House of Lords Business

Baroness Altmann to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of introducing a double lock on Pension Credit uprating from 2018–19 onwards, uprating pensions by the highest of the consumer price index or earnings inflation, (1) over the course of this Parliament, (2) over the next 10 years, and (3) up to 2050.  HL417

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the claims included in a press release issued by Amnesty International on 4 July concerning (1) forcible displacement in the Equatorial region of South Sudan, (2) war crimes against civilians, (3) abduction and gang-rape, and (4) food shortages and starvation resulting from conflict.  HL418

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that (1) civilians in the Equatorial region of South Sudan are protected under international law, (2) those on all sides responsible for war crimes are brought to justice, and (3) UN peacekeepers fulfil their mandate to protect civilians.  HL419

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the government of North Korea's claim to have tested a long-range intercontinental missile.  HL420

Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty's Government whether civil servants in the Department of Health are permitted to use the term “hard Brexit” in official briefing papers.  HL421

Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking in response to the comments of Mr Juncker that the European Parliament was ridiculous.  HL422

Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of (1) the clearing of Leigh Day and three of its solicitors of all allegations of professional misconduct, and (2) reports of further allegations by a whistle-blower against that firm, concerning claims by Iraqi civilians of abuse by British troops, whether they intend to refer that firm to the National Crime Agency fo… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Bradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of homeless people in each of the ten districts of Greater Manchester.  HL424

Lord Bradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the age profile of mental health nurses employed by the NHS in England in each of the last ten years.  HL425

Lord Bradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the new school funding formula for each school in the city of Manchester.  HL426

The Lord Bishop of Coventry to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation to ban the Jehovah's Witnesses on the grounds that the group is considered to be an extremist organisation.  HL427

The Lord Bishop of Coventry to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the peace accord between the government of the Central African Republic and 13 armed groups, signed in Rome on 19 June.  HL428

The Lord Bishop of Coventry to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the situation facing Bahá'ís and other religious minorities in Yemen.  HL429

The Lord Bishop of Coventry to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the government of Tajikistan’s commitment to freedom of religion of belief following the decision by the State Committee for Religious Affairs to ban anyone under the age of 40 from participating in the August Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.  HL430

The Lord Bishop of Coventry to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to include freedom of religion or belief on the agenda of the 2018 Commonwealth Summit.  HL431

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the contract between the government of St Helena and SA Airlink, providing a new passenger air service, to be signed.  HL432

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty's Government what requests have been made to SA Airlink in order to understand fully its business projection for the new passenger air service to St Helena.  HL433

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated cost of maintaining the RMS St Helena since May 2016.  HL434

Lord Hain to ask Her Majesty's Government how many EU nationals have been removed from the UK under Article 14(4)(b) of Directive 2004/38 because (1) they did not satisfy the work requirements, or (2) they were homeless.  HL435

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to ask the government of Turkey to provide access for humanitarian and re-construction supplies from Turkey into north-east Syria; and if not, why not.  HL436

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to strengthen international agreement on the protection of human rights; and what policies they are pursuing to strengthen the UN Human Rights Council.  HL437

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to improve diplomatic relations and trust between nuclear and non-nuclear weapons states, through participation in relevant negotiations and by stimulating dialogue.  HL438

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what preparations they are making for their representation and participation at the 2018 UN High Level Conference on nuclear disarmament.  HL439

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they have made to ensure that UK deployments in Somalia and South Sudan are fully committed to people-centred peacekeeping and robust implementation of a protection of civilians mandate.  HL440

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they will take to strengthen UN peacekeeping, including support for the rapid response capacity; and what role they envisage for the Royal Marines and SAS in this respect.  HL441

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to support victim-centred accountability arrangements within the UN, to ensure that peace-keepers found guilty of sexual abuse are punished.  HL442

Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have evaluated the impact of Brexit on women; and if so, whether they will publish that evaluation.  HL443

Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the gender composition of the team negotiating Brexit; and what is the level of seniority of women in that team.  HL444

Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their action plan to tackle female genital mutilation; and what assessment they have made of the success of that plan to date.  HL445

Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the benefits and costs to the UK of membership of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work.  HL446

Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the benefits and costs to the UK of membership of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions.  HL447

Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the benefits and costs to the UK of membership of the European Environment Agency.  HL448

Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames to ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) legally qualified staff, and (2) staff without legal qualifications, now working in the Department for Exiting the European Union (a) have been transferred from, or (b) are on secondment from, the Ministry of Justice.  HL449

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Be Real Campaign’s research that 52 per cent of secondary school pupils regularly worry about their physical appearance; and whether they will consider promoting Be Real’s Body Confidence Toolkit for Schools in all schools in England.  HL450

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Government Equalities Office’s Body Confidence Campaign has undertaken any activities since its 2015 progress report; and whether any future activities are planned.  HL451

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the records of accidents and incidents which have taken place in the nuclear defence programme in the past 30 years; and whether they will place a copy of those records in the Library of the House.  HL452

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risks to (1) the public, and (2) the environment, from the radioactive contamination of marshland adjacent to the Atomic Weapons Establishment following flooding in July 1989; and how that assessment has affected current policy.  HL453

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risks to (1) the public, and (2) the environment, from the illegal discharge of tritium into the Aldermarston Stream from the Atomic Weapons Establishment.  HL454

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risks to (1) the public, and (2) the environment, from the fire at the Atomic Weapons Establishment in August 2010.  HL455

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to encourage the introduction of charges in Clean Air Zones, with a view to discouraging the use of diesel cars in those zones.  HL456

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the potential impact of a diesel scrappage scheme on reducing levels of outdoor air pollution.  HL457

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the ruling by the Information Commissioner's Office on 3 July that the transfer of patient data from the Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust to DeepMind was illegal, what guidance they will give to NHS trusts regarding the sharing of patient data.  HL458

Lord Steel of Aikwood to ask Her Majesty's Government whether, before creating any new category of road vehicles of historic interest, they will engage in consultation with representatives of the estimated 250,000 users of such vehicles; and how many such vehicles they estimate to exist.  HL459

Lord Steel of Aikwood to ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the decision by the government of Sweden to abolish testing for all road vehicles over 50 years old, what consideration they have given to applying a similar rule in the UK.  HL460

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many children and young people have undertaken home tuition in each of the last three years.  HL461

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the legal requirements relating to home tuition; and what measures are in place to support parents who choose to have their children taught at home.  HL462

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Fishery Protection ships are patrolling UK waters at any one time; and what is the total number in the squadron.  HL463

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to seek early agreement on a transition period for Brexit.  HL464

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend that London-based EU agencies should remain located within the UK following Brexit.  HL465

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to negotiate to enable UK citizens to keep their EU citizenship and rights following Brexit.  HL466

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits, costs and risks of instituting an exclusive economic zone around the UK.  HL467

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what measures have they put in place to ensure that investors have confidence in the UK economy.  HL468

Lord Tebbit to ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the findings of Professor Tyler of Exeter University relating to transgender fish in rivers affected by residues of contraceptive pills, what action they intend to take to avoid health risks to humans.  HL469

Baroness Uddin to ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of figures released by the MPS showing an increase in the number of acid attacks in London from 261 in 2015 to 454 in 2016, what action they are taking to ensure public safety.  HL470

Baroness Uddin to ask Her Majesty's Government whether acid violence is a recognised term within the criminal justice system; and if so, what is its definition.  HL471

Baroness Uddin to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are considering a public safety awareness campaign of the danger of acid attacks; and what advice is being given to individuals and emergency services to minimise long-term physical deformity.  HL472

Baroness Uddin to ask Her Majesty's Government how they ensure that, in responding to acid attacks, first responders are adequately equipped to deal with (1) the immediate effects, and (2) the need to prevent prolonged physical damage.  HL473

Baroness Uddin to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to put in place a protocol with police, local authorities, and other emergency services, to respond to acid attacks.  HL474

Baroness Uddin to ask Her Majesty's Government whether NHS protocols for the management of acid attacks include the use of Diphotrine for the purposes of emergency treatment.  HL475

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to the government of Spain concerning judicial independence in Spain in relation to the rights of citizens in Catalonia, including those who also have UK citizenship.  HL476

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government in which cities within the EU, other than capital cities, UK consulates are located.  HL477

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with police commissioners about the adequacy of available resources for those commissioners to fulfil their role and duties.  HL478

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government during the last 12 months, how many prisoners sentenced to an indeterminate sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection were (1) offered places on a training course which could lead to their release, (2) were released following completion of such training courses, and (3) refused to take up a place or dropped out of such courses; and… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce in England legislation analogous to the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016 to make provision for safe nurse staffing levels in hospitals in England.  HL480