House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to raise, during the forthcoming visit of the Prime Minister of Iraq, the position of the Yazidi minority and the security situation in Sinjar, the return of internally displaced people to Sinjar, and the use of evidence collected by UNITAD detailing atrocities committed against Yazidis and other minorities.… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to combat global activism against sexual and reproductive rights.  HL3785

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask His Majesty's Government what are their priorities in formulating their policies on sexual and reproductive rights.  HL3786

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to include a reference to allocating 10 per cent of Official Development Assistance to sexual and reproductive health and rights to achieve gender equality in the National Statement to be delivered by the UK at the 69th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in March 2025. �… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to include a reference to allocating 10 per cent of national development budgets and development assistance budgets to the implementation of the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action in the National Statement to be delivered by the UK at the 69th session of the Uni… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Beamish to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce the licensing of non-surgical cosmetic procedures in England.  HL3789

Lord Beamish to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost to the NHS of treatment of individuals returning from overseas having undergone cosmetic surgery.  HL3790

Lord Beamish to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to regulate the sale and marketing of overseas cosmetic surgery procedures in the UK.  HL3791

Lord Beamish to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to regulate the cosmetic surgery industry.  HL3792

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to place in the Library of the House a copy of the confidential document referred to in the Daily Telegraph on 18 December 2024, about the MV Ruby and its cargo of ammonium nitrate, as well as all correspondence with the Health and Safety Executive on this subject and any modelling of the dispersal of the c… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the ending of the Latin Excellence Programme on access to Latin education in different parts of the country; and whether any areas will be disproportionately affected.  HL3794

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to assist Key Stage 4 pupils in state schools whose study is disrupted by the closure of the Latin Excellence Programme; and what plans they have to ensure these students are able to complete their exam courses.  HL3795

Lord Booth to ask His Majesty's Government why the Apple Hearing Aid feature is not currently permitted in the UK although it is allowed in many other countries.  HL3796

Lord Booth-Smith to ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to lay the finalised Charter for Budget Responsibility before Parliament, following the draft Charter of Autumn of 2024.  HL3797

Lord Booth-Smith to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the impact on the volume of transactions following the reduction of the first-time buyer threshold for stamp duty to £300,000 in April 2025.  HL3798

Lord Booth-Smith to ask His Majesty's Government how much they estimate the typical restaurant, café, bar or pub will pay in business rates, factoring in the retail, hospitality and leisure relief, for 2025–26 relative to 2024–25.  HL3799

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government how many staff from ethnic minority backgrounds were employed in the youth justice secure estate on (1) 31 March 2024, and (2) 30 September 2024.  HL3800

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government, how many prisoners arriving in custody were screened for a neurodivergent need in the year to March 2024, and what proportion this represented of the total.  HL3801

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe to ask the Leader of the House what was the average cost of responding to a Question for Written Answer tabled in the House of Lords in the most recent year for which figures are available.  HL3802

Lord Cashman to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish in full the evidence behind their decision of 11 December 2024 to ban puberty blockers for patients over the age of 18 for the treatment of gender incongruence or gender dysphoria under the care of private or non-United Kingdom prescribers.  HL3803

Lord Colgrain to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of volunteer hours put in by non-executive board members and the wider membership of the Reserve Forces and Cadet Associations.  HL3804

Baroness Coussins to ask His Majesty's Government why a visa requirement for Columbian nationals travelling to the United Kingdom was reintroduced in November 2024.  HL3805

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Coaker on 28 November 2024 (HL2549), how many individual claims were included in the £4,682,122 compensation paid out in the past five years to families of victims of the Troubles.  HL3806

Lord Empey to ask His Majesty's Government how many outstanding claims for compensation they have received and are processing from relatives of those shot or killed by soldiers in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.  HL3807

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government what data they have on the employment rate of individuals (1) before they claim Personal Independence Payment, and (2) in the 12 months after their claim is approved.  HL3808

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government what were the most common specialist aids and equipment paid for by Access to Work in the last five financial years.  HL3809

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government what was the spending on support workers through Access to Work in each of the last five financial years.  HL3810

Lord Godson to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of people in receipt of Disability Living Allowance transitioned to Personal Independence Payment over the last five financial years.  HL3811

Lord Grocott to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 4 December 2024 (HL2747), which Restoring Your Railway projects are (1) already in delivery, and (2) not yet in delivery.  HL3812

Lord Grocott to ask His Majesty's Government which organisations are currently designated as terrorist organisations by (1) the UN Security Council, and (2) the United Kingdom.  HL3813

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 23 December 2024 (HL3397), what is the evidential basis for the answer given; and by whom, when, and at what cost to the public purse was the analysis which gave rise to it expedited and completed.  HL3814

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Collins of Highbury on 2 January (HL3671), on which specific dates and times have (1) Ministers and (2) officials met, online or in person, with representatives of the Ban Conversion Therapy Coalition, since 4 July 2024.  HL3815

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government how they are ensuring that digital inclusion is a core consideration, where relevant, when updating existing or delivering new policies across all government departments.  HL3816

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Hong Kong following the decision of Hong Kong police to offer rewards for the arrests of pro-democracy campaigners, including British National (Overseas) passport holders resident in the UK, and the stripping of Martin Lee SC of his status as a Hong Kong Justice of the… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government what engagement is taking place between the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Treasury with regard to the newly formed Financial Inclusion Committee and the future Financial Inclusion Strategy, given the commitment within the Committee’s Terms of Reference to look at the link between digital and financial inclusio… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to prevent houses from being built on functional flood plains and, in particular, on those sites located in flood zone 3b.  HL3819

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government how many miles of maintenance and dredging of minor watercourses will be achieved this year.  HL3820

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will consider a single budget for the maintenance and dredging of watercourses, rather than two separate ones as at present for capital and operational maintenance.  HL3821

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the results of the pilot schemes for renting e-scooters.  HL3822

Lord Mackinlay of Richborough to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 19 December 2024 (HL2929), how many apprenticeship places in each year since 2010 have been (1) made available, and (2) filled, in (a) thatching, (b) stonemasonry, (c) lead work, and (d) the use of lime mortars, to support employers and learners in the herit… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Mackinlay of Richborough to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 19 December 2024 (HL2929), how many high quality apprenticeships in the level 2 stonemason apprenticeship standard have been (1) made available and (2) filled, to support employers and learners in the heritage sector to develop the skills they need, in each… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Mott to ask His Majesty's Government when the Defending Democracy Taskforce last met.  HL3825

Lord Mott to ask His Majesty's Government how many times the Defending Democracy Taskforce has met since it was established in 2022.  HL3826

Lord Mott to ask His Majesty's Government who attends the meetings of the Defending Democracy Taskforce.  HL3827

Lord Mott to ask His Majesty's Government what is the budget for the Defending Democracy Taskforce.  HL3828

Lord Mott to ask His Majesty's Government what support UK political parties have received through the Defending Democracy Taskforce.  HL3829

Lord Mott to ask His Majesty's Government how the Defending Democracy Taskforce (1) has protected, and (2) continues to protect, UK political parties.  HL3830

Lord Moylan to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increasing persecution of religious minorities and Catholic clergy in Belarus, including the sentencing of Father Henrykh Akalatovich; and what steps they are taking to support freedom of religion or belief in Belarus through diplomatic or international channels.  HL3831

Lord Moylan to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking in response to reports of a recent raid of the Zion Church in Beijing and the arrest of Elder Qin Guoliang by Chinese authorities on 20 October 2024; and what steps they are taking in response to the persecution of unregistered churches in China and the continued crackdown on religious freedoms.  HL3832

Baroness Northover to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to include a reference to Official Development Assistance support for sexual and reproductive health and rights to achieve gender equality in the National Statement at the UN Commission on the Status of Women in March 2025; and whether this reference will specify that this should be 10 per cent as recommended… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Northover to ask His Majesty's Government what are their priorities for combating global activism against sexual and reproductive health and rights.  HL3834

Baroness Pidgeon to ask His Majesty's Government what has been the total cost of the smart motorway programme to date, broken down by each motorway.  HL3835

Baroness Pidgeon to ask His Majesty's Government what is total cost of the installation of new emergency areas on smart motorways, broken down by each motorway.  HL3836

Baroness Pidgeon to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of smart motorways in terms of road safety; and whether further remedial works are planned on converted smart motorways.  HL3837

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government how many patients self-fund access to ruxolitinib to treat myelofibrosis, which is available privately but not on the NHS.  HL3838

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what recent steps they have taken to increase the number of GPs nationwide.  HL3839

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what recent steps they have taken to improve patient access to face-to-face GP appointments.  HL3840

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of the support available to those on low incomes to access cancer treatments and appropriate care.  HL3841

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase mental health clinical staff within the NHS.  HL3842

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have  any further plans to use public deliberation methods in healthcare beyond the 10 Year Health Plan.  HL3843

Lord Spellar to ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of delivery times for equipment to expand capacity on the electricity grid, including high voltage cable, pylons, large power transformers and circuit breakers.  HL3844

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government how many schools and colleges have been affected by issues relating to reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in the past five years.  HL3845

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government how many schools and colleges have been made safe after issues relating to reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete have been identified in the past five years.  HL3846

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, and according to what timetable, for the schools and colleges which are still affected by issues relating to reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete to be repaired, or to be provided with new building.  HL3847

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that firms are not managing to reach the 22-per-cent electric vehicle sales target; and what assessment they have made of whether the UK has the appropriate (1) legislation, and (2) infrastructure, in place to support the sales of electric vehicles.  HL3848

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of research published by LinkedIn on 7 January, LinkedIn Jobs on the Rise 2025: The 25 fastest-growing roles in the UK, which ranks 'artificial intelligence engineer' as the fastest growing job in the UK; and whether they plan to implement AI education into the national curricul… 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 ensure students leave education with sufficient skills in (1) financial literacy, and (2) financial education.  HL3850

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ban all petrol and diesel motorcycles.  HL3851

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government how they plan to assess the impact of the European Union's General Product Safety Regulations on businesses and consumers in (1) Great Britain and (2) Northern Ireland.  HL3852

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to assist businesses in addressing any difficulties with the General Product Safety Regulations.  HL3853

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government how many pensioners have been in receipt of Pension Credit for each month since July 2024.  HL3854

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the number of pensioners entitled to claim Pension Credit who are not doing so.  HL3855

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the annual cost increase arising from the greater uptake of Pension Credit since July 2024.  HL3856

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the uptake of Pension Credit by those entitled to it.  HL3857

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government whether the UK is the largest European NATO contributor of maritime military capability to the Arctic region.  HL3858

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the possibility of speeding up the Type 45 Power Improvement Project programme.  HL3859

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government when the eighth Type 26 frigate will join the Royal Navy.  HL3860

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government when HMS Victorious' refit will be completed.  HL3861

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether use of dry docks in Gibraltar shipyard could ease present and future docking bottlenecks.  HL3862