House of Lords Business

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the underlying cause of the fall in UK goods exports in 2023, as reported by the Office for National Statistics on 15 February, and what action they are taking to reverse the decline in UK goods exports.  HL2510

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have of the underlying cause of the fall in gross domestic product per head in every quarter of 2023, as reported by the Office for National Statistics on 15 February, and what action they are taking to reverse this trend.  HL2511

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the underlying cause of the fall in each of the past three years in applications to university nursing courses, as reported by the Financial Times on 15 February, and what action they are taking to reverse the trend.  HL2512

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the comments by the Royal College of Nursing that the fall in each of the past three years in applications to university nursing courses is a direct threat to patient safety, and what actions they are taking to improve patient safety in England.  HL2513

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of the People's Republic of China, including in discussions between the Foreign Secretary and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Munich Security Conference, regarding the case of British citizen Jimmy Lai.  HL2514

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of the People's Republic of China, including in discussions between the Foreign Secretary and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Munich Security Conference, to call for an end to transnational repression of Hong Kong people living in the United Kingdom, and the remova… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of the People's Republic of China, including in discussions between the Foreign Secretary and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Munich Security Conference, to call for the immediate removal of sanctions against British parliamentarians who have raised concerns regard… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to place in the Library of the House a full transcript of the discussions held between the Foreign Secretary and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Munich Security Conference.  HL2517

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of the People's Republic of China, including in discussions between the Foreign Secretary and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Munich Security Conference, to call for the repeal of the Hong Kong national security law and the release of all political prisoners in Hon… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of the People's Republic of China, including in discussions between the Foreign Secretary and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Munich Security Conference, regarding that country's behaviour towards Taiwan, including its adjustment of flight routes in the Taiwan Stra… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the potential merits of a National Clinical Director for coeliac disease.  HL2520

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville to ask His Majesty's Government which NHS National Clinical Director, if any, is responsible for coeliac disease.  HL2521

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 13 February (HL2022), what discussions they have had with representatives of channel ports regarding the introduction of EU import controls, and (1) whether these were written or oral discussions; (2) what dates these discussions were held; (3) what points of c… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions, if any, they have held with EU countries regarding the introduction of safety and security declaration requirements for EU imports on 31 October, and what were the contents of any such discussions.  HL2523

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the economic impact of safety and security declaration requirements for EU imports.  HL2524

Baroness Boycott to ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy on the proactive use of data by local authorities to identify and register all children eligible for free school meals.  HL2525

Baroness Boycott to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the potential merits of permitting the proactive use of data by local authorities to identify and register all children eligible for free school meals.  HL2526

The Lord Bishop of Bristol to ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals referred to the National Referral Mechanism for modern slavery after arriving in the UK irregularly since January 2022 have been given (1) a positive reasonable grounds decision, (2) a negative reasonable grounds decision, (3) a positive conclusive grounds decision, and (4) a negative conclusive ground… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of Bristol to ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals referred to the National Referral Mechanism for modern slavery after arriving in the UK irregularly since January 2022 were referred because of (1) exploitation which happened in the UK, and (2) trafficking to the UK.  HL2528

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the National Security Online Information Team does not target individuals in the course of its work.  HL2529

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government whether the National Security Online Information Team has trusted flagger status with any social media companies.  HL2530

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to grant the Intelligence and Security Committee oversight of the National Security Online Information Team.  HL2531

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that rates of kidnappings for ransom have increased in central Nigeria.  HL2532

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the second-order effects of mass displacement in central Nigeria, especially on (1) educational outcomes, (2) the use of narcotics among young people, and (3) the risk of trafficking.  HL2533

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the link between Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province in Nigeria's northern states, and perpetrators of violence in Nigeria's central states.  HL2534

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the sources of weapons used by perpetrators of recent violence in Plateau State, Nigeria.  HL2535

Lord Foster of Bath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the growing market for peer-to-peer trading on platforms such as Steam, which allow for games to be uploaded to people that are located nearby, and what steps they are taking to regulate that market.  HL2536

Lord Foster of Bath to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to monitor gambling within video games.  HL2537

Lord Foster of Bath to ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish the results of the Digital Rights Review 2022.  HL2538

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government when the suspension of movement of ruminant animals from Great Britain to Northern Ireland will be lifted.  HL2539

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government how many cases of Bluetongue virus have been verified in Great Britain.  HL2540

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government why ruminant animals can move within Great Britain despite Bluetongue virus in Kent, but cannot be moved from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.  HL2541

Baroness Hunt of Bethnal Green to ask His Majesty's Government when the final Cass report will be published; and how recommendations from this report will be consolidated into the consultation on the Government’s Guidance for Schools and Colleges: Gender Questioning Children, published on 19 December 2023.  HL2542

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of referral-to-treatment cases which will be taken off the main elective waiting list as a result of new guidance from NHS England.  HL2543

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report published by the Health Services Journal on 5 February that NHS England regional teams were pressurising hospitals to focus energies on treating patients with less serious conditions to improve performance against the four-hour waiting time target.  HL2544

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the safety and health of patients most at risk of any pressure from NHS England regional teams to focus energies on treating patients with less serious conditions to improve performance against the four-hour waiting time target.  HL2545

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government why consultant-led community services activity is no longer to be recorded on the main elective waiting list.  HL2546

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of support for children and young people with Tourette’s Syndrome as outlined in the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) and Alternative Provision Green Paper published in 2022, and how is that measured.  HL2547

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 14 February (HL2133), what are the minimum and expected timescales for the following stages of Ely Area Capacity Enhancement and upgrading of Haughley Junction: (1) the final business case, (2) the Ministerial decision to proceed to implementation, (3) the issuan… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government when they will announce their decision on the Strategic Outline Business Case 'Restoring Your Railway Stroudwater Station' submitted in September 2022; why that decision has not yet been made; and what is the intended purpose of the planned Ministerial visit to Stroudwater Station.  HL2549

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent comments by the President and government of Argentina regarding the future status of the Falkland Islands.  HL2550

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government whether they routinely publish the details of grants and programmes referred to the Complex Grants Advice Panel for expert advice, and if not, whether they will consider doing so.  HL2551

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of progress on their Shared Services Strategy, and in particular whether this has delivered cost savings for the taxpayer; and what plans, if any, they have to provide an update on the current and future work of Government Shared Services.  HL2552

Lord Krebs to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of badgers that will be killed in (1) Oxfordshire, and (2) England, in 2024 as part of the bovine tuberculosis control programme.  HL2553

Lord Krebs to ask His Majesty's Government what is their target for the number of badgers to be vaccinated against bovine tuberculosis in England in 2024.  HL2554

Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government whether all police forces in England, including the Metropolitan Police, work with independent schools in implementing Operation Encompass, through which schools and police work together in safeguarding children at risk from domestic abuse.  HL2555

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to minimise reputational damage to the UK’s Armed Forces capability, following recent issues regarding the material state of the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers.  HL2556

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government how many suspicious, unnatural, untimely or unexplained deaths have been investigated by the Metropolitan Police since 2010 in which they ultimately determined the cause of death to be suicide, rather than a criminal act.  HL2557

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication on 10 February of the report of the Local Government Association (LGA) The Path To Inclusive Footways, what assessment they have made of the statement by the LGA that "inconsiderate parking presents a real hazard and a potential danger to life"; and what plans they have to extend powers of… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) relations between Ethiopia and Somalia, following the signing of the Ethiopia–Somaliland memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 1 January; and (2) the impact of that MoU on regional stability and efforts to combat Al-Shabaab.  HL2559

The Marquess of Lothian to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, in light of recent research by University College London, to ensure that ultra-processed foods, particularly meat-alternative products, are (1) clearly labelled, and (2) not categorised in the green ‘healthy’ category of the traffic-light food labelling system.  HL2560

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Markham on 19 January 2023 (HL Deb col 1926), what is meant by “different versions” of the fracture liaison service.  HL2561

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of England has a full fracture liaison service.  HL2562

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of fracture care in areas where there is no full fracture liaison service.  HL2563

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the estimate from the British Dental Association that only 700 of approximately 8000 NHS contract holders in England will benefit from the increase in payment per unit of dental activity.  HL2564

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government what support is available to businesses that export British civil nuclear technology, including small modular reactors.  HL2565

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government what is the timeline for the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) competition, and when they expect the first SMR to come online in the UK.  HL2566

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to maximise the use of UK-manufactured components in small modular reactors in the UK.  HL2567

Lord Norton of Louth to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 13 September 2023 (HL10154), what steps the Deputy Prime Minister has taken to ensure that senior ministers are aware of, and have regard to, the core principles of the UK constitution, and what consultation there has been with the Lord Chancellor to ensure that the rul… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Donald Trump’s comments about NATO members and spending on defence.  HL2569

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel to discontinue their military action in Palestine, and what steps they are taking to assist Palestinian civilians.  HL2570

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government whether they provide WiFi access within asylum seekers' lodgings to enable them to communicate with family members.  HL2571

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government how they are intending to alleviate and assist with the impact of job losses caused by the closure of Port Talbot Steelworks.  HL2572

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to increase the financial penalty for the crime of livestock worrying by dogs to ensure there is a serious deterrent for dog owners.  HL2573

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of ash trees infected with the fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus in the year 2023.  HL2574

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of household waste and recycling centre closures on incidences of fly-tipping.  HL2575

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many household waste and recycling centres have closed since January 2023 because of budgetary constraints of local authorities.  HL2576

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to encourage local councils to replicate the 'mega skip' days run by Wandsworth Council to reduce incidences of fly-tipping.  HL2577

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to increasing the fixed-penalty fine for fly-tipping to a maximum of £2,000.  HL2578

Lord Stevens of Birmingham to ask His Majesty's Government when before 1 April they will confirm whether NHS mental health funding will increase as a share of overall NHS expenditure in 2024/25, as required by section 3(2) of the Health and Care Act 2022.  HL2579

Lord Stone of Blackheath to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Douglas-Miller on 14 February (HL1609), what assessment they have made of the adequacy of planned flood protection for Shepperton, Sunbury and Walton-on-Thames under the River Thames Scheme currently going through consultation, given the flooding in 2014 and 2024.  HL2580

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to reinstating tax-free shopping for tourists, and what stage the review by the Office for Budget Responsibility has reached into the potential benefits of doing so.  HL2581

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, following recent fluctuations in the energy market, what long-term plans they have to transition to more sustainable and affordable energy sources.  HL2582

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to monitor and mitigate the impact of potential recessionary pressures on household finances and consumer confidence.  HL2583

Lord Teverson to ask His Majesty's Government what steps the regulators of the UK insurance industry are taking to prevent UK insurers from offering insurance cover to operators of fishing vessels of any nationality that turn off their Automatic Identification Systems while fishing on the high seas.  HL2584

Baroness Thornhill to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of ending the Household Support Fund on 31 March on (1) the number of people experiencing destitution, and (2) wider public services including the NHS, social care, and homelessness services.  HL2585

Baroness Warsi to ask His Majesty's Government how many British citizens are currently in Gaza; and what steps they are taking to assist (1) British citizens, and (2) immediate family members of British citizens, who are trapped in Gaza.  HL2586

Baroness Warsi to ask His Majesty's Government how many British-Palestinian nationals have been included in their evacuation list from Gaza; and how many have been successfully repatriated to the United Kingdom.  HL2587

Baroness Warsi to ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) British-Palestinian citizens, and (2) Palestinians with a right to remain in the United Kingdom, are currently trapped in Gaza.  HL2588

Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe to ask His Majesty's Government why they have designated the Housing Ombudsman the preferred provider of the Landlord Ombudsman Service without an open and transparent process to find the best provider.  HL2589

Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe to ask His Majesty's Government whether financial support has been provided to the Housing Ombudsman in relation to the Landlord Ombudsman Service and, if so, the amount and the terms under which it has been provided.  HL2590

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government on what date they requested access to the 150 documents held by the Atomic Weapons Establishment concerning blood tests taken from British troops during radiation experiments; how many of the files requested were provided; and how many were withheld.  HL2591

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to inform Parliament of their findings from their review of documents related to blood tests taken from British troops during radiation experiments.  HL2592

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the eighth annual report of the Press Recognition Panel, and what steps they plan to take in response to the three main recommendations contained therein.  HL2593