House of Lords Business

Baroness Berridge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of statistics published by Aid to the Church in Need showing that there were 316 attacks on Christians in India in the first five months of 2017 compared to 365 incidents in the whole of 2016; what representations they have made to the government of India regarding the rise in violence towards religio… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Berridge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current levels of violence between religious groups in Nigeria, and of an estimate by the 2017 Global Terrorism Index which states that 60,000 people have been killed in clashes between predominantly Muslim Fulani Herders and predominantly Christian farmers; and what representations have been m… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Berridge to ask Her Majesty's Government how many UK visas have been issued to persons living in Myanmar in each visa category since January 2016; and how many they estimate were to (1) Christians, and (2) Muslims.  HL4392

Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty's Government on which occasions in the last ten years they have given an official Treasury platform to someone convicted of a criminal charge in a court in another EU country.  HL4393

Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty's Government what were (1) the International Monetary Fund predictions of the UK growth rate, and (2) the actual growth rate, over the last five years.  HL4394

Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty's Government on which dates during the last seven years they have hosted the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the Treasury for the IMF to launch a report on the British economy.  HL4395

Baroness Fall to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of female prisoners held for non-violent crimes are mothers with children under the age of 18 in (1) England, and (2) Wales; and what percentage of those children were taken into care following their mother's imprisonment in (a) England, and (b) Wales.  HL4396

Baroness Fall to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of women in prison are re-offenders in (1) England, and (2) Wales; and of those, what percentage are in prison for non-violent crimes.  HL4397

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty's Government which prisons and young offenders institutions have confined prisoners to their cells for more than 22 hours per day on any day in the last three months; and what was the number of days in each instance.  HL4398

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty's Government which prisons and young offenders institutions have cancelled educational activities as a result of staff shortages on any day in the last three months; and what was the number of days in each instance.  HL4399

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many medical appointments have been missed by prisoners as a result of a shortage of escort staff in each prison and young offender institution in each of the last three months.  HL4400

Lord Jopling to ask Her Majesty's Government why only three peers were appointed to the 13 strong delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.  HL4401

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many contractors are registered with the Construction Industry Scheme.  HL4402

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many state pensions are being paid to people living overseas.  HL4403

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people living overseas (1) benefit from annual state pension increases, and (2) have their state pension frozen.  HL4404

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people who work overseas have opted to pay National Insurance contributions.  HL4405

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many International Driving Permits were in issued in (1) 2015, and (2) 2016.  HL4406

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of people who are homeless in England.  HL4407

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government how much income they received from the sale of private number plates in each year since 2010.  HL4408

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government how many trade licence plates have been approved by the DVLA; and how many are currently in use.  HL4409

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Statutory Off Road Notifications were received by the DVLA in (1) 2015, (2) 2016, and (3) 2017.  HL4410

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what has been the total amount raised by the heavy goods vehicle road user levy since April 2014.  HL4411

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government how many vehicles have been inspected using the Operator Compliance Risk Score since 2015.  HL4412

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government how many weighbridges there are in the UK.  HL4413

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to ensure the retention of doctors who work in the NHS, and (2) for recruiting more overseas doctors, after the UK leaves the EU.  HL4414

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to investigate the interest rates set on loans from shareholders to Monarch Airlines Group and determine whether those rates were reasonable in terms of protecting the rights of creditors, employees, pensioners and other stakeholders.  HL4415

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government, whether they intend to submit a response to the independent review of the Financial Reporting Council's enforcement and sanctions published in October.  HL4416

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government how many pieces of EU legislation have become law in the UK since 1973.  HL4417

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total tariffs which (1) EU exporters would pay to the UK, and (2) UK exporters would pay to the EU, under World Trade Organisation rules.  HL4418

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of (1) EU jobs which are involved in exports to the UK from other EU member states, and (2) UK jobs which are involved in UK exports to other EU member states.  HL4419

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 6 December (HL Deb, col 1050), whether the definition of hate crime adopted by the Crown Prosecution Service to facilitate the reporting of incidents is wider than the legal definition of such crime under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and the Criminal Justice Act 2003;… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 6 December (HL Deb, col 1051), whether the Baroness Vere of Norbiton has written to the Director of Public Prosecutions as indicated; and if so, what response has been received.  HL4421

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Marlesford on 7 December (HL Deb, col 1270), whether a senior member of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mr Ibrahim Munir, is living in London; and whether they intend to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organisation.  HL4422

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government following the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's shift in funding for Bahrain from the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund to the Global Britain Fund and the Integrated Activity Fund, who will be the beneficiaries of the £1.5 million budget; and according to what parameters and criteria the beneficiaries must spend their allocated fund… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 15 December (HL3730), and the concern expressed by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights six UN special rapporteurs that the measures taken against the family of Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei sought to intimidate and impair his human rights activities, what specific a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Bahrain regarding the denial of adequate medical care and prevention of family visitation to detainees in Jau Prison, including (1) Hasan Mushaima, (2) AbdulHadi Alkhawaja, and (3) Dr Abduljalil Alsingace.  HL4425

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government what evaluation they have made of the fairness of the trial of Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei’s in the light of concerns about the reported lack of physical evidence and coerced confessions.  HL4426

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the government of Bahrain's classification of Nabeel Rajab as a threat to prison population, and of his incarceration with convicted ISIS affiliates.  HL4427

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent charges brought against Duaa Alwadaei.  HL4428

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of prisoners on custodial sentence at Her Majesty’s Prison Wandsworth, other than segregated prisoners, spent at least 22 hours locked in their cell on any day in the latest month for which figures are available.  HL4429

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of prisoners on custodial sentence at Her Majesty’s Prison Wandsworth were unlocked for at least six hours each weekday in the latest month for which figures are available  HL4430

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government how many serious assaults by inmates on one another at Her Majesty’s Prison Wandsworth were recorded in each of the last two years for which figures are available.  HL4431

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government how many incidents of self-harm by inmates at Her Majesty’s Prison Wandsworth were recorded in each of the last two years for which figures are available.  HL4432

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government how many prison staff at bands 3 to 5 were assigned to Her Majesty's Prison Wandsworth; and how many vacancies there were in each of the last two years for which figures are available.  HL4433

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) operational prison staff at each of bands (a) 3, (b) 4, and (c) 5, are employed at Her Majesty's Prison Wandsworth, (2) operational staff on detached duty from other establishments, and (3) vacancies for such posts, there were for each of the last two years for which figures are available.  HL4434

Baroness Suttie to ask Her Majesty's Government when they will make a decision, if required, on a Northern Ireland Budget for the financial year 2018–19; and what steps they intend to take to provide adequate consultation mechanisms.  HL4435

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to ensure that insurance providers can lawfully operate and fulfil their contractual obligations after Brexit.  HL4436

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they will take to replace trading deals with non-EU countries and to ensure that those deals are in effect on Brexit day.  HL4437

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to encourage and facilitate more companies attaining authorised economic operator (AEO) status, as well as to address any concerns that HMRC might not have the capacity to cope with a potential surge of AEO applications following Brexit.  HL4438

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to prevent medicine shortages and disruptions in dealing with public health crises following Brexit.  HL4439

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to incorporate representatives from industry sectors in the process of negotiating both transition and long-term deals.  HL4440