House of Lords Business

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likely impact on the viability of high streets in the UK of credit insurers reducing their cover for some high street retailers.  HL14635

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the UK supply chain to high street retailers of the lack of credit insurance cover available for such retailers.  HL14636

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the credit insurance market in the UK; and what steps they plan to take to improve the level of cover available for suppliers to the retail sector.  HL14637

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide support to suppliers who may suffer losses as a result of being unable to obtain credit insurance cover.  HL14638

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the mandate of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea; and what assessment they have made of the case for continued monitoring and public reporting of human rights abuses in Eritrea.  HL14639

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement made by State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi during a public meeting on 15 March in Bago that she would seek to address the discrimination against members of religious minorities so that they could exercise their rights as prescribed in the Constitution of Myanmar; and the subseque… 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 (1) the Statement on discrimination and coercion faced by minority groups in citizenship registration process, published by the Burma Human Rights Network on 19 March, (2) the challenges faced by minority ethnic groups in Myanmar in applying for citizenship and identification cards,… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Burma about (1) the citizenship application process in that country, and the risk of discrimination against religious minority groups as a result of them being categorized as “mix-blooded people” and “foreign” regardless of their ancestry, and (2) the case for amending… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Bradley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many times PAVA spray was deployed in each (1) month, and (2) prison in England and Wales since its authorisation in December 2017.  HL14643

Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty's Government what measures are in place to ensure that children are treated first as victims rather than defendants where cases involve one of the offences exempt from statutory defence listed in Schedule 4 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.  HL14644

Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty's Government why private landlords are required to install a carbon monoxide alarm under the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 while those renting their property on sharing economy platforms are not.  HL14645

Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how a tax levied on hotel stays on a per night basis might impact cities and their tourism sectors.  HL14646

Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to address fraudulent reviews on travel and tourism websites such as TripAdvisor.  HL14647

Lord German to ask Her Majesty's Government whether electronically assisted pedal cycles categorised as EU type approved L1e-A are required to be registered with the DVLA for use in the UK.  HL14648

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they collect information on the diversity of religion or belief amongst school governors in voluntary-aided schools that select 100 per cent of their pupils based on their religion; and what assessment, if any, they have made of the impact of the religious diversity of these school governors on local social co… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of expressions of interest in the new capital funding scheme for voluntary-aided schools were for schools with a religious character; and what is the number of those expressions of interest broken down by faith group.  HL14650

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the impact on ethnic minorities of voluntary-aided schools that select 100 per cent of their pupils based on their religion.  HL14651

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of public support for voluntary-aided schools that select 100 per cent of their pupils based on their religion.  HL14652

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance, if any, they have issued to local authorities on consulting local people on proposals for new voluntary-aided schools that select 100 per cent of their pupils based on their religion.  HL14653

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to train police officers to use de-escalation techniques to reduce the number of incidents involving tasers; and what assessment they have made of the proportion of incidents involving the use of tasers where the target is (1) a member of an ethnic minority, or (2) a person with a mental health cond… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to requiring all police officers in England and Wales carrying tasers to be equipped with Body Worn Video devices in order to reduce the number of incidents where tasers are used.  HL14655

Lord Jopling to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the value of drugs supplied by the NHS which are returned unopened or unsealed and subsequently destroyed due to (1) the death of the recipient, and (2) others reasons that made the use of them unnecessary.  HL14656

Lord Jopling to ask Her Majesty's Government whether, and if so why, drugs supplied by the NHS which are returned unopened or unsealed owing to circumstances which make them no longer required are destroyed.  HL14657

Lord Kilclooney to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to provide support to Mozambique following flooding caused by Cyclone Idai; and if so, what support will be provided.  HL14658

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will ask the EU Council of Ministers to consider (1) extending the mandate of current UK MEPs beyond the end of June for the length of the implementation period, and (2) the possibility of UK MEPs having Observer Status for that period; and whether they have given any consideration to appointing MEPs for a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Morris of Aberavon to ask Her Majesty's Government why they granted a bilateral loan of £3.2 billion to the government of the Republic of Ireland in 2010.  HL14660

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to assess whether Company Voluntary Arrangements effectively protect the economic interests of HMRC, and those of creditors and property owners.  HL14661

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to assess the financial benefits to UK taxpayers that have resulted from the Green Review of public sector procurement, published in October 2010.  HL14662

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government when the Honours Forfeiture Committee is next due to meet.  HL14663

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government when the double-track railway lines between Dinton and Tisbury stations will be re-instated to allow the operation of two trains per hour in both directions between Waterloo and Yeovil.  HL14664

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any assessment of the impact of cash-for-student-places granted by the University of Southern California and other major US colleagues on the mutual recognition of qualifications and standards with equivalent UK institutions.  HL14665

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the ability to join and split trains at Yeovil Junction on the number of services that might be run between Salisbury and Exeter Central.  HL14666

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of passenger demand for later evening trains between Waterloo and Yeovil on Mondays to Saturdays.  HL14667

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the intention of the government of Turkey to buy weapons from Russia while being a member of NATO.  HL14668

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Germany concerning the level of its contributions to defence spending as a NATO member.  HL14669

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the contracts they signed with ferry operators for the provision of services in the event of a no-deal Brexit specified the date of Brexit as 29 March; whether those contracts would have to be renegotiated if Brexit is delayed; and if so, what estimate they have made of the potential cost of any such renegotiation.  HL1467… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to tighten the regulations governing driving hours and rest periods for bus drivers on local routes to bring them into line with the regulations for long-distance bus drivers.  HL14671

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report State of Rural Services 2018, published by Rural England in February, and in particular of the impact of the closure of youth centres on young people; and what impact access to services has on young people’s engagement in risky behaviour compared to those living in ur… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Shipley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will provide funding to Sunderland City Council to cover the cost to that authority of leasing land at Deptford Terrace to create a temporary lorry parking facility for vehicles delivering to Nissan's Sunderland plant that could be delayed due to disruption at ports in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawa… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Stone of Blackheath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the resumption of flights by Italy and Germany to Sharm el-Sheikh; what plans they have to allow the resumption of such flights from the UK; and what assessment they have made of the impact of the UK's ban on flights to that city on the likelihood of terror attacks in the UK.  HL14674

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve productivity growth in the retail and hospitality sectors.  HL14675

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of cuts to the defence budget on projects to upgrade armoured vehicles in the UK armed forces.  HL14676

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address a potential long-term water shortage in the UK.  HL14677

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the number of overseas students attending academic institutions in the UK continues to grow in the event of a no-deal Brexit.  HL14678

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they will make to the government of Israel about the confiscation of Palestinian security cameras during raids in Palestinian communities by Israeli forces.  HL14679

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government how many cytology laboratories have been operating in the UK in each of the last five years; and how many they estimate will be operating in each of the next five years.  HL14680

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 14 March (HL14228), what grants DFID Sudan has disbursed to the government of Sudan's institutions in each of the last five years.  HL14681

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to monitor the impact on social cohesion and integration of 100 per cent selective voluntary-aided schools in areas where such schools are established.  HL14682

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to monitor the impact on social cohesion of new 100 per cent voluntary-aided religiously selective schools.  HL14683