House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of recent criminal and terrorist acts targeting members of minority communities in Iraq; and what discussions they have had with the government of Iraq about the protection of Yezidi, Christians, Shabak, Sabean Mandaeans, and other minorities.  HL6278

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Iraq about reports of (1) the killing of a Christian doctor and two members of his family in a home invasion, and (2) the murder of a member of the Sabean Mandaean community who was kidnapped from his shop, in Baghdad earlier this month; and what efforts are underway to br… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq about practical steps that can be taken to (1) support and protect Iraq’s minority communities, (2) ensure the return home of members of minority communities persecuted by Daesh, and (3) encourage Iraq’s government, religious,… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent statement by the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq that “Iraq needs all its components, all its ethnic and religious groups, to rebuild in the post-Daesh period and prosper in the future as a stable and united country”; and what assessment they have made o… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking, if any, to promote the conclusions and recommendations of the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, published on 9 March.  HL6282

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) reported restrictions on the ability to celebrate Christian holidays in India, and (2) the diminution of religious freedom in India; and what representations they have made to the government of India on those matters.  HL6283

Lord Bird to ask Her Majesty's Government how they (1) support, and (2) plan to support, independent booksellers and bookshops across the UK, including any initiatives undertaken in cooperation with local authorities and the devolved administrations.  HL6284

Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 12 March (HL6001), who were the representatives from the Muslim Council of Britain who attended the most recent meeting with Home Office officials.  HL6285

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 5 March (HL5591), whether the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) intended to publish (1) the Opinion of Mr Moore QC, and (2) the instructions on which that Opinion was based; and if the FRC intended to publish the Opinion but not the instructions, why.  HL6286

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 5 March (HL5591), whether the statement on accounting standards by the Minister for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs, published on 3 October 2013, was based on the Opinion of Mr Moore QC; if so, whether she knew the question or questions put to Counsel for that… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Bowness to ask Her Majesty's Government where non-UK citizens travelling to the UK from the Republic of Ireland will have their travel documents checked after the UK leaves the EU; whether citizens of the Republic of Ireland will be subject to the same checks; and what effect such checks will have on (1) the Common Travel Area, and (2) control of the UK's border.  HL6288

Lord Cormack to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce legislation to extend the restrictions applied to retail trade on Easter Sunday to Sunday 11 November to mark the end of the First World War.  HL6289

Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of current EU sanctions against Russia.  HL6290

Baroness Drake to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of women who are carers of children and are eligible to claim credits for state pension accrual where crediting is not automatic; how many eligible women actually claim such credits; and what plans they have to increase the level of claims.  HL6291

Baroness Drake to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of small pension savings pots held by individuals; whether that number has increased in the last five years and by how much; what assessment they have made of the problems arising from any such increase; what plans they have to address those problems; and what assessment they have made of the… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that €10 billion in frozen Libyan government assets disappeared from Euroclear Bank in Belgium between 2013 and 2017.  HL6293

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with EU institutions and other member states regarding the reported disappearance of Libyan government assets frozen in Belgium.  HL6294

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current monetary value of Libyan government assets frozen in the UK.  HL6295

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government what safeguards are in place to prevent the misappropriation of Libyan government assets frozen in the UK.  HL6296

Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 20 February (HL5532), what input the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has had into their Call for Evidence on Protecting consumers in the letting and managing agent market; and whether the MoJ is conducting a review of the operation of the Commonhold and Leasehold Re… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the government of Iraq and the regional government of Kurdistan regarding the resumption of international flights to Erbil.  HL6298

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they discussed a review of the heavy prison sentences imposed on eleven members of the Saudi Association for Political and Civil Rights in August 2017 with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, during his recent visit to the UK.  HL6299

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan about the recent ruling that all Pakistani citizens must declare their religion when applying for identity documents or government jobs.  HL6300

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the new Russian nuclear weapons announced in the speech by President Putin to the Russian Federal Assembly on 1 March; and to what degree their introduction alters the strategic military balance in Europe.  HL6301

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether Russia's threshold for the use of nuclear weapons has been lowered, following the speech by President Putin to the Russian Federal Assembly on 1 March.  HL6302

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what distinction, if any, they draw between deterrence and preparedness to fight a nuclear war in (1) determining the UK’s nuclear weapons capability, and (2) assessing the nuclear weapons capability of other states; and whether the UK nuclear weapons strategy is based on deterrence or on preparedness to fight a nuclear war.  HL6303

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have provided financial assistance to the Red Sea–Dead Sea Water Conveyance Project; if so, how much; and what is the current status of that project.  HL6304

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the comments by Rear Admiral Alex Burton, former Commander UK Maritime Forces, that without higher spending on defence as a percentage of GDP, the UK’s military credibility and ability to fight and win on the front line will be affected.  HL6305

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the United States administration’s vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific; and what assessment they have made of the risks and benefits of such a policy.  HL6306

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government how many fluent Russian speakers have been trained or recruited by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) since November 2016; and how many fluent Russian speakers are employed by the FCO.  HL6307

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the causes of the ongoing cholera epidemic in Yemen; and what assistance they are providing to the more than one million people affected.  HL6308

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government how many British troops are deployed in Poland as part of the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group led by the United States; what is their assessment of how successful those troops have been in deterring Russian belligerence; and whether there are any plans to increase the number of British troops deployed.  HL6309

Baroness Primarolo to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the percentage change in average earnings between (1) 1987 and 1992, (2) 1992 and 1997, (3) 1998 and 2003, and (4) 2004 and 2009.  HL6310

Baroness Primarolo to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the percentage change in Child Tax Credit, and its predecessor Family Tax Credit, between (1) 1987 and 1991, (2) 1992 and 1997, (3) 1998 and 2003, and (4) 2004 and 2009.  HL6311

Baroness Primarolo to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the percentage change in Child Benefit for (1) the first child, and (2) each subsequent child, between (a) 1987 and 1991, (b) 1992 and 1997, (c) 1998 and 2003, and (d) 2004 and 2009.  HL6312

Baroness Primarolo to ask Her Majesty's Government how many children were living in absolute poverty in each year between 2010 and 2017; and how those figures were calculated.  HL6313

Baroness Primarolo to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on child poverty of the freeze in Child Tax Credits, Working Tax Credits and Jobseeker's Allowance between 2015 and 2017.  HL6314

Baroness Primarolo to ask Her Majesty's Government how many children were living in poverty in workless households in each year between 2010 and 2017 (1) before housing costs, and (2) after housing costs.  HL6315

Baroness Quin to ask Her Majesty's Government what mechanisms they have established to facilitate regular consultation with the government and people of Gibraltar in relation to Brexit negotiations.  HL6316

Baroness Quin to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they are giving to the economy of Gibraltar in negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.  HL6317

Baroness Quin to ask Her Majesty's Government what assurances they have given to the government of Gibraltar regarding Gibraltar’s access to the EU Single Market for services after Brexit.  HL6318

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that EU funding into medical research projects within the UK does not stop after the UK leaves the EU.  HL6319

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the statement by France and the United States that they are prepared to use military force to maintain red lines preventing the use of chemical weapons in Syria.  HL6320

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider extending the period during which pregnant asylum seekers cannot be moved before their due date from six to 12 weeks.  HL6321

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to instate a prohibition of the export from the UK of any chemical component that can be used to make poison gas.  HL6322

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the additional resources needed at Welsh ports following Brexit.  HL6323

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of agricultural support in the UK comes from EU funds.  HL6324

Lord Shinkwin to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions the Department for Education has had with the Department of Health and Social Care about the findings of the Ofsted and CQC report Local area SEND inspections: one year on, published on 18 October 2017, particularly in respect of the finding that access to therapy services was weak in half th… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Shinkwin to ask Her Majesty's Government with which professional bodies and third sector bodies they had discussions in developing the green paper Transforming children and young people's mental health provision.  HL6326

Lord Shinkwin to ask Her Majesty's Government with which professional bodies and third sector bodies they had discussions in developing their plan for improving social mobility through education Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential, published in December 2017.  HL6327

Lord Shinkwin to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the proposed composition of the national leadership board for children and young people with high needs set out in the green paper Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision.  HL6328

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the rating of degree courses as gold, silver or bronze will also apply to those private colleges offering higher education degrees.  HL6329

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the rating of degree courses as gold, silver or bronze will apply to overseas universities established by UK universities.  HL6330

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the decision to establish a second headquarters for Channel Four outside London was taken solely by the broadcaster; if not, what input Government ministers and officials had into that decision; whether Channel Four will be solely responsible for the decision where to establish that new headquarters; and if not, whether that deci… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the opportunity arising from the establishment by Channel Four of a second headquarters outside London to develop their regional policy and to promote less affluent parts of the UK; and what discussions they have had with Channel Four in this regard.  HL6332

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK maintains its influence on the global stage.  HL6333

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their definition of Global Britain; and what that concept entails in relation to Government policy.  HL6334

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government how many British citizens are currently serving in the Israel Defence Force.  HL6335

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel to protect the status quo at the holy sites in Jerusalem.  HL6336

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about the status of Palestinians living in the part of Hebron City, known as H2, which is directly controlled by Israel.  HL6337

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Israel about why Palestinians in the South Hebron Hills are being prevented from accessing and working their land.  HL6338

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government whether parts have been cannibalised from submarines in build to ensure those in service are operational; if so, whether any such instances have delayed build; and what are the costs of any such delays.  HL6339

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average cost of items cannibalised from (1) submarines in build, and (2) surface ships in build, for use in operational submarines and surface ships.  HL6340