House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that women in Afghanistan will no longer be allowed to continue their university education.  HL4468

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what is their Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability assessment of the situation in Iran; how this is affected by the reports that Russia has been sending advanced military equipment to Iran in exchange for drones; and what steps they are taking, including with international partners, to assess the risk of further serious h… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the BBC concerning Persian Radio transmissions to Iran; and what was the outcome of those discussions.  HL4470

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the refusal of the authorities in Hong Kong to allow imprisoned British citizen Jimmy Lai to meet with his legal representative Timothy Owen KC.  HL4471

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the analysis published by the US Holocaust Memorial Museum on 20 December suggesting that, despite the peace deal in Ethiopia, civilians are still at heightened risk of atrocities; and what steps they are taking to address these risks, including in accordance with their Joint Analysis of Conf… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of cryptocurrency advertisements being targeted at (1) young people, and (2) people from minority communities, including with the involvement of celebrities, sports stars and sports teams; and what plans they have, if any, to place restrictions on such advertising.  H… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of households at risk of being made homeless over the coming year by landlords who cannot meet their costs at current levels of rent given the increase in interest rates; and what steps they intend to take to protect such households.  HL4474

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide reassurance to the Uyghur, Tibetan, Hong Kong and other Chinese refugee communities in the UK about their security, following the 16 October attack on protesters outside the Chinese consulate.  HL4475

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government, further to their commitment to the 30by30 target to protect at least 30 per cent of land and ocean by 2030, what steps they will take to increase the proportion of protected (1) land in England from 3.22 per cent, and (2) waters in England from 8 per cent.  HL4476

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding by the United Nations Development Programme that $1.8 trillion in global subsidies are contributing towards the destruction of nature; and what steps they are taking to ensure that none of their (1) domestic, and (2) Official Development Assistance, funding is contributin… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the medical efficacy and value to users of commercial Strep A tests, and (2) any extra costs that might result for the NHS as a result of such tests.  HL4478

Lord Berkeley to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what are the criteria for the eligibility of members of the House of Lords to be appointed to a select committee on a hybrid Bill; whether comments they have expressed about the merits or otherwise of the Bill are taken into account when considering those appointments; and what plans he has to change the process for appointing members… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Berridge to ask His Majesty's Government how many school days in England were lost in the last 12 months due to school closures caused by adverse weather conditions.  HL4480

Baroness Berridge to ask His Majesty's Government how many of the schools in England that had days of closure due to weather conditions in the last 12 months provided vouchers to replace Free School Meals to their pupils.  HL4481

Baroness Berridge to ask His Majesty's Government how many children entitled to free school meals were not provided with a meal or its equivalent when their school was closed due to adverse weather conditions in the last 12 months.  HL4482

Baroness Berridge to ask His Majesty's Government how many schools in England have a voucher system in operation that can be used to replace free school meals in the event of unexpected school closure.  HL4483

The Earl of Dundee to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to offer incentives to UK business and industry to pursue new opportunities in the economy of South America, including clean growth and infrastructure.  HL4484

The Earl of Dundee to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proposed EU–Mercosur Association Agreement; and what plans they have to apply to join the Agreement.  HL4485

The Earl of Dundee to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage the government of Brazil to avoid the destruction of the Amazon forest.  HL4486

The Earl of Dundee to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) prospects of, and (2) benefits from, the proposed UK–Brazil Expanded Trade Partnership.  HL4487

The Earl of Dundee to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage the government of Brazil to uphold human rights, democracy and the rule of law.  HL4488

Baroness Garden of Frognal to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reach a negotiated settlement with trade unions representing the teaching profession in the ongoing industrial dispute over teacher pay and conditions.  HL4489

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the most recent UK trade figures published by the ONS on 12 October; and in particular, the decrease in imports and exports with non-EU countries.  HL4490

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the arrest of Isabel Vaughan-Spruce by police in Birmingham in December; and what steps they intend to take to ensure that the rights of (1) freedom of religion, and (2) freedom of thought, are upheld.  HL4491

Baroness Pinnock to ask His Majesty's Government how they expect the provisions of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, if passed, will interact with the Building Safety Act 2022; and what steps they will take to ensure provisions in the Act concerning building safety standards are not undermined by the revocation of retained EU law.  HL4492

Baroness Pinnock to ask His Majesty's Government what identifying information is required for residents not living in the UK to register to vote in UK elections.  HL4493

Baroness Pinnock to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the levels of fraud in the operation of postal voting; and what plans they have, if any, to introduce photo identification requirements for postal voting.  HL4494

Baroness Pitkeathley to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of children who have been moved from one parental residence to another, as a result of emotional harm or parental alienation findings in Family Court Proceedings.  HL4495

Baroness Pitkeathley to ask His Majesty's Government what training magistrates and judges sitting in Family Courts receive on domestic abuse.  HL4496

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the proposed closures of railway ticket offices on people who are (1) elderly, (2) deaf, or (3) blind or partially sighted; and what steps they will take in response to any such assessment.  HL4497

Lord Robathan to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to either (1) encourage, or (2) mandate, the installation of “swift bricks” in new build or refurbished buildings, to assist conservation by providing nesting cavities for swifts and other birds.  HL4498

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to complete the process of delivering £600 in energy support payments to all households in Northern Ireland.  HL4499

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government whether a proportion of the additional £400 million added to round two of the Levelling Up Fund will be allocated to Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales in line with the Barnett Formula.  HL4500

Lord Rogan to ask the Leader of the House when they expect to answer the Written Question tabled by Lord Rogan on 17 November (HL3519) and due for answer on 1 December.  HL4501

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the statutory guidance Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education to provide further clarification on what pupils should know about online gambling.  HL4502

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the statutory guidance Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education in preventing harmful gambling by school pupils.  HL4503

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many customer suicides have been reported by gambling operators in each of the past five years.  HL4504

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the strategic importance of the BBC World Service during the Arab Spring protests.  HL4505

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what additional steps they are planning to take to deal with (1) poor performance by TransPennine Express trains, and (2) any health and safety issues that arise due to overcrowding on the services that are operated.  HL4506

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to confirm the budget allocated to the Energy Investment Fund in (1) 2021–22, and (2) 2022–23.  HL4507

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to involve the military in replacing the nurses, paramedics and border force during the strike action.  HL4508

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government how many older people they estimate are currently living in (1) relative, and (2) absolute, poverty.  HL4509

Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask His Majesty's Government when the website for people to apply for a free voter ID will be available to use.  HL4510

Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Electoral Commission about when the publicity campaign for the Voter ID website will commence.  HL4511

Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide extra funding to the Electoral Commission to enable a bigger publicity campaign to be run over a shorter timescale to highlight the requirement to present photo voter ID.  HL4512

Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask His Majesty's Government whether there will be publicly available statistics showing how many people have applied for an ID on the Voter ID website.  HL4513

Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to delaying the implementation of Voter ID, given the concerns expressed by the Association of Election Administrators, the Local Government Association, and Electoral Commission.  HL4514

Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that the number of voters turned away from polling stations at the elections in May 2023 is recorded and published.  HL4515

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the proportion of children with Special Educational Needs statements in England compared with other parts of the UK.  HL4516

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Secretary of State on 24 November (HCWS385) on finances for the Northern Ireland departments for 2022–23 and the budget outlook for 2023–24, what assessment they have made of the budgetary resource pressures for Special Needs Education within these overall budgets.  HL4517

Baroness Worthington to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Autumn Statement announcement on vehicle excise duty (VED) changes, whether they intend to levy annual VED of £165 from 2025 on electric vehicles; whether pre-2017 petrol and diesel vehicles rated at less than 110 gCO2/km will continue to pay £20; and whether those rated 110–120gCO2/km will continue to pay £30; i… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Worthington to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the value of commodity derivatives or economically equivalent contracts which were traded (1) over the counter, and (2) in trading venues in the UK, by FCA-regulated firms in respect of (a) oil, (b) gas, (c) coal, (d) electricity, and (e) soft commodities, in the past 12 months.  HL4519

Baroness Worthington to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many consumers have directly invested in commodity derivatives for (1) oil, (2) gas, (3) coal, (4) electricity, and (5) soft commodities, in the past 12 months.  HL4520

Baroness Worthington to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many consumers have invested in commodity derivatives for (1) oil, (2) gas, (3) coal, (4) electricity, and (5) soft commodities, via automatic enrolment in workplace pensions over the past 12 months.  HL4521

Baroness Worthington to ask His Majesty's Government what consumer protections are in place for consumers directly or indirectly investing in commodity derivatives.  HL4522

Baroness Worthington to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the revenue and earnings attributable to UK listed firms from (1) trading commodity derivatives, and (2) economically equivalent over the counter contracts.  HL4523