House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the treatment of civil society by the government of Vietnam, and of the implications for freedom of religion or belief in that country.  HL5639

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Vietnam about the prohibition on its citizens travelling to the International Religious Freedom Summit.  HL5640

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist to ask His Majesty's Government how many policy reviews and consultations the Wales Office has launched since the General Election on 4 July 2024; what the subject of each review is; and what the anticipated timescales are for their completion.  HL5641

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch on 10 March (HL5234), whether they have considered whether the Financial Reporting Council guidance would have caused the threshold for applying the going concern basis of accounting in the cases of Carillion and its subsidiary companies to be regarded as h… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Jones of Whitchurchon 10 March (HL5234 and HL5235), whether they have taken account of the fact that the House of Commons Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy Committee's report The Future of Audit, published on 26 March 2019, concluded that international accoun… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch on 10 March (HL5234), whether complying with accounting standards rather than the law was invoked by KPMG when the Insolvency Service sought £1.3 billion from KPMG in connection with its audits of Carillion plc and its subsidiary companies.  HL5644

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government what statutory requirements govern the preparation of pre-sentence reports in England and Wales by the Probation Service for all convicted offenders in (1) the Crown Court, and (2) the Magistrates Court.  HL5645

Lord Bradley to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of convicted offenders had a pre-sentence report prepared by the Probation Service presented to the judiciary in England and Wales in (1) the Crown Court and (2) a magistrates' court in each of the past three years.  HL5646

Baroness Browning to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in establishing the "Get Britain Working" disability panel; and whether it will include representation from people with a range of disabilities, including sight loss.  HL5647

Baroness Browning to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of Access to Work in supporting people with disabilities and long-term health conditions to enter and stay in work.  HL5648

Baroness Browning to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the average time taken to process applications to Access to Work from applicants in employment.  HL5649

Lord Caine to ask His Majesty's Government how many policy reviews and consultations the Northern Ireland Office has launched since the General Election on 4 July 2024; what the subject of each review is; what the anticipated timescales are for their completion; and whether any such reviews will be published in full.  HL5650

Lord Callanan to ask His Majesty's Government how many policy reviews and consultations the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has launched since the General Election on 4 July 2024; what the subject of each review is; and what the anticipated timescales are for their completion.  HL5651

Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost to the economy per year of people unable to work due to long Covid.  HL5652

Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the future impact of long Covid on economic productivity and workforce participation.  HL5653

Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links to ask His Majesty's Government how many service personnel there are in the British Armed Forces, broken down by (1) service arm, and (2) gender.  HL5654

Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links to ask His Majesty's Government by how much the (1) British Army, (2) Royal Navy, and (3) Royal Air Force are underrecruited.  HL5655

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what was the budget of the Department of Health and Social Care as a percentage of total government expenditure in each year since 2021.  HL5656

Baroness Eaton to ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication of the English Devolution White Paper on 16 December 2024, what plans they have to ensure that integrated care systems operate in areas that are coterminous with Mayoral Combined Authorities.  HL5657

Lord Fink to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support small and medium-sized housebuilders, particularly those that are building homes that are well insulated and airtight.  HL5658

Baroness Finn to ask His Majesty's Government how many policy reviews and consultations the Cabinet Office has launched since the General Election on 4 July 2024; what the subject of each review is; and what the anticipated timescales are for their completion.  HL5659

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask His Majesty's Government why they hold no records of the Duke of York’s official overseas trips as Special Representative prior to 2008, given that he was appointed to the role in 2001; and what steps are being taken to locate these missing files.  HL5660

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have conducted any review into the Duke of York’s activities as Special Representative in Kazakhstan; and whether they had any impact on UK diplomatic or trade interests in the region.  HL5661

Baroness Fox of Buckley to ask His Majesty's Government when the results of the data linkage study recommended by the Cass Review will be published, and whether the results will be published before the commencement of the NHS England puberty blocker trial.  HL5662

Baroness Fox of Buckley to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to develop a specialist NHS pathway for individuals who choose to detransition, and whether this pathway will be in place before the commencement of the NHS England puberty blocker trial.  HL5663

Baroness Fox of Buckley to ask His Majesty's Government whether the final findings of the longitudinal outcomes of gender identity in children study will be published before the commencement of the NHS England puberty blocker trial.  HL5664

Baroness Freeman of Steventon to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to use heat recovery systems in artificial intelligence growth zones, such as Culham, to combine the cooling of data infrastructure with the heating of local homes and amenities.  HL5665

Lord Freyberg to ask His Majesty's Government how many meetings about artificial intelligence and copyright issues took place between Ministers and officials from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and representatives of the Tony Blair Institute between July 2024 and March 2025; and what were the dates and outcomes of those meetings.  HL5666

Lord Freyberg to ask His Majesty's Government how many meetings about artificial intelligence and copyright issues took place between Ministers and officials from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and representatives of the Tony Blair Institute between July 2024 and March 2025; and what the dates and outcomes were of those meetings.  HL5667

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support families who are seeking therapeutic support from the adoption and special guardianship support fund beyond the financial year 2025–26.  HL5668

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential benefits of making the adoption and special guardianship support fund permanent.  HL5669

Baroness Hooper to ask His Majesty's Government what action they intend to take to enable the UK to join the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network at the earliest opportunity.  HL5670

Baroness Hooper to ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to confirm to providers operating within the Dance and Drama Awards scheme what their specific budgets for the academic year 2025–26 will be.  HL5671

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government, following plans to distribute wearable tech to remotely monitor health to patients, whether health data from smart watches and other devices will be available on the NHS app; whether such data will be used exclusively for the direct care of patients; and whether such data will be copied to the NHS Federated Data Platform.  HL5672

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government how many policy reviews and consultations Department of Health and Social Care has launched since the General Election on 4 July 2024; what the subject of each review is; and what the anticipated timescales are for their completion.  HL5673

Lord Keen of Elie to ask His Majesty's Government how many policy reviews and consultations the Ministry of Justice has launched since the General Election on 4 July 2024; what the subject of each review is; and what the anticipated timescales are for their completion.  HL5674

Lord Lamont of Lerwick to ask His Majesty's Government when they will reply to Lord Lamont of Lerwick's letter about the Urology Trade Association's concerns over changes to Part 1X of the Drug Tariff, sent to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mental Health, Baroness Merron, on 17 December 2024.  HL5675

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government why they are stopping funding for Tell MAMA; and what assessment they have made of the impact of this decision on the level of Islamophobia in the UK.  HL5676

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to ensure there is no repeat of the 2013 horsemeat scandal; and what measures they are taking to improve the traceability of horses in the UK.  HL5677

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made to reduce barriers to and facilitate cross-border travel without physical checks for thoroughbred horses since 6 February.  HL5678

Lord Moylan to ask His Majesty's Government how many policy reviews and consultations the Department for Transport has launched since the General Election on 4 July 2024; what the subject of each review is; and what the anticipated timescales are for their completion.  HL5679

Lord Offord of Garvel to ask His Majesty's Government how many policy reviews and consultations the Department for Energy and Net Zero has launched since the General Election on 4 July 2024; what the subject of each review is; and what the anticipated timescales are for their completion.  HL5680

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay to ask His Majesty's Government how many policy reviews and consultations the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has launched since the General Election on 4 July 2024; what the subject of each review is; and what the anticipated timescales are for their completion.  HL5681

Lord Robathan to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the salary of the Director of Security for Parliament.  HL5682

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what different trade arrangements they are discussing with the government of the USA.  HL5683

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government whether there are British military personnel in Yemen.  HL5684

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for re-classifying sexual violence in conflict offences under international law to be prosecuted under existing torture laws.  HL5685

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to review the proposed staking limit of £5 for online slots sooner than the outlined five-year period.  HL5686

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what progress has been made on their plan to consult on proposals to bring remote gambling into a single tax, as outlined in the 2024 Autumn Budget.  HL5687

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that relevant information is shared with coroners investigating gambling-related deaths regarding concerns identified and action taken by the Gambling Commission during the period being investigated at inquest.  HL5688

Baroness Scott of Bybrook to ask His Majesty's Government how many policy reviews and consultations the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has launched since the General Election on 4 July 2024; what the subject of each review is; and what the anticipated timescales are for their completion.  HL5689

Lord Sharpe of Epsom to ask His Majesty's Government how many policy reviews and consultations the Department for Business and Trade has launched since the General Election on 4 July 2024; what the subject of each review is; and what the anticipated timescales are for their completion.  HL5690

Baroness Stedman-Scott to ask His Majesty's Government how many policy reviews and consultations the Department for Work and Pensions has launched since the General Election on 4 July 2024; what the subject of each review is; and what the anticipated timescales are for their completion.  HL5691

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK’s creative industry businesses do not relocate to other countries because of the impact of AI on their work and their intellectual property rights.  HL5692

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how AI has improved public services, following their press release Shake-up of Tech and AI Usage Across NHS and Other Public Services to Deliver Plan for Change, published on 21 January.  HL5693

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the operation of Thames Water; and whether they intend to intervene to ensure fair prices for customers.  HL5694

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to keep the Muslim community informed on the progress of talks towards a Sharia-compliant agreement on alternative student finance, other than through the Gov.uk website.  HL5695

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government whether there will be exemptions for listed buildings under the proposed new energy performance certificate regulations.  HL5696

Lord Truscott to ask His Majesty's Government whether secondary glazing and infrared heaters are included in energy performance certificate (EPC) assessments; and if not (1) why, and (2) what consideration they have given to including secondary glazing and infrared heaters in EPC assessments in future.  HL5697

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government how many people from Ukraine are currently living in the UK under temporary visas, and how many of these people have applied for permanent settlement through the long residence application process.  HL5698

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total revenue to be raised as a result of the proposed changes to business rates for private schools.  HL5699

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what the Barnett consequentials are of additional funding to the Northern Ireland Executive to support the increased cost to public sector bodies as a result of changes to employer National Insurance contributions.  HL5700

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the additional cost of children who transfer into the state education system as a result of changes to business rates for private schools.  HL5701

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what is the total annual funding provided to the Community Security Trust.  HL5702

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 25 February, what steps they are taking to ensure unfettered access of chemical products from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.  HL5703