House of Lords Business

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the cost to local authorities for providing indoor leisure facilities during the winter of 2022–23.  HL2461

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what provision they are making for carbon capture and storage within the UK’s exclusive economic zone; and when those facilities will be available.  HL2462

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the UK as a destination for international students.  HL2463

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the backlog of court cases.  HL2464

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likely resilience of food banks during the upcoming winter.  HL2465

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government what involvement they have had, if any, in BT’s decision to pause the Digital Voice programme.  HL2466

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government what oversight, if any, they have of BT’s Digital Voice programme; and what accountability measures are in place for key performance indicators.  HL2467

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government, as a condition for government investment in the Digital Voice programme, what performance indicators are required relating to access and inclusion for vulnerable customers; and whether an equalities impact assessment has been conducted to measure performance against these indicators.  HL2468

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government, as a condition for government investment in the Digital Voice programme, what analogue or other back up plans they have required BT to provide for individual householders in the event of failure or lack of digital services.  HL2469

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government what consultation with customers or residents they have required as part of the Digital Voice programme; and what consultation has so far taken place.  HL2470

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of national communications resilience following completion of the Digital Voice programme.  HL2471

Lord Dunlop to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the bids submitted to become a Scottish Green Freeport; and when they will announce which locations have been selected.  HL2472

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications for trade within the UK of the proposal to stop environmental checks on (1) meat, or (2) frozen locker products, leaving Northern Ireland for destinations in Great Britain.  HL2473

Lord Green of Deddington to ask His Majesty's Government how many entry clearance visas grants they provided to main applicants under the (1) Skilled Worker, and (2) Skilled Worker - Health & Care, routes for each quarter of the year up to June; and for each route, how many were issued for jobs at (a) RQF Level 6, (b) RQF Levels 3 to 5, and (c) RQF Level 3.  HL2474

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to implement the recommendations they outlined in The Coroner Service: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report, published on 10 September 2021 (HC 675).  HL2475

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask His Majesty's Government what (1) number, and (2) percentage, of properties were sold in each of the Council Tax bands in (a) 2004, and (b) the latest year for which figures are available.  HL2476

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the video address by Arturo McFields, the Nicaraguan ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) on 23 March, in which he said that “there are more than 177 political prisoners” and that “more than 350 people have lost their lives” since the anti-government protests that took place in Nicarag… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) civilian, and (2) military, casualties of recent attacks by Azeri forces in Armenia; and what steps they are taking to ensure that all parties adhere to the terms of the ceasefire.  HL2478

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase scientific research into (1) organic, (2) biodynamic, (3) permaculture, and (4) aquaculture, methods of food production, and their potential benefits for public health  HL2479

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to commission research into the interactions between herbicides, fungicides and insecticides, and their combined impact on (1) bees and other pollinators, (2) other insects, and (3) water supplies and aquatic life.  HL2480

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government whether the herbicide paraquat is still being made in Huddersfield, for export only, by the company Syngenta; and if so, what assessment they have made of the risks for (1) humans and (2) other life, in developing countries.  HL2481

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will end subsidies on land used for growing crops for bio-fuel.  HL2482

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government what was the total cost to the taxpayer of controlling bovine tuberculosis since 2012; and what analysis they have made of these costs.  HL2483

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government under what conditions badger culls would be extended beyond 2025; and what evidence would be required before a decision on extension is made.  HL2484

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect vaccinations and Differentiate Infected from Vaccinated Animals tests to act as the primary control measure for bovine tuberculosis; and what assessment they have made of the costs of implementing such controls.  HL2485

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the goal by the International Maritime Organisation to reduce carbon emissions by 70 per cent by 2050.  HL2486

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the work by Precision Life into possible genetic risk factors associated with chronic fatigue syndrome.  HL2487

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what support, if any, they are providing to banana producing countries in the Caribbean against the TR4 strain of Fusarium.  HL2488

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the risk to image recognition systems from cyber attacks using radio waves.  HL2489

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce double decker trains to the UK rail network.  HL2490

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce unmanned aerial vehicle technology for general data acquisition on the rail network.  HL2491

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with governments around the world regarding sustainable construction for large scale railway projects; and how these discussions will inform future infrastructure.  HL2492

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of digital rail freight technologies in the UK freight network.  HL2493

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of efforts by the government of Australia to recruit (1) doctors, and (2) nurses, from the UK; and what steps they will take to improve staff retention in the NHS.  HL2494

Lord Pendry to ask His Majesty's Government whether they still plan to publish the White Paper for an independent football regulator.  HL2495

Lord Pendry to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve mental health (1) services, and (2) access, across England.  HL2496

Lord Pendry to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to mitigate the impact of the increased cost of living on the NHS ahead of this winter.  HL2497

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to extend the Energy Bill Relief Scheme beyond 31 March 2023 if prices have not returned to 2021 levels; and if so, how much notice of the extension will be given.  HL2498

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to expand the share of energy produced by nuclear in the next year.  HL2499

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to open up the Green Deal to businesses.  HL2500

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that (1) farms, (2) food producers, (3) manufacturers, and (4) packagers, remain in business during this period of heightened energy costs in order to prevent a food shortage.  HL2501

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to (1) reduce the backlog of cases in the Home Office, and (2) prevent further Home Office backlogs in the future.  HL2502

Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority relating to the withdrawal of some bus services in that area.  HL2503

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what are the terms of reference of the Strategic Futures Advisory Panel of Liverpool City Council.  HL2504

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what is the full membership of the Strategic Futures Advisory Panel of Liverpool City Council; how those members were appointed; and whether those members receive a salary.  HL2505

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government how local elected councillors engage with the Strategic Futures Advisory Panel of Liverpool City Council; whether meetings are open for attendance by elected councillors; and whether the minutes of meetings are publicly available.  HL2506

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the energy crisis on public swimming facilities.  HL2507

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to prevent closures of swimming pools, given that 60 that have closed over the past three years.  HL2508

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of VAT on defibrillators for those groups which do not qualify for an exemption; and whether they will consider removing VAT charges from sales of these devices.  HL2509

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan (HL2382), whether the Cabinet Office coordination of departmental actions takes place from an operations room in real time; and whether this functions 24 hours per day.  HL2510