House of Lords Business

Lord Balfe to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to maintain their decision to increase alcohol duty this year, and (2) to devise a strategy to bring the tax back in line to the level it was in 2010.  HL2997

Baroness Benjamin to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether it is possible for Internet Service Providers to block access to a website if a user is accessing it using (1) Domain Name System (DNS) over Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS), or (2) Domain Name System (DNS) over Transport Layer Security (TLS) by, for example, instead relying on Se… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Benjamin to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether Ofcom's roadmap to regulation for the Online Safety Bill ensures that the implementation period for Part 5 of that bill following passage of the legislation will be as short as possible, as per their policy and the remarks made by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 17 March 2021 (HL Deb cols… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Benjamin to ask His Majesty's Government how long after completion of the passage of the Online Safety Bill they would expect Ofcom to have the power to issue the first provisional notice of contravention under Part 5 of that Bill.  HL3000

Baroness Benjamin to ask His Majesty's Government whether they expect the duties on user-to-user services created by the Online Safety Bill to apply when services are accessed via a Virtual Private Network (VPN) and the service may not be able to know if the user is located in the UK.  HL3001

Lord Boateng to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of state sponsored human rights abuses in the Cameroon after the reported shooting of a four year old girl by a gendarme in the Anglophone South-Western region of that country; and what discussions they have had the governments of (1) Cameroon, and (2) France, regarding this.  HL3002

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government when their report on the Age Verification Sandbox was completed; and when it will be published.  HL3003

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government whether, and if so when, they will introduce digital age verification for alcohol.  HL3004

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 27 October (HL2481), which countries have been notified by the Health and Safety Executive of the risks connected with exports of the chemical herbicide Paraquat.  HL3005

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 21 October (HL2420), what is the source of contaminated water that has been identified in the cofferdams and necessitated an application to vary the Water Treatment Plant Permit.  HL3006

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what support they plan to give to the dairy industry to develop the capture of methane from slurry and convert it into tractor fuel.  HL3007

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the health of the bee population in England.  HL3008

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what support they are giving to farmers to help develop renewable energy businesses on their land alongside their farming interests.  HL3009

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the water vole population in England.  HL3010

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the soil moisture deficit in the South of England, and (2) the effect that is having on arable farm production.  HL3011

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the health of the remaining natural fenland in England, and (2) the prospects for the future.  HL3012

Lord Lipsey to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of (1) GP surgeries, and (2) hospitals, use text messages to remind patients of appointments.  HL3013

Baroness Northover to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 13 October (HL2369), what measures they have in place to monitor for an increase in dengue fever cases; how many cases would be sufficient to warrant further investigation; and what such investigations may involve.  HL3014

Baroness Northover to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 13 October (HL2370), whether the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) will provide an update on the progress made in the areas of mutual interest for cooperation under its Memorandum of Understanding with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on matters of comm… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Northover to ask His Majesty's Government what fiscal steps they are taking to support women and girls' (1) sexual, and (2) reproductive, (a) health, and (b) rights, in countries on which their funding is targeted.  HL3016

Baroness Northover to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 13 October (HL2369), how many dengue fever infections there were in the UK in (1) 2020, and (2) 2021, based on data held by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) in (a) England, (b) Wales, and (c) Northern Ireland, comprised of laboratory reports from the UKHSA’s Rare and Imported… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Northover to ask His Majesty's Government why the Minister of State for Climate will no longer be attending Cabinet.  HL3018

Baroness Northover to ask His Majesty's Government when the Cabinet Committee on Climate Change last met; and whether it will be chaired by the Prime Minister.  HL3019

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reassess biomass electricity's classification as both a renewable and carbon neutral energy source.  HL3020

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take in the Biomass Strategy to ensure that energy crops do not create competition with food production on high quality agricultural land.  HL3021

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce the Committee on Climate Change's hierarchy of uses for timber favouring non-burning applications; and whether subsidies will reflect this hierarchy.  HL3022

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to use the extension to the publication of environmental targets required by the Environment Act 2021 to develop a terrestrial protected areas target in order to help meet the UK's commitment to protecting 30 per cent of land and sea by 2030.  HL3023

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to make a statement on the key programmes that will enable delivery of the environmental targets required by the Environment Act 2021.  HL3024

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to bring forward the Environment Act 2021 environmental targets legislation, and whether this will be before the UN Convention on Biodiversity (COP15) Part II meetings in Montreal from 7 to 19 December.  HL3025

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government what updates they can provide to the political parties in Northern Ireland regarding the ongoing negotiations with the EU on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.  HL3026