House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether the New Media Unit based in the Cabinet Office, and the individuals within it, including the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff, have an exemption to use TikTok on government devices.  HL2339

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the World Food Programme and Food and Agriculture Organization for the United Nations joint report Hunger Hotspots: FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity, published on 5 June, what steps they are taking to prevent further food insecurity in the 22 countries mentioned; and assistance they wil… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the World Food Programme and Food and Agriculture Organization for the United Nations joint report Hunger Hotspots: FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity, published on 5 June, what assessment they have made of the project in that report that the La Niña weather phenomenon is expected to exac… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Botham to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to making independent schools eligible for transitional relief for business rates.  HL2342

Lord Botham to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to phasing in the introduction of VAT for independent schools.  HL2343

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to issue guidance to the Office for Students and institutions of higher education that modern foreign languages should be classified as strategically vulnerable subjects and fall within category C1 of the Strategic Priorities Grant.  HL2344

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reduction in the number of university degree courses on modern foreign languages.  HL2345

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to undertake a revaluation of properties in England for the purpose of assessing council tax rates.  HL2346

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what would be the threshold for liability for inheritance tax today if the threshold had risen in line with the retail price index since 2010.  HL2347

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government which statutory instruments introduced since 1 January 2021 implement the provisions of the Northern Ireland Protocol/Windsor Framework.  HL2348

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what is the process for notifying the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive of (1) EU legislation under the Windsor Framework, and (2) UK legislation implementing the Windsor Framework.  HL2349

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what is the amount of uncollected council tax in England in each year since 2019.  HL2350

Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure a fair distribution of finance to the Northern Ireland agricultural sector following the decision not to ring-fence the farm support package.  HL2351

Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard to ask His Majesty's Government how many farms, if transferred in (1) England, (2) Wales, (3) Scotland, and (4) Northern Ireland, are eligible for the payment of inheritance tax following the Budget of 30 October.  HL2352

Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee to ask His Majesty's Government how it is envisaged that the new National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority will work with the devolved Administration in Northern Ireland.  HL2353

Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 5 November (HL1933), why they do not intend to repeal section 10(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, despite the commitment set in the Safeguarding the Union Command Paper (CP1021)  HL2354

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask His Majesty's Government what progress has been made in implementing the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2023 and FCA guidance with regard to politically exposed persons.  HL2355

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to strengthen the capacity of local planning authorities in the light of their commitment to recruit 300 additional planning officers by 2026, and in order to increase access to qualified design expertise.  HL2356

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government, further to their proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework, what expert guidance they intend to seek in defining the criteria for well-designed buildings and places.  HL2357

Lord Jopling to ask His Majesty's Government whether current or proposed guidance to Ministers on accepting gifts or entertainment applies to Ministers who are not in receipt of ministerial salaries.  HL2358

Lord Jopling to ask His Majesty's Government how many Ministers do not receive a ministerial salary sitting in (1) the House of Commons, and (2) the House of Lords; and how many of these are beyond the scope of the statutory limitation on the maximum number of Ministers who may be paid ministerial salaries.  HL2359

Lord Laming to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce amendments to the Employment Rights Bill to clarify that foster carers are not employees.  HL2360

The Earl of Leicester to ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy regarding representatives of Civil Service diversity networks speaking at public conferences representing their network.  HL2361

The Earl of Leicester to ask His Majesty's Government whether it is their policy to provide free sanitary products in male toilets on the Government Property Agency estate.  HL2362

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 6 November (HL1944), which paragraph of the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers provides guidance on campaigning in foreign elections.  HL2363

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government whether the 2 per cent productivity, efficiencies and savings target mentioned in the Autumn Budget is the same as, or additional to, the reduction in administration budgets by 2 per cent announced in Fixing the foundations: public spending audit 2024–25 (CP 1133) in July; and whether they expect that these savings will be suf… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Randerson to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 30 October (HL1684), whether they are considering centralised procurement for buses as part of their bus services improvement strategy.  HL2365

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce gas prices for consumers, particularly in relation to (1) high transmission costs, and (2) limited storage capacity.  HL2366

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what support they are providing to the hospitality industry following the rise in national insurance announced in the Autumn Budget.  HL2367

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that artificial intelligence could save taxpayers and the oil and gas industry £10 billion in decommissioning costs.  HL2368

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of funding for community pharmacy services for 2025–26 and its adequacy to maintain current standards of service in rural areas.  HL2369

Lord Wigley to ask His Majesty's Government what are the latest figures for employee activity rates for (1) England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4) Northern Ireland.  HL2370

Baroness Winterton of Doncaster to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 24 October (HL Deb col 743), what plans they have to amend the Gov.uk website to reflect the right of individuals from the European Union who have settled or pre-settled status to vote and stand in elections.  HL2371