House of Lords Business

Lord Balfe to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 5 March (HL13947), whether they will now answer the question put, namely, what support they are giving, together with other European members of the UN Human Rights Council, to the special rapporteur appointed to consider the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.  HL14318

Lord Balfe to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 5 March (HL13948), what support they are giving to the government of Turkey in its request for those accused of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi to be returned to stand trial in that country.  HL14319

Lord Balfe to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by Lord Henley on 7 March, when the first document on changes to EU workers’ rights and health and safety standards in the workplace will be placed before Parliament; and whether both Houses will be consulted.  HL14320

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government, in respect of the settlement agreement with Eurotunnel to provide the company with £33 million over three years, what comparable arrangements and changes will be made to the Eurotunnel Calais terminal on the French side; and who will fund those arrangements and changes.  HL14321

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their guidance published on 5 March regarding Eurotunnel obligations, whether similar resilience measures will be implemented for rail freight as for road freight.  HL14322

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether, further to their guidance published on 5 March regarding Eurotunnel obligations, whether similar enhanced resilience facilities are being introduced at the port of Dover for road freight; and if so, how they will be funded.  HL14323

Lord Berkeley to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what consideration has been given to relocating the House of Lords to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office building in King Charles Street during the period of reconstruction of the Palace of Westminster.  HL14324

The Earl of Clancarty to ask Her Majesty's Government whether details of the tender for the new model music curriculum will be published.  HL14325

The Earl of Clancarty to ask Her Majesty's Government how much the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music will receive for the tender to write the new model music curriculum.  HL14326

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken, or plan to take, to ensure that the provisions of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, made on 31 October 2000, on the involvement of women in peace negotiations and post-conflict reconstruction are being fully complied with in the Stockholm Agreement process on ending the war in Yemen.  HL14327

Lord Hain to ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) children’s centres, (2) Sure Start centres, (3) libraries, (4) Citizens Advice Bureaux, and (5) care homes have closed in England since 2010.  HL14328

Lord Hain to ask Her Majesty's Government how many foodbanks have opened in England since 2010.  HL14329

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the undertaking in their response to the report of the Select Committee on Citizenship and Civic Engagement (Cm9629), published on 28 June 2018, that they would respond further on the Committee's recommendations to review the Life in the UK Test, when that further response can be expected.  HL14330

Lord Hunt of Chesterton to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by Lord Henley on 7 March, whether the proposed clauses on workers' rights for inclusion in the Withdrawal Agreement and Implementation Bill will include improvements to air quality and water quality both outside and inside the workplace.  HL14331

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 6 March (HL14096), what is the justification for relying on a decision not to award compensation to Chagossians who wish to return to the Chagos archipelago announced in a Written Ministerial Statement made on 16 November 2016 (HLWS257), in the light of judgment ma… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in securing a bilateral trade agreement with Tuvalu.  HL14333

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether, during discussions with the government of Australia on a future bilateral trade agreement, the subject of the frozen state pensions of UK pensioners who have retired to Australia has been discussed.  HL14334

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to emulating the frameworks of countries such as France and Australia for the regulation of disinfectant products sold in the UK.  HL14335

Lord Mawson to ask Her Majesty's Government what experience those responsible for developing the Making Tax Digital policy have of running a small business.  HL14336

Lord Mawson to ask Her Majesty's Government what research they have done into the time and costs for small and medium-sized enterprises of implementing the Making Tax Digital scheme.  HL14337

Lord Mawson to ask Her Majesty's Government how many new government schemes affecting small and medium-sized enterprises have been brought in in the last five years; and what were the costs for small and medium-sized enterprises in terms of time and money.  HL14338

Lord Mawson to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of evidence that new technology saves time and money for small and medium-sized enterprises.  HL14339

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 6 March (HL14064), whether conversations involving officials and Arklow Shipping took place before the Department for Transport entered into an agreement or signed heads of forms with Seaborne Freight.  HL14340

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that refugee children will not lose rights derived from EU law if the UK withdraws from the EU.  HL14341

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to secure the status of children who are citizens of other EU member states but who live in the UK with particular regard to ensuring access to (1) social security, (2) study, and (3) work if the UK withdraws from the EU.  HL14342

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government whether minors will have to pay fees to achieve UK citizenship after any UK withdrawal from the EU; and if so, what those fees will be.  HL14343

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that all asylum seeking children have access to legal aid and advice.  HL14344

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government how much it costs for an asylum seeker to apply for British citizenship; whether they make a profit on such fees; if so, why; and what any such profit is used for.  HL14345

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government how many additional staff they estimate the Home Office will need to tackle immigration claims after any withdrawal from the EU.  HL14346

The Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty's Government whether, following the recent declaration of a state of emergency by the President of Sudan, they have given further consideration to ending the present dialogue with the government of Sudan and to withdrawing support for any police, military or customs activity within the Khartoum Process.  HL14347

Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty's Government how many individuals were subject to adverse recommendations by the Home Office due to suspicions that they were involved in or associated with war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide in each year from 2010 to 2018; and of those, how many have been (1) prosecuted in the UK, and (2) extradited to other countries as a result of… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they take when Multi Academy Trusts remove significant numbers of pupils off the roll of their schools; and what data they collect on off-rolling.  HL14349

Lord Wasserman to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to meet Police and Crime Commissioners of the seven cities most affected by the recent outbreak of violent crime to discuss how best to tackle such crime; and if so, when.  HL14350

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what plan they have to replace the EU Objective 1 funding programme, with particular regard to Cornwall.  HL14351

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government when the HMS Prince of Wales' (1) first day at sea, and (2) sea trials will be.  HL14352

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government how much UK steel will be used in the Type 31e frigate programme.  HL14353

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the unit price for a Type 31e frigate remains at £250 million as originally projected.  HL14354

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to order the next Type 26 frigate; and whether it will be a batch order for five ships.  HL14355

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government how the Maritime Conservation Areas around UK Overseas Territories are (1) monitored, and (2) policed.  HL14356