House of Lords Business

Lord Boateng to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of ethnic monitoring of pupils in the compilation of data in relation to (1) school exclusions, and (2) the provision of alternatives to classroom schooling.  HL9362

Lord Grocott to ask His Majesty's Government how many private members’ bills starting in (1) the House of Commons, and (2) the House of Lords, have received Royal Assent since the 2019 general election.  HL9363

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government how many existing large trees would have to be felled to make way for the proposed Holocaust Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens.  HL9364

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government how tall the proposed structure for the Holocaust Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens will be; and whether it will exceed the height of the existing Buxton Memorial.  HL9365

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to have discussions with NATO concerning a potential investigation into the military activities of Turkey, particularly regarding activities in (1) northern Syria, and (2) north-west Iraq; and what discussions they plan to have with the (a) Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and (b) the Council of Eur… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what long-term strategy they are using to ensure that people living in cities and high polluting areas are not at increased risk of life-threatening illnesses, including lung cancer.  HL9367

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will provide additional funding under the Barnett consequentials to fund public sector pay awards in Northern Ireland, reflecting those offered to public sector workers in England and Wales.  HL9368

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Penn on 12 July (HL9073), how enabling duty-free shopping between Northern Ireland and the EU would "undermine frictionless trade with the EU"; and why this is not the case in relation to trade between Great Britain and the EU.  HL9369

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to upgrade three-phase power supply to support British farmers with the uptake of renewables.  HL9370

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of delays in connecting solar farms and wind turbines to the national grid; and what steps they are taking to accelerate this process.  HL9371

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to simplify the planning process for renewables.  HL9372

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what incentive schemes exist to promote the uptake of renewables among British farmers.  HL9373

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what support exists for farmers who are not claimants of the Basic Payment Scheme and who want to plant hedges and trees for the purpose of carbon sequestration.  HL9374

Lord Stone of Blackheath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the trends in the funding of private prosecutions; and what steps they are taking to ensure that privately-funded prosecutions are not misused in ways that are counter to the public interest.  HL9375

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to update the Integrated Review Refresh 2023 on a quarterly basis, given the evolving policy and geopolitical circumstances.  HL9376

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the announcement by the Prime Minister on 13 July regarding increases to public sector pay, what are the Barnett consequentials for devolved nations of the UK as a result of that announcement.  HL9377

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government how much of the current Northern Ireland Block Grant is used for employee pay for (1) civil servants, and (2) other public sector workers.  HL9378