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Question for Cabinet Office
Human Rights: Bahrain
Lord Scriven
Liberal Democrat, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister raised the issue of human rights in Bahrain, including the plight of political prisoners, during his meeting with the Crown Prince of Bahrain on 19 June.

Asked 26 June 2025
Answered 4 July 2025
By Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Labour, Life peer)
HL8923
Answered
Lords
Question for Treasury
Defence: Finance
Lord Wigley
Plaid Cymru, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government how much of the increased defence expenditure being invested in Scotland referred to by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in her spending review Statement on 11 June (HC Deb col 978) will be spent in Scotland in each of the n...

Asked 17 June 2025
Answered 4 July 2025
By Lord Livermore (Labour, Life peer)
HL8554
Answered
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Question for Treasury
Paternity Pay
Baroness Penn
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of eligible businesses have reclaimed statutory paternity pay in each of the past five years.

Asked 19 June 2025
Answered 3 July 2025
By Lord Livermore (Labour, Life peer)
HL8663
Answered
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Question for Treasury
Paternity Pay
Baroness Penn
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government how much statutory paternity pay was reclaimed by businesses in each of the past five years, broken down by size of business.

Asked 19 June 2025
Answered 3 July 2025
By Lord Livermore (Labour, Life peer)
HL8662
Answered
Lords
Question for Treasury
Paternity Pay
Baroness Penn
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government how many reclaims for statutory paternity pay there have been in each of the past five years, broken down by size of business.

Asked 19 June 2025
Answered 3 July 2025
By Lord Livermore (Labour, Life peer)
HL8661
Answered
Lords
Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Golan Heights
Lord Roberts of Llandudno
Liberal Democrat, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to support the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force monitoring the Golan Heights between Israel and Syria.

Asked 17 June 2025
Answered 3 July 2025
By Lord Collins of Highbury (Labour, Life peer)
HL8545
Answered
Lords
Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: USA
Lord Empey
Ulster Unionist Party, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of implications for international law of the decision of the United States of America to bomb Iran.

Asked 25 June 2025
Answered 3 July 2025
By Lord Collins of Highbury (Labour, Life peer)
HL8836
Answered
Lords
Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: Nuclear Weapons
Lord Callanan
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent Iran from gaining nuclear weapons.

Asked 23 June 2025
Answered 3 July 2025
By Lord Collins of Highbury (Labour, Life peer)
HL8698
Answered
Lords
Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Torture
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government how they marked the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on 26 June; and what plans they have to promote the introduction of international controls on weapons and equipment that could be used for torture, i...

Asked 26 June 2025
Answered 3 July 2025
By Lord Collins of Highbury (Labour, Life peer)
HL8887
Answered
Lords
Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Turki al-Jasser
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Crossbench, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Saudi Arabia about the execution of Turki al-Jasser, and about the reported increase in executions, including for non-violent offences.

Asked 19 June 2025
Answered 3 July 2025
By Lord Collins of Highbury (Labour, Life peer)
HL8633
Answered
Lords
Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Palestinians: Sanctions
Lord Weir of Ballyholme
Democratic Unionist Party, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what are the Palestinian organisations and individuals that are currently subject to UK sanctions.

Asked 18 June 2025
Answered 3 July 2025
By Lord Collins of Highbury (Labour, Life peer)
HL8620
Answered
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Question for Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Funds: Regulation
Lord Agnew of Oulton
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government how many times since 2020 the Pension Protection Fund has had to replace an external fund manager for reasons of performance, governance failure, or credit downgrade and what the financial and administrative cost of each re...

Asked 23 June 2025
Answered 3 July 2025
By Baroness Sherlock (Labour, Life peer)
HL8678
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Question for Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Graduates
Lord Taylor of Warwick
Non-affiliated, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of graduate-level jobs currently available, and whether the increased use of artificial intelligence is affecting those employment opportunities.

Asked 23 June 2025
Answered 3 July 2025
By Baroness Sherlock (Labour, Life peer)
HL8737
Answered
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Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: Armed Conflict
Lord Roberts of Llandudno
Liberal Democrat, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that international law is upheld in the current situation in Iran.

Asked 23 June 2025
Answered 3 July 2025
By Lord Collins of Highbury (Labour, Life peer)
HL8730
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Prices
Lord Taylor of Warwick
Non-affiliated, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current price of energy in the United Kingdom; and whether they plan to increase reliance on non-renewable energy sources as part of their future energy strategy.

Asked 19 June 2025
Answered 3 July 2025
By Lord Wilson of Sedgefield (Labour, Life peer)
HL8672
Answered
Lords
Question for Cabinet Office
Civil Service: Training
Lord Agnew of Oulton
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, whether they will publish a full breakdown of how the £50 million Transformation Fund allocation for civil service learning and development will be spent, including any evaluatio...

Asked 23 June 2025
Answered 3 July 2025
By Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Labour, Life peer)
HL8675
Answered
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Question for Home Office
Offences against Children
Lord Lebedev
Crossbench, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of the findings in the report National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, published on 16 June, what plans they have to provide compensation to victims.

Asked 19 June 2025
Answered 3 July 2025
By Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour, Life peer)
HL8657
Answered
Lords
Question for The Senior Deputy Speaker
House of Lords: Security
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
Conservative, Life peer

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what was the cost per metre of the security fence on the West Front of the House of Lords, and what were the total costs for that project.

Asked 19 June 2025
Answered 3 July 2025
By Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Non-affiliated, Life peer)
HL8649
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Marine Protected Areas: Fishing Vessels
Lord Blencathra
Conservative, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government when the current consultation on banning bottom trawling in designated marine protected areas will conclude, and what timeline they anticipate for implementing any resulting protections.

Asked 23 June 2025
Answered 3 July 2025
By Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Labour, Life peer)
HL8681
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Question for Home Office
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Lord Weir of Ballyholme
Democratic Unionist Party, Life peer

To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking, if any, to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation.

Asked 18 June 2025
Answered 3 July 2025
By Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour, Life peer)
HL8622
Answered
Lords
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