Lord Alton of Liverpool

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the violations against the human right to freedom of religion or belief in the Philippines following the attack on a Catholic mass at Mindanao State University on 3 December.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the human rights violations against Roman Catholic and Protestant Christians in Belarus, as detailed in the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom’s report Country Upda...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the human rights violations against Shia Muslims in Azerbaijan, as detailed in the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom’s report Country Update: Azerbaijan, published...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement published by Refugees International on 27 November concerning the war in Tigray, which stated that "between 40 and 50 per cent of women experienced gender-based violence"; and...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to permit the seizure of Russian state assets, and the repurposing of those assets to rectify war damage in Ukraine and to assist in Ukraine’s self-defence.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ask the World Bank to update their March 2023 Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment of the cost of rectifying war damage in Ukraine.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of (1) the consequences for civilians of the fall of Darfur to the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, and (2) reports of related atrocity crimes.

To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the number of asylum seekers from Hong Kong who have switched to British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) visa routes, and the way in which such applications have been handled, since they...

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the position of British National (Overseas) visa applicants who remain in Hong Kong while their application is considered.

To ask His Majesty's Government how long it takes on average to process a British National (Overseas) visa application and what is the longest outstanding application awaiting assessment.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of threats to freedom of religion or belief in Hong Kong, following the recent report published by Hong Kong Watch, Sell Out My Soul: The Impending Threats to Freedom of Religion or Belief in ...

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of the People’s Republic of China about the continued incarceration of the journalist Zhang Zhan, who attempted to question Communist Party officials in Wuhan about the ...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to take steps to reduce the limited leave to remain period from five years to three years on the British National (Overseas) visa scheme for Hong Kongers, considering the finding of the Welcoming Committ...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to respond to the letter of 29 November to Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton from the Uyghur Tribunal regarding the treatment of the Uyghurs of Xinjiang in North-West China; and if so (1) when, and (2) whe...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether efforts to eliminate rats, mice and cockroaches in all prisons in England and Wales have been successful, and if not, in how many prisons they still present serious problems.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Benyon on 30 November (HL Deb cols 1172–1174), what steps they are taking to identify whether the cobalt-containing products imported into the UK are associated with child labour in the Democra...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Benyon on 30 November (HL Deb cols 1172–1174), what assessment they have made of the (1) health impacts, (2) developmental damage, and (3) risk of sexual assault, that may arise for children in...

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total value of Russian state assets in the UK.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Benyon on 30 November (HL Deb cols 1172–1174), what discussions they have held with the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and what support they have provided to that governmen...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Benyon on 30 November (HL Deb cols 1172–1174), what assessment they have made of the prevalence of non-state actors recruiting children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, whether they hav...