House of Lords Business

Lord Borwick to ask Her Majesty's Government how many individuals were (1) cautioned, (2) charged, and (3) convicted as a result of non-payment of the BBC licence fee in each of the last three years; and how many Magistrate Court cases arose as a result of such non-payment.  HL11702

Lord Borwick to ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) individuals were charged, and (2) Magistrate Court cases (a) were heard, and (b) ended in conviction, in England and Wales in each of the last three years.  HL11703

Lord Colwyn to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of trends in primary care dental antibiotic prescribing in England since 2013.  HL11704

Lord Colwyn to ask Her Majesty's Government how many patients presented to GPs in England with dental problems in each of the last five years; and, in each year, how many of them were prescribed antibiotics.  HL11705

Lord Colwyn to ask Her Majesty's Government how many patients presented to Accident and Emergency departments in England with dental problems in each of the last five years; and, in each year, how many of them were prescribed antibiotics.  HL11706

Lord Colwyn to ask Her Majesty's Government how many children were prescribed antibiotics for dental problems in England in each of the last five years.  HL11707

Lord Colwyn to ask Her Majesty's Government how many children were prescribed more than one course of antibiotics for dental problems in England in each of the last five years.  HL11708

Lord Colwyn to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the potential impact of prescribing antibiotics to children while they wait for hospital tooth extractions due to tooth decay on (1) their immune system, and (2) the levels of antimicrobial resistance more widely.  HL11709

Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they intend to provide to small and medium-sized enterprises about the move to the online VAT returns system.  HL11710

Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on small and medium-sized enterprises of the move to the online VAT returns system.  HL11711

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government how many members of the British Armed Forces had injuries that required amputee sockets in the last (1) five, (2) 10, and (3) 15 years.  HL11712

Lord Hussain to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the APPG on Kashmir, Human Rights Abuses in Jammu Kashmir, published on 30 October; and what steps they are taking to encourage the governments of India and Pakistan to implement the recommendations of that report.  HL11713

Lord Hussain to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of India about repealing the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Acts in order to allow members of the armed forces to be investigated for alleged human rights abuses, as recommended in the report by the APPG on Kashmir, Human Rights Abuses in Jammu Kashmir, published on 30 Octobe… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they expressed appreciation to the government of Turkey following the lifting of the state of emergency in that country in July.  HL11715

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of people in Turkey who are currently detained without charge or trial.  HL11716

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to the government of Turkey about the lack of security of tenure for judges; and whether they intend to ask the UN Special Rapporteur to investigate this issue.  HL11717

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to charging the costs of assessing asylum claims and resettling refugees in the UK against their commitment to spent 0.7 per cent of GDP on aid and development.  HL11718

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to charging the costs of education and language training for child and adult asylum seekers and refugees in the UK against their commitment to spent 0.7 per cent of GDP on aid and development.  HL11719

Baroness McDonagh to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the announcement that HMRC will become a preferred creditor in UK insolvencies, what (1) calculations were used, and (2) issues were considered when they concluded that the policy would create an additional £605 million in tax revenue between 2019–20 and 2023–24.  HL11720

Baroness Meacher to ask Her Majesty's Government how the additional funding announced for claimants migrating to Universal Credit will be spent.  HL11721

Baroness Meacher to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to identify individuals who will need support in making Universal Credit claims; and what support they will provide to all claimants.  HL11722

Baroness Meacher to ask Her Majesty's Government whether people moving from legacy benefits to Universal Credit will be subject to a hard stop to their benefit payments.  HL11723

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 19 November (HL11282), whether the police and Crown Prosecution Service definition of hate crime includes hate speech; and if so, what is the basis in statute for that offence.  HL11724

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to sign the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Morocco on 10 and 11 December; and if so, what effect they have calculated signing the Compact will have on UK immigration.  HL11725

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 6 December 2017 (HL Deb, col 1051), whether Baroness Vere of Norbiton wrote to the Director of Public Prosecutions to ask whether she agrees that the definition of hate crime is broader than what is in statute and on what authority any broadening was based; and if so, what… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government what further support they will give to Nissar Hussain and his family, and others, who have left the Islamic faith and are facing persecution in the UK.  HL11727

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to Google about the abolition of DeepMind Health’s independent review committee following the integration of DeepMind Health into Google; and what assessment they have made of the impact on the confidentiality of NHS patients’ data of DeepMind Health no longer being a separate subsidiary of Google.  H… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government what information was provided to NHS patients whose data are held by DeepMind Health before that company was integrated into Google rather than being a separate subsidiary; and whether patients gave informed consent for the handling of their data to be changed.  HL11729

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government what independent verification is in place to make sure that the NHS data handled by DeepMind Health will be used only for appropriate purposes now that DeepMind Health is no longer a separate subsidiary of Google but has been fully integrated.  HL11730

Lord Shipley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether spending on public libraries has fallen for a fifth successive year in 2017–18.  HL11731

Lord Shipley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether an audit has been undertaken of library provision in each local authority to assess whether any local authority is now failing to meet statutory requirements in relation to public access; and if so, which authorities are not currently meeting those statutory requirements.  HL11732

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government how much was the education services grant to local authorities in (1) 2013–14, (2) 2014–15, (3) 2015–16, and (4) 2016–17.  HL11733

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that there is greater co-ordination between local councils, utility and telecom companies in the digging up of roads and pavements when they carry out work and repairs.  HL11734

Lord Tebbit to ask Her Majesty's Government which ministers, set out by name and by ministerial responsibility, have resigned from office since the 2017 General Election.  HL11735

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to ensure that the protocol on Northern Ireland included in the draft agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU will “apply only temporarily” as set out in article 1(4) of that protocol; and under what circumstances they anticipate the protocol might be extended as noted in the preamble to the protocol.  HL11736

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider a moratorium on any repatriation of gold held by the Bank of England to the government or Central Bank of Venezuela until such time as they are satisfied that any repatriation meets the best interests of the people of that country.  HL11737

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, published on 14 November, what are the estimated payments to be made by the UK to the EU as reimbursements of the costs of facilitating access for the UK… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, published on 14 November, what discussions they have had with the Welsh and Scottish Governments concerning their representation in the proposed Joint Com… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, published on 14 November, what steps they have taken to provide representation for both political communities in Northern Ireland on the proposed speciali… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, published on 14 November, what steps they have taken to discuss with the Gibraltar authorities their representation on the proposed specialised committee… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, published on 14 November, whether, under Article 169, the Scottish and Welsh Governments may be regarded as a party wishing to commence consultations.  HL… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Explainer for the agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union, published on 14 November, which established practices and conventions they will seek to follow in regard to seeking the consent of devolved legislatures; and who wil… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Wills to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that (1) home care workers receive the National Living Wage, and (2) travel time between clients for such workers is treated as working time for the purpose of the National Living Wage.  HL11744