House of Lords Business

Lord Addington to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have published guidance for people and organisations wishing to donate to charities in India, with regard to India’s Foreign Contribution Regulation Act.  HL640

Lord Addington to ask His Majesty's Government whether the British High Commission in New Delhi has the resources to give practical guidance concerning national and state law to people and organisations, particularly UK charities, who wish to donate to charitable causes in India and who are not registered with India’s Foreign Contribution Regulation Act; and what is the name of an… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Addington to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have encouraged the Indian High Commission in London to provide advice on how best to donate to charitable causes in the Republic of India for those who are not registered with India’s Foreign Contribution Regulation Act.  HL642

Lord Addington to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce a system similar to the Australian Direct Aid Program for use in India.  HL643

Lord Addington to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have asked the British Commonwealth of Nations for advice on how the charitable sector can operate within the Commonwealth.  HL644

Earl Attlee to ask His Majesty's Government which sections of which Acts of Parliament that have received Royal Assent since May 2010 have not been commenced by Ministers.  HL645

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that patients diagnosed with dementia are able to access breakthrough treatments as soon as possible.  HL646

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to enhance bilateral relations with the United States; and what priorities they have identified for cooperation on key global challenges.  HL647

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to deepen relations with New Zealand; and what common objectives have been identified for advancing cooperation in areas of mutual interest.  HL648

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask His Majesty's Government what investments they are making to enhance the capacity of the Armed Forces, including modernization of equipment, training and recruitment.  HL649

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask His Majesty's Government what update they can provide on the progress of initiatives aimed at enhancing the cybersecurity of the UK military; and what measures are in place to protect the UK military's critical infrastructure.  HL650

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to increase the availability of non-invasive cancer treatment technologies.  HL651

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government what is their anticipated timeline for the introduction of age verification measures to prevent children’s access to online pornography.  HL652

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government, further to their announcement on 3 July regarding the launch of a pornography review to tackle exploitative, abusive and illegal content online, what update they can provide on plans for that review.  HL653

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government whether Ofcom has any plans (1) to hold discussions with the British Board of Film Classification to support its regulation of online pornography sites, and (2) to collaborate with the Internet Watch Foundation, in relation to child sex abuse material.  HL654

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Camrose on 27 September (HL10227), when the temporary pause to the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme was introduced; when the work to launch the new procurements will be completed; and for what reason they closed the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme while the procurements were taking place.  HL655

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Camrose on 28 September (HL10228), how many of the 97 voucher project applications came from Northern Ireland.  HL656

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government how they envisage the work of Ofwat will contribute to the revised Growth Duty, which was announced alongside the Autumn Statement.  HL657

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government whether they envisage any conflicts arising between the statutory duties of Ofwat and the revised Growth Duty, which was announced alongside the Autumn Statement; and if so, which duties should be prioritised.  HL658

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government, following reports that 96 per cent of respondents to their 2021 Call for Evidence on the fur trade strongly agreed that it is wrong for animals to be killed for fur, what plans they have to bring forward legislation to ban the (1) import, and (2) sale, of fur.  HL659

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government whether the 2023 abortion statistics for England and Wales will be published concurrently with the 2022 statistics in April 2024.  HL660

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government why the abortion statistics for England and Wales for 2022 have been delayed and will not be published until April 2024.  HL661

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to instruct the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities to regularly and expeditiously report the Hospital Episode Statistics on abortion complications that are treated on an outpatient basis at NHS A&E departments.  HL662

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the reporting of Hospital Episode Statistics on abortion complications treated at NHS hospitals, as published by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities on 23 November, is made part of that Office's routine annual reporting of abortion statistics in England and Wales.  HL663

The Earl of Lytton to ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to lay statutory instruments under section 76 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 to introduce transitional provisions.  HL664

The Earl of Lytton to ask His Majesty's Government how many civil servants in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology are currently working on an implementation strategy or transitional provisions for the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022.  HL665

The Earl of Lytton to ask His Majesty's Government how many meetings they have had with industry stakeholders about an implementation strategy and transitional provisions of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022.  HL666

The Earl of Lytton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of orders for backdated rent payments under the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022.  HL667

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government why Northern Ireland was omitted from the Chancellor’s plan to create more freeports or ‘investment zones’ within the UK.  HL668

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the European Commission about changing the Windsor Framework and removing aspects of EU law from Northern Ireland.  HL669

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to stop dangerous and illegal Channel crossings and to ensure criminal gangs can no longer assist illegal immigration into the UK, and when they expect such crossings to end.  HL670

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce legislation to deliver unfettered access for goods between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK, and to remove the Irish Sea border, custom, and sanitary and phytosanitary checks, under the Windsor Framework.  HL671

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government what active steps they have taken to promote Northern Ireland’s position within the UK.  HL672

Baroness Quin to ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to reply to the letter dated 24 July from Baroness Quin to the Minister of State at the Department for Education regarding the inclusion of traditional music in music teaching in schools.  HL673

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, in relation to duties imposed on local authorities by the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill for which there is an enforcement authority, whether there are any other instances in statute in which persons are able to make applications for judicial review of the local authority, rather than the… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) representatives of the devolved governments, and (2) trade unions, regarding the geographical discrepancies in starting salaries for teachers across the UK.  HL675

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Offord of Garvel on 28 November (HL427), whether they have assessed how many (1) underage children, and (2) illegal workers, have been working as delivery riders; and if so, how many of each there were in (a) 2021, and (b) 2022.  HL676

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 27 November (HL485), how much the UK donated in aid to the Rohingya response in Bangladesh in (1) 2017, (2) 2018, (3) 2019, (4) 2020, (5) 2021, and (6) 2022.  HL677

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to respond to the high level of transport poverty in rural areas, as outlined in the report Getting the measure of transport poverty published by the Social Market Foundation on 15 November.  HL678

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government how many people who arrived in the UK claiming to be unaccompanied children seeking asylum, and who underwent a Merton compliant age assessment and were determined as a child, were then found to be an adult, for each year since 2016; and what percentage of the number of Merton compliant age assessment tests this constituted, broken down… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government why the former Ambassador to Bahrain, Roderick Drummond, has not been instructed to hand back the award given to him by the government of Bahrain, given the terms of the UK Rules on Acceptance of Foreign Awards; and what assessment they have made of the potential consequences for the performance of UK ambassadors which may arise from al… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what provision and educational support is given to children and young people who are out of school long term with cancer.  HL681

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any potential benefits of using artificial intelligence to develop skills for the workplace.  HL682

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to sustain and increase economic confidence among consumers.  HL683

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the recent survey conducted by the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union, which found that 40 per cent of women public transport workers have been sexually harassed at work, what steps they are taking to combat sexual harassment in the transport sector and prevent it from worsening.  HL684

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they are making towards Sharia-compliant student loans.  HL685

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government how many apprenticeship starts at level 6 there were in (1) 2021–22, and (2) 2022–23, broken down by (a) 16 to 18 year-olds, (b) 19 to 24 year-olds, and (c) those aged 25 and over; and how many of these were degree apprenticeships.  HL686

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government how many apprenticeship starts on the level 7 Senior Leadership standard there were in (1) 2021–22, and (2) 2022–23; how many of these apprentices were employed in levy-paying organisations; and how many there were per region.  HL687

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government how many apprenticeship completions were recorded on the Senior Leadership route in 2022–23.  HL688

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government how many apprenticeship starts at level 7 there were in (1) 2021–22, and (2) 2022–23 which fell within the legal, finance and accounting route; how many of these were employed in levy-paying organisations; and how many there were per region  HL689

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government how many End Point Assessment Organisations are currently approved to carry out assessments for level 7 standards; and how many of these are (1) higher education institutions, (2) other educational institutions, (3) independent training providers, (4) awarding bodies or subsidiaries of awarding bodies, and (5) organisations… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text