House of Lords Business

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the current situation regarding human rights in Ethiopia.  HL703

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask His Majesty's Government on what basis they decided to suspend Chevening scholarships for Afghan students; and what plans they have to review this decision and to reinstate these scholarships.  HL704

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will provide details of their proposals, including timetables, for the implementation of each of the provisions of the Leasehold Reform Act 2024.  HL705

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the increase in the energy price cap and the means testing of the winter fuel allowance on pet ownership and, in particular, the ability of older people to maintain their pets when faced with rising fuel bills.  HL706

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to the government of South Sudan about the death of Christopher Allen in 2017 following the publication in March 2024 of the report by the South Sudan Investigation Committee into his death.  HL707

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask His Majesty's Government how many deaths in the UK there have been from AIDS-related illnesses in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.  HL708

Lord Cromwell to ask His Majesty's Government what specific steps they are taking to enable farmers and land managers to plan long-term on the basis of clarity on the future of financial support for environmental schemes, including transitioning from existing ones.  HL709

Lord Hutton of Furness to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for the future of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.  HL710

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the rules which prevent peaceful protest at the Drax power station.  HL711

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential health and social care impacts of the proposed loss of winter fuel payments.  HL712

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to extend the £2 bus fare cap beyond 31 December 2024.  HL713

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government what is their position on the sovereignty of Gibraltar, and what communications they have had recently with the government of Spain in this regard.  HL714

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have a target for how many trees should be planted in England during the current Parliament; and, if so, what is the target.  HL715

Lord Lingfield to ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of approved independent schools for pupils with special educational needs or disabilities in respect of which they intend to impose VAT on fees.  HL716

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what, if any, race equality impact assessment has been made of policy and practice relating to registering statutory rights to British citizenship.  HL717

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that the right to British citizenship under the British Nationality Act 1981 is not confused or conflated with the powers and discretion delegated to the Home Secretary to manage the immigration system including naturalisation of adult migrants.  HL718

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve investment in tennis facilities across the United Kingdom, particularly in deprived areas, in recognition of the achievements of Sir Andy Murray following his recent retirement.  HL719

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that statutory rights to be registered as a British citizen under the British Nationality Act 1981 are exercised so that all children who are born, and have grown up, in the UK are recognised as citizens.  HL720

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any disparities in Universal Credit sanctioning between ethnic groups between April 2023 and April 2024, and the reasons for such disparities.  HL721

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the present NHS commissioning system and to develop more robust arrangements to alleviate any potential of creating a two-tier system which could lead to differing priorities between Councils, the NHS, and the care sector.  HL722

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to convene with civil society organisations and education ministers from other governments on developing an international strategy for global learning.  HL723

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the current value of licensed UK arms exports to Israel, both direct and via third party states, and including through open licences.  HL724

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to respond to the outstanding Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation recommendations in relation to the approval and commissioning of new vaccines.  HL725

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what is the purpose of the UK’s arms export licensing criteria, and whether these criteria apply the precautionary principle over arms sales to prevent UK arms from being used in atrocities.  HL726

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the quality and consistency of triple negative breast cancer data collected in England; and what steps they are taking to improve it.  HL727

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 31 July (HL93), which countries they have sanctioned for providing arms to the Myanmar military.  HL728

Lord Strathcarron to ask His Majesty's Government what remit they intend to give to the National Security Online Information Team.  HL729

Lord Swire to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the progress of the Independent Office of Police Conduct in pursuing gross misconduct charges arising from Operation Midland.  HL730

Lord Swire to ask His Majesty's Government whether there are any plans to revisit or otherwise further investigate the operational conduct of Operation Midland.  HL731

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the protection of families and young children, particularly in light of (1) the decrease in local authority spending on early intervention services, and (2) the rising number of children in residential care.  HL732

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that universities remain and do not close down despite financial difficulties.  HL733

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decline in confidence among small businesses following (1) rises in energy prices, (2) the increase in material costs, and (3) the anticipated rise in employment costs.  HL734