House of Lords Business

Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made on negotiations for associate membership of the EU Horizon programme; and when they will be in a position to make an announcement.  HL9533

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of the overall material and medical equipment installed in Nightingale Hospitals around the country, and specifically in Middlesbrough, has been redirected to (1) other NHS facilities, (2) to social care, or (3) to other uses; and what percentage has been sent to landfill, incineration and for recycli… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that travel insurance companies provide cover for travel cancellations due to heatwaves, given their rising incidence and intensity, and the risks to the health of travellers.  HL9535

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ban the manufacture of paraquat in the UK for export, given its impact on human health.  HL9536

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking with international partners to stop the provision of weapons to West Darfur, following the discovery of a mass grave in that region.  HL9537

Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 18 July (HL9062), what was the factual basis behind his answer on 3 July (HL Deb col 984) that the BBC Panorama programme on Drax "provided an inaccurate representation of practices by the forestry and biomass sector".  HL9538

Lord Boateng to ask His Majesty's Government how many universities who lost accreditation in the Initial Teacher Training accreditation process received (1) good, or (2) outstanding, Ofsted ratings in the period since January 2022.  HL9539

Lord Boateng to ask His Majesty's Government how many accredited providers for the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) process received (1) requires improvement, or (2) inadequate, Ofsted ratings in the period since January 2022; and what assessment they have made of the credibility of the ITT accreditation process given those figures.  HL9540

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of children eligible for free school meals who are not registered to receive them; and what steps they are taking to encourage registration.  HL9541

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe to ask His Majesty's Government what are the key incentives needed to achieve sustained long-term weight reduction in cases of obesity.  HL9542

Lord Browne of Ladyton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made (1) of the resilience of current human rights protections in India, and (2) how human rights issues may affect current and future strategic and security partnerships with India as part of their “Indo-Pacific Tilt”.  HL9543

Lord Browne of Ladyton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the African Union's ability and willingness to fulfil its mandate to monitor the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement in Ethiopia.  HL9544

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government what is the justification for imposing fines for absenteeism in schools; and whether they intend to review the use of this measure.  HL9545

Lord Collins of Highbury to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding (1) the closure of the village of al-Mughayyir for three weeks, and (2) the arrest of 50 of al-Mughayyir’s residents.  HL9546

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the urgency of the need for marriage law reform, with particular reference to protection and prevention for women whose religious marriage ceremonies do not comply with legal requirements and may not be legally recognised.  HL9547

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of current marriage law in an inclusive multi-faith society.  HL9548

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the compliance of the Marriage Act 1949 and other marriage law with the right to freedom of religion or belief, when Church of England and Church in Wales marriage ceremonies fulfil legal requirements and are legally recognised, while other religious ceremonies may not be.  HL9549

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Bellamy on 8 November 2022 (HL2958 and HL2957) when their response to the Law Commission’s report Celebrating Marriage: A New Weddings Law published on 19 July 2022 will be published.  HL9550

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what is the amount in value terms of the movement of parcels and postal packets between Great Britain and Northern Ireland which are (1) business-to-business, (b) business-to-consumer, and (3) consumer-to-consumer, in each of the past five years.  HL9551

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the costs to parcel carriers and couriers of the requirements of the new parcels regime under the Windsor Framework and related legislation.  HL9552

Lord Farmer to ask His Majesty's Government how many parents have been directly supported since the start of phase two of the Reducing Parental Conflict programme through tested interventions that are proven to help parents who (1) want to stay together, and (2) are separating or separated.  HL9553

Lord Farmer to ask His Majesty's Government to what extent the Reducing Parental Conflict Programme is embedded in Family Hub services, particularly in local authorities that received money from the Family Hubs Transformation Fund.  HL9554

Lord Farmer to ask His Majesty's Government what is the breakdown of spending by local authorities of Reducing Parental Conflict grants, in terms of matters such as internal human and other resources, training, and direct delivery to parents; and what are local evaluations showing is the impact of the way the grant is allocated locally.  HL9555

Viscount Goschen to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the condition of road infrastructure.  HL9556

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the proposed amendments to the Tenant Fees Act 2019 by the Renters (Reform) Bill to include pet insurance as a permitted payment by landlords, what discussions they have had with insurance providers to ensure those charges are affordable.  HL9557

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the proposed amendments to the Tenant Fees Act 2019 by the Renters (Reform) Bill to include pet insurance as a permitted payment by landlords, what support will be provided to pet-owning tenants (1) on low incomes, or (2) who receive benefits, to make those payments.  HL9558

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask His Majesty's Government what is the budget for falls prevention; and whether they have any plans to allocate a portion of that budget to Fracture Liaison Services in order to (1) diagnose osteoporosis early, and (2) prevent hip fractures.  HL9559

Lord Jopling to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by The Earl of Minto on 18 July (HL9088), whether they will now answer the question which was asked.  HL9560

Lord Jopling to ask His Majesty's Government what reservations have been made by the International Board of Auditors for NATO in their most recent annual report with regard to the organisation's financial management.  HL9561

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with members of the Nordic Council in regards to (1) achieving peace in Ukraine, and (2) preventing the spread of any hostilities to (a) Scandinavian, or (b) Baltic, countries.  HL9562

Baroness Mobarik to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Scottish Government to ensure that policies on fentanyl are aligned across the UK.  HL9563

The Duke of Montrose to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 20 July, what plans they have to convene a consultation among international partners on the restoration of safe passage for grain ships across the Black Sea.  HL9564

Lord Moylan to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure guidance developed by the College of Policing and the National Police Chiefs Council on buffer zones will protect the internationally recognised human rights of freedom of (1) conscience, (2) speech, (3) religion, and (4) assembly.  HL9565

Lord Moylan to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Northern Ireland Department of Education concerning its guidance on relationships and sexual education, particularly in relation to whether that guidance will permit parents to withdraw their children in a similar manner to that in England.  HL9566

Lord Moylan to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the "special status” of the human embryo continues to be upheld in any decisions related to human embryo research; and whether they will make an assessment of the recent Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority consultation, in particular given that it omitted any mention of the protected “special… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the lack of public consultation on the Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, given that public consultation was conducted in England prior to equivalent regulations being implemented.  HL9568

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Markham on 19 July (HL9282, HL9283 and HL9284), what steps they are taking to protect community pharmacies in Northern Ireland from closure in the continuing absence of a Northern Ireland Executive.  HL9569

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government how many British service personnel stationed in Cyprus have been murdered by terrorists in that country, and by which named terrorist group, in the past 30 years.  HL9570

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many recorded diagnoses of malnutrition have occurred among child asylum seekers.  HL9571

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many recorded cases of rickets occurred in each of the past four years; and what evidence they have regarding what is causing the increase in cases.  HL9572

Lord Shipley to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of (1) patient safety incidents, and (2) duty of candour events, that have occurred in relation to homecare medicines services in each of the past five years.  HL9573

Lord Shipley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of delayed deliveries in homecare medicines services on patients, including on the extent of harms.  HL9574

Lord Shipley to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of patients who have (1) been hospitalised, and (2) sought alternative treatment, due to delays in homecare medicines delivery; and what assessment they have made of the cost of this to the NHS.  HL9575

Lord Shipley to ask His Majesty's Government what is the national average for reports of duty of candour events as a percentage of active patients for NHS trusts.  HL9576

Baroness Taylor of Bolton to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Department for Education records the academic proprietor in respect of complaints they receive about (1) academy schools, and (2) multi-academy trusts; and whether they will publish a table of the number of complaints received in respect of each trust in each of the past five years.  HL9577

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the adoption of AI technologies in business does not lead to the loss of employment opportunities.  HL9578

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to support vulnerable individuals and families facing financial strain due to the increased prices of essential items.  HL9579

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support mid-sized UK businesses in their efforts to expand into the Indian market.  HL9580

Baroness Thornhill to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to a long-term settlement for social housing rent.  HL9581

Baroness Thornhill to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the extension of the public guarantee scheme for the social housing sector.  HL9582

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government how many prosecutions have been made under section one of the Computer Misuse Act 1990, for each of the past 13 years.  HL9583

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish an up-to-date list of trade envoys.  HL9584

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government how many trade envoys are the subject of complaints for behaviour contrary to the Prime Minister’s guidelines on conduct.  HL9585

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the factors contributing to the increase from the previous year’s collections in customs duty revenue as published in HMRC accounts for 2022–23.  HL9586

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they made to the EU on the issue of the Falkland Islands prior to the EU’s summit with the CELAC group.  HL9587

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the EU following the EU–CELAC Declaration of 18 July and the statement it included on the Falkland Islands.  HL9588

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what meetings they have arranged with the EU following the EU–CELAC Declaration of 18 July and the statement it included on the Falkland Islands.  HL9589

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government how many organisations were liable for the apprenticeship levy in (1) 2018, (2) 2019, (3) 2020, (4) 2021, and (5) 2022.  HL9590