House of Lords Business

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the next Tobacco Control Plan for England; and whether that plan will include recommendations for the NHS as well as for local government.  HL166

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Goldie on 26 June, when they will decide whether it is appropriate to recognise the state of Palestine, and what conditions will have to be met.  HL179

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the death of Otto Warmbier, a US tourist who had been imprisoned in North Korea, what advice they are giving to British tourists intending to travel to North Korea; what assessment they have made of UK-run tour companies operating in that country; and how much income they estimate is generated annually by tou… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government how they have responded to proposals that North Korea be invited to co-host skiing events at North Korea’s Masikryong ski resort during next year’s Winter Olympics to be held in South Korea; and what assessment they have made of reports that the ski resort was constructed with, and is serviced by, forced labour.  HL160

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government whether admissible evidence is being collected in the territories of (1) Syria, and (2) Iraq, in order to prosecute perpetrators of International Criminal Court category crimes.  HL161

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are providing funds to third party organisations in support of the collection of admissible evidence for International Criminal Court category crimes in the territory of Iraq.  HL162

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are holding discussions with the government of Iraq regarding the establishment of a regional ad hoc tribunal to prosecute crimes by Daesh.  HL163

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the capability of the Civil Aviation Authority to (1) ensure the issuing of accurate pilot licences, (2) oversee flight training organisations, (3) implement safety activities required by the European Aviation Safety Authority, and (4) otherwise deliver effective safety oversight of aviation; and what r… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the clear opening width of the single door opening on the new Stadler intercity coaches for Anglia services; how this compares with the clear opening door widths of the two door intercity coaches they will replace; and how the planned station dwell time with single door openings compares with that for existing coaches with two… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are planning to review the right of polling agents appointed by candidates, or by their election agents, to enter polling stations in Northern Ireland.  HL165

Lord Grocott to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker,  in the event of a vacancy occuring among the 75 hereditary peers who are elected by party or Crossbench groups, how many members would form the electorate for (1) a Conservative vacancy, (2) a Crossbench vacancy, (3) a Liberal Democrat vacancy, and (4) a Labour vacancy.  HL175

Lord Grocott to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Young of Cookham (HL Deb, col 1269–1271), how many additional people would be enfranchised by extending voting rights from 15 years to life for UK citizens permanently resident abroad.  HL177

Lord Grocott to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Young of Cookham (HL Deb, col 1269–1271), what would be the estimated administrative costs of extending the voting rights from 15 years to life for UK citizens permanently resident abroad.  HL178

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government how they expect the EU Refugee Facility for Turkey 2016–17, which helps refugees and internally displaced persons, will be spent; and what proportion of those funds will be allocated to education and training.  HL167

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what information they hold about approximately 7,000 people alleged to be detained in Iraq by the officially sponsored Popular Mobilization Forces, including about 650 men and boys who have been missing in Anbar Province for over one year; and whether they are making representations to the government of Iraq on those matters.  HL180

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they, and international organisations, have to benefit the estimated 13 million children in the Middle East who according to UNICEF's 2015 report Eduction Under Fire lack access to schools; and what new educational provision is being made through radio and TV.  HL181

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what investigations are taking place with a view to reviewing the effects of the suspended aquifers on the lives of residents on Tristan Da Cunha.  HL168

Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend citizens of the EU-27, lawfully resident in the UK when the UK leaves the EU, to retain their rights as European citizens as protected by the EU Treaties and the European Court of Justice.  HL176

Lord Steel of Aikwood to ask Her Majesty's Government why additional EU funding for farmers granted to the UK in 2014 was distributed across the UK, given that that funding arose because of low area payments in Scotland.  HL170

The Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health, on 24 April (HC70973), when and how the Commission on Human Medicines "thoroughly review the data" on human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine adverse reactions.  HL182

The Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the light of the significant increase in the number of cases of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) reported as an adverse reaction to HPV vaccination since July 2015, they will ask the European Medicines Agency to review the safety signal.  HL183

The Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty's Government who advised the Commission on Human Medicines that the available evidence does not support a causal association between HPV vaccination and development of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) or complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) according to the Commission's minutes of 15–16 October 2015; and why this statement wa… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications that the European Court of Justice's decision in Case C–621/15 will have for UK claims for vaccine damage.  HL185

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Republic of Iran concerning the continuing persecution of religious and ethnic minorities, as described in the Annual report of the UN Secretary-General to the Human Rights Council submitted on 13 March, Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran A/HRC/34… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total value of export finance available by country, together with the amount that was allocated to projects, for each of the last four years.  HL171

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total export finance facility available by country as at 1 June.  HL172

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they apply for allocating export finance facilities.  HL173