House of Lords Business

Baroness Barran to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to allow adults with relevant occupational knowledge and experience to directly undertake apprenticeship end-point assessments without completing a full apprenticeship.  HL6205

Baroness Barran to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce differentiated funding bands to incentivise employers to take on younger apprentices.  HL6206

Baroness Barran to ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to expand the number of high-quality apprenticeship opportunities for young people, particularly in sectors facing skill shortages.  HL6207

Baroness Barran to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support small and medium sized enterprises to offer apprenticeships, particularly with cost and administration.  HL6208

Baroness Barran to ask His Majesty's Government how they will ensure that the apprenticeship levy is used to create apprenticeship opportunities for young people, rather than the upskilling of existing employees.  HL6209

Baroness Benjamin to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that young performers are safeguarded under the proposed registration requirement in the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill.  HL6210

Baroness Benjamin to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of local authorities licensing young performers absent from schools for performing engagements; and of how that licensing regime will be impacted under the provisions of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill.  HL6211

Baroness Benjamin to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of provisions in the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill on the ability of young performers to request absences from school for performances.  HL6212

Baroness Benjamin to ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to ensure that the provisions of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill do not prevent young performers from contributing to the creative industries.  HL6213

Baroness Benjamin to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how safeguarding provisions for young performers absent from school for work will operate following the enactment of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill.  HL6214

Baroness Benjamin to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to manage the sharing of information regarding children who perform as part of the process of ensuring compliance with regulatory restrictions.  HL6215

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reduction in deaths and serious injuries from road accidents that has occurred since the introduction of 20 mph speed limits in built-up areas in Wales; and what studies they have undertaken to determine what reduction could be expected if a 20 mph speed limit was similarly applied to roads in buil… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Berkeley to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the provision of hot food options on long-distance inter-city train services that are under public ownership.  HL6217

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask His Majesty's Government how many teachers were employed in primary and secondary state-funded schools in England on 31 December 2024.  HL6218

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to combat tuberculosis domestically and internationally.  HL6219

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the uptake of vaccinations to combat the spread of diseases.  HL6220

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to other governments regarding the importance of international action to promote the uptake of vaccinations.  HL6221

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Estonia and other NATO allies concerning their commitment to provide military support.  HL6222

Baroness Coffey to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have commissioned advice from the Office for Environmental Protection about the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.  HL6223

Baroness Coffey to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have started preparing a shadow body of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Commissioner.  HL6224

Baroness Coffey to ask His Majesty's Government whether they are aware of any plans the Office of Environmental Protection may have to publish advice regarding the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.  HL6225

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what its policy is on deciding whether to consult stakeholders in Northern Ireland on changes to European Union legislation which are imposed on Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework.  HL6226

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what is the total cost to date of the construction of each of the border control posts being built in Northern Ireland, including all administrative fees.  HL6227

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total cost of building and completing each of the Border Control Posts in Northern Ireland; and what is the estimated date of completion of each one.  HL6228

Lord Gascoigne to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to retain full UK control over all fishing rights in UK waters, as agreed in the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, from 1 July 2026.  HL6229

Lord Gascoigne to ask His Majesty's Government what specific outcomes they expect from the UK–EU summit on 19 May.  HL6230

Lord Gascoigne to ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of their discussions on a proposed new security and defence pact with the EU, whether they intend to make a financial contribution to the EU as part of any such arrangements; and whether it is their position that there should be a link between those discussions and other aspects of their negotiations to "reset" the UK’s… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Gascoigne to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce legislation to protect the welfare of farmed fish at the time of killing.  HL6232

Lord German to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of violence against women and girls in immigration detention.  HL6233

Lord German to ask His Majesty's Government, following the report published on 17 March by Women for Refugee Women, A Decade of Harm: Survivors of gender-based violence locked up in immigration detention, what action they will take regarding the finding that women under constant supervision are being watched by male staff.  HL6234

Lord Grantchester to ask His Majesty's Government what provision they intend to make for those who were partway through the Sustainable Farming Incentive application process before its cancellation.  HL6235

Lord Grantchester to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend that any future reinterpretation of the Sustainable Farming Incentive will apply universally across all farm types and acreages.  HL6236

Lord Grantchester to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend that any future reinterpretation of the Sustainable Farming Incentive would comprise distinct non-universal schemes for more targeted purposes such as small farms, hill farms and other designations.  HL6237

Lord Grantchester to ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the role of all farms in hitting the Government's targets for (1) the environment, (2) the climate, and (3) food security.  HL6238

Lord Grantchester to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to mitigate the impact on those subject to Basic Payment Scheme cuts who had planned to apply for the Sustainable Farming Incentive.  HL6239

Baroness Griffin of Princethorpe to ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with disabled passenger groups about achieving independent travel for disabled travellers on all forms of public transport.  HL6240

Baroness Griffin of Princethorpe to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to work with partners to reintroduce flight announcements for visually impaired travellers at UK airports.  HL6241

Baroness Griffin of Princethorpe to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to develop and implement an ethical framework for artificial intelligence.  HL6242

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to implement the strategy in the UK Women, Peace and Security National Action Plan 2023–2027 which sets out how they propose to deliver on their global commitment to women, peace and security.  HL6243

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government how many colleges and institutions are registered as higher education providers with the Office for Students.  HL6244

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government how many tuition fee loans, and for how much in total, were provided to franchised delivery providers of education who are (1) registered with the Office for Students, and (2) non-registered, in the past three years.  HL6245

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what are the 10 franchised delivery providers of education that are registered with the Office for Students with (1) the highest number of foreign national recipients of tuition fee loans, and (2) the highest proportion of enrolled students in receipt of such loans, in the most recent year available.  HL6246

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to implement the recommendations in the report published on 19 March, Independent review of data, statistics and research on sex and gender, by Professor Alice Sullivan.  HL6247

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding in the independent report published on 19 March, Independent review of data, statistics and research on sex and gender, by Professor Alice Sullivan, that there is a 'partisan climate on certain issues, including gender' within the Office for National Statistics. �… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the data collection in the independent report published on 19 March, Independent review of data, statistics and research on sex and gender, by Professor Alice Sullivan.  HL6249

Lord Kamall to ask His Majesty's Government which body directions to transfer data, made by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care under section 254 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012, will be given to following the abolition of NHS England.  HL6250

Lord Katz to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to designate the National Covid Memorial Wall as a national monument to commemorate those who died during the pandemic.  HL6251

Lord Katz to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Lambeth Council, Friends of the Wall, and other volunteer groups about the ongoing maintenance of the National Covid Memorial Wall, and what assessment they have made of ongoing maintenance costs.  HL6252

Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton to ask His Majesty's Government under what circumstances they would reconsider the decision not to award a clasp to the General Service Medal for service in BRIXMIS.  HL6253

Lord Norton of Louth to ask His Majesty's Government which Acts of Parliament are undergoing post-legislative review by Government departments.  HL6254

Lord Pack to ask His Majesty's Government how much they have spent on reimbursement to Returning Officers for (1) poll card printing, and (2) poll card distributions, in each of the past eight years.  HL6255

Baroness Penn to ask His Majesty's Government how many people they expect to move into employment as a result of the £1 billion employment package announced on 18 March.  HL6256

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government, following their Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, what steps they will take to upscale resources to accommodate the proposed increase in face-to-face Personal Independence Payment assessments.  HL6257

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask His Majesty's Government when they will provide the Office for Budget Responsibility with the necessary information to enable an assessment of the impact on poverty of the measures announced in the Spring Statement on 26 March that includes those aimed at increasing employment.  HL6258

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government when they last assessed whether Israel has breached the humanitarian criteria for arms sales from the UK to that country.  HL6259

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask His Majesty's Government how they define the difference between the right to defend and an offensive action by a state.  HL6260

Lord Rogan to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 25 March (HL5539), how many people will be employed at ports in Great Britain to facilitate non-commercial pet movements under the Northern Ireland pet travel scheme, and what estimate they have made of the cost.  HL6261

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the threat posed by online communities known as Com networks.  HL6262

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to tackle the risks posed by online communities to teenage boys, and what assessment they have made of the role these play in encouraging sexual and physical abuse, violence and extremism.  HL6263

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the UK complies with World Health Organization air quality guidelines for PM2.5 levels.  HL6264

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish the feasibility study on the possibility of developing prevalence estimates of female genital mutilation and forced marriage, and their response to that study.  HL6265

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of findings published on 18 March by the City of York Council, Next Generation York: the health of adolescents in our city, particularly that 16 per cent of young people had gambled, and of those 25 per cent took money to gamble without permission, and 14 per cent had conf… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will develop a national definition of harmful gambling advertising.  HL6267

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what regulations govern practitioners who are not registered healthcare professionals performing non-therapeutic male circumcision.  HL6268

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what legislation will be required or amended to legally abolish NHS England; and what functions and powers held by NHS England cannot be transferred to other bodies until new legislation is enacted.  HL6269

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government whether any senior executive of NHS England who (1) has left in the last two months, or (2) will be leaving in the next two months, will receive a severance payment; and if so how many payments have been made, and what is the total cost of those payments.  HL6270

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what provision they have made for redundancy payments for the abolition of NHS England, and the reduction in size of integrated care boards.  HL6271

Lord Scriven to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the use of £105 million of public money being made available to reopen Sheffield Doncaster Airport, and what assessment they have made of the value for money of that project.  HL6272

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need to invest in emerging artificial intelligence technologies to help boost productivity in the UK.  HL6273

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to obtain usable data from legacy systems to enable the Civil Service to incorporate more artificial intelligence technology into its operating procedures.  HL6274

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the introduction of 25 per cent tariffs on European car imports to the United States, and (2) the impact of those tariffs on UK car exports.  HL6275

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest to ask His Majesty's Government whether they issue guidance to schools and colleges regarding their use of social media channels, particularly the use of these to mark religious occasions and festivals.  HL6276

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government how many independent schools have closed, or announced that they will close, since July 2024.  HL6277

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of children who have been displaced or are due to be displaced by (1) independent school closures, and (2) future independent school closures that have been announced, since July 2024.  HL6278

The Lord Bishop of Winchester to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to facilitate safe humanitarian access and protection of civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  HL6279

The Lord Bishop of Winchester to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support regional and sub-regional peace processes to end the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including the Nairobi and Luanda peace processes.  HL6280