House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Home Secretary on 18 February (HC Deb, col 1198), what consideration they have given to updating the Treason Act 1945 to provide a tenable basis for the prosecution of British citizens who (1) participate in, (2) help to fund, and (3) organise, ISIS inspired atrocities overseas.  HL15336

Earl Attlee to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 2 April (HL14846), whether they will also monitor the results of the December 2014 reduction in the legal blood alcohol limit for motorists in Scotland from 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood to 50 milligrams; and what assessment they have made of the possible effects o… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government how visa applications fees for Commonwealth veterans are calculated; and why visa application fees have risen by 1,441 per cent since 2003.  HL15338

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many drivers using mobile phones while driving have been convicted of causing death or serious injury in the last five years; and what assessment they have made of whether drivers using hands-free or other mobile devices have a greater risk of causing an accident.  HL15339

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the announcement by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency that four foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports in March after failing Port State Control inspection, who is responsible for paying (1) port, and (2) other, charges incurred by those ships during the detention period.  HL15340

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Nigeria about reports of ongoing attacks by Muslim Fulani herders on Christian communities in the northern and central-belt states.  HL15341

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Islamist dimension to Fulani attacks against Christians in northern and central Nigeria.  HL15342

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government whether representatives from the UK High Commission in Abuja have visited Christian farming communities in northern and central Nigeria attacked by Muslim Fulani herders; and if so, what were their findings.  HL15343

Lord Crathorne to ask Her Majesty's Government when Natural England expects to introduce new licences for bird control.  HL15344

Lord Crathorne to ask Her Majesty's Government what additional resource Natural England will require for the allocation of new licences for bird control.  HL15345

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government what additional resources have been made available to the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland in advance of the European Parliament Elections.  HL15346

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated cost of each of the electoral integrity and voter ID pilots in the local elections on 2 May in England this year; what is the estimated overall cost of running those pilots; and whether they will reimburse local authorities for any extra costs that they incur.  HL15347

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of people who have no form of bank account in the UK and the additional costs such people incur to access certain goods and services.  HL15348

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to support schemes that aim to make use of fresh food as it reaches its best before date rather than have it destroyed.  HL15349

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking, or plan to take, to stop landlords and lettings agents from not offering properties to people who are on benefits.  HL15350

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are giving to women’s and girl’s (1) football, and (2) cricket.  HL15351

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are giving to sustaining libraries in England.  HL15352

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress is being made in the consultation process with the governments of British Overseas Territories concerning the provision of a retrospective registration route for British and British Overseas Territories citizenship for the children born abroad, out of wedlock, to fathers from British Overseas Territories b… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Information Commissioner's Office's criticisms of Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) policy on Universal Credit representative recognition, what plans they have to revise guidance to DWP staff and others so as to enable effective communications between Universal Credit claimants' advisers and that D… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Baroness Buscombe on 24 April (HL Deb, col 596), what information about the impact of the two-child limit will be contained in the statistics they intend to publish on that policy; and, on the basis of their statistics that are currently available, what proportion of those affected by the two-ch… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to publish the evaluation of the lower benefit cap they stated would be published in Spring 2019 in the letter from the Minister of Family Support to the Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee dated 18 December 2018.  HL15356

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their response to the report by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration An inspection of the policies and practices of the Home Office’s Borders, Immigration and Citizenship Systems relating to charging and fees June 2018–January 2019, published on 4 April, which specific areas th… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Report of the Secretary-General on his mission of good offices in Cyprus, submitted to the UN Security Council on 16 April; and whether (1) it reflects the ongoing embargo of the Turkish Cypriot community on the island, or (2) recognises the impact of the Greek Cypriot approach to the… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 3 April (HL Deb, col 170), whether they are aware of the circumstances of the arrest of Pastor Olu; whether any action is being taken against the police who arrested him; if so, what; and what assessment they have made of the implications for free speech of his arrest… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Manzoor on 29 January (HL12939), when they expect the NHS to publish its "clear implementation framework" of the NHS Long Term Plan which would "set out how the commitments should be delivered by local systems and ensure transparency for patients and the public".  HL15360

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 24 April (HL15195), what guidance they have provided to police forces in England following the concerns raised by the Information Commissioner’s Office about the introduction of technology allowing the police to gather data from mobile phones or laptops by overriding pas… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people in the Yorkshire Region have been waiting (1) up to six months, (2) six to 12 months, (3) 12 to 24 months, and (4) over 24 months, for an appeal hearing on their Personal Independence Payment claims.  HL15362

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government whether any police forces, other than Police Scotland, have used, or are planning to use "cyber kiosks" which can override passwords to access data.  HL15363

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the legality of police forces using "cyber kiosks", such as those recently bought by Police Scotland and which can override passwords to access data.  HL15364

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government whether Abdulsalam al-Arifi, the General Director of Bahrain's Jau Prison, has visited prisons in the UK recently; if so, which prisons he visited; and what was the purpose of each such visit.  HL15365

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government whether schools in multi-academy trusts are required to have governing bodies.  HL15366

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what advice, if any, they give to local authorities about funding and placing students in unregistered schools; and whether it is illegal for local authorities to fund such schools.  HL15367

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce "off-rolling" of Year 11 pupils from school rolls; and whether such pupils should still be included in school performance tables.  HL15368

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many essay mill and contract cheating companies have been (1) prosecuted, and (2) closed.  HL15369

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 15 April (HL15015), how School Resource Management Advisors are appointed; and what are the terms of their employment.  HL15370