House of Lords Business

Lord Balfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Kamall on 8 September (HL Deb, col 272), whether they will provide an update on the progress of commissioning an independent review into the causes of disputes between those with parental responsibility and those responsible for the care or medical treatment of critically ill children.  HL3405

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that the five new warships to be built on the Clyde are not subject to delay.  HL3406

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) males, and (2) females, aged (a) 15 to 17, (b) 18 to 20, (c) 21 to 24, (d) 25 to 29, (e) 30 to 39, (f) 40 to 49, (g) 50 to 59, (h) 60 to 69, (i) 70 to 79, and (j) 80 and older, are currently in prison, broken down by offence category.  HL3407

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government how many people in prison had been held on remand for longer than (1) six months, (2) one year, and (3) two years, on (a) 31 December 2021, and (b) up to the current date.  HL3408

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government how many people are currently in prison who have been held on remand for longer than (1) six months, (2) one year, and (3) two years, broken down by offence category.  HL3409

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask His Majesty's Government whether ministers appointed by Prime Minister Elizabeth Truss who were either (1) demoted, or (2) dismissed on the appointment of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are entitled to (a) severance, or (b) any other form of payment for the period during which they were in office.  HL3410

The Lord Bishop of Exeter to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the rising levels of crime and low conviction rates in rural areas.  HL3411

The Lord Bishop of Exeter to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to setting up rural crime units.  HL3412

The Lord Bishop of Exeter to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the conviction rate for rural crime.  HL3413

The Lord Bishop of Exeter to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to granting additional powers to (1) the police, and (2) local authorities, to reduce fly-tipping.  HL3414

The Lord Bishop of Exeter to ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they plan to issue to farmers to protect themselves from violent crime.  HL3415

Lord Foster of Bath to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure public awareness of the availability of the Priority Services Register, including among owner occupiers; and what requirements they have placed on energy suppliers to ensure that households registered with a Priority Services Register have safe gas and electricity supplies in their homes.  HL3… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Foster of Bath to ask His Majesty's Government what information they have received from Fire and Rescue Services about the safety of (1) e-bikes, and (2) e-scooters; and the safety of the batteries of those vehicles.  HL3417

Lord Foster of Bath to ask His Majesty's Government what health and safety measures fast food delivery companies are required to put in place to ensure employees carrying out deliveries on their behalf are charging their e-scooters and bikes safely.  HL3418

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what payments have been made to the government of France in each of the last five years in relation to cross-Channel migration; and what is their estimate of such spending for this financial year.  HL3419

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the practice of placing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in hotels, with little or no supervision.  HL3420

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Algeria following reports of the expulsion of more than 60 Syrian and Palestinian refugees from Algeria into a desert region of Niger.  HL3421

Lord Knight of Weymouth to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Department for Education sought evidence from the education publishing sector about the market impact of Oak National Academy after the full scope and budget was known in September.  HL3422

Lord Knight of Weymouth to ask His Majesty's Government whether their assessment of the market impact of Oak National Academy in the educational publishing sector was made prior to that organisation becoming an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Education.  HL3423

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking in response to the imminent industrial action by NHS workers; and what estimate they have made of the impact this will have on the current elective (1) medicine, and (2) surgery, waiting lists in England.  HL3424

Baroness Meacher to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that research into cell and gene therapies is adequately funded.  HL3425

Baroness Meacher to ask His Majesty's Government which Minister has overall responsibility for ensuring that the NHS is able to deliver the next generation of cell and gene therapies to patients.  HL3426

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 7 November (HL2833), what plans they have to update the service specification for specialised rheumatology services.  HL3427

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 7 November (HL2833), what plans they have to include a measurement of access to clinical psychologists as part of the Specialised Services Quality Dashboard for rheumatology services.  HL3428

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 7 November (HL2833), what plans they have to update the service specification for inherited metabolic disorders.  HL3429

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 7 November (HL2833), what plans they have to update the service specification for specialised endocrinology services.  HL3430

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 7 November (HL2834), what process they use to assess compliance with the specialised rheumatology service specification, including the requirement for clinical psychologists to be provided as a core component of a multi-disciplinary team.  HL3431

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 7 November, how they measure patient access to multi-disciplinary teams; and what steps they are taking to ensure that people with rare bone conditions can access a multi-disciplinary team.  HL3432

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government which minister in the Home Office has responsibility for victims of modern slavery within the UK.  HL3433

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reduction of 2.3 per cent in manufacturing output for the three months to September 2022 compared to the previous three months; and the impact of this reduction on economic activity.  HL3434

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the recent loan provided by the International Monetary Fund to the country of Zambia, what discussions, if any, they have had with (1) the government of China, and (2) private western lenders, about cancelling debt owed by the government of Zambia.  HL3435

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the seasonal workers’ scheme.  HL3436

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that more skilled workers are employed in the infrastructure sectors by the end of 2022.  HL3437

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address reported labour shortages; and what assessment they have made of the impact of current immigration rules on workforce levels.  HL3438

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support low income families with the increased cost of living this winter.  HL3439

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the financial markets this winter.  HL3440

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to cap NHS agency staff budgets, including for doctors and nurses.  HL3441

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what are the maximum hourly rates for NHS (1) consultants, (2) doctors, and (3) nurses.  HL3442

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the use of agency staff in the NHS, and (2) any potential impact of the use of agency staff on existing NHS staff shortages.  HL3443