House of Lords Business

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government how many highway authorities have applied to the Department for Transport for civil enforcement of moving traffic offences, as set out in Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004; and how many highway authorities have been granted these powers.  HL9016

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to the International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.  HL9017

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what is their reason for replacing the Union Jack flag flying above His Majesty's Treasury with a flag to celebrate Gay Pride.  HL9018

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government, following reports of recent deaths in Cambridge caused by an e-bike battery catching fire, what steps they will take to ban the importation of e-bike and e-scooter batteries which do not have the UL2271 battery certification.  HL9019

Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of (1) adults, and (2) children, who have contracted Long Covid.  HL9020

Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links to ask His Majesty's Government when they recognised Long Covid as a valid medical condition; and what (1) physical, and (2) psychological, symptoms comprise its characteristics.  HL9021

Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links to ask His Majesty's Government what financial support (1) the Department of Health and Social Care, and (2) other government departments, have provided towards research into Long Covid.  HL9022

Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links to ask His Majesty's Government when they made the decision to set up specialist Long Covid clinics; how many have been established; and what estimate they have made of the number of (1) adults, and (2) children, who have been treated in that specialist setting.  HL9023

Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people with lasting disabilities as a result of contracting either (1) COVID-19, or (2) Long Covid.  HL9024

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the publication of the document ‘The Windsor Framework: The Green Lane’ on 9 June, whether the date at which traders experience a benefit from the green lane in terms of simplified customs, and sanitary or phytosanitary forms, is being put back by 12 months to 1 October 2024.  HL9025

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the publication of the document ‘The Windsor Framework: The Green Lane’ on 9 June, what will be the benefits of being part of the UK Internal Market Scheme for someone moving goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland between 1 October and 30 September 2024.  HL9026

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government, in relation to the Community Right to Bid under the Localism Act 2011, how many assets of community value have been listed in England; how many groups have triggered the moratorium period; how many assets have been bought by community groups; and how much of the £150 million Community Ownership Fund announced in 2021 has been spent to d… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Hayman to ask His Majesty's Government under what statutory provisions they have powers to legislate (1) to require occupational pension schemes to report on their impacts on water, circular economy, pollution and biodiversity, and (2) to clarify occupational pension schemes’ fiduciary duties.  HL9028

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to conduct a review of efficacy, safety and risk of addiction relating to the long-term use of benzodiazepines.  HL9029

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 28 June (HL8499), whether the forthcoming amendment to the British Nationality (Overseas Territories) Regulations 2007 will delay active UK-based BIOT (Chagossian) approved applicants from proceeding with their ceremonies in the UK; and if so, whether the rig… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government why many applicants on the BIOT (Chagossian) citizenship registration route must wait longer than the six-month target to receive approval notifications, ceremonies and certificates at the High Commission in Port Louis; why the first people who have been approved under the Chagossian route since March 2023 are past the… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer of Lord Murray of Blidworth on 28 June (HL8499), why long delays are occurring for the delivery of BOTC (F) and BOTC (M) registration certificates to the British High Commissions located in the Caribbean region.  HL9032

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government how many penalties have been issued for (1) e-scooters, (2) e-bikes, and (3) bicycles, in each of the past three months for the road traffic offence of riding on a pavement.  HL9033

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the penalties for cycling offences, such as riding on a pavement in circumstances where a cycle lane exists.  HL9034

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government how many privately owned e-scooters have been confiscated in each of the last three months for the offence of being driven in a public area.  HL9035

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the risk to pedestrian safety of carelessly ridden e-bikes, e-scooters and bicycles with a view to increasing the penalties that apply.  HL9036

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government what research, if any, they have commissioned into the fire risk to public safety of lithium-ion batteries in e-scooters and e-bikes; and if so, whether this will be published.  HL9037

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 15 June 2023 (HL8253) what training is provided to retailers about the risk of National Lottery and society lottery products.  HL9038

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 15 June (HL8254), what assessment they have made of any loopholes to this restriction, in particular the 'Pay by Phone' loophole.  HL9039

Baroness Suttie to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with (1) UK medical professionals and scientists, and (2) international partners, about (a) developing, and (b) agreeing, internationally recognised definitions of ultra-processed food.  HL9040

Baroness Suttie to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to carry out research into the impact of ultra-processed foods on public health outcomes.  HL9041

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with Ofcom about how the telecoms industry could ease financial pressure on consumers, given the increased cost of living; and what was the outcome of those discussions.  HL9042

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address late payments made by large businesses to their smaller suppliers.  HL9043

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to equip small and medium-sized enterprises with digital skills to help facilitate their growth.  HL9044

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for Schools on 30 June (190680) stating that schools will be expected to manage the upcoming teacher pay award from within existing funding, how many schools they estimate have surpluses which would enable them to do so without affecting current spending commitments. … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government how many teachers at state-funded schools in England do not have qualified teacher status.  HL9046

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government how many teachers at state-funded schools in England do not have a teaching qualification.  HL9047

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government how many teachers at state-funded secondary schools in England do not have a teaching qualification in the subject that they teach.  HL9048

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government how many school nurses were employed in each local authority in England in each of the three most recent years for which figures are available.  HL9049

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government how many asthma reviews were conducted in England in each of the five most recent years for which figures are available.  HL9050

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government what was the annual expenditure on asthma reviews in England for each of the five most recent years for which figures are available.  HL9051

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government how many preventable deaths occurred in each of the three most recent years for which figures are available, as a result of (1) failure to administer an adrenaline auto-injector, and (2) failure of an adrenaline auto-injector.  HL9052

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government how many people waited for allergy testing for more than 12 weeks in each of the past 10 years.  HL9053

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government how many reports to prevent other deaths were issued by coroners in England and Wales in each of the five most recent years for which figures are available.  HL9054

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what are the Barnett consequentials for each of the devolved parts of the UK of the Prime Minister's announcement of additional NHS funding for workforce planning.  HL9055

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the additional costs to UK businesses of the requirement to provide additional labelling on goods to ensure that they are confined to the internal UK market.  HL9056

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what initiatives they are pursuing to increase the number of NHS dentists.  HL9057