House of Lords Business

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the new aviation strategy will include a policy on the scale of safeguarded land for English airports.  HL17239

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their role in assessing the scale of safeguarded land to allow for the future expansion at English airports.  HL17240

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the scale of safeguarded land at (1) Heathrow, (2) Gatwick, (3) Stansted, (4) Luton, (5) Southend, (6) Birmingham, (6) Manchester, (7) Bristol, and (8) Newcastle, airports.  HL17241

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy on the expansion of airports in view of their commitment to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050; and what changes will be needed to surface and air traffic to achieve that target.  HL17242

Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to mandating the display of food hygiene ratings on online food delivery services.  HL17243

Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the use of plastic by businesses in the tourism industry.  HL17244

Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, in partnership with relevant businesses, to reduce the use of plastic bottles by tourists.  HL17245

Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to introduce free drinking water fountains at (1) airports, (2) railway and bus stations, and (3) major tourist attractions.  HL17246

Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty's Government what recent steps they have taken to address the decline in inbound tourists' spending in 2018.  HL17247

Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty's Government what recent steps they have taken to improve the tourism and hospitality industry's productivity.  HL17248

Lord Grocott to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie (HL16983), whether they will include the list of Trade Envoys and appointment dates in the text of the Written Answer for inclusion in Hansard.  HL17249

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to review their policies to address poverty, and (2) to ensure sufficient services for and assistance to those at risk of destitution.  HL17250

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that Universal Credit payments begin within a week of a person registering for that benefit.  HL17251

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to increase family benefits and tax credits in line with the cost of living; and if so, when.  HL17252

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to establish a national fuel fund to support those unable to meet gas and electricity bills.  HL17253

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the number of people who need to use food banks.  HL17254

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK has ratified the Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking in Human Organs; and if not, when they expect this will happen.  HL17255

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any risk posed by drilling near the contaminated land site at Newyears Green Bourne, including any associated risks such as the potential closure of the Blackford pumping station.  HL17256

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government what risk management measures have been put in place to control the spread of contaminants into the mid-Chiltern aquifer since 2011.  HL17257

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for the Ickenham water pumping station to be reopened.  HL17258

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the construction of HS2 is likely to require drilling near, or in, the outer remediation and monitoring zone of the contaminated land site at Newyears Green Bourne.  HL17259

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations the Home Office has received from local authorities about (1) the need for nationality advice for children in local authority care, and (2) problems in identifying children in local authority care and care leavers who need to use the EU Settlement Scheme.  HL17260

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) looked after children, and (2) care leavers, who are from the European Economic Area or Switzerland are currently supported in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland, and (d) Northern Ireland.  HL17261

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) looked after children, and (2) care leavers, who are from the European Economic Area or Switzerland are currently supported in England, broken down by region.  HL17262

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the new burdens assessment produced in relation to the need for local authorities to identify and support eligible children in care from the European Economic Area and their family members to regularise their immigration status through the EU Settlement Scheme.  HL17263

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend (1) to monitor, and (2) to ensure that (a) looked after children, and (b) care leavers, applying through the EU Settlement Scheme are getting the correct status, in particular that they are not assigned pre-settled status because they lack the necessary documents.  HL17264

Lord Luce to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy on resolving the crisis in Libya; and what assessment they have made of whether that policy is consistent with the EU's approach towards that country.  HL17265

Lord Luce to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Egypt concerning access to medical services in prison for Dr Aboul Fotouh and other political prisoners.  HL17266

Lord Luce to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in deciding what number of occupational health staff are needed by the NHS in England to implement their proposals to facilitate the retention or return to work of those employees with long-term health conditions.  HL17267

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that Iran intends to use its “committed forces” to respond to the seizure of the Iranian tanker Grace 1 by the Royal Navy near Gibraltar on 4 July.  HL17268

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 19 June (HL16113), what discussions they have had with the Financial Conduct Authority about the case for that body to conduct an investigation into its decision to authorise Lendy when it had concerns about that firm’s compliance with minimum regulatory standards and the adequac… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank to ask Her Majesty's Government when the grant-in-aid in support of English Heritage, as set out in the consultation document published by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport English Heritage New Model on 6 December 2013, is due to expire; what share of the £80 million has been spent so far; and how much of that has been spent… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Rosser to ask Her Majesty's Government what role they have in the decision making process for determining which of the proposed routes for the new Oxford to Cambridge Arc railway line should be the final route; and whether they will have a role in determining if the final route will pass through the Wimpole Hall Estate.  HL17271

Lord Shipley to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to preventing the demolition of the Doxford Gate, Pallion Quay, at Sunderland and preserving it as a monument to Sunderland's ship building heritage.  HL17272

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps have been taken to regulate AI technology which can be implanted within the human body.  HL17273

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to address any economic downturn that may be caused by a no-deal Brexit.  HL17274

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of the UK in the EU’s investigation into possible data misuse by Amazon.  HL17275

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the European Commission's position on renegotiating the Irish backstop.  HL17276

Lord Tebbit to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the legal provisions governing the balance between (1) the freedom of passage along public highways, and (2) the right to hold public demonstrations on public highways.  HL17277