House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Freedom of Information Act request to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 14 January (0045–19), whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the report resulting from the internal investigation into the leaked Foreign Office memo ahead of the State Visit of Pope Benedict XVI in 2010 with th… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 17 January (HL Deb, col 323), where the list of "over 3,000 useless subjects" can be found.  HL13318

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 17 January (HL Deb, col 323), what specialist advice was taken in determining the “over 3,000 useless subjects”; what criteria were used in making that determination; and whether they will publish a full list of the “3000 useless subjects”.  HL13319

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty's Government how many successful prosecutions there have been for fly-tipping in each of the last ten years; how many of those prosecutions were a result of fly-tipping on privately-owned land; and in each case, what was the fine imposed.  HL13320

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential contribution that can be made to civil nuclear power generation in the UK of the development of small modular nuclear reactors.  HL13321

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with a consortium comprising of Rolls-Royce, Arup and Laing O'Rourke regarding support for the development of small modular nuclear reactors.  HL13322

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government what information they have received on the size, in terms of output, of proposals to design and build small modular nuclear reactors in the UK.  HL13323

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they are considering for the provision of power generation in the light of recent discussions on nuclear power generation.  HL13324

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of vehicles that are using British roads without either having paid road tax or having insurance cover, or both, in each of the past ten years.  HL13325

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to require a member of staff to be present on driverless buses.  HL13326

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the length and location of each of the sections of the English coastal path which have (1) been completed, and (2) not yet been completed; when each of the sections (1) opened, and (2) are expected to open; and whether they will achieve the target date of 2020 for its overall completion.  HL13327

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the cost of each of the sections of the English coastal path which have been completed; what is the estimated cost of each of those sections which have not yet been completed; and what were, or will be, the sources of funding.  HL13328

Lord Haworth to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for meeting the UK's future energy needs following the recent cancellations of plans to build new nuclear power stations in Cumbria and Wales.  HL13329

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what advice and assistance they provide to local authorities on tackling air pollution in urban areas in order to tackle increases in the levels of asthma and other breathing difficulties.  HL13330

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Buscombe on 7 January (HL12466), with which non-EU countries the UK have entered negotiations to introduce reciprocal arrangements regarding annual increases in the state pension.  HL13331

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the governments of (1) China, (2) Vietnam, (3) India, and (4) other countries in Asia about banning the trade in endangered species and their products including (a) elephants, (b) big cats, (c) rhinoceroses, and (d) pangolins.  HL13332

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Japan about its decision to resume whaling; and whether they intend to impose sanctions on that government if that practice goes ahead.  HL13333

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce legislation to increase the maximum sentence for animal cruelty offences from six months to five years imprisonment before the end of this parliamentary session.  HL13334

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they were advised of the change in ownership of Lebedev Holdings and the grant of an option to acquire the Evening Standard and a board seat at that newspaper.  HL13335

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps first-time self-assessed taxpayers must take, including by what date they would need to begin the process, to ensure that they are able to file their tax return by 31 January; and what the penalty is for late submission due to a new applicant’s request for a Unique Taxpayers Reference not being processed in time.  H… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Quin to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) the Bar Council, (2) the Law Society, and (3) other interested organisations about the impact of Brexit on the cross-border enforcement of civil judgments.  HL13337

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to advocate for the release of Bahraini political opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman, following the concern expressed in a statement by the Minister of State for the Middle East on 4 November 2018 and the Bahraini Court of Cassation’s decision to uphold his life sentence on 28 January.  HL13338

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Bahrain about the decision of the Bahraini High Court of Appeal to uphold the death sentences of political prisoners Ahmed Almalali and Ali Alarab.  HL13339

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they intend to take against Viagogo as a result of that company’s failure to overhaul its business practices in relation to secondary ticket sales, following the court order of 27 November 2018.  HL13340

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government whether Ofsted inspects unregistered and independent alternative education providers.  HL13341

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average waiting time for Personal Independence Payment appeals to be heard in England.  HL13342

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that Al-Hijrah school in Birmingham complies with the Court of Appeal ruling on 7 November 2017, which found that the school's segregation policy was unlawful.  HL13343

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government how many schools Ofsted has reported to them as operating a segregation policy; and what action has been taken as a result of any such reports.  HL13344

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government how many schools in England treat girls differently to boys in terms of (1) common room access, (2) playground activities, (3) eating arrangements, and (4) any other activities in the school but outside the classroom.  HL13345