House of Lords Business

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the purpose of the revised track layout contained in the latest HS2 Phase 2 Additional Provisions SES 2 and AP2 ES Volume 2 Community Area 1: Fradley to Colton; and what is the additional cost of those changes.  HL14551

Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the findings in the report by Every Child Protected Against Trafficking and Missing People Still in Harm's Way: An update report on trafficked and unaccompanied children going missing from care in the UK, published in December 2018, what plans they have to investigate the causes behind the rising number of child… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 21 December 2018 (HL12231), when they plan to publish the updated version of the Government's Missing Children and Adults Strategy.  HL14553

Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 21 December 2018 (HL12231), whether the updated Government's Missing Children and Adults Strategy will include specific measures to prevent child victims of trafficking going missing shortly after referral to the National Referral Mechanism.  HL14554

Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relationship between cuts to children's support services and child victims of trafficking going missing shortly after referral to the National Referral Mechanism.  HL14555

Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 13 December 2018 (HL12284), why data are not published on the time taken for victims of child trafficking to receive positive conclusive grounds decisions from the National Referral Mechanism.  HL14556

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 13 March (HL14378), where in the public domain the information requested can be found.  HL14557

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government whether free sanitary products will be made available in primary schools.  HL14558

Baroness Helic to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Saudi Arabia at ministerial level following that government's decision to prosecute Loujain al-Hathloul and other women human rights defenders; and what further action they plan to take in that regard.  HL14559

Baroness Helic to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of torture, sexual harassment and mistreatment of women human rights defenders in detention in Saudi Arabia; and what representations they have made to the government of Saudi Arabia about such reports.  HL14560

Baroness Helic to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions the Foreign Secretary has had with (1) United States, and (2) European counterparts about making joint diplomatic representations to the government of Saudi Arabia to demand the release of imprisoned women human rights defenders in that country.  HL14561

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to announce the results of the consultation on the Integrated Communities Strategy green paper, in particular the review of the Life in the UK test, which closed on 5 June 2018.  HL14562

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the status and citizenship of children born while overseas to (1) British nationals, and (2) those with permanent residence or indefinite leave to remain in the UK, in particular where their mothers had left the UK for more than a short holiday or visit.  HL14563

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they, together with the government of France, are taking to ensure that refugees and migrants, including unaccompanied children, living near Calais and Dunkirk receive practical help and protection.  HL14564

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the increased use of solar panels on domestic properties.  HL14565

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the increased use of bio-diesel made from used cooking oil.  HL14566

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage increased wind power generation in public sector buildings.  HL14567

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what action, if any, they are taking to save the shrill carder bee from extinction.  HL14568

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what action, if any, they are taking to save the royal splinter crane fly from extinction.  HL14569

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what action, if any, they are taking to save the violet click beetle from extinction.  HL14570

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of provisions in place to deal with allegations of bullying by members of local authorities.  HL14571

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government how many planning applications (1) have been called-in, and (2) are awaiting a decision, by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government; and how long each such application has been awaiting determination.  HL14572

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review fire safety guidance with a view to including escape provisions when the stay put policy has to be abandoned.  HL14573

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect Sir Martin Moore-Bick to publish his report on the first phase of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.  HL14574

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what work they have done to look at offending behaviours and the reasons behind the cycle of crime and reoffending rates.  HL14575

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the effects of imprisonment for short sentences of less than six months on family relationships.  HL14576

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) current situation in regard to Jerusalem’s Holy Esplanade, following the Islamic Waqf Council’s refusal to shut down the Bab al-Rahma building in response to the ultimatum by the Israeli authorities, and (2) impact this is having on relations between Israel and Jordan and the Jordan–I… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) establish what has happened to the estimated 3,000 missing Yazidis displaced by IS, and (2) to help the Yazidi population, in particularly Yazidi women and children, to rebuild their communities.  HL14578

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made as a result of the meeting of the Yemen Quad, co-hosted by the Foreign Secretary in Warsaw on 13 February, to bring an end to the Yemen crisis and to identify further measures to alleviate the humanitarian suffering of the Yemeni people.  HL14579

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement by the Houthi rebel spokesman Mohammed Abdel Salam that the Foreign Secretary was incorrect to state during his visit to Yemen on 3 March that the port city of Hodeidah was supposed to be "cleared of militia and left under neutral control by the beginning of January" and that th… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made to date in implementing their Loneliness Strategy, A connected society: a strategy for tackling loneliness, published on 15 October 2018.  HL14581

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that the global accords internationally agreed to prevent nuclear proliferation are reinforced and upheld.  HL14582

Lord Luce to ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is guidance indicating the period within which ministers must answer correspondence from Members of Parliament and Peers; and if so, within what period of time they advise that ministers should provide such answers.  HL14583

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any estimate of the number of people who have died in non-EEA countries since 1989 from malnutrition and related causes as a result of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy, in particular the dumping of excess food on the local markets of such countries; if so, how many people they estimate to have died a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to review their policy on rail electrification as a result of the report by the Railway Industry Association RIA Electrification Cost Challenge, published in March, which highlighted that electrification can be delivered at up to half the cost of previous projects.  HL14585

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to raise public awareness that (1) drivers travelling in the EU after 29 March may need to obtain a Green Card from their insurers before departure, and (2) those using trailers may need to ask the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency whether they need to register their trailer, and ask their insurers… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Earl of Shrewsbury to ask Her Majesty's Government what trade protections will be in place on (1) egg, and (2) egg product, imports from countries outside the EU in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.  HL14587

The Earl of Shrewsbury to ask Her Majesty's Government what measures will be in place to ensure that (1) eggs, and (2) egg products, imported into the UK after the UK leaves the EU meet the same environmental and animal welfare standards that are adhered to currently.  HL14588

Lord Stone of Blackheath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of their ban on direct flights to Sharm el-Sheikh, and in particular of any resulting decline of employment in the tourism sector there, on the prevalence of terrorism in that city.  HL14589

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 7 March (HL14072), how much money from the UK Cross-Government Prosperity Fund was used to develop the film industry and improve museum infrastructure in China in each year since that fund's conception.  HL14590

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what initiatives they plan to implement to unite communities across the UK post-Brexit.  HL14591