Baroness Thomas of Winchester

HL9298 • Desalination

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to build more desalination plants.

HL8377 • Department for Work and Pensions: Staff

To ask His Majesty's Government how many disabled people are employed in the Access to Work division of the Department for Work and Pensions.

HL7861 • English Language: Asylum

To ask His Majesty's Government whether there are enough English for Speakers of Other Languages classes throughout the country to meet demand, and whether those classes are free for asylum seekers and refugees.

HL5940 • Employment: Disability

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to assist employers whose premises are inaccessible to potential employees with disabilities.

HL5695 • Students: Islam

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to keep the Muslim community informed on the progress of talks towards a Sharia-compliant agreement on alternative student finance, other than through the Gov.uk website.

HL3702 • Disability: Rented Housing

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 17 December (HL3216), whether they will consult with interested parties and expedite the implementation of the remaining parts of section 36 and associated Schedules of the Equality Act 2010 to address the shortage of housing for disabled people.

HL3216 • Disability: Rented Housing

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to enforce section 36 and Schedule 4 of the Equality Act 2010, to ensure landlords cannot unreasonably deny disabled access adaptations to communal areas.

HL2780 • Immigration: Training

To ask His Majesty's Government how long the initial training is for the new round of immigration officer recruits; and whether there is any mentoring by experienced officers.

HL2645 • Wheelchairs

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that integrated care boards are providing sufficient suitable wheelchairs in all parts of the country to enable wheelchair users, particularly children, to access one without delay.

HL2186 • Neonicotinoids

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will end emergency authorisations of neonicotinoids which are poisonous to bees.

HL1741 • Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the average waiting time for Personal Independence Payment assessments.

HL1742 • Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the way Personal Independence Payments are accessed by people with fluctuating conditions.

HL1341 • HMP Grendon and HMP Spring Hill: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to renovate HMP Grendon and Spring Hill in response to the Independent Monitoring Boards’ 2022 annual report, published on 12 May 2023.

HL1342 • Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to reduce waiting times for driving tests.

HL153 • Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to change the personal independence payment assessment.