House of Lords Business

Lord Bird to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to support, promote and increase the ethical personal lending market as an alternative to high-cost credit providers.  HL6605

Lord Bird to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of each of the six conclusions in the Royal Society for Public Health report, Life on Debt Row.  HL6606

Lord Bird to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the closure of libraries in Northamptonshire on literacy, social mobility, and poverty prevention programmes.  HL6607

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask the Leader of the House whether statutory instruments before the House for approval following consideration in Grand Committee are debatable; whether there is any time limit on such debates; and what steps she intends to take to inform Ministers of the position.  HL6608

Lord Hain to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to withdraw any current List X accreditation, or other Government endorsed security clearance, granted to (1) Cambridge Analytica, and (2) Strategic Communication Laboratories.  HL6609

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Egypt about the  political prisoners (1) Gehad El Haddad, held in solitary confinement at Al Aqrab Prison, (2) Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, held in solitary confinement at Tora Prison, and (3) Essam El Haddad, held in solitary confinement at Al Aqrab Prison.  HL6610

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of making future deliveries of arms and military equipment to Saudi Arabia conditional on the government of Saudi Arabia making efforts to achieve peace in Yemen.  HL6611

Lord Taylor of Goss Moor to ask Her Majesty's Government what evidence is required of the safety of autonomous or semi-autonomous driving systems before they are, or will be, approved for use in the UK; and what is the testing system in such cases.  HL6612

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the UK’s ability to negotiate exemptions to trade tariffs, and (2) whether that ability will be stronger before or after the UK leaves the EU.  HL6613

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the position the UK would take in the event of a global trade war; and in particular, with which country or countries the intend to ally the UK to maintain the current rules-based international trading system.  HL6614

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to protect the economy from the effects of any trade war, following the UK's withdrawal from the EU.  HL6615

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to avert a global trade war.  HL6616

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to recall the UK Ambassador to Russia for consultation as part of a co-ordinated EU response.  HL6617

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is an operational need for the negotiations regarding the supply of new British passports to proceed immediately; and if not, what assessment they have made of whether the awarding of the new contract should be postponed.  HL6618