House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 15 November (HL11187 and HL11188), how many emergency and out-of-hours admissions due to ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) were reported to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority in the last five years for which figures are available; what evidence supp… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 15 November (HL11187 and HL11188), how many emergency and out-of-hours admissions due to Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome were investigated by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority in the last five years for which figures are available; whether any such inve… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Manzoor on 18 October (HL Deb, col 564), when they will publish the equality impact assessment for the introduction of charges by UK Visas and Immigration for those making inquiries from abroad.  HL11638

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 5 November (HL10878), when they anticipate the public consultation on revised school security guidance to commence; and whether the revised guidance will specifically address the issue of school premises coming under attack.  HL11639

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 14 November (HL11158), how many of the compatible software products listed on GOV.UK provide specifically for the VAT Flat-Rate Scheme; and what assessment they have made of the affordability of such software.  HL11640

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Young of Cookham on 5 July (HL Deb, cols 766–70), what progress has been made in the introduction of mobile alert technology.  HL11641

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government how many amputee sockets the NHS fitted in (1) 2013, (2) 2014, (3) 2015, (4) 2016, and (5) 2017; and in each year, what was the cost of casting and fitting these.  HL11642

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average (1) time, and (2) number of appointments between the casting process in the NHS to create an amputee test socket and the final fit of the sockets.  HL11643

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government what types of casting processes the NHS currently use to create amputee test sockets.  HL11644

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government how many sockets did not fit amputees following the NHS casting process and needed to be discarded in (1) 2013, (2) 2014, (3) 2015, (4) 2016, and (5) 2017; and how much this cost the NHS in each of those years.  HL11645

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government when the last review by the NHS of the provision of amputee sockets, including (1) the cost, and (2) methods of fitting, was carried out.  HL11646

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government how many complaints the NHS received about the casting, fitting and provision of amputee sockets in (1) 2013, (2) 2014, (3) 2015, (4) 2016, (5) 2017; and of those, how many were upheld.  HL11647

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 9 November (HL11297 and HL11254), what discussions they have had with the government of Israel about the compatibility of the construction of an apartment block in Hebron with Israel's obligations under international agreements.  HL11648

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the govenrment of Israel about the introduction of settlers into the Occupied West Bank and the implications of this for (1) Israel's compliance with international law, and (2) establishing a comprehensive peace agreement.  HL11649

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 9 November (HL11255), whether they will report regularly to Parliament on (1) how "comprehensive support and accurate information" are being provided to vulnerable migrants now in continental Europe, (2) the progress of their vulnerable person re-settlement scheme, and (3… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure the accountability of service providers under the new (1) Asylum Accommodation and Support Transformation, and (2) Advice, Issues Resolution and Eligibility contracts for asylum accommodation.  HL11651

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Buscombe on 20 November (HL11324), in which period the UK spent 3.8 per cent of GDP on expenditure classified by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development as “family benefits”; and whether "family benefits" include (1) tax breaks, and (2) cash benefits and serv… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have seen the contents of the CIA’s assessment of the intelligence relating to the death of Jamal Khashoggi; if so, what confidence they have in that assessment; and whether it establishes what happened on 2 October.  HL11653

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 19 November (HL11266), when they anticipate that Saudi Arabia will give the final explanation for the death of Jamal Khashoggi.  HL11654

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government to what extent their response to the death of Jamal Khashoggi is consistent with their response to the attempted murder of Sergei Skripal.  HL11655

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will take further action to address relative poverty in the UK in response to the Statement on Visit to the United Kingdom, by Professor Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, published on 16 November.  HL11656

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to support the ceasefire in Gaza agreed on 13 November.  HL11657

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the divisions between the Libyan political factions can be bridged.  HL11658

Lord Luce to ask Her Majesty's Government how many qualified occupational therapists there are in the UK.  HL11659

Lord Luce to ask Her Majesty's Government how many occupational therapists are (1) employed by the NHS, (2) self-employed, (3) working for private sector employers, and (4) working for public sector employers.  HL11660

Lord Luce to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people they estimate are currently taking recognised courses to qualify as occupational therapists.  HL11661

Lord Luce to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have a target number for occupational therapists for the NHS; and if so, what is that target.  HL11662

Lord Luce to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to continue to include Gibraltar in (1) the Article 3 definition section, and (2) Article 184 of the future framework section, of the EU Withdrawal Agreement.  HL11663

The Earl of Lytton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether in the context of check-challenge-appeal it is a requirement under Regulation 22(1A) of the Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2009 (as amended) for the Valuation Office Agency in issuing notifications or certificates to communicate with both the ratepayer and the ratepayer's regist… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness McDonagh to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the speech given by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster at the Business Services Association Annual Chairman’s Dinner on 19 November, what "key information’ would have "smoothed the management of liquidation" following the collapse of Carillion.  HL11665

Baroness McDonagh to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the speech given by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster at the Business Services Association Annual Chairman’s Dinner on 19 November, what are the Key Performance Indicators for critical government contracts; which contracts the Key Performance Indicators will apply to; and whether there will be a statutory duty on… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness McDonagh to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the speech given by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster at the Business Services Association Annual Chairman’s Dinner on 19 November, how the Key Performance Indicators for critical government contracts were selected; which stakeholders were consulted; and whether the Key Performance Indicators will be reviewed.  H… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness McDonagh to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the speech given by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster at the Business Services Association Annual Chairman’s Dinner on 19 November, what criteria determined the selection of Serco, Capita, Sopra Steria, Engie and Interserve in producing the first set of "living wills".  HL11668

Baroness McDonagh to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the speech given by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster at the Business Services Association Annual Chairman’s Dinner on 19 November, for how long the Cabinet Office anticipates that pilots of new outsourced services will last.  HL11669

Baroness McDonagh to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Budget announcement that a new Private Finance Initiative unit will be established within the Department of Health and Social Care, how many staff will work in that unit; whether additional resources are being made available for that unit; and how many contracts that unit will be respon… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they intend to take to ensure that trains running between Horsham and Peterborough stop at their scheduled stops and avoid stations being missed without passengers being given prior notice.  HL11671

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Statement on Visit to the United Kingdom, by Professor Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, published on 16 November; whether they intend to make a formal response to the Statement; and if not, why not.  HL11672

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the rise in hate crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales in the last five years, and the implications for community cohesion of such a rise; and what steps they will take to counter this trend.  HL11673

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to making the provision of mental health first aid mandatory in the workplace.  HL11674

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of children with special needs being excluded from school, the implications for their education, and the risk of such children being vulnerable to involvement in anti-social behaviour as a result.  HL11675

Baroness Parminter to ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish their response to the Bovine TB Strategy Review, published in October.  HL11676

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Local Government Association, The lives we want to lead: findings, implications and recommendations on the LGA green paper for adult social care and wellbeing, published in November.  HL11677

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Isos Partnership interim research for the Local Government Association which shows that councils face a minimum projected shortfall of £536 million in the support they provide for children with special educational needs and disabilities in England by 2018–19.  HL11678

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that the proposed reduction in public sector representation on Local Enterprise Partnership Boards (LEP) will not dilute the democratic accountability and oversight of LEPs at a local level.  HL11679

Lord Ramsbotham to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations in the report by Refugee Rights Europe, Finally Safe? Experiences of Women in Asylum Accommodation in Birmingham, published in November, and the proposals made by Asylum Matters and the Scottish Refugee Council about an increased role for local authorities in the procurem… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK will leave the EU on 29 March 2019 regardless of whether there is a withdrawal deal.  HL11681

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they have put in place so far to ensure that NHS patients have access to a supply of (1) medicines, (2) vaccines, and (3) medical devices that their healthcare requires after 29 March 2019 if no Brexit withdrawal deal is agreed.  HL11682

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with the suppliers of (1) medicines, (2) vaccines, and (3) medical devices about the access of NHS patients to their products after 29 March 2019 if no Brexit deal is agreed.  HL11683

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with product transport and product supplier bodies about safeguarding to NHS patients after 29 March 2019 the supply of (1) medicines, (2) vaccines, and (3) medical devices if no Brexit withdrawal deal is agreed; and what conclusions these discussions have reached.  HL11684

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they have given to (1) NHS England, (2) the wider NHS, and (3) suppliers, on the stockpiling of (a) medicines, (b) vaccines, and (c) medical devices in order to safeguard the healthcare of NHS patients after 29 March 2019 if no Brexit withdrawal deal is agreed.  HL11685

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance will be given to doctors and patients about obtaining and storing supplies of medicines if no Brexit withdrawal deal is agreed.  HL11686

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they will put in place to ensure the provision of medicines and medical supplies to acute hospitals after 29 March 2019 if no Brexit withdrawal deal is agreed.  HL11687

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the benefits to the UK of holding gold reserves for the central bank of Venezuela, and (2) the value of gold held by the Bank of England for the central bank of Venezuela; and whether they have a role in intervening if a request is made to repatriate any such gold.  HL11688

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the benefits to the UK of holding gold reserves for other central banks, and (2) the value of gold held by the Bank of England for other central banks.  HL11689

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have a role in deciding for which foreign governments and central banks the Bank of England should hold gold reserves; and if so, for which foreign governments and central banks the Bank of England holds gold reserves, and in what quantities.  HL11690

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 19 November (HL11342), whether the shipbuilding strategy was based on an assumption that the Solid Support Ships would be built in the UK or overseas.  HL11691

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made in the shipbuilding strategy of the optimum warship loading of UK shipyards to ensure (1) best value for money, (2) enhanced productivity, and (3) innovation.  HL11692

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government how many warships are (1) currently being built, (2) on order but for which building has not started, and (3) planned to be ordered in the next year.  HL11693

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 12 November (HL11303), whether variants other than the F-35B will be ordered after the initial tranche of aircraft.  HL11694

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the F-35A is capable of operating from a UK carrier.  HL11695

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government, under the terms of the draft agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, in what circumstances they anticipate UK judicial authorities being required to have regard to the case law of the Court of Justice of the EU after the transition period has ended.  HL11696

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether residents of Northern Ireland who work in the Republic of Ireland for less than half of the working week would be classified as frontier workers, as defined by article 9(b) of the draft agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU.  HL11697

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the definition of "economic activity" for the purposes of article 9 of the draft agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU.  HL11698

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether children of single parent families would fall within the provisions of article 10(1)(e)(iii) of the draft agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU in circumstances where the custody of a child has been disputed.  HL11699

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the definition of a "durable relationship, duly attested" for the purposes of article 10(4) of the draft agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU.  HL11700

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the compliance with human rights legislation of the requirement in article 10(5) of the draft agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU for a host state to undertake "an extensive examination of the personal circumstances" of a person who has applied for residence.  HL11701