Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the (1) current, and (2) planned, expenditure on security for the House of Lords; and what is the governance process to ensure value for the taxpayer.

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what recent estimate he has made of the cost of replacing the door at Peers Entrance; and how this differs from the original estimate.

To ask His Majesty's Government which members of the Government are unpaid.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord True on 6 and 22 June (HL302 and HL811), whether the Cabinet Office will write to each Government Department asking them to indicate how many UK-based (1) Permanent Secretaries, and (...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Penn on 4 July (HL Deb), whether they will increase the allowable mileage rate for employees using their own vehicles for business purposes from 45 pence per mile, given the increased cost...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord True on 6 June (HL302), how many UK-based (1) Permanent Secretaries, and (2) Senior Civil Servants, have been working from abroad at any time in the last 24 months.

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 14 June (HL810), whether he will place a marked up copy of the new Companion to the Standing Orders in the Library of the House highlighting the changes propose...

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether he plans to publish the marked-up text showing the proposed changes to the Companion to Standing Orders from the 2017 version; and whether he plans to consult peers prior to printing the new version.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any civil servants in UK-based senior leadership roles have been working from abroad in each of the last three years.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Scottish Government about (1) the provision of investment funds to (a) Ferguson Marine, (b) BiFab, and (c) Prestwick Airport, and (2) the nationalisation of Ferguson Marine; and what ...

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker why it was necessary to extend the staff accommodation in support of the Lord Speaker; how many extra staff are involved; and what are their duties.

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many staff are employed in support of the Lord Speaker; their costs in each of the last three years; the budget for staff employed to support the Lord Speaker in the next financial year; and of the existing staff, how ...

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 16 September (HL2734), and the recommendation of the report of the Select Committee on Procedure of the House, Fourth Report from the Select Committee on Proced...

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 16 September (HL2734), why the decision to change Table Clerks' uniform was made without a report from the Procedure and Privileges Committee and the agreement ...

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 16 September (HL2734), what is the cost of Table Clerks' full uniform; and what cost estimates were obtained from alternative uniform suppliers.

To ask Her Majesty's Government why seed potatoes cannot be imported from EU countries; and what assessment they have made of the impact of this restriction on the industry.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide doses of monoclonal antibodies to people with blood cancer who have had the COVID-19 vaccine.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how individuals can obtain confirmation of their COVID-19 vaccination status; whether that information is in a form that individuals can share with commercial organisations for the purpose of vaccine passports; and if so, h...

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what has been the total cost to public funds to date for Members of the House of Lords undertaking Valuing Everyone training.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for enabling individuals to show proof of having been vaccinated against COVID-19.