debt recovery agencies if they fall behind with care payments.  HL592

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the current political situation in Pakistan; and  what steps they are taking, together with international partners, to help Pakistan’s coalition government to promote stability and avoid violence, in view of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s comments asking for new elections and asserting foreign… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the national elections in Lebanon on 15 May, what steps they are taking to help to support the formation of a new government in that country in order that it can take steps to comply with all the conditions necessary to unlock IMF funding, as outlined in the Agreement on Economic Policies with Lebanon for a Four-Ye… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, both in the UN and with bilateral partners, to assess the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on support for the global nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation regime, ahead of the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons to be hel… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Sheehan to ask Her Majesty's Government what information they can provide regarding the delay in granting a Permission to Travel Letter to Ukrainian refugee Reference: GWF064289249, given that the two children of this individual have received their Permission to Travel Letters.  HL596

Baroness Sheehan to ask Her Majesty's Government how many cases there are in which Ukrainian family members have not been dealt with by UKVI as one group, resulting in children being granted visas but not their parent, or vice versa; and what assessment they have made of whether children in such circumstances are more vulnerable to traffickers.  HL597

Baroness Sheehan to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the causes of the disparity between the numbers of visas granted to Ukrainian refugees on the Homes for Ukraine scheme and arrivals in the UK to date.  HL598

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of Ukrainians who have left Ukraine since the start of Russia's invasion of that country; and how many have settled in the UK to date.  HL599