House of Lords Business

Lord Balfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Sherlock on 3 September (HL Deb col 1046), what aspects of domestic law have been in breach of the provisions of the Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter and the Revised European Social Charter 1996, preventing their ratification; and what is the legislative timetable for correcting these b… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to revise the factors they take into account when considering the suitability of individuals to be nominated for a life peerage.  <uin>HL736</uin>

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of fee-charging agencies offering coaching to prospective applicants for membership of the House.  <uin>HL737</uin>

Lord Browne of Ladyton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the current state of the global crude oil fleet, and (2) the number of vessels that have 'gone dark' since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.  <uin>HL738</uin>

Lord Browne of Ladyton to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Health and Safety Executive will have regard to the environmental principles policy statement when formulating its final restriction opinion on the risks to human health and the environment of using lead in ammunition.  <uin>HL739</uin>

Lord Browne of Ladyton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the last Valuation Office Agency business rates revaluation on critical national infrastructure, including airports and power stations.  <uin>HL740</uin>

Lord Browne of Ladyton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the scale of innovation in the UK’s defence and security sector, in the light of the success of non-legacy defence contractors in recent US procurement rounds.  <uin>HL741</uin>

Lord Browne of Ladyton to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to assess whether current investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms within treaties to which the UK is a signatory have produced outcomes that are in the UK’s national interest.  <uin>HL742</uin>

Lord Browne of Ladyton to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede on 24 July (HL Deb col 501), what further discussions, if any, have taken place about the formulation and timetabling of anti-SLAPP legislation.  <uin>HL743</uin>

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the long-term (1) cost, and (2) sustainability, of public sector pensions; and what assessment they have made of how such pensions compare to those paid in the private sector.  <uin>HL744</uin>

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to review the level of state contributions to public sector pensions.  <uin>HL745</uin>

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask His Majesty's Government what are the salaries of each of the Ministers and Whips in the House of Lords.  <uin>HL746</uin>

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the intensification of land confiscation, settlement construction and settlement expansion in the Occupied Palestinian Territories since 7 October 2023.  <uin>HL747</uin>

Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park to ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to introduce secondary legislation under Schedule 17 to the Environment Act 2021; and what plans they have to review the regulations once implemented.  <uin>HL748</uin>

Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to carry out a monitoring report of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, including its environmental impact and impact on deforestation; whether they will include opportunities for expert stakeholders to provide their views and evidence; and how often they pla… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with arm’s-length bodies regarding civil action being taken against their staff due to gender-critical views.  <uin>HL750</uin>

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask His Majesty's Government whether government departments give equal consideration and status to staff sex equality and equity networks as they do to LGBT+ and other diversity groupings.  <uin>HL751</uin>

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy on Civil Service and other Government staff adding membership or support logos to their official email or correspondence signatures.  <uin>HL752</uin>

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government why it is not possible to export Zolvix from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.  <uin>HL753</uin>

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government which 10 local authorities in the UK had the most asylum seekers supported by the Home Office by proportion of population in the most recent year for which figures are available.  <uin>HL754</uin>

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government which 10 local authorities in the UK had the most asylum seekers in the most recent year for which figures are available, and how much funding each of those 10 local authorities received to support asylum seekers.  <uin>HL755</uin>

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government how many foreign prisoners are currently in prisons in England and Wales, what proportion that represents of the prison population, what proportion are sentenced for criminal offences making them eligible for deportation, and from which 10 countries the highest number of prisoners come.  <uin>HL756</uin>

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government who are the members of the Health and Safety Executive's UK Rodenticide Stewardship Government Oversight Group that oversees second generation anticoagulant rodenticides and their effect on non-target species.  <uin>HL757</uin>

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to upgrade the ultrasound and x-ray equipment and software used in breast cancer screening units, to improve breast cancer detection; and what is their estimate of the proportion of units that have access to upgraded software and equipment.  <uin>HL758</uin>

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve (1) the diagnosis of autism, and (2) support for those who are assessed as having autism.  <uin>HL759</uin>

Lord Roborough to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to continue their partnership with the British Standards Institute on creating high-integrity natural capital and carbon offsetting standards.  <uin>HL760</uin>

Lord Roborough to ask His Majesty's Government what consultation and information gathering on food security and rural employment they undertook prior to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero’s decision to approve large new solar farms on agricultural land.  <uin>HL761</uin>

Lord Roborough to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the Woodland Carbon Code and Peatland Carbon Code are certified under the Integrity Council on Voluntary Carbon Market's Core Carbon Principles.  <uin>HL762</uin>

Lord Roborough to ask His Majesty's Government whether their planned land use framework will consider renewable energy and other development, as well as food security and nature recovery.  <uin>HL763</uin>

Lord Roborough to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they are making to allow for the entry of Woodland Carbon Units and Peatland Carbon Units into the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.  <uin>HL764</uin>

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government when the regeneration funds of £20 million each for Londonderry and Coleraine, announced on 6 March, will be released.  <uin>HL765</uin>

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 5 August (HL273), when they will review their commitments in the Disability Action Plan, published on 5 February; and where they will publish their response.  <uin>HL766</uin>

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Collins of Highbury on 1 August (HL313), what recent conversations they have had with other states regarding the timelines of replenishment for major global health multilaterals.  <uin>HL767</uin>

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with train operating companies regarding the practice of conducting ticket checks at the footbridge of Sheffield railway station, which is a public right of way.  <uin>HL768</uin>

Baroness Seccombe to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to amend the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act 1995.  <uin>HL769</uin>

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of increasing housing costs.  <uin>HL770</uin>

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address teacher shortages.  <uin>HL771</uin>

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increasing number of migrant deaths when attempting to cross the English Channel.  <uin>HL772</uin>

Viscount Waverley to ask His Majesty's Government when the application by China to situate its embassy in a new site in London is expected to be determined; and whether they anticipate any delay to that process, and if so, why.  <uin>HL773</uin>

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the results of the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 6, which allocated 1.63 per cent of the total megawatts available to applicants from Wales, with which stakeholders in Wales they held discussions prior to reaching that decision.  <uin>HL774</uin>

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the results for floating offshore wind project applications in the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 6, on what basis were (1) 400 megawatts of contracts awarded to projects in Scotland, and (2) no contracts awarded to projects in Wales.  <uin>HL775</uin>