House of Lords Business

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure adequate and sustainable funding to prevent homelessness in the long term.  HL16895

Lord Bradley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners were eligible for Home Detention Curfew in each of the last five years.  HL16896

Lord Bradley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners were (1) granted, and (2) refused, Home Detention Curfew in each of the last five years.  HL16897

Lord Bradley to ask Her Majesty's Government on what grounds each Home Detention Curfew application was refused in each of the last five years.  HL16898

Lord Bradley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners subject to Home Detention Curfews were released before their Home Detention Curfew Eligibility Date in each of the last five years.  HL16899

Lord Bradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total payment made by NHS England to private providers of mental health services.  HL16900

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock 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.  HL16901

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide additional support to Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal 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.  HL16902

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any estimate of the number of prosecutions of people over the age of 75 that may arise from non-payment of TV licences from June 2020.  HL16903

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to ensure that people over the age of 75 who cannot afford to pay for a TV licence from June 2020 will be able (1) to access content, and (2) to be kept informed of current affairs, to support their continued democratic engagement.  HL16904

Lord German to ask Her Majesty's Government how many apprenticeships Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service has made available to staff since 2017.  HL16905

Lord German to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to expand the number of staff apprenticeships offered by Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service.  HL16906

Lord German to ask Her Majesty's Government whether Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service is on target to deliver its share of the 30,000 apprenticeships by 2020, as part of the Civil Service Apprenticeship Scheme.  HL16907

Lord German to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the completion rate for individuals undertaking a staff apprenticeship delivered by Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service.  HL16908

Lord Hain to ask Her Majesty's Government how many consultancy contracts they have with Bain & Company, broken down by each government department.  HL16909

Lord Hain to ask Her Majesty's Government whether any government department has used Bain & Company for any consultancy or advisory work since 2010.  HL16910

Lord Hain to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration, if any, they have given to the probity and quality of Bain & Company's consultancy work for the South African Revenue Service in regard to any work by that consultancy for government departments.  HL16911

Lord Hain to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to instruct Her Majesty's High Commissioner to South Africa to compile a report to the Prime Minister on the probity and quality of Bain & Company’s consultancy work for the South African Revenue Service; and if so, whether they will place a copy of any such report in the Library of the House of Lords.  HL16912

Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty's Government when the report of the Northern Ireland Renewable Heat Incentive Inquiry will be published.  HL16913

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Buscombe on 25 June (HL Deb, col 1004), what sources they used to inform their statements that the UK (1) delivers the fourth most generous level of welfare support in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), (2) spends more on family benefits than any other co… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the assistance that seasonal farm workers from the Ukraine could provide in meeting the UK’s agricultural requirements; and what barriers, if any, there are to their entry.  HL16915

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they take when a local authority does not perform roadside litter collection responsibly; and whether any action has been taken against a local authority since January 2018.  HL16916

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to transfer maintenance and litter collection on all-purpose trunk roads to the Highways Agency.  HL16917

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision by Highways England not to impose financial penalties on Connect Plus M25 Ltd for failing to meet contractual maintenance standards in the four-year period to June 2018.  HL16918

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what sanctions have been applied to service providers by Highways England for failure to collect litter in 2018.  HL16919

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what statistics they have on accidents caused by litter or debris on roads in the UK.  HL16920

Lord Rogan to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to accept the Migration Advisory Committee's recommendation to add veterinarians to the Shortage Occupation List; and if not, why not.  HL16921

Lord Rogan to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to add veterinarians to the Shortage Occupation List in sufficient time for them to be trained and ready to deploy in advance of a no-deal Brexit.  HL16922

Lord Rogan to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans are in place to guarantee access to sufficient numbers of Official Veterinarians from outside the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit.  HL16923

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the social media application TikTok and the safeguarding implications for young people of its use.  HL16924

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase growth in the UK housing market after Brexit.  HL16925

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that adequate warehouse space is available in order to stockpile medicines, if required, in the event of a no-deal Brexit.  HL16926

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the market power held by online platforms on competition in the advertising sector.  HL16927

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to regulate fast-food advertisements.  HL16928

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to re-train low-skilled workers to help them gain employment in the technology sector.  HL16929

Lord Tebbit to ask Her Majesty's Government whether it is their policy that Her Majesty's Armed Forces should be comprised of equal numbers of men and women.  HL16930

Lord Willis of Knaresborough to ask Her Majesty's Government by what process, during the current development of policy options for Academic Health Science Centres (AHSC), potential new AHSCs can be considered in areas of England currently unrepresented by existing AHSCs.  HL16931

Lord Willis of Knaresborough to ask Her Majesty's Government what the future relationship will be between Academic Health Science Networks, Academic Health Science Centres and Academic Research Collaborations with regard to the future applied health science ecosystem.  HL16932

Lord Willis of Knaresborough to ask Her Majesty's Government what governance arrangements they have proposed for the newly designated Academic Research Collaborations.  HL16933

Lord Willis of Knaresborough to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the innovations arising from the current phase of Academic Health Science Centres are being made available to patients throughout the NHS.  HL16934