House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the risk of the Wagner group attacking Poland from Belarus; and what steps they are taking with other NATO countries to support Poland in protecting its borders from any risk of an attack.  HL9667

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government how many legal abortions have taken place (1) cumulatively, and (2) annually, in Great Britain in each year since 1993.  HL9668

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what is the current annual cost to the National Health Service of carrying out abortions; and what is its estimate of the total cost to the National Health Service of carrying out abortions in the last 30 years  HL9669

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask His Majesty's Government which Minister will represent the Government at the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), scheduled to hold its first session from 31 July to 11 August 2023 at the Vienna International Centre in Austria; and what proposals will… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask His Majesty's Government whether UK Ministers and/or officials who represent the UK at the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) will (1) participate fully in discussions with the Russian delegation about preparations for the 2023 RevCon, and (2) make re… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to consult with civil society organisations about the proposals they will put to the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) which is scheduled to hold its first session from 31 July to 11 August 2023 at… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Bailey of Paddington to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with universities about the marking of students’ examination and assessment papers given the current industrial action by university staff; and whether they plan to require universities to reimburse students whose papers have not been marked.  HL9673

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of garment recycling offered by retailers; and what regulations and checks of compliance apply to such services.  HL9674

Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government why there is a delay in connecting already installed electric vehicle chargepoints in motorway service areas to an appropriate power supply.  HL9675

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address delays to postal deliveries by Royal Mail.  HL9676

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of delays in Royal Mail deliveries on the delivery of medicines.  HL9677

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of available compensation measures for Royal Mail customers who have experienced problems receiving deliveries; and what plans they have to publicise those compensation measures to members of the public.  HL9678

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the state of preparedness to deal with bush fires in hot weather.  HL9679

Lord Butler of Brockwell to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 24 July (HL9391), whether the legislation needed to enable prescribing of controlled drugs by paramedic independent prescribers is capable of being made by statutory instrument; and if so, what is the reason for their delay in making it.  HL9680

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government how many automated decision-making systems currently in use by the Treasury are used (even partially) to make decisions that affect people’s legal rights or entitlements; and how many of those systems have publicly available equality impact assessments and/or data protection impact assessments.  HL9681

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government how many automated decision-making systems currently in use by the Ministry of Justice are used (even partially) to make decisions that affect people’s legal rights or entitlements; and how many of those have publicly available equality impact assessments and/or data protection impact assessments.  HL9682

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask His Majesty's Government how many babies born in England between January 2012 and December 2022 had neural tube defects; and how many pregnancies were terminated in that period because of neural tube defects.  HL9683

Lord Grocott to ask His Majesty's Government who are the Trade Envoys; to which country each Trade Envoy has been assigned; and what is the party affiliation of each Trade Envoy and the length of time in post.  HL9684

Baroness Hamwee to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to appoint a Victims Commissioner.  HL9685

Baroness Hamwee to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to appoint an Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner.  HL9686

Baroness Hamwee to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 30 December 2022 (HL4283) that the Home Office intended to set out their plans to review the Life in the UK handbook as part of wider nationality reforms “in the first half of next year”, and further to the letter dated 7 September 2022 from the then Minister for… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Hamwee to ask His Majesty's Government on what date they expect the EU will bring into force ETIAS (the European Travel Information and Authorisation System) and the EES (Entry / Exit System); what progress has been made in preparation for physical arrangements for crossing the border with EU Member States under these systems; and what agreement for these the Government h… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hayward to ask His Majesty's Government what were the unemployment percentage rates in each parliamentary constituency in April 2010; and what are the equivalent percentages per constituency for July 2023.  HL9689

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government how they are supporting women’s groups and women human rights defenders in Yemen.  HL9690

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing, and what practical steps they are are taking, to ensure civil society, including women's rights organisations, women’s human rights defenders and youth organisations, are involved in Yemen's peace process.  HL9691

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what representations have been made to the Commonwealth Secretariat to ensure that the Commonwealth will have election monitors in place in Zimbabwe before the elections on 23 August.  HL9692

Lord Lamont of Lerwick to ask His Majesty's Government what guidance, if any, they give to the management of NatWest about their expectations, in managing their 38.6% shareholding in that company.  HL9693

Lord Lamont of Lerwick to ask His Majesty's Government whether, as 38.6% shareholders in NatWest, they will request the company to investigate the briefings provided to the BBC about the alleged financial position of Nigel Farage.  HL9694

Lord Lamont of Lerwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, given their 38.6% shareholding in NatWest, of the descriptions of the “purpose” and “values” of NatWest in the papers released to Nigel Farage.  HL9695

Lord Lamont of Lerwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, given their 38.6% shareholding in NatWest, of the decision by NatWest to give no loans for new oil and gas projects.  HL9696

Lord Mancroft to ask His Majesty's Government how many members of (1) the House of Lords, and (2) the House of Commons, designated as politically exposed persons within the terms of the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 and its successor legislation have been (a) investigated, (b) prosecuted and, (c) convicted in relation to offences of money laundering or bribery in each of the p… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Mancroft to ask His Majesty's Government how many family members of those members of (1) the House of Lords, and (2) the House of Commons, who are designated as politically exposed persons within the terms of the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 and its successor legislation have been (a) investigated, (b) prosecuted and, (c) convicted in relation to offences of money launde… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Mancroft to ask His Majesty's Government how many people are designated as politically exposed persons in the UK; and how many relevant convictions for money laundering and/or bribery offences there have been since the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 were enacted.  HL9699

Lord Mann to ask His Majesty's Government how many immigrants arrived in the UK (1) legally, and (2) illegally, in each calendar year since 2015.  HL9700

Lord Mann to ask His Majesty's Government how many seasonal agricultural workers there have been in 2023 so far through the seasonal agricultural workers scheme; and from which countries those workers originated.  HL9701

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Barran on 13 July (HL8942), how many incidents of bomb threats to schools or death threats to teachers there have been in the past 10 years; and how many of those threats were made by Islamist individuals or groups.  HL9702

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 13 July (HL8940), whether they have taken any action to protect teachers from any threats to their safety made by Islamist groups.  HL9703

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Barran on 11 July (HL 8841), following the decision by the Teaching Regulation Authority to impose a prohibition order on Joshua Sutcliffe, whether they will publish guidance to clarify whether teachers may refer to pupils by their legal and biological gender.  HL9704

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 27 June (HL8551), what criteria are used to determine whether groups or individuals have a "far right outlook".  HL9705

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to address the gaps in learning for disabled children who need to be absent from school more often than their peers.  HL9706

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the provision of education for disabled children who have long periods of absence from schools.  HL9707

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Children’s Commissioner report Beyond the labels: A SEND system which works for every child, every time, published in November 2022, which found that “children with SEND are overrepresented in terms of low attendance at school”, what plans they have to reform approaches to school attendance to… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have undertaken of the future implementation of the Tobacco and Related Products (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023.  HL9709

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government whether any operational tours of the armed services are currently being conducted in Northern Ireland; and if so, what are the names of the operations and whether operational service medals will be awarded.  HL9710

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the evidence provided by the British Veterinary Association to the House of Lords Sub-Committee on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in their inquiry on the Windsor Framework, which stated that in the current form "failure to obtain a permanent solution could see Northern Ireland lose access to 51%… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation in treating (1) alcoholism, (2) problem gambling, (3) depression, and (4) substance disorders.  HL9712

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how much aid they have provided to South Sudan since the start of the conflict in that country earlier this year.  HL9713

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) Sudanese Armed Forces, (2) Rapid Support Forces, and (3) the Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North, about the ongoing conflict in Sudan.  HL9714

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to restrict the climate impact of London Luton Airport.  HL9715

Lord Shipley to ask His Majesty's Government how many new homes have been built so far during the current Parliament; how many are conversions from offices and retail and are not newly built; and how many are suitable for family occupation with a garden or play space as part of the property.  HL9716

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of graduates have not reached the salary level to start repaying their student loan.  HL9717

Baroness Sugg to ask His Majesty's Government when safe access zones around abortion clinics will be implemented, following the granting of Royal Assent to the Public Order Act on 2 May 2023.  HL9718

Baroness Taylor of Bolton to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the email from the Secretary of State for Education to school leaders and others on 20 July entitled 'Thank you for your work this year', (1) how many people were sent that email, (2) what proportion of recipients were sent it by virtue of (a) having signed up to receive it, (b) being school leaders, or (c) both… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide financial support to companies affected by rising interest rates.  HL9720

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that gig economy workers (1) rights, and (2) job security, are protected during technological advancement in that sector.  HL9721

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to enhance the UK's economic competitiveness and resilience.  HL9722

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 20 July (HL9153), whether legislation in the Renters (Reform) Bill will override leases in apartment blocks which ban short lets.  HL9723

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Achieving for Children, a community interest company created in 2014 by the Royal Borough of Kingston and the London Borough of Richmond to provide their children’s services; and whether they plan to promote this model for use by other local authorities.  HL9724

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the visit to the UK by Bakhtiyor Saidov, the Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan, on 24 July, what priority areas were put forward in discussion by (1) Uzbekistan, (2) the UK; and when they anticipate that a return visit will take place to Uzbekistan by the Foreign Secretary or another Secretary of State.  HL9725

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what is the Full Time Equivalent number of teachers employed in state schools in England in each of the last five years; and what is the corresponding pupil teacher ratio for each of these years.  HL9726

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what initiatives or incentives are planned to either attract new entrants into the profession of teaching or to ensure retention of teaching staff within the profession.  HL9727

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the preparedness of the Health Service and Social Care system to take full advantage of the benefits of new drugs to treat and alleviate dementia should they become approved and available.  HL9728

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure a swift roll out of new drugs to treat dementia should they become approved and available.  HL9729

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what resource commitment they are providing to enable the translation of medical research into implementation in practice.  HL9730

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what customs declarations, payments and paperwork, businesses in Great Britain will be required to complete when sending postal packets to Northern Ireland when sending to (1) an individual consumer, and (2) a business.  HL9731

Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in implementing the recommendations of the Fifth Opinion on the United Kingdom of the Council of Europe’s Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in respect of the Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities.  HL9732

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government how many apprenticeships started at (1) Level 6, and (2) Level 7, in (a) 2020–21, and (b) 2021–22, by individuals who already hold qualifications at this level; and of those, how many also had university degrees.  HL9733