House of Lords Business

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Water targets detailed evidence report, published on 6 May 2022, what progress they have made towards formally adopting the proposed nutrient pollution reduction targets.  HL7963

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government how the sanctions imposed on Russian diamonds announced at the G7 go further than sanctions announced in 2022; and whether they will cover Russian diamonds processed in other places, particularly (1) the UAE, and (2) India.  HL7964

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) soil microbe community diversity, and (2) the change in this diversity over time.  HL7965

Lord Cruddas to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that food remains affordable in the UK, particularly for those who are most disadvantaged.  HL7966

Lord Garnier to ask His Majesty's Government when the last Criminal Justice Board meeting took place; and when the next one will take place.  HL7967

Lord Garnier to ask His Majesty's Government how many Local Criminal Justice Boards there are in (1) England, and (2) Wales.  HL7968

Lord Garnier to ask His Majesty's Government what was the date of the last two meetings of each Local Criminal Justice Board.  HL7969

Lord Garnier to ask His Majesty's Government whether any Local Criminal Justice Boards have achieved the recommendation in the National Guidance for Local Criminal Justice Boards that they meet at least quarterly, for the past year for which information is available; and if so, which boards met this target.  HL7970

Lord Hannan of Kingsclere to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any assessment of the impact of regulation on the ease with which companies can open bank accounts; and whether there is a detrimental impact on investment.  HL7971

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Tunisia following the sentencing of (1) imprisonment, and (2) a fine, of Mr Rached Ghannouchi, leader of that country’s largest political party.  HL7972

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to mitigate the impact of the increased cost of living on stem cell transplant and CAR-T therapy recipients.  HL7973

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to assess (1) the potential benefit of establishing a patient travel fund for stem cell transplant and CAR-T therapy recipients, and (2) the potential cost to the Treasury.  HL7974

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for extending the Warm Home Discount Scheme to all stem cell transplant and CAR-T therapy recipients, who require a warm home for recovery.  HL7975

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support stem cell transplant and CAR-T therapy patients in pursuing a safe return to work while maintaining protections for their health.  HL7976

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government when COVID-19 medicines delivery units are disbanded at the end of June, how they will ensure that (1) immunocompromised people who are in the vulnerable group for COVID-19 treatments, and who have contraindications for antivirals, are able to access Sotrovimab infusion treatment, and (2) such people and their GPs will be informed of… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 5 April (HL 5936), what clinical evaluation they have commissioned of pre-exposure prophylaxis after 31 May 2022.  HL7978

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government whether their forthcoming guidance for schools on gender identity will take into account the expert evidence cited by Nigel and Sally Rowe in their legal case against the Department for Education which reported harmful effects from affirming children in gender transition.  HL7979

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made, or intend to make, to the government of Nigeria about the large-scale killing of Christians in that country; and what has been the outcome of any discussions.  HL7980

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect on freedom of speech of paragraph 3.10 of the Statutory Guidance for Chief Officers of Police on Firearms Licensing issued in February.  HL7981

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government how many supported internships there are; and what is the target number of supported internships during 2023.  HL7982

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the safety of quad bikes.  HL7983

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take, if any, to introduce regulations which enable the provision of roll bars on quad bikes.  HL7984

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Christian Aid report The Loss and Damage Fund: Where does the money come from?, published in March.  HL7985

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what conversations the Department of Health and Social Care has had with (1) the UK Health Security Agency, and (2) the NHS, regarding operational readiness to introduce a maternal or infant immunisation programme for respiratory syncytial virus in 2024.  HL7986

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, following the announcement on 27 April that the NHS has vaccinated half of care home residents in three weeks as part of its COVID-19 vaccination programme, whether the NHS plans to use the existing COVID-19 infrastructure to enable the rapid roll out of an immunisation programme for respiratory syncytial virus.  HL7… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Tyrie to ask His Majesty's Government how many transatlantic submarine or pipeline telecommunications cables are in UK public ownership or control.  HL7988

Lord Tyrie to ask His Majesty's Government how many transatlantic submarine or pipeline telecommunications cables are in ownership or control, largely or wholly, by members of NATO.  HL7989

Lord Tyrie to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the likely change in the total number of days of short-term lets resulting from the introduction of their proposed policy to make such lets subject to local planning permission.  HL7990