House of Lords Business

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 17 May (HL7494), how many stations to be serviced by Crossrail 1 trains have station platform heights of (1) 1000 mm, and (2) 750mm.  HL11116

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 17 May (HL7494), whether they have investigated whether train manufacturers could build trains to give level access in the range 1000mm to 750mm.  HL11117

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 17 May (HL7494), what will be the estimated additional operating costs per annum for stations outside the central section to provide staff at all times to provide portable ramps.  HL11118

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 17 May (HL7494), whether the same arrangements of platform heights are being planned for Crossrail 2 as for Crossrail 1.  HL11119

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of their central car fleet is zero-emission capable; and whether they are on target to hit their ambition of 25 per cent of their fleet to be ultra-low emission by 2025.  HL11120

Lord Davies of Stamford to ask Her Majesty's Government how many EU citizens have (1) left employment in the NHS, and (2) started employment in the NHS over the last 12 months for which figures are available.  HL11121

Lord Davies of Stamford to ask Her Majesty's Government how many non-EU citizens have (1) left employment in the NHS, and (2) started employment in the NHS over the last 12 months for which figures are available.  HL11122

Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the number of (1) road traffic accidents involving cyclists and HGVs, and (2) deaths resulting from such accidents.  HL11123

Lord Garel-Jones to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief on his recent trip to Indonesia raised the situation of the non-religious in that country, as that country does not recognise the right to be a humanist, atheist or agnostic.  HL11124

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by Baroness Sugg on 29 October (HL Deb, col 1119) that "we are working closely with Transport for the North to help transform the economy of the north of England through Northern Powerhouse Rail" and "are looking forward to its business case which will be published at the end of this year, and which will set ou… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the development funding to be made available for Northern Powerhouse Rail announced in the Budget is additional to that which is already being spent on that project by Transport for the North; if so, what it will be spent on and when; and whether the spending of those funds depends on decisions which will be made following the p… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the development of a business case for a new high speed railway line across the north of England will include a Determine Stage, Stage 1 of the Department for Transport's five stage Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline; and if not, whether work on Stage 1 will follow the publication of the business case.  HL11127

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made representations to the government of Israel about the administrative detention imposed since July 2017 of Ms Khalida Jarrar, an elected member of the Palestinian Legislative Assembly; and if so, what response they received.  HL11128

Baroness Jay of Paddington to ask Her Majesty's Government how many statutory instruments they expect to lay before Parliament to address any gaps in the statute book arising from the UK’s withdrawal from the EU; and how many of those instruments they anticipate will be laid under (1) the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018, and (2) other primary legislation.  HL11129

Baroness Jay of Paddington to ask Her Majesty's Government how many statutory instruments they expect to lay before Parliament under the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in each month to March 2019.  HL11130

Baroness Jay of Paddington to ask Her Majesty's Government how many statutory instruments laid under the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018 they anticipate laying as (1) proposed negative instruments, and (2) draft statutory instruments.  HL11131

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government why the installation of superfast broadband in Compton Bassett was stopped; when they expect the remaining properties to receive superfast broadband connectivity; and what compensation, if any, is available for those residents and businesses that have not yet been connected.  HL11132

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 24 October (HL10776), what are the names of the specialists involved in developing the draft indicator framework for the 25 Year Environment Plan.  HL11133

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have consulted the road logistics and shipping industry on any contingency plans for cross channel shipping in the event of a no-deal Brexit.  HL11134

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on financial stability of the growth of leveraged corporate debt with weak lending covenants; what assessment they have made of any parallels with the situation before the global financial crisis; and what steps they intend to take to restrain that growth.  HL11135

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the capacity of alternative UK ports to accommodate traffic currently carried through Dover in their contingency plans for cross channel shipping in the event of a no-deal Brexit.  HL11136

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of UK lorry drivers available for the onward transport of goods arriving at UK ports in their contingency plans for cross channel shipping in the event of a no-deal Brexit.  HL11137

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 29 October (HL10675), whether they intend to take steps to reverse the 26 per cent increase in referrals to children's mental health services in England over the past five years; and if so, what steps they intend to take.  HL11138

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Commonwealth about any request from either the Bangladesh Awami League or the Bangladesh National Party for it to observe the forthcoming elections.  HL11139

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the High Commissioner to Bangladesh has held any discussions with the government of Bangladesh on the merits of the Commonwealth observing the forthcoming elections in that country; if so, with whom; and what was the outcome.  HL11140

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Bangladesh about the importance of conducting the forthcoming elections in a free and fair manner, in accordance with international norms.  HL11141

Lord Wills to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of people in England suffering from leg ulcers in England in each of the last 10 years.  HL11142

Lord Wills to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost to the NHS in England of leg ulcers in each of the last 10 years.  HL11143

Lord Wills to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits to the NHS in England of early endovenous ablation of leg ulcers.  HL11144

Lord Wills to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits to people aged over 65 of endovenous ablation treatment of varicose veins.  HL11145

Lord Wills to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the annual cost to the NHS in England of leg ulcer patients undergoing superficial venous reflux treatment.  HL11146

Lord Wills to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the efficacy of patient leg ulcer care pathways developed by the Venous Forum of the Royal Society of Medicine.  HL11147