House of Lords Business

Baroness Altmann to ask Her Majesty's Government how many employers use the HMRC Basic PAYE tool for their payroll data calculations.  HL14233

Baroness Altmann to ask Her Majesty's Government how many downloads of the Pensions Regulator assessment calculation spreadsheet there have been in each of the last five years.  HL14234

Baroness Altmann to ask Her Majesty's Government what evidence and statistics they hold in relation to automatic enrolment pension contribution data errors.  HL14235

Baroness Altmann to ask Her Majesty's Government how many employers have been asked to repay overpaid tax relief as a result of employers submitting pension contributions which incorrectly based their payments on the wrong assumption about whether the pension scheme used Relief at Source or Net Pay for administering tax relief.  HL14236

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement by the Nigerian pro-democracy group, the Mandate Protection Vanguard that the UK Prime Minister’s congratulatory message to the Nigerian President on his electoral victory failed to address (1) voter suppression in opposition strongholds, (2) abductions and intimidation of elect… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, following reports that Nigeria’s recent presidential and national assembly elections were marred by violence and allegations of electoral fraud, what representations they will make to the government of Nigeria about ensuring free, fair and peaceful gubernatorial elections are held on 9 May.  HL14238

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Nigeria about the wellbeing of (1) Sambo Dasuki, (2) Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, and (3) Zeenah Ibrahim, who have been detained since 2015 despite court orders for their release.  HL14239

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recommendations in the Addendum to the 2015 Madrid Guiding Principle 9(28)(e) to "enhance cooperation between the relevant investigative agencies, including police-to-police and with the private sector, especially with information and communications technologies service providers, in gatherin… 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 recommendations in the Addendum to the 2015 Madrid Guiding Principle 9(28)(f) to "request and gather electronic evidence from the relevant actors and across borders and consider making use of the Practical Guide for Requesting Electronic Evidence Across Borders developed by the Counter-Terror… 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 recommendations in the Addendum to the 2015 Madrid Guiding Principle 10(29)(c) to "Conduct systematic financial investigations in all terrorism cases".  HL14242

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government which appointments and visits were arranged for the Secretary of State for Transport for (1) 4 March, and (2) 5 March.  HL14243

Lord Bradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what will be the increase to the current year's NHS budget in each of the next five financial years.  HL14244

The Earl of Clancarty to ask Her Majesty's Government which organisations were (1) asked to, and (2) did, bid for the contract to draft the new model music curriculum.  HL14245

Baroness Corston to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to provide for the prescription of bio-identical hormone replacement therapy as part of NHS treatment.  HL14246

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) Guiding Principle 11(30)(a), (2) Guiding Principle 11(30)(b), (3) Guiding Principle 11(30)(c), (4) Guiding Principle 11(30)(f), and (5) Guiding Principle 11(30)(j), as set out in the 2018 Addendum to the 2015 Madrid Guiding Principles.  HL14247

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Guiding Principle 9(28)(c) as set out in the 2018 Addendum to the 2015 Madrid Guiding Principles.  HL14248

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government, following reports that parents have withdrawn their children from Parkfield Community School in Alum Rock, Birmingham, what steps they have taken to ensure that pupils who have been withdrawn receive an adequate education whilst not attending school.  HL14249

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government what rules they apply to any applications from the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Assembly and the Northern Ireland Assembly to transfer monies for capital expenditure to revenue expenditure.  HL14250

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government whether any sums of money have been transferred from capital accounts to revenue accounts for the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Assembly and the Northern Ireland Assembly for the last three years for which figures are available; and, if so, what sums.  HL14251

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government whether any borrowing levels have been agreed for the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Assembly and the Northern Ireland Assembly for the last three years for which figures are available; and if so, what those levels are.  HL14252

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 23 January (HL12924), how many bursaries were provided to those who began training as citizenship teachers in 2018–19.  HL14253

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have conducted any investigations into the origin of the plastinated bodies from China exhibited in the Real Bodies exhibition displayed in Birmingham in 2018; if so, whether they were satisfied with the documentation presented to them; and if not, why not.  HL14254

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce legislation to prohibit the practice of organ tourism; if so, when; and if not, why not.  HL14255

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of evidence suggesting that between 60,000 and 100,000 transplants are performed annually throughout China predominately from Falun Gong prisoners of conscience.  HL14256

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government Switzerland about the complaint made by Action of Christians Against Torture against the Lausanne Real Human Bodies exhibition suggesting that the bodies used in that exhibition were likely to be those of Chinese prisoners who were tortured or executed members of the Falun G… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of advice from the World Health Organization that China is implementing an ethical and voluntary organ transplant system.  HL14258

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, or intend to have, with the World Health Organisation about the possible conflict of interest of Dr Jiefu Huang in his role as a senior transplant official in China and as a member of the World Health Organisation’s Task Force for Donation and Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues.  HL14… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty's Government what systems are in place to ensure the quality and efficacy of disinfectant products sold to NHS hospitals and the wider market.  HL14260

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty's Government what processes exist to ensure that laboratories which approve disinfectant products for use in NHS clinical areas are accredited to do so.  HL14261

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty's Government what stages products must go through to have their efficacy verified to receive authorisation to be sold and used in NHS clinical settings.  HL14262

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty's Government how they ensure that disinfectants used across the NHS are effective for the purposes claimed by the manufacturer; which NHS body is responsible for ensuring the veracity of such claims; and what responsibility NHS Supply Chain has to ensure the veracity of such claims.  HL14263

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to depart from the framework of the Biocidal Products Regulation (EU) No 529/2012 after the UK's exit from the EU.  HL14264

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 26 February (HL13741), what was the potential interest liability as a result of the invoices paid late by Her Majesty's Prison and Prohibition Service in 2017–18; how much interest was paid to suppliers as a result; whether that information is published online as required by sect… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government whether individual prisons in England and Wales are considered contracting authorities for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015; and if so, whether they are required to publish payment performance information online under section 113(7) of those Regulations.  HL14266

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 28 February (HL13791), how much of the cost to the taxpayer of repatriating customers of Monarch airlines to the UK has been met by the owners or associates, including Greybull Capital, of the airline.  HL14267

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the decrease in school spending per pupil in England on pupil educational achievement between 2009 and 2018.  HL14268

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of rising levels of knife crime and of the Chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioner's claim that reductions in police numbers and cuts to youth services have created "a toxic mix".  HL14269

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend the expiry date of apprenticeship levy funds beyond April 2019 for employers who have been unable to use that levy against standards (1) which have only recently been approved, (2) which are still in development, and (3) for which they cannot find a local provider.  HL14270

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend devolution to areas outside of established mayoral combined authorities; and to what extent their devolution framework will provide local government in all areas with the opportunity to secure devolution.  HL14271

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people claimed asylum in the last 12 months on the grounds of their (1) sexual orientation, and (2) gender identity; and of those, how many cases were (a) granted, (b) refused, (c) granted on appeal, and (d) refused on appeal.  HL14272

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports from the Bank of England and European Central Bank that there may be significant market volatility in the event of a disorderly Brexit.  HL14273

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any decline in employment in the UK services sector; and what steps they are taking to boost employment in this sector.  HL14274

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to combat the rise in (1) youth gang-related violence, and (2) knife crime.  HL14275

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent warnings by BMW and Toyota that their UK car production may be threatened in the event of a no-deal Brexit.  HL14276

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 25 February (HL13675), whether attacks from drones on Palestinian lands are exempt under the consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria; and if so, why.  HL14277

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether a chemical analysis has been conducted of the tear gas used by Israeli forces; and if so, by whom.  HL14278

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to protect Palestinian shepherds from being attacked by settlers protected by Israeli soldiers.  HL14279

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel about the arrest of Sheikh Abdel-Azeem Salhab and Sheikh Najeh Bkeirat for allowing Palestinian worshipers into the Temple Mount building.  HL14280

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel following reports that a non-violent procession in the Old City of Hebron was attacked by Israeli soldiers.  HL14281

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of tear gas and concussion grenades by Israeli forces against unarmed civilian populations in the West Bank including premises containing young children; whether they intend to take action in response; if so, what; and if not, why not.  HL14282

Lord Wasserman to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 4 March (HL13809), whether any single individual or commercial entity has been granted more than one high THC cannabis cultivation licence for research since 2016; and if so, how many licences were granted to a single individual or commercial entity.  HL14283

Lord Wasserman to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 4 March (HL13809), whether any single individual or commercial entity was granted more than one high THC cannabis cultivation licence for the extraction of cannabinoids since 2016; and if so, how many licences were granted to a single individual or commercial entity.  … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Fairhead on 27 February (HL13682), what sales of defence equipment that is not used by UK armed forces and valued at £400 million or more have been made in the last five years.  HL14285