House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to seek the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners in Myanmar.  HL1844

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to appointing a special envoy for Myanmar to coordinate a comprehensive policy for that country, and to implementing measures similar to those contained in the BURMA Act of the United States.  HL1845

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to empower the pro-democracy movement in Myanmar, in particular (1) the National Unity Government, (2) the ethnic nationalities, (3) civil society within the country and along its borders, (4) journalists, and (5) human rights defenders, in their work for a transition to genuine federal democracy fo… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Earl Attlee to ask His Majesty's Government how their proposed Great British Railways organisation will differ from the Strategic Rail Authority that was abolished in 2006.  HL1847

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce biosecurity measures to ensure gene-edited crops do not enter the human food or animal feed systems, or the wider environment, in the light of the recent announcement of field trials of gene-edited crops on 25 commercial farms.  HL1848

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government whether the seed produced by the open field trials of gene-edited crops on 25 commercial farms in England will be tested in accordance with the regulations for the National Lists; and whether the seed will be identified and labelled as a genetically modified variety.  HL1849

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government whether they obtained a legal opinion on the status of crops grown under the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 in relation to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety; whether the Cartagena Protocol requires these crops to be labelled as genetically modified organisms for the purpose of trade; and whether t… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government whether farmers in the vicinity of the recently announced open field trials of gene-edited crops on 25 commercial farms in England will be given notice of the trials and the opportunity to object.  HL1851

Lord Caine to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Basildon on 21 October (HL1373), whether Sue Gray agreed the terms of reference for her role as envoy to the nations and regions with the Prime Minister prior to accepting the post and, if so, why these terms have yet to be published; whether her new role is part-time or full-time; and w… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Caine to ask His Majesty's Government on what date Sue Gray formally took up her role as the Prime Minister’s envoy for the nations and regions.  HL1853

Lord Caine to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions the Prime Minister had with the Secretaries of State for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland respectively before appointing Sue Gray as his envoy to the nations and regions of the United Kingdom.  HL1854

Lord Caine to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions the Prime Minister had with the First Ministers of Scotland and Wales, the First and deputy First Ministers of Northern Ireland, and combined authority mayors prior to appointing Sue Gray as his envoy to the nations and regions.  HL1855

The Earl of Clancarty to ask His Majesty's Government whether reducing absenteeism in schools will be an explicit goal of the curriculum review.  HL1856

Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increase of insurance premiums for motor vehicles and dwellings.  HL1857

Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard to ask His Majesty's Government what actions they are taking to reach agreement with the European Union on the issue of veterinary medicine supplies for Northern Ireland.  HL1858

Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard to ask His Majesty's Government what were the overall costs associated with all aspects of implementing the Windsor Framework Agreement for Northern Ireland, including the installation and staffing of border inspection posts.  HL1859

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government how many prosecutions of individuals accused of smuggling migrants across the English Channel in small boats have taken place in the past three years.  HL1860

Lord Evans of Weardale to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk posed by the explosives on board the wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery; what plans they have to mitigate that risk; and to what extent they have been implemented.  HL1861

Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the provisions of section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (as amended) around the impact of their decision to impose VAT on school fees.  HL1862

Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee to ask His Majesty's Government when the Foreign Secretary will meet members of the Chagossian community who live in the United Kingdom.  HL1863

Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee to ask His Majesty's Government whether it is their position that British Overseas Territories should be governed by the principle of self-determination; and if so, how they have applied the principle in the case of the British Indian Ocean Territory.  HL1864

Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie to ask His Majesty's Government whether providers offering Level 6 qualifications funded through the Dance and Drama Awards scheme will attract VAT.  HL1865

Baroness Goudie to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which children’s hospices rely on the annual £25 million funding from NHS England; and what plans they have to secure this funding beyond 2024–25 to prevent a shortfall in services.  HL1866

Baroness Goudie to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of delays experienced by children’s hospices in receiving the £25 million annual NHS England funding, which is now distributed by Integrated Care Boards, and what steps they are taking to ensure timely access to this funding in future years.  HL1867

Baroness Goudie to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that children's hospices can continue to provide lifeline care if the £25 million annual funding from NHS England is not extended beyond 2024–25.  HL1868

Baroness Hazarika to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the total amount of child maintenance arrears owed to date; and of the total number of children for whom maintenance is accordingly outstanding.  HL1869

Baroness Hazarika to ask His Majesty's Government what is the total amount of child maintenance arrears collected through enforcement action to date.  HL1870

Baroness Hazarika to ask His Majesty's Government how many times the Child Maintenance Service has used the following enforcement sanctions to date: (1) suspended passport confiscation, (2) suspended disqualification from driving, (3) immediate prison sentence, (4) immediate passport confiscation, and (5) immediate driving disqualification.  HL1871

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Reporters Without Borders article One year in Gaza: how Israel orchestrated a media blackout on a region at war, published on 3 October; and what representations, if any, they have made to the government of Israel regarding the barring of international journalists from the Gaza Strip. �… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Helic to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the agreement signed by the governments of France and Serbia pertaining to the sale of 12 Rafale fighter jets to Serbia; and (2) of the implications for peace and security in the Western Balkans.  HL1873

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what planning applications the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office have made to fly flags that do not have deemed consent.  HL1874

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what the policy of the Office for Equality and Opportunity is on recognising species dysphoria.  HL1875

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have conducted any further assessment of the Provisional IRA’s Amy Council, including its influence on the political direction of Sinn Féin and its access to weapons, since they published their Assessment of Paramilitary Groups in Northern Ireland in October 2015.  HL1876

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 21 October (HL1232), why the number of foreign national offenders removed from the UK who have served a custodial sentence of at least 12 months is not separately available in Government statistics.  HL1877

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what is the current status of their review into equality, diversity and inclusion spending in the Armed Forces.  HL1878

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State at the Department for Health and Social Care on 7 October (HC4240), what guidance (1) the Department for Health and Social Care, and (2) NHS England, have given to NHS trusts and its arms-length bodies on reducing external spending on equality, diversity, and inclus… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington to ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the Department for Health and Social Care’s publication of the updated Notification of Child Death Form, whether they have adopted self-identification for under-18s; and if so, how this aligns with their response to the Cass Review.  HL1880

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington to ask His Majesty's Government with reference to the Department for Health and Social Care’s publication of the updated Notification of Child Death Form, which Minister, if any, approved the new questions on gender identity.  HL1881

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington to ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the Department for Health and Social Care’s publication of the updated Notification of Child Death Form, whether the new questions on gender identity are voluntary for (1) NHS staff to ask, and (2) parents to answer.  HL1882

Lord Kempsell to ask His Majesty's Government how many special advisers are employed by the Government.  HL1883

Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 14 October (HL1256), what plans they have for a ministerial visit to Diego Garcia before legislation relating to the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands is introduced to Parliament.  HL1884

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Scottish Guardianship Service for unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors, following the publication of the report An evaluation of the Scottish Guardianship Service in November 2021.  HL1885

Lord Marlesford to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan with a view to preventing the persecution of Christians in that country.  HL1886

Lord Marlesford to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what would now be the daily attendance allowance if it were adjusted for inflation, as measured by the retail price index, from the level of £300 set in October 2010.  HL1887

Lord Marlesford to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what has the cost been to date of the reconstruction of Peers' Entrance; and what is the budget for the total cost of this project.  HL1888

Lord Marlesford to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to upgrade the A12 between Ipswich and Lowestoft.  HL1889

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Basildon on 21 October (HL1282), how many substantive disclosures have been issued, since the general election, by the Department for Business and Trade in response to Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI) requests on Civil Service workplace occupancy across the department; a… 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 Smith of Basildon on 21 October (HL1282), how many substantive disclosures have been issued, since the general election, by the Department for Work and Pensions in response to Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI) requests on Civil Service workplace occupancy across the department; an… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Reay to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livermore on 20 September (HL1065), what plans they have, if any, to reform the Financial Conduct Authority to help make the City of London more competitive.  HL1892

Lord Reay to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority's proposals on mandatory equality reporting on the competitiveness of financial services companies operating in the United Kingdom.  HL1893

Lord Reay to ask His Majesty's Government, following the Financial Ombudsman Service decision of September in relation to MoneySuperMarket, what is the policy position of (1) the Office for Equality and Opportunity and (2) the Equality and Human Rights Commission on whether (a) gender identity and (b) non-binary status are protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. �… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in reforming the NHS dental contract, and what plans they have to roll out a new patient-centred system.  HL1895

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that everyone who needs one is able to access a NHS dentist.  HL1896

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to review the inflationary impact of the Border Target Operating Model.  HL1897

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UK's state of readiness for the implementation of new customs and parcel arrangements under the Windsor Framework from 31 March 2025.  HL1898

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of traffic management and driver welfare measures in the event of queues relating to the introduction of the European Union's Entry/Exit system.  HL1899

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made on developing a sanitary and phytosanitary agreement with the European Union.  HL1900

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UK's state of readiness for the implementation of (1) safety and security declarations for imports, (2) import checks on medium-risk fruits and vegetables, and (3) checks on EU goods arriving from the Republic of Ireland to west coast ports, in relation to the Border Target Operat… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, further to their report The impact of patient age on clinical decision-making in oncology, published on 23 February 2012, what recent assessment they have made of the extent to which age is a factor in oncology treatment decisions.  HL1902

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 21 October (HL1588), whether the public consultation on modern slavery in the NHS supply chain will include alternatives to the Modern Slavery Assessment tool, such as element-analysis processes.  HL1903

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have conducted any checks of products they use which contain cotton to ascertain where the cotton was grown.  HL1904

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government what procedures they apply to NHS product supply chains to identify if any products which contains cotton are grown in the Xinjiang area of China.  HL1905

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what is the total value of gifts and hospitality given to UK diplomats, embassy staff and ministers, by (1) Saudi Arabia, (2) Bahrain, (3) the United Arab Emirates, (4) Qatar, and (5) Kuwait in the last two years.  HL1906

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government, in notifying individuals that they may be eligible to Winter Fuel Payments, whether they took steps to ensure that letters were not sent to deceased people whose relatives had used the Tell Us Once service, and in how many instances they are aware of such letters being sent despite this.  HL1907

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made a decision on continuing the Gulf Strategy Fund; if not, when the decision will be made; and what criteria were or will be considered during the policy review.  HL1908

Lord Singh of Wimbledon to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to address the failure of His Majesty's Prison Service to pay the Sikh Religious Endorsing Authority for the chaplaincy work of their Sikh Faith Adviser for the past four years.  HL1909

Lord Singh of Wimbledon to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of a reduction in prison chaplaincy service provision on the ability of faith advisers to provide an equitable service to prisoners and their families.  HL1910

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce borrowing.  HL1911

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of workers with AI-driven skills.  HL1912

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of research modelling by Accenture showing that AI could almost double the UK’s economic growth over the next 15 years.  HL1913

Lord Teverson to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Livermore on 14 October (HL Deb col 30), what progress they have made in their discussions with the Scottish Government on the nature and content of the Crown Estate Bill, and whether those discussions include extending the benefits of the Bill in relation to new borrowing powers to Crown Estate Scotland… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Teverson to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to tabling amendments to the Crown Estate Bill to extend its provisions to Crown Estate Scotland, and what discussions they have had with Scottish Government about the possibility of a legislative consent motion being put before the Scottish Parliament.  HL1915

Lord Teverson to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk of market distortion and lack of parity between England and Scotland, specifically in terms of delivering off-shore wind power, if Crown Estate Scotland does not have equivalent powers to the Crown Estate following the enactment of the Crown Estates Bill.  HL1916