House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 18 May concerning the conflict in Sudan, whether they intend to convene a high level strategic discussion with international partners to address (1) the conflict in Sudan, and (2) the consequences of the increasing number of displaced Sudanese people and refugees.  HL7930

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 18 May concerning the conflict in Sudan, what assessment they have made of the declaration by Genocide Watch on 13 May of the risk of genocide occurring in Sudan, including Darfur; and whether they have any plans to authorise a formal UK Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stab… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Johnson of Lainston on 18 May (HL 7382), whether Lord Johnson of Lainston raised any plans to end democratic elections for district councils with officials in Hong Kong; and whether they have made any assessment of whether any such plans are compliant with China’s obligations under the S… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 17 April (HL Deb, col 464), what assessment they have made of the status of Nagorno-Karabakh in international law.  HL7933

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government what is the contractual relationship between the Cabinet Office and the publisher, Routledge.  HL7934

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government whether Routledge has an exclusive right to publish Official Histories produced by the Official History Programme under its contract with the Cabinet Office.  HL7935

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government whether any new Official Histories have been commissioned since the publication of the Joe Pilling Review into the Official History Programme in 2008; and if so, what Official Histories have been commissioned and when.  HL7936

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government whether Official Histories on ‘Devolution’ and ‘Policy towards the Former Yugoslavia’ have been commissioned.  HL7937

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Official History Programme has its own budget.  HL7938

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government what was the total budget allocated by the Cabinet Office to the Official History Programme in each of the financial years: (1) 2016–17, (2) 2017–18, (3) 2018–19, (4) 2019–20, (5) 2020–21, and (6) 2021–22.  HL7939

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 16 May (HL7711), whether they intend to ensure that the redevelopment of the National Football Stadium at Windsor Park and of Casement Park in Belfast have equal funding.  HL7940

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the commitment by the then Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Thérèse Coffey on 22 September 2022 (HC Deb, col 830), how many of the promised 7,000 new NHS beds are now available for patients.  HL7941

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the commitment by the then Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Thérèse Coffey on 22 September 2022 (HC Deb, col 830), how many of the promised 7,000 new NHS beds are classified as virtual ward or hospital at home beds.  HL7942

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government, in each of the nine English regions, how many patients medically fit to be discharged from hospital are unable to leave because of delays due to lack of capacity in domiciliary and residential care.  HL7943

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what has been the increase in each year since 2000 in the number of UK regulated independent online providers offering (1) Care Quality Commission regulated prescribing, and (2) General Pharmaceutical Council regulated dispensing services, to the public.  HL7944

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of the total numbers of new NHS beds have been outsourced to private healthcare providers.  HL7945

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government for what reasons UK-regulated independent online providers in England are permitted to issue and dispense prescriptions without any requirement for pseudonymised prescribing and dispensing data to be collated.  HL7946

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the continued operation of extractive industries within Marine Protected Areas; and what assessment they have made of the case for banning (1) bottom trawling, and (2) dredging, within those areas.  HL7947

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the compatibility of the licensing of new offshore oil and gas with their commitments under (1) the Paris Climate Agreement, and (2) the Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework.  HL7948

Lord Morrow to ask His Majesty's Government, in each of the past five years, how many decision makers there have been in the competent authorities making conclusive grounds decisions identifying victims of modern slavery.  HL7949

Baroness Parminter to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the non-recycled waste from disposable vapes; and what plans they have to build awareness of the direct effect of disposable vapes on the environment.  HL7950

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 16 May (HL7538 and HL7539), what action they have taken against (1) groups, or (2) individuals, of extremist concern; when they took that action; and what was the outcome.  HL7951

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government what measures they have in place to ensure that treatments for children diagnosed with gender dysphoria at the Tavistock Clinic follow NHS guidance, and that all drugs and treatments are accurately assessed for their long-term effect.  HL7952

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government whether parents are informed if their child expresses a desire (1) in school, or (2) in an NHS facility, to change sex; and if not, whether they intend to introduce a right for parents to be so informed.  HL7953

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government whether their forthcoming guidance for schools on gender identity will protect teachers who raise safeguarding concerns about the gender transition of a pupil.  HL7954

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government whether their forthcoming guidance for schools on gender identity will make provision for teachers who in conscience wish to refer to pupils by their legal and/or biological gender.  HL7955

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Barran on 15 May (HL7542), what assessment they have made of any implications for national security arising from the funding received by schools from Qatar Foundation International on the teaching of religious education and Arabic in schools.  HL7956

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Somalia about the prevention of famine in that country; and what future engagements they have scheduled.  HL7957

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many permanent employees are currently employed by the BBC Somali Service; and whether this number is forecasted to decrease.  HL7958

The Earl of Sandwich to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan provide aid to Darfuri victims and survivors of violence in Sudan; and what plans they have to support the mandate of the UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan to achieve more public awareness of abuses in Darfur.  HL7959

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 17 May (HL Deb col 251), what discussions they have had with the Tees Valley Mayor about the Redcar Steelworks sites and the Government implementing section 6(3)(d) of the National Audit Act 1983; and whether they plan to implement that section with the agreement of local authoritie… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to update the Enterprise Investment Scheme for the 2023/24 tax year, in order to support new businesses and start-ups.  HL7961

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the increase in the price of baby formula.  HL7962