House of Lords Business

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government why their consultation document Insolvency and Corporate Governance, published on 20 March following the collapse of Carillion, refers to guidance from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) instead of guidance from the Financial Reporting Council (FRC); in particular, why that doc… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Collins of Highbury to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the governments of (1) the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and (2) the People's Republic of China, following the publication of the Six Monthly Report to Parliament on Hong Kong: July–December 2017, published on 15 March, in which the Foreign Secretary stated that "'On… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Collins of Highbury to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on British businesses of the potential erosion of the rule of law in Hong Kong.  HL6621

Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many negative National Referral Mechanism decisions have been reconsidered and re-issued as a positive decision in the past three years.  HL6622

Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Independent Child Trafficking Advocates have been recruited.  HL6623

Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the timetable for the roll-out of Independent Child Trafficking Advocates across England and Wales.  HL6624

Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many children have been allocated an Independent Child Trafficking Advocate in the last 12 months.  HL6625

Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Slavery and Trafficking Reparation Orders have been applied for.  HL6626

Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Slavery and Trafficking Prevention and Risk Orders have been granted (1) on application, and (2) on sentencing.  HL6627

Lord Flight to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost to providers of purpose-built student accommodation of being required to pay for house in multiple occupation licences.  HL6628

Lord Flight to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the codes for student accommodation in protecting tenants and maintaining property and management standards.  HL6629

Lord Flight to ask Her Majesty's Government why purpose-built student accommodation provided by universities is exempt from house in multiple occupation licensing while similar accommodation provided by private companies is not.  HL6630

Lord Flight to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the respective criteria (1) to obtain a licence for a house in multiple occupation, and (2) to join a Government-supported national code for student accommodation.  HL6631

Lord Flight to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to remove the requirement for private providers of purpose-built student accommodation who are part of an approved national code to be subject to house in multiple occupation licensing.  HL6632

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the cost per unit of printing a UK passport.  HL6633

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the breakdown of costs incurred in printing, distributing, and administering UK passports.  HL6634

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask Her Majesty's Government what income was obtained from passport fees in each of the last three years.  HL6635

Lord Hain to ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions have any British High Commissions or Embassies put potential clients in touch with representatives of SCL Elections or Cambridge Analytica.  HL6636

Baroness Hamwee to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of bogus colleges previously closed down for having sponsored visas for people who intended to work in the UK rather than study that are now operating under new names.  HL6637

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether student loans will be available for EU students studying in the UK during the (1) 2019–20, and (2) 2020–21, academic years.  HL6638

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Bedford Borough Council concerning the obligation to ensure that any proposal to terminate water fluoridation schemes is only determined after appropriate consultation, as set out in the Water Industry Act 1991.  HL6639

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether Bedford Borough Council has consulted (1) the Secretary of State, and (2) the water undertaker, on whether that Council's proposal to terminate the water fluoridation scheme in Bedford can be deemed operable and efficient.  HL6640

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether Bedford Borough Council has consulted (1) the Secretary of State, and (2) the water undertaker, on whether that Council's proposal to terminate the water fluoridation scheme in Bedford can be deemed reasonably practical.  HL6641

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have sought advice from Public Health England on the impact on oral health of the intention of Bedford Borough Council to terminate the water fluoridation scheme in Bedford.  HL6642

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have drawn the attention of Bedford Borough Council to the provisions contained in the Water Fluoridation (Proposals and Consultation) (England) Regulations 2013, concerning that Council's proposal to terminate the water fluoridation scheme in Bedford.  HL6643

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to paying compensation to those construction workers who were blacklisted as a result of information supplied to industry bodies by Special Branch and undercover police.  HL6644

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has had access to intelligence on trade unionists provided by Special Branch or undercover officers; and whether ACPO has sold (1) any such information, and (2) other information held on the Police National Computer, to the Consulting Association.  HL6645

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government whether (1) the Home Office, and (2) the Metropolitan Police Service, intend to provide position statements to the Mitting Inquiry, setting out (a) their respective responsibilities for undercover policing, (b) their assessment of failings in respect of such policing, and (c) who was responsible for any such failings; a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 19 February (HL5370), where they have published the outcome of the application of the Family Test; and if it has not been published, when it will be.  HL6647

Lord Lucas to ask Her Majesty's Government why studying for a PhD does not count as work for the purposes of qualifying for free childcare.  HL6648

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Young of Cookham on 14 September 2017 and 21 March (HL1315 and HL6165), what conclusions they have drawn from keeping the scope of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 as it relates to charities under constant review; and what plans they have to launch a formal consultation.  HL6649

Baroness Quin to ask Her Majesty's Government what institutional mechanisms for future involvement in EU foreign policy cooperation they envisage for the UK after Brexit.  HL6650

Baroness Quin to ask Her Majesty's Government in which areas of foreign policy cooperation with the EU they hope to continue participating after Brexit.  HL6651

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to maintain the statutory responsibility for local authorities to provide free school transport; and whether they intend to vary the terms of that responsibility.  HL6652

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what benefits, in terms of timekeeping for both passenger and freight trains, have accrued since the flyover at Reading was commissioned.  HL6653

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government which modifications to railway infrastructure between Peterborough and Doncaster they have considered in the last two years; and whether Network Rail has been asked to develop any scheme to improve resilience.  HL6654

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the full range of cheaper train fares will be available when train timetables will be confirmed only four to six weeks in advance; and whether passengers will be able to claim full refunds for tickets bought in advance if timetables do not subsequently meet their needs.  HL6655

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make an assessment of the impact on regional waste management of the closure of the Lakeside energy from waste plant; whether they will allow the proposed north-west runway at Heathrow to be built if that plant is demolished; and whether they will assess the impact of demolition on each of the 12 councils which u… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the closure of the high temperature incinerator at Lakeside energy from waste plant on (1) clinical waste management, and (2) NHS trusts and GP surgeries.  HL6657

Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty's Government, further the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 23 November 2017 (HL3154), why they have now agreed that the UK will remain subject to the Common Agriculture and Fisheries Policy during the transition period; and what assistance they intend to provide the UK fishing industry immediately after 29 March 2019.  HL6658

Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they were aware that Russia had developed and produced Novichok for ten years; and if so, whether they made any complaint to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons or any other appropriate body.  HL6659

Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of support being given by the European Commission Representation in London to organisations which oppose Brexit; and what assessment they have made of the impact of such assistance on UK–EU relations.  HL6660

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to protect pupils from new psychoactive substances which are not illegal but aim to mimic illegal substances.  HL6661

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to require schools to record instances involving the use of psychoactive substances in the same way schools are required to record the use of illegal substances.  HL6662

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that there is parity of pay between (1) teaching, and (2) non-teaching, staff working in different schools operated by the same multi-academy trust.  HL6663

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to roll out the Prevent initiative to raise awareness of far-right extremism in schools.  HL6664

Lord Tebbit to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to offer tenancies to former tenants of Grenfell Tower who had unlawfully sublet their flats at a profit to persons not entitled to social housing.  HL6665

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the timetable for the implementation of the duty on landlords to allow disabled tenants to make access improvements to the hallways, staircases and entrances of residential properties.  HL6666

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 20 March (HC132346), what action they intend to take in respect of the assessment by non-governmental organisations that Israel has implemented only one of 40 recommendations outlined in the 2012 report Children in Military Custody.… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what action, if any, they will take to prevent the forcible transfer of farming-shepherding communities throughout Area C of the West Bank.  HL6668

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations are they making to the government of Israel regarding reports that the work permits of over a thousand Palestinians were revoked because those individuals have the same surname as the perpetrator of a stabbing attack.  HL6669

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel regarding reports of insignificant sentences given to Israeli settlers for killing Palestinians.  HL6670

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they intend to make to the government of Israel in regard to reports that five Palestinian Hares boys were sentenced in 2016 to 15 years in prison despite a lack of any evidence.  HL6671

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what support they have given to Anguilla since Hurricane Irma to help re-build infrastructure; and what support they will give in the next five years.  HL6672

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Anguilla's reliance on trade with other non-UK EU Caribbean islands; and what consideration they have given during the Brexit negotiations to the case for continuing trade and other relations between Anguilla and those islands.  HL6673

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the strength of the relationship between the UK and Anguilla.  HL6674