House of Lords Business

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government whether the large trees adjacent to the taxi rank at Euston Station were cut down as part of the HS2 project.  HL7361

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will introduce the arts premium outlined in the most recent Conservative Party manifesto.  HL7362

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government whether they are taking steps to make up for in full the loss of funding from Creative Europe.  HL7363

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to use the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to make up for the loss of funding from Creative Europe; and if so, how much funding will be provided to that end.  HL7364

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve cabotage arrangements for UK musicians touring in the EU.  HL7365

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to negotiate with the EU a visa waiver agreement for UK musicians and other artists touring and working on a temporary basis in the EU.  HL7366

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government whether they are reviewing the case for making the Eurostar terminal at St Pancras a designated point of entry and exit for items affected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).  HL7367

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the Parole Board (Amendment) Rules 2022, to whom is the Chair of the Parole Board accountable in the effective discharge of his or her duties with regard to agreeing public hearings of the Parole Board.  HL7368

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to review the workings of the Parole Board (Amendment) Rules 2022 with regard to efficacious processing of requests for parole hearings to be held in public.  HL7369

Lord Leong to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the potential influence of Confucius Institutes on UK universities since their pledge in November 2022 to disband those operating in the UK.  HL7370

Lord Leong to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address Chinese interference in wider UK affairs following violence that occurred at protests outside the Chinese Consulate in Manchester in October 2022.  HL7371

Lord Leong to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the reliance by UK universities on tuition fees from students from China.  HL7372

Lord Leong to ask His Majesty's Government how much funding they have allocated for supporting access to English language provision for British National (Overseas) visa holders in (1) 2021/22, and (2) so far in 2022/23; and how much of this was accessed by BNO visa holders in each of those years.  HL7373

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government whether they are participating in the Freshwater Challenge launched at the UN Water Conference on 23 March; and if not, why.  HL7374

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to amend legislation to help (1) child trust fund beneficiaries who do not have the capacity to make their own financial decisions, and (2) the families of those beneficiaries, to access their savings, without needing to apply to the Court of Protection for a financial deputyship; and what estimate… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to establish a national access and waiting time standard for children and young people's mental health services, and if so, when; and what plans they have to establish a pathway for young people transitioning from children and young people's mental health services to adult mental health services, in order… 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 adverse impact on the ability of young people to vote as a result of the voter identification provisions of the Elections Act 2022; whether all those eligible to vote will have access to acceptable forms of identity documents irrespective of age; and what steps they are taking to (1) moni… 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 impact of the joint trilateral statement issued by the governments of China, Saudi Arabia and Iran, issued on 10 March, on geopolitics in the Middle East region.  HL7378

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have reviewed the case of five Ukrainian members of the Khmelnitsky Orchestra whose visa applications to perform in the UK were initially refused and then delayed, preventing them from performing in The Magical Music of Harry Potter tour on 1 April which was included on the gov.uk website as an example of the str… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Strathcarron to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 11 April (HL6877), in which legislation it states that advertisements which form part of Government campaigns to encourage routine vaccination uptake “sit outside of the scope of United Kingdom advertising regulations”, and how that is consistent with (1) regulation 280 of the Human… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text