House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the situation in Mariupol, including of reports that Russia is destroying evidence of atrocities in the city; and what steps they are taking, if any, to assist in the preservation of that evidence.  HL9227

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of atrocities committed by Russia in Mariupol, specifically of attacks targeted at residential civilian communities.  HL9228

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to collect testimonies from Ukrainians who have arrived in the UK; how many testimonies have been collected so far; and whether they plan to share evidence from those testimonies with international partners.  HL9229

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the prevalence of attempts to traffic organ donors into the UK; and what estimate they have made of the number of people who have returned to the UK after having illegally paid for organ transplants abroad.  HL9230

Earl Attlee to ask His Majesty's Government when an officer of (1) one-star, and (2) two-star, rank first rode in an Ajax armoured fighting vehicle at a speed of at least 30 miles per hour.  HL9231

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Japan about bilateral collaboration into research into new antimicrobial agents and antimicrobial drugs.  HL9232

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to establish the lifetime safety of graphene products, including what precautions might need to be taken for the disposal of products at the end of their life.  HL9233

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the safety of additive manufacturer products in equipment in the oil and gas industries.  HL9234

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what work is being done in prisons to identify victims of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome; and what steps they are taking to introduce appropriate management and treatment regimes for those prisoners identified.  HL9235

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask His Majesty's Government what process the Veterinary Medicines Directorate uses to determine whether to grant an application to vary the marketing authorisation of a prescription-only veterinary medicine to allow over-the-counter sale.  HL9236

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask His Majesty's Government what criteria the Veterinary Products Committee uses to recommend whether an application to vary the marketing authorisation of a prescription-only veterinary medicine to allow over-the-counter sale be granted.  HL9237

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask His Majesty's Government what documents are provided by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate to the Veterinary Products Committee to enable them to assess whether an application to vary the marketing authorisation of a prescription-only veterinary medicine to allow over-the-counter sale can be granted.  HL9238

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government which medicines can be delivered by homecare medicines services.  HL9239

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what data they collect on the performance of homecare medicines services.  HL9240

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what is the role of the Commercial Medicines Unit in procuring medicines for homecare delivery; and what steps they take to ensure performance by providers of the delivery service.  HL9241

Lord Boateng to ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they provide to schools about the use of ‘alternative provision’ in place of exclusion for pupils presenting challenging behaviours; and how the use of ‘alternative provision’ is monitored by Ofsted.  HL9242

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the (1) pay, (2) conditions, and (3) recognition, for those working in the social care sector.  HL9243

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 10 July (HL8747), how many claims are yet to be settled under the Windrush Compensation Scheme; and when they expect those claims to be settled.  HL9244

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 4 July (HL8644), what is the nature of the arrangement between the UK and France to which he referred regarding schools trips from France to the UK; and when this arrangement will come into operation.  HL9245

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 4 July (HL8644), what discussions they intend to have with other EU countries about the possibility of making arrangements for school trips from those countries to the UK.  HL9246

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the book by Kate Andersen Welfare That Works for Women? Mothers’ Experiences of the Conditionality within Universal Credit, published in January, what assessment they have made of their decision to introduce automated sanctions and intensify the conditionality regime for lead carers.  HL9247

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the book by Kate Andersen Welfare That Works for Women? Mothers’ Experiences of the Conditionality within Universal Credit, published in January, what assessment they have made of the impact on families of increasing the job search requirements for lead carers.  HL9248

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government, further to book by Kate Andersen Welfare That Works for Women? Mothers’ Experiences of the Conditionality within Universal Credit, published in January, what steps they are taking to ensure that work-related requirements are appropriate to parents' caring responsibilities.  HL9249

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to join the US and the United Nations in urging Rwanda to end its support to the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  HL9250

Lord Evans of Weardale to ask His Majesty's Government how many times a polygraph test has been administered under the provisions in the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021.  HL9251

Lord Evans of Weardale to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of polygraph tests, as administered under the provisions in the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021.  HL9252

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the prospects for détente between Greece and Turkey.  HL9253

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have provided funds amounting to £20 million for a prison in north-east Syria to contain, amongst others, 25 British families.  HL9254

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many unaccompanied children seeking asylum remain in hotels, prior to placement with Local Authorities.  HL9255

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will place a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding on Bilateral Cooperation between the President of the Council of the Ministers of the Italian Republic and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, dated 27 April 2023, in the Library of the House.  HL9256

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the construction of new reservoirs in England.  HL9257

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the delivery of critical infrastructure in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to support the plans for 250,000 new homes in these areas under the auspices of the Cambridge 2040 project.  HL9258

Lord Monks to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effects of the UK's departure from the EU on the participation of UK workers in European Works Councils.  HL9259

Baroness Quin to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Government of Wales about its commitment to provide 100 per cent population coverage of Fracture Liaison Services by September 2024; and what plans they have to introduce a similar commitment for England.  HL9260

Baroness Quin to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) the Royal Osteoporosis Society, and (2) other key stakeholders, about any further research required to address the gaps in knowledge identified by the National Screening Committee in its assessment Screening for Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women, published in 2019.  HL9261

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any decrease in the number of trading standards officers since 2016; and what funding they will provide to local authorities to enable them effectively to enforce existing legislation in the purview of the trading standards.  HL9262

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support military companies who have been refused banking services as a result of the nature of their work.  HL9263

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce an industry-wide social tariff for mobile and broadband services for low-income households.  HL9264

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to encourage businesses to increase recruitment during the current hiring downturn.  HL9265

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK–China trade agreement aligns with human rights, labour standards, and environmental protections.  HL9266

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with supermarkets regarding the labelling of goods following the Windsor Framework.  HL9267

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made as to whether supermarkets will seek to transport goods to Northern Ireland using labelling or through the Red Lane without the requirement of labelling.  HL9268

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any level of divergence of trade to the Republic of Ireland in the supply chain in Northern Ireland since the signing of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.  HL9269

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to produce a list of goods that are eligible to use the Green Lane under the Windsor Framework.  HL9270

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023, why parcels travelling from Great Britain to Northern Ireland are treated as exports.  HL9271

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023, why parcels sent from Great Britain to Northern Ireland will be subject to customs paperwork and declarations.  HL9272

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish a table showing, for the most recent period for which figures are available, the 15 local authorities with the lowest percentage of dwellings which have an EPC energy efficiency rating of 'C' or above.  HL9273

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish a table showing the number of homes assessed by their energy efficiency scheme in each of the past 10 years and the total cost of that scheme in each of those years.  HL9274

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Government of Wales concerning the development of a battery gigafactory in Wales.  HL9275