House of Lords Business

Lord Addington to ask His Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to standardise the colour of defibrillation units to allow easier identification by the general public, and when they plan to communicate any such plans to the general public.  HL9485

Lord Addington to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the public’s knowledge of the availability defibrillation units and where these units can be found.  HL9486

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 13 July (HL9237), what is the process for members of the Veterinary Products Committee to question the Veterinary Medicines Directorate’s assessors following receipt of the assessment report; what criteria the Veterinary Medicines Directorate uses to determine whether any poten… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 13 July (HL9238), what is the makeup of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate’s internal scientific review committee; what process and criteria the scientific review committee follows to develop its assessment report; and what documents are provided to the scientific review comm… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Benyon on 13 July (HL Deb col 1885), whether they intend to include cats at the outset of any proposed pet abduction offence.  HL9489

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to implement the recommendations of the review conducted by Mark Hackett, 'Homecare Medicines: Towards a Vision for the Future', published in 2011; and what assessment they have made of the progress towards full implementation.  HL9490

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current and future demand for homecare medicines services; how many patients have accessed homecare medicines services in each of the last five years, both in total and broken down by (1) region of England, and (2) type of condition; how many of these were classed as active patients.  HL9491

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential role of homecare medicines services in achieving the priority within the NHS long term plan to "boost 'out-of-hospital' care".  HL9492

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, published on 30 June, on the staffing and provision of homecare pharmacy teams.  HL9493

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of NHS procurement processes for homecare medicines services in each of the last five years.  HL9494

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government how many medicines deliveries have been made through homecare medicines services in each of the last five years; and how many of these deliveries included a visit from a healthcare professional.  HL9495

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government how many Afghan interpreters who worked with the British armed forces in Afghanistan have to date been relocated to the UK under (1) ARAP, (2) the Intimidation Policy, (3) the Locally Employed Staff Ex-Gratia Scheme, and (4) any other relevant scheme; and in each case how many were relocated (a) directly from Afghanistan, and (b) f… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government how many Afghan interpreters who worked with the British armed forces in Afghanistan who have applied to be relocated to the UK under (1) ARAP, (2) the Intimidation Policy, (3) the Locally Employed Staff Ex-Gratia Scheme and (4) any other relevant scheme are awaiting security clearance before travelling; and in each case how many h… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government what the average waiting time between application, being granted security clearance and entering the UK is for Afghan interpreters who worked with the British armed forces in Afghanistan.  HL9498

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government how many Afghan interpreters who worked with the British armed forces in Afghanistan that have relocated to the UK have eligible family members remaining in Afghanistan awaiting security clearance; and if any, when they expect the security clearance process to be completed.  HL9499

Lord De Mauley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential for recent increases in interest rates to provide them with an opportunity to address the Ministry of Defence’s historical pension liability.  HL9500

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the pilot, launched in March 2021, with 15 magistrates’ courts, involving the Ministry of Justice, HMCTS and the probation service, of an alternative delivery model to increase the number of cases receiving pre-sentence reports.  HL9501

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bellamy on 17 July (HL8979) on primary caring responsibilities, when they plan to publish findings from the Better Outcomes through Linked Data programme.  HL9502

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of churches being destroyed through violence in Manipur in India; and what support, if any, they are offering to the Christian community there.  HL9503

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the threat to Commonwealth Graves in Manipur in India as a result of the current violence there; and what steps, if any, they are taking to protect them.  HL9504

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the contribution made by each integrated care board to (1) hospices, and (2) other end of life services, for the 2023/24 financial year; and what proportion of the total funding raised by hospices each such contribution represents.  HL9505

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce a model NHS hospice contract for integrated care boards.  HL9506

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to fund individual hospices directly where integrated care boards are unable to provide sufficient support.  HL9507

Lord Hylton to ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to respond to the letter from Lord Hylton to the Prime Minister dated 11 July, calling for a UN inquiry into the conditions in which Mr Abdullah Ocalan is being held in Turkey, and in particular into threats to his life.  HL9508

Baroness Mobarik to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the illicit (1) importation, and (2) distribution, of fentanyl.  HL9509

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the impact of their requirement for all submissions to their consultation on the closure of railway ticket offices to be made by email on the balance of opinion in the responses to the consultation, and (2) whether this requirement will exclude those who use ticket offices because they do not… 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 letter from Transport for London and other organisations, dated 18 July, calling for improved compulsory basic training for motorcyclists; and what plans they have, if any, to implement the recommendations set out in that letter.  HL9511

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure steel used for alterations and additions to UK armed forces bases is manufactured in the UK.  HL9512

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential of extracting valuable secondary materials from scrap steel.  HL9513

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the environmental impact of exports of scrap steel from the UK.  HL9514

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government when they will decide whether to introduce a carbon border adjustment mechanism.  HL9515

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of organisations and projects across government that will provide data for the 2024 steel procurement pipeline.  HL9516

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likely impact of the introduction of Electronic Travel Authorisations under the Nationality and Borders Act 2021 on tourism in Northern Ireland.  HL9517

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision by the government of Northern Cyprus to open the town of Maraş/Varosha and invite Greek Cypriot property owners to reclaim their properties.  HL9518

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many deaths occurred in England and Wales in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, and (4) 2022, where malnutrition was either the cause of death or was mentioned anywhere on the death certificate.  HL9519

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many deaths that occurred in England and Wales in the past four years mentioned gambling anywhere on the death certificate.  HL9520

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many recorded diagnoses of malnutrition occurred among children in England in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, and (4) 2022.  HL9521

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce financial assistance programmes to aid in the (1) recovery, and (2) sustainability, of food and beverage businesses.  HL9522

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the (1) development, and (2) adoption, of electric aviation technologies in the UK.  HL9523

Lord Touhig to ask His Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied migrant children have gone missing from hotels run by the Home Office.  HL9524

Lord Touhig to ask His Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied migrant children who have gone missing from hotels run by the Home Office have since been found.  HL9525

Lord Touhig to ask His Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied migrant children who have gone missing from hotels run by the Home Office have since been arrested; and for what offences.  HL9526

Lord Touhig to ask His Majesty's Government what specialist support they offer to unaccompanied migrant children who have been arrested, including those who have been trafficked, to enable them to rebuild their lives.  HL9527

Lord Turnberg to ask His Majesty's Government what access social service departments have to expert advice, such as that from medical attendants, when assessing applications for social care.  HL9528

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to respond to the letters sent by Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to the Prime Minister on (1) 16 June, and (2) 21 June.  HL9529

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government how many convictions there have been in the UK in the past five years for the (1) smuggling, or (2) sale, of conflict diamonds.  HL9530

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current (1) role, and (2) influence, of the Wagner Group in the Central African Republic.  HL9531

Lord Willoughby de Broke to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take as a shareholder to ensure that NatWest Bank does not close accounts solely on the basis of their customers’ political views.  HL9532