House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what impact they expect the meeting between the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Indo-Pacific) and Hong Kong’s Convenor of the Executive Council to have; and what discussions they have had, if any, with Hong Kong’s Convenor of the Executive Council regarding human rights violations in Hong Kong.  HL2534

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Indo-Pacific) intends to raise issues relating to human rights in Hong Kong, including the forthcoming sentencing of 45 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, convicted under National Security Law, the case of political prisoners including Joshua Wong, Gwyneth Ho, Jimmy Lai and… 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 recommendations set out in the report Mapping out the UK's response to grey zone escalations against Taiwan, published by the China Strategic Risks Institute in May.  HL2536

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to religion in equality impact assessments for allocating Official Development Assistance to Pakistan in each of the past three years; and how many visits or meetings they have undertaken to Christian, Hazara and Ahmadi Muslim groups in the past year.  HL2537

Lord Beamish to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with Fujitsu regarding a tender for the contract to replace the Post Office Horizon system.  HL2538

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to reconsider the status of wild boar in England, following the move to make the beaver a European protected species in England under the provisions of the Beavers (England) Order 2022.  HL2539

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to support extirpated species being reintroduced where it is socially and ecologically feasible.  HL2540

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce more stringent biosecurity measures to reduce the risk of African Swine Fever entering the UK, building on the mitigation measures introduced in September.  HL2541

Lord Boateng to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of civil society organisations in conflict resolution and peacekeeping; and what steps they are taking to support this in (1) Sudan, (2) Israel and Palestine, and (3) Burkina Faso.  HL2542

Lord Booth to ask His Majesty's Government whether they still aim to end HIV transmission by 2030.  HL2543

Lord Booth to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people currently living with HIV nationally.  HL2544

Lord Booth to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of people currently living with HIV nationally are receiving treatment and care.  HL2545

Lord Booth to ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the new HIV Action Plan for England.  HL2546

Lord Caine to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 13 November (HL2299), whether they will now answer the question put; namely, what assessment they made of the impact on jobs and profitability in the Northern Ireland hospitality sector of the announcements in the Budget of (1) the increase in the rate of employer na… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government on what basis they determined that 2.5 per cent of GDP funding is an appropriate target for defence spending.  HL2548

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government how much compensation they have paid in the past five years in response to claims made by relatives of those shot and killed by soldiers in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.  HL2549

Lord Foster of Bath to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 12 November (HL2099), what discussions they have had with other countries to introduce a similar scheme for school visits to the UK.  HL2550

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to create designated-British-passports-only entry points at UK airports.  HL2551

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury on 5 November (HCWS188), what are the specific reasons for the pause in delivery of the UK Single Trade Window programme.  HL2552

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury on 5 November (HCWS188), what assessment they have made of whether (1) Deloitte, and (2) IBM, have met the requirements of their Single Trade Window contract with HMRC; and what is the status of the formal dispute resolution process between HMRC and D… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the 2025 UK Border Strategy, published on 17 December 2020, whether they intend to publish a report in 2024 setting out progress against that strategy; and whether they will list the metrics that are being used to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of the border.  HL2554

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury on 5 November (HCWS188), what assessment they have made of legislative barriers preventing Home Office and HMRC disclosing information collected via safety and security declarations to law enforcement partners; and what steps they are taking to remove… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury on 5 November (HCWS188), what is the status of the Home Office's Cerberus Project in relation to using safety and security declarations to target Border Force activity.  HL2556

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of electronic tagging to monitor convicted criminals sentenced to punishment in the community.  HL2557

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of (1) curfew tags, (2) location tags, and (3) alcohol tags, respectively.  HL2558

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of breaches of conditions in past 12 months associated with (1) curfew tags, (2) location tags, and (3) alcohol tags, respectively.  HL2559

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the interim Chair of the Post Office regarding the maintenance of Crown branches in Northern Ireland.  HL2560

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage more competition between airlines on routes connecting Great Britain and Northern Ireland.  HL2561

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of cases of bluetongue in Hertfordshire.  HL2562

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to increase prosecution rates against those who have committed offences relating to female genital mutilation.  HL2563

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure better co-ordination of guidance given to medical practitioners, teachers, and faith leaders on reporting and protecting girls from female genital mutilation.  HL2564

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many cases the Forced Marriage Unit provided advice and support to in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, (4) 2022, and (5) 2023.  HL2565

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish the full report of the 2020 compulsory audit of the Department for Education, carried out by the Information Commissioner.  HL2566

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that small businesses are considering relocating overseas due to concerns about changes announced in the Autumn Budget.  HL2567

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure pharmacies receive sufficient support as a result of the changes announced in the Autumn Budget.  HL2568

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of rental properties available.  HL2569