House of Lords Business

Lord Allan of Hallam to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on their open data policy of the inclusion of the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015 within the scope of clause 1 of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.  HL3872

Lord Allan of Hallam to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on their environmental data policy of the inclusion of the INSPIRE Regulations 2009 within the scope of clause 1 of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.  HL3873

Lord Balfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 29 November (HL3471), which said that the outturn for winter fuel payments for the year 2020/21 was £1,958 million in nominal terms, whether they have considered making winter fuel payments a taxable benefit; and if so, what estimate they have made of the tax yield that would res… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce schemes which rate the indoor air quality of commercial premises and their associated risks of viral transmission.  HL3875

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of indirect marketing techniques, such as advice provision, by baby formula brands to target expectant new parents.  HL3876

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to stop all support for offshore hydrocarbon extraction in the Arctic region and foster co-operation with the Arctic Council on the issue.  HL3877

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the demilitarisation of the Arctic region.  HL3878

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 23 November (HL3268), when they expect the relevant agencies to consider the recommendations of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on developing sentencing guidelines for wildlife crime.  HL3879

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 22 November (HL3269), whether they will now answer the question put, namely, what are the (1) average, and (2) longest, delays being experienced by pensioners applying for pension credit for applications made (a) in late April, and (b) subsequently.  HL3880

Baroness Butler-Sloss to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 22 November (HL3235), what are the reasons for the delay in appointing an Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner; and what is their timetable for making the appointment.  HL3881

Lord Cromwell to ask His Majesty's Government at what point Ukrainian refugees who have been in the UK for over 180 days are liable to pay tax.  HL3882

Lord Cromwell to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support mine clearance in Ukraine with specific reference to the areas surrounding (1) power stations, and (2) electricity substations.  HL3883

Lord Cromwell to ask His Majesty's Government how many electricity generators they have supplied to Ukraine since February; what are the models of each generator supplied; how they are being distributed; and what is the timetable for their full deployment.  HL3884

Lord De Mauley to ask His Majesty's Government when the 2022 statutory report of the External Scrutiny Team on the state of the UK’s Volunteer Reserve Forces will be placed in the Library of the House.  HL3885

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government how many children subject to No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) conditions are in receipt of the 15 hours a week of free early education available to disadvantaged two-year old children.  HL3886

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people likely to be granted resettlement in the UK for (1) the remainder of this year, and (2) the following two years thereafter.  HL3887

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 8 November (HL2809), what support is available to individuals subject to No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) conditions as part of their total cost of living package of £37 billion this year, but excluding the Energy Bills Support Scheme.  HL3888

Lord Grocott to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what checks are made to determine whether peers on the Register are willing to put their names forward for hereditary peer by-elections; and how often any such checks are made.  HL3889

Lord Grocott to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether he will publish a copy of the Register of Hereditary Peers with the year each peer was added to the Register.  HL3890

Lord Grocott to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether he will publish a list of each peer on the Register of Hereditary Peers that has contested a hereditary peer by-election; and in each case, on what date or dates those by-elections took place.  HL3891

Lord Grocott to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to require hereditary peers on the Register of Hereditary Peers to be subject to the same vetting procedures carried out by the House of Lords Appointments Commission to which new life peers are subject.  HL3892

Lord Grocott to ask His Majesty's Government whether it is their policy to maintain the current party balance in the House of Lords, whereby the party of His Majesty’s Government has over 90 peers more than the Official Opposition.  HL3893

Lord Grocott to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 16 November (HL Deb col 888), how many additional Conservative peers they consider it will be necessary to appoint to ensure that the Conservative Party is not “underrepresented in the Lords”.  HL3894

The Lord Bishop of Guildford to ask His Majesty's Government what support they provide to the Centre for Social Justice in Pakistan.  HL3895

The Lord Bishop of Guildford to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support civil society organisations and non-government organisations in Pakistan in making submissions under the 4th Universal Periodic Review of Pakistan.  HL3896

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask His Majesty's Government what is the current delay in HMRC processing new registrations for VAT; and what estimate they have made of the costs of such delays (1) to the businesses and organisations affected, and (2) to the Exchequer.  HL3897

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to monitor the welfare of farmed fish that are slaughtered on wellboats.  HL3898

Baroness Humphreys to ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers have been transferred from Manston processing centre to the Hilton Garden Hotel in Dolgarrog in the Conwy Valley, North Wales since January.  HL3899

Baroness Humphreys to ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers in Dolgarrog have been diagnosed with scabies.  HL3900

Baroness Humphreys to ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers in Dolgarrog have been diagnosed with diphtheria.  HL3901

Baroness Humphreys to ask His Majesty's Government whether any other infectious diseases, other than scabies and diphtheria, have been identified as originating from the Manston processing centre.  HL3902

Baroness Humphreys to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to provide access to medical professions for those infected by infections disease after staying in the Manston processing centre.  HL3903

Baroness Humphreys to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to provide an inoculation programme against infectious diseases for those staying in migrant processing centres; and whether any such programmes have been carried out in the past year.  HL3904

The Lord Bishop of Leeds to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the government of Pakistan’s rules regarding the registration and operation of international NGOs in that country and the impact that these rules have had on the work of NGOs that His Majesty’s Government supports.  HL3905

Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government what have been their principal economic and political achievements in Northern Ireland since May 2010.  HL3906

Lord Marlesford to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 30 November (HL3473), whether they regard the Russian Wagner Group as a group whose behaviour is considered unacceptable by the international community.  HL3907

Lord Pickles to ask His Majesty's Government, further to reports of the detention and intimidation of Palestinian human rights activists in the Palestinian territories, what recent discussions the Foreign Secretary has had with the Palestinian Authority about the activities of the PA Preventative Security Organisation.  HL3908

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide students under the age of 17 with a wider choice of subjects to study, in order to bring an end to the division in employability between academic and technical education.  HL3909

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government whether NICE guidelines on influenza Neuraminidase Inhibitor (NI) drugs take account of the importance of rapid diagnostics, given that the optimal impact of NI drugs is within 48 hours of infection.  HL3910

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have commissioned research to understand where rapid diagnostics should be used in care pathways to ensure influenza Neuraminidase Inhibitor (NI) drugs and COVID-19 therapies are prescribed as soon as possible after infection, in order to reduce winter admissions.  HL3911

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what funding they have provided to hospitals to conduct (1) PCR, and (2) Lateral Flow, testing for respiratory viruses this winter; and whether any such funding will be made available for future winter seasons.  HL3912

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 17 November (HC Deb col 853), whether they will set out the details of the upcoming trade and investment event in Northern Ireland which was announced in the Autumn Statement.  HL3913

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 24 November (HL Deb cols 1544–50), in which he said that “there are clear areas where inequalities exist” in Bahrain including that “Bahraini women cannot pass on their nationality to their children”, what steps they are taking to address these issues.  HL3914

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 24 November (HL Deb cols 1544–50), in which he said that they engage “effectively with civil society” in Bahrain, whether they will list the names of civil society actors in Bahrain with which they have engaged during the last 24 months.  HL3915

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 24 November (HL Deb cols 1544–50) that “media freedom across the Gulf…is very limited”, and the Reporters Without Borders 2022 Press Freedom Index which ranked Bahrain 167 out of 180 countries for press freedom, what representations they have made to the government of Bahrain in supp… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government, further to reports that imprisoned human rights defender Abdulhadi AlKhawaja is facing a series of new criminal charges in Bahrain as a result of his protest activities from within prison, what representations they will make to the government of that country (1) to raise concerns over any such action, and (2) to call for AlKhawaja’s im… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Selkirk of Douglas to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide (1) medical supplies, and (2) aid, to Ethiopia.  HL3918

Lord Selkirk of Douglas to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the creation of an international funding facility to combat climate change and respond to the loss and damage commitments made at COP27.  HL3919

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount of money spent on average by local authorities supporting children who are home educated.  HL3920

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what data they keep on the (1) educational, and (2) wellbeing, outcomes of children who are being home-educated at (a) national, and (b) local authority, level.  HL3921

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for the future of income tax for the next five financial years; and what assessment they have made of how state pensions will be affected by that tax.  HL3922

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the financial impact on the public sector in 2022/23 as a result of the increasing prices of (1) fuel, and (2) energy.  HL3923