House of Lords Business

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to report on the outcomes of the review of economic regulation.  HL8033

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government how they will use the underspend of the apprenticeship levy.  HL8034

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government how many new homes they expect to build in the current year.  HL8035

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the data published by the Trussell Trust on 26 April which showed an increase in its emergency food parcel distribution over the period April 2022 to March 2023; and what steps they will take in response.  HL8036

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the ceasefire in Sudan is now enabling the distribution of humanitarian aid to displaced people; and what estimate they have made of the numbers of people in need of help.  HL8037

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement made by the head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan, General Hamdan Dagalo, which urged his troops to defeat the national army and win the war.  HL8038

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement by UN Special Rapporteurs on 27 April that suggested that vocational training programmes in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China "threaten Tibetan identity" and "carry risk of forced labour”; and what assessment they have made of the statement's recommendations that the governme… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government how many of the (1) entities, and (2) individuals, they identified as complicit or collaborating in the military coup in Burma have been sanctioned; and how long it takes from identification to implementation.  HL8040

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to (1) the government of Pakistan, and (2) the government of Turkey, with regard to the operations of businesses in those countries that are supporting (a) human rights abuses, and (2) environmental destruction, in Iran and Afghanistan.  HL8041

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the total monetary value of the benefits delivered by urban wetlands.  HL8042

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government how responsibility for research into the benefits of green and blue infrastructure is shared between (1) the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (2) the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and (3) Natural England.  HL8043

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to provide financial support for the (1) research, and (2) delivery, of saltmarsh restoration projects, to contribute to the national evidence base on carbon sequestration.  HL8044

Lord Lee of Trafford to ask His Majesty's Government what is the annual budget of the Competition and Markets Authority; and how many people it employs.  HL8045

Lord Lee of Trafford to ask His Majesty's Government what is the annual budget of Natural England; and how many people it employs.  HL8046

Lord Leong to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made, if any, in reducing the number of Confucius Institutes that are in receipt of government funding.  HL8047

Lord Leong to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of Confucius Institutes in the UK that received government funding in the period between the beginning of January and the end of March.  HL8048

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to make water companies statutory consultees in major housing developments.  HL8049

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of major housing developments in contributing to sewage spills into combined sewers where the standard of the pipes falls below acceptable environmental standards.  HL8050

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government why they have denied funding for domestic students at the Three Counties Medical School at the University of Worcester.  HL8051

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what advice they have provided to train operators regarding the withdrawal of Wi-Fi services; what assessment they have made of the potential impact of withdrawing Wi-Fi on the popularity of rail as a method of travel; and whether they have undertaken any assessment of the availability of Wi-Fi on train services in other countries… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that some rail ticket offices are no longer allowed to sell the cheaper advanced tickets and that they can now only be purchased from machines or online; and what assessment they have of the impact of such a decision would have on poorer, older or more vulnerable passengers.  HL8053

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Universities UK International and the Higher Education Policy Institute, The costs and benefits of international higher education students in the UK, published on 16 May, which suggested a total net benefit of £37.4 billion to the UK economy associated with international stu… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee, Use of evaluation and modelling in government, Session 2022─23, HC 254, published on 27 May 2022; and how much they have spent on external evaluations of their own policies in each of the past 15 years.  HL8055

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what was the total cost of the charter planes used by each of past three Foreign Secretaries.  HL8056

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with other countries about best practice in the regulation of e-scooters.  HL8057

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many cases of whistleblowing were (1) reported, and (2) investigated, by the Civil Service in (a) 2020 (b) 2021, (c) 2022, and (d) 2023.  HL8058

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many cases of whistleblowing were (1) reported, and (2) investigated, by the Financial Conduct Authority in (a) 2020 (b) 2021, (c) 2022, and (d) 2023.  HL8059

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many cases of whistleblowing were (1) reported, and (2) investigated, by the Prudential Regulation Authority in (a) 2020 (b) 2021, (c) 2022, and (d) 2023.  HL8060

The Earl of Sandwich to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to make a new appointment to the position of the UK Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan as soon as the term of the current office-holder ends; and whether they have had discussions with the government of the United States to encourage that country to appoint their own special envoy.  HL8061

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect students from the risks of artificial intelligence.  HL8062

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) encourage, and (2) normalise, racial equality by the end of 2023.  HL8063

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to amend the Energy Bill to give further powers to the North Sea Transition Authority in relation to carbon capture and storage.  HL8064

Lord Trefgarne to ask His Majesty's Government how many retired Tornado aircraft remain in the possession of the RAF.  HL8065

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government whether the forthcoming low carbon fuels strategy will cover all transport modes used by the logistics sector.  HL8066

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of proposed changes to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol on the usage of biomethane by logistics operators.  HL8067

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role synthetic fuels could play in reducing carbon emissions associated with the logistics sector.  HL8068

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role hydrogen could play in reducing carbon emissions associated with the logistics sector.  HL8069

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government when the next stage of the Zero Emission Road Freight (ZERFT) Demonstration programme will commence.  HL8070

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of (1) the cost of installing energy connections, and (2) the time taken to install energy connections, on the introduction of depot charging facilities at logistics sites.  HL8071

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what ships the Royal Navy currently have on order.  HL8072

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government whether RAF fast jet pilots are now being trained in Italy.  HL8073