House of Lords Business

Baroness Adams of Craigielea to ask His Majesty's Government how many employees currently work in each UK freeport; and how many (1) full, and (2) part, time jobs have been created in existing freeports in the UK.  HL5417

Baroness Adams of Craigielea to ask His Majesty's Government how many employees at freeports in the UK are excluded from employer National Instance contributions under the Freeport Upper Secondary Threshold.  HL5418

Baroness Adams of Craigielea to ask His Majesty's Government whether existing trade union and labour relations laws will operate inside freeport zones in the same way they operate outside of them.  HL5419

Baroness Adams of Craigielea to ask His Majesty's Government what variation in normal customs rules are applied within each freeport in the UK.  HL5420

Baroness Adams of Craigielea to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address concerns of criminality relating to (1) money laundering, or (2) people trafficking, in instances where a freeport is located within an existing port approved location or within a freeport boundary with a variation from normal customs rules.  HL5421

Baroness Adams of Craigielea to ask His Majesty's Government what additional support they have provided to local governments to support additional needs following (1) job creation, and (2) the movement or growth of population, in the areas around freeports.  HL5422

Lord Balfe to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether, in view of the disquiet over the cost and other aspects of the Peers' Entrance works, any way exists for the issue to be brought to the floor of the House for debate, with a possibility of cancelling or referring back for further consideration these proposals.  HL5423

Baroness Blower to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the 2022 School Census, how many children were placed in unregistered alternative provision by a local authority or a school for (1) any part of their education, (2) a majority of their education, or (3) all of their education.  HL5424

Baroness Blower to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the 2022 School Census, how many children (1) who have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), or (2) are classified as Children In Need, were placed in unregistered alternative provision for (a) any part of their education, (b) a majority of their education, or (c) all of their education.  HL5425

Baroness Blower to ask His Majesty's Government, in respect of information gathered in the last School Census, how many children that were excluded from school were placed in an unregistered alternative provision for (1) any part of their education, (2) a majority of their education, or (3) all of their education.  HL5426

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government what was the total NHS expenditure on outpatient paediatric ophthalmology services in 2021/22.  HL5427

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government what was the total NHS expenditure on general ophthalmic services activity in 2021/22; and what proportion was on (1) NHS sight tests, and (2) NHS optical vouchers.  HL5428

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government what evidence they used to determine the range of subjects in which Alternative Academic Qualifications (AAQs) will be funded from 2025.  HL5429

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government what was the average GCSE score for students in England studying (1) A levels, (2) Applied Generals, (3) a combination of A levels and Applied Generals, and (4) T levels, in the last year for which data are available.  HL5430

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what contractual commitments they have made to the constructors of small modular nuclear reactors to date.  HL5431

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the contractual contributions to the construction of small nuclear reactors that they will have made by 2025.  HL5432

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Welsh Government regarding the construction of small modular nuclear reactors in that country.  HL5433

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in delivering a combined authority and metro mayor for Leicester and Leicestershire.  HL5434

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in delivering a combined authority and metro mayor for the Solent and Hampshire.  HL5435

Lord Bowness to ask His Majesty's Government how many provisions of retained EU law were (1) incorporated into EU law by primary legislation, and (2) passed in the European Parliament by qualified majority voting in respect of which the UK voted against.  HL5436

Lord Bowness to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have carried out a detailed study to assess whether the repeal or modification of any provision of retained EU law is incompatible with the 'level playing field' provisions set out in Title XI of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.  HL5437

Baroness Brown of Cambridge to ask His Majesty's Government what support they provide for the development of chess to (1) schools, (2) communities, and (3) the English Chess Federation, given (a) the social and cognitive benefits that game brings, and (b) its increased popularity since the COVID-19 lockdown.  HL5438

Lord Collins of Highbury to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to stop human rights violations, and (2) to ensure accountability, in Myanmar, following the sanctions introduced since the military took power in that country two years ago.  HL5439

Lord Collins of Highbury to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase their provision of humanitarian aid to the government of Myanmar; and what assessment they have made of the change in the needs of the population of that country since the military took control in 2021.  HL5440

Lord Collins of Highbury to ask His Majesty's Government what analysis they have made of revenue flows to the Myanmar military; and what steps they are taking to stem those flows.  HL5441

Lord Collins of Highbury to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking following the adoption of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2669 on the situation in Myanmar.  HL5442

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans to lift sanctions on Syria, given the recent earthquake.  HL5443

Lord Cruddas to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) the Mayor of London, (2) the London Assembly, and (3) the various London Boroughs, about suspending (a) charged parking bays, (b) the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), and (c) the Congestion Charge, on the days of train strikes to enable people to attend work and appointments more easily.  HL5444

Lord Davies of Brixton to ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish the outcome of their Understanding the use of unregistered alternative education provision consultation, which ran from 11 July 2022 to 30 September 2022.  HL5445

Lord Davies of Brixton to ask His Majesty's Government how many unregistered alternative education providers there are in England.  HL5446

Lord Davies of Brixton to ask His Majesty's Government how many unique unregistered alternative providers have been commissioned by one or more local authorities to provide education placements for children in England.  HL5447

Lord Davies of Brixton to ask His Majesty's Government how many unique unregistered alternative providers have been commissioned by schools, including academies and all other non-maintained schools, to provide education placements for children in England.  HL5448

Lord Davies of Brixton to ask His Majesty's Government what data they collect on the commissioning of unregistered alternative education providers by schools.  HL5449

Lord Davies of Brixton to ask His Majesty's Government how many unregistered alternative providers in England provide full time education of over 18 hours per week to school-age pupils.  HL5450

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to proscribing the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation.  HL5451

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of continuing negotiations with the government of Iran regarding a nuclear deal, given (1) that country's past breaches of it, and (2) Iran's progress towards manufacturing nuclear bombs.  HL5452

Lord Field of Birkenhead to ask His Majesty's Government when they will report on reform of the welfare and labour market for the over 50s.  HL5453

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker,  further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 1 February (HL4851), who he consulted when preparing his answer; and what oversight mechanisms exist to scrutinise the design and cost of security projects for the House of Lords.  HL5454

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government whether the board of NHS England will list the members of its Data, Digital and Technology committee; and publish agendas and minutes of that committee's meetings.  HL5455

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what independent assessment has been made of the removal of 16 per cent of the East Sussex waiting list through "error identification" as described in the NHS England board papers for 2 February; and how many of those removed were subsequently added back on to the waiting list.  HL5456

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government how many of the patients discharged early through the North Tees discharge pilot described in the NHS England board papers for 2 February were readmitted inside 60 days; and what was the equivalent national average for such early discharges and readmissions.  HL5457

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government whether NHS England's Data promise 4, as updated on 31 January, is compatible with the Written Answer by Lord Markham on the same day (HL4714).  HL5458

Lord Kilclooney to ask His Majesty's Government whether a Freeport can be identified in Northern Ireland while the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland is operational in its current form.  HL5459

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government when the Tenancy Reform Industry Group (TRIG) will report on farm tenancy agreements.  HL5460

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend farm tenancies under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 and the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995.  HL5461

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the increased cost of living on the UK hospice sector.  HL5462

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the financial sustainability of the hospice sector.  HL5463

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have met with representatives of the UK hospice sector specifically to discuss the impact of increased energy prices on hospices.  HL5464

Baroness Morgan of Cotes to ask His Majesty's Government who is the ministerial lead for Mission 8 of Levelling Up; and how they intend to work with the What Works Centre for Wellbeing.  HL5465

Baroness Morgan of Cotes to ask His Majesty's Government what are the current funding levels for each What Works Centre within the What Works Network.  HL5466

Lord Pendry to ask His Majesty's Government what are the reasons why they have not yet published their white paper on football governance; and when it will be published.  HL5467

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take in response to the recommendations of the report Transport Champions for Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls, commissioned by the Department for Transport; and in particular, how they intend to respond to the five "first order priorities".  HL5468

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what mechanisms exist within the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to enable local authorities to work together and with universities to bid for funding for research projects that require large-scale collaboration across regions or nations.  HL5469

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the new UK Shared Prosperity Fund on the total amount of funding awarded by local authority area for partnerships between universities for research purposes, compared with funding received under the previous EU schemes to which universities were entitled to apply; and what steps they… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 2 February (HL4921), why the Levelling Up Fund Round 2 allocated (1) 9.98 per cent of funding to Wales against an entitlement share of 4.70 per cent of UK funds under the Barnett formula, (2) 3.41 per cent to Northern Ireland against an entitlement share of 2.75 per cent, and… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support financial inclusion for blind and partially-sighted people.  HL5472

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total amount of backdated marriage allowance payments that have been paid in (1) 2022, (2) 2021, (3) 2020, and (4) 2019; and what estimate they have made of how much has not yet been claimed.  HL5473

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support biodiversity in Hertfordshire.  HL5474

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to enforce the incorporation of whole-life carbon into the costing of all public sector investment and spending decisions.  HL5475

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they had with Ofgem regarding their proposal to all energy companies to suspend the forced installation of prepayment meters.  HL5476

Baroness Thornhill to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish an assessment of the implications of the proposed infrastructure levy.  HL5477

Baroness Thornhill to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that any reforms to the planning system protect the delivery of affordable housing.  HL5478

Baroness Thornhill to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of proposals in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill on the delivery of affordable housing.  HL5479

Viscount Trenchard to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker,  further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 1 February (HL5048), what account was taken of the further security works to be undertaken within the next three years when assessing the proportionality of the cost of the works at Peers' Entrance.  HL5480

Viscount Trenchard to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker,  further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 1 February (HL5048), what account was taken by the external experts of the proportionality of the costs of the works at Peers' Entrance against the background that further related security works will be undertaken within the next three years.  HL5481

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to restrict excessively noisy motor bikes and cars in urban areas, including enforcement action to protect local residents from noise pollution.  HL5482

Baroness Valentine to ask His Majesty's Government when the funding for Priority Education Investment Areas will be announced.  HL5483

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Adoption UK Cost of living crisis: impact on adoptive families and adopted people. Summary of survey data December 2022, published on 26 January, which found that 41 per cent of prospective adopters surveyed were considering adopting fewer children than previously as… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by Adoption UK Cost of living crisis: Impact on adoptive families and adopted people. Summary of survey data December 2022, published on 26 January, what steps they will take to support adult adoptees in response to the findings in that report that (1) 41 per cent of adopted people said the… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to increase the transparency of the process to assess whether an applied general qualification overlaps with a T level, including the rationale for the decisions reached.  HL5486

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to make changes to the process that assesses whether an applied general qualification overlaps with a T level, to ensure (1) provider, and (2) employer, involvement.  HL5487

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what is the timeframe for full implementation of all the recommendations of the Union connectivity review.  HL5488

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in planning for the proposed trade and investment conference due to be held in Northern Ireland in 2023.  HL5489

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government how businesses and organisations in Northern Ireland can get involved with the proposed Northern Ireland trade and investment conference.  HL5490

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government who will receive the £2 million announced in the Autumn Statement for a trade and investment conference in Northern Ireland; and what organisation will be responsible for organising and hosting the conference.  HL5491

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government whether the steel for the Fleet Solid Support, Type 26 and Type 31 ships will be sourced from UK suppliers.  HL5492

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government whether any department monitors loss of wild plant, insect and animal life, such as butterflies, and if so, who; and what steps they have taken to ensure maintenance of biodiversity.  HL5493

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government how many UK owned F35B are stationed permanently in the US.  HL5494

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government how many F35B are in 617 squadron; and how many are effectively in an Operational Control Unit or in trials.  HL5495

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government how much they are paying Ascent each year for ghost helicopter training courses without any student pilots on them.  HL5496

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what is the total value of the UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) contract with Ascent.  HL5497

Baroness Wilcox of Newport to ask His Majesty's Government how many schools that had previously been graded outstanding have, not having been inspected for five years or more, been downgraded since full Ofsted inspections resumed in September 2021.  HL5498

Baroness Wilcox of Newport to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of applications each year for the past five years for re-sits and re-marks for (1) BTECs, (2) T Levels, (3) GCSEs, and (4) A Levels.  HL5499

Baroness Wilcox of Newport to ask His Majesty's Government how many dangerous weapons have been confiscated in English schools in each region, in each year for the past five years.  HL5500

Baroness Wilcox of Newport to ask His Majesty's Government how many sexual assaults and rapes have been recorded in English schools in each region, in each year for the past five years.  HL5501