House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the impact of the proposed withdrawal of EU Everything But Arms trade privileges on (1) Burma, (2) the Burmese military, and (3) civilian workers in Burma.  HL11148

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the impact of the proposed withdrawal of EU Everything But Arms trade privileges from Burma on the leadership of the Burmese military, including Commander in Chief Min Aung Hlaing; and what sanctions have been imposed that are specifically targeted at the leadership of the Burmese mi… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 29 October (HL10683), what representations they are making to the Office of Rail and Road, as part of the ongoing regulatory periodic review, regarding the case for operators to make best use of track by providing most seats for each path used.  HL11150

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse will include an examination of cases of honour-based abuse in the UK.  HL11151

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse will consider cases of sexual grooming in the UK, including an examination of the particular characteristics of the perpetrators.  HL11152

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty's Government what allowance is paid to civil servants from outside London for accommodation when they are required to stay in London as part of their employment.  HL11153

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what accommodation allowance is paid to officers of the House who are required to stay away from home as part of their duties.  HL11154

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty's Government what allowance is paid to people serving on government agencies and bodies who have to stay overnight in London to attend meetings or perform other duties.  HL11155

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty's Government what overnight allowance is paid to jurors in trials in the High Court who have to stay overnight in London to attend a trial.  HL11156

Lord Gilbert of Panteg to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 5 June (HL7937), what is the status of their review of existing electoral registration legislation; and what discussions on supporting democratic engagement they have held with political parties.  HL11157

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many small businesses participate in the VAT Flat-Rate Scheme.  HL11158

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they conducted an equality impact assessment on the decision to apply Making Tax Digital to small businesses paying VAT using the VAT Flat-Rate Scheme; and if so, whether they will publish that assessment.  HL11159

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty's Government which commercial software available to small businesses using the VAT Flat-Rate Scheme are compliant with Making Tax Digital; and what are the costs of such software to those small businesses.  HL11160

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their advice in the No Deal Technical Guidance, Taking your pet abroad if there’s no Brexit Deal, published on 24 September, what progress they have made in their discussions with the EU on pet passports; and what advice they plan to provide to owners by the end of November.  HL11161

Baroness Helic to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of current levels of migration to Bosnia and Herzegovina, and any consequent impact upon the stability and security of that country.  HL11162

Baroness Helic to ask Her Majesty's Government what elements of the Department for International Development's Safety, Support and Solutions Programme for Refugees and Migrants in Europe and the Mediterranean have been focused on supporting Bosnia and Herzegovina in managing the impact of migration affecting the country since 2016.  HL11163

Baroness Helic to ask Her Majesty's Government what support they have provided for the International Organisation for Migration and International Committee of the Red Cross operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina following the influx of migrants into the country since 2016.  HL11164

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether asylum applicants who are required to attend regular appointments at reporting centres are now obliged to travel to Salford; and if so, why they may not attend appointments near the place where they reside.  HL11165

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will continue to provide financial support to the Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development funded quality improvement programme delivered by the Twins and Multiple Births Association, beyond March 2019.  HL11166

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of quality improvement programmes aimed specifically at reducing the number of stillbirths, neonatal deaths and neonatal admissions in twin pregnancies; and whether they have any plans to roll such programmes out nationally to fulfil their ambition of halving stillbirths and neonatal deaths by… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage prompt implementation of the updated NICE guidance on twin, triplet and more pregnancies, which is due to be published in 2019.  HL11168

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to extend the deadline to their consultation on the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board to allow for more submissions.  HL11169

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Buscombe on 23 October (HL10674), whether they include in supplier contracts a specific requirement that they do nothing to harm public confidence in the person of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; and if so, whether this is a new policy, and when it was introduced.  HL11170

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 22 October (HL10506), why work to assess the contribution of the East West Rail programme to both regional and national economic growth has not yet been completed; and when it will be completed.  HL11171

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need to increase resilience against threats of disease to ash and oak trees in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall; and what plans they have to provide such resilience.  HL11172

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 23 October (HL10503), what new flood resilience schemes are planned in (1) Somerset, (2) Devon, and (3) Cornwall, for each of the next five years.  HL11173

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have analysed the income from the apprenticeship levy on an industry by industry basis; whether they have made a comparative analysis of (1) that income, and (2) the number of apprentices in each industry; and if so, whether they will publish the results of any such analyses.  HL11174

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 29 October, on what date the Secretary of State was first made aware, either formally or informally, that the opening of Crossrail was likely to be delayed.  HL11175

Lord Robathan to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their current policy regarding trade with Algeria; and what support they provide to companies doing business there.  HL11176

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask Her Majesty's Government how the additional funding announced in the Budget will be used to support disabled claimants in their transition to Universal Credit.  HL11177

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask Her Majesty's Government what process they plan to use to identify vulnerable claimants who will require additional support to transition to Universal Credit.  HL11178

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask Her Majesty's Government whether legacy benefits provided to claimants transitioning to Universal Credit will come to an end within a fixed time period.  HL11179

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what non-core funding they provided to the International Planned Parenthood Federation in (1) 2015–16, (2) 2016–17, and (3) 2017–18; and what further funding they intend to provide to that Federation in this financial year.  HL11180

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 13 September (HL10038), whether they will provide the requested figures for non-core funding provided to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS in (1) 2015–16, (2) 2016–17, and (3) 2017–18.  HL11181

Baroness Whitaker to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Commission on Religious Education, Religion and Worldviews: the way forward. A national plan for RE, published in September; and whether they intend to provide a response to that report.  HL11182

Lord Wills to ask Her Majesty's Government how many leg ulcer patients in England were aged (1) 18 to 39 years, (2) 40 to 59 years, and (3) 60 years or older, in each of the last ten years.  HL11183

Lord Wills to ask Her Majesty's Government how many leg ulcer patients in England were (1) male, and (2) female, in each of the last ten years.  HL11184

Lord Wills to ask Her Majesty's Government how many leg ulcer patients in England were in (1) higher and intermediate managerial, administrative, or professional occupations, (2) supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative, or professional occupations, (3) skilled manual occupations, (4) semi-skilled and unskilled manual occupations, and (5) no occupation, in each… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text