To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to provide an automatic right to a British passport for those born in the Republic of Ireland but who are UK (1) residents, (2) voters, and (3) taxpayers in Northern Ireland.
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Question for Home Office
Passports: Republic of Ireland
Asked 18 January 2023
Answered 1 February 2023
By Lord Murray of Blidworth (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Levelling Up Fund: Northern Ireland
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the inclusion of Northern Ireland infrastructure projects in the Levelling Up Fund.
Asked 18 January 2023
Answered 31 January 2023
By Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Veterans
To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the quality of NHS care for veterans and their families.
Asked 18 January 2023
Answered 26 January 2023
By Lord Markham (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Aviation
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current support available for the aviation sector and its supply chain.
Asked 20 December 2022
Answered 5 January 2023
By Lord Callanan (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy Bills Rebate: Northern Ireland
To ask His Majesty's Government what date those entitled to support under the Northern Ireland Energy Support Scheme will receive payment.
Asked 20 December 2022
Answered 5 January 2023
By Lord Callanan (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy Bills Rebate: Northern Ireland
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that payments due to Northern Ireland consumers under the Energy Bills Support Scheme will be made before Christmas.
Asked 16 November 2022
Answered 30 November 2022
By Lord Callanan (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Northern Ireland Office
Cost of Living: Northern Ireland
To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to tackling the increased cost of living.
Asked 25 October 2022
Answered 14 November 2022
By Lord Caine (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Natural Gas: Production
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to strengthen the UK's energy security through an increase in domestic gas production.
Asked 25 October 2022
Answered 8 November 2022
By Lord Callanan (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Digital Technology: Northern Ireland
To ask His Majesty's Government what recent steps they have taken to promote the digital economy in Northern Ireland.
Asked 25 October 2022
Answered 8 November 2022
By Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Treasury
Economic Growth
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase economic growth.
Asked 25 October 2022
Answered 8 November 2022
By Baroness Penn (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Treasury
Mortgages: Interest Rates
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support homeowners with rising mortgage rates.
Asked 25 October 2022
Answered 8 November 2022
By Baroness Penn (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Northern Ireland Office
Economic Growth: Northern Ireland
To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive on economic growth and development.
Asked 25 October 2022
Answered 2 November 2022
By Lord Caine (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for International Trade
Overseas Trade: Republic of Ireland
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of jobs in the Republic of Ireland dependent on trade with the UK in June.
Asked 5 July 2022
Answered 22 July 2022
By Viscount Younger of Leckie (Conservative, Excepted Hereditary)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy Supply
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the UK’s energy security.
Asked 5 July 2022
Answered 19 July 2022
By Lord Callanan (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Fracking
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of shale gas extraction and a short-term lifting of the moratorium on shale gas extraction.
Asked 5 July 2022
Answered 19 July 2022
By Lord Callanan (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy: Prices
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the affordability of energy for elderly people during the winter; and what steps they plan to take to make energy bills more affordable for elderly people.
Asked 5 July 2022
Answered 19 July 2022
By Lord Callanan (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Northern Ireland Office
Foreign Investment in UK: Northern Ireland
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to date to attract inward investment into Northern Ireland in 2022.
Asked 5 July 2022
Answered 18 July 2022
By Lord Caine (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Finance
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the amount of funding delivered to community mental health projects in the last two years.
Asked 5 July 2022
Answered 18 July 2022
By Lord Kamall (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Ministry of Justice
Prerogative of Mercy
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many royal pardons have been issued in the last 10 years.
Asked 23 March 2022
Answered 6 April 2022
By Lord Wolfson of Tredegar (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords
Question for Department for Work and Pensions
Off-payroll Working: National Insurance Contributions
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the rise in National Insurance contributions from April, what financial support they will provide to support employees of umbrella companies.
Asked 15 March 2022
Answered 30 March 2022
By Baroness Stedman-Scott (Conservative, Life peer)
Answered
Lords