House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UN Human Rights Council Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi, published in September, suggesting that Burundi is at risk of a genocide; what assessment they have made of whether the risk factors as outlined in that Report match the criteria identified by the Genocide Prevention… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government when Freedom of Information Request 0510–19 to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office was submitted; what has caused the delay in responding to it; and whether the new deadline of 16 September was met.  HL17786

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government how many heart operations they estimate will be cancelled by the NHS in the event of a no-deal Brexit due to a lack of availability of bio-aortic root replacement imports from Italy.  HL17787

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government what alternative bio-aortic root replacement supply lines have been developed in the event of a no-deal Brexit interrupting imports from Italy.  HL17788

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to guarantee a continuous supply of insulin for those with type 1 diabetes in the event of a no-deal Brexit.  HL17789

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government whether their criteria for the introduction of Smart Motorways on (1) journey time reduction, (2) number of accidents, (3) reduction in emissions, and (4) compliance rate with indicated speed limits, have been achieved on the M42.  HL17790

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government how many trains operated by East Coast Main Line were reported as being “full and standing” over the weekend of 16–18 August; and when they expect to allocate enough rolling stock to their appointed train service operator to overcome overcrowding on the line.  HL17791

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they plan to take following the power surge on Thameslink Class 700 trains which caused delays to the Govia Thameslink Railway service; whether, during procurement of those trains, the question of power surges was mentioned in the specification of these trains; and if so, whether such problems were anticipated.  HL17792

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on greenhouse gas emissions of their decision that East Midlands Trains should order 165 new bi-mode vehicles to fulfil their franchise commitment as compared with an all-electric fleet using renewable energy.  HL17793

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to cease ordering bi-mode rolling stock in order to contribute to the Railway Industry Task Force’s aim to secure an 80 to 100 per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2040; and if not, why not.  HL17794

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government how much bi-mode trains cost to (1) order, and (2) run, compared to electric trains for InterCity services.  HL17795

Lord Farmer to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the cost of evaluating the Troubled Families Programme for their (1) National evaluation of the Troubled Families Programme 2015 to 2020: early findings, published in April 2017; (2) National evaluation of the Troubled Families Programme 2015 to 2020: emerging findings, published in December 2017; (3) Natio… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of privileged access management in protecting the cyber security of (1) government departments, and (2) critical national infrastructure.  HL17797

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that best practice in evaluating the cyber security of supply chains is being shared across government departments.  HL17798

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many cyber attacks against government departments have involved the misuse of privileged access credentials.  HL17799

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government how long, on average, it takes for an application by an institution for registration with the Office for Students to be processed; and what has been (1) the longest, and (2) the shortest, time taken for such an application, broken down by institution type.  HL17800

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the figures published by the National Deaf Children’s Society which indicate that the number of specialist teachers for deaf children has fallen by 15 per cent since 2011.  HL17801

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they will take to increase the employment of specialist teachers for deaf children by local authorities and schools.  HL17802

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the research published by the National Deaf Children’s Society in August on GCSE outcomes which indicated that deaf children fall a grade behind hearing classmates at GCSE.  HL17803

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce a bursary scheme for trainee teachers for deaf children.  HL17804

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish figures for student nurse intakes in Northamptonshire for every year since 2010.  HL17805

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take following the decision of the Israel Electric Corporation to cut off electricity supplies to villages in the Palestinian West Bank.  HL17806

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they intend to make to the government of Israel about the situation of stateless female cancer patients in Gaza who require specialist treatment in Israel.  HL17807

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people: Developments in the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, published on 10 September, in particular its conclusion that the Palestinian economy is at risk of collapse as a resu… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the government of Lebanon’s efforts to restrict undocumented foreign labour, and of the impact of such restriction on unemployment among Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.  HL17809

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the announcement by the UN that the composition of the constitutional committee on Syria has been agreed, what plans they have to call for the inclusion of one or more representatives of the populace living in North-East Syria on that committee.  HL17810

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what support they (1) currently, and (2) intend to, provide to refugees in Greece; and what assessment they have made of the impact that (a) their, and (b) EU, aid is having, in particular in camps on the islands and mainland.  HL17811

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government what major air pollution events occurred in the UK between 1 January 2017 and 1 September 2019; on which dates such events occurred; and on which dates they issued related media notifications.  HL17812

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government on which dates between 1 January 2017 and 1 September 2019  the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs convened the multi-agency response group to deal with air pollution events.  HL17813

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that every household that wishes to sign up for a Smart Export Guarantee from an energy company will be able to obtain a suitable smart meter from the day they start any such arrangement; and what consequences would result from being unable to obtain such a smart meter.  HL17814

Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the protests and mass demonstrations in West Papua since 15 August.  HL17815

Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of human rights violations by Indonesian security forces in West Papua since 15 August.  HL17816

Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Indonesia about reports of human rights violations in West Papua.  HL17817

Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have held with members of the Pacific Islands Forum about the situation in West Papua.  HL17818

Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to raise the current situation in West Papua at the United Nations; and if so, when.  HL17819

Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to make posthumous pardons available under the Policing and Crime Act 2017 to armed forces personnel convicted of sexual offences that have now been abolished.  HL17820

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that social security mitigations in Northern Ireland will continue after March 2020 in the absence of an Executive.  HL17821

The Earl of Listowel to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to mitigate the impact of any rise in the cost of food staples as a result a no-deal Brexit on low income families.  HL17822

The Earl of Listowel to ask Her Majesty's Government what funds they have set aside for community projects supporting low income families with food staples, following a no-deal Brexit.  HL17823

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they took steps, in the light of the collapse of Monarch Airlines and the expenditure of public funds in repatriating travellers, to ensure that public funds will not be irrecoverably spent in repatriating customers of Thomas Cook; and if so, what steps.  HL17824

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the British Business Bank independently vets every loan it makes through peer-to-peer lending platforms and similar agencies or relies on such platforms for conducting due diligence.  HL17825

Baroness Pinnock to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have analysed the value and effectiveness of early intervention approaches in children’s social care; and if so, what actions they have taken as a result.  HL17826

Baroness Pinnock to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have considered the causes of the increase in demand for children’s social care services; and if so, what actions they have taken as a result.  HL17827

Baroness Pinnock to ask Her Majesty's Government whether children’s social care services delivered and commissioned by local authorities will benefit from additional funding as a result of the Spending Review announcement.  HL17828

Baroness Pinnock to ask Her Majesty's Government what decisions they have made regarding the replacement of EU grant schemes under the EU Social Fund if the UK leaves the EU in 2019.  HL17829

Baroness Pinnock to ask Her Majesty's Government whether any decisions regarding the quantum and allocation of replacement EU grant funding under the Shared Prosperity Fund will be announced in time for charities and voluntary organisations to continue with existing programmes of work after 2020 when existing grant funding ends.  HL17830

Baroness Quin to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 4 July (HL16607), whether they will now answer the question put, namely what recent considerations they have given to making it a requirement that all new homes be fitted with solar panels.  HL17831

Baroness Quin to ask Her Majesty's Government when they last met the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders to discuss the effects of a no-deal Brexit; and what was the outcome of those discussions.  HL17832

Lord Rogan to ask Her Majesty's Government what alternative arrangements they anticipate will be acceptable to the EU to replace the backstop in the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, published on 14 November 2018.  HL17833

Lord Rogan to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans are in place to protect the Northern Ireland agricultural sector in the event of a no-deal Brexit.  HL17834

Lord Rooker to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will name the four local authorities referred to in paragraph 20 of the Yellowhammer section of the Government Response to the Humble Address Motion submitted under Standing Order No. 24 on 9 September 2019 (CP144) and publish the status of the priority concerns as of mid-August.  HL17835

Lord Rooker to ask Her Majesty's Government how many submissions were received to the Proposal to add folic acid to flour consultation document by the closing date; and when they expect to publish a response.  HL17836

Lord Rooker to ask Her Majesty's Government what preparations have been made to provide military assistance to the civil authorities in advance of 31 October.  HL17837

Lord Rooker to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to require food establishments in England to display the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme information that they are supplied with by local authorities.  HL17838

Lord Rooker to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made with discussions about the UK remaining an active member of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed operated by the EU.  HL17839

Lord Rooker to ask Her Majesty's Government how many food establishments there are in England; and of those, how many have not been inspected by the relevant local authority on the latest date for which figures are available.  HL17840

Lord Steel of Aikwood to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the budget preparing for a no-deal Brexit has been spent on advertisements (1) in newspapers, (2) on radio and television, and (3) on social media.  HL17841

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to conduct an inquiry into standards of care in private mental health units.  HL17842

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of climate change on North Sea cod losing sustainability status.  HL17843

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish guidance about how people can reduce their carbon emissions.  HL17844

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the outbreak of disease with Ebola-like symptoms in Tanzania.  HL17845

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of appeals against Personal Independence Payment decisions by claimants before tribunals have been successful during the last quarter for which figures are available.  HL17846

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of appeals against Disability Living Allowance decisions by claimants before tribunals have been successful during the last quarter for which figures are available.  HL17847

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average length of time between the receipt of Ministry of Defence tender submissions and contract awards made in the (1) 2009/10, (2) 2014/5, and (3) 2018/19, financial years.  HL17848

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Ministry of Defence invitations to tender ended in a failure to award any contract in the (1) 2009/10, (2) 2014/15, and (3) 2018/19, financial years.  HL17849

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government whether a service and support contract is in place to support the 30mm guns on naval ships.  HL17850

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government which company produces spares and provides necessary design modifications for in-service 30mm guns on naval ships.  HL17851

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government which company supplies 30mm guns on the two aircraft carriers and Type 26 frigates.  HL17852