House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government how many children who arrived in the UK on small boats they have accommodated in each of the last five years; what steps they have taken to ensure their safety and security; what assessment they have made of the (1) safety, (2) security, and (3) safeguarding, measures put in place for those children; and how any issues identi… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of children arriving in the UK on small boats of whom they have lost track; what steps they have taken to identify their whereabouts; and what steps they have taken to ensure that other children do not go missing.  HL9425

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent reports that over 2,000 Ukrainian children have been forcibly deported to Belarus since September 2022.  HL9426

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that some of the Ukrainian children allegedly deported to Belarus have been given military training.  HL9427

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government, following the issuing of International Criminal Court arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova for alleged war crimes following forced deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia, what discussions they (1) are having, or (2) intend to have, with the ICC about similar charges being brought against Alexander L… 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 Independent Commission for Aid Impact's report UK’s aid engagement with China A further update, published in July; how much UK aid has been spent in the China in the past 12 months; what estimate they have made of the size of the Chinese economy compared with the UK's; and what p… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to fund civil society organisations in Nigeria who provide emergency assistance to civilians.  HL9430

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they will make to the government of Nigeria (1) to co-operate with local leaders in the deployment of security forces, and (2) to monitor the forces’ activities.  HL9431

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of violence in Nigeria on (1) international trade and business, and (2) the potential for further division leading to civil war.  HL9432

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government how much public money was spent on designing the Trader Support Service; which organisations received public monies as a result of this; and how much each organisation received.  HL9433

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government how much public money has been spent in each year on running the Trader Support Service to date; which companies received that money; and how much each company received.  HL9434

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what are their criteria for assessing tenders for running the Trader Support Service.  HL9435

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government how many tender applications for the provision of the Trader Support Service were received.  HL9436

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government against what criteria was it agreed that they should audit the provision of the Trader Support Service at the time the tender was awarded.  HL9437

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government whether any changes to the criteria against which the Trader Support Service should be audited have been made since the time the tender was first awarded.  HL9438

The Earl of Dundee to ask His Majesty's Government how much funding they intend to allocate towards reducing world malnutrition.  HL9439

The Earl of Dundee to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help prevent malnutrition globally.  HL9440

The Earl of Dundee to ask His Majesty's Government what targets they have set for the reduction of world malnutrition (1) between 2023 and 2025, and (2) between 2025 and 2030.  HL9441

The Earl of Dundee to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help coordinate efforts to tackle malnutrition within countries with high levels of malnutrition, including the 15 worst affected countries.  HL9442

The Earl of Dundee to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had on reducing world malnutrition with (1) G7 member states, (2) the World Food Programme, and (3) UNICEF.  HL9443

The Earl of Dundee to ask His Majesty's Government what outcomes they predict arising from the BAPEN conference on malnutrition in Edinburgh scheduled for November.  HL9444

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likely impact of the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership on (1) domestic food producers, and (2) the animal welfare practices associated with imported food products.  HL9445

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what engagement they undertook with representatives of domestic food producers prior to taking the decision to accede to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.  HL9446

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likely impact of their long-term funding settlement for the Canal & River Trust on the condition and safety of the canal network.  HL9447

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the social value to people and communities of the canal network; and whether they believe their long-term funding settlement for the Canal & River Trust will increase or decrease that social value.  HL9448

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the National Federation of SubPostmasters concerning the removal of DVLA services from Post Offices.  HL9449

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what impact assessment they have undertaken of how many people will be unable to renew their car tax online following the removal of DVLA services from Post Offices.  HL9450

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what is the reason for removing the ability to tax vehicles at Post Offices.  HL9451

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government how many members sit on each of the sub-groups established under the Joint Consultative Working Group of the Windsor Framework; and who they are.  HL9452

Lord Inglewood to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what plans there are, if any, for the traditional gas lamps on the Parliamentary Estate.  HL9453

Baroness Janke to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement made by the UN on 12 July that: "The forced eviction and displacement of the Ghaith-Sub Laban family and many other Palestinian families in east Jerusalem may amount to a war crime of forcible transfer".  HL9454

Baroness Janke to ask His Majesty's Government what assessments they have made of the reported attacks on healthcare facilities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.  HL9455

Baroness Janke to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, in partnership with the international community, to protect Palestinian civilians and healthcare personnel.  HL9456

Baroness Janke to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to monitor, and (2) to support, investigations into all potential serious violations of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory; and what discussions they have had with government of Israel about the consequences of further violations.  HL9457

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government what new counter-terrorist measures are being proposed to deal with the threat from IS and al-Qaeda against the UK.  HL9458

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government what further measures they will take to ensure practical, vocational training is available in each region of England.  HL9459

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government what effective measures they propose to take to cut the waiting time of patients waiting for NHS treatment, and in particular to address the number of patients waiting more than a year.  HL9460

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government what additional measures they are taking to protect consumers from inflated supermarket food prices; and what further assistance they will give to farmers to ensure food security.  HL9461

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government what action they propose to take to investigate alleged forceful displacement of thousands of Ukrainian children to Belarus.  HL9462

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government what logistical support, if any, they are providing to Turkish Cypriots wishing to travel to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus from the UK.  HL9463

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that all apprenticeships receive the mandated off-the-job training entitlement.  HL9464

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many people signed up for apprenticeships in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, and (4) 2022.  HL9465

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the percentage of school leavers who take up apprenticeships at age 16; and how many drop out at a later stage.  HL9466

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that those on apprenticeships are being paid what they are legally entitled to.  HL9467

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proportion of apprentices who are paid less than they are legally entitled to; and what steps they are taking to ensure that those apprentices receive their legally entitled pay.  HL9468

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage investors to support (1) climate resolutions, and (2) sustainable investment practices, particularly in sectors heavily reliant on fossil fuels.  HL9469

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the growth of start-up businesses.  HL9470

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the interests of small and medium-sized enterprises are taken into account in policymaking discussions and decisions.  HL9471

Lord Turnberg to ask His Majesty's Government what criteria social service departments use to assess the (1) need, and (2) means, of applicants for social care.  HL9472

Lord Turnberg to ask His Majesty's Government how many applications for social care have been waiting more than six months for their assessment to be concluded in each of the past five years.  HL9473

Lord Turnberg to ask His Majesty's Government how many applications for social care have been assessed for need and have been funded after having been means tested in each of the past 10 years.  HL9474

Baroness Valentine to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce legislation on decent homes standards which includes the private rented sector, and on what timescale.  HL9475

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Markham on 27 June (HL8632, HL8633), how many Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access-related price increase applications were submitted in each year from 2019 to 2023; and what proportion of these applications was successful in each of those years.  HL9476

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Markham on 27 June (HL8632, HL8633), what assessment they have made of the impact of a reduced rebate for products that are rendered uneconomical by the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access, as an alternative to increased prices for the National Health Service.  HL9477

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Markham on 27 June (HL8632, HL8633), what was the estimated value of foreign direct investment in UK life sciences for each of the past three years for which such estimates are available.  HL9478

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Markham on 27 June (HL8632, HL8633), what is their response to the claim by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry that international investors are "abandoning UK life sciences as excessive revenue clawback rates start to bite".  HL9479

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will place a copy of the conduct guidelines issued to trade envoys in the Library of the House.  HL9480

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government whether under the Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Arrangements) Regulations 2023 a business sending a parcel to an individual consumer in Northern Ireland will need to be part of the Trusted Trader scheme to avoid any customs declarations or other additional paperwork.  HL9481

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government why the provisions of the Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Arrangements) Regulations 2023, including additional functions for HMRC and Border Force, do not apply to movement of packages within the UK, other than between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, for matters such as hazardous materials.  HL9482

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to end grace periods for movement of goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, following the agreement of the Windsor Framework.  HL9483

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government how many postal packages sent from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, in the most recent year available for which figures are available, were from (1) an individual to an individual, (2) a business to an individual, and (3) a business to a business.  HL9484