House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the difference between genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes; and to what extent they consider the risk of the annihilation of a group of people a distinguishing factor between each of those.  HL10370

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the difference between the interim determination of genocide, as made by parliaments, governments or international non-judicial bodies, and the final determination of genocide by a domestic or international court after a full trial.  HL10371

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have a generic policy to guide their responses to mass atrocities and the determination of possible genocide; and, if not, what assessment they have made of the risk of inconsistent responses from the UK.  HL10372

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UK’s duties under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide to prevent and punish the crime of genocide; and what steps they take to ensure that the UK meets those duties.  HL10373

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 18 September (HL10125), what discussions UK ministers attending the UN General Assembly in September 2018 had with representatives of the government of the United States of America regarding that government's decision to withdraw funding from the UN Population Fund; and what… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the outcome of the signing of the Cessation of Hostilities agreement by leaders in South Sudan at the end of 2017.  HL10375

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the progress which could be made as a result of the signing of a Peace Agreement in South Sudan in September 2018; and what assurances they have received that there will now be appropriate accountability by the government of South Sudan for the management of its oil revenues.  HL10376

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they propose to take following their support for the resolution passed at the Human Rights Council on 27 September 2018 to promote and protect human rights in Venezuela and to call upon the government of Venezuela to open its doors to humanitarian assistance to address the scarcity of food and medicines and ri… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that any failures identified by HM Inspectorate of Probation of community rehabilitation companies adequately to protect the victims of domestic abuse are addressed; and in what timescale such action will be taken.  HL10378

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the cost of Department for Transport officials and consultants preparing the bid documentation for the West Coast Partnership.  HL10379

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the terms of reference of the review of rail led by Keith Williams will include rail freight; if not, why not; and if so, why rail freight was not mentioned in their announcement on 20 September.  HL10380

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what action, if any, they intend to take against Source London for a possible breach of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulations 2017.  HL10381

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what platform height above the rail is specified for the new HS2 trains and HS2 line platforms; what is the standard platform height for Network Rail stations likely to be served by HS2 trains; and for each type of platform height how many will achieve level access.  HL10382

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Secretary of State for Transport on 13 September (HC170781), why they intend to diverge from the rules of the European Railway Agency; and what benefits they anticipate will come from any such divergence.  HL10383

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to diverge from the rules of the European Aviation Safety Agency following Brexit; and if so, what benefits they anticipate will come from such divergence.  HL10384

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Myanmar about the trial and imprisonment of the two Reuters reporters, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.  HL10385

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they made of the efficiency of the probate processing by HMRC.  HL10386

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government, from the date they are first received, what is the current average time taken by HMRC to agree the IHT400 return calculations for estates in the bands (1) up to £1 million, (2) from £1–5 million, and (3) from £5–10 million; and in each band, what is the average time taken to issue a clearance.  HL10387

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average time taken by the Valuation Office to provide advice to HMRC on estates valued in the bands (1) up to £1 million, (2) from £1–5 million, and (3) from £5–10 million.  HL10388

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current average time taken to provide a full and final response to executors once the Valuation Office has provided its advice to HMRC.  HL10389

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty's Government whether new biomarker-linked treatments for glioblastoma multiforme would be considered candidate technologies for the Accelerated Access Pathway under the Accelerated Access Review.  HL10390

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support future patient access to new and clinically-effective medicines for glioblastoma multiforme.  HL10391

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty's Government how many technology appraisals NICE has undertaken for medicines which have successfully passed through the Early Access to Medicines Scheme; and how long it has taken for a NICE recommendation to be reached on each of those appraisals.  HL10366

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implementation of the recommendations of the Independent Review of the Early Access to Medicines Scheme.  HL10392

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the availability and price of the opiate treatment medication buprenorphine; whether there is a shortage of buprenorphine; if so, what analysis they have made of the reasons of such a shortage; and whether there are mechanisms in place to monitor the long-term supply of the medication followi… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure any shortage of buprenorphine does not adversely affect people in treatment for opiate use; and what assessments they have carried out of the impact of any long-term buprenorphine shortages on individuals and substance misuse treatment providers.  HL10394

Lord Chadlington to ask Her Majesty's Government, following Public Health England’s estimate in its guidance Alcohol and drug prevention, treatment and recovery: why invest? published on 12 February, that for every £1 invested in local alcohol treatment provision £3 is saved in wider social costs, what estimate they make of the savings to wider social costs for every £1 i… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Chadlington to ask Her Majesty's Government how many hospital admissions in the last five years they estimate were linked to gambling addiction.  HL10396

Lord Chadlington to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to conduct a large-scale gambling prevalence survey.  HL10397

Lord Chadlington to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate, if any, they have made of the contribution of gambling-related harm to the UK divorce rate.  HL10398

Lord Chadlington to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that funds obtained by authorised push payment fraud are traced and recovered.  HL10399

Lord Chadlington to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 1 May (HL7099), what assessment they have made of the responses to the consultation on proposals for changes to gaming machines and social responsibility measures; when they intend to announce the implementation date for the reduced £2 stake for Fixed Odds Betting Terminals; a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that victims of grooming gangs are not stigmatised by social services.  HL10401

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what measures are in place to support and rehabilitate victims of grooming gangs in the UK.  HL10402

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what support they offer to victims of grooming gangs in the UK.  HL10403

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the protection offered to victims of grooming gangs in the UK.  HL10404

Lord Dubs to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Crown Territories, in particular the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey, about the possibility that they will take part in receiving (1) unaccompanied child refugees in Europe, and (2) refugees in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey under existing schemes for refugee families.  HL10405

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask Her Majesty's Government what are their latest assessments of (1) food, (2) health, and (3) political, security in Burundi.  HL10406

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to announce any resettlement commitment through the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme beyond 2020; and if so, when.  HL10407

Lord Freyberg to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to ask museums to measure the number of their images that have been accessed online via major third-party websites, such as Wikipedia, as a means of understanding the visibility and reach of a museum’s collections, as part of any key performance indicators for national museums at the next funding settlement.  HL1040… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Freyberg to ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the conclusions of the National Portrait Gallery’s Discussion Paper for Open Access Meeting, dated 3 March 2016 and released on 22 January in response to a freedom of information request, what assessment they have made of the impact on museums’ profitability of allowing public access to large versions of image… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Freyberg to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of museums sharing commercial information relating to museum picture libraries, such as pricing structures, future commercial plans and approaches to clients, on the market for licensing images.  HL10410

Lord Freyberg to ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they have provided to ensure that national museums conform with the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015 by providing licences that are as open and non-restrictive as possible.  HL10411

Lord Freyberg to ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they provide to museums about placing restrictions on the reuse of images on their own websites but allowing the same images to be freely available on third-party websites outside the UK.  HL10412

Lord Freyberg to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that national museum image licensing fees are compatible with the terms and principles of Managing Public Money.  HL10413

Baroness Goudie to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will conduct a review of providers of pre-payment plans, and of the sales practices of such providers, with a view to appropriate regulation of this sector.  HL10367

Baroness Goudie to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will conduct a review of the extent to which funeral directors enter into arrangements that restrict consumer choice and are anti-competitive, with a view to appropriate controls being introduced.  HL10368

Baroness Helic to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the creation of an ad hoc international criminal tribunal for crimes under international law committed in Myanmar, including alleged genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.  HL10414

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost to the public of inquiries by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), National Data Guardian, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, and NHS Digital, resulting from the agreement for the Royal Free Hospital to provide data to DeepMind which the ICO found to… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government how the proposed statutory scheme for branded drugs will improve access to cost-effective medicines for patients in the UK.  HL10416

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the proposals outlined in the draft branded drugs statutory scheme will improve access to innovative medicines in the UK.  HL10417

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government how the proposed statutory scheme for branded drugs will enhance the position of the UK as a key centre for the life sciences industry.  HL10418

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that members of the Baha’i faith in prison or facing death sentences by Houthi courts in Yemen are protected.  HL10419

Lord Jopling to ask Her Majesty's Government how many members of each of the emergency services have been vaccinated against (1) smallpox, and (2) anthrax; what percentage of the total staff of each service this represents; and of those vaccinated, how many will need to be vaccinated again in the next year.  HL10420

Lord Jopling to ask Her Majesty's Government what research they have undertaken or commissioned into the creation of an effective vaccine against the synthetic horsepox virus.  HL10421

Lord Jopling to ask Her Majesty's Government how many import licences or permissions were granted in each of the last five years for live botulin toxins for the manufacture of Botox.  HL10422

Lord Moonie to ask Her Majesty's Government what indices Government departments use when calculating defence inflation.  HL10423

Lord Moonie to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the value of the exposure of the Ministry of Defence to fluctuations in the value of the euro against the sterling; and how much of that exposure is hedged externally.  HL10424

Lord Moonie to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the implications for the defence budget of rising oil prices.  HL10425

Lord Moonie to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the value of the exposure of the Ministry of Defence to fluctuations in the value of the US dollar against sterling: and how much of that exposure is hedged externally.  HL10426

Lord Moonie to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for refuelling its SSBN fleet beyond contracts already placed.  HL10427

Lord Moonie to ask Her Majesty's Government how many F-35 Lightning aircraft have been handed over by the manufacturer; how many are in the UK and how many are still in the USA; when Initial Operating Capability of the aircraft when land based is expected; and how many aircraft will be available for operations when Initial Operating Capability is achieved.  HL10428

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to including sexual orientation and gender identity as additional vulnerability criteria alongside UNHCR's criteria for future resettlement programmes.  HL10429

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will review suspending investment in Bahrain through the Integrated Activity Fund.  HL10430

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government whether human rights risk assessments are required to be made before funds are provided under the Integrated Activity Fund (IAF); whether any such assessments were made before funding was provided to Bahrain under the IAF; if so, whether any such assessment will be made public; and if not, why not.  HL10431

Lord Sharkey to ask Her Majesty's Government what changes they anticipate will be needed to the arrangements for crossing the border between the Cypriot UK Sovereign Bases and the Republic of Cyprus after the UK leaves the EU; what preparations are being made to make any such changes; and what discussions they have had with the EU and the Republic of Cyprus on the issue.  HL10432

Lord Smith of Clifton to ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the adult education budget in England was spent on access to higher education courses for 19–24 year olds in 2015–16.  HL10433

Lord Smith of Clifton to ask Her Majesty's Government how many students aged 19–24 were on access to higher education courses funded via the adult education budget in England in 2015–16.  HL10434

Lord Steel of Aikwood to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the response by the Prime Minister on 5 September (HC Deb, col 157), whether they will contribute (1) funding, and (2) any other support towards extending the Borders rail route to Carlisle.  HL10369

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 13 September (HL10036), what was the break-down of spending by the Department for International Development directly targeting HIV and AIDS for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Development Assistance Committee codes (1) 13041, and (2) 13042 in the financial ye… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 13 September (HL10035), what was the break-down of spending by the Department for International Development directly targeting reproductive health under the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Development Assistance Committee codes (1) 13010, (2) 13021, (3) 13022, (4… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the actual UK Official Development Assistance expenditure on sexual and reproductive health and rights from (1) the cross-government funds, (2) the Conflict Stability and Security Fund, and (3) the Prosperity Fund.  HL10437

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of UK Official Development Assistance expenditure on sexual and reproductive health and rights comes from (1) the cross-government funds, (2) the Conflict Stability and Security Fund, and (3) the Prosperity Fund.  HL10438

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 10 September (HL10037), whether the spend on sexual and reproductive health and rights includes funding from the Conflict Stability and Security Fund, and the Prosperity Fund.  HL10439

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what financial support they provide to family planning and sexual and reproductive health and rights work in Tanzania.  HL10440

Lord Triesman to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 7 February (HL5080), which local authorities in England have given a clear commitment to amend the Schools Admission Code to give children adopted from overseas the same entitlement for priority school admission as those adopted from care in England, as set out in the letter fro… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Triesman to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will provide a detailed timetable for the legislative changes required to amend the School Admission Code in respect of children adopted from care overseas.  HL10442

Lord Triesman to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any changes by Westminster local authority to its School Admission Code in respect of children adopted from care overseas.  HL10443

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether Brexit negotiations will necessitate any UK citizens who do not reside in the UK, without property in the UK but with property in the EU, to relocate to the UK after Brexit; and if so, whether they have plans to recompense such citizens for any losses incurred as a result.  HL10444

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 14 September (HL10045), whether they will now answer the question originally put, whether there have been any further discussions with the Lord Chancellor's office regarding the addition of flying the Red Ensign on Merchant Navy Day to the list of officially recognised fl… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the interim report published by the Fact-Finding Mission of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on 6 July on the alleged chemical attack in Douma, Syria.  HL10446

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Earl Howe on 3 and 11 July (HL8946 and HL9251), whether honorary 5 star officers who were listed on the active list but not in regular service on 29 July 2014 were issued with long service and good conduct medals; and whether 4 star former heads of service who were listed on the active list bu… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 28 February (HL5695), whether Long Service and Good Conduct Medals were produced in error for all former heads of service not in regular service on 29 July 2014; and whether any such medals were produced for any other naval personnel in error.  HL10448

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of concerns raised about the dreadnought programme by the NAO in its report The Defence Nuclear Enterprise: a landscape review, published on 22 May; and whether they anticipate the programme being delivered within budget.  HL10449