House of Lords Business

Lord Agnew of Oulton to ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the benefits of a veterinary agreement with the European Union against any adverse impact (1) with our other major trading partners, and (2) on the UK's regulatory reform potential.  HL286

Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government whether they remain committed to ensuring universal coverage of the eligible population for Fracture Liaison Services by 2030.  HL287

Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will maintain existing transformation fund commitments to support the rollout of Fracture Liaison Services.  HL288

Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government what safeguards they have in place to ensure that restoration of funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees will not result in UK funding being used to directly or indirectly benefit Hamas.  HL289

Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that low earners in Net Pay pension schemes do not suffer lower take home pay as a result of their employer’s scheme choice.  HL290

Baroness Altmann to ask His Majesty's Government what analysis they have carried out of the impact of inaccurate reporting required by the Financial Conduct Authority of listed investment company management expenses and the impact this has had on investors, renewable energy projects, infrastructure, real estate and UK financial markets.  HL291

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve access to speech and language therapy services in prisons.  HL292

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the Child Poverty Strategy will address the barriers which prevent children in poverty from accessing speech and language support.  HL293

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the accessibility of mental health services to (1) children and young people, and (2) older adults, who have speech, language and communication needs.  HL294

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take in response to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice issued on 19 July regarding (1) Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territories, and (2) its discriminatory laws and policies against Palestinians.  HL295

Lord Hardie to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the judicial guidelines issued by China on 21 June and of the implications for British citizens who support the Taiwanese democratically-elected government.  HL296

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government which countries are regarded as unsafe in human rights terms and to which their citizens cannot be deported from the United Kingdom.  HL297

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government how many people in each of the last three years have been allowed to remain in the United Kingdom as a consequence of a country having been declared unsafe on human rights terms.  HL298

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will exempt the children of UK armed forces personnel and diplomats who receive sponsorship for private education from their plan to impose VAT on independent school fees.  HL299

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what is the estimated annual cost of abolishing the two-child limit, with respect to (1) Universal Credit, and (2) Child Tax Credit.  HL300

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to ensure that food labelling provisions do not necessitate that exporters keep two different stocks of products, namely (1) those labelled “Not for EU” for sale in the UK, and (2) all other stock.  HL301

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report from the General Consumer Council in Northern Ireland published in July regarding trade flows between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the impact on consumers.  HL302

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Northern Ireland Executive regarding public consultation in advance of the Democratic Consent Vote in respect of the Windsor Framework, due to take place in the Northern Ireland Assembly by the end of 2024.  HL303

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what priority they will give to pursuing a Sanitary and Phytosanitary Veterinary Agreement; and when they expect any such negotiations with the European Union to commence.  HL304

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to address supply chain challenges with the shortages of some medicines in the UK, including for treatment of ADHD, asthma and psychosis; and what are the reasons for the shortages in such medicines.  HL305

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Household Support Fund.  HL306

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had regarding the extension of the Household Support Fund after September.  HL307

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many clinical diagnoses of alcoholism there were for men in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, (4) 2022, and (5) 2023.  HL308

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many clinical diagnoses of alcoholism there were for persons aged 10–19 in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, (4) 2022, and (5) 2023.  HL309

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many clinical diagnoses of alcoholism there have been for young people aged 20–24 in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, (4) 2022, and (5) 2023.  HL310

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals aged 10–19 received treatment for alcohol abuse in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, (4) 2022, and (5) 2023  HL311

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take in response to statistics from the OECD Affordable Housing Database regarding the level of homelessness in the United Kingdom compared with other countries in the developed world.  HL312

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for the upcoming replenishments of major global health multilaterals, including Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.  HL313

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to extend the services that could be provided by community pharmacies as part of Pharmacy First.  HL314

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what is their forecast of the number of people currently seeking asylum that will still need to have their case decided by the end of (1) 2024, and (2) 2025.  HL315

Lord Shipley to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce a statutory right of patients to be registered as an NHS patient of a dentist.  HL316

Lord Shipley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of the Care Quality Commission when inspecting dental businesses; and whether they have any plans to ask them also to consider the availability of NHS appointments when carrying out dental inspections.  HL317

Baroness Smith of Llanfaes to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Hermer on 23 July (HL Deb col 374) in relation to the devolution of employment support funding to Wales, what is the amount of that funding, and what services will be in scope.  HL318

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking in collaboration with the Office for Budget Responsibility to ensure that economic growth forecasts are (1) realistic, and (2) aligned with the fiscal targets that have been set.  HL319

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are implementing to (1) assess, and (2) mitigate the risk of, any lead contamination in the UK food chain.  HL320

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the funding and resources allocated to the UK Space Agency are being effectively used to maximize the benefits of the UK’s membership in the European Space Agency.  HL321