House of Lords Business

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the independent Migration Advisory Committee to complete its review of the shortage occupation lists; whether they will publish the findings of that review once it has been completed; and whether they intend to implement its recommendations in full.  HL10233

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the State of Trade Survey: Q3 2017 by the Federation of Master Builders, whether they intend to add carpenters and joiners to the shortage occupation list; and what action they intend to take to address the skills shortage of carpenters and joiners.  HL10234

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to introduce the Tier 3 visa for unskilled migrants in order to meet labour shortages.  HL10235

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the withdrawal of the nursing bursary on the number of applications for nursing degree courses in England.  HL10236

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of mature students studying part-time for level 4 and level 5 qualifications in England.  HL10237

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government how many, and which, enquiries into breaches of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA) rules resulted in findings against former ministers since 2010; and on how many occasions ACOBA recommendations have not been adhered to since 2010.  HL10238

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government on which policy areas the guidance in the Ministerial Code prevents the former Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, from conducting lobbying.  HL10239

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what action is taken within departments in relation to projects which are rated in the Annual Reports of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority as amber, amber/red, or red in the Delivery Confidence Assessment; and whether they seek explanations and plans before returning projects to the green category.  HL10240

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government on which projects where the Delivery Confidence Assessment is shown as amber, amber/red or red in the Infrastructure and Project Authority (IPA) Annual Reports the IPA provides expert staff to assist; and whether such staff are required to produce progress reports on the projects.  HL10241

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) permanent employees, (2) agency staff, (3) consultants, and (4) contractors are employed on the HS2 Phase 1 project.  HL10242

Baroness Brown of Cambridge to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to issue regulations to the Office for Students on validation arrangements under either section 51(1)(b)(i) or section 51(1)(b)(ii) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017.  HL10243

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the risk posed to aviation and passenger safety by intoxicated air passengers.  HL10244

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to extend the Licensing Act 2003 to apply airside at airports.  HL10245

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ratify the 2014 Montreal Protocol to help to ensure that they have the appropriate enforcement powers against disruptive air passengers.  HL10246

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that displaced civilians now in Idlib province be offered safe passage to more peaceful areas in Syria.  HL10247

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether consultant psychiatrists who have assessed or treated patients with mental illnesses remain responsible for those patients when they are moved to other hospitals or discharged; and if so, for how long.  HL10248

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the proposed agreement between the governments of Serbia and Kosovo concerning mutual frontier modifications.  HL10249

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any influence by the government of Turkey over the expulsion from several countries of individuals allegedly linked to the Gulen Movement; whether they intend to make representations to the government of Turkey about any such influence; and whether membership of the Gulen Movement is currently a ground f… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Jolly to ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the devolved administrations regarding the supply of medicine to the devolved nations in the event of a no-deal Brexit.  HL10251

Baroness Jolly to ask Her Majesty's Government which pharmaceutical companies, if any, they have been working with to ensure that UK stockpiles of medicines are adequate to cope with a no-deal Brexit.  HL10252

Baroness Jolly to ask Her Majesty's Government whether any health organisations in the UK, other than pharmaceutical companies, are stockpiling medicines in preparation for a no-deal Brexit.  HL10253

Baroness Jolly to ask Her Majesty's Government whether NHS organisations, GPs, community pharmacies and other service providers have been asked to stockpile medicine in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and if not, why not.  HL10254

Baroness Jolly to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that over-the-counter medicines will be available from local pharmacies and other retail outlets in the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit.  HL10255

Lord Jopling to ask the Leader of the House what explanations she has received from the Home Office about that Department's failure to answer within 10 working days three questions for written answer (HL9827, HL9860 and HL9890) which were tabled on 24 July.  HL10256

Lord Jopling to ask the Leader of the House what steps she has taken to draw the failure of the Home Office to answer within 10 working days three questions for written answer which were tabled on 24 July (HL9827, HL9860 and HL9890) to the attention of Home Office ministers.  HL10257

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the conclusions of the report by Human Rights Watch Hiding Behind the Coalition: Failure to Credibly Investigate and Provide Redress for Unlawful Attacks in Yemen, published 24 August, that the Joint Incidents Assessment Team of the Saudi–UAE coalition lacks credibility and fails to provide credib… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in its report Situation of human rights in Yemen, including violations and abuses since September 2014, published 17 August, that it has reasonable grounds to believe that individuals in the government of Yemen and… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making, both bilaterally and multilaterally, to the government of Myanmar to address the issues and policies which have led to the Rohingya refugee crisis.  HL10260

Lord Lucas to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the final funding band review of 15 August for the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship standard, what items from the nominated training providers’ cost estimates were removed by that review as being ineligible.  HL10261

Lord McInnes of Kilwinning to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Turkey to identify the level of support that is needed to deal with any expected influx of refugees to Turkey from Idlib province; and what support they intend to provide as a result of such discussions.  HL10262

The Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the results of the research into the side effects of malaria chemo-prophylaxis referred to in their second and third six-monthly progress updates to the House of Commons Defence Committee on its report An acceptable risk? The use of Lariam for military personnel, published on 24 May 2016.  HL1… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish their response to the September 2016 consultation on necessary fire safety changes to the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988; and what account they will take of the December 2017 Chemosphere article Flame retardants in UK furniture increase smoke toxicity more than they reduce fi… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to warn the public (1) about sofas and mattresses that contain the toxic flame-retardant chemical DecaBDE, (2) that these items are unsuitable for recycling; and (3) that they should be disposed of safely.  HL10265

The Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the development of materials and products that meet fire safety requirements without the use of chemical flame retardants.  HL10266

The Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty's Government how many meetings they have held or attended since the end of the consultation on the changes to the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 in November 2016 to discuss possible proposals; with whom; on what dates, and what, if any, were the outcomes.  HL10267

Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to making more Tier 5 visas available for the Medical Training Initiative.  HL10268

Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty's Government what cross-governmental discussions have taken place with regard to making more Tier 5 visas available for the Medical Training Initiative.  HL10269

Lord Pendry to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relative levels of study of Chinese in private and state schools; what steps they are taking to increase the teaching of Chinese in state schools; and what assessment they have made of the importance of developing Chinese language skills to the UK’s trade relationship with China post-Brexit.  HL10270

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made, or intend to make, to the government of Bahrain about reports that the political prisoners Hajer Mansoor, Medina Ali and Najah Ahmed Yusuf are suffering in their cells from second-hand smoke and are banned from taking part in activities related to the Muharram religious festival; and, following any s… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement issued by the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy on 10 September in relation to the investigation conducted by the Bahraini Ombudsman into the case of political prisoner Hassan Mushaima.  HL10272

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Bahrain about the Bahraini Ombudsman’s failure to ensure that political prisoner, Ali Hajji, has access to (1) family visits without a glass barrier; and (2) adequate medical care, following his hunger strike in response to his treatment in prison.  HL10273

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to make any public condemnation of the human rights abuses taking place in Bahrain during the current session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.  HL10274

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the remarks made in the opening statement of the 39th session of the Human Rights Council by the High Commissioner for Human Rights on 10 September in relation to Bahrain; and whether they will join her call for Bahrain to release human rights defenders who are detained including Nabeel Rajab.  HL10275

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to support Bahrain’s candidacy for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council in October.  HL10276

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that UK oil and gas industries operating in the North Sea may suffer labour shortages in the event of a no-deal Brexit.  HL10277

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to recover any VAT tax receipts from City businesses lost in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and what estimate they have made of the amount of any such loss.  HL10278

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK will be self-sufficient in food ingredients after Brexit; and if not, what plans they have, if any, for stockpiling within the UK food and drink industry.  HL10279

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK intends to continue to meet the EU’s targets for nitrogen dioxide emissions to improve air quality after Brexit; and if not, what targets they intend to meet instead.  HL10280

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that work coaches are prepared for any increase in caseloads as a consequence of managed migration to Universal Credit.  HL10281

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that an adequate number of work coaches are in post to manage any increase in caseloads as a consequence of the managed migration to Universal Credit.  HL10282

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that disabled people do not see an end to their financial support if they are unable to make a claim for Universal Credit within the allocated timeframe during managed migration.  HL10283

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to identify disabled people and other vulnerable groups who may require additional support to make a new claim for Universal Credit during managed migration.  HL10284

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to assess whether the first phase of the managed migration to Universal Credit is being managed effectively for disabled claimants.  HL10285

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to abolish the BBC licence fee.  HL10286

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the value for money the BBC licence fee represents.  HL10287

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the BBC is not politically biased.  HL10288

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people in the UK who view or listen to the BBC’s news services; and whether that audience is falling.  HL10289

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have conducted a study into any changing demand for diverse news and internet-based entertainment services and the impact that might have on the BBC.  HL10290

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government when they last carried out a survey consulting the British people on their willingness to continue paying the BBC licence fee for the services provided.  HL10291

Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total number of elected councillors, at all levels of local government, in England in (1) 1988, (2) 1998, (3) 2008, and (4) 2018.  HL10292

Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total number of elected local councillors, at all levels of local government, in Wales in (1) 1988, (2) 1998, (3) 2008, and (4) 2018.  HL10293