House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications for UK businesses and civil society of the banning by the Hong Kong authorities of websites run by members of the Hong Kong diaspora, and of proposals by those authorities to instigate further restrictions on internet freedom.  HL1435

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether it remains their policy that TikTok is banned from Government phones and devices.  HL1436

Baroness Barran to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to facilitate the growing demand for accelerated part-time study.  HL1437

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding by PA News Agency that 27,837 British drivers were convicted of drink-driving multiple times in the 11 years to 20 July; and what steps they are taking to address drink-driving.  HL1438

Lord Boateng to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risks of causing offence and damaging the UK’s reputation overseas arising from the continued retention in public collections of human remains acquired during the colonial period; and what plans they have to repatriate human remains to the nations from which they were acquired where requested.  … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Boateng to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risks of causing offence and damaging the UK’s reputation overseas arising from the sale of human remains acquired during the colonial period in public auctions; and what plans they have to prohibit those sales.  HL1440

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 8 October (HL957), when they expect considerations on extending the Electronic Prescription Service to conclude, and a decision to be taken.  HL1441

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government whether Hitachi is delivering its contracted number of trains to (1) Great Western Railway, and (2) London North Eastern Railway.  HL1442

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government, following the reduction in passenger journeys on Southeastern trains between 2019 and 2024,  whether action is being taken to match resources to demand and reduce the subsidy required from the taxpayer.  HL1443

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have given permission to Thames Water to commence work on the proposed reservoir near Abingdon.  HL1444

Lord Bradshaw to ask His Majesty's Government whether they assess that Thames Water is making the necessary investments in sewage treatment facilities to clean up the River Thames.  HL1445

Lord Carrington to ask His Majesty's Government what is their proposed timescale for the (1) consultation, and (2) review, of F gas regulation.  HL1446

Lord Carrington to ask His Majesty's Government whether the consultation on F gas regulation will include a section on mandatory training for flammable refrigerants.  HL1447

Lord Carrington to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the requirements for the training and certification of technicians in the use of alternative products during the planned transition away from fluorinated gases.  HL1448

Lord Carrington to ask His Majesty's Government which Department is responsible for F gas regulation training requirements.  HL1449

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Digital Voice switchover in the first areas of rollout is proceeding in accordance with any undertakings by BT, particularly in terms of communication with regard to: adequate notice to customers, ability to opt out, alternatives to switchover offered and delivered, electric power availability, quality of connection, a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Cox to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Human Rights Watch Kyrgyzstan: Reject Proposed Law on 'Extremist' Materials, published on 1 October, that legislative changes proposed by the government of Kyrgyzstan that would criminalise the possession of extremist materials present a risk to the right to freedom of religion or… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Network Rail’s management of the replacement of the bridge at Oxford station, with reference to its effects on local residents, disabled people and businesses; and when they expect the work to be completed.  HL1452

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration has been given to the construction of an emergency exit from the underground Holocaust Learning Centre planned for Victoria Tower Gardens.  HL1453

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to combating (1) antisemitism, and (2) anti-Zionism, in designing the contents of the planned Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens; and whether they have carried out an impact assessment of (a) that centre, or (b) any other Holocaust museum or memorial.  HL… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Eaton to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will take steps to invite officials in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to sit on, and become members of, the Flood Resilience Task Force.  HL1455

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to join Australia, Canada, Germany and the Netherlands in taking the Taliban to the International Court of Justice for gender discrimination.  HL1456

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to conduct a review of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996, with special regard to domestic housing and the effects on neighbouring properties (1) to ensure that there is an adequate balance of rights between the developer and the next-door neighbour, and (2) because basements have become more prolific in Lon… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask His Majesty's Government what impact the changes to student visa routes introduced in January, which prevent international students studying on undergraduate courses bringing family members to the UK, have had on visa application numbers.  HL1458

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Ireland regarding its decision not to go ahead with legislation to outlaw conversion therapy.  HL1459

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Scottish Government regarding their decision to abandon or delay legislation to outlaw conversion therapy.  HL1460

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government whether the start of the move-on period for newly recognised refugees will be triggered by the issue of an eVisa which replaces the biometric residence permit; and how an individual will be able to access their eVisa if they are unable to open a UKVI account.  HL1461

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to increasing the number of black and minority ethnic families sampled as part of the Family Resources Survey to improve the available data on poverty among different ethnic groups.  HL1462

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government whether their 10-year plan for the NHS will address the distribution of resources between (1) primary and secondary care and (2) urban and rural areas.  HL1463

Lord Patel of Bradford to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 11 September (HL813), whether their definition of "out of areas placement" includes admission to an appropriate independent sector mental health inpatient facility, which is in the patient’s local area and where his or her care co-ordinator can visit regularly.  Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Penn to ask His Majesty's Government how many homes they predict will need to be delivered across the Greater London area to house the predicted additional 434,000 people who will be living there by 2028 compared to 2018.  HL1465

Baroness Penn to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the delivery of housing in London in each of the past five years for which data are available.  HL1466

Baroness Penn to ask His Majesty's Government what penalties they intend to impose on the Mayor of London should he fail to meet London’s housing delivery target.  HL1467

Baroness Penn to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to promote densification of housing in Greater London.  HL1468

Baroness Penn to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to legislate to remove or amend any nutrient neutrality rules restricting housebuilding.  HL1469

Baroness Penn to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of removing or amending nutrient neutrality rules on housebuilding.  HL1470

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government, further to their policy paper A cyber resilient health and adult social care system in England: cyber security strategy to 2030, published on 22 March 2023, what progress they have made in aligning cyber resilience standards within the different organisations of the healthcare sector; how many extra staff will be needed to… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Rock to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office on 17 September (HC4655), what instruction has been given to Departments by (1) 10 Downing Street, and (2) the Cabinet Office, since the general election on removing non-executive directors from Government Departments, including the removal of Conservat… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Rock to ask His Majesty's Government for what policy reasons the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has removed non-executive directors since the general election.  HL1473

Baroness Rock to ask His Majesty's Government what remit the Commissioner for Public Appointments has over the removal of regulated public appointees from office.  HL1474

Baroness Rock to ask His Majesty's Government what guidance the Cabinet Office public appointments team has provided on practices relating to the removal of regulated public appointees from office; and whether associated guidance has been produced further to the Governance Code on Public Appointments.  HL1475

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that NHS staff are able to give evidence in court proceedings without it impacting their career.  HL1476

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans to remove VAT on defibrillators.  HL1477

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that removing VAT on defibrillators would have on the national rollout effort.  HL1478

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve survival rates for those who have out-of-hospital cardiac arrests.  HL1479

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of new AI patents.  HL1480

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations from the Confederation of British Industry to implement tax cuts for the manufacturers of (1) electric cars, (2) heat pumps, and (3) biofuel.  HL1481

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to using AI in the military.  HL1482

Lord Trefgarne to ask His Majesty's Government whether their policy in respect of the Falkland Islands continues to reflect the views and wishes of the islanders.  HL1483