House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Sudan about the demolition of an evangelical church in Al Haj Yousif by State authorities; and what discussions they have had with the government of Sudan regarding the protection of freedom of religion or belief in that country.  HL5698

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to follow-up the initial deployment to Bangladesh of two staff under the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative; what gaps those staff identified in relation to (1) the documentation of sexual violence in conflict (SVC), and (2) the provision of services for survivors of SVC; and how they intend to help address… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what work they are conducting with international partners in response to calls to freeze all international bank accounts and assets held by the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and his entourage, until steps are taken to implement the Saint Sylvestre Agreement, including the release of political prisoners.  … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to keep the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the top of the international agenda; whether they plan to raise it at the UN Security Council and with the African Union; and what steps they are taking to assist with all measures that seek to end the violence in that country.  HL5701

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the annual value per child of providing free school meals in England.  HL5702

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the annual value of free school meals for each family in receipt of such meals in England.  HL5703

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the cost to charities of the additional spend on food banks likely to arise from ending free school meals for those affected by restrictions introduced by the Free School Lunches and Milk, and School and Early Years Finance (Amendments Relating to Universal Credit) (England) Regulations 2018 (SI 2018… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the long-term impact of the £150 million in additional funding granted to the Adult Social Care Support Grant, administered by local authorities, announced in the local government finance settlement 2018–19.  HL5705

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received from (1) local authorities, (2) carer organisations, (3) private providers, and (4) affected individuals, regarding the funding of adult social care.  HL5706

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received regarding the funding of children’s services from (1) fostering and adoption agencies, (2) local authorities, (3) private providers, (4) nurseries, and (5) parents.  HL5707

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether HS2 phase one contractors delivering design and construction preparation works for (1) Area South, (2) Area Central, and (3) Area North, are (a) within budget, and (b) on schedule.  HL5708

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the performance of HS2 Ltd and HS2 phase one contractors following the awarding of stage one contracts in July 2017.  HL5709

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what incentives are in place for contractors to introduce innovative proposals to reduce (1) time, and (2) costs, of the stage two construction phase of the HS2 phase one route.  HL5710

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with contractors regarding new design-ready schemes intended to reduce the construction time and costs of the HS2 phase one stage two construction phase.  HL5711

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the design and enabling works for HS2 phase one Area Central are (1) on time, and (2) within budget.  HL5712

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what licences and approvals are required for a scheduled helicopter service carrying fare-paying passengers to start operations between Lands End airport, St Mary’s airport and Tresco Heliport.  HL5713

Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current estimated cost of the A400 Atlas aircraft programme; how many of the aircraft have been delivered to the RAF so far; how many are operational; and when they expect deliveries to be complete.  HL5714

Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to conduct an urgent review into the competence of Capita for undertaking army recruitment.  HL5715

Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to block in the national interest the hostile takeover bid by Melrose for GKN.  HL5716

Baroness Burt of Solihull to ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish a full response to the feedback they received on their Review of the Corporate Insolvency Framework consultation, published in May 2016.  HL5717

Baroness Burt of Solihull to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential economic benefits of introducing reforms of the UK’s corporate insolvency framework.  HL5718

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government what, if any, resources they made available to (1) the Democratic Unionist Party, and (2) Sinn Fein, to support the recent unsuccessful negotiations to re-establish devolved government in Northern Ireland.  HL5719

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government whether any drafting or legislative assistance was offered to, or accepted by, (1) the Democratic Unionist Party, and (2) Sinn Fein, during the recent unsuccessful negotiations to re-establish devolved government in Northern Ireland.  HL5720

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they had sight of any draft proposed agreement between the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Fein during the last 13 months; if so, when they saw such drafts; and with whom those drafts were shared.  HL5721

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they use to consider the possible reorganisation of local government in England in two-tier areas to create unitary authorities covering the whole, or part, of an existing county area.  HL5722

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's Assisted International Travel Scheme Fund in supporting attendance at both British Standards Institution and International Organization for Standardization committees.  HL5723

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to maintain the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's Assisted International Travel Scheme Fund over the course of this Parliament.  HL5724

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish the total funding allocated to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's Assisted International Travel Scheme Fund on an annual basis since 2010; and if so, when.  HL5725

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to discuss with the British Standards Institution (BSI) the need to increase the allowances laid out in the BSI fund form A47 supported by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's Assisted International Travel Scheme Fund.  HL5726

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they plan to take, and what representations they are making, to expedite planning and negotiations for a new port to provide access to Gaza.  HL5727

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the demolition of the two EU-funded classrooms in Abu Nuwar by Israeli authorities on 4 February, whether they plan to call for the strongest possible response by the EU; and what representations they have made to this effect.  HL5728

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to intervene in the dispute over parking charges for NHS staff at Weavers Croft Mental Health Unit in Stroud.  HL5729

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to allow EU citizens living in the UK to continue being able to vote in local elections after the UK leaves the EU.  HL5730

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government, based on the latest funding formula, what will be the anticipated funding per pupil of Cheltenham schools in 2019–20; and what the equivalent figure was in 2015–16.  HL5731

Lord Jopling to ask Her Majesty's Government when the decision was taken to construct the new NATO headquarters building in Brussels; when any plans for the new headquarters building were approved; what was the anticipated cost of the project at that time; whether those costs have been revised subsequently, and if so, what is the current estimated cost on completion; what the anti… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Jopling to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker,  further to the Written Answers by Lord McFall of Alcluith on 8 February (HL5378) and by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 20 February (HL5379), what was the percentage of the total costs for the UK delegations represented by members of the House of Lords attending (1) the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, (2) the NATO Parliam… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Kinnock to ask Her Majesty's Government what advice, if any, they have received on whether a Treaty between the UK and the EU, relating to relations after Brexit, will require a referendum in the Republic of Ireland before ratification.  HL5734

Lord Kinnock to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the declaration that “no deal is better than a bad deal” made in the Prime Minister’s Lancaster House speech in January 2016 continues to guide their policy on exiting the EU.  HL5735

Lord Luce to ask Her Majesty's Government what NHS and voluntary services are currently available to help patients who are addicted to prescription opioids.  HL5736

Lord Luce to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to provide and support community helpline services for patients who are addicted to prescription opioids and who are seeking help.  HL5737

Lord Luce to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the economic cost of the loss of productivity resulting from muscolo-skeletal problems and chronic pain.  HL5738

Lord Luce to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce legislation in relation to the Fit for Work scheme; and if so, when.  HL5739

Lord Luce to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to extend the authority of GPs to refer patients on the Fit for Work scheme to other healthcare professionals such as nurses and physiotherapists.  HL5740

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they use to assess whether to accept recommendations made by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation in relation to proposed changes to established immunisation programmes.  HL5741

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the public health benefits of adopting the recommendation made by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation at its meeting in October 2017 that the pneumococcal immunisation programme move to a 1 plus 1 schedule.  HL5742

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 6 February (HL5033), whether the shared interests that the UK has with Turkey also include (1) respect for human rights, (2) the independence of the judiciary, and (3) prisons free from torture.  HL5743

Lord Radice to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which UK lorry drivers will be subject to third country permit restrictions applied by the remaining 27 EU member states following Brexit; and in which EU member states such restrictions would apply.  HL5744

Lord Radice to ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have spent on recruitment consultants in (1) the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (2) the Department for Exiting the European Union, and (3) the Department for International Trade, since 23 June 2016; and what additional future liabilities, including success or retention bonuses, have been incurred as a r… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received from the Mayor of London regarding the cessation of Her Majesty's Government’s operating grant to Transport for London.  HL5746

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to clarify the fee status of EU students studying at UK universities from September 2019.  HL5747

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they anticipate the need to issue International Driving licences for those UK drivers wishing to drive in EU member states.  HL5748

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of diesel emissions on the wildlife of Richmond Park.  HL5749

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Home Office staff in the UK are directly involved in interviewing applicants for refugee status.  HL5750

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what training those involved in interviewing applicants for refugee status receive; and what assessment they have made of the adequacy of such training.  HL5751

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average number of months that immigration interview staff stayed in their roles in 2017.  HL5752

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the absence rate of immigration interview staff in (1) 2015, (2) 2016, and (3) 2017.  HL5753

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they monitor stress levels of immigration interview staff.  HL5754

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government how many immigration interview staff there are in total in the UK; and whether they intend to recruit additional staff for this purpose.  HL5755

Lord Soley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether statutory instruments have been used to introduce increased fines for criminal offences at any point in the last 30 years.  HL5756

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what regulations are currently in place for podcasts.  HL5757

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential consequences should the EU reject the managed divergence approach to trade.  HL5758

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential effect of new visa and immigration requirements on start-ups which do not have the resources to support visa applications.  HL5759

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of Brexit on the manufacturing sector, in the light of the manufacturing examination performed by the UK Trade Policy Observatory at the University of Sussex.  HL5760

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Japanese ambassador has raised concerns with regard to future Japanese investment in the UK; and, if so, what assessment they have made of those concerns.  HL5761

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Michel Barnier’s comments on the possibility of there being no Brexit transition period for the UK.  HL5762

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency funding cuts on Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.  HL5763

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to seek to ensure that, after Brexit, English will be retained as an official language of the EU.  HL5764

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of which cases currently before the European Court of Justice on which they expect to receive adjudication before 29 March 2021.  HL5765