House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what actions they are taking to protect and support displaced members of religious minorities fleeing terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso.  HL1780

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what actions they are taking to encourage the government of Iran to respect freedom of religion or belief for Baha'is in that country, in particular with regard to the provision of medical attention for detained citizens, such as Mahvash Sabet; and what they are doing to secure the release of wrongfully detained Baha'i commun… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights report Situation of human rights in Myanmar, published on 4 September; what action they are taking with allies in the international community in response to that human rights situation; and what actions they are taking to ensure… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support calls for accountability for atrocity crimes in Myanmar by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; and what steps they are taking to support the case brought by The Gambia in the International Court of Justice against Myanmar for alleged breaches of the Genocide Convention committed ag… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking in response to the mass killing of Rohyinya people, including mainly women and children, in August by drone and artillery attacks in Maungdaw of the Rakhine State in Myanmar.  HL1784

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to strengthen the implementation of sanctions against Myanmar, and to consider further sanctions, particularly on aviation fuel, to prevent the supply of funds, fuels and arms to the government of that country.  HL1785

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend applications of asylum seekers moved from the Chagos Islands to St Helena to be processed while they are on St Helena, and over what timescale.  HL1786

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what security and policing assessment has been conducted regarding the decision to move asylum seekers from the Chagos Islands to St Helena with respect to the latter.  HL1787

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 19 March (HL Deb cols 93–96), what progress, if any, they have made in ensuring that there is automatic provision of accessible flat screen payment devices to hospitality and retail outlets, and specifically tactile covers to ensure these payment systems comply with the Equality A… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the government of Serbia regarding the All-Serb Assembly joint declaration of June 2024.  HL1789

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to sanctioning individuals involved in the issuing of the All-Serb Assembly joint declaration of June 2024 as part of their Bosnia and Herzegovina sanctions regime.  HL1790

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to disaggregate data collection in Government Departments in relation to Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities.  HL1791

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to lowering the legal alcohol limit for drivers as tested by a breathalyser.  HL1792

Lord Caine to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to commission an update to the assessment of the structure, role and purpose of paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland published on 19 October 2015.  HL1793

Lord Caine to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the continuing validity of the assessment of the structure, role and purpose of paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland published on 19 October 2015.  HL1794

Lord Caine to ask His Majesty's Government whether it remains the assessment of the Police Service of Northern Ireland and MI5 that the Provisional IRA (PIRA) continues to exist, including the Provisional Army Council (PAC) and, if so, whether the relationship between the PAC, PIRA and Sinn Féin remains as was set out in the assessment of the structure, role and purpose of paramil… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reconsider their funding of UNRWA, in the light of reports that (1) Ismail Haniyeh, and a bodyguard of Yahyah Sinwar, were both former UNRWA teachers; and (2) UNRWA staff have stolen food intended for Gazans.  HL1796

Baroness Doocey to ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of the Social Market Foundation and Police Federation joint report Pay and Morale Survey 2023, published in February, what assessment they have made of current morale within the police service in England and Wales.  HL1797

Baroness Doocey to ask His Majesty's Government to what extent they are prioritising work to connect civil and family courts' databases and IT systems with police databases and IT systems to inform policing vetting procedures.  HL1798

Baroness Doocey to ask His Majesty's Government what steps the Home Office is taking in response to the Domestic Abuse Commissioner’s briefing Shifting the Scales of Justice, published in September, particularly in relation to the call for the immediate institution of a data-sharing firewall between the police and immigration enforcement.  HL1799

Baroness Doocey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need to amend police regulations in relation to allegations of police-perpetrated domestic abuse or violence against women and girls.  HL1800

Baroness Doocey to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support forces to minimise the number of police officers posted in back office or business support functions where their warranted powers are not required.  HL1801

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 25 September (HL1209), how the governance structures of the House hold the Clerk of the Parliaments and the Management Board accountable.  HL1802

Lord German to ask His Majesty's Government whether immigration legal aid providers can be reached by public transport from the Wethersfield accommodation site.  HL1803

Lord German to ask His Majesty's Government how many residents at Wethersfield accommodation site have had their asylum case substantive interview since 1 September; and how many of these cases had a legal representative.  HL1804

Lord German to ask His Majesty's Government whether there is a requirement for employees at the Wethersfield accommodation site to be trained in detecting signs of trauma and torture, as well as mental health awareness.  HL1805

Lord German to ask His Majesty's Government how many Home Office staff work at the Wethersfield accommodation site.  HL1806

Baroness Goudie to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of school nurses to ensure adequate coverage across the country.  HL1807

Baroness Goudie to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to end the geographical disparity in care by ensuring equitable distribution of school nurses on the basis of need.  HL1808

Baroness Goudie to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to implement a robust system to track the school nurse workforce to enable informed decision-making and resource allocation.  HL1809

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the World Health Organization evacuate women and children from Gaza to Europe for medical treatment; and whether any of the patients being evacuated will be treated in the UK.  HL1810

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government whether consultations were held with representatives of the Chagossian community prior to the decision to hand over sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius and, if so, how many meetings were held; and what other steps were taken.  HL1811

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government whether the portraits of Elizabeth I, Sir Walter Raleigh, William Gladstone, Margaret Thatcher and William Shakespeare, which formerly hung in 10 Downing Street, have either been (1) rehung elsewhere; or (2) moved into storage; and if so, where.  HL1812

Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the HMRC guidance of 10 October on the steps that steps independent schools should take to pay VAT on their fees with effect from 1 January 2025 is reissued to correct any errors in, and improve the drafting of, that guidance.  HL1813

Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government how they plan to apportion the revenue raised by charging VAT on school fees between the recruitment of more teachers, the creation of more nurseries and the establishment of breakfast clubs in all primary schools.  HL1814

Lord Lexden to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of independent schools which will absorb wholly or in part their VAT charge from 1 January 2025 rather than increasing their fees.  HL1815

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government how much Sue Gray will be paid as a severance payment for leaving her role as Chief of Staff; whether the severance will include a pension contribution; and whether the severance payment needs to be paid back, in whole or part, if Sue Gray rejoins Government as a direct ministerial appointment.  HL1816

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the Model Contract for Special Advisers, what is the value of any severance payment in lieu of notice if a special adviser is dismissed during, or at the conclusion of, a special adviser’s four-month probationary period.  HL1817

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of local food partnerships; and what steps they are taking to support their development.  HL1818

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to removing differences in Universal Credit allowance entitlements for recipients under the age of 25 in their Universal Credit review.  HL1819

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost savings that universal fracture liaison services will generate for the NHS through the prevention of secondary fractures.  HL1820

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of delayed osteoporosis diagnosis on hospital bed occupancy rates; and what assessment they have made of how fracture liaison services could mitigate those pressures.  HL1821

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with (1) NHS England, and (2) integrated care boards, regarding the provision of fracture liaison services.  HL1822

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the economic impact of osteoporotic fractures on the working-age population, and (2) the effect of universal fracture liaison services on economic activity.  HL1823

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they are holding with (1) the Irish Football Association, and (2) UEFA, to ensure that Belarusian players are granted visas to enable them to play against Northern Ireland at the National Stadium in Belfast.  HL1824

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many fines were imposed against gambling companies by the Gambling Commission for failing to meet their social responsibility obligations in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, (4) 2022, (5) 2023, and (6) 2024.  HL1825

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of cash access of those living in the most rural areas.  HL1826

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to protect the use of cash in the purchasing of everyday goods and services.  HL1827

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what recent representations they have made to the government of Iran regarding the persecution of Christians in that country.  HL1828

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government whether they recognise the treatment of Uyghur Muslims by the government of China as genocide.  HL1829

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government, in the NHS database hack by Qilin in June, (1) how many individual patients' data were hacked, (2) whether data were hacked that could be used to identify any individual, (3) whether, and what, medical information was hacked, and (4) whether any results were hacked and, if so, what type of results.  HL1830

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government, following the database hack by Qilin in June, what assessment they have made of the use of single databases for storage of information in the NHS; and what risks they have identified.  HL1831

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they taking to support the music industry following a slowing rate of growth.  HL1832

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they taking to protect consumers from rising home insurance prices.  HL1833

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to maintaining the temporary cut in fuel duty.  HL1834

Lord Touhig to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to resuming recruitment for a task group to implement the recommendations of the Buckland Review of Autism Employment, published on 28 February.  HL1835

Lord Touhig to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to expanding the recommendations of the Buckland Review of Autism Employment, published on 28 February, across neurodiversity more widely.  HL1836

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government how many operational frigates are in the Royal Naval order of battle.  HL1837

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what plans the UK Military Flying Training System has to resolve the obstacles in the training pipeline.  HL1838

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government whether the work of Royal Fleet Auxiliary Proteus is being affected by the ongoing strike action of Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel.  HL1839

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government when the second undersea cable protection ship will join the Royal Navy.  HL1840

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government whether Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships are classed as military.  HL1841

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government how many F-35B jets will be in the UK inventory by May 2025.  HL1842

The Lord Bishop of Winchester to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) on 18 October (HC8437), how many FCDO staff are dedicated to freedom of religion or belief and at what level of seniority.  HL1843