House of Lords Business

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will revise school meal food standards to ensure that guidelines on children's recommended maximum daily sugar intake are displayed.  HL5125

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the draft UN Security Council Resolution on the protection of interpreters and translators working in high-risk settings, circulated by the Swiss Mission in December 2022, and (2) the Open Letter from the NGO Red T to Volker Turk of the UN HCHR asking that his office establish a translator/inte… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Maldives will be granted the same trade agreement as other Commonwealth Small Island States and no longer be charged 20 per cent tax on fish exports to the UK from their sustainable tuna line fishing; and if so, when.  HL5127

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask His Majesty's Government how much income the Exchequer received in (1) 2021, and (2) 2022, from import duty of food from the Maldives’ sustainable tuna line fishing industry.  HL5128

Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the fees set down in (1) the Commissioner for Oaths (Authorised Persons) Fees Order 1993, and (2) the Removal, Storage and Disposal of Vehicles (Prescribed Sums and Charges) Regulations 2008.  HL5129

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the impact of UK development aid on local NGOs working in East Africa in 2021, and (2) whether the current model, which channels the majority of foreign aid to the United Nations, is compatible with their commitment to localising humanitarian aid.  HL5130

Lord German to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 25 January (HL4660), what are the names of the 10 police forces who do not conduct a post Online Assessment Process face-to-face interview.  HL5131

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government who will be consulted on the official transgender guidance for schools.  HL5132

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what is the closing date for submissions to their official transgender guidance for schools.  HL5133

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the money raised in Initial Public Offerings on the London Stock Exchange over the last five years.  HL5134

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide support to businesses that are off grid energy users.  HL5135

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of future of biodiesel made from used cooking oil; and what support are they giving to the sector.  HL5136

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the level of fraudulent use of red diesel.  HL5137

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government which countries the UK has visa free travel arrangements with for British citizens.  HL5138

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government in which countries the UK does not have a permanent diplomatic presence.  HL5139

Lord Lee of Trafford to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 25 January (HL4866),  whether they will now answer the question put; namely, whether the UK has the necessary (1) facilities, and (2) workforce, to increase the number of Challenger tank if required; and where they would be built.  HL5140

The Lord Bishop of London to ask His Majesty's Government whether their new Major Conditions Strategy will include the content of their unpublished Health Disparities White Paper.  HL5141

The Lord Bishop of London to ask His Majesty's Government what the consultation process will be in the development of their Major Conditions Strategy.  HL5142

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) other countries and (2) the IAEA, about the risks to civil nuclear facilities in Ukraine; and what contingency plans they have discussed in the event of a nuclear emergency at one of those plants.  HL5143

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current political and security situation in Peru, given recent anti-government protests.  HL5144

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any assessment of the Community Security Trust’s (CST) report Campus Antisemitism in Britain 2020–2022, published on 19 January, which shows a 22 per cent increase in university-related antisemitic incidents over the two academic years 2020/21 and 2021/22, compared to the two previous academic… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current political situation in Libya and the prospects for elections in that country, following the reported collapse of talks to amend the draft constitution.  HL5146

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel concerning the status quo at Jerusalem’s Holy Esplanade (Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount).  HL5147

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with international partners, in particular those in the Gulf States, to help to fund the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), following the statement on 24 January by the UNRWA Commissioner-General that the Agency has no more reliability or predictability of funding and a deficit of $… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government when they started to draft the public statement about their overall objectives and approach to using UK aid to tackle modern slavery internationally, which they undertook to do in 2021 in their response to the Independent Commission for Aid Impact's review of the use of aid to tackle modern slavery, published on 14 October 202… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Nye to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the British insurance companies providing services to the gas extraction and export industry in Myanmar.  HL5150

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask His Majesty's Government when they will inform local authorities of their provisional public health grant budgets for 2023–24.  HL5151

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL).  HL5152

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the analysis by the Local Government Association that £13 billion needs to be delivered into social care so that councils can deliver on all their statutory duties so that (1) people of all ages can live an equal life, and (2) the need for hospital treatment is reduced.  HL5153

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce levels of bowel cancer in England.  HL5154

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to research by Queen's University Belfast ‘Dietary inclusion of nitrite-containing frankfurter exacerbates colorectal cancer pathology and alters metabolism in APCmin mice’, published in Nature on 28 December 2022, which found that the mean tumour count for mice fed a diet of processed meat containin… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government whether they carried out a risk assessment when deciding to place unaccompanied children seeking asylum in hotels; and if so, (1) whether any risks were identified as a matter of safeguarding, and (2) whether any safeguarding mitigations were put in place to deal with each of those risks.  HL5156

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any evidence of organised criminal gangs targeting unaccompanied child refugees staying in hotels, including those children that have reportedly gone missing from hotels housing asylum seekers.  HL5157

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce any adverse effects of food waste on climate change.  HL5158

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide financial support to those most in need to assist with the increased cost of living.  HL5159

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Brexit on exports from the UK to the European Union.  HL5160

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce waiting times for taxpayers seeking to access HMRC’s telephone helpline.  HL5161

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of changes to the rebate in the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access, and to the accompanying Statutory Scheme, on (1) foreign direct investment into the UK Research and Development, (2) employment levels in the life sciences industry in the UK, and (3) medicines launches… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the differential rebate rates in the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access when compared to other countries, including Germany, and the impact of those rates on (1) foreign direct investment into UK Research and Development, and (2) the prioritisation of the UK as a laun… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the impact assessment for the Statutory Scheme for controlling the costs of branded health service medicines, which states that the proposed rebates pose a remote risk to the supply of medicines to the NHS.  HL5164

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government what evidence they have received from industry of the impending impact on UK Research and Development investment of rising payment rates under the voluntary and statutory schemes for branded medicines.  HL5165

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government, following their response to the consultation on the extent of the impact on inward investment of higher payments under the statutory scheme to control the costs of branded medicines, what assessment they have made of the sensitivity analysis used to assess that impact; and whether they are proposing changes to that analysis.  HL5166

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what (1) opportunities have been introduced to the UK, and (2) transactions have been completed, by each of the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoys in respect of (a) each sector, and (b) each country, in the last two years.  HL5167

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government which retained EU laws the Department for Transport is planning to reform or revoke in the event of a passage into law of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.  HL5168

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government which retained EU laws the Ministry of Justice is planning to reform or revoke in the event of a passage into law of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.  HL5169

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government which retained EU laws the Home Office is planning to reform or revoke in the event of a passage into law of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.  HL5170