House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to Lithuania's referral of Belarus to the International Criminal Court, and whether they support the referral.  HL1484

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to join Germany, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands in bringing proceedings against the Taliban as the de facto government of Afghanistan for the violations of Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.  HL1485

Lord Browne of Ladyton to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Prime Minister's speech at the UN General Assembly on 26 September, whether they are supportive of an international treaty on Autonomous Weapon Systems.  HL1486

Lord Caine to ask His Majesty's Government whether they carried out an impact assessment prior to the decision not to proceed with UK-wide implementation of “Not for EU” labelling with regard to the availability of goods in Northern Ireland; and if so, whether they plan to publish that assessment.  HL1487

Lord Cashman to ask His Majesty's Government, in view of the advancing mpox epidemic, especially clade Ib, and given that a recent study has found that the effect of Imvanex wanes to undetectable levels after one year, to what extent His Majesty's Government hold a mixed stockpile of the three globally approved vaccines.  HL1488

Lord Cashman to ask His Majesty's Government whether, since the PALM007 study has shown the antiviral ingredient tecovirimat does not always reduce the duration of mpox lesions, a mixed stockpile of antiviral agents for mpox is being considered.  HL1489

Lord Farmer to ask His Majesty's Government why the Genomics England and NHS England ‘Generation Study’, offering 100,000 newborns whole genome sequencing after birth to diagnose and support a number of genetic conditions, does not include 22q11.2 deletion syndrome which meets the four requisite principles for inclusion.  HL1490

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what support they have given to the International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion and Belief in Berlin on 10 October.  HL1491

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Collins of Highbury on 31 July (HL154), when they expect to announce whether they will appoint a Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion and Belief.  HL1492

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the written answer by Lord Markham of 17 May (HL4521), whether the recommended limit of 30g a day of fat contained in the Eatwell Guide is also based on the Committee on Medical Aspects of Nutrition Policy (COMA) 1994 report, and if so whether the guidance should be updated in the light of further, more up-to-date… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office on 17 September (HC4644), what assessment they have made of the risks associated with former Labour Party staffers who are now working as civil servants having access to papers relating to the work of the previous Administration  Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livermore on 19 September (HL976), which specific Minister requested the appointment of Ian Corfield as a civil servant in July.  HL1495

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livermore on 19 September (HL976), whether the Treasury holds a Ministerial Code declaration made to the Permanent Secretary when Ian Cofield was appointed as a civil servant; and if so, whether they will place a copy of the declaration in the Library of the House.  HL1496… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 19 September, whether the Cabinet Office holds a Ministerial Code declaration made to the Permanent Secretary when Jessica Sarjeant was appointed as a civil servant; and if so, whether they will place a copy of the declaration in the Library of the House.  … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 4 October, what estimate they have made of the cost to business of imposing the mission-led measures in public procurement, and any associated increase in public procurement costs to taxpayers; and what estimate they have made of the cost to business of delaying the commen… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of Newcastle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the financial impact that the five-week wait has on those awaiting their first Universal Credit payment.  HL1499

The Lord Bishop of Newcastle to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend the provision of free school meals to all children living in households in receipt of Universal Credit.  HL1500

The Lord Bishop of Newcastle to ask His Majesty's Government how they plan to consult and engage with local groups and schools as part of the child poverty taskforce.  HL1501

The Lord Bishop of Newcastle to ask His Majesty's Government with which external experts from the region of the North East they plan to engage as part of their child poverty taskforce.  HL1502

Baroness Pidgeon to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Blake of Leeds on 7 October that savings of between £110 million and £150 million would accrue from the public ownership of the railway (HL Deb col 1833), how this figure was calculated.  HL1503

Baroness Quin to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have had, or will have, discussions with the Scottish Government about shared responsibilities for the water quality of the River Tweed.  HL1504

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to collect data from local authorities on the condition of cycleways and footpaths; whether they intend to allocate funding for maintenance; and what assessment they have made of the impact that this would have on active travel.  HL1505

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government how they monitor the condition of bridges; and when they last received a request for data collection from local authorities concerning bridge conditions.  HL1506

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to expanding transport funding for local authorities from annual allocations to five-year periods, in line with the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement, to encourage long-term maintenance regimes; and what assessment they have made of the cost-effectiveness of this.  HL15… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of funding allocations made so far for the Turing Scheme; and whether they have any plans to change the criteria used for the scheme to increase its effectiveness.  HL1508

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of (1) educational buildings, (2) mosques, (3) churches, (4) hospitals, and (5) synagogues, have been destroyed or damaged by war in Gaza since October 2023.  HL1509

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of knife-related homicides between 2000 and 2024 were by machete.  HL1510

Lord Roborough to ask His Majesty's Government whether any underspend in the 2023–24 budget for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will be rolled forward to enhance future years’ budgets.  HL1511

Lord Roborough to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of wild badgers need to be vaccinated to achieve the same efficacy in reducing bovine tuberculosis as culling badgers; and what assessment they have made of the feasibility of this.  HL1512

Lord Roborough to ask His Majesty's Government whether they aim to ensure that the Land Use Framework merely informs decisions by land owners and does not set prescriptive requirements.  HL1513

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the finding in the Christians Against Poverty report Under the rubble of debt and poverty, published in May, that 59 per cent of their new clients had incomes below the poverty line, what steps they will take to reduce the number of individuals living below this threshold.  HL1514… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Christians Against Poverty briefing paper Deficit budgets: The cost to stay alive, published in September, what steps they are taking to address the impact of deficit budgets on the mental and physical health of those affected.  HL1515

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Christians Against Poverty briefing paper Deficit budgets: The cost to stay alive, published in September, what steps they are taking to increase access to financial advice and debt management services for those experiencing deficit budgets.  HL1516

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Christians Against Poverty briefing paper Deficit budgets: The cost to stay alive, published in September, what assessment they have made of the finding in that paper that 82 per cent of Christians Against Poverty coaches have seen an increase in the number of clients with deficit budgets in the… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect renters as availability of rental properties decreases.  HL1518

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of technology in addressing the rise of vehicle-related incidents due to potholes.  HL1519

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the impact of AI deep fake videos, particularly in relation to politicians.  HL1520

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the adult education budget was, or has been, allocated to Combined Mayoral Authorities in (1) 2023–24, (2) 2024–25, and (3) 2025–26, under devolution agreements.  HL1521

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government how many people were enrolled on courses funded under the 'Free courses for jobs' scheme in 2022–23; and how many of them were earning more than £25,000.  HL1522

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the effect of restricting eligibility to the 'Free courses for jobs' to those earning under £25,000 on the number of courses offered which deliver qualifications covered by the initiative.  HL1523