House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Minister of State for the Indo-Pacific was made aware of the human rights record of Mr Liu Jianchao ahead of her meeting with him on 20 June, specifically his responsibility for the Chinese Communist Party's operations known as "Fox Hunt" and "Sky Net".  HL8682

Lord Bird to ask His Majesty's Government how many people have been served a section 21 eviction notice since December 2019.  HL8683

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that a teacher in Rye College in East Sussex called a year 8 pupil "despicable" and "homophobic" because she allegedly said that a person who identified as a cat was ill; and what action, if any, they plan to take in response to this matter.  HL8684

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the letter from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care on 21 June, whether any staff employed in the Gender Identity Development Service of the Tavistock Clinic will be employed in any capacity in the new centres being opened from April 2024 to treat children presenting with… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Colgrain to ask His Majesty's Government what instructions, if any, they have issued to local revenue offices about deferring the repayment of tax.  HL8686

Lord Colgrain to ask His Majesty's Government how many local revenue offices have informed tax payers that they should not expect tax repayment that they are owed until September, and for what reasons.  HL8687

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 1 June (HL7914), whether the partners with whom they collaborate with regard to foreign aid spending on sexual and reproductive health include relevant elected officials in the countries concerned, particularly with regard to any expenditure in relation… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure abortion providers are accountable for verifying that abortion pills sent by post are issued only to women within the legal time limit for such pills.  HL8689

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Nigeria regarding (1) persecution of, and (2) violence directed at, Christians in (a) Plateau, (b) Kaduna, and (c) Benue, states.  HL8690

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of any dangers for vulnerable women presented by the lack of in-person consultations before dispensing abortion pills by post, and the risk of offences under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 being committed by a third party coercing a pregnancy termination.  HL8691

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government what planning exercises have been undertaken in the past 10 years to test the UK’s preparedness for managing a farm animal disease outbreak.  HL8692

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to maintain the quality and quantity of horticulture research previously funded by the statutory levy of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board.  HL8693

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to introduce legislation against (1) puppy smuggling, (2) puppy farming, (3) pet theft, and (4) live animal exports.  HL8694

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government whether they are on track to meet the target of halting the decline of species abundance by 2030; and what steps they are taking to ensure the target is met.  HL8695

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to require all new homes to have an electric car charging point.  HL8696

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have set a target for the time between a local authority agreeing that noise from residential premises constitutes a statutory nuisance and the cessation of such noise.  HL8697

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reinforce a fair market by ensuring that fees, and particularly increases in fees, charged by property management companies are transparent and justified to their customers.  HL8698

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government when an update (1) was last published, and (2) will next be published, on the partnerships on analytical projects between the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service and organisations such as Cancer Research UK, Macmillan, and various universities.  HL8699

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Department for Transport's Acceleration Unit, what progress has been made to (1) speed up the delivery of transport infrastructure projects, (2) implement policy initiatives and programmes in relation to the Government's agenda, and (3) publish the total expenditure to date of the Acceleration Unit.  HL8700

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 20 June (HL8309), what is the closing date for initial responses for operators regarding the provision of passenger Wi-Fi on trains; and what is their timeframe for considering the options before they report on their conclusions.  HL8701

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government whether (1) police officers in England and Wales, (2) police officers in Scotland, and (3) Police Service of Northern Ireland officers who had completed five full calendar years of service on 6 May, or who participate in Armed Service Coronation events during the course of 2023, will receive a Coronation Medal.  HL8702

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Caine in Grand Committee on 26 April (HL Deb col 442GC), what progress has been made towards having the Union flag fly in Erskine House on designated days.  HL8703

Lord Swire to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to (1) revisit, or (2) replace, police regulations to enable the easier dismissal of police officers who have committed misconduct.  HL8704

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to introduce legislation to hold businesses accountable for their publicised environmental policies.  HL8705

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Baroness Goldie on 20 June (HL Deb col 100), whether the Ministry of Defence will raise with the Treasury the case for having a multi-year rolling programme of warship orders.  HL8706

Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government how they monitor whether banks are complying with their legal duty to enable citizens without a fixed address to access a basic bank account; and what are the results of this monitoring.  HL8707