House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to mark the UN's World Down Syndrome Day on 21 March; and what steps they are taking to ensure that people with Down syndrome have equal opportunities in all aspects of society.  HL14684

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the New Economic Foundation A Rail Network for Everyone: probing HS2 and its alternatives, published on 20 March, in particular its conclusions that (1) HS2 will make the north–south divide worse by concentrating wealth in London, and (2) the budget for HS2 should be i… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Balfe to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 19 March (HL14319), whether they will now answer the question put, namely 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.  HL14686

Baroness Blackstone to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to ensure that measures designed to prevent voluntary-aided schools that select 100 per cent of their pupils based on faith from having a detrimental impact on social cohesion, such as school linking programmes and religious diversity on governing bodies, are implemented and maintained once those sc… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Blackstone to ask Her Majesty's Government how they will ensure that local objections to proposals for new voluntary-aided faith schools with the legal power to select all of their pupils based on faith are adequately taken into account by local authority decision-makers.  HL14688

Baroness Blackstone to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that voluntary-aided schools that select 100 per cent of their pupils based on faith will have on religious integration.  HL14689

Baroness Blackstone to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to provide funding for additional rounds of the new capital scheme for voluntary-aided schools; and if so, how often they intend to do so.  HL14690

Baroness Blackstone to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to introducing measures to promote social integration in all schools, in the same manner that has been done for voluntary-aided schools that select 100 per cent of their pupils based on faith.  HL14691

Lord Boateng to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the impact of sanctions on Zimbabwe on the relief effort in response to Cyclone Idai.  HL14692

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of primary school children who have type 1 diabetes.  HL14693

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty's Government whether primary schools with pupils who have type 1 diabetes receive additional funding towards the extra adults required to take care of such pupils; and if not, why not.  HL14694

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 14 March (HL14136 and HL14137), what is the number of individual farmers who are awaiting (1) Countryside, (2) Entry Level, and (3) Higher Level, stewardship payments from (a) 2016, (b) 2017, and (c) 2018.  HL14695

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Saudi Arabia about the detention, treatment and torture of Eman al-Nafjan and the other female prisoners whose trial began on 13 March; and what response they have received to any such representations.  HL14696

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to provide urgent assistance to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi following Cyclone Idai.  HL14697

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the announcements by the government of the United States on 18 December 2018 and 21 February about the withdrawal of United States troops from Syria and the deployment of a small United States peacekeeping force in Syria, what is their current estimate of the number of United States troops who will remain in Syria… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the purpose of President Trump’s senior advisor Jared Kushner’s visit to Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates on 25 to 28 February was discussed with them in advance; and whether they have received any subsequent debriefs on the visit.  HL14699

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of the deterioration in conditions at the Bethlehem Checkpoint 300; and whether they have raised with the government of Israel any issues about the humanitarian situation at that Checkpoint.  HL14700

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of rising authoritarianism in Egypt and the impact of any such rise on regional stability; and whether they have had any discussions with the government of Egypt about the proposed constitutional changes which would extend the presidential term from four to six years and would allow i… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether Turkey’s pending purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defence system presents a security issue for NATO.  HL14702

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote awareness of hyperkalaemia and its implications for patients with chronic kidney disease and heart failure.  HL14703

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance and support they have provided on the implementation of the NHS Improvement's Patient Safety Alert on hyperkalaemia.  HL14704

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the patient safety concerns expressed in NHS Improvement's Patient Safety Alert on hyperkalaemia.  HL14705

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to (1) ban loot boxes in online games, and (2) regulate such loot boxes through the Gambling Commission.  HL14706

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they provide to police officers on dealing with incidents involving street preachers.  HL14707

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have been arrested as a result of a speech they have made in each year since 2010; in each case, what were those individuals' (1) religious, and (2) political affiliations; and how many such arrests resulted in a successful prosecution.  HL14708

Lord Stone of Blackheath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have of the likelihood of a terror attack in the UK as a result of tensions resulting from their ban on direct flights to Sharm el-Sheikh.  HL14709

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that those applying for settled status who do not have a device capable of accessing the internet are still able to apply.  HL14710

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps schools, colleges and local education authorities are taking to ensure that teaching staff from EU countries are aware of what their citizenship status will be post-Brexit.  HL14711

Baroness Stroud to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of children who were off-rolled from school rolls between January 2016 and January 2017; and what action they intend to take to prevent schools treating vulnerable students in this way.  HL14712

Baroness Stroud to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the educational impact on children of removing them from school rolls between January 2016 and January 2017, in particular on those who (1) have special educational need or disabilities, and (2) receive free school meals.  HL14713

Baroness Stroud to ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are offering to communities outside London, including (1) Inverclyde, (2) Rochdale, (3) Manchester, (4) Boston, and (5) Leicester, to tackle knife-related crime.  HL14714

Baroness Stroud to ask Her Majesty's Government how many children transferred to the UK under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 have now received section 67 leave to remain since its creation in June 2018.  HL14715

Baroness Stroud to ask Her Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied children seeking asylum who have not yet received a decision on their case have been waiting for a decision for (1) over two years, (2) 18 months to two years, (3) one year to 18 months, and (4) six months to one year.  HL14716

Baroness Stroud to ask Her Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied children seeking asylum who have received a decision on their case in the last 18 months were waiting for a decision for (1) over two years, (2) 18 months to two years, (3) one year to 18 months, and (4) six months to one year.  HL14717

Lord Stunell to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to permit Demand Side Response measures to be taken into account when assessing bids under the Capacity Market scheme, if and when the Scheme is re-started.  HL14718

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of uncertainty on the UK financial services sector's preparations for a no-deal Brexit.  HL14719

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of a disorderly Brexit on the supply of pharmaceuticals between the UK and EU member states.  HL14720

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking following comments by the Prime Minister of New Zealand calling for a global response to tackle racism.  HL14721

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to ensure that UK competition law remains closely aligned with EU rules in relation to large companies after Brexit; and if not, what steps they are taking to introduce effective regulation to ensure competition, particularly in relation to multinational technology companies.  HL14722

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty's Government which body decided that 1,500mg glucosamine tablets should be provided on prescription only; when this decision was taken; for what reason the change from being available from a pharmacist to being prescription only was made; and what evidence underlay that decision.  HL14723