House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the Nigerian Armed Forces opened fire on peaceful protesters in Lagos; and what discussions they have had with the government of Nigeria about referring CCTV footage of those events to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights for independent verification.  HL9499

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the killing of six children in an attack on a school in Kumba, Cameroon on 24 October; and what representations they intend to make to the government of Cameroon about (1) the provision of protection for schools, (2) the declaration of a ceasefire, and (3) the case for formal negotiations to… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government whether hospitals in England used the triage tool to assess whether to admit elderly patients to intensive care between March and August; if so, whether age was the only criteria used to make such assessments; what assessment they have made of the impact of that system on the provision of care to all those that needed it; and… 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 the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic about the progress it has made in investigating alleged violations of international law in Syria, and in particular, the alleged use of white phosphorus by Turkey in Northern Syria; and what assessment they h… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to appoint a UK Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion of Belief, following the resignation Rehman Chishti MP on 14 September.  HL9503

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan to mark International Freedom of Religion or Belief Day on 27 October.  HL9504

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Chief Inspector of Prisons Report on an unannounced inspection of the detention of migrants arriving in Dover in small boats, published on 23 October; and what steps they intend to take to address the key concerns expressed in that report.  HL9505

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of their decision to conduct a one-year spending review on investment in maritime decarbonisation.  HL9506

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the decision to pause the development of HS2 Phase 2B East and to reduce the maximum number of trains on Phase 1 from a planned 18 to 10, what plans they have to review (1) the design of the approaches to Euston station, and (2) the option of terminating all 10 HS2 services at the Old Oak Common station.  HL9507

Lord Boateng to ask Her Majesty's Government when the British High Commissioner to the Cameroon last visited Kumba in the Southwest Region of that Country; what plans there are for another visit in order to assess the human rights situation following the attack on primary school children at a school in that city; and what steps they intend to take to restart the peace process in t… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the progress of securing a lasting settlement of the Cyprus issue.  HL9509

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Cyprus on the long-term future of Cyprus.  HL9510

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the time taken to process tests for COVID-19.  HL9511

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask Her Majesty's Government how many COVID-19 tests were processed on each day between 7 and 14 October; and how long did it take to notify individuals of the results of those tests.  HL9512

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask Her Majesty's Government how many fixed penalty notices were issued for failure to self-isolate between 28 September and 14 October.  HL9513

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to ask Her Majesty's Government which individuals, in addition to police officers, have been given authority to issue fixed penalty notices for failure to self isolate for COVID-19.  HL9514

Baroness Boycott to ask Her Majesty's Government what scrutiny mechanisms they plan to propose to Parliament for the scrutiny of COP26 sponsorship agreements.  HL9515

Baroness Boycott to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to limit sponsorship for COP26 (1) to companies which have a plan to half their emissions by 2030, and (2) to companies that have disclosed plans that are aligned with the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees.  HL9516

Baroness Boycott to ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding they expect to raise from sponsorship for COP26; and whether they will provide a breakdown of that funding.  HL9517

Baroness Boycott to ask Her Majesty's Government what budget has been set for the UK to host COP26.  HL9518

Baroness Boycott to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for a public engagement strategy for COP26, following the report by Bright Blue, Going Greener? Public Attitudes to Net Zero, published 12 October, which stated that 58 per cent of people asked did not think that the UK would reach net zero by 2050.  HL9519

Baroness Boycott to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan (1) to publish the historic and current emissions of any COP26 sponsors, or (2) to place a requirement on potential sponsors to publish their historic and current emissions.  HL9520

Lord Broers to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have requested that the Competition and Markets Authority investigate the potential purchase of ARM by Nvidia; and if not, what plans they have to do so.  HL9521

Baroness Clark of Kilwinning to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to give humanist marriages legal recognition in England and Wales.  HL9522

Baroness Eaton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the well-being benefits of small scale community housing, including almshouses.  HL9523

Baroness Eaton to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to protect and promote small-scale community housing models, such as almshouses, as part of their reforms of the planning system.  HL9524

Baroness Eaton to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to enable small-scale housing models, such as almshouses, to benefit from affordable housing levies, including section 106 agreements.  HL9525

Lord Farmer to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current level of intergenerational transmission of criminal offending, broken down by gender.  HL9526

Lord Farmer to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average distance from home that (1) adult prisoners, (2) imprisoned young offenders, and (3) imprisoned juvenile and child prisoners were held each year since 2009, broken down by gender.  HL9527

Lord Farmer to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people in prison have experienced (1) emotional, (2) physical, and (3) sexual abuse, broken down by gender.  HL9528

Lord Farmer to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the reoffending rates for prisoners who receive visits from family members, broken down by gender.  HL9529

Lord Farmer to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people currently in prison spent time in care as children, broken down by gender.  HL9530

Lord Farmer to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people in prison have dependent children with whom they were living prior to sentencing, broken down by gender.  HL9531

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to respond to the Questions for Written Answer tabled by Lord Forsyth of Drumlean on (1) 14 September (HL8056), and (2) 30 September (HL8627 and HL8626).  HL9532

Baroness Goudie to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to stop working with (1) Boston Consulting Group, and (2) other management consultancy firms which regularly advise the fossil fuel industry.  HL9533

Lord Green of Deddington to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 17 September (HL7646), what are their (1) ‘central’, and (2) ‘high’, range estimates for the number of people with British National (Overseas) status who will arrive in the UK (a) in the first year, and (b) over five years, of the new immigration route.  HL9534

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel for the release on medical and compassionate grounds of Maher al-Akhras.  HL9535

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to make representations to the government of Turkey to restore the supply from Alouk water station on a permanent basis; and what plans they have to seek the support of other countries on this matter.  HL9536

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review (1) al-Hol camp, and (2) other displaced persons camps in north-east Syria and Iraq, with regard to (a) the work of government authorities, (b) the work of the UN and other voluntary agencies, (c) the return home of displaced persons, (d) the resettlement elsewhere of displaced persons, and (e) the most eff… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings of the report by the CPRE State of Brownfield Report 2020, published in October 2020.  HL9538

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the School of Advanced Study’s proposals to close the Institute of Commonwealth Studies and the Institute of Latin American Studies (1) for the Commonwealth community, and (2) for the UK’s post-Brexit relations with Latin America; what representations they are making to the School of Ad… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Kilclooney to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of changes to the sale of Northern Ireland dairy milk products in (1) Great Britain, (2) the EU, (3) nations with which the UK has a trade agreement, and (4) nations with which the EU but not the UK has a trade agreement, that will take effect after 31 December.  HL9540

Lord Knight of Weymouth to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the ideal age range to begin financial education in schools; and what plans they have to support the delivery of financial education to primary children.  HL9541

Lord Knight of Weymouth to ask Her Majesty's Government, what assessment they have made of the importance of financial education at primary level in the light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on household finances; and what plans they have to provide additional support to schools to offer high-quality financial education.  HL9542

Lord Knight of Weymouth to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to integrate financial education and money management skills more widely into the national primary curriculum.  HL9543

Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the threat of terrorism as a result of Islamist extremism in Ghana; and what support they intend to offer to the government of Ghana to counter that threat.  HL9544

Lord Lilley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 6 October (HL8378), what reasons they have for assuming that the set of residuals is stationary.  HL9545

Lord Lilley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 6 October (HL8377), whether they will place a copy of a quantile-quantile plot of a GEV distribution against the distribution of June maximum temperatures at Verkhoyansk during 1926–2020, that includes data from 2020 in particular, in the Library of the House.  HL9546

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the outcome of the Coercive or Controlling Behaviour Offence—Review of Effectiveness before the Second Reading of the Domestic Abuse Bill; and if not, when they plan to publish it.  HL9547

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the intended educational outcomes for the pupils of the sexual aspects to be included in relationships education in primary schools; whether parents have the right to withdraw their children from any such classes; and what discretion head teachers have about permitting the teaching of relationships education.  HL9… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether there is any increased risk of primary school-aged children being targeted for child abuse as the outcome of discussions outside of the classroom about sexual behaviour arising from relationship education being taught in primary schools.  HL9549

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they formally congratulated Ersin Tatar on his recent election as President of Northern Cyprus; if so, when; and whether the UK High Commissioner treats the governments of the Republic of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus equally diplomatically.  HL9550

Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the appointment of Ibrahim Mounir to the role of Acting General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood; and what assessment they have made of any threat posed by his presence (1) to national security, and (2) to their international relations.  HL9551

Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to use the Regulated Asset Base model for the financing of the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power station; and what assessment they have made of the impact of those plans on total Government borrowing.  HL9552

Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to take a direct financial stake in the Sizewell C nuclear power project; and if so, whether any decision to do so would need to occur after the conclusion of the planning process.  HL9553

Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential for delay in the consideration of the planning application for the Sizewell C nuclear power project as a result of changes made to submitted proposals by EDF Energy.  HL9554

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government how many pre-pack administrations were referred to the Pre Pack Pool in each week since May.  HL9555

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will list all the meetings or communications that have taken place between the Insolvency Service and the Pre Pack Pool.  HL9556

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government what were the results of the survey they published in September on extending the scope and powers of the Prompt Payment Code.  HL9557

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to review the operation of the Pubs Code, (2) to publish a report of the findings of that review, and (3) lay a copy of that report before Parliament, as required by section 46 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015.  HL9558

Baroness Morgan of Cotes to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to announce the initial funding allocations to be made from the previously announced Youth Investment Fund.  HL9559

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government how many tests were undertaken by UK Anti-Doping in the UK during the periods (1) January to March 2019, (2) April to June 2019, (3) July to September 2019, (4) October to December 2019, (5) January to March, (6) April to June, and (7) July to September.  HL9560

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) blood samples, and (2) urine samples have been collected by UK Anti-Doping in the UK each month since March, in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland, and (d) Wales.  HL9561

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government whether a claim by athletes at a testing location that someone in their household is self-isolating, quarantining or shielding provides sufficient grounds for UK Anti-Doping not to continue with testing; and how many cases in each of these categories have been noted by UK Anti-Doping since the restrictions arising from COVID-19 were im… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the ending of the statute on limitations this year for testing samples collected at the London Olympic Games in 2012, (1) how many anti-doping violations were found from retested samples collected in London; (2) what percentage of the urine samples collected at the London Olympic Games were re-analysed; and (3) which Olympic… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government whether UK Anti-Doping has refused requests to share information or samples with any national anti-doping agency or international federation seeking to access samples for analysis relating to any British Olympic athletes since 2012.  HL9564

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government whether UK Anti-Doping has ever refused to provide samples requested by (1) the World Anti-Doping Agency, or (2) the United States Anti-Doping Agency, from British athletes whose training was overseen at any time by Alberto Salazar or his colleagues at the Nike Oregon Project.  HL9565

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps (1) they, or (2) the Financial Conduct Authority, have taken to ensure that the pricing of funds managed by H20 Asset Management is based on fair valuation of portfolio investments.  HL9566

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish their response to the European Commission’s review of the Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive, and in particular the question on the delegation of portfolio management by funds in the EU to entities based in third countries.  HL9567

The Lord Bishop of Oxford to ask Her Majesty's Government how they are (1) monitoring, and (2) enforcing, the requirement to provide all workers and contractors in the gig economy with a written statement of their core terms of employment.  HL9568

The Lord Bishop of Oxford to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the impact, and (2) the effectiveness, of requiring employers in the gig economy to provide workers and contractors with a written statement of their core terms of employment.  HL9569

The Lord Bishop of Oxford to ask Her Majesty's Government how many companies have been subject to sanctions or enforcement action for failing to provide workers and contractors in the gig economy with a written statement of their core terms of employment in (1) 2019, and (2) 2020.  HL9570

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to support the voluntary and community sector during the COVID-19 pandemic.  HL9571

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address loneliness this winter.  HL9572

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support tourism businesses that are unable to trade due to COVID-19 restrictions.  HL9573

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to close the digital divide.  HL9574

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are on track to meet their target of full-fibre, gigabit-capable broadband by 2025.  HL9575

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the removal of the TV licence concession for the over-75s on their loneliness strategy.  HL9576

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they have in place with the government of Algeria to address any issues with asylum seekers from either the UK or Algeria.  HL9577

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what assessment has been made of the continued application of the catering subsidy for food and drink purchased by members of the House of Lords; and what plans there are, if any, to discontinue the application of that subsidy for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.  HL9578

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent of food price rises in the event of the UK and the EU not agreeing a deal on their future relationship; and what plans they have, if any, to increase pensions and other benefits to help people to cover these costs.  HL9579

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of influence that the UK electorate will have over new trade deals.  HL9580

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government on what basis they are able to refuse consent for Scotland and Wales to hold referendums.  HL9581

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the validity of footage showing Azerbaijan Military personnel executing two Armenian prisoners of war; and whether this constitutes a violation of the Geneva Convention.  HL9582

Lord Smith of Finsbury to ask Her Majesty's Government why they are seeking to add trade mark and patent attorneys to the list of legal professions excluded from automatic recognition of professional qualifications in Clauses 22–27 of the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill.  HL9583

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide laptops to schools in deprived areas.  HL9584

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase BAME representation on apprenticeship schemes.  HL9585

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Skills for Care The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England, published in October; and what steps they are taking to fill social care job vacancies.  HL9586

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Higher Education Policy Institute Demand for Higher Education to 2035, published on 22 October; and what steps they are taking to increase higher education capacity in England.  HL9587

Baroness Thornhill to ask Her Majesty's Government how they monitor progress in implementing the recommendations of the final report of the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act 1983 Modernising the Mental Health Act: increasing choice, reducing compulsion, published on 6 December 2018; and what plans they have to report to Parliament on progress made.  HL9588

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the letter by the Secretary of State for Education to university vice-chancellors about the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism, what steps they are taking to ensure that freedom of speech is safeguarded in educational institutions.  HL9589

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about that government's decision not to be party to the Convention on Cluster Munitions.  HL9590

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the visit by Heads of Mission and representatives of countries, including the UK, to Umm al-Kheir and Khirbet al-Majaz on 19 October, what steps they are taking to prevent the future (1) eviction of Palestinians from, and (2) demolitions of civilian structures in, the South Hebron Hills area of the West Bank.  HL9591

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to reports that school children in Palestine have been subjected to violence by the Israel Defence Force and Israeli settlers, what steps they plan to take to protect the rights of such children under Article 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  HL9592

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about the restrictions which prevent nurses who live in Gaza from being able to reach Makassed Hospital where they work.  HL9593

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the breast cancer appeal by Medical Aid for Palestinians, what steps they are taking to support women in Gaza with breast cancer to get treatment.  HL9594

Lord Tyler to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bethell on 26 October (HL8435), why the need to act with “extreme urgency” did not lead them to award a personal protective equipment (PPE) contract directly to the Chinese PPE manufacturers instead of to a company with no experience of an import on this scale, substantial losses in its most recently… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Walney to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, what plans they have to re-assess official predictions of (1) medium, and (2) long term passenger growth in (a) international flights, (b) domestic flights, (c) long distance rail travel, and (d) motorway usage.  HL9596

Lord Walney to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the assumptions about passenger growth contained in the HS2 Phase One full business case, published on 15 April, remain accurate following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; and what plans they have to revise this business case.  HL9597

Lord Walney to ask Her Majesty's Government what is (1) the total number, and (2) the percentage, of NHS COVID-19 tests that have recorded (a) positive, (b) negative, and (c) inconclusive, results for England; and how do such figures compare with (i) Northern Ireland, (ii) Wales, and (iii) Scotland.  HL9598

Lord Walney to ask Her Majesty's Government what is (1) the total number, and (2) the percentage, of NHS COVID-19 tests that have recorded (a) positive, (b) negative, and (c) inconclusive, results for each region of England.  HL9599

Lord Walney to ask Her Majesty's Government what is (1) the total number, and (2) the percentage, of NHS COVID-19 tests that have recorded (a) positive, (b) negative, and (c) inconclusive, results for each local authority area in England.  HL9600

Lord Walney to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of the proportion of people who have had COVID-19 who have presented with (1) a cough, (2) a temperature, (3) a loss of taste, (4) any such symptoms, and (5) no symptoms.  HL9601

Lord Wasserman to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the national roll-out of the National Law Enforcement Data Programme (1) to begin, and (2) to be completed.  HL9602

Lord Wasserman to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their current estimate of the total cost of (1) designing, (2) building, and (3) rolling out, the National Law Enforcement Data Programme.  HL9603

Lord Wasserman to ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements are in place to ensure that Police and Crime Commissioners are fully consulted at all stages in the design, build and roll out of the National Law Enforcement Data Programme.  HL9604

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government how many National Tutoring Programme Academic Mentors they estimate will be working in schools from 2 November.  HL9605

Lord Willis of Knaresborough to ask Her Majesty's Government whether Spanish au pairs will (1) be covered by UK–Spain reciprocal healthcare arrangements after 1 January 2021, or (2) require separate health insurance to work in the UK.  HL9606