House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the agreement between the governments of Bangladesh and Burma to begin repatriation to Burma of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh; what assessment they have made of the impact of that repatriation on those refugees; whether the agreement includes provisions to confer citizenship on returnees; a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of (1) emergency hospital admissions, and (2) deaths, resulting from Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome; and what steps they intend to take to reduce those numbers.  HL11187

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to establish a central database to track the long-term health effects of drugs administered to women undergoing IVF treatment; and if so, when.  HL11188

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage free and fair elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  HL11189

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to allow national and international election observers to observe the December general election in that country.  HL11190

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide funding in partnership with the EU to help to ensure the legitimacy of the forthcoming elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo.  HL11191

Lord Chadlington to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 1 October (HL10396), what was the geographical breakdown of gambling-related hospital admissions for each of the last five years.  HL11192

Lord Farmer to ask Her Majesty's Government what projections they have made for expenditure on the Marriage Allowance in 2019–20, following changes to the basic and higher rates of personal tax allowance.  HL11193

Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will review Regulation 51 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 to require all wheeled goods vehicles to be fitted with basic safety equipment, including sideguards, to protect cyclists in the event of collisions.  HL11194

Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty's Government how many cases of collisions between cyclists and wheeled goods vehicles occurred in each of the last three years; and how many cyclists survived those collisions in each year.  HL11195

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the letter from the Members of the Interparliamentary Forum on Brexit to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster dated 29 October; and when they intend to respond to that letter and its conclusion that the Joint Ministerial Committee mechanism is not fit for purpose.  HL11196

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to respond to concerns raised by the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association in their briefing published on 26 October on the draft Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2018, and its conclusion that the Order will (1) be detrimental to the NHS, and (2) constitute a discriminatory form of repeate… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to abolish the immigration health surcharge for partners of British or settled citizens who have successfully renewed their spouse visas and shown a commitment to becoming permanent residents in the UK.  HL11198

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to respond to the campaign by the Royal College of Nursing for abolition of the immigration health surcharge for nursing staff and their dependants.  HL11199

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to abolish the immigration health surcharge for all NHS employees recruited from overseas.  HL11200

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) doctors, (2) nurses, (3) health care assistants, (4) technicians, (5) paramedics, and (6) mental health professionals currently employed by the NHS were recruited from overseas; and what percentage of the overall NHS workforce those employees represent.  HL11201

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for further voter ID pilots in next year’s local elections; and how lessons learnt from the 2018 pilots will inform decisions regarding any pilots next year.  HL11202

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review their intervention regime for local authorities in crisis.  HL11203

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the emphasis local authorities are giving to social value in their commissioning decisions.  HL11204

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for free trade zones in the UK.  HL11205

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government with which local authorities they are currently holding discussions regarding possible transition to unitary status.  HL11206

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are providing for the extension of metro services to Dudley.  HL11207

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the governments of Bangladesh and Burma regarding the need for consultation with, and agreement from, (1) the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and (2) displaced Rohingya people before commencing implementation of the recent agreement between those governments to repat… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure the proper implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the UN and the government of Myanmar signed in June under which the government of Myanmar undertook to create “safe and dignified” conditions, including guaranteed security, freedom of movement, and citizenship path… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement by Marzuki Darnsman, Chair of the UN fact-finding mission on Myanmar, that an "ongoing genocide" of Rohingya people is taking place; and what action they are taking to discourage the government of Bangladesh from pursuing its recent agreement with the government of Burma to… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) political rights, and (2) living conditions of Rohingya people in (a) Burma, and (b) refugee camps in Bangladesh; and what estimate they have made of the prospects for the safety and security of Rohingya people, whether continuing to live in Burma or returning from Bangladesh.  H… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Financial Policy Committee of the Bank of England regarding the case for (1) stress testing the capacity for open ended credit funds to withstand a credit shock, and (2) a review of the options available in the event of a significant decline in market liquidity.  HL11212

Baroness Redfern to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend seafood products from Norway, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands to be exempt from physical checks at UK borders following Brexit.  HL11213

Lord Triesman to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Agnew of Oulton (HL10441 and HL10442) on 12 October, whether they have made any assessment of potential breaches of equalities legislation in any statutory differences to entitlement for priority schools admissions for children adopted from overseas compared with those adopted in the UK from care… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they anticipate that current Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development rules relating to tax residency will be adhered to following Brexit.  HL11215

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the tensions between Anglophone and Francophone Cameroon; and what action they are taking to ease those tensions.  HL11216