Lord Spellar

HL8875 • MyCSP: Trade Unions

To ask His Majesty's Government which trade unions are recognised by the MyCSP.

HL8732 • Taxis: Licensing

To ask His Majesty's Government, following Baroness Casey of Blackstock's National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, published on 16 June, what steps they are taking to reform the arrangements for taxi licensing.

HL8733 • High Speed 2 Line: Costs

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given, or was given by the recent review of HS2 by James Stewart, to estimate the final additional cost of completing the HS2 project; and whether they have given any consideration to cancelling the project.

HL8734 • Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Tolls

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the gross income from the Dartford River Crossing in the last year for which figures are available, and how much was paid to the Department for Transport.

HL8669 • High Speed 2 Line: Costs

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost of HS2 to date, and how much it will cost to complete the project in current prices.

HL8547 • Desalination: Carbon Emissions

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the carbon footprint of water desalination plants in England.

HL8548 • Public Inquiries

To ask His Majesty's Government how many public inquiries are currently ongoing, what was their total cost last year, and what is their estimated cost for the current year.

HL8373 • National Armaments Director: Public Appointments

To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to announce the appointment of the National Armaments Director, and when they expect the director to take up the role.

HL8330 • Cycleways: Construction and Planning

To ask His Majesty's Government how much they provided to local authorities for the planning and construction of cycle lanes in the past year.

HL8275 • Solar Power: Imports

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of solar panels imported into the UK last year, and from which countries these solar panels were imported.

HL8276 • Heat Pumps: Housing

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of domestic heat pumps sold in the UK last year; how many of those were produced in the UK; and how many were imported, and from which countries.

HL8131 • Nottingham Inquiry

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of the Nottingham Inquiry.

HL8077 • Poultry Meat: Chemicals

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer Baroness Merron on 30 May (HL7541), whether they will place a copy of the European Food Safety Authority assessment on the effects of chemical washes applied to chicken in the Library of the House.

HL7541 • Poultry Meat: Chemicals

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of chemically washed chicken on human health.

HL7093 • Metals: Waste Disposal

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the (1) value, and (2) tonnage of (a) scrap copper and, (b) scrap steel, that the UK exported in the last year for which figures are available.

HL7094 • Nuclear Power: Welding

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 30 April (HL6622), whether any other Department holds the figures of the number of certified nuclear welders in the United Kingdom.

HL6621 • Welding: Apprentices

To ask His Majesty's Government how many welding apprentices there are currently in the United Kingdom.

HL6622 • Nuclear Power: Welding

To ask His Majesty's Government how many nuclear certified welders there are currently in the United Kingdom.

HL5935 • Climate Change Convention: Azerbaijan

To ask His Majesty's Government how many civil servants attended COP29 in Baku in November 2024.

HL5936 • Ottawa Convention

To ask His Majesty's Government what evaluation they have made of the ongoing utility of the Anti-Personnel Landmines Convention following recent developments in Eastern and Northern Europe.