House of Lords Business

Lord Agnew of Oulton to ask His Majesty's Government how many Royal Navy vessels are currently equipped with the naval strike missile; when they expect the naval strike missile to equip the type 23 frigate and type 45 destroyer fleets; and whether any Royal Navy vessels equipped with the naval strike missile have deployed alongside HMS Queen Elizabeth or HMS Prince of Wales.  … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Agnew of Oulton to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of contracts for consulting services awarded by departments and arm's-length bodies in each of the past five years were (1) let through competitive tendering processes, and (2) were direct awards.  HL7727

Lord Agnew of Oulton to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 15 May (HL6980), whether they will place in the Library of the House (1) the data collection template, and (2) the data from the voluntary local authority data collection exercise on home-to-school transport.  HL7728

Lord Agnew of Oulton to ask His Majesty's Government how many arm’s-length bodies are sponsored by more than one department; and for each such body, what is the name and sponsoring department.  HL7729

Lord Agnew of Oulton to ask His Majesty's Government whether any permanent secretaries have break clauses in their contracts; and whether the inclusion of a break clause within a civil service contract is compatible with the civil service management code.  HL7730

Lord Agnew of Oulton to ask His Majesty's Government why the Cabinet Office has not yet published updated lists of senior civil servants and senior officials earning £150,000 and above, which was due as of 30 September 2023; and when this information will be made available.  HL7731

Lord Bellingham to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to cap the prize offered by large scale commercial prize draws.  HL7732

Lord Bellingham to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the tax revenues the statutory gambling levy will raise per year.  HL7733

Lord Bellingham to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to measure the impact of the funds raised by the statutory gambling levy.  HL7734

Lord Bellingham to ask His Majesty's Government which organisations they intend to receive funding raised by the statutory gambling levy.  HL7735

Lord Bellingham to ask His Majesty's Government on what basis society lotteries and external lotteries are subject to a mandatory gambling levy, while the National Lottery and commercial prize draw operators are not.  HL7736

The Lord Bishop of Bristol to ask His Majesty's Government how much income the NHS has received from immigration health surcharge payments in each of the last two financial years.  HL7737

The Lord Bishop of Bristol to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the increase to the immigration health surcharge by 66 per cent in 2024.  HL7738

The Lord Bishop of Bristol to ask His Majesty's Government whether the changes to the qualification period for indefinite leave to remain apply to people who are already living and working in the United Kingdom or whether the changes will apply to new visa applicants only.  HL7739

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to safeguard the flow of veterinary medicine from Great Britain to Northern Ireland after the end of the grace period on 31 December.  HL7740

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that UK citizens are protected from online fraud and social media and text messaging scams.  HL7741

Lord Davies of Gower to ask His Majesty's Government how much funding they have allocated to (1) the police service, and (2) the fire and rescue service in 2025–26 to cover the cost of the rise in employers' National Insurance contributions; what methodology they used to calculate the amount allocated to each service; and what methodology they used to calculate the funding allocat… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Finn to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the fraud and error rates of (1) the £20 Universal Credit uplift, (2) the suspension of the minimum income floor for self-employed claimants, and (3) the increase in local housing allowance, during the COVID-19 pandemic.  HL7743

Baroness Finn to ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of (1) the total value and percentage rate of fraud and error, (2) the number and value of loans flagged for suspected fraud, (3) the number and value of guarantee claims paid on loans with fraud indicators, and (4) the total value of recoveries to date, for the (a) Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Sc… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Finn to ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the report by the National Audit Office, Tackling fraud and protecting propriety in government spending during an emergency, published on 8 February 2024 (HC444), how the Public Sector Fraud Authority defines fraud resource levels of (1) no counter-fraud, (2) clearly mismatched, and (3) potential mismatched; ho… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Finn to ask His Majesty's Government how many COVID-19 support schemes with total disbursements exceeding £100 million have been subject to a fraud and error measurement exercise by the Public Sector Fraud Authority; how many of those schemes have not undergone that exercise; and whether they will publish a list of all schemes assessed, including the methodology, timing a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Finn to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Education and Skills Funding Agency Annual report and accounts 2023–24, published on 29 July 2024 (HC13), what estimate they have made of the overall fraud and error rate, including undetected losses, across the £72 billion of distributed funding; whether they hold disaggregated estimates of fraud and error by… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the discontinuation of care worker visas on care provision.  HL7748

Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of closing social care visas for carers from overseas on vacancies in the care workforce.  HL7749

Baroness Hayman to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 14 May (HL Deb cols 2301), what plans they have to introduce low-interest loans for landlords to install energy efficiency measures, similar to schemes in Scotland.  HL7750

Baroness Hayman to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 14 May (HL Deb cols 2301), what plans they have to introduce property-linked finance for energy efficiency improvements.  HL7751

Baroness Hayman to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 14 May (HL Deb cols 2301), what assessment they have made of the results of the Green Homes Finance Accelerator programme, and what plans they have to take forward and scale up any of its initiatives.  HL7752

Baroness Hayman to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to produce a warm homes plan, as set out in the Labour Party Manifesto 2024; and when they expect to publish it.  HL7753

Baroness Hayman to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 15 May (HL7063–7), what plans they have to monitor the amount and types of land that solar panels are installed on in the future.  HL7754

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment has been made of civilian casualties from US and UK military action in Yemen (1) since March and (2) between January 2024 and January 2025.  HL7755

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the African Union's report Fact-Finding Mission to Somaliland (30 April to 4 May 2005).  HL7756

Baroness Hoey to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential effect of recognising Somaliland’s statehood for promoting security in the Gulf of Aden so that international partners can enter bilateral security treaties with Somaliland.  HL7757

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington 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, and the statutory guidance Toilet Accommodation: Approved Document T, updated on 1 October 2024, what is the policy of (1) the Government Property Agency, and (2) the Cabinet Office, in relat… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington to ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy on the (1) funding, and (2) engagement, with the band Kneecap, with reference to the guidance published on 14 March 2024 Government's principles of engagement.  HL7759

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government what specific support they provide to prisoners aged 50 and over, particularly (1) those with short custodial sentences, (2) women and (3) women with short custodial sentences.  HL7760

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish a strategy for prisoners aged 50 and over.  HL7761

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask His Majesty's Government whether HMP Eastwood Park plan to close, or have closed, their programme for women prisoners aged 50 and over.  HL7762

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government how many hotels are being used to accommodate migrants; how many migrants are being housed in hotels across the United Kingdom; and whether those numbers have increased or decreased since July 2024.  HL7763

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of their policy of inheritance taxation for agricultural land on (1) family farms in Northern Ireland, and (2) the United Kingdom's food security.  HL7764

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government how many employees of arm's-length bodies receive more than £100,000 in salaries and other benefits.  HL7765

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown to ask His Majesty's Government how much they expect to contribute to the European Union under the trade agreement reached on 19 May.  HL7766

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of the National Cyber Security Centre in preventing cyber attacks; and what advice is being provided to (1) individuals, (2) businesses, (3) Government departments and (4) national agencies to prevent cyber attacks and limit any damage caused.  HL7767

Lord Markham to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking in the upcoming national cancer plan to identify and address regional disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer.  HL7768

Lord Markham to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to measure the effectiveness of and potential to rapidly adopt cancer therapies that require non-genomic biomarker testing.  HL7769

Lord Mawson to ask His Majesty's Government how many small and medium-sized building companies have ceased trading in the financial years (1) 2024–25, (2) 2023–24, and (3) 2022–23; and what assessment have they made of the trend of these figures.  HL7770

Lord Mawson to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the financial viability of running a small or medium-sized building company and (2) the main financial challenges of running a small or medium-sized building company.  HL7771

Lord Nash to ask His Majesty's Government how many installations accredited under the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive reported zero metered heat generation in each of the past two scheme years; and what was the total value of public subsidy paid to these installations in each year.  HL7772

Lord Norton of Louth to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 14 May (HL7117), when they plan to conclude their review of membership of the House of Lords Appointments Commission and by what date a full complement of members will be in place.  HL7773

Lord Rennard to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the financial implications to higher education institutions of the 6 per cent levy on foreign students' tuition fees, proposed in Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May.  HL7774

Lord Rennard to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the consequences to higher education institutions of the applying the 6 per cent levy on foreign students' tuition fees, proposed in Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May, to courses of less than six months.  HL7775

Lord Rennard to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to consult higher education institutions on the 6 per cent levy on foreign students' tuition fees, proposed in Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May.  HL7776

Lord Rennard to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the consequences for (1) the economies of England and Wales and (2) local economies resulting from the 6-percent levy on foreign students' tuition fees, proposed in Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May.  HL7777

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government how much of the gas entering the UK via interconnector pipes is blended with hydrogen.  HL7778

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the energy industry about decarbonising the energy system by blending low carbon hydrogen with natural gas since 4 July 2024.  HL7779

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proportion of domestic boilers that are ready for using blended gas.  HL7780

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government which department is leading the development of a hydrogen market capable of creating new manufacturing jobs.  HL7781

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Project HySpeed, in particular the project's impact on assisting faster decarbonisation solutions for UK foundation industries such as steel, cement and glass production.  HL7782

Lord Rooker to ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan for a core hydrogen pipeline network to operate in the UK.  HL7783

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Water Quality Monitoring Network Annual Report 2023/24 published by the Angling Trust on 20 May.  HL7784

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the number of lost work-days due to stress, depression, or anxiety in women.  HL7785

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to give local government new powers to prevent adult gaming centres from opening.  HL7786

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to tackle the illegal wildlife trade; and what assessment they have made of the links between the illegal wildlife trade and financial crime.  HL7787

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk posed by the illegal wildlife trade to emerging infectious diseases.  HL7788

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement by the UN special rapporteur Thomas Andrews on 15 May regarding allegations that Rohingya refugees were forced off an Indian naval vessel.  HL7789

Lord Sharkey to ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to consult patients and patient organisations as part of NHS England's review of direct commissioning functions which is scheduled to report by the end of June.  HL7790

Lord Sharkey to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the results of NHS England's review of direct commissioning functions which is scheduled to report back by the end of June.  HL7791

Lord Tyrie to ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of pupils entered for a GCSE in the current year are taking (1) French, (2) Spanish, (3) German and (4) other foreign languages; and what proportion took those exams in 2010, 2015 and 2020.  HL7792

Lord Tyrie to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of education policy on the future take-up of foreign languages at GCSE level.  HL7793

Baroness Verma to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support and promote Age Without Limits Day across government departments, and whether they plan to develop a strategy to address ageism in society.  HL7794

Baroness Verma to ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to supporting the aims of Age Without Limits Day, and whether they will take steps to raise awareness of age-related discrimination.  HL7795

Baroness Verma to ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the prevalence of age discrimination in recruitment and employment, and what steps they are taking to combat that discrimination.  HL7796

Baroness Verma to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address age-related disparities in mental health provision, particularly in assess to talking therapies.  HL7797

Baroness Verma to ask His Majesty's Government whether the Minister for Women and Equalities plans to take part in activities to mark Age Without Limits Day; and what role the Office for Equality and Opportunity will play in highlighting ageism as a cross-cutting issue.  HL7798

Lord Weir of Ballyholme to ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to develop best practice guidance to improve the early identification and diagnosis of patients with early-stage Alzheimer's disease.  HL7799