House of Lords Business

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government when the Migration Advisory Committee will report its recommendations to change the shortage occupation list (SAL).  HL4133

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to assist people of working age who are economically inactive due to illness back into employment.  HL4134

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in delivering their policy of creating new garden cities in England; when they expect the builds to be completed; and how many dwellings will be created.  HL4135

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish a timeline of assurances given by the government of Saudi Arabia to His Majesty’s Government on the existence of a moratorium on the death penalty for drug offences in Saudi Arabia.  HL4136

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking against any Chinese diplomats involved in alleged violence against protestors at the Chinese Consulate grounds on 16 October.  HL4137

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bellamy on 7 December (HL3687) concerning guidance issued by a staff network in the HM Prison and Probation Service, whether that guidance has now been withdrawn; and what steps they are taking to ensure guidance is not issued which does not comply with departmental policies and legal responsibi… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to proscribe Ramzan Kadyrov and his associates as a terrorist organisation, as part of their sanctions against Russian citizens taking part in the military action in Ukraine.  HL4139

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government how many children have been prescribed puberty blockers in each of the last 10 years.  HL4140

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they made of the impact of the change to the criteria for access to the Cabinet Office's Summer Diversity Internship Programme; and what consultation was undertaken.  HL4141

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government what impact evaluation they have undertaken of the exclusion of disability from the eligibility criteria for entry and progress in the Civil Service Fast-Stream.  HL4142

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask His Majesty's Government what support they provide SMEs seeking to obtain patent protection in (1) the UK, and (2) in other countries; whether they will extend the Enterprise Investment Scheme so that it includes support with patent costs; and whether they will amend the UK Innovate grant so that it supports international coverage for patents.… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Home Office Introducing Public Health Measures Impact Assessment 2019, published on 4 July 2019, which found that the Cardiff Model for violence reduction would cut the costs of violence by £858 million over 10 years if five per cent of Community Service Partnerships implemented it, what p… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the latest report of the Independent Reporting Commission, published on 7 December.  HL4145

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government how much it has cost so far to defend the legal case brought against them that argue that the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland breaches the Acts of Union.  HL4146

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government how many children subject to No Recourse to Public Funds conditions are in receipt of 15 hours a week of free early education available to disadvantaged three and four year-olds, but would be eligible for the 30 hour entitlement if not subject to NRPF.  HL4147

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce (1) the waiting time for, and (2) the size of the loans available through, the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ budgeting loans scheme.  HL4148

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to increase regulation for unregulated digital Buy-Now-Pay-Later products; and if so, when they intend to introduce such measures.  HL4149

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of expanding the Help to Save scheme to all Universal Credit claimants and broadening points of access to include credit unions and other providers of low-cost credit.  HL4150

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the opposition movement in Belarus; and what plans they have, if any, to meet with the opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.  HL4151

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of social media platforms accessible in the UK, such as Telegram, for disseminating Russian propaganda; and what plans they have, if any, to ask those companies to remove material which may be in breach of sanctions.  HL4152

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Future Fund refused an application from Fly Atlantic; and if so, what were the reasons for doing so.  HL4153

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government whether they examined the case for (1) reducing VAT on domestic fuel, and (2) raising the personal allowance for taxpayers, as an alternative to the Energy Price Guarantee before they announced the Autumn Statement on 17 November; and if not, why not.  HL4154

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of new therapies for the treatment of epilepsy.  HL4155

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the progress towards developing a universal flu vaccine.  HL4156

The Lord Bishop of London to ask His Majesty's Government how many people are currently receiving statutory sick pay; how many people are eligible to receive only statutory sick pay when unwell; and how many people earn less than the lower earnings threshold, making them ineligible for statutory sick pay.  HL4157

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that all possible alternatives are considered across England to tackle NHS waiting lists.  HL4158

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government when the energy support payments they pledged would be made available to all regions of the UK will be paid to people living in Northern Ireland; and what is the reason for the delay in making these payments.  HL4159

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that motorists achieve value for money from fuel retailers, given varying pump prices for fuel within localised areas.  HL4160

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with councils across England about waiving or reducing car parking charges in the run up to Christmas in order to assist businesses in town centres.  HL4161

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government what further steps they will take to boost the (1) security, (2) efficiency, and (3) affordability, of energy supplies during the winter months.  HL4162

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government how many Integrated Care Boards they forecast will take on full delegated specialised commissioning responsibility from April 2023.  HL4163

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government when NHS England will confirm how many multi-Integrated Care Board footprints will be established in 2023 to take on joint commissioning responsibility for specialised services.  HL4164

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Roadmap for integrating specialised services within Integrated Care Systems, published on 31 May, whether NHS England will maintain their current arrangements for commissioning high cost drugs.  HL4165

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government when NHS England will publish a timeline for the update of service specifications in specialised services.  HL4166

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what specialised services service specifications NHS England will update in 2023.  HL4167

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government when NHS England will finalise the recruitment of new clinical leaders in specialised services, including national clinical directors and national specialty advisors.  HL4168

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to remind emergency services not to use their sirens at night when the road is empty of traffic.  HL4169

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost to the economy of people being woken up by emergency service sirens at night who are consequently less productive the following day.  HL4170

Lord Pickles to ask His Majesty's Government when they will issue a full response to the Law Commission’s weddings law report Celebrating Marriage: A New Weddings Law, published on 19 July.  HL4171

Lord Pickles to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Answer by Lord Bellamy on 29 November on humanist marriages (HL Deb col 1668), why they have committed to legislating for outdoor religious marriages outside of wholesale reform of marriage law.  HL4172

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government whether, in the absence of a Northern Ireland Assembly and Northern Ireland Executive, they plan to legislate to regulate the use of electric scooters in Northern Ireland.  HL4173

The Earl of Sandwich to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the latest agreement between the Army and civilian organisations in Sudan, and (2) whether this agreement will support the development of a democratic government in that country.  HL4174

The Earl of Sandwich to ask His Majesty's Government whether the international community, including the UK, retain any recognised role in Darfur, Sudan, as a humanitarian shield for the local population; and if not, what protection remains for non-governmental organisations in that country.  HL4175

The Earl of Sandwich to ask His Majesty's Government how many Afghan refugees have been admitted to the UK under the UNHCR Resettlement Schemes since August 2021; and how many further applications they expect to approve in the first quarter of 2023.  HL4176

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Manchester Recovery Task Force formally consulted (1) Sheffield City Council, (2) the Mayor of South Yorkshire, and (3) Doncaster Council, on the withdrawal of the direct Sheffield to Manchester Airport train service; and if so, (1) on what dates, and (2) what responses were received.  HL4177

Lord Smith of Finsbury to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the Office for Product Safety and Standards is sufficiently staffed and skilled to enforce the new regulations on mandatory recycling labelling.  HL4178

Lord Smith of Finsbury 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.  HL4179

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Barran on 5 December (HL Deb cols 6–9), what were the criteria for the selection of those educational institutions that were registered to carry out teacher training; who carried out this process; and what was the rational for those institutions which previously received a good or outstanding Ofsted in… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Barran on 5 December (HL Deb cols 6–9), what is the appeals mechanism for those institutions that were refused accreditation to carry out teacher training; how the appeals will be carried out and by whom; and whether the decisions of those appeals will be agreed with sufficient time to allow those inst… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of food inflation in supermarkets, given the increased cost of living.  HL4182

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce energy bills for households.  HL4183

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that agricultural expertise is represented in government agencies.  HL4184

Lord Tyrie to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to refer the case of Jagtar Singh Johal to the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament, under the provisions of the Justice and Security Act 2013.  HL4185

Baroness Wheeler to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to hold delivery partners, including NHS England, to account on the remaining incomplete actions in the England Rare Diseases Action Plan 2022, published on 28 February.  HL4186

Baroness Wheeler to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the case for publishing an externally facing national strategy for Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products to support patient access.  HL4187

Baroness Wheeler to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the England Rare Diseases Action Plan 2022, published on 28 February, when the strategic approach on Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products will be published; and what engagement is being carried out as part of its development.  HL4188

Baroness Wheeler to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the England Rare Diseases Action Plan 2022, published on 28 February, what is the breakdown of the scope of the NHS’ annual report on the uptake of drugs for patients with rare diseases; and when it will be published.  HL4189

Baroness Wheeler to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the England Rare Diseases Action Plan 2022, published on 28 February, whether they will publish a list of services where inequitable access has been identified.  HL4190

Baroness Wheeler to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the England Rare Diseases Action Plan 2022, published on 28 February, what progress has been made in testing new approaches to diagnosing individuals with rare diseases.  HL4191