House of Lords Business

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on the updating of the National Resilience Strategy; when it will be published; and whether they intend to incorporate the recommendations from the Institute for Government report Managing Extreme Risks, published on 20 July.  HL1990

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they plan to take in response to the study in the journal Nutrients, published on 21 July, which found that ultraprocessed food consisted of 82 per cent of the calories in packed school lunches and 64 per cent in school meals, with calories provided by these foods being 61 per cent of pri… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government by what process the statement from the 2022 International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief was modified to delete references to “sexual and reproductive health and rights” and “bodily autonomy”.  HL1992

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken, if any, to ensure that delegates to the COP27 conference in Sharm el Sheik are able to travel by land/sea routes and otherwise minimise carbon emissions from their journeys to and from the conference.  HL1993

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the options available to ensure the resilience of the National Rail Network at temperatures in excess of 40 degrees centigrade.  HL1994

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to assess the effectiveness of train operators in providing accurate and timely information for passengers during the disruption to services on 18, 19 and 20 July.  HL1995

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), in which he said that stakeholder engagement on the outline of Soil Health Action Plan for England (SHAPE) would start in the spring, and that stakeholder engagement not yet having commenced, when they will announce the timeline for that eng… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty's Government, whether they will publish an annual list of all AI defence programmes they are working on, including the stage of implementation and the budget for each programme.  HL1997

Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their policy paper Ambitious, Safe, Responsible: Our approach to the delivery of AI enabled capability in Defence, published on 15 June, what steps they are taking to ensure that (1) scientists, (2) developers, and (3) industry, can operate in an environment where there are adequate controls to preven… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of Coventry to ask Her Majesty's Government what further consultation opportunities they will provide for those involved in the education of SEND students within further education colleges to inform the development of policy following the SEND green paper consultation.  HL1999

Baroness Eaton to ask Her Majesty's Government how many parents claimed (1) tax free childcare payments, (2) the universal 15 hours free childcare offer for three and four year olds, and (3) the extended childcare offer for three and four year olds, for the last three years.  HL2000

Baroness Eaton to ask Her Majesty's Government how much was spent on (1) tax free childcare, (2) the universal 15 hours free childcare offer for three and four year olds, and (3) the extended childcare offer for three and four year olds, in the last year for which figures are available.  HL2001

Baroness Eaton to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to (1) ensuring men's health is made a ministerial priority, and (2) making improvements to men's health a specific strand of work within the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities.  HL2002

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the increased cost of living in Northern Ireland in the absence of a functioning Executive that could distribute public funding in response.  HL2003

Lord Farmer to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help farmers maximise cereal production for export to offset global supply shortages due to the war in Ukraine.  HL2004

Lord Farmer to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 23 March (HL Deb col 955), whether the remit of the Children’s Commissioner’s Family Review includes action to prevent family breakdown.  HL2005

Lord Farmer to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to publicise the illegality of driving under the influence of cannabis; and what evidence is available of the effectiveness of this messaging.  HL2006

Lord Farmer to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made on the development of a Men’s Health Strategy.  HL2007

Lord Farmer to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Minister for Women's Health on 20 July, what evidence they have to support the claim that there is a “gender health gap” adversely affecting women and the Government needs to “ensure women receive the same standards of care as men”, given that men die younger than women and are more likely to die from hea… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Farmer to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to publicise findings from the SIREN study, and data from this and other studies about the protective effects against reinfection and serious illness of infection-acquired immunity (unboosted by vaccination).  HL2009

Lord Foster of Bath to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take in response to the recommendations set out in the ‘Prevention of Future Deaths Report’ issued after the inquest of Jack Ritchie, published on 7 March.  HL2010

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to publish data on the take-up of the Healthy Start scheme among eligible families in April 2022.  HL2011

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to help households in rural communities move away from higher cost fuel sources for heating.  HL2012

Baroness Hamwee to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 4 July (HL1093), which stated the that experience and lessons learnt from Napier Barracks would be applied to the provision of health services at the Linton-on-Ouse reception centre, what lessons were learnt.  HL2013

Baroness Hamwee to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 4 July (HL1093), which stated that the Home Office is liaising with the Ministry of Justice and the Legal Aid Agency to finalise details of the provision of legal advice and representation for asylum seekers accommodated at Linton-on-Ouse, what consultation has taken… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Hamwee to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 4 July (HL1091), which stated that the policy guidance for the assessment of the suitability of individual asylum seekers to be accommodated at Linton-on-Ouse will be reviewed as part of preparations to open the accommodation, what consultations have been undertaken o… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Hamwee to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of far-right extremist activity in relation to proposed asylum accommodation at Linton-on-Ouse; what steps they are taking to address the issue; what support they are providing to people affected by any such activity; and what additional policing costs are anticipated in light of such activit… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Hamwee to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the announcement by the Prime Minister on 2 May, what were the reasons why the proposed asylum reception centre at Linton-on-Ouse was “pivotal” to the plan to send people seeking asylum to Rwanda.  HL2017

Baroness Hamwee to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UNHCR has visited the proposed asylum reception centre at Linton-on-Ouse; and whether they will publish the report made following any such visit.  HL2018

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is a backlog for holding inquests as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; and if so, how this varies across the regions of the country.  HL2019

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is a backlog for inquests in the Isle of Wight; and if so, what steps they are taking to clear that backlog.  HL2020

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average time it takes from death to holding an inquest, where necessary.  HL2021

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the experience of families waiting for an inquest to take place; and what bereavement support they are providing to these individuals.  HL2022

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask Her Majesty's Government when they anticipate to return to funding general practice to 11 per cent of the total NHS budget.  HL2023

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask Her Majesty's Government how many General Practitioners they forecast to be in practice in 2030.  HL2024

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to retain General Practitioners working up until the age of retirement to stem the flow of GPs leaving the profession.  HL2025

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current risk level of African swine fever for the UK.  HL2026

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask Her Majesty's Government how many times African swine fever has been identified in imported products in each of the last three years.  HL2027

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask Her Majesty's Government how many seizures of imported (1) products of animal origin, and (2) pig meat, have been made in the last three years.  HL2028

Baroness Massey of Darwen to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 13 July (HL1351), what proportion of those using chaplaincy provided by their service identified as non-religious; what reasons were given for dissatisfaction with or a neutral stance towards the service received; what steps have been taken to improve the service in respo… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Massey of Darwen to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the service provided to armed forces personnel by the chaplaincy is prioritised according to the religion or belief of the individual seeking pastoral support.  HL2030

The Lord Bishop of Oxford to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their policy paper Ambitious, Safe, Responsible: Our approach to the delivery of AI enabled capability in Defence, published on 15 June, what assessment they have made of the specific ethical problems raised by autonomous weapons that are used to target humans and which have been raised by the Internati… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of Oxford to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their policy paper Ambitious, Safe, Responsible: Our approach to the delivery of AI enabled capability in Defence, published on 15 June, which says that "We do not rule out incorporating AI within weapon systems" and that real-time human supervision of such systems "may act as an unnecessary and inappro… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of Oxford to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their policy paper Ambitious, Safe, Responsible: Our approach to the delivery of AI enabled capability in Defence, published on 15 June, which states that weapons that identify, select and attack targets without context-appropriate human involvement "are not acceptable", whether they will be supporting… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 20 July (HL1533), whether the Electronic Communications (Universal Service) Order 2003 requires the provision of landlines to all (1) homes, (2) businesses, and (3) public sector organisations, in the UK.  HL2034

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 20 July (HL1533), whether existing landline connections will remain available to all those that wish to retain them.  HL2035

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the current outbreak of avian flu on wild bird populations.  HL2036

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk of (1) delay, and (2) cost increases, to the Transpennine Route upgrade as a result of changing ministerial priorities.  HL2037

Lord Rosser to ask Her Majesty's Government how much has been paid out in refund requests after people submitted a 'Life in the UK' test (1) refund request, or (2) complaint form, since March 2014.  HL2038

Lord Rosser to ask Her Majesty's Government how many 'Life in the UK' test (1) refund, and (2) complaint, forms have been received; and how many refund requests have been (a) received, and (b) paid out, in each month since March 2014.  HL2039

Lord Rosser to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 19 July (HL1503), when support for organisations through the EU's Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund is expected to end.  HL2040

Lord Rosser to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 19 July (HL1503), what assessment they have made of their commitments to (1) "be a EU leader in integration and mitigation initiatives" when support from the EU's Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund ends, and (2) "proactively support national and international initiati… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Rosser to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 19 July (HL1506), whether the 'Life in the UK' test includes any questions about out-of-date information included in the current 'Life in the UK' test handbook.  HL2042

Lord Rosser to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 19 July (HL1506), in what month unannounced inspections of LitUK test centres will resume; why those inspections have not already been resumed; and what was the date of the last unannounced inspection of a LitUK test centre before inspections were suspended.  HL2043

Baroness Sheehan to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the data presented in the Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener, published on 19 October 2021, showing that they anticipate the UK emitting 2073 MtCO2e over the period covered by Carbon Budget 4 (2023–2027), how they intend to meet their binding commitment of 1950 MTCO2e set out in the Carbon Budget Order 2011. … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Sheehan to ask Her Majesty's Government whether clause 111 of the Energy Bill, which seeks to amend the definition of carbon removals in section 29 of the Climate Change Act 2008, would allow the meeting of emission reductions targets by the purchase of offsets or other traded instruments.  HL2045

Lord Soley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether either the (1) Civil Aviation Authority, or (2) individual airport air traffic control systems, have responsibility for recording details of flight delays and cancellations.  HL2046

Lord Soley to ask Her Majesty's Government how disputes between airlines and air traffic control systems over the reasons for delays and cancellations are recorded.  HL2047

Lord Soley to ask Her Majesty's Government how a (1) passenger, or (2) other member of the public, can identify whether (a) an airline, or (b) air traffic control, are responsible for the delay or cancellation of a flight.  HL2048

Lord Soley to ask Her Majesty's Government how a passenger whose flight has been delayed or cancelled can ascertain whether that cancellation or delay has been caused by air traffic control problems.  HL2049

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the continued resilience of UK airports for both (1) passengers, and (2) freight operators.  HL2050

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether additional access will be provided to freight operators to support UK businesses trade internationally.  HL2051

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan to secure Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) development in the UK.  HL2052

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the current waiting times for (1) spousal, and (2) dependant, visa applications.  HL2053

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government how they measure the success of Free Trade Agreements.  HL2054

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government how they measure the success of the Prime Minister's Trade Envoys.  HL2055