House of Lords Business

Lord Agnew of Oulton to ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication on 21 January of the State of digital government review, whether the estimated £45 billion in annual savings and productivity benefits from full digitisation of public sector services was included in the scoring of (1) the Spring Statement 2025, or (2) the Economic and Fiscal Outlook… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Agnew of Oulton to ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication on 19 February of Current PFI and PF2 projects as at 31 March 2024, why data for 273 projects does not include one or more of (1) the date of the Official Journal of the European Union, (2) the date of preferred bidder and (3) the date of financial close.  HL6531

Lord Agnew of Oulton to ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication on 19 February of Current PFI and PF2 projects as at 31 March 2024, why the A69 Carlisle to Newcastle project (project ID 245) incurred payments in 2023–24 of £14 million on a capital value of £9 million, and what proportion of those payments was for (1) lifecycle maintenance, and (2) capital… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Agnew of Oulton to ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication on 19 February of Current PFI and PF2 projects as at 31 March 2024, what assessment they have made of the total remaining public liability across all PFI contracts where (1) no equity holder is named, and (2) the special purpose vehicle is registered offshore.  HL6464

Lord Agnew of Oulton to ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication on 19 February of Current PFI and PF2 projects as at 31 March 2024, what is the total value of all unitary charge payments made on projects with (1) no equity holders listed, and (2) equity holders listed as "not known", in 2023–24.  HL6465

Lord Agnew of Oulton to ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication on 19 February of Current PFI and PF2 projects as at 31 March 2024, what steps they take to detect when (1) equity holders, or (2) special purpose vehicles, transfer ownership of their stake in a project without notifying the contracting authority; and how often this has occurred in the last f… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to review the policy to prevent asylum seekers from working while awaiting a decision on their applications; and what assessment they have made of providing this opportunity to applicants who are victims of human trafficking and modern slavery.  HL6467

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the manifesto Putting victims first: renewing the UK’s commitment to victims of trafficking and modern slavery, published in July 2024 by a coalition of modern slavery organisations.  HL6468

Viscount Astor to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs on 1 April (HC Deb col 282), what plans they have to include the British Hound Sports Association in their forthcoming consultation on trail hunting.  HL6469

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish a new Wild Boar Action Plan following the appearance of a new population in Dartmoor National Park.  HL6470

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what action they have taken towards achieving no antibiotic prescription without diagnostic confirmation by 2027, as recommended by the World Innovation Summit for Health, and what future plans they have towards that aim.  HL6471

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the possibility of, and (2) dangers from, a 'liquidity mirage' in foreign exchange markets.  HL6472

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had on a (1) bilateral basis, or (2) EU-wide basis, about cabotage for UK musicians who are touring in the EU.  HL6473

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that more products are designed to be reused and repaired to generate economic, environmental and social value for communities and businesses.  HL6474

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to support local authorities to focus on reuse and repair practices as part of a circular economy.  HL6475

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) costs, and (2) benefits, to local authorities of reuse and repair practices.  HL6476

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce VAT on reuse and repair practices.  HL6477

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to establish a nationwide accreditation scheme for tested and repaired products similar to the Revolve programme in Scotland.  HL6478

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Greater Manchester Renew Hub on circular consumer practices, and what plans they have to replicate this project in other areas.  HL6479

Earl Cathcart to ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the revised offer for the Sustainable Farming Incentive.  HL6480

Earl Cathcart to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for the vaccination of hens against bird flu.  HL6481

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the timeline for introducing the codes of practice under the Online Safety Act 2023 to combat fraudulent advertising.  HL6482

Lord Clement-Jones to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Ofcom regarding the implementation of measures in the Online Safety Act 2023 to combat fraud.  HL6483

Baroness Coffey to ask His Majesty's Government how many legal proceedings, other than judicial review or as an intervener, have been initiated by the Equality and Human Rights Commission under section 30 of the Equality Act 2006 since the legislation was enacted.  HL6484

Baroness Coffey to ask His Majesty's Government how much money has been provided for legal assistance to individuals under section 28 of the Equality Act 2006 since its enactment, and to how many individuals.  HL6485

Baroness Coffey to ask His Majesty's Government which status of public body they expect the new Fair Pay Agency to have.  HL6486

Lord Davies of Gower to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to deliver additional police apprenticeships.  HL6487

Lord Davies of Gower to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how the planned changes to the apprenticeship levy will impact the number of available police apprenticeships.  HL6488

Baroness Deech to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Collins of Highbury on 26 March (HL5769), what assessment they have made of the implications for the reliability of the death statistics of the Gazan Ministry of Health reportedly removing from their March figures 3,400 deaths which it had previously listed in August and October 2024, including 1… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Dodds of Duncairn to ask His Majesty's Government how many applications they have received to the Duty Reimbursement Scheme in each year since the scheme was set up, and how much has been reimbursed in each year.  HL6490

Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s assessment in its Economic and Fiscal Outlook March 2025 that 3 million people will be in receipt of the Universal Credit health element in 2029–30; and how many people they forecast will be in receipt of it in 2029–30, by age and region.  HL649… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Freyberg to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Vallance of Balham on 25 March (HL5666), what further details they will provide on meetings Ministers from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology have held with external stakeholders abroad, including the names of the companies and individuals involved.  HL6492

Lord Gascoigne to ask His Majesty's Government, following the Prime Minister's comments in the MoneySavingExpert leaders' debate during the 2024 general election, what steps they are taking to work with local leaders to publicise council tax discounts for those entitled to them.  HL6493

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede on 1 April (HL6113), what is the longest outstanding inquest in the Isle of Wight.  HL6494

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede on 1 April (HL6113), what steps they are taking to support families of the deceased during the wait for an inquest.  HL6495

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede on 1 April (HL6113), what plans they have to appoint deputy coroners to help to process incomplete inquests in the Isle of Wight.  HL6496

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede on 1 April (HL6113), what assessment they have made of why the average time to complete coroner inquests in the Isle of Wight is more than double the average time across all of England and Wales.  HL6497

Lord Jones to ask His Majesty's Government how many Atlas A400M aircraft they have in service.  HL6498

Lord Jones to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to purchase more Atlas A400M aircraft.  HL6499

Lord Jones to ask His Majesty's Government how many people they estimate are engaged in the aerospace industry in the United Kingdom.  HL6500

Lord Jones to ask His Majesty's Government what was the estimated value of aerospace industry exports in (1) 2023, and (2) 2024.  HL6501

Lord Jones to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of tariffs imposed by the United States of America on the aerospace industry.  HL6502

Lord Jones to ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) graduate, and (2) other, apprentices work in the aerospace industry, broken down by gender.  HL6503

Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Pakistan regarding reports that from 31 March it intends to return to Afghanistan all undocumented refugees, including women judges whose US visas have been revoked.  HL6504

Lord Leigh of Hurley to ask His Majesty's Government how many mobile phones issued by the Department for Transport have been reported as (1) lost, and (2) stolen, by (a) the Department as a whole, and (b) ministerial private offices in the Department, since 4 July 2024.  HL6505

Lord Moylan to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have received representations from ambassadors or High Commissioners resident in Palace Green and Kensington Palace Gardens about the temporary obstacles erected there by the Crown Estate to manage the behaviour of bicyclists.  HL6506

Baroness Penn to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 1 April, what assessment they have made of the number of people who moved into work as a result of previous employment programmes, and what the cost of those programmes was.  HL6507

Lord Pickles to ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to implement via secondary legislation the provisions in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 on street votes for new development and street referendums on renaming streets; and, if not, why not.  HL6508

Lord Pickles to ask His Majesty's Government whether they recognise the concept of regions only in England; or whether they recognise them also within Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.  HL6509

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to preserve productive farmland by encouraging the installation of solar panels on buildings and car parks rather than such farmland.  HL6510

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 7 November 2024 (HL1998), when they intend to publish feedback to the licensing of non-surgical cosmetic procedures consultation, which ran from 2 September to 28 October 2023.  HL6511

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many young people in England aged between 13 and 18 have been treated by the NHS for problem gambling in the past year.  HL6512

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government how many referrals were made to NHS gambling clinics in England in the first two quarters of the 2024–25 financial year.  HL6513

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of individuals who (1) were eligible to receive pension credit, and (2) received it in 2024–25.  HL6514

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of pensioners living below the poverty line in 2024–25.  HL6515

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government how many UK adults are not liable to pay income tax because their total income is less than the tax-free personal allowance.  HL6516

Lord Sikka to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch on 31 March (HL Deb cols 16–18) committing to provide £2.5 billion to the steel industry, whether they will have an economic interest in the resulting assets and income streams.  HL6517

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the video game industry, particularly in regard to tax relief schemes for companies.  HL6518

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the video game industry to increase (1) diversity of characters shown in games, and (2) the diversity of main characters in games.  HL6519

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the increase in minimum wage on 1 April on the number of job vacancies.  HL6520

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government what is their definition of a "stuck" school; when this definition was adopted; and how it differs from previous definitions.  HL6521

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government how many "stuck" schools there were on 28 February; and how many there were under the former definition of such schools at the latest date for which data are available.  HL6522

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government how many "stuck" schools as of 28 February were (1) academy schools, or (2) local authority maintained schools.  HL6523

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of (1) academy schools which have converted but are not sponsor led, (2) local authority maintained community schools, and (3) local authority maintained foundation, voluntary-aided or voluntary-controlled schools are "stuck"; and what assessment they have made of these figures.  HL6524

Lord Wharton of Yarm to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the treatment of minorities under the new government of Syria.  HL6525

Lord Wharton of Yarm to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to imposing sanctions and other measures against those found to be party to the persecution of minority groups in the new government of Syria.  HL6526

Lord Wharton of Yarm to ask His Majesty's Government what meetings they have held with the new government of Syria and what steps they have taken to raise human rights concerns.  HL6527

Lord Wharton of Yarm to ask His Majesty's Government how many staff in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office are based in Damascus.  HL6528

Lord Wharton of Yarm to ask His Majesty's Government whether they support calls for a federal Syrian constitution in order to protect minority communities in that country.  HL6529

Baroness Wilcox of Newport to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to strengthen mutual trust and respect between the Office for Students and those it regulates.  HL6530