House of Lords Business

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government what (1) training, and (2) continuing professional development, is provided to prison officers who have been newly recruited.  HL10763

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government what (1) training, and (2) continuing professional development, is provided to prison officers in relation to prisoners serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection.  HL10764

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government what (1) training, and (2) continuing professional development, is provided to prison officers in relation to (a) young offenders, and (b) young adult prisoners under the age of 25.  HL10765

Lord Grocott to ask His Majesty's Government how much money has been spent to date on the Manchester leg of HS2.  HL10766

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of staffing levels across the climate and natural environment sectors, including (1) the Environment Agency, and (2) Natural England.  HL10767

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the numbers of specialised staff working in the climate and natural environment sectors; and what assessment they have made of any risks arising from skilled staff transferring to other sectors.  HL10768

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the differences in pay for male and female workers in the climate and natural environment sectors; and whether they have any plans to address the gender pay gap in these sectors.  HL10769

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 25 July (HL8598), why the HSA4 form does not capture complications arising after the time of discharge for either at-home medical abortion or other patients.  HL10770

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government how many breaches of the Care Quality Commission’s Termination of Pregnancy Framework as applied to independent providers have been (1) recorded, and (2) acted on, by the Care Quality Commission in each quarter since March 2020.  HL10771

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of staff training aimed at recognising the signs of potential abuse and coercion arising from at-home medical abortion.  HL10772

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government how many patients have been referred to specialist services where independent abortion providers have reason to suspect someone has experienced abuse prior to, and including their having accessed, at-home medical abortion, in each quarter since March 2020.  HL10773

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bellamy on 21 September (HL10037), how many female genital mutilation protection orders have been breached since 2018; and what steps they have taken in response to those breaches.  HL10774

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government how they decided on 2050 as the final deadline for the Environmental Improvement Plan.  HL10775

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government on what basis the Environmental Improvement Plan targets for water companies to reduce per capita consumption by nine per cent by 2027, 14 per cent by 2032, and 20 per cent by 2038, until average use is 110 litres per day by 2050, were determined.  HL10776

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government on what basis the Environmental Improvement Plan targets for non-household water use to reduce by nine per cent by 2038 and 15 per cent by 2050 were made.  HL10777

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government on what basis the Environmental Improvement Plan targets to reduce leakage by 20 per cent by 2027, 30 per cent by 2032, and by 50 per cent 2050, were made.  HL10778

The Lord Bishop of Leeds to ask His Majesty's Government, following the US Senate’s decision to appoint a Presidential envoy to Sudan, given the current security situation in that country, what plans they have to appoint a special envoy to Sudan.  HL10779

Baroness Merron to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made with the pilot programme for early detection of prostate cancer using mobile health clinics funded by NHS England and developed by the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, the Institute of Cancer Research and RM Partners West London Cancer Alliance.  HL10780

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding in the report by the London School of Economics and Political Science Promoting population health through pharmaceutical policy: The role of the UK Voluntary Scheme, published in June, that the NHS are exceeding spending predictions on hospital-prescribed medications; and what st… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what analysis they have undertaken in each of the past five years of the NHS's spending on hospital-prescribed medications.  HL10782

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what recent analysis they have undertaken of the approval thresholds used by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to approve new medications.  HL10783

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government how the clinically significant cancer detection rates in the pilot programme for early detection of prostate cancer using mobile health clinics funded by NHS England compare to the detection rates in existing prostate cancer screening programmes.  HL10784

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what data is being collected on the detection rates of prostate cancer in the pilot programme for early detection of prostate cancer using mobile health clinics funded by NHS England for men at highest risk of prostate cancer, in particular (1) Black men, and (2) men with a family history of prostate cancer; and how this data is bein… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Norton of Louth to ask His Majesty's Government when the loss of earnings allowance for those on jury service was last increased; and what plans they have, if any, to increase the allowance to bring it into line with the national minimum wage.  HL10786

Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway to ask His Majesty's Government whether the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park will address risks to workers posed by the spread of AI in the workplace, including regarding decisions on hire and fire, intrusive surveillance and potential increased discrimination; what plans they have to consider regulatory protections in the UK similar to the EU… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to support international justice and accountability mechanisms, including the International Criminal Court investigation into the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, in respect of any instances of alleged atrocities during the current conflict in Gaza.  HL10788

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what long-term plans they have to address the root causes of conflict in the Middle East in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.  HL10789

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the principles of international humanitarian law in the conduct of hostilities in Israel and Gaza.  HL10790

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have received on the principles of international humanitarian law in the conduct of hostilities in Israel and Gaza.  HL10791

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings of the Nature article Learning from prepandemic data to forecast viral escape, published on 11 October, about the use of artificial intelligence as a tool to predict virus variants and aid in vaccine developments.  HL10792

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend the mortgage guarantee scheme for first-time buyers.  HL10793

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent racial profiling in airports.  HL10794

Lord Warner to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made with the establishment of pilot schemes to assess the feasibility of introducing a common identifier for children across health, care, and education services.  HL10795

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what grant schemes are ringfenced solely for military veterans; and whether those grants are available for all military veterans across the UK.  HL10796

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what was the total funding provided for grant schemes for military veterans for each of the last five years.  HL10797

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made with the implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant throughout all parts of the UK.  HL10798

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government whether military veterans living in Northern Ireland can fully access all provisions of the Armed Forces Covenant available in other parts of the UK.  HL10799

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what research they have carried out or commissioned to investigate the reported increase in absenteeism by pupils from schools.  HL10800

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government whether under the regulations arising out of the Windsor Framework individual consumers can purchase and have delivered to Northern Ireland plants and trees from Great Britain, as opposed to the import of plants and trees being restricted to registered professional operators based in Northern Ireland.  HL10801