House of Lords Business

Lord Addington to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect all paediatric audiology services in England to be accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service's Improving Quality in Physiological Services scheme, and what plans they have to increase accreditation of audiology services nationally.  HL2821

Lord Addington to ask His Majesty's Government, as part of the Paediatric Hearing Services Improvement Programme, how many reviews of patient records have been undertaken, and how many children have been identified as requiring reassessment.  HL2822

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether they are taking steps through the Financial Action Task Force against Russia for violating sanctions on North Korea.  HL2823

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of concerns about a lack of preparedness for the holding of elections in South Sudan, as expressed in the discussion paper How (not) to hold elections in South Sudan published by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in April 2023.  HL2824

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the remarks of the chairman of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission that there is a lack of political agreement in South Sudan to enable free and credible elections to take place; and whether they intend to make representations to the government of South Sudan on voter… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the prompt delivery of the pledged £2.5 billion from the sale of Chelsea Football Club to support victims of Russia's invasion of Ukraine; and when they anticipate that this will happen.  HL2826

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Tunisia on the imprisonment of Rached Ghannouchi and of other opposition figures.  HL2827

Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent to ask His Majesty's Government what was the gender breakdown of people leaving the Armed Forces in each year from 2010 to 2023.  HL2828

Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent to ask His Majesty's Government what is the gender breakdown of (1) people currently employed by the Ministry of Defence and associated agencies, and (2) civil servants employed by the Ministry of Defence, by grade.  HL2829

Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent to ask His Majesty's Government how many sexual harassment specialists are employed in Defence Business Services.  HL2830

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in setting up the Road Safety Investigation Branch.  HL2831

Baroness Browning to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address barriers to discharge from mental health inpatient units for autistic people and people with learning disabilities related to the provision of (1) suitable housing, and (2) social care support.  HL2832

Baroness Browning to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the dynamic support register and Care (Education) and Treatment Review policy for autistic people without a learning difficulty in (1) preventing hospital admissions, and (2) speeding up hospital discharges.  HL2833

Baroness Browning to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that Care (Education) and Treatment Reviews are taking place within recommended timeframes, and that recommendations arising from those reviews are being acted on.  HL2834

Baroness Chakrabarti to ask His Majesty's Government what guidance, if any, they provide to ensure that the work of the National Security Online Information Team is compliant with protection of the rights to freedom of expression and privacy; and whether they will publish that guidance.  HL2835

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government whether, prior to the United Kingdom leaving the European Union, seed potatoes could be moved by professional operators to consumers in Northern Ireland.  HL2836

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of claims that Drax Power Station is burning wood from rare forests in Canada; and whether such behaviour is consistent with the terms of the environmental subsidies provided to it.  HL2837

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Douglas-Miller on 22 February (HL Deb col 701), what assessment they have made of the merits of returning peatland sites to fully functioning bog habitat, including by limiting burning regimes.  HL2838

Baroness Hayman of Ullock to ask His Majesty's Government whether payments to farmers in England to rewet upland peat are sufficient (1) to offset management costs and provide income to the farmers, and (2) to ensure levels of restoration activity that are consistent with short-term and long-term targets.  HL2839

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the amount of drone equipment and heavy machinery going from the UK to Armenia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan which is then sent on to Russia.  HL2840

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government whether they are taking steps to ensure that NHS organisations assess the purchase of absorbent continence products and their dispensation to patients based on (1) their impact on patient experience and outcomes, (2) whole-system costs, (3) laundry costs, including energy use, and (4) environmental impact, as well as item pr… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking with NHS England to promote the principles of value-based procurement in the purchase and dispensation of absorbent continence products; and to ensure that pressure on NHS organisations to deliver short-term savings does not undermine the adoption of those principles.  HL2842

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask His Majesty's Government whether the NHS refers patients with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder to the Birmingham Food Refusal Service.  HL2843

Lord Laming to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report from the Local Government Information Unit, The State of Local Government Finance in England 2024, published on 28 February, which suggests that half the councils in England will face bankruptcy within the next Parliament.  HL2844

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 14 February (HL2168), whether they will now answer the question put; namely, what assessment they have made of the findings of the report Ghettoised and traumatised: the experiences of men held in quasi-detention in Wethersfield, published by the Helen B… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of integrated care board performance reports; and what discussions they have had with NHS England concerning that matter.  HL2846

Baroness Merron to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of integrated care boards in the financial year 2022–23.  HL2847

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to initiating a public awareness campaign regarding the accessibility of charge points for electric vehicle users, particularly in relation to (1) disabled users, and (2) personal safety considerations for all users.  HL2848

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to mandating a uniform application process for all distribution network operators to reduce costs and delays and to level the playing field for electric vehicle charge point operators.  HL2849

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to mandating electric vehicle charging point accessibility standards to remove any economic disadvantages incurred through voluntary compliance by charge point operators.  HL2850

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that support provided to prison leavers to secure available housing and potential job opportunities is coordinated.  HL2851

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the results of the 2021 consultation on the fur market in Great Britain.  HL2852

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals have arrived into the UK via irregular routes since 7 March 2023; and of those individuals, how many have a case for refugee status started by the Home Office.  HL2853

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government how many councils have indicated that they are in financial distress and may have to issue a section 114 notice within the next two years.  HL2854

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied children seeking asylum who were housed in Home Office hotels are still missing; and what is the breakdown of (1) ages, and (2) length of time missing, for those children.  HL2855

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to assess any correlation between recent increases in swap rates and rising mortgage rates.  HL2856

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the National Housing Federation report The economic impact of building social housing, published in February, what assessment they have made of the economic benefits gained by investing in social housing.  HL2857

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support exporters affected by delays and higher shipping costs as a result of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.  HL2858

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government, following the Migration Advisory Committee's report Rapid review of the Immigration Salary List, published in February, what assessment they have made of the impact of the increased salary threshold for the Skilled Workers Visa on the ability of UK employers to fill jobs in key shortage areas.  HL2859

Lord Tyrie to ask His Majesty's Government, since its creation, how many whistleblowers the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has compensated; how much in aggregate has been paid in compensation; and what reimbursement has the CMA received from the Treasury for compensation payments made.  HL2860

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the findings of the First-tier Tribunal ruling relating to the appeal of Jane O’Connor against the Ministry of Defence [2024] UKFTT 00153 (GRC), regarding the health impacts on veterans exposed to radiation during nuclear tests; and what steps they intend to take in response.  HL2861

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the findings of the First-tier Tribunal in the appeal of Jane O’Connor against the Ministry of Defence [2024] UKFTT 00153 (GRC), what assessment they have made of the accessibility of the 150 records withheld by AWE Aldermaston; and what plans they have to review of the accessibility of these records.  HL2862

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government, following the First-tier Tribunal ruling on the appeal of Jane O’Connor against the Ministry of Defence [2024] UKFTT 00153 (GRC), what plans they have to reassess procedures for access to historical records relating to the health outcomes of nuclear test veterans.  HL2863

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government what specific actions they are considering to address the findings of the First-tier Tribunal on the appeal of Jane O’Connor against the Ministry of Defence [2024] UKFTT 00153 (GRC), particularly in relation to the welfare and recognition of nuclear test veterans.  HL2864

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what is the total amount of (1) resource expenditure, and (2) capital expenditure, repurposed from previously allocated funding to form part of the package of overall funding offered to restore devolution in Northern Ireland.  HL2865

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what areas of previously allocated expenditure within the Northern Ireland Block Grant were repurposed to form part of the package for restored devolution in Northern Ireland.  HL2866