House of Lords Business

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether ministers took into account current or past performance as a criteria when awarding Virgin Trains East Coast the East Coast franchise; and if so, what weight was given to performance criteria.  HL5397

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government how the contents of meetings between the Stabilisation Unit and religious and other groups about freedom of religion or belief is disseminated across Government.  HL5398

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what use they intend to make of the Stabilisation Unit’s work on freedom of religion or belief in the establishment of UK Aid Connect consortia.  HL5399

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government how the contents of the series of round-table meetings on freedom of religion or belief hosted by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office will be disseminated across Government; and what impact they anticipate it having on Government action overseas.  HL5400

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government how they assess partners’ commitment to UK Partnership Principles and to promoting freedom of religion or belief when determining the funding of governments and organisations.  HL5401

Lord Green of Deddington to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the proportion of future household growth that will be driven by the existing non-UK born population; and to what extent that proportion was taken into account in preparing the 2014-based household projections in England, 2014 to 2039.  HL5402

Baroness Greengross to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House copies of estimates made by the Joint Committee on Immunisation and Vaccination of the number of cases of invasive pneumococcal disease that may result from a reduction in the number of doses in the infant pneumococcal vaccination programme.  HL5403

Baroness Greengross to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to conduct a public consultation on changing the pneumococcal vaccination programme, following advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation to move to a "1 + 1" schedule for pneumococcal vaccine use in children.  HL5404

Lord Hague of Richmond to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Foreign and Commonwealth Office staff worked full time on the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative in (1) 2015, (2) 2016, and (3) 2017; and how many such staff are currently working on the Initiative.  HL5405

Lord Hague of Richmond to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the budget for the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative (PSVI) in (1) 2016, and (2) 2017; what is the current budget; and how PSVI work has been organised within the Foreign and Commonwealth Unit since July 2016.  HL5406

Lord Hague of Richmond to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of the Women, Peace and Security commitments under (1) United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, and (2) the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative, in the UK’s foreign policy.  HL5407

Lord Hague of Richmond to ask Her Majesty's Government when the Foreign Secretary last raised the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative with his international counterparts.  HL5408

Lord Hague of Richmond to ask Her Majesty's Government when the Foreign Secretary last met with the Steering Board of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative.  HL5409

Lord Hague of Richmond to ask Her Majesty's Government what are their goals for the planned meeting in 2019 to review commitments made at the 2014 London Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict; and what resources they have devoted to that meeting.  HL5410

Baroness Helic to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to open any new UK diplomatic posts overseas; and, if so, where.  HL5411

Baroness Helic to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to close or downsize any UK diplomatic posts overseas; and, if so, where.  HL5412

Baroness Helic to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the number of (1) UK national, and (2) local, staff at British embassies in EU member states; and whether those plans will have implications for staffing levels of UK diplomatic posts in other countries.  HL5413

Baroness Helic to ask Her Majesty's Government which British embassies currently have active projects under the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative; and whether they will detail what those projects entail.  HL5414

Lord Hussain to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent increase in ceasefire violations between India and Pakistan over the Line of Control in Kashmir Region, resulting in a number of civilian casualties.  HL5415

Lord Hussain to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to support military de-escalation over the Line of Control in Kashmir, and to support a permanent and peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute.  HL5416

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with the government of Egypt on (1) the withdrawal of a bill to criminalise same-sex relationships, (2) restrictions on lawyers and non-governmental organisations in Egypt, (3) government control over the media, including websites, (4) harassment of women, (5) academic freedom, including at the American U… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government how many children (1) temporarily, and (2) permanently, excluded from school in England, have been provided with alternative education in each of the last three years; and what was the average proportion of those excluded who were provided with alternative education.  HL5418

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the government of Turkey’s claim to a “buffer zone”, 30 kilometres deep in northern Syria, is compatible with NATO policy; and if not, what action they will take to prevent the establishment of such a zone.  HL5419

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to investigate reports of the use in Turkey of (1) cluster weapons, and (2) napalm, on two Syrian hills known as Qustal Jandu and Kafri Kar.  HL5420

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have evidence that the government of Turkey is using Leopard tanks supplied by Germany to support its invasion of northern Syria.  HL5421

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations, if any, they have made to the de facto authorities in Sana'a, Yemen, seeking clemency for Hamed bin Haydara, following the decision of the Special Criminal Court in Sana'a to sentence him to death by public execution because of his political and religious beliefs.  HL5422

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 31 January (HL5018), what is their estimate of the length of time after ingesting cannabis that a person continues to test positive.  HL5423

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 31 January (HL5018), what are the scientific and technical standards for their mobile drug screening technology; and how positive results are validated.  HL5424

Lord Jopling to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the statement in their response to the report by the European Union Committee, Brexit: agriculture (20th Report, Session 2016–17, HL Paper 169) published on 3 May 2017, that "The UK will seek a new customs arrangement with the EU", remains Government policy.  HL5425

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government why they have not bought into force section 1 of the Equality Act 2010; and whether they will now do so following recommendations by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Equality and Human Rights Commission.  HL5426

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the indication in the Office for National Statistics' Statistical Bulletin Household disposable income and inequality in the UK: financial year ending 2017, that the Department for Work and Pensions' Households below average income is a "better source for look… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 31 January (HL Deb, col 1584), on what data they base their claim that income inequality is lower than in 2010; and whether those data take account of housing costs.  HL5428

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of in-school counselling to successfully deliver early interventions across children’s and young people’s mental health services in England.  HL5429

Baroness Quin to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have held, in conjunction where appropriate with the devolved administrations, with representatives of the UK's sheep farming industry about maintaining and increasing sheep meat exports to the EU post-Brexit.  HL5430

Baroness Quin to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have held, in conjunction where appropriate with the devolved administrations, with representatives of the UK's sheep farming industry about finding new export opportunities for that industry post-Brexit.  HL5431

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for regulations to control the use of mobile concrete batching plants similar to those that apply to standard mobile concrete mixers.  HL5432

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risks posed to other road users and pedestrians from the use of mobile concrete batching plants.  HL5433

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the construction of a third runway at Heathrow will require the closure of the Lakeside Energy from Waste plant; and of the corresponding impact this would have on the 12 councils that use this plant.  HL5434

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the Passenger Rail Usage 2017–18 Q2 Statistical Release by the Office of Rail and Road showing that fewer people are buying rail season tickets, what assessment they have made of the impact of that reduction on the revenues of train operating companies.  HL5435

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for redesigning rail franchises to include an obligation for franchisees to provide a simpler fare structure, including more flexible terms for the use of season tickets.  HL5436

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the electrical explosion at Pudding Lane on (1) the completion date for the Elizabeth Line, and (2) the cost of that project.  HL5437

Lord Shipley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take steps to require Homes England to publish clear governance standards for housing associations to enforce strong independent director representation and responsibilities in line with those applying to public companies.  HL5438

Lord Shipley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take steps to require all housing associations to publish details of director attendance at meetings in their annual reports.  HL5439

Lord Shipley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take steps to require Homes England to maintain a formal publicly available register of directors of regulated housing associations.  HL5440

Lord Shipley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take steps to require (1) Homes England to report key financial parameters for all housing associations, including (a) board remuneration, and (b) the salary of the highest paid director and chief executive, and (2) that annual returns be made available to the public free of charge.  HL5441

Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they are giving to the implications of the EU’s plans for a European Defence Union for the role of NATO, in any discussions on future UK–EU defence cooperation after the UK leaves the EU.  HL5442

Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total amount spent on overseas aid, including UK aid administered by the EU, between 2010 and 2017.  HL5443

Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty's Government what amount they expect to spend on overseas aid, including UK aid administered by the EU, between 2018 and 2025.  HL5444

Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to appoint a royal commission on the NHS; and, if not, why not.  HL5445

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the confidentiality requirements for core pupil data in schools.  HL5446

Lord Storey to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many women are employed in construction works (1) on the House of Lords Estate, and (2) for bicameral projects on the Parliamentary Estate.  HL5447

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what actions they are taking in response to reports of slowing growth in the services, manufacturing, and construction sectors.  HL5448

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to ensure that environmental standards are maintained after Brexit; and if so, how.  HL5449

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking regarding reports of stagnant pay progression for part-time workers, particularly with regard to the gender pay gap.  HL5450

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any assessment of the economic, environmental and heritage damage caused to Palestinians by the destruction of ancient olive trees by Israeli settlers.  HL5451

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding the eight and a half year sentence given to 17 year-old Marah Bakeer, who was arrested on 10 October 2015.  HL5452

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they intend to take, if any, in response to reports that Beit Hanoun Hospital has closed due to severe shortages of fuel for hospital generators.  HL5453

Baroness Whitaker to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the National Children's Bureau, Children missing education, published in January; and what steps they are taking to support Gypsy, Traveller and Roma children who are particularly at risk of missing education.  HL5454

Lord Willis of Knaresborough to ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) nurses, and (2) midwives, on the Nursing and Midwifery Council register hold a degree-level qualification in (a) nursing, and (b) midwifery.  HL5455

Lord Willis of Knaresborough to ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) nurses, and (2) midwives, on the Nursing and Midwifery Council register do not hold degree-level qualifications in either nursing or midwifery.  HL5456

Lord Willis of Knaresborough to ask Her Majesty's Government how many nurses on the Nursing and Midwifery Council register are State Enrolled Nurses.  HL5457

Lord Willis of Knaresborough to ask Her Majesty's Government how many nurses on the Nursing and Midwifery Council register are qualified as nurse prescribers.  HL5458