House of Lords Business

Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support businesses operating in the travel retail sector, amid rising inflation and constraints on consumer spending resulting from increases in the cost of living.  HL8799

Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the commercial interests of airports and travel hubs as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic disruptions; and whether they are considering cost-neutral measures such as duty free on arrival stores.  HL8800

Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the successes of duty free on arrival stores in the 65 other countries that have legislated for these; and whether they intend to assess the potential merits of implementing arrivals duty free in the UK.  HL8801

Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost to the UK economy of removing duty-free shopping for passengers arriving in the UK, and for overseas shoppers across the country.  HL8802

Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government what were the total pension contributions to (1) Defined Benefit or hybrid schemes, (2) Defined Contribution auto-enrolment workplace schemes, and (3) other pension schemes, in each of the past three years.  HL8803

Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government how much (1) gross tax relief, and (2) National Insurance relief, was given to (a) Defined Benefit or hybrid pension scheme employers, (b) Defined Benefit or hybrid pension scheme members, (c) Defined Contribution workplace scheme employers, (d) Defined Contribution pension scheme auto-enrolment members, and (e) other Defined Contri… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent to ask His Majesty's Government, further to their policy paper Transforming for a digital future: 2022 to 2025 roadmap for digital and data, published on 9 June 2022, what progress they have made in recruiting digital, data and technology staff; and how many contractors are currently working on this project.  HL8805

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government how, if at all, they are promoting the 'One Health' approach in multilateral policy processes, such as through the World Health Organisation's proposed Pandemic Preparedness Treaty.  HL8806

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government how they are supporting lower and middle income countries with weak animal health systems to combat avian influenza effectively.  HL8807

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans for trials across England of antibiotic cessation for those receiving prophylactic antibiotics for recurrent urinary tracts infection, as pioneered in Wales.  HL8808

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to research and promote increased water consumption by care home patients to reduce (1) prophylactic antibiotic use, and (2) downstream effects on drug-resistant infections.  HL8809

Baroness Boycott to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will provide a full list of documents that pregnant women applying for Healthy Start can submit as proof of pregnancy.  HL8810

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the safety of children online, including measures to combat cyberbullying, online grooming, and exposure to harmful content.  HL8811

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to ensure that the UK’s critical national infrastructure is protected from security threats.  HL8812

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that UK citizens are protected from online fraud and the rise in social media and text messaging scams.  HL8813

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of cybersecurity professionals in the UK.  HL8814

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that children from disadvantaged backgrounds have equal access to digital learning resources and technology.  HL8815

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 22 June (HL Deb col 328) that the proposed design for a Holocaust memorial “uses approximately 7.5 per cent of the area of Victoria Tower Gardens”, and the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) on 4 July 2019 (HC270274), w… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 22 June (HL Deb col 328), in relation to the consideration of alternative sites for a Holocaust memorial, that “all that work was done many years ago”, whether they intend to publish their assessment of sites alternative to Victoria Tower Gardens.  HL8817

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 22 June (HL Deb col 329) concerning the proposed Holocaust memorial, whether they will clarify what was meant by the statement that "The view of Parliament from the memorial will serve as a permanent reminder that political decisions have far-reaching consequences".  HL8818

Baroness Garden of Frognal to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of financial incentives on the recruitment and retention of teachers in schools serving disadvantaged communities.  HL8819

Baroness Garden of Frognal to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact on teacher retention of reducing teacher timetables in schools serving disadvantaged communities.  HL8820

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Islamic Human Rights Commission, through IHRC Legal, continues to be listed by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner as a fit organisation to provide immigration advice.  HL8821

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government what official warnings have been issued, or enforcement action taken, by the Charity Commission in the past 24 months in relation to Islamic Human Rights Commission or its affiliates, including the IHRC Trust.  HL8822

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 6 March (HL6140), whether they intend to conduct a review into UK visas given to Religious Workers or Ministers of Religion from Iran; and if so, what is the timetable for doing so.  HL8823

Lord Hay of Ballyore to ask His Majesty's Government what recent steps they have taken to address the issue of problem online gambling; and what measures they plan to implement to protect vulnerable individuals online.  HL8824

Lord Hay of Ballyore to ask His Majesty's Government what actions they are taking to strengthen the UK's cybersecurity capabilities; and how they plan to address emerging threats such as cyber espionage.  HL8825

Lord Hay of Ballyore to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve mental health support for members of the Armed Forces and their families.  HL8826

Lord Hay of Ballyore to ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are implementing to reduce the risk of terrorist attacks in the UK.  HL8827

Lord Hay of Ballyore to ask His Majesty's Government what recent steps they have taken to improve the quality and accessibility of social care services for children.  HL8828

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what they are doing to ensure that parcels being sent from Great Britain to Northern Ireland are not subject to customs regulations.  HL8829

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government, following the remarks by the Irish prime minister on 21 June, what assessment they have made of the risk of the UK being taken to the European Court of Human Rights by the Irish government in an inter-state case if the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill is enacted.  HL8830

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what they are doing to prevent Northern Ireland supply chains diverting away from Great Britain as a result of materials for manufacturing having to travel through a ‘red lane’ that requires full customs formalities, checks and paperwork.  HL8831

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of smaller companies in Northern Ireland becoming unviable because of customs formalities, checks and paperwork in the ‘red lane’.  HL8832

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government whether it is their current practice not to show incoming Ministers the recent letters to their predecessors, in particular when these have not been sent replies; and whether they will review this matter.  HL8833

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what response they have to the recent analysis by the British Heart Foundation that since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in England, nearly 100,000 more people than expected have died from cardiovascular disease.  HL8834

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the historic vehicle tax exemption by altering the 40-year rule to 30 years.  HL8835

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to persuade foreign developers to contribute to fix cladding issues identified following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017.  HL8836

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect cladding manufacturers to make an appropriate contribution to fix cladding issues identified following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017.  HL8837

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to return smart motorways to ordinary motorways in the interests of safety.  HL8838

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect the pot holes on the A1(M) to have been repaired.  HL8839

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to clarify whether freedom of speech in the UK includes the right to criticise ideas around gender identity.  HL8840

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision by the Teacher Regulation Agency, dated 23 May, recommending that a prohibition order should be imposed on Mr Joshua Sutcliffe.  HL8841

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to stimulate market demand for higher animal welfare products within the (1) transparency, and (2) strengthening, of the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' regulatory baseline.  HL8842

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to improve the welfare of farmed animals at the time of slaughter.  HL8843

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what new proposals they have undertaken to improve the health and welfare of farmed animals within their annual health and welfare review.  HL8844

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made to fully fund vet visits for farmers as per their annual health and welfare review.  HL8845

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunisation programme: JCVI advice, 7 June 2023, published on 22 June, what steps if any they will take to allow for the introduction of those recommendations so that (1) infants, (2) older adults, and (3) NHS staff, can be protected from Respiratory Syncytia… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland will publish in full the initial revenue raising options he has requested by 30 June 2023 from the permanent secretaries of the devolved Northern Ireland departments.  HL8847

Lord Selkirk of Douglas to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to support for people living with long-term conditions such as cystic fibrosis, following the publication of the report Your life and CF by the Cystic Fibrosis Trust on 6 June, which found that one in five people affected by that condition missed a hospital appointment in the past 1… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Selkirk of Douglas to ask His Majesty's Government when patient organisations such as Cystic Fibrosis Trust, whose Clinical Trials Accelerator Platform informed the design of Clinical Trial Acceleration Networks, will be able to share lessons to feed into the implementation update for the O'Shaughnessy Review.  HL8849

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increasing number of children and young people vaping.  HL8850

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government how many retailers have been prosecuted for selling disposable vapes to children.  HL8851

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to banning the sale of flavoured vapes which may be attractive to children and young people.  HL8852

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to create a mutually beneficial immigration policy to improve the ongoing trade negotiations between India and the UK.  HL8853

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to consult with industry regulators to investigate firms that are exploiting inflation by increasing prices.  HL8854

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what are the Barnett consequentials, if any, for Northern Ireland of the decision to roll-out provision for defibrillators for every school in England.  HL8855

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government from which department's budget the roll-out of defibrillators for schools across England will be funded.  HL8856

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government whether the funding for additional defibrillators for schools will come from existing budgets or as additional funding.  HL8857

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of additional defibrillators they will provide for (1) schools, and (2) other public places.  HL8858

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what is the timescale of the proposed roll-out of additional defibrillators for primary and special needs schools in England.  HL8859