House of Lords Business

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government who is funding the installation in train cabs of in-cab signalling for the European Train Control system in trains operated by (1) passenger franchise operators, (2) open access passenger operators, and (3) freight operators.  HL4660

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the re-appointment of Sir John Sunderland to the Board of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) in 2007 following his resignation as a Secretary of State appointment the previous week, (2) the reasons for this occurring, and (3) the transparency of the FRC’s appointment process in… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker,  further to the Written Answer by the Senior Deputy Speaker on 19 July 2017 (HL599) concerning the resource costs of £1,104K to the House of Lords for Parliamentary Broadcasting, what amount of that sum, if any, is provided to the BBC.  HL4662

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker,  further to the Written Answer by the Senior Deputy Speaker on 19 July 2017 (HL599) concerning the resource costs of £1,104K to the House of Lords for Parliamentary Broadcasting, what proportion of the total cost of the shared service that sum represents.  HL4663

Lord Clark of Windermere to ask Her Majesty's Government how much additional funding, in real terms, they have committed to the NHS for the year 2017–18; and what are the comparable figures for each of the previous 20 years.  HL4664

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made, or plan to make, of Class 150 diesel multiple units in relation to their suitability for modern rail travel, taking into consideration (1) speed, (2) acceleration, (3) reliability, (4) emissions, and (5) convenience, comfort and noise for passengers; what kind of services and distances travelled su… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the change of name of the Department of Health to the Department of Health and Social Care, whether there have been any changes to the responsibilities of (1) that Department, and (2) any other department.  HL4666

Lord Green of Deddington to ask Her Majesty's Government how many names are on the Home Office’s list of disqualified persons which is shared with Cifas for the purposes of implementation of the responsibilities of banks and building societies under the Immigration Act 2016 to check existing current accounts and inform the Home Office if an account holder is a disqualified person.… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the consequences of failing to align with the forthcoming EU Clinical Trials Regulation on (1) the UK medical research sector, and (2) patient access to cross-border clinical trials.  HL4668

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend that EU regulations that are agreed before the UK leaves the EU, but which do not come into effect until after the UK leaves the EU, will have direct effect in UK law; and if not, what is their intention regarding the applicability of such regulations in UK law.  HL4669

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend that the EU Clinical Trials Regulation 536/2014, which is not due to come into effect until after the UK has left the EU, will have direct effect in UK law.  HL4670

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has fully engaged with staff in accordance with the NHS constitution when considering major changes in the way services are provided.  HL4671

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what sanctions are available to deal with NHS organisations that do not fully engage with staff in accordance with the NHS constitution when considering major changes in the way services are provided.  HL4672

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust fully consulted with partners in their local Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships over proposals to establish a wholly-owned company to run estates and other support services.  HL4673

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust fully consulted with staff over the full details of proposals to establish a wholly-owned company to run estates and other support services.  HL4674

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions, if any, they had with the Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust about options for the Trust to make major savings, before the Trust proposed to establish a wholly-owned company to run estates and other support services; and what options were considered.  HL4675

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they are taking to assist the UN Economic Commission for Europe Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee with that Committee's consideration of a complaint by Friends of the Earth regarding the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.  HL4676

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to table amendments to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, following the preliminary ruling of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee on the admissibility of a complaint alleging that the Bill is incompatible with the Convention.  HL4677

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty's Government, following a complaint to the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee by Friends of the Earth regarding the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, whether they intend to formally consult on the environmental aspects of Brexit.  HL4678

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to propose the introduction of specific legally enforceable provisions to maintain, following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, all rights and judicial remedies contained in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights that do not have equivalents in current or envisaged UK law, in particular those relating to… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Lee of Trafford to ask Her Majesty's Government what contracts HM prison service has with Carillion; and what services are provided under those contracts, across the prison estate.  HL4680

Lord Leigh of Hurley to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to replace the Certificates of Tax Deposit Scheme with a comparable replacement; and what consultation they will undertake on this subject.  HL4681

Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty's Government when the Independent Reporting Commission will publish its first annual report.  HL4682

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government (1) when they were informed that President Trump would not be visiting London in February as planned, (2) whether they were aware that this decision would be announced on President Trump’s Twitter account and, if so, whether the reasons given in the President’s tweet were the same as those communicated directly to Her Majesty… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support research and drug development for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease; and what assessment they have made of Pfizer’s recent decision to end funding for research into both diseases.  HL4684

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the attendance of the UN special envoy for Syria at the Russian-backed Syrian Congress of National Dialogue expected to be held in Sochi early in 2018; and whether they believe this meeting will contribute to and support the UN-led Geneva peace talks on Syria.  HL4685

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government how they assess the return on investment to the British economy from foreign aid spending.  HL4686

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking (1) to support the strict application of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between Iran, the five permanent Members of the UN Security Council plus Germany, and the EU, and (2) to emphasise the importance of upholding the JCPOA, following indications by the President of the US that he… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government whether Turkey’s decision to acquire and deploy the Russian-made S-400 long-range air and anti-missile defence system was discussed with NATO; and to what extent they consider this decision to be in conflict with Turkey’s commitments as a NATO member.  HL4688

Lord Lucas to ask Her Majesty's Government what data on the full costs and revenues of the various ways of recycling, or otherwise disposing of, the UK’s domestic waste stream they use to inform their policy in this regard.  HL4689

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce regular reviews of protected species designations; and if so, what timeframe they propose for such reviews.  HL4690

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of future demand for primary school places in England; and whether additional resources will be provided to those local education authorities with the greatest need for increased school places provision.  HL4691

Lord Pendry to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 9 January (HL Deb, cols 130–34) stating that “the Government absolutely support urgent action” on unfair pay at the BBC and that “the Government expect the BBC to act in accordance with what we have expected it to do as regards the gender pay gap”, what steps they are taking to encourage… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Quin to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the different rates of compensation offered by UK banks to their customers where cyber fraud has occurred.  HL4693

Baroness Quin to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with consumer organisations about the different rates of compensation offered by UK banks to customers who have been affected by cyber fraud.  HL4694

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 20 November 2017 (HL3029), what consideration they have given to introducing rules on the use of offshore tax havens to Train Operating Companies awarded franchises by the Department for Transport, equivalent to those being considered in relation to water companies.  HL4695

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the Senior Traffic Commissioner for Great Britain's report that there is a shortage of about 45,000 heavy goods vehicle drivers in the UK haulage industry, and (2) the impact of the June 2016 referendum result on the number of EU nationals wishing to work in the UK haulage industry.  HL4696

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what actions they are taking to address the skills challenge faced by the UK haulage industry, identified in the Traffic Commissioner's Annual Reports 2016–17; and what assistance they are giving to the UK haulage industry in this regard.  HL4697

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to increase the seven days allowed to those wishing to appeal against Home Office Immigration Removal Orders.  HL4698

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Immigration Removal Orders were executed in (1) 2005, (2) 2010, (3) 2012, and (4) 2015.  HL4699

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government how many appeals against Immigration Removal Orders were successful in (1) 2005, (2) 2010, (3) 2012, and (4) 2015; and what percentage of the total number of Notices those appeals were in each of those years.  HL4700

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government how many staff were employed on immigration matters on 1 April in (1) 2005, (2) 2010, and (3) 2015.  HL4701

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what financial and other assistance they give to those due to be removed on immigration grounds during the seven day period when those individuals are allowed to appeal.  HL4702

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what training is given to Border Force staff relating directly to their immigration work.  HL4703

Lord Rowe-Beddoe to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Sugg on 15 January, whether the use of cycle lanes can be limited to peak commuting times of the day.  HL4704

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish the opportunity area delivery plan for Stoke-on-Trent.  HL4705

Lord Sharkey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many actions for clinical negligence were filed against NHS England institutions in each of the last ten years; how many of those actions were (1) brought to trial, and (2) withdrawn; and what was the average length of time between filing and conclusion.  HL4706

Lord Steel of Aikwood to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications for cross-straits harmony and stability of the announcement by China on 4 January of four air routes in the Taiwan Straits without prior communication with Taiwan and of Taiwan's belief that this violates the negotiation results reached between the Taipei Airlines Association a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address reported concerns by businesses that the current apprenticeship levy is not working; and what plans they have to address this issue.  HL4708

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to address concerns highlighted by the Federation of Small Businesses regarding the impact of new rules making it unlawful to levy extra charges on customers who pay with credit or debit cards, on small businesses  HL4709

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan to address reported concerns among business leaders that the current net migration target risks leaving the UK labour market short of critical skills.  HL4710

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK remains competitive as a provider of international commercial law services following Brexit.  HL4711

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what reassurances they can offer UK asset management firms in response to concerns regarding potential changes to delegation rules following Brexit.  HL4712

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what contact they have made with the new administration in Gaza; and with what results.  HL4713

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government why settlers in the Occupied Territories of Palestine are given visas to enter the UK given that they recognise those settlements as illegal; and why Palestinians living in the Occupied Territories are refused such visas.  HL4714

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of economic progress in the Occupied Territories of Palestine following decades of aid dependency.  HL4715

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel following reports of the multiple shooting of a three-year-old Palestinian with live bullets during an Israeli military training session in the West Bank city of Tubas.  HL4716

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel concerning the lasting effects of tear gas inhalation, and its reported use on Palestinians, especially in the Aida refugee camp.  HL4717

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel concerning reports that War on Want, a non-violent human rights group, has been banned from entering Israel.  HL4718

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Carillion’s financial collapse on HS2.  HL4719

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of which of the aspirations contained in the Balfour Declaration have been fulfilled; and if not all, which ones they consider not to have been fulfilled, and why.  HL4720

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for (1) recognition of a Palestinian state, and (2) Jerusalem to be a shared capital, within a defined period of time, following the announcement by President Trump that the United States will recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel; and if they do not consider that there is a case to… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for imposing a fixed timetable for the achievement of an agreed settlement for a Palestinian state on both the government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority; and, in the absence of any such timetable or agreement, whether they intend to unilaterally recognise the state of Palestine.  … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any recent representations to the government of the United States concerning the application of the provisions of the Jerusalem Embassy Act 1995; and if so, what response they received.  HL4723