House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the announcement of £200 million of funding for the Women's Integrated Sexual Health programme, how much of that funding will be spent on abortion provision and related activities; which countries will be targeted for any such spending; and what estimate they have made of the amount of the fund that each of those c… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the announcement of £200 million funding for the Women’s Integrated Sexual Health programme, how many abortion procedures they estimate will be funded by the project (1) in total, and (2) broken down by country.  HL10122

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the announcement of £200 million funding for the Women’s Integrated Sexual Health programme, which providers will deliver that project; and how much funding each of those providers will receive.  HL10123

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the announcement of £36 million of funding for family planning in Kenya, how much of that funding will be spent on abortion provision and related activities; and how many abortion procedures they estimate will be funded by the project.  HL10124

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the government of the United States about its decision to withdraw funding from the UN Population Fund; and what were the results of any such discussions.  HL10125

Lord Baker of Dorking to ask Her Majesty's Government how many GCSE entries were made for students who were home educated in the 2017–18 academic year.  HL10126

Lord Baker of Dorking to ask Her Majesty's Government how many home school inspections were made in the 2017–18 academic year.  HL10127

Lord Beith to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of proposals to replace the Berwick Infirmary with a new facility in Tweedmouth built in conjunction with a leisure centre rather than rebuilding on the existing site, and whether appropriate consultation has taken place.  HL10128

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that HS2 follows it own procedures fairly and comprehensively on issues of land and property access, and compensation.  HL10129

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many complaints about HS2 have been submitted to the Independent HS2 Construction Commissioner; of those, how many have been (1) upheld, and (2) rejected; and whether HS2 has complied with any recommendations subsequently made by the Commissioner.  HL10130

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what payment terms Network Rail is required to apply to its suppliers; whether they take action on any supplier who imposes longer payment terms on sub-suppliers; and if so, what action.  HL10131

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what the dates of (1) submission, and (2) decision under the Transport and Works Act 1992 procedures were for the Werrington rail fly-under; and why the process was not quicker.  HL10132

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government which departments have buildings in which ministers are based which allow visitors to carry folding bikes into meetings or have lockable storage for them near reception.  HL10133

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the prohibition of visitors bringing their folding bikes into the DEFRA office at 2 Marsham Street in London; and whether that prohibition is compatible with the aims of that Department’s environmental policies.  HL10134

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government how many vehicles have been clamped for non-payment of road tax in each year since 2011.  HL10135

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they are giving to the return of the windscreen tax disc.  HL10136

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the use of a segmented windscreen triple disc to indicate the date of expiry of MOT, insurance and road fund tax each separately.  HL10137

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government whether any reconsideration of road fund tax disc compliance policy is taking place following publication of the most recent DVLA annual report.  HL10138

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty's Government how many officials from the Department for International Trade have received language training at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Language Centre to help prepare them to conduct negotiations leading to future Free Trade Agreements.  HL10139

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the value of a language skills audit across the civil service to the potential recruitment of any additional trade experts needed post-Brexit.  HL10140

Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the propriety of the appointment of Martin Selmayr as Secretary-General of the European Commission following the investigation carried out by the European Ombudsman into the procedure that was followed before his appointment.  HL10141

Lord Dubs to ask Her Majesty's Government how many children in total have been transferred to the UK to date under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016; and of the remaining places, how many children in total have been allocated a place but have not yet been transferred to the UK.  HL10142

Lord Fraser of Corriegarth to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with relevant parties concerning the proposed construction of a Holocaust memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens in London.  HL10143

Lord Fraser of Corriegarth to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the suitability of Victoria Tower Gardens in London as a location for a new Holocaust memorial.  HL10144

Baroness Hayman to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 5 September (HL Deb, col 1787), what plans they have to review the minimum age of marriage in England and Wales.  HL10145

Baroness Howe of Idlicote to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 25 July (HL9483), on how many occasions within the last two years the National Crime Agency has reported to another jurisdiction that a website hosted in that jurisdiction, accessed from within the UK, is showing non-photographic child sex abuse images; and… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government how many NHS-funded hip and knee operations have been undertaken by independent providers in each of the last five years; and what percentage of overall NHS hip and knee operations they represent.  HL10147

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government how many NHS-funded trauma and orthopaedic procedures have been undertaken by independent providers in each of the last five years; and what percentage of overall NHS trauma and orthopaedic procedures they represent.  HL10148

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the value of (1) exports, and (2) imports, of food and drink between the UK and the rest of the EU in each of the last three years.  HL10149

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether all prisons in England and Wales ensure that those leaving on discharge have plans for suitable and affordable accommodation.  HL10150

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government when the Move On Fund to help those moving on from hostels and refuges began to operate; and how many units of accommodation it has so far provided.  HL10151

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what precise measures have been developed by the armed services to ensure that those leaving service have adequate accommodation and avoid rough sleeping after discharge.  HL10152

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the £2 billion which the Prime Minister announced in October 2017 to be allocated for housing at social rents has so far been spent; and over what period they expect that the remainder will be used.  HL10153

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the health of the bee population in the UK.  HL10154

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether assessment they have made of the success of the National Pollinator Strategy.  HL10155

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to reduce the use of plastic within that Department.  HL10156

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what action is being taken by the House of Lords Administration to reduce its use of plastic.  HL10157

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the UK's energy supply is derived from renewable sources; and what are those sources.  HL10158

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risks associated with installing combustible window panels on social housing tower blocks.  HL10159

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the governance arrangements at Wandle Housing, following the decision by the Regulator of Social Housing to downgrade its governance rating.  HL10160

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the governance arrangements at Wirral Partnership Homes, following the decision by the Regulator of Social Housing to downgrade its governance rating.  HL10161

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government how many social housing tower blocks that have failed Building Research Establishment tests have had their cladding fully removed, or rectified.  HL10162

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what changes, if any, they have made to the advice that they give to local authorities and other social housing providers following the fire at Grenfell Tower.  HL10163

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on fire safety since the publication of the Hackitt Review in May.  HL10164

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect products that benefit from protected geographical or traditional status under EU legislation.  HL10165

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will conduct an independent review of how the Prevent programme is currently operating before placing any additional responsibilities on local authorities as recommended by the Joint Committee on Human Rights in its report, Counter-Extremism, published on 20 July 2016 (HL Paper 39), and since; and i… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the joint statement published by Prevent Watch on 27 July about the Commission for Countering Extremism’s "evidence drive"; and how they intend to respond to the concerns raised in the statement.  HL10167

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government what weight will be given to academic evidence reviewed as part of the Commission for Countering Extremism’s evidence drive compared to evidence from other sources.  HL10168

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of statistics for prosecutions for fly-tipping in England; and, in the light of those, whether local authorities have sufficient powers in relation to fly-tipping.  HL10169

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Malaysia about the caning of two women for having a same-sex relationship.  HL10170

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report published by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education in June on Grafton College of Management Sciences.  HL10171

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total number of motorway accidents in the years (1) 2014–15, (2) 2015–16, and (3) 2016–17; and how many of those accidents involved Heavy Goods Vehicles.  HL10172

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to discourage schools from "gaming" performance table results by entering pupils for inappropriate qualifications.  HL10173

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent children and young people becoming addicted to gambling.  HL10174

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government how much their initiative to stockpile medicines in the event of a no-deal Brexit will cost.  HL10175

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the recently announced scheme to make 2,500 agricultural visas available to non-EU workers will be sufficient to solve the labour shortage in the sector; and what is their long-term strategy to deal with that issue.  HL10176

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the value of crypto-currencies in the United States is falling, and of the potential effects that such a decline might have on the UK blockchain industry.  HL10177

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of rising levels of debt among lower income households in recent years; and what plans, if any, they have made to address this issue.  HL10178

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of public perceptions of artificial intelligence; and what measures they will put in place to ensure that the uptake of this technology is done so in a transparent, accountable and ethical manner.  HL10179

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are confident that they will be able to secure an initial deal on Brexit by 18–19 October European Council meeting.  HL10180