House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the human rights and freedom of religion or belief implications of the case of the 16 year old Pakistani Christian girl Sheeza Riasat who was abducted from her parents’ home near Gujranwala, Pakistan on 12 February and forcibly converted and married; and what representations they have made to… 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 Pakistan about kidnappings and forced conversions of under-age girls who are members of a religious minority; and what were the outcomes of any such representations.  HL15821

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Pakistani girls, who are members of a religious minority, being removed from schools by their parents as a result of the number of abductions and forced conversions on the literacy rate of girls in Pakistan; and what steps they intend to take to help resolve this problem.  HL158… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Mohamed Hamdan Dagolo, interim Vice President of Sudan; what assessment they have made of his role in Darfur’s Janjaweed militias; and whether they have discussed his role in the Darfur genocide with officials of the International Criminal Court.  HL15823

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that 900 churches in Nigeria have been destroyed by Boko Haram; and what assessment they have made of whether such activity is part of a campaign to eradicate Christianity in the north of that country.  HL15824

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UN World Food Programme's food security analysis, published on 3 May, which states that North Korea’s food situation is critical and is set to worsen and that South Pyongan Province faces a severe food security crisis.  HL15825

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 16 January (HL12536), what steps they will take in response to the report Patterns of satellite tagged hen harrier disappearances suggest widespread illegal killing on British grouse moors, published in Nature Communications on 19 May, which found that hen harriers are t… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that cats and kittens brought into the UK under the pet passport scheme do not carry diseases and parasites, including tapeworm and non-UK types of tick.  HL15827

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask Her Majesty's Government what border checks are carried out to ensure that cats and kittens are not smuggled illegally into the UK from EU countries.  HL15828

Lord Collins of Highbury to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Serbia regarding the negative rhetoric against women politicians in that country and the risk of it inciting violence against them.  HL15829

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what was the cost of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology in each of the last five financial years for which data are available.  HL15830

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Royal Commissions have been established since 1989; what was the topic of each; and what recommendations of each they adopted.  HL15831

Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford on 14 May (HL15384), what assessment they have made of the number of people, with or without resistant blood stream infections, who have Carbapenem resistant E. coli-like bacteria present in their bodies; and what (1) proposed, and (2) current, initiative… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hain to ask Her Majesty's Government when they will legislate to provide a pension for severely injured victims of The Troubles in Northern Ireland represented by the Wave Trauma Action Group.  HL15833

Lord Hogan-Howe to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to reports of the actions of Rabia Bibi and the government of Pakistan in arresting a trafficking ring of Pakistani and Chinese nationals, what assessment they have made of the number of cases of faith targeted human trafficking; and what steps they are taking to ensure that this newly vulnerable community is being effective… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential of schemes by pharmaceutical companies to develop recycling and recovery schemes for respiratory inhalers.  HL15835

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the percentage of respiratory inhalers that (1) end up in landfill, and (2) are incinerated.  HL15836

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the use of metred dose inflators containing hydrofluorocarbons in releasing greenhouse gases.  HL15837

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they intend to have, if any, with pharmaceutical companies about how the environmental damage caused by asthma inhalers may be reduced.  HL15838

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the sufficiency of the progress made by NICE on working with clinicians and industry to promote greater use of asthma inhalers with low global warming potential.  HL15839

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proportion of the NHS carbon footprint made by hydrofluorocarbon in metred dose inflators.  HL15840

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any direct, or indirect, trade by UK public bodies with illegal settlements in the West Bank; and whether they will review the adequacy of the advice on the UK Trade and Investment website in that respect.  HL15841

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy towards the use, in all Government departments and services, of goods sourced from illegal settlements in the West Bank; and in particular, how the use of such goods applies to UK missions in Israel and Palestine.  HL15842

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the number of Palestinian children held in Israeli prisons; how many representations they have made to the government of Israel about this being a war crime under Article 147 of the Fourth Geneva Convention; when those representations were made; by whom they were made; and what action they are takin… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Livermore to ask Her Majesty's Government what their latest estimate is of the impact on GDP in each year between 2019 and 2033 of leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement in place.  HL15844

Lord Livermore to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the impact on the level of (1) imports, and (2) exports, with the EU if the UK were to trade on World Trade Organisation terms alone.  HL15845

Lord Livermore to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the impact on UK GDP from (1) leaving the EU's single market, and (2) negotiating a free trade agreement with the United States.  HL15846

Lord Livermore to ask Her Majesty's Government what economic assessment they have made of Honda's decision to close it's Swindon plant in 2021.  HL15847

Lord Livermore to ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the 65 non-EU countries the UK has trade agreements with through membership of the EU have guaranteed that they will roll over those agreements on the same terms after Brexit.  HL15848

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they took into consideration British Steel’s acquisition of Ascoval when reaching their decision on lending to that company.  HL15849

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that mainstream schools are supported and incentivised to be more inclusive towards children with special educational needs and disabilities.  HL15850

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government what formal consultation they have undertaken with councils as part of their Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review to understand the best option for delivering rural connectivity in (1) coastal, (2) largely rural, and (3) mainly rural, areas.  HL15851

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that local health partners are playing an equitable role alongside local government in supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities.  HL15852

Baroness Primarolo to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 16 May (HL15606), whether they will now answer the question put.  HL15853

Lord Shinkwin to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to publish their response to the consultation Ethnicity Pay Reporting, which closed on 11 January.  HL15854

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent escalating diplomatic tensions between the United States and Iran.  HL15855

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to work with UK businesses to address any gaps in the education and training of vocational skills.  HL15856

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Business Confidence Survey 2019, published on 20 May by the European Chamber of Commerce, suggesting an increase in European companies feeling pressured to hand over valuable technology to China in exchange for market access.  HL15857

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any risks to UK data security associated with telecoms equipment provided by Huawei.  HL15858

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made, and intend to make, to the government of Israel about the use of collective punishment against the families of Palestinians who have been accused of violent acts by Israel.  HL15859

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made, and intend to make, to the government of Israel about family members not being permitted to accompany children who are receiving medical treatment outside of Gaza.  HL15860

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Safeguarding Health in Conflict and other international human rights and medical groups, Impunity Remains: 2018 Attacks on Health Care in 23 Countries in Conflict, published in May, that found that the Occupied Palestinian Territories experienced the highest number of attacks of… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East that more than a million people in Gaza may not have enough food in June unless international donors can raise £46 million in funding due to the deficit created by cuts by the government of the United States to Pal… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made, and intend to make, to the government of Israel about the proposed routing of a water pipeline through the West Bank by Mekorot Water, which, if built, may destroy Palestinian agricultural land.  HL15863

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the government of Israel’s decision to deduct $138 million from tax revenue it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority under the Oslo Agreement.  HL15864

Lord Watts to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that the Higher Education Funding Council for England followed the correct procedures when it considered an application from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts for funding in 2016.  HL15865

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 15 May (HL15445), whether the proposed siting of the new Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens would increase the threat level around Parliament compared to its current usage as a park and children's playground.  HL15866

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government what evidence they had of the use of poison gas in Douma on 7 April 2018 prior to the military action carried out by coalition forces.  HL15867