House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Sudan about (1) the imprisonment and treatment of those involved in anti-government protests in Sudan, and (2) the decision of the Al-Emtedad emergency court to sentence nine girls, who were arrested during such protests, to flogging and one month in jail.  HL14607

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that churches have been burnt down in Sudan; who they believe to be responsible; and what assessment they have made, if any, of the motivation behind such activity.  HL14608

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the progress achieved by the government of Eritrea towards (1) releasing political prisoners, (2) ending indefinite conscription, and (3) implementing human rights reforms since the rapprochement between the governments of Eritrea and Ethiopia which began in June 2018.  HL14609

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the continuing eligibility of Eritrea for consideration under the United Nations Human Rights Council, Agenda Item 4, Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention.  HL14610

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, what assessment they have made of the report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 2017, published on 25 June 2018, which estimates that (1) on average, 44,400 people were forced to flee their homes each day, (2) 68.5 million people were forcibly dis… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 26 November 2018 (HL Deb, col 534), what progress they have made in examining the possibility of a round table initiative in response to the migration crisis; whether they intend to hold such a round table; if so, when; and if not, why not.  HL14612

Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 19 November 2018 (HL11350), how many such requests for permission have been requested by Post Office Limited under that Article within the last two years.  HL14613

Lord Balfe to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they made of the gender-related policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran before supporting its election to the UN’s Working Group on Communications on the Status of Women of the Commission on the Status of Women; whether, before supporting its election to the Working Group, they took account of the reported sentencing by a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what written representations they have received from (1) railway businesses, (2) aviation businesses, and (3) other interested parties since 1 January on the development of a Southern Rail Link to Heathrow Airport.  HL14615

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what investigations they have undertaken into the safety of the proposed 1,000 megawatt direct current cables due to be installed in the rail running tunnels of the Channel Tunnel; what assessment they have made of the risks of a train coming into contact with such cables; what international precedents there are for the safe operation… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the investigation by the Financial Times into the operation of HM Prison Berwyn, published on 6 March.  HL14617

Baroness D'Souza to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to make greater provision to enforce due diligence on loans made to developing countries initiated by banks based in the UK.  HL14618

Baroness D'Souza to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to resume channelling development and emergency aid through the government of Mozambique and its agencies in the light of Cyclone Idai.  HL14619

Lord Patel of Bradford to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average length of stay for a prisoner in each prison in England and Wales, for each of the last five years.  HL14620

Lord Patel of Bradford to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average waiting time for prisoners to access an accredited drug treatment programme in prison; and how long, on average, an individual participates in an accredited drug treatment programme in prison once they have begun treatment.  HL14621

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk of manufacturers of glass-reinforced plastic composite fire doors becoming insolvent in order to avoid any potential liabilities.  HL14622

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the International Trade Committee UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny, published on 28 December 2018 (HC1043) and their subsequent response UK trade policy transparency and scrutiny: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report, published on 6 March (HC2027), what steps… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of sanctions imposed by the United States and the EU, in response to the 2014 occupation and annexation of Crimea, on relations between Russia and the UK.  HL14624

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent breaches of EU data protection rules by advertising companies on public sector websites; and what steps they are taking to ensure companies adhere to online data compliance legislation in the UK.  HL14625

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of a forecast by the British Chambers of Commerce that there may be a decline in business investment this year as a result of Brexit uncertainty.  HL14626

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk of disruption to Eurostar rail services in the event of a disorderly Brexit.  HL14627

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce a tax on social media companies to help fund research and public guidance information about online safety.  HL14628

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel about the violent seizure of a Palestinian home in the Old City of Jerusalem by Israeli settlers who were supported by the Israeli police on 5 March.  HL14629

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel about the refusal of that country to allow Palestinian farmers to access their land and the subsequent destruction of that land by Israeli settlers using bulldozers.  HL14630

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel about the banning of the alliance of Israeli Arab parties from fielding candidates in April’s general election.  HL14631

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they will make to the government of Israel regarding freedom of worship in Jerusalem following the sealing of the door of a mosque by Israeli settlers.  HL14632

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 11 March (HL14070), what action they will now take to protect such Palestinian children in line with international law.  HL14633

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they will make to the government of Israel about the arrest of two Palestinian children who were taken to an illegal Israeli settlement during a raid by Israeli forces on al-Bireh City.  HL14634