House of Lords Business

Lord Adonis to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce gambling addiction.  HL16729

Lord Adonis to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to banning advertising for gambling.  HL16730

Lord Adonis to ask Her Majesty's Government what analysis they have undertaken of gambling addiction; and where any such analysis is published.  HL16731

Lord Adonis to ask Her Majesty's Government what analysis they have undertaken of the extent and nature of gambling among children and young people; and where any such analysis is published.  HL16732

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health on 14 July 2014 (HC Deb, col 448W), Earl Howe on 3 December 2014 (HL273), Lord O'Shaughnessy on 3 December 2018 (HL11600), and comments by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health on 20 January 2016 (HC Deb, col 623WH), to wh… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health on 14 July 2014 (HC Deb, col 448W), Earl Howe on 3 December 2014 (HL273), and comments by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health on 20 January 2016 (HC Deb, col 623WH), how the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville to ask Her Majesty's Government what mechanisms are, or will be, in place to enforce their proposed new powers for the Small Business Commissioner to tackle late payments through fines, announced on 19 June.  HL16735

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville to ask Her Majesty's Government how companies which are too small to have boards will be held accountable for supply chain payment practices under the proposed new powers for the Small Business Commissioner, announced on 19 June.  HL16736

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 26 June (HL16302), whether they will publish an estimate of the costs of the decision not to electrify the Midland Main Line to Derby, Nottingham and Sheffield; and what is the basis for the estimates of the costs of electrification used in their calculations.  HL16737

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of inter-city trains on the Midland Main Line are more than 30 years old; and what is the cost of converting those trains to full electric operation.  HL16738

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the progress of the programme to ensure that the Navy's fleet of destroyers are fully fit for operations.  HL16739

Lord Framlingham to ask Her Majesty's Government, what steps they are taking to encourage the planting of homegrown stock to address concerns about the importation of tree diseases.  HL16740

Lord Framlingham to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken in the last 12 months to pursue the possibility of a quarantine system for all imported trees.  HL16741

Lord Framlingham to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase public awareness at all points of entry into the UK of the dangers of introducing tree disease on plants of any kind brought into the UK.  HL16742

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to make improvements to (1) the Settle and Carlisle railway line, and (2) rail services between Leeds and Carlisle, in the short, medium or long term, with a view to returning the status of that line to a main line.  HL16743

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to promote the use of reformed Class 43 Mark 3 InterCity 125 sets in order to provide a better service and passenger experience on the Settle and Carlisle railway line and rail services between Leeds and Carlisle; and what consideration they have given to extending Settle and Carlisle rail services into Scotland, the… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 26 June (HL16465), what was the (1) shortest, and (2) longest, time taken by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in 2018 to send a questionnaire to a doctor after having received a request for a driving licence to be reinstated.  HL16745

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 26 June (HL16465), how long, on average, it takes the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) to reach a decision on whether to reinstate a driving licence to someone who had been deemed previously to be medically unfit to drive once it has received the nec… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Howell of Guildford to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the cost of intra-company transfer business visas for staff and their families applying to work in the UK for more than three years; what is the typical cost for an employee, their spouse and two children to apply for such visas; and what representations they have received about the impact of t… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Jolly to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that those who are entitled to claim (1) pension credit, and (2) a TV licence from June 2020, but currently do not, take up those benefits.  HL16748

Baroness Jolly to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to assist those over 75 with long-term complex illnesses such as dementia to pay for a TV licence from June 2020.  HL16749

Baroness Jolly to ask Her Majesty's Government what information and advice they intend to provide to carers who work with people who are over 75 to help them to pay for a TV licence from June 2020.  HL16750

Baroness Jolly to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the change to the TV licence concession for the over-75s from June 2020; how that change will affect the Accommodation for Residential Care (ARC) TV licence; and how they intend to communicate any impact on ARC TV licences to those who live and work in residential care homes.  HL16751

Baroness Jolly to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the change to the TV licence concession for the over-75s from June 2020 on those with sight impairments; and whether such people will have that concession removed after 2020.  HL16752

Baroness Jolly to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide additional support to the court service in order to deal with any increase in cases of non-payment of TV licences by vulnerable defendants over the age of 75 from June 2020.  HL16753

Lord Jopling to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the adequacy of legislation on the use of electric scooters on public highways.  HL16754

Lord Jopling to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the maximum speed of electric scooters on sale in the UK.  HL16755

Lord Jopling to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that the police can enforce the legal speed limits for road users on the users of electric scooters especially those that travel at more than 20 miles per hour.  HL16756

Lord Jopling to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the users of electric scooters on UK roads are covered by insurance, as is required for other motorised vehicle users.  HL16757

The Lord Bishop of Leeds to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the Peace to Prosperity workshop convened by the United States in Bahrain.  HL16758

The Lord Bishop of Leeds to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the continued viability of the two state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.  HL16759

The Lord Bishop of Leeds to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the United States administration about contributing to the Peace to Prosperity Fund proposed by the United States.  HL16760

The Lord Bishop of Leeds to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will now recognise Palestinian statehood, following the launch of the United States' Prosperity to Peace initiative.  HL16761

Baroness Redfern to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of primary schools are engaging with the Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS) programme.  HL16762

Baroness Redfern to ask Her Majesty's Government how many unlicensed scrap metal sites have been closed by local authorities in each of the last five years.  HL16763

Baroness Redfern to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to increase the £5,000 fine for unlicensed scrap metal sites.  HL16764

Baroness Redfern to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of schools rated as good or outstanding which do not provide music education of this standard; and what steps they intend to take to improve the teaching of music in such schools.  HL16765

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government why they have suspended the issuance of new export licences for the sale of arms to Bahrain.  HL16766

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government, following their decision to suspend the issuance of new export licences for the sale of arms to Bahrain, whether they intend to impose a similar moratorium on the technical assistance programme to Bahrain in view of reports of human rights abuses in that country.  HL16767

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for the Middle East on 18 June (HC264373), whether the training provided by the UK to a delegation from the government of Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior on alternative sentencing was delivered as part of their technical assistance programme to that country; and on which dates that… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to making full use of the capabilities of blockchain-based smart contracts to protect the supply chain and ensure that major international aid and development projects are fully transparent, and that funding is secure.  HL16769

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to help fund the further assessment and development of blockchain technologies for major infrastructure and international development projects, and (2) to ensure that the UK remains a centre of excellence and is a preferred jurisdiction for such contracts.  HL16770

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to support UK companies that are developing blockchain technology for the delivery of major international development contracts.  HL16771

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to use blockchain-based smart-contracts to ensure that small and medium sized enterprises are protected from late payment by larger companies in the supply chain.  HL16772

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Goldie on 27 June, what repercussions the UK has indicated to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia would follow should international judicial norms not be followed in all matters relating to the death of Jamal Khashoggi.  HL16773