House of Lords Business

Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government how much the threshold for (1) income support, (2) income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, (3) income-related Employment and Support Allowance, (4) housing benefit, (5) child tax credits, and (6) pension credits, has increased (a) in line with inflation, and (b) in monetary terms, each year since 1997.  HL3573

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the letter from Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 9 November regarding the hospital being built in Hangzhou, China, by the International Hospital Group, whether it will include organ transplantation facilities.  HL3574

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have conducted a Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability assessment of the current situation in Cameroon; when such an assessment was last conducted; if so, what responses to the assessment they have initiated; and if not, whether they will undertake such an assessment.  HL3575

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to making provision for (1) free roaming for Ukrainian phones in the UK, and (2) free roaming for UK phones in Ukraine.  HL3576

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to the government of Ukraine regarding the collection of evidence for potential prosecutions of ecocide by Russian forces during the conflict in Ukraine.  HL3577

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to gender-sensitive policing and war crimes investigation in Ukraine.  HL3578

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the removal of Russian privileges from the International Atomic Energy Agency.  HL3579

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the (1) exchange, and (2) release, of (a) prisoners of war, and (b) other Ukrainians being held by the Russians, particularly the surviving defenders of Mariupol; and what assessment they have made of the work being undertaken by the International Red Cross in assisting these Ukr… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure international agencies provide full support for (1) children and their families, and (2) orphaned children, who have been kidnapped from Ukraine and taken to Russia to enable them to return home.  HL3581

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government, following the Chancellor of the Exchequer's autumn statement on 17 November, whether they will provide a breakdown of the funding available for social care in England in the years (1) 2023, (2) 2024, and (3) 2025, and how much of this funding will be provided by (a) central government, and (b) local authorities from council tax.  HL35… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the additional money available for the school sector in England from April 2023, announced in the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s autumn statement on 17 November, will be allocated to support for children with special educational needs.  HL3583

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals from each ethnic group were in prison in England and Wales in each of the last five years, broken down by religion.  HL3584

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government on how many occasions PAVA spray incapacitant has been (1) drawn, and (2) drawn and deployed, in prisons since 1 April 2019, broken down by (a) ethnicity, and (b) religion, of each prisoner.  HL3585

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) people in total, and (2) foreign nationals, are currently in prison, broken down by offence category.  HL3586

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government what is the (1) mean, and (2) median, number of months that prisoners serving (a) a life sentence, and (b) an indeterminate sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection, have spent in prison beyond their original tariff.  HL3587

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) male, and (2) female, prisoners are currently serving an extended determinate sentence with a custodial term of (a) less than 12 months, (b) between 12 months and two years, (c) between two and four years, (d) between four and five years, (e) between five and seven years, (f) between seven and 10 years, (g) 10 years to less… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) male, and (2) female, prisoners are currently in prison having been recalled, and are serving a custodial sentence of (a) less than 12 months, (b) between 12 months and two years, (c) between two and four years, (d) between four and five years, (e) between five and seven years, (f) between seven and 10 years, (g) between 10… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Colgrain to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether all new builds should include solar panels, in the light of the decisions made at COP 27.  HL3590

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to lift all unilateral sanctions on Syria as requested by the UN’s Special Rapporteur for Sanctions.  HL3591

Lord De Mauley to ask His Majesty's Government how many reservists have died on operations in (1) Iraq, and (2) Afghanistan, since 2000, broken down by service.  HL3592

Baroness Fox of Buckley to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the most recent statistics available on self-harm during the first 90 days in custody in the closed prison estate.  HL3593

Baroness Fox of Buckley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the success of HMP Peterborough’s scheme to reduce self-harm incidents in their female prison; and whether such a scheme could be implemented across England and Wales.  HL3594

Baroness Fox of Buckley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of HMP Dovegate’s scheme to train prisoners to become fully qualified dog trainers; and whether they will implement similar schemes in all prisons across England and Wales.  HL3595

Baroness Goudie to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to extend the provision of healthy free school meals to all primary school children.  HL3596

Baroness Goudie to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will restore the meal voucher scheme for eligible school children during future school holidays.  HL3597

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to creating new regulations on car headlight glare, in the light of the number of drivers reporting problems with dazzling, particularly from LEDs.  HL3598

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to commission the Cambridge Children’s Hospital; and when they expect the hospital to become operational.  HL3599

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals were held in immigration detention at the (1) Dover, (2) Manston, and (3) Napier Barracks, immigration centres on the most recent dates for which data are available; and what is the normal capacity of each facility.  HL3600

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of (1) electricity and water supplies, (2) sanitary equipment, (3) food and cooking arrangements, and (4) precautions against communicable diseases, at each of the immigration detention centres.  HL3601

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce a maximum time limit for immigration detention; and, if not, why not.  HL3602

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Qatar about the calls by the Football Association and the Football Association of Wales for the establishment of a workers’ rights centre in Qatar and for the payment of compensation to migrant workers and their families for death or injury during the preparations for the FIFA World C… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 10 November (HL2965), which stated that "this discharge is made to surface waters rather than groundwater, greatly reducing the potential risk to the drinking water aquifer", whether this means that there is still some risk from the water being (1) reused in HS2 operation… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 10 November (HL2965), which stated that the polymere based product "is used in treatment of the solid wastes, which have a waste water component that receives further treatment prior to discharge", how the further treatment removes the acrylamide which is water soluble; a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in ensuring that analogue telecare devices continue to work safely after the digital switchover in 2025.  HL3606

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer of Lord Murray of Blidworth on 21 November (HL3244), whether they plan to publish the report of the independent Age Estimation Science Advisory Committee.  HL3607

Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer of Lord Bates on 5 February 2018 (HL4939), whether they will publish an updated table including (1) pensions, (2) health, and (3) total managed expenditure, for 2021–22.  HL3608

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Kamall on 11 July (HL1645), what steps they are taking to raise awareness of heart failure, particularly among those most at risk.  HL3609

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Kamall on 11 July (HL1644), what steps they are taking to roll out the ‘Managing Heart Failure @home’ scheme across the NHS following its successful pilot in July.  HL3610

Lord Moynihan to ask His Majesty's Government, following the autumn statement on 17 November, what steps they will take to improve the energy efficiency of homes in the UK; and how the intended £6.6bn investment from 2025 to insulate homes and upgrade boilers will be made available, broken down by (1) programmes, (2) annual commitments, and (3) total budgets allocated to each prog… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Moynihan to ask His Majesty's Government whether the £6.6bn energy efficiency measures announced in the autumn statement on 17 November includes funding for Scotland and Wales; and if so, as part of which programmes.  HL3612

Lord Moynihan to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce energy demand by 15 per cent this decade; and if so, (1) as part of which programmes, (2) at what cost, and (3) to what timeline.  HL3613

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of people aged over 65 who were victims of (1) physical, (2) psychological, and (2) sexual, abuse for the most recent year for which figures are available.  HL3614

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any trends in the last five years regarding the number of pregnancies terminated due to neural tube defects.  HL3615

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government whether and how they measure the effectiveness of advice given to women of child-bearing age planning a pregnancy according to their (1) socio-economic background, (2) ethnicity, and (3) regional location.  HL3616

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many of the poultry or other captive birds culled for avian influenza since the start of the outbreak on 27 October 2021 were free from infection at the time of culling.  HL3617

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the 16-week grace period during which eggs from birds that were intended to be free-range may be marketed as such despite the introduction of mandatory housing measures on 7 November.  HL3618

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government why avian influenza vaccines are not permitted for commercial poultry.  HL3619

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what international discussions they have had about supporting research into avian influenza vaccines.  HL3620

Baroness Sherlock to ask His Majesty's Government, relative to the caseload in financial year 2022–23, what estimate they have made of the additional tax revenue that will be raised from individuals who are both in employment and receiving benefits as a result of freezing the personal tax allowance in the financial years (1) 2023–24, (2) 2024–25, (3) 2025–26, (4) 2026–27, and (5)… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the (1) consistency, and (2) reliability, of data on (a) delivery, and (b) funding, of energy efficiency measures.  HL3622

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide financial support to unpaid carers in response to the impact of the increased cost of living.  HL3623

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in encouraging employers to pay the real Living Wage.  HL3624

Lord Trefgarne to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for the future of HMS Bristol.  HL3625

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 9 November (HL2942 and HL2943), what assessment they have made of reports that TLScontact in St Petersburg is no longer offering applicants the option of purchasing the 'Keep My Passport' service pending decisions on family visa applications.  HL3626

Lord Tyrie to ask His Majesty's Government what formal discussions they have had with (1) the Chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament, and (2) the Committee as a whole, since June 2016.  HL3627

Lord Young of Cookham to ask His Majesty's Government when they will respond to the consultation on the Mental Capacity Act: Small Payments Scheme, which closed on 22 January.  HL3628