House of Lords Business

Lord Field of Birkenhead to ask His Majesty's Government what impact strikes in the (1) public, and (2) private, sector have had on gross domestic product growth in each of the past three years.  HL10172

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the adult population are currently being prescribed antidepressants.  HL10173

Lord Green of Deddington to ask His Majesty's Government who has held office since 1 October 1993 as (1) Home Secretary, and (2) minister responsible for immigration; and what were the dates of their appointment.  HL10174

Lord Green of Deddington to ask His Majesty's Government who has held office since 1 October 1993 as the minister responsible for housing; and what were the dates of their appointment.  HL10175

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions, if any, they have had with the airline industry regarding the expansion of long haul routes from Stansted Airport as a means of driving economic prosperity in the wider eastern England.  HL10176

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans to introduce legislation which facilitates the improvement of parental rights in respect of seeking a second medical opinion of the treatment of their children or legal equivalent, across all clinical settings.  HL10177

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government, following the withdrawal of Victoria and Alberta as hosts for the 2026 and 2030 Commonwealth Games respectively, whether they intend to invite expressions of interest to host the 2026 or 2030 Commonwealth Games from UK cities and regions; whether they have spoken to any UK cities or regions interested in hosting the 2026 or 2030 Commonw… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the amount of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in buildings other than schools.  HL10179

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the level of overcrowding in the social housing sector.  HL10180

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support new tram lines extensions or new tram lines in the East and West Midlands.  HL10181

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government how many freeports they have established in the past three years; and where they are.  HL10182

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government how many countries have diplomatic representation in the UK.  HL10183

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government how many countries the UK has diplomatic representation in.  HL10184

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current security situation in Nagorno-Karabakh; and what recent discussions they have had, together with international partners, concerning peace negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan.  HL10185

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support democratic (1) government, and (2) processes, across West Africa following the recent military coups in Niger and Gabon; and what discussions they have had about this matter with the government of France.  HL10186

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what is the current annual (1) maternity, and (2) neonatal, budget for NHS England; and how much NHS England has expended annually in clinical negligence compensation for maternity care in each of the past five years.  HL10187

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what is their target for the recruitment of trainee secondary school teachers in 2023–24; what assessment they have made of whether there will be a shortfall in the number of those training to become secondary school teachers during that period; and what steps they are taking to ensure that secondary schools in England contin… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, together with international partners, to assist with (1) international aid, and (2) rescue efforts, in Libya following the flooding in that country on 10 September; and what steps they are taking to help to reduce the threat of disease from contaminated water.  HL10189

Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to allow the private sector to provide COVID-19 vaccinations.  HL10190

Baroness Quin to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to introducing legislation to make solar panels mandatory for all new house building projects except for in exceptional circumstances.  HL10191

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government when they became aware that train operators Southeastern, South Western and Govia Thameslink Railway had halted recruitment of new ticket office staff; and whether they are aware of any other train operators which have taken similar action prior to the start of consultation on ticket office closures; and what assessment they have… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to reform the procedures for risk assessments of biopesticides prior to their approval for release onto the commercial market.  HL10193

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what detailed information they have about freight train operators who have replaced electric locomotives with diesel over the past year because of the higher costs of electricity; and whether they have had meetings with any such operators to discuss the impact of these changes on His Majesty's Government’s net zero strategy.  HL10… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to review the Apprenticeship Levy; what assessment they have made of any imbalance between (1) the amount paid by logistics and transport businesses since its introduction, and (2) the amount they have been entitled to withdraw; and whether they have plans to replace it with a more flexible training levy.  HL10… 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 number of applicants for Global Talent Visas, and the reasons for any shortfall in that number, and whether they intend to review associated policies which might deter applicants, such as increased health surcharges.  HL10196

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of research scientists who have left the UK in the past three years to move to EU countries in order to take up European Research Council grants; and, based on previous levels of income to UK from Horizon, what is their estimate of the amount lost to UK research as a result of the gap i… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for the future of the Bibby Stockholm barge.  HL10198

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what service the NHS provides for people with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.  HL10199

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the UK Rare Diseases Framework on international collaboration since January 2021.  HL10200

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that new builds are accessible to older people and people with disabilities.  HL10201

The Earl of Sandwich to ask His Majesty's Government whether they are promoting UK expertise in conflict prevention and reconciliation in Africa through academic study and training in the UK; and if so, how.  HL10202

The Earl of Sandwich to ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to African universities and institutions specialising in conflict, in particular in (1) Sudan, (2) South Sudan, (3) Eritrea, and (4) Ethiopia.  HL10203

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what is the total cost per night, including the cost of safeguarding, of placing an unaccompanied child seeking asylum in a hotel while waiting for a local authority placement.  HL10204

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support businesses and organisations that are struggling to implement their decarbonisation plans.  HL10205

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the SME Insights Report, published in July, which found that UK businesses are owed £32.1 billion in late payments.  HL10206

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support homeless families affected by problems in the housing market.  HL10207

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to (1) stop, or (2) scale back, HS2; and what estimate they have made of the savings to the taxpayer in either case.  HL10208

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to update the information on their 'Capital funding for free schools, UTCs and studio schools' webpage; and why the webpage has not been updated since February 2020.  HL10209