House of Lords Business

Baroness Barker to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 1 May (HL7025), which three GP practices opt out of providing contraceptive services to their registered patients.  HL7491

Baroness Barker to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 1 May (HL7025), how many patients are affected by the three GP practices opting out of providing contraceptive services to their registered patients.  HL7492

Baroness Barker to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 1 May (HL7025), what arrangements NHS England has put in place to ensure that affected patients can easily obtain contraceptive services elsewhere.  HL7493

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the heights of station platforms above rail at all stations where Crossrail trains are planned to stop; whether there are any differences from the standard height of 915mm for Network Rail stations; how will assistance to those with mobility difficulties be provided where there are different heights; and whether the Office of… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 2 May (HL7047), what evidence there is that local authorities have used the Bus Operators' Grant to fund supported bus services, which they had previously supported from their own funds.  HL7495

Baroness Corston to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the premises at Eden House, Bristol have been sold by the National Probation Service; and if so, when they were sold and to whom.  HL7496

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask Her Majesty's Government how many families claiming Universal Credit incur childcare costs above £760.42 per month for one child or £1303.57 for two or more children.  HL7497

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the maximum amount of childcare costs supported through Universal Credit reflects the cost of full-time childcare for children under three.  HL7498

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect on childcare providers of payment in arrears of Universal Credit.  HL7499

The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the costs and benefits of extending the 30 hours free childcare for three and four year olds to families where parents are in training to prepare for work.  HL7500

Baroness Featherstone to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that the UK will transpose the European Commission Circular Economy Package into UK law within the timeframe to which they have committed.  HL7501

Lord German to ask Her Majesty's Government with which countries they engage in bilateral education programmes.  HL7502

Lord German to ask Her Majesty's Government which countries they have determined as being eligible for the reciprocal visits element of the Connecting Classrooms programme.  HL7503

Lord German to ask Her Majesty's Government when they agreed with the British Council the list of eligible countries for the reciprocal visits element of the Connecting Classrooms programme, beginning in July.  HL7504

Lord German to ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they apply in selecting eligible countries for the reciprocal visits element of the Connecting Classrooms programme.  HL7505

Lord German to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Welsh Government's support for educational programmes with Lesotho.  HL7506

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they plan to take in response to the British Pregnancy Advisory Service report Medically Complex Women and Abortion Care, published in March.  HL7507

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are satisfied that there are sufficient facilities in the NHS to provide abortions for women who have health conditions which cannot be treated in standalone community clinics.  HL7508

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to make high quality specialist contraceptive services available to women with medical complexities to help them avoid or plan pregnancy.  HL7509

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to commission a national pathway to ensure access to abortion services for women with medical complexities.  HL7510

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to bring forward legislation to remove the threat of the criminal prosecution of health care professionals providing abortion services and replace it by appropriate healthcare regulation.  HL7511

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of women with complex medical needs seeking an abortion for whom no appropriate specialist care was available.  HL7512

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government what comparative assessment they have made of the incidence of neglect of children (1) in mainstream schools, and (2) who are home-schooled.  HL7513

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 26 April (HL Deb, col 1654), whether it has been agreed with the EU that "during the implementation period we will continue to access food information-sharing systems. We will continue to have food risk assessments carried out on our behalf by the European Food Standards Au… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions have taken place between ministers in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and ministers in the Department for International Trade to agree the underlying principles which would guarantee existing animal welfare and environmental standards in future trade deals.  HL7515

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps are being taken by ministers in the Department for International Trade to explain to future trading partners the animal welfare and environmental standards which will apply to any future trade deals.  HL7516

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the published cost of policing the badger cull in Cheshire of £831,000 for 48 days in 2017, what assessment they have made of the cost benefit analysis of pursuing that cull.  HL7517

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 1 May (HL6988), in which they state that their policy towards preventing mass atrocities and promoting prevention and peace building activity “begins with actively looking out for countries with signs of instability, to reduce the risks of violence, promote good governance, suppo… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the Assets of Community Value Regulations 2012 in protecting local sports clubs.  HL7519

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that their call to the construction industry to build well-designed homes will also include plans to use the latest methods of construction which maximise energy efficiency and energy saving.  HL7520

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what are their plans for development at Otterpool Park.  HL7521

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding or borrowing approval for housing was returned to HM Treasury in (1) 2014–15, (2) 2015–16, and (3) 2016–17.  HL7522

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government which local authorities were unsuccessful in the latest round of bids for funding from the Housing Infrastructure Fund.  HL7523

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage greater use of soakaways.  HL7524

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 12 April (HL6775) stating that "all opportunities to supply passports or their components for EU governments must comply with the EU Procurement Directives", whether (1) France, (2) Germany, (3) Italy, and (4) Spain, are exempt from those directives.  HL7525

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the contract to appoint Gemalto to provide the new passport has been signed; and if not, when they anticipate that it will be signed.  HL7526

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government, in relation to the new passport contract, whether the estimated figures supplied by Lord Naseby to the Prime Minister's Office, demonstrating a net loss of approximately £36 million rather than a saving of £120 million, were considered or evaluated.  HL7527

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government, in relation to the new passport contract, when the original statement of the £120 million saving was made; and whether that figure included the anticipated adverse impact arising from the loss of UK taxes and increased costs from probable unemployment.  HL7528

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 20 February (HL5494), whether they gave any consideration to the possibility of withdrawing from the EU in accordance with Article 50(1) without being bound by Articles 50(2) and 50(3); and if not, why not.  HL7529

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 30 April (HL Deb, col 1845), what elements of the Lord Bishop of Leeds' question gave the Minister cause to say that "the right reverend Prelate is right".  HL7530

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 30 April (HL6940), which organisation performed the original fire safety tests as specified in BS 476–22:1987 or BS EN 1634–1:2014 on the Manse Masterdor fire doors and gave authorisation that those fire doors could be made available for general sale.  HL7531

Lord Smith of Finsbury to ask Her Majesty's Government what are their reasons for the exemption of the Home Office from the new data protection regulation; and what assessment they have made of the consequences of this exemption for individuals' access to their own personal data.  HL7532

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to support those businesses that will find it difficult to manage the increase in minimum contributions for automatic enrolment pensions for their staff.  HL7533

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the extent to which cuts to legal aid provision were a factor in the Windrush immigration issue.  HL7534

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to reinstate legal aid for those seeking to challenge their immigration status; and what safeguards they will put in place to prevent wrongful prosecutions by the Home Office.  HL7535

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that up to 7,000 foreign students had their visas wrongfully revoked; and what assessment, if any, they have made of the circumstances which led to that outcome.  HL7536

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to take steps to ensure that educational school day trips to Europe are not disrupted due to potential visa requirements following Brexit.  HL7537

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what submissions they have made to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination over the last 30 years.  HL7538

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government how many GP practices have a doctor or nurse trained in family planning methods or techniques provided by the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare.  HL7539

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of (1) married couples, and (2) civil partners, that might be separated as a result of Brexit.  HL7540