Baroness Sheehan to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the finding of the National Infrastructure Commission that there is no public policy case for hydrogen heating, set out in the Second National Infrastructure Assessment published in October.  To be answered by Lord Callanan (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Baroness Tyler of Enfield to ask His Majesty’s Government how many banking hubs have been established in response to bank branch closures since January 2022, and whether they are taking steps to facilitate the establishment of a national network of banking hubs.  To be answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton (His Majesty's Treasury)

Lord Aberdare to ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they are making in determining how to end the practice of cash retentions in the construction sector, and whether they plan to meet the 2025 target date for achieving zero retentions proposed by the Build UK Roadmap and endorsed by the Construction Leadership Council in 2019. To be answered by Lord Offord of Garvel (Department for Business and Trade)

Lord Leong to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the ending of local enterprise partnerships’ funding and the impact on local economic development.  To be answered by Baroness Penn (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask His Majesty’s Government what preparations they are making for the fourth European Political Community Summit, to be held in the United Kingdom in spring 2024.  To be answered by the Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office).

Baroness Pitkeathley to ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the report of the National Audit Office Reforming adult social care in England published on 10 November (HC 184), how much of the £265 million allocated to reforming social care staffing between 2022-23 and 2024-25 has been spent so far, and what problems have impeded this.  To be answered by Lord Markham (Department of Health and Social Care).

Lord Colgrain to ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards identifying a vaccine for eradicating bovine tuberculosis.  To be anwered by Lord Harlech (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs).

Lord Bruce of Bennachie to ask His Majesty’s Government what support they are providing to Guyana regarding the threat of illegal annexation of parts of its sovereign territory by Venezuela. To be answered by the Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office).

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment has been made of risks to financial stability from private equity firms experiencing difficulty in the current high interest rate environment.  To be answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton (His Majesty's Treasury)

Lord Foster of Bath to ask His Majesty’s Government what measures they are planning to take to mitigate the risks caused by loot boxes in video games.  To be answered by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Baroness Thornhill to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps, if any, they will take to mitigate the prevalence of homelessness among refugees, and its impact on local authorities, over the Christmas period.  To be answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Home Office)

Lord Whitty to ask His Majesty’s Government whether (1) the position of the OPEC states, and (2) the lobbying of fossil fuel companies, at the Dubai COP28 have made it more difficult to achieve the goal of limiting global temperature increase by 2050 to 1.5 degrees celsius above pre-industrial levels. To be answered by Lord Callanan (Department for Energy Security & Net Zero)

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure citizens are not excluded from accessing AI-generated public services.  To be answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Cabinet Office)

The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the sustainability and quality of existing buildings, including by cutting value added tax to incentivise building repairs and maintenance. To be answered by Baroness Penn (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

Baroness Quin to ask His Majesty’s Government what are their levelling-up priorities for the North East of England.  To be answered by Baroness Penn (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)