House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Turkey about the transfer of 50 Syrian Christian churches, monasteries and cemeteries in Mardin province to the Turkish Directorate of Religious Affairs; and when they last discussed that government's obligations under Article 18 of the 1948 Universal declaration of Hum… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations have been made to the Palestinian Authority regarding the reported use of foreign aid to make payments to convicted terrorists and their families.  HL283

Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Palestinian Authority concerning the recent reported deaths of three babies in Gaza after the Palestinian Authority refused to grant permits for them to be treated in Israel.  HL284

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of action being taken to ensure the well-being of unaccompanied refugee children in Greece; and what steps they are taking to establish whether any such children are qualified to come to the UK by reason of extreme vulnerability or close family connection.  HL258

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take any action to prevent attacks by Turkey on Kurdish forces in Afrin Canton in northern Syria.  HL276

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the independent expert advisory panel appointed to advise an immediate safety action following the Grenfell fire will consider whether the presence of disabled and vulnerable people should be given more weight in the fire risk assessment of premises, and especially of day-care centres.  HL289

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken to implement the Lakanal House fire inquest recommendation to "encourage providers of housing in high rise residential buildings .....to consider the retro-fitting of sprinkler systems".  HL290

Lord Jopling to ask Her Majesty's Government which higher education providers failed to attain at least a Bronze award in the Teaching Excellence Framework.  HL253

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have a strategy to help strengthen the United Nations, particularly in relation to supporting the new Secretary-General and encouraging the merit-based appointment of senior officials across the United Nations.  HL303

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that UK foreign policy is always underpinned by the objective of enhancing the wellbeing of the international order.  HL304

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of their commitment to a more outward-looking Global Britain, what steps they are taking to ensure that Government departments refrain from anti-internationalist rhetoric.  HL305

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to enhance the level of public understanding of the relevance and value of international organisations and agencies to the wellbeing of the British people; including through both formal and informal education systems.  HL306

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to strengthen the role of the Global Britain Fund.  HL307

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what priority they will give to increasing support for, and strengthening the effectiveness of, the Specialized Agencies of the United Nations through the UK’s Official Development Assistance programme.  HL308

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost to farmers and growers of the reduction in the bee population in the UK.  HL295

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what protections are in place to safeguard wetlands from the effects of dredging.  HL296

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to promote the establishment of new tram lines in towns and cities in England.  HL261

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment have they made of the role of business in reviving high streets.  HL262

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage local authorities to consider washing their high streets and shopping parades on a regular basis, in addition to sweeping and other cleaning measures.  HL263

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken (1) to implement the judgment of the European Court of Justice of 6 October 2015, Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner, and (2) to ensure that the Information Commissioner implements the findings set out in that judgment.  HL273

Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bridges of Headley on 27 June 2016 (HL662), what progress has been made with their consideration of honorary titles for the spouses of women members of the House of Lords; and for same sex spouses and civil partners of members of the House of Lords.  HL291

Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 23 December 2016 (HL4133), whether the College of Policing's authorised professional practice on media relations has been published.  HL292

Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the percentage of children who currently drink milk in schools.  HL293

Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to extend eligibility for free school milk to all children in reception classes.  HL294

Lord McInnes of Kilwinning to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Turkey following the cancellation of the Istanbul Pride March by the Istanbul authorities.  HL268

Lord McInnes of Kilwinning to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of LGBTi rights in Turkey.  HL269

The Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to ensure that flame retardant materials used in homes, offices and public spaces both (1) prevent fires, and (2) are non-toxic, (a) in normal use, (b) during fires, and (c) for disposal or recycling at the end of life of items, such as furniture, foam mattresses, electronic goods and building insula… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is any one Government department charged with ensuring that all fire retardant materials are safe and effective at all times.  HL265

The Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty's Government how many cases of (1) Munchausen's syndrome by proxy, and (2) fabricated or induced illness, have been prosecuted against parents of children diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome in each year since 2010 for which figures are available; how many of those cases were successful; how many were withdraw… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average total cost to (1) local authorities, (2) health authorities, (3) local education authorities, and (4) the courts, of prosecuting an unfounded case of Munchausen's syndrome by proxy.  HL275

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government which agencies failed to report statistics on road casualties to the Department for Transport in time for the scheduled publication of Reported Road Casualties for October 2016 to March 2017; and what reasons were given by those agencies for their failure to report on time.  HL270

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to proceed with plans for Crossrail 2; and if so, what is their timescale for future development.  HL271

The Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty's Government how many refugees from North Africa have been rescued and taken to Italian ports by UK vessels so far this year; and what assessment they have made of reports that the Italian Government is considering blocking humanitarian ships flying foreign flags from returning to Italian ports.  HL277

The Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the work of the UN Mission in South Sudan during the July 2016 conflict in Juba; and whether the mission has sufficient capacity and capability to fulfil its role.  HL278

The Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance, if any, they have given to the government of Uganda in its work supporting refugees from South Sudan in the past two years; and to what projects and regions this assistance has been directed.  HL279

The Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they have given following the Nepal earthquake of 2015, both directly and through voluntary organisations; and how that compares to assistance given by other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development member countries.    HL280

The Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number and quality of homes rebuilt following the Nepal earthquake of 2015; which regions of Nepal have benefited from UK humanitarian assistance; and to what extent this assistance has been directed through non-governmental channels.  HL281

The Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Nepalese students applied to undertake further education in the UK in the last two years for which figures are available, and how many were accepted.  HL282

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the increase in the number of pupils in primary and secondary schools over the next three years.  HL286

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many UNESCO World Heritage sites there are in the UK;  and where those sites are.  HL287

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what support they give to current UNESCO World Heritage sites in the UK to enable them to keep this designation.  HL288

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to (1) the Palestinian Authority, and (2) the government of Israel, following the reduction of electricity supply to Gaza to just 2.5 hours per day.  HL266

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to produce a new Energy White Paper.  HL297

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to continue to support the development of shale gas in the UK.  HL298

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to bring forward legislation to (1) treat non-fracking drilling as permitted development, (2) make major shale planning decisions the responsibility of the National Planning Regime, and (3) make changes to the proposed Shale Wealth Fund, as outlined in the 2017 Conservative Party manifesto.  HL299

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan to ensure that critical national infrastructure is protected to safeguard national security post-Brexit.  HL300

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to bring forward proposals to “ensure that foreign ownership of companies controlling important infrastructure does not undermine British security or essential services”, as outlined in the 2017 Conservative Party manifesto; and, if so, when.  HL301

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish their new Emissions Reduction Plan.  HL302

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government whether primary legislation is required to introduce the National Funding Formula for Schools in England.  HL285

Baroness Whitaker to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will encourage the United Nations to set up more Human Rights Advisory Panels to investigate alleged violations of human rights by UN personnel.  HL254

Baroness Whitaker to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Kosovo concerning amelioration of the situation of the Kosovo Roma, following the June 2016 report of the United Nations Human Rights Advisory Panel.  HL255

Baroness Whitaker to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Ukraine about (1) investigating the burning down of the Roma camp at 2 Kanalna Street, Kyiv on 5 April, and (2) the return and integration of the Roma residents.  HL256

Baroness Whitaker to ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to call the United Nations to account for the alleged violations of human rights law by the United Nations Mission in Kosovo in respect of the Kosovo Roma, as set out in the June 2016 report of the United Nations Human Rights Advisory Panel.  HL257

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many police officers were deployed in Wales (1) in 2010, and (2) on the most recent date for which figures are available.  HL259

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many safer neighbourhood teams have been operational in England and Wales in each year since they were first introduced.  HL260

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the unaccompanied child refugees who have entered the UK under (1) section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016, and (2) the Dublin III Regulations, have been identified as having physical or learning disabilities.  HL267