House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that 700 people have died of hunger over a two-month period in the camp for internally displaced people at Shire, Western Tigray.  HL9058

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people who have died as a consequence of the war in Tigray as a result of (1) fatalities in the conflict, (2) displacement, and (3) illness and hunger caused by the conflict.  HL9059

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that transitional justice in Tigray leads to (1) the prosecution and conviction of those responsible for atrocity crimes in Tigray, and (2) the removal from the region of external forces which threaten the peace agreement.  HL9060

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to establish a Donors’ Conference to coordinate efforts to (1) enable the physical reconstruction of Tigray and, (2) deepen peace building and the healing of the social fabric following the war.  HL9061

Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Callanan on 3 July (HL Deb col 984) which stated that the BBC Panorama programme on Drax misrepresented the practices of the forestry and biomass sector, whether they will publish the assessment undertaken by officials of the programme.  HL9062

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 30 June (HL8582), what is the regional breakdown of recipients of the Companion of Honour.  HL9063

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government when they will respond to the report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill (HL Paper 128), published on 19 January.  HL9064

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government how many cases have been referred to the Public Prosecution Service in Northern Ireland without further action being taken after one year.  HL9065

Lord Field of Birkenhead to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure families yet to claim their Child Trust Fund can receive the funds to which they are entitled as soon as possible.  HL9066

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government what assessments they have undertaken in the last 20 years of the impact of hunting practices on the orphaning of brown hare leverets in England and Wales.  HL9067

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to (1) address the issue of orphaning in the brown hare population, and (2) protect dependent young hares.  HL9068

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the introduction of a closed season for hunting activities to coincide with the breeding and rearing of brown hares; if so, what progress they have made in this work; and if not, what alternative measures or strategies they assess would be needed to address the impact of hunting practices on dependent… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 on adjoining owners, and its potential to cause them distress through (1) unwanted access to their land, (2) damage to their property, and (3) other inconvenience and disruption.  HL9070

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to review the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, in particular with regard to (1) the balance of rights between the building owner and adjoining owner, (2) the conflict resulting from the building owner's rights of access to the adjoining owner's property against their wishes, and (3) the impact on adjoining owne… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for reforming the law on planning, in cases involving party walls, to require the consent of the adjoining landowners and prevent their house being interfered with against their wishes.  HL9072

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 3 July (HL8800), why airports in Northern Ireland are not able to avail of the duty free sales for passengers travelling to the EU now available at all airports in England, Wales and Scotland.  HL9073

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government how they will measure the effectiveness of actions set out in 'Optimising personalised care for adults prescribed medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms: Framework for action for integrated care boards (ICBs) and primary care', published on 2 March.  HL9074

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that, despite protests, minarets and domes are to be removed from two mosques in Yunnan province, China; and what discussions they have had, or intend to have, with the government of China concerning threats to the freedom of all religions.  HL9075

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the compatibility with human rights of the reported "sinicization" of mosques and churches in China.  HL9076

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what is the timetable for the Ely area capacity enhancement programme; and what assessment they have made of the impact of this programme on the freight corridor, from Felixstowe through Ely and to Selby in North Yorkshire, serving Yorkshire and the Humber region in terms of increasing rail freight capacity.  HL9077

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that the Defence Science and Technology handbook on collision reduction equipment (1) is informed on issues of best practice in enforcement technology, and (2) accords with other police evidential and handling protocols; and what consultation they undertook with relevant stakeholders.  HL9… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the most recent Home Office Type Approval system for enforcement technology, what steps if any they are taking to reduce (1) the length of time taken for the approval process to complete, and (2) the impact that this process has on (a) employment and investment in the industry, and (b) industry innovation and devel… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 13 June (HL8317), how many (1) arrests, and (2) prosecutions, were made in connection to livestock worrying in the last four years.  HL9080

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute SIPRI Yearbook 2022: Armaments, Disarmaments and International Security, published on 12 June; in particular, the finding that the global number of nuclear weapons is increasing.  HL9081

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the disparity between rising mortgage rates and lower interest rates on savings.  HL9082

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help businesses improve their cybersecurity.  HL9083

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect customers' interests by ensuring financial stability in the energy market.  HL9084

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many UK citizens emigrated in each of the last five years for which figures are available.  HL9085

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government what sums were received from the EU for economic, social and regional regeneration projects in each year since 2015–16 under programmes agreed prior to the UK's exit from the EU by (1) Wales and (2) the UK.  HL9086

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government what sums have been allocated to projects in each nation of the UK respectively under the levelling-up strategy.  HL9087

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government what sums they have spent on supporting the steel industry in Wales in each of the past five years.  HL9088

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Avanti North West concerning the withdrawal of direct trains between London and the North Wales coast between 15 and 23 July; and what estimate they have made, if any, of the effect that this may have on tourist destinations in Wales.  HL9089

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government what is their most recent estimate of the annual number of overseas visitors to (1) the UK and (2) Wales.  HL9090

Lord Willis of Knaresborough to ask His Majesty's Government why VAT is applied if an NHS hospital pharmacy supplies out-patient medicine but if a private sector pharmacy supplies the same medicine it is zero-rated.  HL9091

Lord Willis of Knaresborough to ask His Majesty's Government what is the estimated cost of VAT to the NHS applied to the purchase of patient drugs in each of the past five financial years.  HL9092

Lord Willis of Knaresborough to ask His Majesty's Government which minister is directly responsible for the ‘Homecare Medicines Service’; and what arrangements are in place to (1) coordinate, and (2) evaluate the service.  HL9093

Lord Willis of Knaresborough to ask His Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to (1) significantly reduce, and (2) reform, the amount of regulators and regulatory systems in the health and care sector.  HL9094