House of Lords Business

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Collins of Highbury on 23 July (HL8), what is their assessment of the likelihood of famine in Darfur, given the existing number of people experiencing emergency levels of hunger.  HL244

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville to ask His Majesty's Government by what mechanism their proposed planning and infrastructure bill will ensure the provision of new local-authority-owned Gypsy and Traveller sites.  HL245

Lord Banner to ask His Majesty's Government whether they continue to view badger culls as being “for the purposes of preventing the spread of disease” within the meaning of section 10(2) of the Protection of Badgers Act 1992, given the acknowledgment in the Labour Party Manifesto 2024 that they are “ineffective”; and if they do not, whether existing cull licences will be revoked u… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that, in any year with 53 Mondays, the housing element of Universal Credit accounts for all rent which is payable by those who pay rent on a weekly basis.  HL247

Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of the target for building new homes over the next five years will be for social housing.  HL248

Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to enable people with work and family responsibilities to communicate flexibly with their NHS GP practice, and to make and attend appointments at mutually convenient times.  HL249

Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage the use by domestic consumers of electricity over gas to power home heating.  HL250

The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage sustainable packaging for all medication distributed by the NHS, including sustainable alternatives to plastic blister packs for pills.  HL251

Baroness Fookes to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to ban the import of trophies taken from endangered species.  HL252

Baroness Fookes to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to introduce regulations to ban the use of electronic collars for animals.  HL253

Baroness Fookes to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to develop a National Strategy for Horticulture in England.  HL254

Baroness Fookes to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to provide longer-term core funding to some research and development institutions for advances in edible and ornamental horticulture.  HL255

Lord Hannett of Everton to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to including British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation in Government broadcast communication; and what discussions they have had with non-Government political parties about encouraging the use of BSL interpretation at party conference events.  HL256

Lord Hardie to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish a new recruitment and retention strategy to address the shortage of teachers in England; and if so, what that strategy will include.  HL257

Lord Hardie to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that there are adequate skilled employees in all construction trades necessary for infrastructure and housebuilding projects in the (1) short, (2) medium, and (3) long, term.  HL258

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations of England’s Patient Safety Commissioner in the 'Hughes Report' on the sodium valproate and mesh implant scandals; when they intend to respond to that report; and when they anticipate the first payments arising under the recommended redress scheme may be made.  HL259

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish an impact assessment, including an equality impact assessment, of their plans to remove the VAT exemption on independent school fees.  HL260

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to abolish the current system of Ofsted inspection grades and, if so, when.  HL261

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government how many prisoners, listed by prison and category of prisoner, have been released early as part of their measures to address prison overcrowding.  HL262

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have fully terminated the UK–Rwanda migration and economic development partnership agreement; and, if not, when they plan to do so.  HL263

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government what was the total cost of machinery-of-government changes, including renaming and rebranding of departments, during the recent change of Government, broken down by department.  HL264

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government whether the child poverty taskforce will (1) look at the poverty experienced by migrant children, and (2) include as stakeholders organisations working with migrant children.  HL265

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what role the Sustainable Development Goals will play in the work of the child poverty taskforce.  HL266

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of proposals for a temporary Palestinians visa scheme.  HL267

The Lord Bishop of Manchester to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish the data, routinely collected since February 2022, on care leavers claiming Universal Credit.  HL268

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay to ask His Majesty's Government which Minister will represent the United Kingdom at the 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in New Delhi.  HL269

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to remarks by the Secretary of State for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on 18 July that "the biggest threat to nature and food security ... is the climate crisis" (HC Deb col 189), what plans they have to appoint a Climate Envoy.  HL270

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government whether Armed Forces personnel engaged in military operations in Northern Ireland will be eligible to receive the Wider Service Medal; and if not, why.  HL271

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication of the Kapersky State of Stalkerware Report 2023 on 20 March, which stated that 42 per cent of British citizens believe that cyberstalking of a romantic partner is acceptable, what steps they plan to take to increase awareness of online violence against women.  HL272

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to recommit to the provision of in situ British Sign Language interpretation of major press conferences and briefings as set out in the Disability Action Plan in February.  HL273

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, following the prediction in the Precision Agriculture Global Market Report 2024 of an 11.7 per cent compound annual growth rate for the precision agriculture industry, what plans they have to promote the sustainable development of agri-robotics, and to encourage its integration into farming practices.  HL274

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address concerns from businesses about the potential increase in costs and legal disputes as a result of their proposed employment law reforms.  HL275

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) assess the impact, and (2) address the challenges, of the current supply chain constraints on the UK's offshore wind targets.  HL276

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the skills gap through the establishment of Skills England; and how they will measure the effectiveness of this new body.  HL277

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to include single-storey dwellings such as bungalows in the new housing targets for both urban and rural areas.  HL278

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to meet representatives of UK nuclear test veterans.  HL279

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the provision of public lavatories in the station upgrade proposals of the TransPennine Route Upgrade programme between Manchester and Leeds.  HL280

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government which (1) Secretaries of State, and (2) ministers, had not undertaken anti-money laundering and sanctions courses by 21 July 2024; and whether the Prime Minister has undertaken such courses.  HL281

Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government what consultation with Gypsy and Traveller families they undertook with regard to the use and implications of the term "mobile child" in the statutory guidance Working together to improve school attendance, published on 29 February.  HL282

Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government how they will ensure that the use of the term "mobile child" in the statutory guidance Working together to improve school attendance, published on 29 February, does not adversely and unfairly affect Traveller children.  HL283

Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government how they plan to ensure that Traveller families understand what the term "mobile child" means, as used in the statutory guidance Working together to improve school attendance, published on 29 February.  HL284

Baroness Whitaker to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to provide clarity and support to local authorities with regard to the implementation of obligations associated with the concept of "mobile child" as used in the statutory guidance Working together to improve school attendance, published on 29 February.  HL285