Lord Hay of Ballyore

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.

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.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to strengthen the UK's energy security through an increase in domestic gas production.

To ask His Majesty's Government what recent steps they have taken to promote the digital economy in Northern Ireland.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase economic growth.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support homeowners with rising mortgage rates.

To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive on economic growth and development.

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.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the UK’s energy security.

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.

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.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to date to attract inward investment into Northern Ireland in 2022.

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.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many royal pardons have been issued in the last 10 years.

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.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their position on the granting of pre-charge bail to terror suspects.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the provision of autism support services.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the article by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation New measures won't protect poorest families from new energy price cap, published on 3 February; and in particular, the finding that "single adu...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential of shale gas as a domestic energy source.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the amount of (1) North Sea (a) oil, and (b) gas, and (2) shale gas, in the UK; and under what circumstances they would exploit such resources.