House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government when their last meeting with representatives of the government of Sudan to discuss the case of Asim Omer was held.  HL4982

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the condition of Asim Omer following reports that he is on hunger strike.  HL4983

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what information they have about whether Asim Omer has had access to legal advice since 20 January while in prison in Sudan.  HL4984

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to build on their diplomatic activity in Belize and the Seychelles which supported the decriminalisation of consensual same-sex relations in those countries; and what support they currently give and plan to give to the governments of Belize and the Seychelles to help to ensure that decriminalisation l… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current and future risk of mass atrocities being committed against civilians by the Assad regime in Syria, including in Idlib and Eastern Ghouta.  HL4986

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria were used by the Legal Aid Agency in determining that the families of victims of the Shoreham air show crash were not entitled to financial support when other parties involved in the inquest will have state supported legal representation.  HL4987

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to review the refusal by the Legal Aid Agency of support for the families of the victims of Shoreham air show seeking representation in the forthcoming inquest.  HL4988

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 22 January (HL4453), what evidence there is that train franchisees plan for known special events and match capacity with anticipated demand.  HL4989

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Henley on 16 January (HL4540 and HL4541) confirming the classification of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) as a public body, why the Memorandum of Understanding of July 2010 between Baroness Hogg, then chair of the FRC, and an official of the Department of Innovation and Ski… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 16 January (HL4541) confirming the classification of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) as a public body, whether direct ministerial approval was given, at any time, to allow the FRC to operate without adhering to all of the obligations of being a public body set out… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 16 January (HL4540) confirming the classification of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) as a public body, what reports have been made by, and to, the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and its predecessor departments, on the status, classification… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 16 January (HL4542) concerning the obligations of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), what are the differences between the obligations that have been, since 2004, placed on the FRC by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the obligations set o… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total remuneration paid to the Chief Executive of the Financial Reporting Council for each year since, and including, 2004; and what was (1) the average employment earnings for the UK; (2) the average public sector pay, and (3) the salary of the Prime Minister, for each of those years.  HL4994

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty's Government how the UK’s requirements under the Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context will be met following withdrawal from the Euratom Treaty, noting that compliance with the requirement under Article 37 of the Treaty for Member States to submit to the Commission general data concerning any plan… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty's Government whether there are plans in place to empower independent bodies to produce legislation for specific issues in the UK relating to radiation protection and the control of radioactive substances; and if so, how they are proposing (1) to select such bodies, and (2) to fund them for undertaking such work.  HL4996

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are undertaking to safeguard the continued involvement and funding of UK medical physicists on existing European medical radiation protection projects after leaving Euratom.  HL4997

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the future participation and collaboration of UK medical physicists in European medical radiation safety research projects, and to avoid the potential loss of UK scientific expertise in that area over time.  HL4998

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK radiopharmaceutical supply after leaving Euratom might be relied upon to not have an impact on patients, in terms of (1) timeliness of delivery, and (2) the quantity supplied of radiopharmaceutical supplies produced (a) in the EU, and (b) outside the EU.  HL4999

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that patient radiation safety will not be compromised by less regulation of UK healthcare establishments providing patient care when compared to patients in Europe, once the UK has left Euratom.  HL5000

Lord Clark of Windermere to ask Her Majesty's Government whether GPs in England were advised by NHS England to order trivalent anti-flu vaccines in preference to quadrivalent vaccines which provide broader protection against flu.  HL5001

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the bars to extradition, including the extraneous conditions set out in the Extradition Act 2003 as amended, for protecting individuals against unsafe extradition.  HL5002

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government how much aid from the Department for International Development's budget has been made available to Ethiopia, either through direct or indirect contributions in the last three years for which figures are available; and what were the main purposes of each contribution.  HL5003

Lord Fearn to ask Her Majesty's Government when was HM Prison Liverpool inspected in (1) 2016, and (2) 2017.  HL5004

Lord Fearn to ask Her Majesty's Government how many schools and colleges have been (1) closed, and (2) amalgamated, in Sefton during the last five years to date.  HL5005

Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on their housebuilding programme of the announcement by the Federation of Master Builders that two-thirds of SME construction companies in London are struggling to hire bricklayers and carpenters.  HL5006

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to mandate NHS England to ensure that community advice services are established to provide advice to patients suffering from the impact of long-term use of dependence forming medication.  HL5007

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to amend the NHS pensions regulations to allow new staff of wholly owned subsidiaries of NHS Foundation Trusts to join the NHS Pension Scheme.  HL5008

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether a public consultation will be included as part of their current review of the impact of the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (SI 2017/756).  HL5009

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what time limit was given to stakeholders to respond to their current review of the impact of the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (SI 2017/756).  HL5010

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to extend the deadline for responding to the consultation as part of their current review into the impact of the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (SI 2017/756).  HL5011

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government why their review on the impact of the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (SI 2017/756) does not cover the implementation of the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/2025).  HL5012

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to make representations to the government of Israel about that government's reported attempts to stop repairs and renovations to the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock.  HL5013

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to make representations to the government of Iraq concerning (1) the resumption of international flights to and from Erbil, and (2) the release of funds for the re-building of several war-damaged Iraqi cities.  HL5014

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to make representations to the government of Turkey regarding its recent attack on Afrin in Syria.  HL5015

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are gathering any evidence of war crimes committed by the government of Turkey in the north of Syria and Iraq, as well as within Turkey, since 1988.  HL5016

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 22 January (HL4473), what were the results of their discussions at senior levels with the government of Bahrain regarding six particular death sentences; whether they expect that the sentences will in practice be carried out; and whether any conclusions were reached about due p… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to establish whether technology is available to distinguish between cannabis being in a driver's system, and that driver being impaired by having taken cannabis within 24 hours of driving; and what conclusions they have drawn.  HL5018

Lord Laming to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they intend to take following critical reports by HM Inspectorate of Prisons and Probation; and in particular, whether they intend to review the management of the prison service.  HL5019

Lord Laming to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they intend to take following critical reports by HM Inspectorate of Prisons and Probation; and in particular, whether they intend to review the management of the probation service.  HL5020

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the autonomy of Hong Kong under the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is being undermined; and what steps they are taking to uphold their international obligations under the Basic Law to ensure the protection of Hong Kong's righ… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Office for National Statistics' recent figures projecting a decline in life expectancy in certain areas of the UK, in particular in industrial areas; what assessment they have made of the possible causes for this decline; and what further plans they have, if any, to help to ensure health… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the figures for the economic value of overseas students to the UK published by the Higher Education Policy Institute in its report The Cost and Benefits of International Students on 11 January, and whether they plan to take these figures into account when determining net migration ta… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to Ofcom regulating the social media platform YouTube in the same way as licensed media broadcasters.  HL5024

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that rural communities in the UK have adequate access to free-to-use cash machines now and in the future.  HL5025

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the security of the Syrian–Turkish border; whether they have played a practical role in securing the border between Turkey and Syria; and what assessment they have made of the present policy of the United States towards the Syrian-Turkish border, following the statement on 17 January by the P… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the diagnosis and treatment of encephalitis forms a part of medical training in the UK.  HL5027

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to improve the medical training on the diagnosis and treatment of encephalitis in the UK.  HL5028

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer given by Lord Young of Cookham on 15 January (HL Deb, col 471), which department or government body was responsible for assessing the financial stability of Carillion; and whether the assessment took into consideration the substantial goodwill element within that company's asset base.  HL5029

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government when they last published a list of Crown Representatives and strategic suppliers; whether the published listed is updated when appointments cease or new ones are made; and if not, when that list will next be published.  HL5030

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government who were the Crown Representatives named for Carillion; what was their period of service; and what was their previous relevant experience.  HL5031

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 15 January (HL Deb, col 471), whether the joint and several liability that applies to all parties to the six joint venture contracts they let to groups in which Carillion was a shareholder will transition all of Carillion's obligations and liabilities to other joint venture partners with… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relationship between the United Kingdom and Turkey.  HL5033

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the freedom to worship for Christians living in Turkey.  HL5034

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are aware of any allegations concerning the torture of British citizens held in Turkish Jails.  HL5035

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of torture in Turkish jails; and whether they have made any representations to the government of Turkey concerning this since 2015.  HL5036

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of torture in the Sanandaj prison in the Kurdish majority north-west of Iran; and whether they have made representations on this to the government of Iran.  HL5037

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government how many British citizens, and British citizens holding dual nationality, are currently held in Iranian prisons.  HL5038

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government whether and if so when, and under what authority, the specified number of young asylum seekers to be received into the UK was fixed at 480.  HL5039

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government how many centres exist for personal interviews for those seeking passports for the first time.  HL5040

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers have required treatment for mental breakdown in each of the last five years.  HL5041

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government which local authorities have accepted asylum seekers in each of the last five years.  HL5042

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish a typical list of foodstuffs and other items that can be purchased for the £35.95 weekly Azure Card.  HL5043

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what payment, if any, is available from Her Majesty's Government to help asylum seekers with travel costs.  HL5044

Baroness Sheehan to ask Her Majesty's Government what extra funding and human resources they are providing to ensure that children eligible under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 are transferred to the UK without delay.  HL5045

Baroness Sheehan to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will send additional UK Liaison Officers to Greece and Italy to help process the transfer of children eligible under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 to the UK.  HL5046

Baroness Sheehan to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Home Secretary on 19 January (HCWS415), whether they sought and were given guarantees that no excessive force would be used against refugees and migrants by authorities in France as part of their supplementary agreement.  HL5047

Baroness Stowell of Beeston to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 22 January (HL Deb, col 832) on non-disclosure agreements and gagging orders, what they are doing to satisfy themselves that, in the public sector, taxpayers and licence-fee payers are not paying, through the use of settlement agreements, for wrong doing or management failure… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government how much was their non-core financial contribution to the United Nations Population Fund in (1) 2012–13, (2) 2013–14, (3) 2014–15, (4) 2015–16, and (5) 2016–17.  HL5049

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with (1) the government of Israel, and (2) the Palestinian Authority, concerning deteriorating conditions in Gaza.  HL5050

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel concerning the treatment of children in custody; and what discussions they have had about the steps that have been taken to implement the recommendations in the report Children in Military Custody, published after a visit to Israel by UK lawyers in 2012.  HL5051

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the speech by the US Vice President, Mike Pence, to the Israeli Knesset on 22 January announcing that the US Embassy would move to Jerusalem by the end of 2019 and stating that “America stands with Israel".  HL5052