House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 2 April (HL14685), of the £48 billion committed to investment in the rail network during Control Period 6, how much is for new (1) infrastructure, and (2) rolling stock; and what is the planned investment in HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail during the same period.  HL15085

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the accusations made by Professor Carl Heneghan of the University of Oxford and reported by Sky News on 5 April that a study on Primodos overseen by the Medical and Healthcare products Regulation Agency failed to properly assess the risks of that drug; and that meta-analysis results… 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, if any, of reports by Sky News on 5 April that UK regulators in the 1970s destroyed evidence that suggested an association between the use of Primodos and birth defects.  HL15087

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what restrictions are in place to prevent people who incite hatred against minority groups from travelling to the UK; and what plans they have, if any, to introduce new restrictions.  HL15088

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 21 January (HL12535), what assessment they have made of the key trends in organised acquisitive crime in rural areas, in terms of (1) the volume, and (2) the different categories of such crime.  HL15089

Lord Clark of Windermere to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve GPs' diagnostic skills for skin conditions.  HL15090

Lord Clark of Windermere to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Health Education England on increasing the number of training places for dermatology students.  HL15091

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty's Government how many former Afghan interpreters to the UK Armed Forces in Afghanistan have been relocated to the UK under the Locally Employed Staff Ex-Gratia Scheme.  HL15092

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty's Government how many family members of former Afghan interpreters to the UK Armed Forces in Afghanistan have been relocated to the UK under the Locally Employed Staff Ex-Gratia Scheme.  HL15093

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) Afghan interpreters, and (2) members of their immediate family are currently awaiting (a) a decision on their relocation to the UK under the Locally Employed Staff Ex-Gratia Scheme, and (b) implementation of the decision that they may relocate to the UK under that scheme.  HL15094

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Afghan interpreters who have been relocated to the UK under the Locally Employed Staff Ex-Gratia Scheme are currently waiting for members of their family to be able to join them; for how long they have been waiting; and when they expect the family members to arrive in the UK.  HL15095

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the Sudanese Armed and Air Forces have increased their military presence in South Kordofan since January.  HL15096

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces have been deployed to the Nuba Mountains; and what steps they have taken, if any, to ensure citizens of the Nuba Mountains are protected from violent conflict and human rights abuses.  HL15097

Baroness Garden of Frognal to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to strengthen the powers of the Service Complaints Ombudsman and, in particular, to make the Ombudsman’s recommendations legally binding.  HL15098

Baroness Garden of Frognal to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to legislate to give members of the armed forces full access to employment tribunals.  HL15099

Baroness Garden of Frognal to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to provide (1) support, and (2) funding, for veterans who find themselves subject to complaints relating to when they served in the armed forces.  HL15100

Lord Hanningfield to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of animal hunting trophies entering the UK each year.  HL15101

Lord Hanningfield to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of foxes killed each year in the UK, broken down by means of killing; and what advice they have provided, if any, on the disposal or sale of fox carcasses and skins.  HL15102

Baroness Helic to ask Her Majesty's Government what actions they have taken, if any, as part of their global campaign on media freedom to address the disappearance and murder of the Washington Post journalist Jamal Kashoggi.  HL15103

Baroness Helic to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, as part of their global campaign on media freedom, to offer advice to the government of Saudi Arabia.  HL15104

Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reconsider the requirement that independent educational institutions which establish new sixth forms must wait two years before accepting students from countries outside the EU under the Home Office’s Tier 4 visa arrangements.  HL15105

The Earl of Listowel to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) short-term, and (2) long-term, risks of air pollution to children's health.  HL15106

The Earl of Listowel to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking, if any, to address the (1) short-term, and (2) long-term, risks of air pollution to children's health.  HL15107

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty's Government under what circumstances it is legal to sell wild UK species of birds as caged birds.  HL15108

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions there have been for selling birds caught in the wild in the UK during the last five years.  HL15109

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they monitor the internet regularly for evidence of a rise in criminal activity with regard to birds caught in the wild; and if so, what has been the result of such monitoring.  HL15110

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 5 April (HL14870), what plans they have to ensure more people are encouraged to study entomology and soil science to help address the decline in insect populations and the degradation of soils.  HL15111

Lord Morris of Aberavon to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 25 March (HL Deb, col 1612), when they will respond to the concerns raised by the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee on their approach to delegated powers in the Agriculture Bill, as set out in that Committee's Thirty Fourth Report, published on 17 October 2018… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relevance and effectiveness of the National Citizen Service in meeting the particular needs of vulnerable young people in disadvantaged communities.  HL15113

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the creation of the National Citizen Service on the funding available for youth services.  HL15114

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact (1) of the closure of youth service provision across the country, and (2) of the closure of youth services on the rise of knife and violent crimes.  HL15115

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relative merits of public services being run directly by public service operations in comparison to private contractors.  HL15116

Baroness Sheehan to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Saudi Arabia about the continued solitary confinement of female campaigner Nassima Al-Sadah, and about the fact that although originally detained with the 11 women who were brought to trial in Riyadh on 13 March, she has not been charged with a crime; and what response they ha… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the accuracy of the information provided by schoolcuts.org.uk, maintained by the National Education Union.  HL15118

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the toxic waste that comes from hairdressing salons in England in the form of peroxides and dyestuff is dealt with safely.  HL15119

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase levels of tourism in UK coastal communities after Brexit.  HL15120

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to increase diversity at UK law firms.  HL15121

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that a lack of understanding of the settled status scheme could have on the ability of EU citizens to rent properties in the UK.  HL15122

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Jaguar Land Rover’s decision to shut down production short-term due to Brexit.  HL15123

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what were the grounds for their abstention from the vote on the motion endorsing the Report of the detailed findings of the independent international Commission of inquiry on the protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, published on 18 March, at the Fortieth Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on 22 Marc… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they will make to the government of Israel about reports of the continued demolition of homes and animal shelters by Israel in Area C of the West Bank under the pretext of a lack of planning permission.  HL15125

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Fairhead on 2 April (HL14807), what is their definition for the boundaries of (1) territories brought under Israeli administration since 1967, and (2) the Occupied Palestinian Territories.  HL15126

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 1 April (HL 14681), what funding provided by DfID Sudan was disbursed by implementing partners to government of Sudan institutions for each of the last five years.  HL15127

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Fairhead on 2 April (HL14807), what steps they are taking to ensure that products from Israeli settlements in the Occupied Territories of Palestine are identified as such and are not re-labelled as Israeli, when exported via Israel.  HL15128

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel following the killing of Mohammad Ali Dar Adwan in Qalandiya refugee camp by Israeli forces and reports of the subsequent mistreatment of the body leading to violent clashes with local residents.  HL15129