House of Lords Business

Lord Bach to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to making the installation of solar panels on newly constructed warehouses mandatory.  HL953

Lord Bach to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to making the installation of solar panels on warehouses constructed within the last 30 years mandatory before 31 December 2030.  HL954

Lord Bach to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how many warehouses (1) do, and (2) do not, have solar panels installed, broken down by county.  HL955

Lord Bach to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to reforming the planning system to examine the installation of solar panels on newly constructed industrial premises.  HL956

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to amend the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 2015 to enable the electronic transfer of prescriptions between prisons and community pharmacies.  HL957

Baroness Buscombe to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that information published about the total value of benefits paid to claimants, including available discount schemes and grants, can be readily compared with employee salaries, which are usually quoted before tax.  HL958

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have granted the war crimes team within the Metropolitan Police Service a general power proactively to investigate alleged war crimes in the Occupied Territories, or whether that team only investigates such allegations following specific requests by the International Criminal Court in accordance with the International Crimin… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to appoint a replacement for the previous trade envoy to Iran; and if so, what appointment procedure they will follow.  HL960

Baroness Goldie to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Test and Evaluation Transformation Programme being undertaken within the Ministry of Defence has completed its first phase; if not, when is the projected date of completion; and what is proposed for the next phase of the programme after that date.  HL961

Baroness Goldie to ask His Majesty's Government whether the deployment of HMS Tamar and HMS Spey or successor ships in south-east Asia will continue.  HL962

Baroness Goldie to ask His Majesty's Government how many defence attachés are currently operating in host countries; and whether the numbers of UK defence attachés (1) increased, or (2) decreased, in (a) 2022, (b) 2023, and (c) 2024 to date.  HL963

Baroness Goldie to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in the renovation and refurbishment of service accommodation and service family accommodation; and what remains outstanding in relation to those works.  HL964

Lord Goodman of Wycombe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 5 September (HC2635), and further to the Written Statement by Baroness Swinburne on 14 March (HLWS336), whether they continue to maintain (1) the definition of extremism, and (2) the engagement principles, set… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Goodman of Wycombe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 9 September (HC2987), and further to the Written Statement by Baroness Swinburne on 14 March (HLWS336) , whether the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is continuing to fund and support the n… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Goodman of Wycombe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 9 September (HC2987), and further to the Written Statement by Baroness Swinburne on 14 March (HLWS336), what steps they are taking to counter Islamist extremism and ideologies.  HL967Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House (1) the data protection impact assessment for the Privacy Enhancing Technology contract for NHS England's Federated Data Platform, and (2) NHS England's template data protection impact assessment for each nationally commissioned product in the Federated Data Platform.  H… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 1 August (HL348), what percentage of GP surgeries and primary care centres currently offer an online booking option for GP appointments.  HL969

Lord Lamont of Lerwick to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker why, in addition to the non-executive members of the House of Lords Commission, two non-executive directors are to be recruited to the House of Lords Management Board; and how much their employment will cost.  HL970

Lord Lamont of Lerwick to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what are the responsibilities of the House of Lords Management Board; to whom it reports; and what relationship it has to the House of Lords Commission.  HL971

Lord Lamont of Lerwick to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker why applicants for the position of non-executive director of the House of Lords Management Board are asked to apply anonymously.  HL972

Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton to ask His Majesty's Government why in their proposals to reform the eligible membership of the House of Lords they have not included consideration of the bishops.  HL973

Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede on 1 August (HL330), on what basis the Ministry of Justice made a payment to the Press Recognition Panel of £430,000 in April; and whether they intend to place in the House of Lords Library a copy of all correspondence between the Ministry of Justice and Press Regulation Panel… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Naseby to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the European Union to increase the allowance under its visa-waiver policy to allow UK citizens working for UK-based hauliers to remain in the Schengen Area for more than 90 days in any 180-day period.  HL975

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government which Ministers (1) requested, and (2) approved, the appointment of Ian Corfield as a civil servant in July 2024; and which Minister and/or senior official authorised the Recruitment Principles exception application to the Civil Service Commission.  HL976

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will confirm if Ian Corfield received any payments in relation to his initial appointment as a civil servant in July 2024, prior to his subsequent conversion to a direct Ministerial appointment.  HL977

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Interests has finished reviewing Ministers’ declared interests, whether all Ministers have now declared their interests, and when they intend to publish the List of Ministers' Interests.  HL978

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to transfer Cabinet Office-sponsored (1) functions, and (2) agencies, to other Government departments.  HL979

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made regarding whether the third stage of the Border Operating Model is on schedule to operate effectively and efficiently and without causing disruption; and what representations they have received from businesses on the third stage commencement and implementation of the Border Operating Model.  … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Northbrook to ask His Majesty's Government how many cases submitted to the Criminal Cases Review Commission were outstanding on 1 September 2024.  HL981

Lord Northbrook to ask His Majesty's Government how many cases submitted to the Criminal Cases Review Commission have been concluded and reported on in (1) 2024 and (2) each of the previous five calendar years.  HL982

Lord Northbrook to ask His Majesty's Government how many cases submitted to the Criminal Cases Review Commission have remained pending and incomplete in each of the previous five calendar years, respectively.  HL983

The Lord Bishop of Norwich to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the theme of the forthcoming Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16) being designated “Peace with Nature” by the government of Colombia, and in particular of the link between environmental breakdown and conflict internationally; and what are their obj… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government what is the expected (1) process, and (2) timeframe, for any future decisions on continued sponsorship of UK Seabed Resources Limited’s two International Seabed Authority exploration contracts.  HL985

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have conducted, or plan to conduct, stakeholder consultations on any future decisions to re-sponsor UK Seabed Resources Limited’s two exploration contracts with the International Seabed Authority.  HL986

Lord Ravensdale to ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to legislate to bring in the Future Homes Standard and Future Buildings Standard; and when these will apply to all new (1) domestic, and (2) non-domestic, buildings respectively.  HL987

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to enable prisoners with work outside the confines of prison to be paid a wage.  HL988

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government which countries receive grants from the UK to reduce the number of children suffering from malnutrition.  HL989

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made regarding the finances of renting the Bibby Stockholm for the detention of asylum seekers.  HL990

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the success of integrated care boards.  HL991

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to invest in health prevention in the coming years to help lesson demands on services through earlier intervention and education.  HL992

Lord Roborough to ask His Majesty's Government what trials they intend to conduct and publish on the efficacy of vaccinating badgers in the wild against bovine tuberculosis, and its impact on transmission to cattle, before transitioning from culling to vaccination.  HL993

Lord Roborough to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of badger predation on the nests of UK Red List bird species such as lapwings and curlews.  HL994

Lord Roborough to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to requiring the Forestry Commission to increase the number of tree species supported for new planting in order to increase the resilience of forests to climate change.  HL995

Lord Roborough to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to raising the goal for National Parks to achieve net carbon neutrality by 2040.  HL996

Lord Roborough to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current quota for landing bluefin tuna in the light of the success of the species in UK territorial waters.  HL997

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what further steps they will take to tackle drug-resistant sepsis in sub-Saharan Africa.  HL998

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings of GambleAware's Annual GB Treatment and Support Survey 2023, published on 21 August.  HL999

Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to retain goals to improve access to and engagement with nature as part of the rapid review of the current Environmental Improvement Plan, announced on 30 July; and whether they intend to engage with stakeholders representing public access and recreation.  HL1000

Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for the delivery of nine new river walks, how these will be selected, and what is the timetable for delivery.  HL1001

Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to retain the public access offer within Environmental Land Management schemes so that more people can benefit from improved access to the countryside.  HL1002

Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask His Majesty's Government whether they still intend to ensure that the King Charles III England Coast Path is fully walkable by the end of 2024 and, if not, whether they have a revised timetable for delivery.  HL1003

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government when the University of Huddersfield last sought guidance from anybody affiliated with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office regarding human rights due diligence on its courses related to Bahrain.  HL1004

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential role of rural taxi services in reducing pressure on bus services in low-population areas of the country, thereby improving environmental performance.  HL1005

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve GDP growth.  HL1006

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the agribusiness sector in reaching net zero carbon emissions targets.  HL1007

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that planning regulation does not hinder the effective implementation of the 5G mobile signal.  HL1008

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the number of smart meters which malfunction in the UK.  HL1009

Lord Young of Cookham to ask His Majesty's Government how many cars in the Government Car Service are (1) fully electric, (2) hybrid, and (3) petrol or diesel.  HL1010