House of Lords Business

Lord Balfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Callanan on 19 December (HL Deb col 947) in which he said that "75 per cent of workers in this country are not in trade unions", what assessment they have made of whether there is a link between (1) levels of union membership, and (2) levels of workforce care and HR practices, in the private sector versus the… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made on (1) a plan for the reduction of the use of single-use nappies, (2) a financial support scheme to assist parents with the initial costs of purchasing reusable nappies, and (3) the improvement of the labelling of single-use nappies.  HL4431

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist on 15 September 2021 (HL Deb, col 1495), when they expect to publish the independent environmental assessment of nappy use.  HL4432

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) nurses, and (2) GPs, there are per head of population in England.  HL4433

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask His Majesty's Government (1) how many, and (2) what class, of naval ships will be required in the Channel to tackle illegal migrant crossings.  HL4434

Baroness Chapman of Darlington to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the rise in energy bills on ventilation in classrooms over the winter.  HL4435

Baroness Chapman of Darlington to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the (1) recruitment, and (2) retention, of teachers.  HL4436

Baroness Chapman of Darlington to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Initial teacher training: trainee number census 2022 to 2023; and in particular, the finding that the recruitment target for physics has been missed by more than 80 per cent.  HL4437

Baroness Chapman of Darlington to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure childcare is (1) accessible, and (2) affordable.  HL4438

Baroness Chapman of Darlington to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase (1) awareness, and (2) the take-up, of their childcare schemes.  HL4439

Baroness Chapman of Darlington to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of nursery closures this year on childcare (1) fees, (2) quality, and (3) availability.  HL4440

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government how much as a percentage of the overall UK Research and Innovation settlement is the current allocation to the mathematical sciences.  HL4441

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government how much of UK Research and Innovation's funding was allocated to mathematics in (1) 2019–22, and (2) 2022–25.  HL4442

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government how many mathematics fellowships UK Research and Innovation (1) funded in the UK from 2019–22, and (2) will fund from 2022–25.  HL4443

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government how many PhDs in mathematics (1) were funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) from 2019–22, and (2) will be funded by UKRI in 2022–25.  HL4444

Lord Cormack to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of religious freedom in Hong Kong.  HL4445

Lord Cormack to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that Jimmy Lai, a British citizen and devout Roman Catholic, is able to receive pastoral care whilst in prison.  HL4446

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government, further to reports of (1) the death of a patient due to a lack of medical treatment, and (2) the reduction of essential supplies for civilians, in Nagorno-Karabakh, what representations they have made to the government of Azerbaijan regarding the closure of the road from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia.  HL4447

Lord Hampton to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of (1) public, and (2) private, homebuilding, over the next 10 years they expect will be designated for key workers; and what plans they have to ensure that they remain occupied by key workers.  HL4448

Lord Hay of Ballyore to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current support available for the aviation sector and its supply chain.  HL4449

Lord Hay of Ballyore to ask His Majesty's Government what date those entitled to support under the Northern Ireland Energy Support Scheme will receive payment.  HL4450

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness and impact of their Growing Place-based Giving Programme.  HL4451

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government whether the planned improvements by Network Rail over the Christmas period will still take place given the industrial action at that time.  HL4452

Lord Mawson to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address community pharmacists experiencing daily shortages of medicines.  HL4453

Lord Mawson to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to address the reported increase in community pharmacies having to dispense NHS prescriptions at a loss.  HL4454

Lord Mawson to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the current medicines price concession system.  HL4455

Lord Mawson to ask His Majesty's Government what support they will provide to community pharmacy teams, if any, who are (1) dealing with an increasing number of medicines shortages, and (2) spending increasing hours sourcing medicines to ensure that patients do not go without.  HL4456

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Penn on 25 November (HL3505) and 14 December (HL3949),  whether they will now provide a figure in their answer of how much money the UK has paid the EU since its departure; for what purposes that money was paid; how much they expect to pay in the future; and when that money will be… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 16 December (HL3971), what assessment they have made of the cost to the UK of following the advice of (1) the IPCC, and (2) the World Climate Declaration; and over what period of time they will take advice from both organisations.  HL4458

Lord Pickles to ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the Palestinian Authority's compliance with the Optional Protocol of the Convention Against Torture.  HL4459

Lord Pickles to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether reports of antisemitic and extremist content in Palestinian school textbooks adhere to (1) the Palestinian Authority–Department for International Development Memorandum of Understanding, and (2) the Palestinian Authority’s commitment to take action against incitement to violence.  HL4460

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what are the reasons for the delay in the publication of their assessment of the environmental impacts of disposable and reusable absorbent hygiene products; and whether they will publish this within the next two months.  HL4461

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to involve the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) to resolve the nurses' strike.  HL4462

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide financial support to (1) parents, and (2) charities, facing high childcare fees.  HL4463

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the system under which council tax bandings are designated.  HL4464

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what (1) number, and (2) percentage, of (a) nursery, (b) primary, and (c) secondary, school pupils in England have a Statement of Special Educational Needs.  HL4465

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what was the total (1) budget, and (2) spend, on pupils with Special Educational Needs in England for each of the last five years.  HL4466

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government how many NLAW anti-tank missiles (1) have been, and (2) are planned to be, provided to Ukraine; and how many (a) have been, and (b) will be, delivered from the manufacturers to the UK Army in (i) 2022, and (ii) 2023.  HL4467