House of Lords Business

Baroness Eaton to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Ministry of Justice policies have been assessed against the Family Test; and whether they have published the outcome of any such assessments.  HL11017

Baroness Eaton to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy policies have been assessed against the Family Test; and whether they have published the outcome of any such assessments.  HL11018

Baroness Eaton to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Government Equalities Office policies have been assessed against the Family Test; and whether they have published the outcome of any such assessments.  HL11019

Baroness Garden of Frognal to ask Her Majesty's Government whether contingency plans are in place to extend the implementation date for the first three T Levels beyond September 2020 if necessary.  HL11020

Baroness Garden of Frognal to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have considered delaying the T Level implementation date if (1) no responses are received to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) for the first three T Levels, and (2) no responses are received that meet the required standards specified in the T Level ITT documents.  HL11021

Baroness Garden of Frognal to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to determine the content and format of the transition year for learners who are not ready to embark upon a level 3 T Level programme; and when information on this will be shared with the awarding bodies.  HL11022

Baroness Garden of Frognal to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are taking steps to align learners in England with those in the rest of the UK by ensuring that they receive a T Level Technical Qualification certificate which recognises their technical qualification achievement.  HL11023

Baroness Garden of Frognal to ask Her Majesty's Government what provisions are in place to ensure learners in England are (1) able to access T Levels within reasonable distance of their homes, and (2) have access to alternative funding provision to pursue learning in a specific skill area not covered by a T Level provider in their area.  HL11024

Baroness Garden of Frognal to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the review of (1) level 2, (2) wider level 3, and (3) level 4 and 5 T Level qualifications; when they intend to publish details of the reviews and evidence base; and when they intend to share the conclusions with the awarding bodies.  HL11025

Lord Goodlad to ask Her Majesty's Government what response they have received from the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to their representations about the denial of a visa to the British journalist, Victor Mallet.  HL11026

Lord Hunt of Chesterton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to increase the level of funding allocated through their Road Investment Strategy to widen any 3-lane highways which have been found to be dangerous.  HL11027

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 23 October (HL10488), what improvements have been made to living conditions in refugee camps in the Greek Aegean islands, in particular the Moria Camp, as a result of the provision of exports from the UK.  HL11028

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of neonicotinoid seed treatment and its effect on the bee population.  HL11029

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent of farm animal theft.  HL11030

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of problems caused by illegal hare coursing.  HL11031

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent of farm equipment theft.  HL11032

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the future of universal banking in the UK.  HL11033

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for tenant rent payments to be taken into account by mortgage lenders.  HL11034

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken to support equality for LGBT people in the Commonwealth.  HL11035

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are taking steps to support abortion law reform in the Commonwealth; and if so, what are those steps.  HL11036

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of challenger banks on the retail banking sector in the UK.  HL11037

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of private equity as an investment vehicle.  HL11038

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask Her Majesty's Government what contingency plans are in place regarding customs and immigration arrangements at Calais in the event of a no-deal Brexit.  HL11039

Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court to ask Her Majesty's Government what evaluation they have carried out of the benefits of the grant-in-aid they provide to the National Forest Company.  HL11040

Lord Morris of Aberavon to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will invite HM Inspector of Constabulary and the Crown Prosecution Service to analyse and report on the timeliness of the investigations into and prosecutions for sexual offences concerning girls in Huddersfield and other northern towns and cities.  HL11041

Lord Patel of Bradford to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of suicide rates among offenders on licence and in prisons; what assessment they have made of whether the number of offenders in the prison system contributes to those suicide rates; and whether they have plans to reduce the number of offenders in the prison system.  HL11042

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government how many individuals who have declared as (1) Muslims, and (2) members of other faiths and none, there were in the top four grades of the Home Office on (a) 1 September 2012, and (b) 31 September 2014.  HL11043

Lord Sharkey to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the announcement by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care regarding the statutory regulation of Physician Associates and Physician Assistants in anaesthesia on 12 October, when they intend to commence the legislative process to introduce such regulation.  HL11044

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara to ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish further information on the pilot tests for new models of flexible and inclusive volunteering opportunities announced in the Loneliness Strategy; how many they expect to be operating by 31 March 2019; and which voluntary bodies will be involved.  HL11045

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that T Level industry placements are made available in suitable volumes in the sectors and locations where they are needed.  HL11046

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government whether an overall grading approach will be applied to T Levels.  HL11047

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are planning (1) a public awareness campaign, and (2) the release of resources to employers and learners to help build understanding about the different grades that learners can achieve within the component parts of a T Level.  HL11048

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to promote T Levels to (1) learners, (2) employers, and (3) the public so they are known and understood more widely.  HL11049

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many cadet and combined cadet forces there are in the (1) academy, and (2) maintained sector; and what assessment they have made of the number of cadet and combined cadet forces in independent schools.  HL11050

Lord Trefgarne to ask Her Majesty's Government whether prisoners serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection and who continue to protest their innocence are denied access to rehabilitative courses which may lead to their release.  HL11051

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 24 October (HLWS5997), whether the allocation for local authorities in respect of specialist provision from the Teachers' Pay Grant in their area will extend to centrally-funded teachers of dance, drama, and music.  HL11052