To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of recent increases in fixed-term mortgage interest rates.
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Question for Treasury
Mortgages: Interest Rates
Asked 12 June 2023
Answered 15 June 2023
By Baroness Penn (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Affordable Housing
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the development of affordable homes in order to address the decline in home ownership.
Asked 7 June 2023
Answered 14 June 2023
By Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Help to Buy Scheme
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to relaunch the Help to Buy scheme.
Asked 5 June 2023
Answered 14 June 2023
By Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Housing: Planning Permission
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reform the planning system to increase the supply of houses.
Asked 5 June 2023
Answered 14 June 2023
By Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Cybercrime
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent cybercriminals from exploiting vulnerabilities in UK firms' cybersecurity software.
Asked 7 June 2023
Answered 14 June 2023
By Viscount Camrose (Conservative, Excepted Hereditary)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Cost of Living
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on 24 May that "almost 9 in 10 families on Universal Credit cannot afford basic items like food and clothing"; and what steps they are taking t...
Asked 25 May 2023
Answered 13 June 2023
By Viscount Younger of Leckie (Conservative, Excepted Hereditary)
Answered
Lords
Question for Women and Equalities
Equal Pay: Gender
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the average gender pay gap for each of the past five years.
Asked 11 May 2023
Answered 8 June 2023
By Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Women and Equalities
Ethnic Groups: Equality
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) encourage, and (2) normalise, racial equality by the end of 2023.
Asked 23 May 2023
Answered 7 June 2023
By Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Education
Artificial Intelligence
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect students from the risks of artificial intelligence.
Asked 23 May 2023
Answered 7 June 2023
By Baroness Barran (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
North Sea Transition Authority: Carbon Capture and Storage
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to amend the Energy Bill to give further powers to the North Sea Transition Authority in relation to carbon capture and storage.
Asked 23 May 2023
Answered 7 June 2023
By Lord Callanan (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Treasury
Consumers: Protection
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to strengthen consumer protection measures, particularly for loans, for the 2023–24 financial year.
Asked 24 May 2023
Answered 5 June 2023
By Baroness Penn (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Transport
Public Transport: Rural Areas
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to develop public transport infrastructure in rural areas; and what assessment they have made of the impact this will have on the mental health of people living in rural communities.
Asked 25 May 2023
Answered 5 June 2023
By Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Dentistry: Vacancies
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address staff shortages within NHS dentistry.
Asked 24 May 2023
Answered 5 June 2023
By Lord Markham (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Administrative Delays
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to tackle the reported backlog of people requiring urgent mental health support.
Asked 22 May 2023
Answered 5 June 2023
By Lord Markham (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Prices
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to introduce an energy price guarantee for the average household to replace Ofgem’s energy price cap.
Asked 22 May 2023
Answered 5 June 2023
By Lord Callanan (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to renegotiate part of the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement given reports of threats to (1) export businesses, and (2) the sustainability of manufacturing operations in the UK.
Asked 17 May 2023
Answered 1 June 2023
By Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Business and Trade
Trade Agreements: Agriculture
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to put greater emphasis on farmers' interests in future trade deals.
Asked 17 May 2023
Answered 1 June 2023
By Lord Johnson of Lainston (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to strengthen the long-term (1) resilience, and (2) sustainability, of the agricultural sector in the UK.
Asked 24 May 2023
Answered 31 May 2023
By Lord Benyon (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Work and Pensions
Employment Schemes
To ask His Majesty's Government how national employment support is (1) targeted, and (2) funded.
Asked 16 May 2023
Answered 31 May 2023
By Viscount Younger of Leckie (Conservative, Excepted Hereditary)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Infant Foods: Prices
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the increase in the price of baby formula.
Asked 18 May 2023
Answered 30 May 2023
By Lord Benyon (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords