House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the health of British citizen Jimmy Lai, imprisoned in Hong Kong, and whether they have sought his release on grounds of compassion.  HL376

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are taking across all departments to ensure that British supply chains are free of slave labour.  HL377

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy with regard to British judges serving in Hong Kong courts.  HL378

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what is their response to the House of Commons Resolution passed in April 2021 that Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region are suffering Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide.  HL379

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to recent reports of further degradation of the structure of the SS Richard Montgomery, what precautions are planned to make safe the explosives in the ship.  HL380

Baroness Boycott to ask His Majesty's Government what is the timeline for banning the sale of high caffeine energy drinks to children under 16.  HL381

Baroness Boycott to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the lack of verifiable identification such as driving licences for 16-year-olds with regards to the introduction of a ban on the sale of high caffeine energy drinks to children under 16.  HL382

Baroness Boycott to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce an obesity strategy.  HL383

Baroness Boycott to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of voluntary sugar reduction programmes.  HL384

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support the bus industry when the £2 bus fare cap comes to an end on 31 December.  HL385

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of competition from China on the UK’s bus manufacturing industry; and what steps they are taking to prevent unfair competition.  HL386

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that high-quality agricultural land is protected from other development proposals to ensure food security.  HL387

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they had with the European Union on its General Product Safety Regulation and its implementation in Northern Ireland.  HL388

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likely effect of the EU's General Product Safety Regulation on trade between businesses in Great Britain and customers in Northern Ireland.  HL389

Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the supply of high-voltage engineers in the rail industry.  HL390

Lord Shipley to ask His Majesty's Government how many cases of whistleblowing there have been in the past five years across all the health and care services that are within the remit of the Department of Health and Social Care; and how many of these cases were within the NHS and how many were within the private sector.  HL391

Lord Shipley to ask His Majesty's Government how many NHS whistleblowers were heeded and were satisfied with the response of their employers.  HL392

Baroness Smith of Llanfaes to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 23 July (HL Deb col 361) in relation to an upcoming meeting with the Cabinet Secretary for Transport in Wales, when is the meeting, and whether they will report the discussions that take place in the meeting.  HL393

Lord Swire to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure and enforce oversight and governance of (1) sharia courts, and (2) Muslim arbitration tribunals.  HL394

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government, following the passage of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, when they plan to deliver online calculators for lease extensions.  HL395

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to standardise Energy Performance Certificate assessments.  HL396

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 25 July (HLWS20), who will undertake the review of reforms of post-16 qualifications at level 3 and below; and how they intend to seek the views of those currently involved in the delivery of such qualifications as part of the review.  HL397

Baroness Young of Old Scone to ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish a land use framework for England, what land uses this will cover, and whether it will be subject to formal consultation.  HL398