House of Lords Business

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville to ask Her Majesty's Government when they will announce the mechanism for distributing the second year of funding from the Community House Fund; and when they expect the number of houses built by Community Land Trusts and others to increase as a result of that funding.  HL550

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish the Reported road casualties in Great Britain: main results 2016.  HL551

Lord Cotter to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made in establishing a network of trade commissioners to highlight the importance of UK exports and to assist UK companies in exporting their products.  HL552

Lord Cotter to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that each school in the UK employs a member of staff with specific experience to address mental health issues.  HL553

Lord Cotter to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are planning to deal with issues around mental health in schools.  HL554

Lord Cotter to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they will take in response to claims that hospital patients are paying 50p a minute to make telephone calls.  HL555

Lord Cotter to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which parity of esteem between the treatment of mental health and physical health is applied across the NHS.  HL556

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the inquiry into, and report on, foreign funding and support for jihadi groups in the UK has been completed; if not, when it will be completed; how much it has cost so far; and whether they intend to publish it, and if so, when.  HL557

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Community Organisers programme is still in place; if so, (1) to which Government department or agency it is accountable, and (2) in which places it is in operation; if not, when it was brought to a close and on what authority; and for each year in which it has operated, what was the cost.  HL558

Lord Green of Deddington to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people, in each of the last five years, were granted indefinite leave to remain or the basis of long residence under Immigration Rule 276B which requires continuous lawful residence in the UK of at least ten years.  HL559

Lord Green of Deddington to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people, in each of the last five years, were granted leave to remain on the grounds of private life in the UK under Immigration Rule 276ADE(1).  HL560

Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to recognise chess and bridge as sports for the purpose of applying for funds provided by national sports organisations.  HL561

Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefit of playing chess and bridge for (1) older people, (2) those with mental health problems and (3) children.  HL562

Lord Higgins to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the effect on the UK economy of no deal on Brexit would be better or worse than the UK remaining in the EU.  HL563

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report of the Institute for Fiscal Studies on the public cost of student loans.  HL564

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the long-term cost of providing student loans.  HL565

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the analysis in the report of the Institute for Fiscal Studies on the public cost of student loans that, for each £1 loaned to cover costs of tuition and maintenance, the long-term cost to the Treasury is 43.3p.  HL566

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the estimate in the report of the Institute for Fiscal Studies on the public cost of student loans that the total cost of the taxpayer contribution in respect of young full-time undergraduates enrolling in English universities in 2012 is only five per cent lower than the estimated cost for that coho… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they propose to take to help protect democratically elected representatives and officials in Turkey from politically motivated prosecutions, and to safeguard Kurdish culture and language.  HL568

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Special Constables there are in each police force in England and Wales.  HL569

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government how many operational firefighters were in post in each of the Fire and Rescue Authorities in England and Wales from 2010 until the last year for which figures are available.  HL570

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend the UK to be a party to the Prum Convention after leaving the EU.  HL571

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the UK's interaction with Eurojust, and (2) common EU crime and security measures, after leaving the EU.  HL572

Lord Kilclooney to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether Russia has, in the past 12 months, further increased the area of Georgia which it controls; whether there are EU observers on the temporary border between Georgia and that part of Georgia occupied by Russia; and what representations they have made to Russia in the past 12 months about encroac… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to preserve, maintain and develop free schools  HL574

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 9 February (HL5288), what progress they have made with the pilot scheme which aims to assist asylum applicants who have been granted leave to remain in the UK to make contact with the Department for Work and Pensions at the earliest opportunity; and whether they will publ… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the research undertaken for the Local Government Association by the Learning and Work Institute estimating that 12 million people will, by 2024, be without work, or in work for which they are over-qualified; and what action they are taking to address the skills gap.  HL576

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the survey commissioned by the Criminal Justice Alliance, published on 29 June, which found that more than a third of BAME people aged 16 to 30 did not believe police used fair information to decide whom they stopped and searched; and what assessment they have made of the extent to which the use of stop… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many BAME (1) men, and (2) women, hold senior and chief officer positions in police constabularies in England and Wales; how many such positions there are; and what assessment they have made of the recruitment trends to such positions, in terms of improved access to, and diversity within, senior positions.  HL578

Lord Pendry to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Health Foundation's recommendations in its Election Briefing: NHS and Social Care Funding, that (1) the level of NHS spending per person should, as a minimum, be maintained, and (2) health care funding should increase at least in line with the growth of GDP.  HL579

Lord Pendry to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are planning to widen access to specialist care for the 2,500 young people each year who are diagnosed with cancer, in the light of the estimate by the Teenage Cancer Trust that only half those people are currently in receipt of such services.  HL580

Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the secure escort services for children and young people contract between the Youth Justice Board and Serco was terminated early; and if so, for what reasons.  HL581

Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty's Government what date GeoAmey commenced its contract to run secure escort services for children and young people; what was (1) the value of that contract, and (2) the duration of that contract; and who is responsible within Government for overseeing the delivery of the contract.  HL582

Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint techniques were adapted for use on younger and smaller children, prior to escort custody officers being trained and authorised to use them on children travelling to and from secure training centres and secure children's homes.  HL583

Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty's Government when the use of waist restraint belts was prohibited for pregnant women; and why.  HL584

Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken to ensure the safety of boys aged 18 and under detained by Feltham Young Offenders Institution following Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons' assessment that "Feltham A is, quite simply, not safe for either staff or boys."  HL585

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made on the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DDCMS) review relating to the funding of S4C; for how long the funding commitment will remain frozen; whether any agreement has been reached on the proposed reduction of the DDCMS funding; and what assessment they have made of the impact of that proposed… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they propose to nominate new members to the S4C authority to fill current and impending vacancies.  HL587

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the approach made by S4C for its remit to be broadened to enable it to extend its activities on digital media platforms.  HL588

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to establish a new funding formula for S4C.  HL589