House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, following the remarks of the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on 18 March that the UK’s relationship with Kazakhstan has “great growth potential”, what assessment they have made of Kazakhstan’s support for Russia’s evasion of sanctions.  HL7095

Lord Anderson of Ipswich to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to deliver on their commitment in the UK–France Joint Leaders’ Declaration of 10 March to ease the travel of school groups to the UK by making changes to documentary requirements for schoolchildren on organised trips from France.  HL7096

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Council of the Isles of Scilly published on 14 April 2023 that the Department for Transport will take the lead on the Isles of Scilly Sea Links Project, whether this is the same project for which the Council of the Isles of Scilly submitted a Levelling Up Fund bid for £48.4 million in June 2021.  HL7097

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Council of the Isles of Scilly published on 14 April 2023 that the Department for Transport will take the lead on the Isles of Scilly Sea Links Project, whether they intend to take this project forward in accordance with their correspondence with the Council requiring compliance with public procurement… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Council of the Isles of Scilly published on 14 April 2023 that the Department for Transport will take the lead on the Isles of Scilly Sea Links Project, what discussions they have had with the Council regarding publication of the results of the current survey on islanders’ preferences for value for mone… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Council of the Isles of Scilly published on 14 April 2023 that the Department for Transport will take the lead on the Isles of Scilly Sea Links Project, whether the position taken in the letter from Baroness Vere of Norbiton to the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company on 17 March 2023 rejecting its proposa… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Council of the Isles of Scilly published on 14 April 2023 that the Department for Transport will take the lead on the Isles of Scilly Sea Links Project, whether they will consider the environmental and economic benefits of a single combined passenger and freight vessel operating all year round, rather t… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Russia regarding the detention of the journalist Evan Gershkovich; and what further action they propose.  HL7102

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government how many parole board recommendations for the transfer of prisoners to open conditions were (1) accepted, and (2) rejected, by the Secretary of State for Justice between 1 January and 31 March this year.  HL7103

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the budget for the A2/M2 Connected Corridor project for 2018–2020 including the cost of (1) consultants, and (2) feasibility studies, both within the budget and including those covered by (i) other budgets, or (ii) EU funding.  HL7104

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the resumption by BT of the rollout of Digital Voice, what assessment they have made of the Digital Voice rollout on small service providers.  HL7105

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the resumption by BT of the rollout of Digital Voice, what assessment they have made of how contact with the emergency services will be guaranteed for residents.  HL7106

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the resumption by BT of the rollout of Digital Voice, what assessment they have made of the consultation which has taken place prior to resumption of the Digital Voice rollout.  HL7107

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the resumption by BT of the rollout of Digital Voice, what assessment they have made of BT's commitment to providing backup battery packs for vulnerable people against power cuts and of the re-charging arrangements for the packs.  HL7108

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the resumption by BT of the rollout of Digital Voice, what assessment they have made of plans to improve mobile phone coverage in the areas without copper connection.  HL7109

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the resumption by BT of the rollout of Digital Voice, what assessment they have made of the needs of residents without an adequate electricity supply.  HL7110

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Myanmar regarding the six-year prison sentence imposed on the former President of the Kachin Baptist Convention, Reverend Dr Hkalam Samson, on 7 April; and what steps they have taken in response to the sentence.  HL7111

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of China regarding the imprisonment of the British citizen Jimmy Lai.  HL7112

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to sanction officials of the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region who are responsible for enforcing the Hong Kong national security law against pro-democracy campaigners.  HL7113

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the government of Sudan (1) to call for a ceasefire in response to the conflicts in that country, and (2) to encourage the conflicting sides to engage in discussions to form a civilian-led government.  HL7114

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the government of Sudan to take steps (1) to protect civilians, (2) to ensure the availability of humanitarian aid, and (3) to ensure the provision of adequate supplies for hospitals.  HL7115

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what representations, if any, they will make to the UN to convene in order to discuss the current conflict taking place in Sudan.  HL7116

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 4 April (HL6671), what guidance is given to British diplomats on maintaining political impartiality when they are acting privately in a public setting, as distinct from carrying out their diplomatic responsibilities.  HL7117

Lord Field of Birkenhead to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will provide, in the form of a table, the number of families who they forecast will take up the Healthy Start Scheme in the current year, alongside the figures for the previous five years.  HL7118

Lord Foster of Bath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk of fires arising from solar photovoltaic panels.  HL7119

Lord Foster of Bath to ask His Majesty's Government what organisations are members of the electricity Storage Health and Safety Governance Group; and when it last met.  HL7120

Lord Foster of Bath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of fires in waste processing plants resulting from lithium-ion batteries.  HL7121

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask His Majesty's Government how much public funding was provided to the Scottish National Party for the last financial year for which figures are available.  HL7122

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government whether the new blasphemy guidance being developed by the Home Office and the Department for Education will be legally binding upon schools; how they are planning to make schools aware of their new responsibilities under that guidance; and how that guidance will be enforced.  HL7123

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the £7 million cost of policing the visit of President Biden to Northern Ireland will be paid by the Government.  HL7124

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to oppose proposed amendments to Article 3 of the World Health Organization’s International Health Regulations (2005) which would replace the current reference that the regulations should be implemented with “full respect for the dignity, human rights and fundamental freedoms of persons” with text referring to “equi… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to proposing amendments to the World Health Organization’s International Health Regulations (2005).  HL7126

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of any changes to employer contributions for the Teachers’ Pension Scheme on (1) maintained schools, and (2) academies.  HL7127

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of any changes to employer contributions for the Teachers’ Pension Scheme on private schools which participate in the Scheme.  HL7128

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government how many employers providing private education for school age children are currently participating in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.  HL7129

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government how many employers providing private education for school age children have stopped participating in the Teacher’s Pension Scheme in each of the last five years.  HL7130

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of any changes to employer contributions for the Teachers’ Pension Scheme on further education colleges.  HL7131

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of any changes to employer contributions for the Teachers’ Pension Scheme on universities  HL7132

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of allegations that imprisoned members of the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) in Turkey were not provided with full details of the indictment against them and their colleagues, and were allowed only one day out of three to make their defence during the trial held in April.  HL7133

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the Turkish judiciary has sufficient independence to conduct free and fair hearings of cases with political implications.  HL7134

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports from Médecins Sans Frontières that nearly 500 refugees suffered serious personal injury on the borders of Serbia with Hungary, and of Bulgaria with Turkey; and what representations they will make to the states concerned.  HL7135

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of current efforts to normalise relations between Syria and its Arab neighbours; and in particular, what is their assessment of the possibility of a general amnesty allowing refugees outside Syria to return home and improved humanitarian access to Syria.  HL7136

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of last year’s statement by the UN that more than 100 million people have abandoned their homes because of war, violence and persecution; and what plans do they have to achieve greater international co-operation to deal with this situation.  HL7137

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bellamy on 14 April (HL7073), why they do not intend to review the composition or functions of the Sentencing Council.  HL7138

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government what is their justification of the levy of import tariffs on goods and produce that are not produced by UK manufacturers and producers.  HL7139

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statements that “Research has found that group-based CSE offenders are most commonly White” and “there is no factor which makes any group of children uniquely vulnerable” in the Home Office report Group based Child Sexual Exploitation: Characteristics of Offending, published in December 2020, what new evidence th… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Lee of Trafford to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to increase the amount of school pupils visiting the UK from EU countries, particularly France, by removing the passport requirement that is currently in place.  HL7141

The Lord Bishop of Leicester to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost of using and converting (1) RAF Scampton, (2) MDP Wethersfield, (3) the Northeye site, and (4) the Bibby Stockholm barge for asylum-seeker accommodation; and what assessment they have made of the value of the contracts to the agencies managing these sites.  HL7142

The Lord Bishop of Leicester to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the costs of implementing the recommendations made in the report by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration 2021, An inspection of asylum casework (August 2020–May 2021), published on 18 November 2021.  HL7143

Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 22 February (HL5554) where he stated that “there are no provisions in legislation which entitle legally qualified chairs to remain anonymous” and 4 April (HL6681) where he stated that “Any decision concerning publication of an LQC’s name is a matter for the relevant PCC”, what di… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Lipsey to ask His Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to introduce an equivalent of the Welsh Access Broadband Cymru scheme in England.  HL7145

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support newly recognised refugees; and what plans they have to reconsider extending the move-on period from 28 to 56 days in line with the prevention duty contained in section 195 of the 1996 Housing Act.  HL7146

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Johnson of Lainston on 4 April (HL6685), how many previously unpaid Employment Tribunal awards have been recovered for claimants under the section 150 penalty regime since April 2016; and what is the total value of those awards.  HL7147

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of employers who have been named under the Employment Tribunal naming scheme established in December 2018.  HL7148

Lord McInnes of Kilwinning to ask His Majesty's Government when Pathway 3 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme will be re-opened for at-risk Afghans.  HL7149

Lord McInnes of Kilwinning to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to respond to the needs of vulnerable journalists, writers, and media workers in Afghanistan.  HL7150

Lord McInnes of Kilwinning to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking with the government of Pakistan to ensure that (1) Afghan journalists in Pakistan are protected from any acts that could endanger their safety, and (2) Afghan journalists at risk in that country are relocated to safe third countries  HL7151

Lord Oates to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take, if any, to address the allegations of criminal activity made against British citizens in the Al Jazeera documentary, Gold Mafia.  HL7152

Lord Oates to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of allegations of corruption and money laundering contained in the Al Jazeera documentary Gold Mafia, and what steps, if any, they will take to freeze assets held in the UK or dependent territories by those who have been (1) alleged to have engaged in, and (2) found guilty of, financial crime.  HL71… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Oates to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take, if any, to investigate alleged discrepancies in the application that Uebert Angel, Zimbabwe’s Ambassador at Large, made for British citizenship.  HL7154

Lord Oates to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of allegations against British citizens made in the Al Jazeera documentary, Gold Mafia; and what steps they will take, if any, to investigate the activities of companies whose named directors are alleged to have been involved in conspiracy to commit financial crime.  HL7155

Lord Oates to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether British citizen Uebert Angel should retain diplomatic status as Zimbabwe’s Ambassador at Large.  HL7156

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding by the Tourism Alliance that there was an 83 per cent decline in EU student group visitors to the UK in 2022; what estimate they have made of the financial impact on the UK economy of this decline; what assessment they have made of the reasons for this decline; what plans they have (1)… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the accessibility of (1) medicines, and (2) clinical interventions, for secondary metastatic breast cancer in England.  HL7158

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the devolved administrations regarding the accessibility of (1) medicines, and (2) clinical interventions, for secondary metastatic breast cancer.  HL7159

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum claims were processed in (1) 1993, (2) 2003, (3) 2013 and (4) 2022.  HL7160

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum decision takers were employed in (1) 1993, (2) 2003, (3) 2013 and (4) 2022.  HL7161

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government how many immigration decisions were overturned on appeal in (1) 1993, (2) 2003, (3) 2013 and (4) 2021.  HL7162

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of shelter from rough weather for those awaiting immigration interviews at Lunar House in Croydon.  HL7163

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to publish the final result of the consultation on the Bread and Flour Regulations which concluded in November 2022.  HL7164

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government whether any checks have been made by the Department of Health and Social Care regarding products it uses which contain cotton about where the cotton was grown.  HL7165

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government what limitations they have identified with respect to meeting the dates planned for banning the sale of new petrol and diesel internal combustion motor cars.  HL7166

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to institute a programme of testing of domestic premises to measures the risks of neutral current diversion.  HL7167

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to grant the National Food Crime Unit of the Food Standards Agency powers to present its cases to the courts.  HL7168

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the issue of neutral current diversions leading to electricity flowing through gas meters following domestic gas explosions.  HL7169

Lord Shinkwin to ask His Majesty's Government whether NHS continuing healthcare managers within a Clinical Commissioning Group have a duty of care to those whom they support; and if so, whether (1) the duty of care includes ensuring rigorous monitoring and supervision of the services commissioned, and (2) this includes services provided by care agencies.  HL7170

Lord Stevens of Birmingham to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the threat posed by recent developments in (1) Russian, and (2) Chinese, hypersonic missile technology.  HL7171

Lord Stevens of Birmingham to ask His Majesty's Government by what date they plan to have equipped the Royal Navy surface fleet with adequate capabilities to defend itself from hypersonic missile attack.  HL7172

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with relevant (1) professional, and (2) trade, bodies about improving the (a) quality, and (b) safety, of electrical installations in buildings.  HL7173

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that eligibility criteria for business support provides accessibility for co-operative business models.  HL7174

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address public concerns about the cost of replacing household gas or electric heating systems with air source heat pumps.  HL7175

Lord Teverson to ask His Majesty's Government when a decision will be made as to where the Celtic Sea floating offshore wind power line will come ashore and connect to the national electricity transmission grid; who will make that decision; and what mechanism will be used to decide on that location.  HL7176

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what specific proposals, if any, they have forwarded to the government of India for consideration at the forthcoming G20 meeting.  HL7177

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what is the average length of time between trainee pilots completing armed forces-flying training and joining an operational conversion unit in relation to (1) fast jets, (2) multi-engine heavy lift aircraft, and (3) rotary wing aircraft.  HL7178

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government whether the RAF is solely responsible for training Royal Navy fast jet pilots; and what is their assessment of asking the US Marine Corps to help train Royal Navy pilots at times when RAF training may not be running as intended.  HL7179

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government how many fully trained F35B pilots they expect to employ by 2030.  HL7180

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government whether assessment they have made of their previous commitment not to reduce numbers of destroyers and frigates below 19.  HL7181

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government whether any new frigates will achieve Initial Operating Capability before 2026.  HL7182

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government whether they still plan to replace amphibious shipping with Multi-role Support Ships.  HL7183

Lord Young of Cookham to ask His Majesty's Government when the proposed Special Educational Needs and Disabilities NPQ course will commence.  HL7184