House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 21 November (HL3575), whether they will publish (1) the conflict analysis for Cameroon, conducted in 2019, and (2) the names of the independent experts they spoke to during the course of their research.  HL4044

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 5 December (HL3685), how much was approved by Parliament for spending on HS2 (1) Phase 1, (2) Phase 2A, and (3) Phase 2B West; and what was the date of each approval.  HL4045

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 1 December (HL3582), whether the clarification by Lord Markham on 24 November (HL Deb col 1469) is the most up-to-date answer to this question.  HL4046

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government what consultations they have had with UK mortgage lenders regarding their assessment procedures, including the use of algorithms, for creditworthiness; and what steps they will take to ensure that first-time-buyers who have been renting from more than one landlord immediately prior to their mortgage application will not be disadvantage… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they will make to the government of Myanmar regarding the release of the former President of the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC), Reverend Dr Hkalam Samson, who was reportedly arrested at Mandalay International Airport on 5 December.  HL4048

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Department for Work and Pensions annual official statistics 'Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2021', what assessment they have made of the reasons for the increase in (1) the number of, and (2) the proportion of, children living in relative poverty in every local authority area… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Department for Work and Pensions official statistics 'Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2021', what assessment they have made of the reasons for the increase in (1) the number of, and (2) the proportion of, children living in absolute poverty in every local authority area of the… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government whether a reduction in (1) the number of, and (2) the proportion of, children living in (a) relative poverty, and (b) absolute poverty, in (i) every local authority, and (ii) across the UK, is an intended outcome of the levelling up agenda.  HL4051

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by the North East Child Poverty Commission report Getting the building blocks wrong: Early childhood poverty in the North East, published on 12 October, what assessment they have made of the merits of undertaking levelling up impact assessments of all major government policy and spending deci… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions have taken place between the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on child poverty.  HL4053

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask His Majesty's Government which members of the Government are unpaid.  HL4054

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government how many Ukrainian soldiers have been trained by His Majesty's Armed Forces (1) since 2014, and (2) since 24 February 2022; and how many of these soldiers have received human security training, in particular on (a) Women, Peace and Security, and (b) conflict related sexual violence.  HL4055

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the processing of asylum claims, what steps they are taking (1) to improve the quality of decision-making, (2) to prioritise the most vulnerable cases and those who have been waiting longest, and (3) to improve access to good quality legal advice for applicants.  HL4056

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government how many persons were held in immigration detention for (1) removal from the UK, and (2) assessment purposes, for the most recent date that data are available; and whether the Manston immigration centre is still overcrowded and therefore potentially a risk to health.  HL4057

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken (1) to progress plans to introduce mandatory recycling labelling on packaging, and (2) to ensure businesses are able to implement these reforms effectively and at reasonable costs.  HL4058

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the measures requiring mandatory recycling labelling on packaging enable consumers to recycle easily and accurately, and avoid causing confusion as a result of a multiplicity of designs and messaging.  HL4059

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the new regulations regarding mandatory recyclability labelling are enforced effectively.  HL4060

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the announcement that water company fines will be re-invested in schemes that benefit the natural environment, what will be the operative date of this scheme; and whether previously polluted environments will qualify for payments under the new scheme.  HL4061

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government whether the full revenue from water company pollution fines will be passed to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for environmental improvements.  HL4062

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to include species-specific stunning requirements for farmed fish in slaughter regulations, in line with the protection afforded to terrestrial farmed animals.  HL4063

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has had with the Department of Health and Social Care about ensuring that analogue telecare devices continue to work safely after the digital switchover has been completed in 2025.  HL4064

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government, further the Local Government Association analysis identifying “dental deserts”, how (1) they, and (2) NHS England, work with dental charities to deliver dental hygiene education in areas with relatively low numbers of NHS dentists.  HL4065

Lord Rosser to ask His Majesty's Government how much they have spent each month since January 2019 on supporting asylum seekers in the UK who are waiting for their asylum applications to be processed.  HL4066

Lord Rosser to ask His Majesty's Government how much the arrangement with Albania to fast-track the removal of Albanian nationals who have travelled to the UK via small boats, announced on 25 August, will cost; and how many Albanians seeking asylum in the UK they expect to be removed under this arrangement.  HL4067

Lord Rosser to ask His Majesty's Government how many British National (Overseas) nationals from Hong Kong have accessed Welcome Programme support since April 2021; and what has been the cost of this support from then to date.  HL4068

Lord Rosser to ask His Majesty's Government how many requests for reimbursement have been received by HM Passport Office since 2010; and how much has been paid out annually since that year.  HL4069

Lord Rosser to ask His Majesty's Government how many Home Office immigration decisions were made in (1) 2017/18, (2) 2018/19, (3) 2019/20, (4) 2020/21, and (5) 2021/22; and how many such decisions were overturned on appeal in each of those years.  HL4070

Lord Rosser to ask His Majesty's Government what is the administrative cost of processing each visa compared to its application fee.  HL4071

Baroness Sater to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service to publish their Sports Strategy.  HL4072

Lord Stone of Blackheath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the levels of compliance by businesses with the Bills of Exchange Act 1882; and what steps they will take to ensure that cash is accepted in all retail establishments.  HL4073

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government how many non-grammar schools select pupils by a written test.  HL4074

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government how the 11-plus tests at grammar schools are moderated; and whether this moderation is carried out independently.  HL4075

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of school children that have not returned to full-time schooling following the COVID-19 pandemic.  HL4076

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to discourage children and young people from vaping.  HL4077

Baroness Sugg to ask His Majesty's Government how much the Home Office has allocated to Official Development Assistance for (1) actual costs for refugee and asylum seekers for the first six months of the calendar year, and (2) estimated costs for refugee and asylum seekers for the full calendar year.  HL4078

Baroness Sugg to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to providing free period products to schools in England.  HL4079

Baroness Sugg to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to providing guidance to teachers to ensure that girls are treated sensitively and appropriately during their menstrual cycle.  HL4080

Baroness Suttie to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the World Health Organization (WHO) about approving the use of vaccines (1) to prevent, and (2) to mitigate, outbreaks of Ebola in endemic countries.  HL4081

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, additional to the purchase of the Naval Strike Missile, to increase the Royal Navy’s offensive firepower capacity.  HL4082