House of Lords Business

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 5 March (HL13836), why they do not hold specific breakdowns on the number of (1) homeless asylum seekers, and (2) rough sleepers who are asylum seekers and refugees; whether the number of households accepted as statutorily homeless and granted refugee status in England equa… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 5 March (HL14087), when consideration was last given to reforming the Pedlars' Act 1871; and what the outcome of that consideration was.  HL14287

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty's Government what factors will be taken into account by the relevant Secretary of State in considering the applications for the £1.6 billion Stronger Towns Fund announced on 5 March.  HL14288

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty's Government whether there has been a underspend of the apprenticeship levies in each of the last three years; if so, by how much; and what consideration they have give to allowing any such underspends to be allocated to training schemes for the upgrade of skills.  HL14289

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to increasing the funding available for agricultural courses where they contain significant STEM elements.  HL14290

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to increase the availability of distance learning in rural areas where transport availability is difficult.  HL14291

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Modern Languages and the British Council, A national recovery programme for languages, published on 4 March.  HL14292

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Education Policy Institute The early years workforce in England, published on 17 January; and what steps they intend to take in response to that report in particular the need to ensure increased (1) skills, (2) diversity, and (3) pay levels in the early education… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hain to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Duncan of Springbank on 5 March (HL13923), whether the remarks by that Minister on 30 October 2018 (HL Deb, col 1311) about the early provision of pensions for those who were severely physically injured in the Northern Ireland Troubles still stand, namely "That is not to put it into the long grass or… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their response to the report of the Select Committee on Citizenship and Civic Engagement (Cm9629), published on 28 June 2018 and the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 30 January (HL12923), whether they intend to appoint a single lead minister on all matters relating to citizenship and civic engagem… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have held discussions with the Human Tissue Authority to address concerns about the level of proof of (1) consent, (2) identity, and (3) death, available in relation to cadavers imported from other countries for commercial display.  HL14296

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the evidence presented in the report by David Kilgour, David Matas and Ethan Gutmann  Bloody Harvest / the Slaughter: An update, published on 22 June 2016; and whether they have made any representations to the government of China about that evidence.  HL14297

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to international partners in relation to the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China who have been subjected to torture, mass imprisonment, and forced organ extraction.  HL14298

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have conducted any investigations into the allegations of forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience in China.  HL14299

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty's Government what systems are in place to ensure that disinfectant products sold for use in stables and farms are proved to kill the equine influenza virus.  HL14300

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in implementing the recommendations of the report of (1) the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee The Windrush Generation (HC 990), published on 3 July 2018 and (2) the Joint Committee on Human Rights Windrush Generation Detention (HL Paper 160), published on 29 June 2018; and what steps… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the "hostile environment" policies on vulnerable members of society; and what plans they have to address any systemic and cultural problems in how immigration matters are dealt with by the Home Office that have been identified.  HL14302

Baroness Parminter to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the possibility of illegal puppy and kitten dealers establishing themselves as rescue centres to continue their trade after the ban on third-party sales of such animals comes into force; whether they intend to carry out a consultation on that issue; and whether they intend to introduce licensing r… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the withdrawal of pupils from Parkfield School because their parents did not want them to attend lessons about LGBT rights and homophobia, what consideration they have given to suspending the requirement for such lessons in order to carry out a consultation with parents and schools into the provision of such lesson… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to regulate bike hire schemes; and if so, what steps they have taken to do so.  HL14305

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the new online system to process Blue Badge applications introduced on 14 January.  HL14306

Lord Steel of Aikwood to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with BMW about the future of the MINI manufacturing plant in Oxford in the event of a no-deal Brexit.  HL14307

Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty's Government whether overhead lighting on the M4 motorway will be replaced following the M4's conversion to a smart motorway between junctions 3 and 8/9; and whether that lighting will be extended to junction 12.  HL14308

Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty's Government what would be the net cost to (1) central government, and (2) local authorities, of providing an additional 20,000 police officers in the UK.  HL14309

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of a no-deal Brexit on the UK aviation sector.  HL14310

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of business uncertainty regarding possible Government plans to cut import tariffs in the event of a no-deal Brexit.  HL14311

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports from the National Audit Office that the number of UK apprenticeships has fallen since the introduction of an apprenticeship levy on large employers.  HL14312

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend that the UK will remain closely aligned to EU standards on workers’ rights in the event of a no-deal Brexit.  HL14313

Lord Trefgarne to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the nature of the work currently in progress on the A3 Southbound at Tolworth; and when they expect it to be completed.  HL14314

Lord Trefgarne to ask Her Majesty's Government what will be the role of the new Type 31e frigates to be supplied to the Royal Navy.  HL14315

Lord Wasserman to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 4 March (HL13809), how many of the seven high THC cannabis cultivation licences for research granted since 2016 were renewals of existing licences.  HL14316

Lord Wasserman to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 4 March (HL13809), how many of the 30 high THC cannabis cultivation licences for the extraction of cannabinoids granted since 2016 were renewals of existing licences.  HL14317