Lord Birt

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to ensure that the cost of using electricity to heat homes and buildings will fall below the cost of using hydrocarbons.

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the root cause of the nationwide failure of passport e-gates on 26 and 27 May.

To ask His Majesty's Government how the new generation of NHS hospitals being planned or constructed will be insulated; and with what fuel they will be heated.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of concerns expressed by (1) Dr Geoffrey Hinton, and (2) other employees of Google and Microsoft, reported in the New York Times on 7 April, about the risk AI technologies are being introduced...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications for British citizens of the evidence obtained by a Reuters investigation which suggests that Tesla employees have viewed and shared camera recordings obtained from Tesla ca...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of concerns that AI technologies are being introduced prematurely to customers before their potential risks can be fully assessed.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to assess the effectiveness of financial regulation in the UK following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 13 March (HL5891), whether they have assessed the effectiveness of the global humanitarian response following the recent earthquake in Turkey.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 6 March (HL5638), what steps they plan to take, if any, to support the implementation of recommendations related to policing at future UEFA Champions League Final...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current range of waiting times for funerals; and whether they will investigate the reasons for delays in areas of the UK with the longest wait times.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to discuss with the United Nations the effectiveness of global contingency planning for major natural disasters.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the effectiveness of the provision of high street banking facilities and services (1) for all holders of bank accounts, (2) for those with disabilities, and (3) for those without access to the...

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of France regarding the conclusions of the independent review of the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final, chaired by Dr Tiago Brandão Rodrigues; and whether they intend to ask...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have identified the virus which has been responsible for the highest incidence of influenza in Autumn/Winter 2022/2023; and whether they have assessed the effectiveness of the influenza vaccine deployed over th...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 7 November (HL2798) and 24 November (HL3333), whether they have (1) monitored the implementation of all of the recommendations of the report by Baroness Ca...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk of new COVID-19 variants emerging in China.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 24 October (HL2798), by what date they expect appropriate safety measures to be in place for major sports events staged at (1) Wembley, and (2) other major ...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether all of the issues of accountability identified in the report by Baroness Casey of Blackstock into the disorder at Wembley Stadium in the UEFA Euro 2020 Final, published on 3 December 2021, have been resolved; whethe...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness and timeliness of the patient care offered by GP practices.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the then Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 27 May (5327), what plans they have to legislate to repeal the cut-off date for...