House of Lords Business

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government, in relation to contracts to supply railway rolling stock as part of the Intercity Express Programme, whether Hitachi is required to provide sufficient serviceable trains to meet the timetable commitments of train operators; and if so, whether Hitachi is required to pay compensation to train operators when it fails to do so, whether th… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 7 September (HL9841), whether they have any plans to discuss Vorasidenib with Servier Laboratories.  HL10071

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to review the guidance for coroners in Prevention of Future Deaths Reports.  HL10072

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what measures exist to support effective suicide (1) surveillance, and (2) prevention.  HL10073

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Goldie on 22 June 2022 (HL Deb col 224), what was the result of the inquiries that were made regarding cotton products used by the Royal Navy.  HL10074

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Benyon on 11 September (HL Deb col 666), how many clothing retailers are using element analysis systems rather than paper trails to determine where the cotton in their products is grown.  HL10075

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of services and facilities that can be accessed from Post Offices.  HL10076

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government why DVLA forms can no longer be accessed and processed through Post Offices; and what plans they have to change this.  HL10077

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of closures of Post Offices; and what steps they are taking to reverse this trend.  HL10078

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what (1) customs requirements, and (2) other requirements, are placed upon firms from Great Britain exporting goods directly to the EU.  HL10079

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what level of physical checks are currently placed on goods travelling directly from Great Britain to (1) the Republic of Ireland, and (2) other parts of the EU.  HL10080

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what physical checks are proposed for goods travelling directly from Great Britain to (1) the Republic of Ireland, and (2) other parts of the EU.  HL10081

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government how work on AUKUS Pillar 2 is progressing.  HL10082

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what are the differences in (1) the remit, and (2) the membership, of NHS England’s Advisory Group on Data and the Department of Health and Social Care's National Data Advisory Group.  HL10083

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what support the Houses of Lords Administration receives from His Majesty’s Government regarding the issuing of parliamentary passes and the vetting of individuals when passes are requested; and what consideration he has given to a review into the activities of hostile states and the subversion of parliamentary democracy in… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Defence, who is responsible for coordinating work on AUKUS Pillar 1, is also able to coordinate work on Pillar 2 across His Majesty's Government and industry.  HL10085

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support farmers experiencing seasonal worker shortages.  HL10086

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support energy firms to meet emissions reduction plans.  HL10087

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what projects they are currently funding to improve (1) the quality of education, and (2) access to education for the Christian community, in Pakistan.  HL10088

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of progress being made in agreeing tri-national tasks of (1) vetting, (2) legal framework, and (3) standards, as AUKUS moves forward.  HL10089

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to measure and evaluate (1) the effectiveness, and (2) the impact of projects that monitor the evacuation of religious minorities from areas affected by religious persecution in Pakistan.  HL10090

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to establish a royal commission to address the closure of high street stores.  HL10091

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how many Christian students in Pakistan have (1) benefited from, and (2) graduated from, university as a result of projects funded through UK foreign aid to improve the quality of, and access to, education for their local community.  HL10092

Baroness Buscombe to ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to introduce requirements to prevent non-resident EU citizens from remaining in the UK for longer than 90 days out of 180 days, without obtaining a visa valid for 6 months at their own expense.  HL10093

Baroness Buscombe to ask His Majesty's Government whether there is any policy in place, expressed or implied, that prevents or deters ex-armed forces personnel from being accepted into any part of the police force.  HL10094

Baroness Buscombe to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the current police force is made up of ex-armed forces personnel.  HL10095

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government which, if any, of their advisory groups, or relevant public bodies, supported the changes to Nutrient Neutrality Rules that would require local authorities to disregard scientific evidence of the pollution impacts from new housing.  HL10096

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of local authorities who have up to date local plans; and what steps they plan to take to encourage local authorities who have not yet submitted their local plans to do so.  HL10097

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the evaluation of their policies, and what progress has been made on the work of the Evaluation Task Force.  HL10098

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to respond to the report of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament China [HC 1605], published on 13 July; and whether they plan to hold a debate on the report.  HL10099

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what consultations they carried out with departments in Northern Ireland regarding the Tobacco and Related Products (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023.  HL10100

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask His Majesty's Government, further to their commitment in the Major Conditions Strategy: case for change and our strategic framework, published on 14 August and updated on 21 August, to set up more fracture liaison services, whether the responsibility for that initiative lies with the Department of Health and Social Care or with NHS England. … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what consultations they have carried out as to whether the rules and laws which will now be applied in Northern Ireland as a result of EU law applied under the Tobacco and Related Products (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023 should also apply in the rest of the UK.  HL10102

Baroness Garden of Frognal to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on academic institutions in the UK of increasing the annual immigration health surcharge for overseas researchers from £624 to £1,035 for main applicants and to £776 for child dependants from this autumn in combination with an increase of 15 per cent in visa fees.  HL10103

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what further assessment they have given to regulatory divergence with the rest of the UK as a result of the application of the Tobacco and Related Products (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023 to Northern Ireland.  HL10104

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government how the different standards between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK as a result of the Tobacco and Related Products (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023 will be enforced; what paperwork will be required; and what checks will be carried out.  HL10105

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what consultations they have carried out with District Councils in Northern Ireland about the Tobacco and Related Products (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023; and what estimate they have made of the cost to councils of enforcing these regulations.  HL10106

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to appoint the independent advisory panel required under the Tobacco and Related Products (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023; what consultations have taken place about the membership; and who has so far been appointed to the panel.  HL10107

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government whether Barnett consequential payments will be made to the Welsh Government arising from additional expenditure in England in the education sector on safeguarding buildings containing reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.  HL10108

Baroness Quin to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to consider introducing measures to ensure that no new housing developments are permitted in areas where the sewage system is already unable to prevent the discharge of raw sewage into neighbouring rivers.  HL10109

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government why a qualified veterinary surgeon must sign off each consignment of Quorn for export to the EU, given that that product contains no meat or dairy content.  HL10110

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, in promoting the UK as a tourist destination, to ensure that appropriate prominence is given to the attractions of Wales.  HL10111

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to have discussions with senior staff at the British Museum about returning the Mold Gold Cape to Wales.  HL10112

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to seek examples and best practice in the formulation of freight and logistics plans.  HL10113

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government how they assess and measure the value to the UK economy of freight and logistics in the formulation of any new planning framework.  HL10114

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what analysis they have conducted, if any, of shortage occupations in the logistics sector, ahead of the Christmas peak period.  HL10115

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the amount of electrical power that will be required to decarbonise UK industry, and (2) where that power will be required in the UK.  HL10116

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government how many people who arrived in the UK by small boats in each of the last three years claimed asylum based on their (1) sexual orientation, or (2) gender identity; and of those, how many have been granted refugee status.  HL10117

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government in the past two years how many children who have arrived in the UK unaccompanied and seeking asylum, who have had their age verified, and who have been placed in hotels provided by the Home Office while waiting to be placed with a local authority, were aged: (1) under 5 years, (2) 5 years old, (3) 6 years old, (4) 7 years old, (5) 8 yea… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government whether there has been any increase in the number of young people entering the logistics industry following their involvement in the Generation Logistics campaign.  HL10119