House of Lords Business

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government what is their current target for expenditure with small and medium-sized enterprises, directly and indirectly through procurement; and whether they expect to meet it.  HL8640

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to introduce price controls for food and other consumer products.  HL8641

Lord Balfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 19 June (HL8185), whether there is any way in which boats “disposed of by Border Force’s approved contractors” could be reused by people smugglers.  HL8642

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government what was the aggregate financial deficit for each integrated care board in England for the financial year 2022–23.  HL8643

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 19 June when he stated that "it is open to other Governments to negotiate an arrangement of the kind we have now negotiated with the French Government" (HL Deb col 3), what steps they will take to make similar arrangements with other EU countries; whether such arrangements… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect public policy being influenced by the commercial interests of the tobacco industry.  HL8645

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the inclusion of women in ceasefire and peace negotiations in Sudan.  HL8646

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that, in any ceasefire and peace agreements in Sudan, (1) conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) is included as a prohibited act, (2) monitoring for CRSV is included, (3) amnesties for crimes under international law are prohibited, and (4) arrangements for justice and accountability mechanisms are… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the UK's humanitarian support for (1) people inside Sudan, and (2) people fleeing violence in Sudan, is allocated to gender-based violence programming.  HL8648

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to deploy members of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative team of experts to Sudan or neighbouring countries.  HL8649

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of UK aid and development funding to Sudan was allocated to gender-based violence programming in each financial year between 2012 and 2023.  HL8650

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government what additional steps they are taking to support the documentation of conflict-related sexual violence in Sudan since the outbreak of hostilities in April.  HL8651

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will amend the residency requirement for the Skills Bootcamp programme so that newly arrived citizens from the British overseas territories under the BOTC (F), BOTC (M), and the BIOT (Chagossian) routes can take advantage of the programme to help them settle into employment in the UK.  HL8652

Lord Marlesford to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to enforce legislation pertaining to littering on slip roads off roads managed by National Highways.  HL8653

Lord Marlesford to ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the effectiveness of current litter performance indicators pertaining to value for money and customer satisfaction with highway maintenance; and, if they do not have one, whether they will make one.  HL8654

Lord Marlesford to ask His Majesty's Government which sections of the A12 between Ipswich and Lowestoft are single carriageway; and what commitment they have made to finance the upgrading of each such section to dual carriageway.  HL8655

Lord Marlesford to ask His Majesty's Government to give the names and pay grades of each politically appointed senior special adviser to each Minister.  HL8656

Lord Marlesford to ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the potential impact of the use of digital evidence in the enforcement around insecure roads of litter laws upon (a) road safety, and (b) the Highways Agency litter performance indicator.  HL8657

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government what practical steps they are taking to embed lessons from the pandemic response to ensure future pandemic preparedness.  HL8658

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government whether the UK is out of step with other countries in its eligibility restrictions for COVID-19 antiviral treatments, such as precluding those over 70 and with COVID-19 symptoms from accessing them.  HL8659

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to ensure that those with vulnerabilities can access COVID-19 treatments in a timely manner, given the transition of COVID-19 treatment to routine pathways and the removal of important support systems such as digital enablers.  HL8660

Lord Mendelsohn to ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to support integrated care boards during the transition of COVID-19 treatments to routine pathways and to ensure equitable access across England.  HL8661

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any (1) health benefits, and (2) health hazards, of drinking untreated raw cow's milk.  HL8662

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any (1) health benefits, and (2) health hazards, of eating unpasteurised cheddar cheese, and its by-product whey butter.  HL8663

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government when the minutes of the Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisations meeting on 7 June will be published.  HL8664

Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask His Majesty's Government, in deciding to reinstate a deadline for recording historic rights of way, what engagement took place between Ministers and organisations representing landowners and land managers.  HL8665

Lord Selkirk of Douglas to ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of reports that Russian soldiers are castrating Ukrainian prisoners in prisoner of war camps, what assessment they have made of whether Russian soldiers are repeatedly committing crimes against humanity.  HL8666

Lord Selkirk of Douglas to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to whether they would grant permission for Vladimir Putin to enter the UK.  HL8667

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the policy paper by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Charging arrangements at government-run Border Control Posts - Consultation, published on 12 June, what assessment they have made of the impact of the introduction of the Common User Charge on UK businesses; and what steps they are ta… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) inequalities in health, and (2) any increase in structural racism, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; and what steps they are taking in response.  HL8669

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that regulations placed on AI integration will not hinder the growth of AI in UK sectors.  HL8670

Baroness Uddin to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any difference in the rates of language development between pre-school boys and girls.  HL8671

Baroness Uddin to ask His Majesty's Government whether they collect information on ethnicity in relation to the language development of pre-school boys and girls.  HL8672

Baroness Uddin to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Prime Minister's remarks on 12 June about the UK becoming a global leader in AI, what assessment they have made of whether there is a skills gap which might impede this; and if so, what steps they are taking to address that gap.  HL8673

Baroness Uddin to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to including (1) AI, (2) metaverse, and (3) emerging new technologies, in (a) primary, and (b) secondary, education.  HL8674

Baroness Uddin to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential provision of content regarding tackling violence against women and girls through (1) immersive, and (2) other, electronic media.  HL8675

Baroness Uddin to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of unregulated pornography websites on the (1) mental, and (2) physical, wellbeing of young people, particularly those who are vulnerable.  HL8676

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government with which government departments are collaborating with HMRC working to ensure efficient and seamless movement of goods through the UK Single Trade Window.  HL8677

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to release comprehensive guidelines outlining the functionalities of the UK Single Trade Window for the benefit of traders.  HL8678

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what risk mitigation strategies they have in place to ensure that the UK Single Trade Window project stays within the set parameters of scope, budget, and delivery timelines.  HL8679

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what policy amendments they anticipate to ensure that the UK Single Trade Window complies with prevailing regulations; and when trade bodies will have an opportunity to engage with them on this matter.  HL8680

Lord Young of Cookham to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to disseminate the guidance published by the Department of Health and Social Care on gov.uk for government engagement with the tobacco industry to all of government, including executive, legislative and judicial branches of government at national and local level, as well as all public authorities.  HL8681