House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 5 February (HL13010), what assessment they have made of the report by the Institute of Development Studies The Persecution of Christians in the Middle East, published in 2017, that estimates that in 2003 there were approximately 1.5 million Christians in Iraq, and that… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government whether a departmental, or cross-governmental strategy, was devised to prevent or ameliorate the global persecution of Christians between 2003 and 2018; and if so, whether they will place a copy of the relevant documents in the Library of the House.  HL15655

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the deaths of six people during a church service in Burkino Faso on 12 May, and other recent attacks on churches; what ideology they believe motivated those attacks; and who they believe was responsible.  HL15656

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case of the Pakistani Christian woman, Shagufta Kauser, who, with her disabled husband, Shafqat Emmanuel, was sentenced to death in 2014, for allegedly sending blasphemous text messages, including reports that the couple are illiterate and that the messages were in English; and what repre… 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 the request of the former Sudanese Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi that the UK help Sudan to create a modern democracy and support the handing over of Field Marshall Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court.  HL15658

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 10 May (HL15375), what action, if any, they plan to take to penalise those companies who do not comply with the Prompt Payment Code; and whether this will include removing those companies from all Government tenders until such companies have demonstrated compliance.  HL15659

Baroness Corston to ask Her Majesty's Government how many UK nationals have returned from Syria in the last three years for which figures are available.  HL15660

The Lord Bishop of Coventry to ask Her Majesty's Government what humanitarian assistance they have sent, or intend to send, to the communities affected by the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka.  HL15661

The Lord Bishop of Coventry to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the government of Pakistan to continue to uphold  the right to freedom of religion or belief in that country.  HL15662

The Lord Bishop of Coventry to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that some 45,000 children in Iraqi displacement camps are without civil ID documentation; and what representations they intend to make to the government of Iraq to ensure that those children are not excluded from Iraqi citizenship and society in the future.  HL15663

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Nigeria about reports of recent attacks by Boko Haram in Molai, Borno State.  HL15664

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the basis for their estimate in the consultation by HMRC Protecting your taxes in insolvency, published on 26 February, that the reintroduction of preferential status for any Crown creditor would yield £185 million per annum in additional tax revenue.  HL15665

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the proposals in the consultation by HMRC Protecting your taxes in insolvency, published on 26 February, to reintroduce preferential status for any Crown creditor takes into account lost Government revenue resulting from other taxpayers suffering additional bad debts due to the priority payment of HMR… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government how much money the NHS spent as part of legal settlements in each year from 2009 to 2018; and how much of each year's spend relates to legal fees.  HL15667

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government how much money the NHS has set aside for potential legal settlements in 2019; and how much they have budgeted for legal fees.  HL15668

Lord Hogan-Howe to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average time taken for the Independent Office for Police Conduct to investigate a public complaint about police behaviour.  HL15669

Lord Hogan-Howe to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Working Links going into administration on the charities to which it owed money.  HL15670

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effects of using glyphosate on wildlife, including birds and insects; and what research, if any, they are undertaking into the impact of using glyphosate.  HL15671

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to ban the use of glyphosate.  HL15672

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what guidelines they have issued to local authorities on the use of glyphosate on grass verges, park paths, walkways, council gardens and road verges.  HL15673

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the quantity of glyphosate that has been used by each local authority in England and the cost to each of such use in the last five years for which figures are available.  HL15674

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the use of glyphosate is consistent with plans to conserve and increase the population of pollinating insects in the UK.  HL15675

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of why sales of electric cars in the UK have fallen behind sales in other European countries.  HL15676

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what involvement the UK currently has in conflict resolution in Cameroon; what plans they have, if any, to raise the conflict in Cameroon at the UN Security Council; and what representations they have made to the government of France about the impact of its policies on the government of Cameroon.  HL15677

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the current law permitting mentally competent adults to refuse life-sustaining medical treatment has ever been proven inadequate in the courts to protect vulnerable people from being pressured to end their life prematurely.  HL15678

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent research from the UK's Assisted Dying Coalition, published on 8 February, which found that more than one person a week now travels from the UK to Switzerland to end their life; and in light of that research, whether they plan to review the UK's assisted dying law.  HL15679

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to implement the recommendation of the UN Sub-Committee on the Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment that the National Preventive Mechanism be placed on a legislative basis.  HL15680

Lord Lucas to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish the results of the research project started in 2011 by the NHS Gender Identity Development Service Early pubertal suppression in a carefully selected group of adolescents with gender identity disorder; and if not, whether they will arrange for the data gathered by that study to be made available to… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Lucas to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of mainstream maintained schools in England offered Key Stage 4 alternatives to GCSEs, suitable for children with special educational, health or social care needs; how many children took such courses, in each of the last five years for which records are available; what are the most popular of those non-GCSE courses; and wh… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Lucas to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the attainment of non-GCSE Key Stage 4 qualifications is reflected in a student's Progress 8 score; and if not, what assessment they have made of the impact that has had on the school that child attends.  HL15683

Lord Morris of Aberavon to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 8 May (HL Deb, col 1220), whether the Attorney General will personally supervise the review of the digital evidence consent form; and whether the views of police and crime commissioners were taken into account in the development of that form.  HL15684

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they intend to take, if any, in the next Spending Review to ensure that councils can continue to meet their statutory duties towards those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.  HL15685

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps are being taken, if any, to make surplus Ministry of Defence land available to local authorities for the provision of affordable and social housing.  HL15686

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with local authorities on plans to hold a festival of innovation and creativity in 2022.  HL15687

Lord Stone of Blackheath to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 3 April (HL14709), what assessment they have made of the impact of the ban on direct flights to Sharm el-Sheikh on the current UK terrorist threat level.  HL15688

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to increase staff recruitment in the UK Royal Navy; and if so, what steps they are taking to increase skills and training of such staff.  HL15689

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the cap on the cost of phone calls between EU member states will apply to UK consumers until the end of any transition period, in the event that a Brexit deal is agreed.  HL15690

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the accuracy of facial recognition technology.  HL15691

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to update competition law to allow for shared banking hubs in areas where local bank branches have been closed.  HL15692

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the ecological damage caused by the recent escalation of hostilities in Gaza.  HL15693

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the damage caused by the recent escalation of hostilities in Gaza, in particular to public facilities and services, and electricity networks; and what assessment they have made of the impact of the loss of such facilities, services, and networks on the civilian population in Gaza.  HL15694

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel about the number of attacks on Palestinian civilians by Israeli settlers including hit and run offences.  HL15695

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about reports that Israeli settlers have poisoned water supplies used by shepherds in the West Bank; and what steps they intend to take to protect those shepherds from attacks by settlers.  HL15696

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about the restrictions faced by fishermen in Gaza; what assessment they have made of the (1) amount, and (2) communication, of changes to the size and location of the fishing zone in Gaza; and what steps they intend to take to protect fishermen in Gaza from attacks by Isr… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 8 May (HL15420), what steps they intend to take to ensure that books, particularly educational books, are not prevented by Israel from reaching those living in the Gaza Strip.  HL15698

Baroness Valentine to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 9 May (HL15423), whether the Ministry of Defence has consulted Blackpool Council about the potential to locate jobs elsewhere on the Fylde Coast; and whether the decision to relocate the jobs from Norcross is in line with the guidance from the Government Property Unit.  HL15699 … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text