House of Lords Business

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government how many vacancies exist for (1) nurses, (2) junior doctors, and (3) consultants, in NHS Trust hospitals in (a) Sussex, (b) Surrey, and (c) Kent.  HL5459

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their proposed timetable for the latest consultation on the Taylor Review; and when they intend to bring forward legislation to implement the Review.  HL5460

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) self employed workers, (2) employees on zero hours contracts, and (3) part-time employees, they expect to benefit from new protections brought forward following the Taylor Review.  HL5461

Baroness Bertin to ask Her Majesty's Government what mechanisms they have in place to ensure that local authorities meet their statutory duty to provide short breaks for the carers of disabled children.  HL5462

Baroness Bertin to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to introduce mandatory reporting on the number of disabled people employed by (1) public bodies, and (2) private companies.  HL5463

Baroness Bertin to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the terms of reference for their review of the commissioning and funding of domestic abuse services.  HL5464

Baroness Bertin to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the first Secretary of State on 16 November 2017 (HCWS25), what progress they have made on the parallel programme of work for the care of younger adults, in particular those with learning disabilities.  HL5465

Lord Blencathra to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker,  in the light of the resolutions on Restoration and Renewal passed by both Houses, what are the likely next steps; and what will be the mechanism for Peers to submit suggestions and ideas.  HL5466

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 1 February (HL5095), for which periods, from 2004, the word “required” was used in the factsheet accompanying notices requesting payment by the Financial Reporting Council; and when, and for what reason, the wording was changed to “requests”.  HL5467

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 1 February (HL4990), what factors made it reasonable to expect that reclassification of the Financial Reporting Council would occur; and what assessment they have made in this respect of internal correspondence from the Office for National Statistics on 6 February 2007 w… 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 22 January (HL4661), in assessing the transparency of the process of reappointing Sir John Sunderland to the Board of the Financial Reporting Council, what account they took of the fact that he was reappointed by the Temporary Nominations Committee (TNC), as set out in F… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty's Government whether local authorities in receipt of Marginal Viability Fund monies will be able to insist that the contractors who have planning permission for projects in receipt of those funds will have to build the affordable homes first.  HL5470

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the proposed increase in permit variation fees for the pig and poultry industries is due to (1) staff costs, and (2) IT costs; and whether the entire charge will accrue to the Environment Agency.  HL5471

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty's Government how many tonnes of fish caught by other member states of the EU in the period 2013 to 2015 were acquired by the UK.  HL5472

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty's Government whether any ban or strict controls on the export of live animals after Brexit will be matched by the same controls on import of live animals.  HL5473

Lord Chadlington to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to convene an advisory panel to develop substance misuse guidance, focused specifically on older adults; and what lessons they have learned from the Welsh Government regarding the benefits of such a panel.  HL5474

Lord Eames to ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the failure of the political parties in Northern Ireland to reach an agreement on the restoration of a devolved administration, what assessment they have made of the introduction of direct rule for Northern Ireland.  HL5475

Lord Eames to ask Her Majesty's Government at what point in the discussions in Northern Ireland on the restoration of a devolved administration they will introduce direct rule from Westminster.  HL5476

Lord Eames to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their definition of a victim for the purpose of legacy issues arising out of the Northern Ireland Troubles.  HL5477

Lord Eames to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the introduction of an amnesty for crimes committed during the Northern Ireland Troubles.  HL5478

Lord Eames to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the future significance of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland if the UK leaves the EU customs union.  HL5479

Lord Freyberg to ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they provide to government-sponsored galleries regarding the disclosure of information on the operation and activities of any private commercial entities run by those galleries.  HL5480

Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to seek the consent of Her Majesty the Queen for a full decant of both Houses of Parliament.  HL5481

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their most recent assessment of (1) the living and health conditions of the 800,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, especially children; (2) the level of international cooperation in efforts to assist those refugees; and (3) the preparations to mitigate the impact on those refugees of the approaching monsoon.  H… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Kinnock to ask Her Majesty's Government what was (1) the number, and (2) the potential value, of commercial deals concluded between UK companies and Chinese concerns in the course of the Prime Minister’s recent trade promotion visit to China that were the subject of (a) definitive commitments by the government of China, and (b) memoranda of understanding or similar non-bindin… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Kinnock to ask Her Majesty's Government what impediments, if any, to conducting trade with China were identified in the course of the Prime Minister’s recent trade promotion visit to China as being caused by the UK’s current membership of the EU.  HL5484

Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to subject those independent schools that are outside the ambit of the Independent Schools Council to more stringent and frequent inspection in order to counter teaching of extremist views.  HL5485

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister discussed concerns over freedom and human rights in Hong Kong during her meeting with President Xi Jinping on 1 February.  HL5486

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Turkey about Turkey's Operation Olive Branch in Afrin.  HL5487

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in formulating a new nationwide clean air plan that reduces emissions from all sources.  HL5488

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they have offered to the coalition government in Tunisia to help implement the new constitution and to ensure that Tunisia’s transition to democracy continues.  HL5489

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which Islamic State groups and adherents are fuelling instability in Gaza.  HL5490

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent number of attacks carried out by Islamic State in Kabul; and what is the impact of those attacks on their overall strategy for Afghanistan.  HL5491

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 1 February (HL5031), whether they will now answer the question asked, namely who were the Crown Representatives named for Carillion; what was their period of service; and what was their previous relevant experience.  HL5492

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total number of NHS hospital beds on 31 March in (1) 1992, (2) 1997, (3) 2002, (4) 2007, (5) 2012, and (6) 2017.  HL5493

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government whether, prior to the Prime Minister’s letter of 29 March 2017 notifying the European Council, in accordance with Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union, of the UK’s intention to withdraw from the EU, they gave any consideration to the possibility of withdrawing from the EU in accordance with Article 50(1) without bein… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to use zonal attachments to determine internationally agreed total allowable catches of fish after Brexit.  HL5495

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the tonnages of the total allowable catches share-out the UK could expect to claim after Brexit.  HL5496

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the current discard rates for the major fisheries in the UK; and what assessment they have made of the impact on these discard rates of any changes in the level of total allowable catches after Brexit.  HL5497

Lord Pendry to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to address the reported practice of drugs manufacturers supplying unlicensed medicines or special orders to the NHS at an inflated cost.  HL5498

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to review sentencing guidelines for offences committed by people previously incarcerated for serious crimes against the person.  HL5499

Lord Rooker to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the grade of the official in the Department of Work and Pensions who has regular contact with the charity Motability in connection with the supply of motor vehicles leased using a social security benefit as payment.  HL5500

Lord Rooker to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the level of financial contribution, over and above individual social security benefits, that the Department for Work and Pensions pays to the charity Motability in respect of motor vehicles which require extra modification in respect of the disabled user.  HL5501

Lord Rooker to ask Her Majesty's Government when the Department for Work and Pensions Accounting Officer last met the trustees of the charity Motability in respect of the financial arrangement operating between the Department and that charity for the supply of vehicles leased using a social security benefit as payment.  HL5502

Lord Rooker to ask Her Majesty's Government when a minister last had discussions with (1) the charity Motability, and (2) the trading arm Motability Operations plc, in respect of the supply of vehicles to people eligible to lease vehicles using a social security benefit as payment.  HL5503

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the powers and responsibilities of members of the board of the Office for Students.  HL5504

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 6 February (HL Deb, col 1910), why 89 schools that have been identified as unregistered are continuing to operate.  HL5505