House of Lords Business

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether magistrates court proceedings will be heard in Newcastle following the proposed relocation of family proceedings to the Civic Centre; and if not heard in Newcastle, where.  HL1527

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the results of their review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 in relation to (1) the number of unrepresented litigants compared to the situation prior to the coming into force of the Act, and (2) the outcomes in cases where litigants are unrepresented in cases relating to housing… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to publish their response to the consultation on Commercial Radio Deregulation.  HL1529

Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to deregulate aspects of commercial radio, as identified in their consultation on Commercial Radio Deregulation.  HL1530

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the £1 billion additional funding for Northern Ireland agreed in June has been allocated to date.  HL1531

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government what requests they have received from departments of the Northern Ireland Executive for the £1 billion additional funding for Northern Ireland agreed in June; from which departments; and how much was requested.  HL1532

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government which stakeholders they have consulted about the allocation of the £1 billion additional funding for Northern Ireland agreed in June.  HL1533

Lord Faulkner of Worcester to ask Her Majesty's Government whether public grants to heritage railways and tramways are permitted under state aid rules where they fall within the English Aid for Cultural and Heritage Conservation State Aid Scheme.  HL1534

Lord Fink to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have been arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft with a laser pointer under the Aviation and Safety Act 1982 within the last 12 months.  HL1535

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of how the 45 day reflection and recovery period for victims of trafficking and modern slavery, under the National Referral Mechanism, is working in practice; and whether that time limit is 45 working days, or 45 calendar days.  HL1536

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 12 July (HLWS40), what definition of political and social extremism they used in the Home Office Review; and whether that definition included religious conservatism.  HL1537

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will propose measures to improve the status quo for the people of East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza, for humanitarian reasons and to prepare the way for permanent peace negotiations.  HL1538

The Lord Bishop of Leeds to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they made to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, Abdel al-Jubeir, when he visited London on 4 September, concerning reports of financial and logistical support provided by Saudi Arabia to Daesh and other radical Sunni groups in the Middle East and Asia.  HL1539

The Lord Bishop of Leeds to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they made to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, Abdel al-Jubeir, when he visited London on 4 September, concerning religious freedom, eliminating discriminatory enforcement of laws against religious minorities, and promoting respect and tolerance for minority Muslim and non-Muslim religious… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of Leeds to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of freedom of religion or belief in Saudi Arabia.  HL1541

The Lord Bishop of Leeds to ask Her Majesty's Government what guarantees, if any, they sought from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, Abdel al-Jubeir, when he visited London on 4 September, that British arms sales to Saudi Arabia will only be used in accordance with international humanitarian law.  HL1542

Lord Luce to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to reach conclusions following their review of the Fit for Work Scheme.  HL1543

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government how much revenue they expect to receive in the next financial year from the tax on single business spaces covering multiple floors, as set out by the Valuation Office Agency; and what is their estimate of the average cost to each small and medium-sized enterprise affected by that change.  HL1544

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the monetary benefit to individual small and medium-sized enterprises from support provided under the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015.  HL1545

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the complement of disaster relief equipment carried by Royal Fleet Auxiliary Mount Bay; and in particular, how many (1) helicopters, (2) tractors, (3) bulldozers, (4) other vehicles, and (5) items of heavy lifting equipment are being carried.  HL1546

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government when relief aircraft at RAF Brize Norton were ordered to be loaded up to fly to the disaster zone affected by Hurricane Irma.  HL1547

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government when RAF Brize Norton was informed of the impact of Hurricane Irma and of the need for relief flights.  HL1548

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government which department is responsible for overseeing weather phenomena during the Caribbean hurricane season.  HL1549

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government how many medical doctors they have sent to assist in the disaster zone affected by Hurricane Irma; when those doctors left the UK; and where they went.  HL1550

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government whether use was made of the UK's remote sensing and satellite technology to predict the impact of the storm system of Hurricane Irma; and if so, by whom.  HL1551

Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Foreign Secretary intends to meet the Iranian Foreign Minister or members of his team at the next UN General Assembly; and if so, whether he will seek to ensure that the British Ambassador to Iran can visit the detained British-Iranian citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, particularly in the light of concerns about her h… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to make an appeal to Iran to release Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, in the context of the theme of the General Debate of the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly, Focusing on people: striving for peace and a decent life for all on a sustainable planet.  HL1553

Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty's Government how they are taking forward the request from Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's legal representative that an independent medical commission should examine her for her fitness to remain in prison; and whether they intend to seek assurances that any such assessment will be objective.  HL1554

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of personal contract purchase plans taken out to finance car purchases over each of the last five years; and what assessment they have made of the potential impact of such loans on (1) the car industry, and (2) the UK economy, if there were to be a widespread failure to repay such loans.  HL155… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have established the cross-agency expert group on viral hepatitis to provide strategic direction and advice around hepatitis C and other viral hepatitis, as announced in March.  HL1556

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their timescale for making a decision on plans for a Swansea tidal lagoon, following publication of the Hendry Review in January.  HL1557

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what comparative assessment they have made of (1) new Intercity Express bi-mode trains, and (2) fully electric trains, in respect of their (a) acceleration, and (b) overall speed.  HL1558

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the capacity of the electricity grid to cope with additional demand resulting from increased numbers of electric cars and buses.  HL1559

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to establish an impartial body to investigate serious incidents involving public transport on the roads, similar to the services provided in relation to rail by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch and the Office of Road and Rail.  HL1560

Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty's Government why the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Aldermaston has been placed on special measures for the fourth year running; whether the AWE has produced a plan for dealing with high levels of radioactive waste; if not, why not; and whether they have made an assessment of the extent to which any failure to do so puts staff and re… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government how much bilateral expenditure was directly targeted by DFID towards HIV and AIDS in (1) 2015-16, and (2) 2016-17.  HL1562

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government how much bilateral expenditure was directly targeted by DFID towards reproductive health in (1) 2015–16, and (2) 2016–17.  HL1563

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that Hamas leaders have offered the government of Israel a long-term ceasefire in exchange for the blockade on the Gaza Strip being lifted.  HL1564

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding reports of the eviction of families living in East Jerusalem.  HL1565

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the government of Israel has supplied weapons to the government of Myanmar.  HL1566

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Palestinian Authority following reports of restrictions being imposed on free speech and the arrest of activists who have criticised Palestinian Authority leaders.  HL1567

Lord Wallace of Tankerness to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the signing of the Transport Community Treaty by Bosnia and Herzegovina.  HL1568