House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they intend to make to the government of the United States regarding its decision to declare that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias have committed genocide in Sudan; and to sanction RSF leader Mohammad Hamdan Daglo for his role in systematic atrocities committed against the Sudanese peopl… 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 (1) to end the delays at the Royal Liverpool Hospital’s Accident and Emergency Unit which are reportedly up to 50 hours, and (2) to address the decision of the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to declare a "critical incident" due to "exceptionally high demand".  HL3864

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government what are the current geographic locations, where known, for the residences of all living recipients of Companions of Honour.  HL3865

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government how many honours, by each award level, were received in each region or nation of the UK in the New Year’s Honours List 2025; and what percentage of the population of each such region or nation that number represents.  HL3866

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government how many honours above OBE level were awarded to people who were (1) living in, or (2) working or providing service to, the South Yorkshire area at the time of their nomination for an honour in the New Year’s Honours List 2025.  HL3867

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government how many honours above OBE level were awarded to people who were (1) living in, or (2) working or providing service to, the Sheffield City Region at the time of their nomination for an honour in the New Year’s Honours List 2025.  HL3868

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government, in the combined Mayoral authority of South Yorkshire, how many residents have received an award above the level of MBE in the New Year’s Honours List 2025.  HL3869

Lord Blunkett to ask His Majesty's Government how many of the recipients of honours in the New Year's Honours List 2025 have already received recognition in previous honours lists.  HL3870

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government what was the (1) mean, and (2) median, tariff length for prisoners receiving a life sentence aged (a) under 18, (b) 18 to 20, (c) 21 to 24, (d) 25 to 29, (e) 30 to 34 (f) 35 to 39, (g) 40 to 49, (h) 50 to 59, (i) 60 to 69, and (j) 70 and over, at the time of sentencing, in each year from 2002.  HL3871

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government on how many occasions pelargonic acid vanillylamide (PAVA) incapacitant spray has been (1) drawn, or (2) drawn and deployed, in prisons in 2022 and 2023; and what was the (a) ethnicity, (b) religion, and (c) disability status, of the prisoner involved.  HL3872

Baroness Eaton to ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the English Devolution White Paper published on 16 December 2024 (CP 1218), whether the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government has assessed the merits of writing off council debt for those local authorities who decide to pursue a unitary model under the local government re-organisation proposals.  … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Eaton to ask His Majesty's Government what voting system will be used to elect mayors to strategic authorities under their proposals in the English Devolution White Paper published on 16 December 2024 (CP 1218).  HL3874

Baroness Eaton to ask His Majesty's Government with reference to the provisional local government finance settlement 2025–26 published on 18 December 2024, whether the £515 million allocated to compensate local authorities for the increase in employer National Insurance contributions is to cover the costs for the 2025–26 financial year, and whether this funding will be renewed on… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Eaton to ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication of the English Devolution White Paper on 16 December 2024 (CP 1218), whether Bedford Borough Council, the London Borough of Croydon, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, the London Borough of Hackney, Leicester City Council, the London Borough of Lewisham, Mansfield District Council, Middlesbrough Borough… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Finn to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livermore on 21 October 2024 (HL1279), whether the gift of clothes to a Minister from a political donor would necessitate a tax charge.  HL3877

Baroness Finn to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to make it their policy to publish agendas and minutes from their mission boards; and whether the mission boards are able to make agreements on government policy.  HL3878

Baroness Finn to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office on 2 December 2024 (HC16599), whether (1) the Cabinet Office, or (2) the Government Car Service, has produced guidance for departmental private offices on the allocation of car provision to senior officials; and what criteria determine whether a senior… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Finn to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Government Digital Service or an external IT company have been commissioned to build a new platform for transparency data, as set out in the July 2023 policy paper on “Strengthening Ethics and Integrity in Central Government”.  HL3880

Baroness Finn to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office on 27 November 2024 (HC14966), whether the Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals advises the Prime Minister or the Sovereign directly; and whether the Prime Minister can veto decisions by the Committee.  HL3881

Lord Hain to ask His Majesty's Government how many national public inquiries there have been since 2004; and what was the average (1) cost, (2) length, and (3) fee paid to the lawyers involved.  HL3882

Lord Hampton to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to continue the holiday activities and food programme into the 2025–26 financial year; and what plans they have for this funding.  HL3883

Baroness Hollins to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure access to evidence-based psychological therapies for women in prison, including through digital delivery.  HL3884

Baroness Hollins to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support research into evidence-based interventions for women prisoners who self-harm; and why the Women Offenders Repeat Self-Harm Intervention Pilot III has not re-started.  HL3885

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to assist in identifying, seizing, and returning assets located in the United Kingdom illicitly acquired by Bangladeshi officials.  HL3886

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government whether the National Crime Agency’s International Corruption Unit is assisting the government of Bangladesh to identify assets allegedly stolen from its banks and institutions by officials.  HL3887

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what assistance they are giving to the new administration in Bangladesh to support reforms and build capacity in (1) their anti-corruption unit, (2) financial intelligence unit, (3) criminal investigation department, (4) national board of revenue and (5) the Attorney General of Bangladesh's Office.  HL3888

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will announce funding for a multi-year extension to the holiday activities and food programme to allow for more strategic planning by local authorities.  HL3889

Lord Mott to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Joint Election Security and Preparedness Unit still exists; and if so, when it last held a meeting.  HL3890

Lord Mott to ask His Majesty's Government who attends meetings of the Joint Election Security and Preparedness Unit.  HL3891

Lord Mott to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to consider introducing a Canadian-style 'critical election incident public protocol' for the United Kingdom.  HL3892

Lord Norton of Louth to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of state secondary schools currently have teachers who have qualified as citizenship education teachers, and what plans they have to increase the number of schools with such teachers.  HL3893

Baroness Parminter to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Calorie Labelling (Out of Home Sector) (England) Regulations 2021 in changing eating habits and tackling obesity, and what scientific evidence they have considered in making this assessment, including any scientific studies which suggest that mandatory calorie labelling po… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Parminter to ask His Majesty's Government when they next plan to review the Calorie Labelling (Out of Home Sector) (England) Regulations 2021 as required by regulation 13, and whether in doing so they will consider (1) relevant scientific studies, and (2) the impact that calorie labelling has on those with eating disorders.  HL3895

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to initiate an inquiry into grooming gangs.  HL3896

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government, following reports of cases of avian flu in pheasants, what assessment they have made of the risks that ‘catching up’ pheasants this shooting season may pose to people, captive birds, and wild birds; and what plans they have, if any, to publish guidance and a risk assessment on this activity.  HL3897

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government how much they have spent on compensation, disinfection of premises and other costs associated with avian flu outbreaks at poultry and game farms, in each of the last five years.  HL3898

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of existing measures in place to both respond to, and reduce the risk of, outbreaks of avian flu at poultry and game farms.  HL3899

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken in the UK, or working with international partners, to address animal management practices known to be higher risk for the emergence or transmission of avian flu.  HL3900

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government why a regional avian influenza prevention zone for the East Riding of Yorkshire, the City of Kingston upon Hull, and Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk was not put in place before 23 December 2024.  HL3901

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government whether the special protection areas on General Licence 45 were reassessed following the highly pathogenic avian influenza risk-level in wild birds being increased to medium (on 7 October 2024), high (on 30 October 2024) and very high (on 18 December 2024), and under what scenario the licence would be modified or revoked. &#… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that people from under-represented communities are able to engage in the development of the NHS 10 Year Health Plan.  HL3903

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, together with the NHS, to improve information sharing between healthcare services to support higher quality and patient-centred cancer care.  HL3904

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government how many electric vehicle public charging devices have been installed in each of the past five years; and how many they expect to be installed in each of the next five years in order to meet their target of 300,000 charge points by 2030.  HL3905

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Canal & River Trust Our Climate and Adaptation Report, published in December 2024; in particular, the roles that canals could play in (1) biodiversity, (2) decarbonisation, and (3) climate adaptation.  HL3906

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will take steps to inspect and take into custody uninsured tankers sailing through UK waters.  HL3907

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking as penholder of the UN Security Council on Myanmar to call for the referral of the situation in Myanmar to the International Criminal Court Prosecutor.  HL3908

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government whether the 2024–25 formal negotiations for the community pharmacy contractual framework have been recommenced since the last general election; and, if not, why is this the case and when might they recommence.  HL3909

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made on whether the Teesworks regeneration project has met value for money criteria based on the answers and assurances made by the Tees Valley Mayor in progress reports.  HL3910

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent the spread of misinformation online following social media companies removing fact-checking services from their platforms.  HL3911

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the growth of the UK’s AI sector, particularly regarding (1) investment into the sector, and (2) retention of skilled workers.  HL3912

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to regulate the use of AI in the defence sector following the deployment of The Nordic Warden System by the Joint Expeditionary Force.  HL3913

Lord Trees to ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to lay the secondary legislation required to implement the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023, following their announcement to do so in September 2024.  HL3914

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 8 January (HL3567), whether they have any target for providing social homes over the lifetime of the current Parliament.  HL3915

Lord West of Spithead to ask His Majesty's Government what is the present status of HM Ships Albion and Bulwark; and whether there are plans for the ships to be sold for scrap or used by another navy.  HL3916