House of Lords Business

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government how many infrastructure related incidents have occurred on the East Coast Main Line during the last six months which have led to passenger trains being delayed by more than 60 minutes; and what finance is being made available to Network Rail to address those incidents during Control Period 5 and Control Period 6.  HL223

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the timetable for the changes to parliamentary constituency boundaries is proceeding as previously planned, and if so, what the next stage will be; and when it will take place.  HL224

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty's Government, how much legal aid was paid to England based solicitors of John Downey, who was accused of killing four soldiers in the 1982 IRA bombing in Hyde Park; over what period; and who were the solicitors and barristers instructed on his behalf.  HL225

Baroness McGregor-Smith to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to implement the recommendations of the report Race in the Workplace.  HL226

Baroness McGregor-Smith to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure key workers are able to afford to buy their own homes.  HL227

Baroness McGregor-Smith to ask Her Majesty's Government how many key workers need accommodation in London; and what is the average gap between their earnings and the cost of owning their own homes.  HL228

Baroness McGregor-Smith to ask Her Majesty's Government when the initial findings into the causes of the Grenfell Tower fire will be released.  HL229

Baroness McGregor-Smith to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have published, or intend to publish, plans that show the long-term outlook for each industry in the UK post-Brexit, in particular the services industries.  HL230

Baroness McGregor-Smith to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the pay cap for civil service employees will be lifted; and if so, when this will happen.  HL231

Lord Oates to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average time between receipt of a claim for asylum and determination of that claim.  HL232

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the adjournment of Asia Bibi's appeal, what representations, if any, they have made on her behalf to the government of Pakistan regarding reports that (1) there is a lack of information about when her appeal will be heard, and (2) that she is still being kept in solitary confinement.  HL233

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Turkey, following the decision by the Turkish Minister of Religious Affairs to take part in prayers at Hagia Sophia in Istanbul on 21 June 2017, that Hagia Sophia will continue to be used as a cultural museum for all of Turkey's citizens rather than a place of Isla… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of freedom of religion and belief in Turkey.  HL235

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent reports that the Turkish Governor of Mardin has confiscated some 60 properties, including churches, monasteries and cemeteries.  HL236

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what procedures and actions are in place to check the cladding of private multi-storey residential buildings and public buildings.  HL237

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that Personal Independent Payment assessors receive appropriate training to allow them to take a holistic approach to a claimant's assessment.  HL238

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will review the criteria for assessing Personal Independence Payments to take into account claimants with mental health issues.  HL239

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is enough flexibility in the Personal Independence Payments criteria to allow for claimants with unusual conditions.  HL240

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Archbishop of Canterbury's suggestion that Hamas be included in talks to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.  HL241

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increase in the level of pollution off the coast of Gaza reportedly due to the discharge of untreated sewage.  HL242

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government, whether following the High Court ruling that pursuing boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel is legal, they will change their guidance governing investment by local government pension schemes.  HL243

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the High Court decision that pursuing boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel is legal, what assessment they have made of this as non-violent means to end the conflict in Israel and Palestine.  HL244

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the preparations in place if Gaza were to become uninhabitable by 2020 as described in the report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development published in 2015.  HL245

Lord Vinson to ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the statement in the Green Paper on work and health and disability,  Improving Lives,  published in October 2016, what consideration they have given to allowing the voluntary incorporation of a portion of a severely disabled employee’s Employment and Support Allowance to be offset as part of their pay, in order… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of the number of nursing posts vacant within the NHS in England.  HL247

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many mental health patients in England were sent away from their local area for treatment in each of the past three years for which figures are available.  HL248

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to address the shortage of psychiatrists.  HL249

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions, if any, they have held with representatives of NHS doctors regarding the potential impact of the increasing cost of medical indemnity.  HL250

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to allow the prescription of the drug Orkambi for cystic fibrosis sufferers under the age of 12; and if not, why not.  HL251

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the current provision of wheelchairs for disabled people; the adequacy of funding for such provision; and whether they will investigate reports at the recent British Medical Association Annual Conference that disabled people are resorting to crowd-funding to pay for wheelchairs.  HL252