House of Lords Business

Earl Attlee to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have received the report by the Earl Attlee, Harassment of the Heavy Haulage Industry by West Midlands Police, dated 10 May; and if so, whether they found it to be inaccurate, unfair or technically incorrect.  HL1097

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what expectation they have for train operating companies and ticket websites to provide information to passengers using mobility scooters about their use of a pass policy for the scooter, either when wheelchair seats or passenger support is booked.  HL1098

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of removing VAT liability from general further education colleges, given that sixth form colleges are not liable.  HL1099

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for the existing draft PSHE statutory guidance; what steps they are taking to ensure that the final version is evidence-based; and what is the timeline for action on the PSHE statutory guidance.  HL1100

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure, through the land use framework or other mechanisms, that local and larger-scale battery storage facilities are placed in appropriate locations on suitable land classes.  HL1101

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the appropriateness of dental surgeries profiting from the sale of dental hygiene products, including mouthwashes containing chlorhexidine; and what assessment they have made on the financial impact for dentists and patients.  HL1102

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to secure the recycling of medical blister packs, particularly to ensure that provision for collection is free, universal, and processing can be done in the UK.  HL1103

Lord Caine to ask His Majesty's Government what (1) meetings, and (2) phone or video calls, the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff has had with representatives of Sinn Fein since the general election.  HL1104

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to negotiate a visa-waiver agreement with the EU that allows UK artists and support staff to work in any part of the EU for up to 90 days in a period of 180 days.  HL1105

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to negotiate bilateral agreements for work permits with individual EU member states which do not currently offer cultural exemptions for work of up to 90 days.  HL1106

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to make Eurostar St Pancras a CITES designated port.  HL1107

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to reduce the cost of the ATA Carnet for cultural goods.  HL1108

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to negotiate a cabotage exemption for the creative industries within the EU.  HL1109

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to further improve the provision of A1 forms, in particular for self-employed workers in the music industry touring in the EEA.  HL1110

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the recent publication of the Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals, Great Britain 2023, what plans they have to increase funding for the further development and uptake of human-specific methods that can replace the use of animals in medical research, such as computer modelling and organ… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the recent publication of the Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals, Great Britain 2023, whether they have considered the merits of legislative action such as 'Herbie's Law', to support a further decrease in the number of scientific procedures performed on living animals and to support t… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government what undertakings they have given, if any, to the family of the late Patrick Finucane that the scope or terms of the public inquiry into his murder, announced on 11 September, will differ from those of the inquiry previously proposed to the family.  HL1113

Lord Farmer to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 7 August (HL344), how many staff in (1) the Treasury, (2) HM Revenue and Customs, and (3) Valuation Office Agency, are permitted to undertake diversity-related network time during core working hours; what is the percentage of overall working time they are permitted to spend on such n… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Farmer to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 7 August (HL344), how many staff in the Home Office are permitted to undertake diversity-related network time during core working hours; what is the percentage of overall working time they are permitted to spend on such network activity; how many hours are allocated in total; what ar… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Farmer to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 7 August (HL344), how many staff in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero are permitted to undertake diversity-related network time during core working hours; what is the percentage of overall working time they are permitted to spend on such network activity; how many hours… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Farmer to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 7 August (HL344), how many staff in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office are permitted to undertake diversity-related network time during core working hours; what is the percentage of overall working time they are permitted to spend on such network activity; how many hour… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Foster of Bath to ask His Majesty's Government, in addition to the £10.5 million of funding made available to Eurostar, Eurotunnel and Port of Dover for the introduction of the EU Entry-Exit System, what other projects and funding they have planned that can be expedited immediately to ease the potential disruption, not least to the Kent road network.  HL1118&l… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government how many vehicles in England are licensed in total; and what is the number broken down by (1) cars, (2) HGVs, (3) motorbikes, and (4) other categories of vehicles.  HL1119

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government when Hammersmith Bridge will re-open to traffic.  HL1120

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support collaboration between universities and industry on upskilling to address skill gaps in the domestic supply chain of semiconductor chips.  HL1121

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Merron on 11 September (HL Deb col 1562) that they propose that 250 micrograms of folic acid per 100 grams should be added to non-wholemeal wheat flour, what scientific advice they have received on the maximum volume of folic acid per 100 grams that could be added to non-wholemeal wheat flour without d… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Lucas to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Centre for Perioperative Care's CPOC Manifesto: A Blueprint for NHS Efficiency, published on 12 April, in the light of the review of the NHS by Lord Darzi of Denham.  HL1123

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) serious injuries, and (2) deaths, of pedestrians occurred as a result of dangerous or careless cycling on pedal bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters in each of the past three years.  HL1124

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made on the impact on the Motor Insurers' Bureau of accidents caused by pedal bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters in the absence of any insurance cover.  HL1125

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the work of rural police task forces in reducing rural crimes; and what plans they have to encourage rural task forces in areas they do not exist.  HL1126

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to making insurance cover for pedal bikes, e- bikes and e-scooters compulsory; and what assessment they have made of the benefits that could be gained.  HL1127

Lord Mann to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many members of the House of Lords who have been members for more than a year have not made an oral contribution in the Chamber or in Grand Committee since 1 January 2020.  HL1128

The Lord Bishop of Norwich to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to meet international obligations for nature conservation, including the Ramsar Convention, the Bern Convention and the EU Birds and Habitats Directives.  HL1129

The Lord Bishop of Norwich to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefit of forest schools and similar nature-focused learning for child development.  HL1130

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 12 September (HL Deb cols 168GC–172GC), what assessment they have made of excluding cattle from the catchment areas of salmon spawning streams.  HL1131

Baroness Porter of Fulwood to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made for future graduate recruitment into the prison workforce (including for the cohort graduating in 2025).  HL1132

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations of the report by Zero Hour, Net Zero: The Ambition Gap, published on 10 August 2022.  HL1133

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations of the report by Zero Hour, Creating a Nature-rich UK, published on 13 September 2023.  HL1134

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to align their carbon emission reduction plan with the UK's proportionate share of the remaining global carbon budget for limiting global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.  HL1135

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) halt, and (2) reverse, nature loss by 2030.  HL1136

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to eradicate rough sleeping in England; and what is their timescale for doing so.  HL1137