House of Lords Business

Lord Adonis to ask Her Majesty's Government how many formal and informal meetings of the Council of Ministers of the EU, and its committees, ministers attended in 2016.  HL1057

Lord Adonis to ask Her Majesty's Government, as at 1 July, how many staff were attached to the UK Permanent Representation to NATO.  HL1058

Lord Adonis to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total cost of the Office of the UK's Permanent Representative to NATO in 2016-17.  HL1059

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received evidence that those working for (1) the UNHCR, and (2) other UN agencies, are failing to protect internally displaced (a) Christians, (b) Syriacs, and (c) Chaldeans, in Northern Iraq and Syria; and if so, what was their response.  HL1053

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they made of (1) the written evidence submitted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief to the International Development Committee on 20 October 2015 that local workers employed by UNHCR were giving preferential access to aid and food resources to Syrian refugees in… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what priority the Department for International Development plans to give to the issue of snakebite envenoming, given that the WHO considers it to be a category A neglected tropical disease.  HL1080

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department for International Development intends only to focus on eradicable neglected tropical diseases.  HL1081

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to finance the construction of HS2 Phase 1; and whether they intend to use a Public Private-Partnership arrangement for any of the construction work.  HL1048

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to recover the unapproved redundancy payments of £1.76 million to HS2 staff as reported by the National Audit Office; and why HS2 ignored the instruction of the Department for Transport not to make enhanced redundancy payments.  HL1084

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask Her Majesty's Government (1) which local authority children's services departments have been found by Ofsted since January 2015 to be persistently or systemically failing; (2) which were made subject to the appointment of commissioners; and (3) which are currently run by commissioners.  HL1075

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps, short of the appointment of commissioners, they can take to deal with children's services departments which are a cause of concern.  HL1076

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received representations about failings in children's services in the London Borough of Lambeth.  HL1077

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the current detailed business plans of those sections of the Department for Education dealing with child welfare.  HL1078

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to improve the performance of Ofsted in responding to family members who raise matters of concern in relation to children's services departments and children's homes.  HL1079

Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the closest distance to the Libyan coast that EU migrant search and rescue missions operate; whether migrants picked up at a certain distance are returned to Libya and not brought to the EU; and if so, what is that distance.  HL1042

Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to prohibit credit card companies from placing pressure on shops to refuse to accept cash payments; and if not, why not.  HL1043

Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty's Government, what is their assessment of the reported comments made by the City of London’s special representative to the EU, Jeremy Browne, that the government of France is seeking the weakening of Britain and the City of London; and what action they are taking to ensure that EU member states maintain good relations with the UK and the City of… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 24 April (HL6622), what assessment they have made of mass marketing scams that target energy customers.  HL1098

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty's Government how many mass marketing scams targeting energy customers there have been since 2010.  HL1099

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty's Government how many victims of mass marketing scams targeting energy customers since 2016 have required assistance from (1) local authorities, and (2) National Trading Standards.  HL1100

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty's Government how much money the victims of mass marketing scams targeting energy customers have lost since 2010.  HL1101

Baroness Harris of Richmond to ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have to protect the acquired rights of (1) European Union and (2) United Kingdom cross-border and cross-frontier workers, when entering the EU post-Brexit from (a) the UK, (b) Gibraltar, and (c) the Crown dependencies.  HL1055

Baroness Henig to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 18 July (HL352), why the publication of the review report on the Security Industry Authority, completed in 2016, has been delayed.  HL1049

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the findings by Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise in its report, Comparator report on patient access to cancer medicines in Europe Revisited, that UK five-year survival outcomes for cancer lag behind the European average for nine out of ten cancers.  HL1056

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the repeating of an answer to an Urgent Question by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 19 July, whether they plan to increase (1) the number of families with vulnerable children to be resettled in the UK from the Middle East under the Vulnerable Children Resettlement Scheme; and (2) the number of vulnerable unaccompanied refuge… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the recent report by the Chief Inspector of Prisons on youth detention centres, whether they plan to consider the recommendations made in the report Rehabilitation by Design, published in 2016 by Gleeds, on solutions to high re-offending rates.  HL1085

Lord Jopling to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Young of Cookham on 11 July (HLWS37), what steps they have taken to seek explanations from Ministers and Agency Chief Executives in (1) the Department for Communities and Local Government, (2) the Department for Education, (3) the Home Office, (4) HM Revenue and Customs, and (5) Ofwat, in the li… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of (1) children in South Sudan who are malnourished, and (2) South Sudanese children who are crossing into Uganda; and what steps have been taken to address the plight of children in South Sudan affected by the ongoing armed conflict.  HL1070

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty's Government how much the Republic of Ireland owes the UK relating to the £338 million loan provided following the financial crisis; and what are the arrangements for repayment.  HL1102

Lord Lee of Trafford to ask Her Majesty's Government which parts of the building regulations they intend to review; when this review will commence; and to what timetable.  HL1071

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 26 June (HL101), whether their proposed legislation on domestic violence will include a provision to ensure that survivors of domestic violence and abuse will retain the right to an automatic lifetime tenancy under the Housing and Planning Act 2016,… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the reply by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 4 July (HL Deb, cols 89–90), when the review of pay rates in immigration detention centres was instigated; and what is the reason for the delay in responding to the recommendation of the report by Stephen Shaw (Cm 9186) submitted to the Home Office on 24 Sep… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord MacKenzie of Culkein to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of whether there is a legal mechanism by which airlines operating from the UK can fly to territories in the EU (1) if the UK ceases to be a member of the European Aviation Safety Agency, or (2) is no longer party to the European Open Skies programme.  HL1088

Lord MacKenzie of Culkein to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) the Royal College of Nursing, (2) the Royal College of Midwives, and (3) UNISON, as a consequence of the fall since 2016 reported by UCAS in the number of applications to universities to study for nursing degrees.  HL1089

Lord MacKenzie of Culkein to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made to date in implementing their plan to provide 10,000 additional nursing student places by 2020; and how much additional funding has been provided to universities as part of this plan.  HL1090

Lord MacKenzie of Culkein to ask Her Majesty's Government whether, following their announcement that the future of public sector pay will be considered as and when pay review bodies report, they will allow those bodies to make independent evidence-based recommendations.  HL1091

Lord MacKenzie of Culkein to ask Her Majesty's Government whether there has been an improvement in the recruitment and retention of engineer officers and senior engine room ratings in both the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary following the recent Ministry of Defence studies into remuneration packages.  HL1092

Lord MacKenzie of Culkein to ask Her Majesty's Government what further steps they have taken, following reports that 800,000 songbirds were trapped and killed last autumn, to end this illegal activity on the British Cape Pyla firing range in Cyprus.  HL1093

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government (1) what assessment they have made of the potential impact of not reaching agreement with the EU by April 2019 on the supply of the radioisotope molybdenum-99 used to produce technetium-99m which is required for over 80 per cent of diagnostic medicine procedures in the UK; (2) what assessment they have made of the potential impact of… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government what terms they are seeking to agree with the European Union to ensure that no additional delays or restrictions are placed on imports of molybdenum-99 to the UK following the UK's departure from Euratom.  HL1105

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the UK’s departure from Euratom, (1) whether they have any plans for molybdenum-99 to be produced in the UK; (2) whether design plans for nuclear reactors to produce molybdenum-99 have been approved and tendered; (3) what is the location of any new reactors located in the UK; (4) what is their assessment of how much such r… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 13 July (HL392), whether they will publish the number of businesses which have been issued an invitation to the online payment practices reporting service, broken down by (1) company type, (2) company size, and (3) sector.  HL1107

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty's Government what meetings they have had in the last two years under the P5 Process with the five nuclear weapons states recognised under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.  HL1050

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they expect all Premier League football clubs to meet their legal obligations under the Equality Act 2006 to ensure that by August 2017 they will fully meet the standards set down by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, as set out in the Accessible Stadia Guide updated in 2015; and if not, what action they intend to take. … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government what consultation the Department for Education held with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the decision to cut the Healthy Pupils Capital Programme.  HL1061

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the decision to cut the Healthy Pupils Capital Programme, what additional resources, if any, they will make available for schools to invest in after-school sports clubs and sports facilities.  HL1062

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the secondary tickets market meets expected standards of consumer protection and fairness; if it does not, whether they intend to lay secondary legislation under the Consumer Rights Act 2015; and if so, when.  HL1063

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure full cooperation between international jurisdictions to facilitate legal action against alleged abuses propagated within the secondary ticketing market.  HL1064

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take steps to protect those lenders who have made loans through Ratesetter.  HL1045

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to the Financial Conduct Authority regarding the timetable for investigating lending by HBOS.  HL1046

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have taken legal advice on whether the UK can revoke the triggering of Article 50.  HL1047

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to accelerating their review of the future of the rating system and the associated taxation of online businesses, in the light of the impact on the UK's towns and high streets.  HL1072

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the annual figures for housing starts in (1) the United Kingdom; and (2) England, from 1979 to 2016; and how these figures compare to the equivalent figures for (a) Germany, (b) France, (c) Ireland and (d) Poland.  HL1073

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of comparative public and private sector pay, including the value of pensions, for the years for which this information is available.  HL1074

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask Her Majesty's Government which aspects of the UK's trade in services with non-EU countries are (1) covered by WTO agreements, and (2) not covered by WTO agreements.  HL1095

Baroness Neville-Rolfe to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of relying on agreements under the WTO for trade with the EU27 should an agreement with the EU not be reached by April 2019 in the following services sectors: (1) financial services, (2) professional business services, (3) digital services, (4) creative services, (5) air services, (… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 5 July (HL16), whether they have criteria by which they monitor and review UK mosques and Islamic centres, including those suspected of promoting extremism, and whether this includes monitoring any funding originating from Qatar.  HL1065

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 5 July (HL16), whether they have raised the foreign funding of UK mosques and Islamic centres with foreign states, including Qatar.  HL1066

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government why they issued a visa to Ebrahim Bham to speak at the Palestinian Expo, in the light of his anti-Semitic statements and his claim that jihad reflects Islamic teaching.  HL1067

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 3 July (HL47), whether UK citizens are free to criticise religions in private and in public.  HL1068

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish in full the Extremism Analysis Unit's report on the role of foreign funding in encouraging religious extremism in the UK.  HL1069

Lord Rennard to ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the speech by the then Leader of the Conservative Party on 8 September 2009 linking the issue of cutting the cost of politics to the proposal to reduce the number of MPs from 650 to 585, what recent estimate they have made of the annual savings that will result from the implementation of that reduction.  HL1051

Lord Rennard to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the estimated costs of holding (1) the 2016 EU referendum, and (2) the 2017 general election.  HL1052

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 18 July (HL659), whether they expect to receive a report from the UN on its mission to Gaza on 10 July, in which they participated; and if so, when.  HL1108

Lord Trefgarne to ask Her Majesty's Government how many females are currently imprisoned in England and Wales serving sentences of less than six months.  HL1097

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to seek the return of £1.76 million in unauthorised redundancy payments to HS2 executives, as detailed in the National Audit Office's report into its 2016–17 accounts.  HL1082

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government what lessons they have learned from the duration and cost of the Chilcot Inquiry.  HL1083

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government, with reference to paragraph 31 of their White Paper Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU, published on 26 June, whether EU citizens in the UK and their family members, in particular children of EU citizens eligible for settled status, will be able to apply for settled status as a f… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text