House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assistance they are providing to Sudanese women and girls, if any, amid reports of sexual violence in the conflict in Bahri and Khartoum.  HL8521

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Earl Howe on 1 April 2014 (HL6103 and HL6104) and by Lord Markham on 13 June (HL8181) and 14 June (HL8241), whether the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has made any assessment of the revised estimate that 10–20 families per year might be assisted by mitochondrial donation… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential causes of the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam.  HL8523

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, following the report of the APPG on Sudan and South Sudan in April, what is their assessment of the situation in Darfur.  HL8524

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current situation in Darfur, Sudan, including reports of (1) ethnic cleansing, and (2) identity-based attacks, on Massaleit people by Arab militia (Janjaweed).  HL8525

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the issue of 'ecocide' as defined under Ukrainian Criminal Code as "mass destruction of flora and fauna, poisoning of air or water resources, and also any other actions that may cause an environmental disaster", particularly in the light of the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam.  HL8526

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask His Majesty's Government how many football banning orders have been issued in each year since 2010.  HL8527

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask His Majesty's Government how many arrests have been made following pitch invasions in each year since 2010.  HL8528

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask His Majesty's Government how many arrests for the offence of entering the playing areas at football grounds have led to football banning orders in the past three football seasons.  HL8529

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe to ask His Majesty's Government what was the cost to the NHS of prescribing the heroine substitute drug methodone in (1) 2005, (2) 2010, (3) 2015, and (4) 2020.  HL8530

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to provide immediate humanitarian assistance to the people of Darfur by securing a safe passage of aid from Port Sudan to the affected areas, including food, water, shelter, medicine and other essential supplies.  HL8531

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to assist with the provision of (1) protection for currently displaced people and new waves of displaced people who are without shelter in Darfur, and (2) immediate aid to the new wave of refugees who have recently crossed the border into neighbouring Chad.  HL8532

Baroness Crawley to ask His Majesty's Government, following their announcement of new sanctions against the government of Belarus, what assessment they have made of the impact of previous sanctions against the government of Belarus, particularly in relation to the treatment of Belarusian political prisoners.  HL8533

Baroness Crawley to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to take any further action against the worsening situation for political prisoners in Belarus; and if so, when.  HL8534

Baroness Crawley to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to raise the issue of human rights abuses against political prisoners in Belarus in international forums; and if so, which forums.  HL8535

Lord Desai to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendation of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child that the UK should prevent the use of religion as a selection criterion for school admission in England.  HL8536

Lord Desai to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendation of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child that the UK should repeal laws requiring daily acts of collective worship in schools.  HL8537

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of bovine tuberculosis reducing at the same rate in England and Wales, in the light of the absence of badger culling in Wales.  HL8538

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government whether data shows that transmission of bovine tuberculosis is higher (1) from badgers to cattle, or (2) between cattle.  HL8539

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what progress has been made in relation to a vaccine against bovine tuberculosis.  HL8540

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what is their understanding of the current security situation in Sudan, following reports that fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has spread to cities in the west of the country; and what response, if any, they have made with international partners to the call on 14 June by the West Darfur sta… 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 ‘strategic partnership’ signed between government of China and the Palestinian Authority during President Mahmoud Abbas’ visit to Beijing on 14 June and whether it will affect UK policy in the region; and what assessment they have made of the impact the ‘strategic partnership’ will have o… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what their priorities are for discussion at the NATO Summit to be held in Vilnius on 11–12 July.  HL8543

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government whether the UK was represented at the Seventh Brussels Conference on ‘Supporting the future of Syria and the region’ hosted by the EU on 14–15 June.  HL8544

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Amnesty International public statement, ‘Israel/OPT: Investigate Possible War Crimes During Israel’s Military Offensive on Gaza in May 2023’, issued on 13 June; and what plans they have, if any, to take action with international partners in relation to Amnesty’s statement.  HL854… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government, whether the UK was involved in the reported indirect talks between the US and Iran in Oman in May.  HL8546

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Markham on 8 June (HLWS826), what estimate they have made of the number of people who have previously been diagnosed with HIV but who are not currently receiving treatment for it; and what steps they are taking to find and support those people.  HL8547

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 2 June (HL7951), what action they have taken against (1) groups, or (2) individuals, of Islamist extremist concern; when they took that action; and what was the outcome.  HL8548

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government how many people, in each of the past three years, have been prosecuted under section 127(1) or (2) of the Communications Act 2003.  HL8549

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government what legal rights parents have to access the teaching materials used at their children's schools.  HL8550

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Minister of State for Immigration in answer to Stephen Farry on 29 March (HC Deb col 1033), whether they have adopted a common definition of "far-right"; and if so, what it is.  HL8551

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government whether they were informed in advance of plans announced by Avanti to reduce the number of services they will run between North Wales and London for a period covering the whole school summer holidays; and if so, when they were informed.  HL8552

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government, following reports that Avanti will reduce the number of services they will run between North Wales and London for a period covering the whole school summer holidays, what assessment they have made of Avanti's compliance with the terms of their contract during that time; and what assessment they have made of the impact of this red… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made on their plans for new guidance to replace Southern Access to Heathrow: Strategic Objectives, published on their website on 4 November 2019; and, further to the answer by the Minister of the State for Transport on 22 July 2020 (HC Deb col 2268), in which he said that he was keen to “move forwa… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how much money they are directing annually to research the (1) causes, and (2) treatment, for corticobasal degeneration.  HL8555

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what support is available for people suffering from corticobasal degeneration.  HL8556

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that US companies gain confidence in the UK as a place to invest.  HL8557