House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to implement the recommendation by the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee in its report, Stolen years: combatting state hostage diplomacy, published on 4 April 2023, that a position of Director for Arbitrary and Complex Detentions should be established.  HL2314

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to joining the US in sanctioning (1) Myanma Foreign Trade Bank, and (2) Myanma Investment and Commercial Bank.  HL2315

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what considerations they have given to joining the EU and the US in sanctioning Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise.  HL2316

Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government how many motorway service stations do not have chargepoints for electric vehicles.  HL2317

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of UNRWA staff who supported Hamas either by participating in the 7 October attacks or by spreading Hamas propaganda in UNRWA schools and medical facilities.  HL2318

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking in response to the changes by China to the M503, W122 and W123 air traffic routes in the Taiwan Strait; and what plans they have to raise this in the International Civil Aviation Organization.  HL2319

The Earl of Effingham to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Sport England’s latest Active Lives Children and Young People Survey, published in December 2023, which estimated that around 47 percent of children and young people were meeting the Chief Medical Officers’ guidelines of taking part in sport and physical activity for an average of 60 m… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government which parts of the European Union Customs Code applies in the United Kingdom.  HL2321

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government how much money has been allocated for the construction of border inspection posts in Northern Ireland.  HL2322

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect the construction of border inspection posts in Northern Ireland to be completed.  HL2323

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the operation and effectiveness of the Joint Ministerial Committee.  HL2324

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government which Minister will have responsibility for the operation, staffing and maintenance of border inspection posts in Northern Ireland upon their completion.  HL2325

Lord Field of Birkenhead to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 10 May 2023 (HL Deb col 1923) that they are "committed to tackling the heinous crime of modern slavery and supporting victims", what steps they are taking to protect the rights of genuine victims of slavery.  HL2326

Lord Freyberg to ask His Majesty's Government what guidelines, policies, or codes of conduct exist that govern the remuneration provided to artists engaged by UK National Museums and Galleries; and what mechanisms are in place to monitor and enforce adherence to these standards.  HL2327

Lord Freyberg to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce a code of conduct to ensure that the remuneration provided to artists engaged by UK National Museums and Galleries meets or exceeds the national minimum living wage.  HL2328

Baroness Hayman to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to discuss with the Pensions Regulator how to incorporate into regulator guidance the conclusions of the Financial Markets and Law Committee’s paper, Pension fund trustees and fiduciary duties, published on 6 February.  HL2329

Lord Houchen of High Leven to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the performance of each of the operational Freeports in the United Kingdom, particularly their overall performance in relation to (1) domestic investment, (2) foreign direct investment, and (3) jobs.  HL2330

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the success of commercial radio in the UK.  HL2331

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the development of football for girls in schools and colleges.  HL2332

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the amount of power that will be generated from wind and solar energy by (1) 2030, (2) 2040, and (3) 2050.  HL2333

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of council homes on social rents, excluding council homes on affordable rents, that they expect to be built by 2030.  HL2334

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the human rights situation in South Sudan.  HL2335

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the human rights situation in Cote d’Ivoire.  HL2336

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 11 January (HL Deb col 100), what assessment they have made of the success of abolition leasehold in Scotland following the passing of the Abolition of Feudal Tenure (Scotland) Act 2000 and the Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004.  HL2337

The Lord Bishop of Norwich to ask His Majesty's Government, following the Autumn Statement 2023, what assessment they have made of the suitability of the economic climate to enable them to return Official Development Assistance to 0.7 per cent of gross national income.  HL2338

The Lord Bishop of Norwich to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of Official Development Assistance has been spent on ecosystem conservation, protection and restoration and tree planting internationally in the last five years, and what proportion of Official Development Assistance is forecast to be spent in these areas in the next budget period.  HL2339

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government how many patients in England are currently waiting to receive stem cell treatment.  HL2340

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the donation of blood, plasma, tissues and cells for use in developing cell and gene therapies.  HL2341

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to enhance the safety, quality, supply and accessibility of therapies derived from substances of human origin.  HL2342

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government whether they anticipate needing to update legislation in response to the forthcoming European Commission Regulation on standards of quality and safety for substances of human origin intended for human application and repealing Directives 2002/98/EC and 2004/23/E.  HL2343

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government whether they are taking steps to ensure that there is legal liability to provide effective remedies for all forms of human rights violations committed abroad by corporations domiciled in the United Kingdom.  HL2344

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of China concerning its decision to change the M503, W122 and W123 flight routes near the Taiwan Strait meridian line.  HL2345

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of ships in the ‘dark fleet’ passing through the English Channel carrying Russian oil and oil products in (1) 2020, (2) 2021, (3) 2022, and (4) 2023.  HL2346

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government whether emergency planning is in hand in the event of an uninsured tanker leaking oil in British waters.  HL2347

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent of UK-based protection and indemnity insurance underwriting the shipping of Russian oil and products.  HL2348

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government whether they keep records of the occasions when oil tankers in the English Channel have turned off their transponders.  HL2349

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration has been given to making it compulsory to have EpiPens in all schools.  HL2350

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of reduced mortgage rates in the recent increase in house prices.  HL2351

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce binding requirements for artificial intelligence.  HL2352

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, following the revision of the rules agreed by Brussels on derivatives trading, what assessment they have made on the impact this will have on the UK's financial services market.  HL2353