House of Lords Business

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have held any meetings with representatives of Cuadrilla in 2017; and if so, which minister or ministers met with those representatives, when those meetings took place, what was discussed, and whether any assurances were given to that company.  HL140

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask Her Majesty's Government when they last had discussions with representatives from farming organisations to discuss the shape of future farm support.  HL157

Baroness Parminter to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 12 April (HL6565) concerning future policy and support for farming, how they plan to consult and work closely with the public.  HL120

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel regarding disruptions and dangers experienced by school children at the hands of Israeli settlers and armed forces.  HL136

Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made in ensuring that those going through Initial Teacher Training have received adequate training on dealing with pupils with Special Educational Needs.  HL156

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress is being made in enabling the safe return of Yazidis and Christians to their villages and homes in Iraq's Nineveh Plains and providing for their future security.  HL130

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that North Korea was behind the recent cyber attack on NHS computer systems.  HL131

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether HS2, or East West Rail, will pay for the bridge and associated works needed for those two lines to cross each other.  HL117

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what clearance to structure gauge of classic lines has been allowed for HS2 bridges over such lines.  HL118

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the European Train Control System to be installed on high speed lines either side of the Channel Tunnel is compatible with those lines in all respects; and whether they intend to ensure that those plans are maintained as part of the Brexit negotiations.  HL119

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to Opinion ERA/OPI/2015-10 of the European Union Agency for Railways for the European Commission, regarding the request for Revised Opinion (ERA/OPI/2015-4 of 15 April 2015) concerning heights in the case of the HS2 Project in the UK; and whether the design of HS2 will comply with this Opinion.  HL137

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the performance of the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland following the two elections held in Northern Ireland this year.  HL121

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they propose to proceed with a consultation on the future operation and deployment of the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland.  HL122

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to bringing forward legislation to prevent party workers distributing election material from standing immediately outside access point to polling stations in Northern Ireland.  HL123

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential for voter intimidation posed by the presence of party workers at the entrance to polling stations in Northern Ireland.  HL124

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received representations about the presence of party workers standing in the environs of polling stations in Northern Ireland.  HL125

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent of the rise in the number of proxy votes being applied for in recent elections in Northern Ireland; and what action they are taking to ensure fraud is detected and avoided.  HL126

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied refugee children they estimate to be in Calais and nearby in northern France; and how they intend to identify those with a claim to come to the UK.  HL138

Lord Jones to ask Her Majesty's Government how much it has cost to repair storm damage to Calshot Harbour on Tristan da Cunha from 1987 to date.  HL113

Lord Jones to ask Her Majesty's Government what investigations are taking place with a view to reviewing the effects of the suspended aquifers on the lives of residents on Tristan da Cunha.  HL114

Lord Jopling to ask Her Majesty's Government how many local authorities have sent representatives over the last five years to attend courses or to obtain advice on preparation for major crises at the Cabinet Office's Emergency Planning College at Easingwold in North Yorkshire.  HL158

Lord Morris of Aberavon to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to examine the operation of section 42 of the Armed Forces Act 2006.  HL127

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many nursing posts were unfilled in NHS England on the most recent date for which figures are available; and what plans they have to fill those places.  HL132

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many vacancies exist in the social care sector in England; and what assessment they have made of the impact of those vacancies on the services being provided to elderly and disabled people.  HL133

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many extremist organisations are under consideration to be proscribed under counter-terror legislation.  HL134

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether, and if so by how much, teacher training targets for secondary schools have been missed for each of the last five years; and what assessment they have made of the impact of any failure to reach those targets on children's education.  HL135

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the need for high quality, high density housing in England and Wales.  HL144

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish a long-term plan for the countryside in England and Wales; and if so, by what date.  HL145

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Marine Conservation Areas there are in UK waters; and whether they have a target for the number of those areas.  HL146

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the security afforded to Marine Conservation Areas; and how many prosecutions have been brought against unlawful incursions.  HL147

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have taken, or intend to take, actions following the Home Office Consultation on the future regulatory regime for the Private Security Industry carried out in 2012.  HL148

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the United Nations recommendation that biometric voter registration should be introduced in Zimbabwe.  HL149

Lord Steel of Aikwood to ask Her Majesty's Government what co-ordination they are planning with the devolved administrations in assessing the safety of tower blocks following the Grenfell Tower fire.  HL128

Lord Steel of Aikwood to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take steps to retain Taiwan's place at future assemblies of the World Health Organisation.  HL129

Lord Steel of Aikwood to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on consumers of the cost of domestic flights on routes on which airlines have a monopoly or near monopoly; and whether they intend to investigate commercial practices whereby administrative charges are imposed on consumers who wish to change their flight details after having purchase… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Home Office has produced any briefings on the anti-fracking protests at Preston New Road; and if so, whether they will publish those briefings.  HL141

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Home Office has been briefed by Lancashire Police on that force’s strategy for meeting its duty to both facilitate and protect rights to freedom of assembly.  HL142

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Home Office has been briefed by Lancashire Police on the action which that force intends to take after the anti-fracking protests at Preston New Road have ended.  HL143

Lord Trefgarne to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Trident replacement programme is on schedule; and if so, when they expect that the first Dreadnought submarine, together with its missiles and systems, will enter service. HL115

Lord Trefgarne to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the Metropolitan Police Service has sufficient funds to undertake its anti-terrorism operations; and what is their estimate of how much additional funding, if any, is required.  HL116

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the humanitarian impact on Gaza of the decision by the government of Israel to implement a request from the Palestinian Authority to reduce the flow of electricity supplies from Israel to Gaza.      HL150

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage political reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah.  HL151

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the definition of vulnerability as used by UNHCR to identify those refugees in Jordan most in need of assistance.  HL152

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of those allocated asylum places under the UK Syrian Vulnerable Persons scheme are religious minorities.   HL153

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to expand the UK Syrian Vulnerable Persons scheme to include Iraqi refugees in Jordan.  HL154

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that Iraqi and Syrian refugees in Jordan that belong to religious minorities are included in their assistance planning.  HL155