House of Lords Business

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of the recently announced Mansion House Accord on economic growth.  HL7402

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish new rules on accessing surpluses in defined benefit pension schemes to allow companies to access £160 billion in corporate defined benefit schemes; and what assessment they have made of the potential effect the changes will have on UK growth.  HL7403

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review their ISA scheme; what the rationale for any review would be; and whether improving UK economic growth would be an objective of the review.  HL7404

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish their Industrial Strategy; and whether it will include a road map for improved economic growth.  HL7405

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current human rights situation in North Korea; and how they are planning to respond to the recommendations of the APPG on North Korea's report Inquiry into Human Rights Violations in North Korea 2014-2020/1, published on 20 July 2021.  HL7406

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to contribute to the initiative at the UN Security Council to refer the human rights situation in North Korea to the International Criminal Court.  HL7407

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the volume of munitions North Korea has sent to Russia in its war against Ukraine; and whether they plan to engage with the International Criminal Court to ensure that the involvement of North Korea is considered as part of its investigations into crimes in Ukraine.  HL7408

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of prospects for removing the UN Security Council P5 veto right in cases of genocide and other atrocity crimes.  HL7409

Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government, following their newly announced policies on immigration, whether they plan to conduct a review of current skill shortages in every part of the UK economy, provide an analysis of any additional skill shortages that new immigration policies will bring, and propose measures to ensure the effective provision of skills in the future for the UK… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Birt to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to commission an independent review of both the economic and non-economic benefits and disbenefits resulting from Brexit.  HL7411

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government, following the decision of the Supreme Court in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16, what plans they have to issue guidance to organisations and other stakeholders that interact with the Department for Education about implementing the Supreme Court ruling.  HL7412

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government, following the decision of the Supreme Court in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16, what plans they have to ensure that state schools provide same-sex toilets and changing facilities for (1) pupils, and (2) staff.  HL7413

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government, following the decision of the Supreme Court in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16, whether they will issue guidance about disciplinary action for teachers who call a pupil by the name or pronoun of the pupil's biological sex.  HL7414

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government, following the decision of the Supreme Court in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16, whether they plan to issue guidance to state schools about children or pupils who wish to change their gender designation, pronouns or clothing without parental consent.  HL7415

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government, following the decision of the Supreme Court in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16, what guidance they will issue about teaching biological sex in relationships, sex and health education classes.  HL7416

Lord Blencathra to ask His Majesty's Government, following the decision of the Supreme Court in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16, what plans they have to issue guidance to single-sex schools about the admission of pupils who are not of the same biological sex.  HL7417

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what actions they are taking to reduce mobile phone usage by pupils in schools.  HL7418

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 12 May (HL7055), which sites are being considered for the potential ten new reservoirs; and on what timescale they intend that the new reservoirs should become operational.  HL7419

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of staff shortages in the hospitality sector; and what actions they are taking to address these shortages.  HL7420

Lord Browne of Ladyton to ask His Majesty's Government what objectives they have for the nuclear sector in their negotiations with the United States of America regarding a transformative technology partnership mentioned in the US–UK Economic Prosperity Deal.  HL7421

Lord Browne of Ladyton to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of a future transformative technology partnership with the United States of America mentioned in the US–UK Economic Prosperity Deal on the regulatory framework for the artificial intelligence sector in the United Kingdom.  HL7422

Lord Browne of Ladyton to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to implement the recommendations in the proposal from the Health and Safety Executive to restrict the use of lead ammunition.  HL7423

Lord Dunlop to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have commissioned, or plan to commission, a post-implementation review of the 2017 reforms to the Electronic Communications Code before extending those reforms through sections 61 to 64 of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022.  HL7424

Lord Dunlop to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the 2021 consultation on telecommunications infrastructure remains a sufficient basis for regulatory decisions intended to support nationwide 5G standalone coverage by 2030.  HL7425

Lord Dunlop to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they undertook to support the conclusion that "no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen", in regard to the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 (Commencement No. 4, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2025.  HL7426

Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee to ask His Majesty's Government whether the 6 per cent levy on international student fees referred to in the Restoring control over the immigration system White Paper, published on 12 May, applies only to England or to the whole of the UK.  HL7427

Lord Hayward to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of serving police officers in England are currently on restricted duties pending an investigation for non-criminal misconduct; and what is the average duration of time that such officers have been on restricted duties.  HL7428

Lord Jackson of Peterborough to ask His Majesty's Government following the Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16, when the Home Office expects to produce advice on the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and search policies adopted by police forces in England and Wales.  HL7429

Lord Jones of Penybont to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to reforming the loss of future earnings element of clinical negligence compensation for cases arising from obstetrics.  HL7430

Lord Jones of Penybont to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Civil Procedure Rule Committee regarding the implementation of fixed recoverable costs for clinical negligence claims valued up to £25,000.  HL7431

Lord Jones of Penybont to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the General Medical Council about reforming regulatory procedures for doctors using powers under section 60 of the Health Act 1999.  HL7432

Lord Jones of Penybont to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with NHS officials in England about improving (1) the catering; and (2) the rest facilities for NHS staff in hospital settings.  HL7433

Lord Jones of Penybont to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to minimise the risk of burnout among healthcare staff.  HL7434

Lord Jones of Penybont to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure long-term funding for programmes to support NHS staff with their (1) mental and (2) physical health.  HL7435

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the problems affecting poorer students in accessing A level computer science, as identified by Teach First on 8 May.  HL7436

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the impact of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme on operational costs for pubs and brewers.  HL7437

Lord Oates to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding compliance with international humanitarian law and restoring humanitarian access to Gaza.  HL7438

Lord Oates to ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to Hamas and the government of Israel to encourage them to return to the previously agreed ceasefire, complete the release of all hostages, and negotiate a path out of conflict.  HL7439

Baroness O'Loan to ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the government of India on the death in custody of Father Stan Swamy SJ, and the continued imprisonment of those allegedly involved in the Bhima Koregaon violence.  HL7440

Lord Patten to ask His Majesty's Government further to Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 8 May (HL6802), how many higher education students self-assessed as having a learning difference such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, AD(H)D, social/communication conditions such as a speech and language impairment, or an autistic spectrum condition in each year since 2015; and how many a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask His Majesty's Government whether they consulted the Office for Environmental Protection (1) before, and (2) after, the publication of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.  HL7442

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the IT systems used by the Probation Service and its partners to save time and enable practitioners to make better decisions.  HL7443

Baroness Redfern to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to sustain recruitment and training until Probation Service vacancies are filled across all geographic areas.  HL7444

Lord Richards of Herstmonceux to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of Victory over Japan, and whether they will publicise those plans in good time before the events.  HL7445

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what recent representations they have made to the government of India regarding the forced deportation of Rohingya refugees.  HL7446

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 24 March (HL5621), what are the parameters of the task they have set the gambling industry to raise standards, and how this work will be monitored.  HL7447

Lord Sedwill to ask His Majesty's Government how many Afghans who served with the UK forces but were not employed by the UK have been admitted to the United Kingdom under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and other schemes.  HL7448

Lord Sedwill to ask His Majesty's Government how many Afghans employed by NATO in Afghanistan have been admitted to the United Kingdom under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and other schemes.  HL7449

Lord Stevens of Birmingham to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Institute of Social Innovation and Impact at the University of Northampton The impact and value of school-based cadet forces in the UK, published in March, and whether they plan to increase the number of state schools with a Combined Cadet Force.  HL7450

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government how many government-funded projects they are currently supporting in the City of Liverpool.  HL7451

Lord Storey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the importance of the adoption and special guardianship support fund.  HL7452

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the adoption of the AI Action Plan outlined in January; and how they intend to support its implementation in the future.  HL7453

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current rate of wage growth; and whether they intend to reassess the current rates at which businesses pay National Insurance contributions on employees.  HL7454

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implementation of fines or enforcement of compensation schemes on companies for the loss or theft of individuals’ personal data.  HL7455

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the effectiveness of their guidance for tackling low school attendance and lost learning.  HL7456