House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, given the recent arrest warrants and bounties for exiled Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, what plans they have to expedite the asylum applications of former Hong Kong elected district councillors.  HL9379

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy in response to the human rights and humanitarian situation in Myanmar; and what steps are they taking, together with allies, to restrict economic and other support to the military regime in that country and to provide humanitarian and other aid to the people of Myanmar.  HL9380

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the military regime in Myanmar regarding the release of imprisoned former president of the Kachin Baptist Convention, Reverend Samson.  HL9381

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the military regime in Myanmar regarding the release from prison of Aung San Suu Kyi and other members of the National League for Democracy.  HL9382

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) recent report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Situation of human rights in Myanmar since 1 February 2021, and (2) the address by the new High Commissioner to the Human Rights Council on 6 July in which he warned that Myanmar is in “deadly freefall”… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the proposed increase in visa and immigration health surcharge fees on Hong Kong families seeking British National (Overseas) visas; what are the current fees; and what further plans they have to change those arrangements.  HL9384

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government how many patients are currently in receipt of homecare medicines services; what is the total cost to the NHS of homecare medicines services for the latest year for which figures are available; and what is the total number of (1) late deliveries, (2) incorrect deliveries, and (3) deliveries without the required attendance of a healthc… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government how many times homecare medicines were not delivered on the initial date agreed by the clinician in the last year for which figures are available; how many patients required further medical treatment, including hospitalisation, due to delays in the supply of homecare medicines in that period; and how many patients required surgery du… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the review by Mark Hackett Homecare Medicines: Towards a Vision for the Future, published on 30 November 2011, when they will implement the recommendation contained in that review which states that "the NHS should pursue an immediate unbundling of homecare medical dispensing, delivery and associated service costs… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that teachers who assist a pupil under the age of 18 with changing their gender, without parental information or consent, are prosecuted for child abuse.  HL9388

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reported findings of the study commissioned by the Ministry of Justice, due to be published later this year, that male sexual offenders were twice as likely to claim to be transgender in order to access women’s prison units compared with men jailed for other types of offences.  HL9389

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reported findings of the study commissioned by the Ministry of Justice, due to be published later this year, what steps they are taking to prevent male offenders from seeking moves to the female prison estate due to faking their claims to be female.  HL9390

Lord Butler of Brockwell to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the letter from the then Minister of State at the Home Office to the Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, dated 30 September 2022, what is the reason for the delay in making the regulatory changes to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001, with particular reference to the prescribing of controlled… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that ISIS loses any capability to raise funds in the UK through the use of (1) non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and (2) other ways to exploit NFT technology.  HL9392

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the factors contributing to the decline in life sciences foreign direct investment to the UK between 2021 and 2022 and of the associated fall from second to ninth of 18 comparator countries for inward life sciences direct investment since 2021.  HL9393

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the link between the increase in rebate rates in the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access and the decline in life sciences foreign direct investment to the UK from £1.9 billion in 2021 to £1 billion in 2022.  HL9394

Baroness Gohir to ask His Majesty's Government when the new Victim’s Commissioner will be appointed; and what is the reason for the delay in recruitment.  HL9395

Baroness Gohir to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by Donna Ockenden Findings, Conclusions and Essential Actions from the Independent Review of Maternity Services at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, published on 30 March 2022, why they have rejected the recommendation contained in that report to increase the annual budget for maternity ser… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Gohir to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the annual assessment by the Care Quality Commission State of Care 2021/22, published on 21 October 2022 and updated on 30 June, what steps they are taking to improve maternity services rated as inadequate or requiring improvement; and what is their timetable for making those improvements.  HL9397

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the resolutions adopted by the European Parliament on 15 September 2022, and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on 27 June relating to the treatment of Bishop Rolando Álvarez; and what discussions they have had with the government of Nicaragua concerning the re-arrest and imprisonment in that count… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to re-nationalise public utilities to provide water, electricity and gas in instances where there are, in effect, natural monopolies and limited choice or representation for consumers.  HL9399

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington to ask His Majesty's Government what was the total amount of sexual and reproductive health and rights funding they have disbursed through (1) bilateral aid, (2) multilateral aid, or (3) other funding mechanisms in (a) 2020, and (b) 2021.  HL9400

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of official development assistance was allocated to sexual and reproductive health and rights issues in (1) 2020, and (2) 2021.  HL9401

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of official development assistance was allocated to programmes targeted towards women and girls in fragile or conflict-affected states in (1) 2020, and (2) 2021.  HL9402

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington to ask His Majesty's Government what was the total amount of funding directly targeting reproductive health disbursed under codes (1) 13010, (2) 13021 or 13022, (3) 13030, and (4) 13081, of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Development Assistance Committee in the financial years (a) 2020, and (b) 2021.  HL9403

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington to ask His Majesty's Government what was the total amount of funding directly targeting HIV and AIDS under codes (1) 13041, and (2) 13042, of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Development Assistance Committee in the financial years (a) 2020, and (b) 2021.  HL9404

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington to ask His Majesty's Government what was the total amount of (1) core and (2) non-core financial contributions to (a) the United Nations Population Fund, (b) the International Planned Parenthood Federation, (c) the World Health Organization, (d) UNICEF, (e) UNAIDS, (f) the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and (g) UN Women, in the f… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 17 July (HL8936), when updated guidance will be available from NHS England; how the "transformation" of adult eating disorder (AED) services will be defined and its effectiveness assessed; and by what date integrated care systems will be expected to have transformed AED services. �… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government what has happened to “the Great British Railways” app that was announced in 2021 which was to be issued by the Rail Delivery Group with the objective of making online purchases of tickets easier.  HL9407

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with the Rail Delivery Group regarding how ticket services not available on ticket vending machines, such as refunds and season ticket changes will be handled.  HL9408

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether direct and third-party payment Personal Healthcare Budgets for Continuing Healthcare are available to all those that need them; and what steps they are taking to ensure that NHS England provide such support when appropriate.  HL9409

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government why they have paused funding for retrofitting diesel buses with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) exhausts; and whether they will provide details of the poor SCR performance as referred to in their letters to local authorities.  HL9410

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government how many buses have been fitted with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) exhausts; and how much have they spent each year since 2016 on retrofitting buses with SCR exhausts.  HL9411

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government why they are implementing cuts in funding over successive years to the Canal and River Trust, despite their recent review finding that the Canal and River Trust provides "clear value for money"; and what assessment they have made of the impact of the reduction in funding on the Trust's ability to raise additional funding from dona… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of cuts in funding to the Canal and River Trust on (1) its ability to maintain and repair the waterway network, (2) the number of resulting canal closures, (3) the maintenance of canals, bridges, locks and other associated infrastructure affected by extreme weather events, and (4) the n… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the article by Dr Gareth Clay Spreading like wildfire: the need for a UK Fire Danger Rating System (FDRS), published by the University of Manchester on 26 June; and what plans they have to introduce such a system.  HL9414

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what programmes exist to support 18 year olds leaving the care system.  HL9415

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent reports by the World Meteorological Organization of the El Niño weather pattern.  HL9416

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to encourage the adoption of systems based on artificial intelligence to (1) enhance security, and (2) reduce shoplifting incidents, in retail settings across the UK.  HL9417

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce regulations to help legal professionals, including those working in both in-house legal teams and law firms, adapt to the influence of generative artificial intelligence in the legal profession.  HL9418

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement aligns with the UK’s commitment to environmental protection.  HL9419

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government whether, under the provisions of the Windsor Framework, Northern Ireland manufacturers will be able to manufacture goods compatible with the requirements and regulations of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade arrangements.  HL9420

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government whether, under the provisions of the Windsor Framework, Northern Ireland will be able to participate fully and on the same basis as other parts of the UK in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade arrangements.  HL9421

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken under the framework of the UK internal market to ensure that all parts of the UK are able to (1) fully, and (2) equally, participate under the terms of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade arrangements.  HL9422

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the new environmental, social and governance rules on (1) defence companies' costs and ability to access financial services, and (2) Ministry of Defence procurement costs.  HL9423