House of Lords Business

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government what role the Migration Advisory Committee and the proposed body “Skills England” will play in facilitating the recruitment of overseas workers to train workers and job seekers in the UK in occupations with skills shortages.  HL191

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government what action they intend to take to increase the pipeline of skilled workers in the domestic workforce in occupations in the immigration salary list for the Skilled Worker visa.  HL192

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to reduce the number of 16–24-year-olds not in education, employment or training.  HL193

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that young people have access to careers advice.  HL194

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will meet with the Seasonal Worker Interest Group to discuss structural reforms to the visa scheme to protect workers from exploitation such as the charging of recruitment fees for those on a Seasonal Worker visa (Temporary Work).  HL195

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect all workers on the Seasonal Worker visa (Temporary Work) from exploitation.  HL196

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will ensure that intergovernmental agreements on safe and ethical work migration are in place before operators are allowed to recruit from new territories under the Seasonal Worker visa (Temporary Work) scheme.  HL197

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to reform visa fees, and tax and pension contributions for those on Seasonal Worker visas (Temporary Work) to reduce the financial burden on such workers.  HL198

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relative number of children being taken into care from families from different minoritised communities; and what plans they have to provide support to families and social services to enable children to remain with their families, particularly among communities where levels are hi… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to help consumers to identify ultra-processed food, to encourage the consumption of healthy food, and to reduce the percentage of ultra-processed food in the national diet.  HL200

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reduction in the number of university places for humanities subjects, and what steps they will take to halt this decline.  HL201

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increase in the risk of wildfires as a result of climate change, what plans they have to ensure the safety of firefighters and communities in light of this increased risk, and whether they plan to introduce a national wildfire plan.  HL202

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support the spread of beaver populations in England.  HL203

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decline in insect populations in England in the past decade; what assessment they have made of the impact of this decline on predator populations; what causes for this decline they have identified; and how they plan to arrest and reverse this decline.  HL204

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the funding of hospices in England.  HL205

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review (1) the level of the Carer's Allowance, and (2) the eligibility threshold for the Carer's Allowance.  HL206

Baroness Brinton to ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to item 5.1 of the minutes of the meeting of NHS England’s Advisory Group on Data on 13 June, what data from the NHS spine is added to the NHS app analytics; what patients are told about that use of data; and how patients can object to this processing of their data.  HL207

Baroness Bull to ask His Majesty's Government how the creative industries, arts, and heritage sectors will be represented in Government, and how the interests of these sectors will be protected.  HL208

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will review the amounts payable for Initial Teacher Training bursaries for arts subjects  HL209

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address concerns about the level of government funding for classical music, including the funding of institutions such as the English National Opera and the Welsh National Opera.  HL210

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will reintroduce VAT-free shopping for tourists.  HL211

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will negotiate for the UK to rejoin Erasmus+.  HL212

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will conduct a formal review of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the arts and creative industries.  HL213

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to support the regeneration of seaside towns.  HL214

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government what is their response to the calculation, published by the National Education Union, on 9 November 2023, that there is a shortfall of almost 4,000 qualified teachers of modern foreign languages, based on the Department for Education's School Workforce Census of subject specialist teachers with a post A-level qualification in their… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to increase the bursary for trainee modern foreign language teachers from £25,000 to £28,000, in line with the bursaries available for science, technology and mathematics subjects.  HL216

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar on 12 January 2022 (HL Deb cols 1151–2), when the Ministry of Justice's independent review of the qualifications and experience required of spoken word interpreters in HM Courts and Tribunal Service will be completed, and when it will be published.  HL217

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reappoint (1) the Prime Minister's Special Representative for the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative, and (2) the Foreign Secretary's Special Representative for the Western Balkans.  HL218

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current security situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Western Balkans, and of the extent of Russian influence in the region.  HL219

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to rejoining the EUFOR–Althea peace stabilization force under the military aspects of the Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and as part of their plan to seek a new security pact to strengthen cooperation between the UK and EU.  HL220

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent decline in the proportion of young people from Wales applying to go to university and what steps they will take to support the Welsh Government, in order to reduce educational inequalities.  HL221

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will hold urgent meetings with representatives of the Welsh Government, or with representatives of Welsh National Opera, to discuss the financial crisis faced by that organisation following the reduction in its funding from Arts Council England.  HL222

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the reduction in Art’s Council England’s funding for Welsh National Opera on (1) the annual number of performances by Welsh National Opera at venues in England, (2) the overall availability of musical performances in the regions of England, and (3) the number of educational and commu… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government, what consideration they have given to replacing the annual finance settlement for local authorities in England with a multi-year settlement.  HL224

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the ring-fencing of grants to local authorities to allow for greater financial flexibility for local authorities.  HL225

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to introduce legislation to ban the import of hunting trophies.  HL226

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the results of the consultation on the fur market in Great Britain, which closed on 28 June 2021.  HL227

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to banning the use of pig farrowing crates, and whether they will hold a public consultation on such a ban.  HL228

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government whether the National Immunisation Programme will be included in the recently announced NHS performance review.  HL229

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of vaccines in keeping people healthy and in work, what steps they will take to support the development and deployment of new and innovative vaccines, and what steps they will take to increase vaccine take up.  HL230

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will establish an Industry-NHS vaccine working group to consider how best to accelerate the National Immunisation Programme.  HL231

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government why the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation is allowing payments to representatives of sanctioned Russian Companies and individuals while war in Ukraine continues.  HL232

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government why Russian state-owned companies are being allowed access to UK courts to pursue litigation concerning penalties imposed by Russian courts.  HL233

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government what was the level of payment allowed by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation between 24 February and 31 October 2022 under the ‘access to justice’ arrangements.  HL234

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will list the UK-registered companies and partnerships that the Office of Financial Sanction Implementation assessed for legal payments between October 2023 and April 2024.  HL235

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government on what basis UK courts have had jurisdiction to hear cases started in Russian Courts between Russian companies and individuals since the start of the war in Ukraine.  HL236

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government what is the difference between the amounts agreed by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation in respect of fees for services and access to justice for UK legal firms on behalf of Russian individuals and companies (1) before the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and (2) since the invasion.  HL237

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take against East Midlands Railway for running trains with no working air conditioning during recent spells of hot weather, resulting in passengers and staff having to endure temperatures of up to 36.1 degrees Celsius, and the health risks associated with such high temperatures.  HL238

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendation of the Migration Advisory Committee, in its Review of the Seasonal Worker Visa, published on 16 July, that the UK food industry should cover the upfront costs faced by migrant farm workers.  HL239

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support workers to better understand their pension options.  HL240

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) any affordability constraints faced by buyers due to high interest rates, and (2) any potential impact on the homebuilding industry.  HL241

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to regulate the ultra-short letting platform market.  HL242

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of ultra-short lets on the availability of long-term rentals and homes.  HL243