House of Lords Business

Baroness Barker to ask Her Majesty's Government how many offences against women perpetrated by people identifying as trans have been reported in each of the last five years.  HL7668

Baroness Barker to ask Her Majesty's Government how many offences against women within single-sex services, perpetrated by people identifying as trans, have been reported in each of the last five years.  HL7669

Baroness Barker to ask Her Majesty's Government how many violent crimes against women have been perpetrated by people identifying as trans in each of the last five years.  HL7670

Baroness Barker to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people identifying as trans have been convicted of offences against women in each of the last five years.  HL7671

Baroness Barker to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people identifying as trans have been victims of violent crimes in each of the last five years.  HL7672

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government on what basis they decided to propose an increase to the limit to small claims to £2,000 despite the recommendation by Lord Justice Jackson in his 2009 Review of Civil Litigation Costs that a rise to £1,500 would be sufficient to account for inflation.  HL7673

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that the insurance industry will pass on to customers the majority of the £1.3 billion the impact assessment for the Civil Liability Bill estimates that industry will save.  HL7674

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government how much revenue they have raised (1) annually, and (2) in total, as a result of the increase in Insurance Premium Tax at (a) the standard rate from 5 per cent in 2011 to 12 per cent in 2017, and (b) at the higher rate from 17 per cent in 2011 to 20 per cent in 2017; and what estimate they have made of the impact of the Civil Liability… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 30 April (HL6867), why the Duchy of Cornwall has a VAT number from the Government department registration series.  HL7676

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the process for appointing the National Tree Champion; whether applications are being invited; if so, how; to whom the Champion will be responsible; and what the term of office will be.  HL7677

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many cloud services contracts that were previously delivered by British cloud services providers for the Northern Ireland Office are now delivered by multinational cloud service providers; what is the value of those contracts; and what are the names of the previous providers.  HL7678

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many cloud services contracts that were previously delivered by British cloud services providers for the Scotland Office are now delivered by multinational cloud service providers; what is the value of those contracts; and what are the names of the previous providers.  HL7679

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many cloud services contracts that were previously delivered by British cloud services providers for the Wales Office are now delivered by multinational cloud service providers; what is the value of those contracts; and what are the names of the previous providers.  HL7680

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of an increased use of technology at the border on safeguarding people from modern slavery.  HL7681

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of resources available to the Border Force to combat modern slavery.  HL7682

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding in the report by the Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, A re-inspection of Border Force's identification and treatment of Potential Victims of Modern Slavery published on 28 March, that one Roving Officer does not provide effective safeguarding when there are hig… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government when they will announce the details of the review into the use of the fit and proper persons test recommended by Dr Bill Kirkup in the Liverpool Community Health Review.  HL7684

Lord Kerslake to ask Her Majesty's Government what middle- and upper-tier immigration enforcement operations with operational names took place in (1) 2013, and (2) 2014; and what were the operational names for each of them.  HL7685

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to develop international support for a UN-mandated global arms embargo against Burma.  HL7686

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with members of the UN Security Council to secure support in principle for referral of Burma to the International Criminal Court to investigate alleged crimes against humanity committed by the Burmese armed forces.  HL7687

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with other EU governments about expanding the EU arms embargo to cover the sale of all equipment to the military and military-owned firms in Burma.  HL7688

The Earl of Kinnoull to ask Her Majesty's Government whether new tariffs would be payable during the transition period on Scotch whisky exports to all markets where EU trade agreements are currently in force.  HL7689

Lord Lee of Trafford to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 8 May (HL7245), what advice they give to stockbrokers and fund managers to ensure that client's assets are fully protected from Investment Bank Special Administration Rules and their related costs.  HL7690

Lord Lee of Trafford to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 8 May (HL7245), what restrictions are placed on the level of costs for administrators operating under the Investment Bank Special Administration Rules; and where responsibility lies for monitoring such costs.  HL7691

Lord Lee of Trafford to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 8 May (HL7245), whether the costs of the Investment Bank Special Administration Rules can be taken from an individual's ISA or self-invested personal pension; and if so, whether that ISA or self-invested personal pension can be subsequently rebuilt and reimbursed to the previous le… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Mancroft to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of banning the use of electronic collars for cats and dogs in England.  HL7693

Lord Mancroft to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people in England who use electronic collars for cats and dogs in containment systems.  HL7694

Lord Mancroft to ask Her Majesty's Government what specific research they have commissioned into the use of electronic collars in containment systems for (1) cats, and (2) dogs.  HL7695

Lord Murphy of Torfaen to ask Her Majesty's Government what strategies are in place to improve school attainment performance of Gypsy, Traveller and Roma pupils from early years onwards.  HL7696

Lord Murphy of Torfaen to ask Her Majesty's Government what information, if any, they hold on the (1) ethnicity, and (2) religious beliefs, of school governors in England.  HL7697

Lord Murphy of Torfaen to ask Her Majesty's Government what research they have conducted on school twinning programmes and their progress in improving community cohesion and religious understanding.  HL7698

Lord Murphy of Torfaen to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of church schools to community cohesion.  HL7699

Lord Murphy of Torfaen to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to agreeing a new model church supplemental agreement.  HL7700

Lord Murphy of Torfaen to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with church representatives regarding a new model church supplemental agreement by denomination.  HL7701

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their timetable for implementing the recommendations of the Made Smarter Review.  HL7702

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in establishing an independent Industrial Strategy Council.  HL7703

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the capital requirements of insurance companies and review governance arrangements to ensure that they can compete on an equal footing with pensions superfunds.  HL7704

Lord Norton of Louth to ask Her Majesty's Government which Cabinet committee has responsibility for addressing constitutional issues.  HL7705

Lord Norton of Louth to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Cabinet Office is presently structured at official level to address holistically the constitution of the UK; and, if so, how.  HL7706

Lord Norton of Louth to ask Her Majesty's Government how many teachers there are in secondary schools in England who are qualified citizenship education teachers.  HL7707

Lord Norton of Louth to ask Her Majesty's Government what practical steps they are taking to ensure that citizenship education in secondary schools is treated on a par with other subjects in the national curriculum.  HL7708

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the research published by the TUC that estimated that the number of children growing up in poverty in working households will be one million higher in 2018 than in 2010; and how this compares to their own research.  HL7709

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many affordable homes and units of social housing have been built with public funds in each year since 2015; and how this compares to the targets set for each of those years.  HL7710

Lord Rennard to ask Her Majesty's Government how many allegations of personation or attempted personation in the 2018 local elections in England have been reported to the police.  HL7711

Lord Rennard to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to contact Returning Officers responsible for the conduct of the local elections in England in 2018 to ask how many tendered ballot papers were issued as a result of people turning up to a polling station to find that their vote had already been cast.  HL7712

Lord Rennard to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to contact Returning Officers responsible for the General Election in 2017 in (1) England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4) Northern Ireland, to ask how many tendered ballot papers were issued as a result of people turning up to a polling station to find that their vote had already been cast; and whether they will do s… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Rennard to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to provide funding for, and ask the Electoral Commission to undertake, a representative survey of people taken from the marked registers showing that a vote had been cast in their name at a polling station in the 2018 local elections so as to obtain an indication as to how many of them did not vote, but had a vote clai… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Rennard to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to provide funding for, and ask the Electoral Commission to undertake, a representative survey of people who voted by post in the 2018 local elections so as to obtain an indication as to how many of them may not have cast the vote themselves, or without proper conditions of privacy in keeping with the spirit of the Bal… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Rennard to ask Her Majesty's Government what changes there have been to the population eligible to vote in General Elections in (1) England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4) Northern Ireland, between 1 December 2015 and 3 May 2018.  HL7716

Lord Robathan to ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to implement the public sector exit payment cap and regulations as provided for in Part 9 of the Enterprise Act 2016.  HL7717

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will guarantee an adequate level of funding for the S4C TV channel.  HL7718

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure the free flow of visitors to the UK following Brexit.  HL7719

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will guarantee that satisfactory visa arrangements will be in place to enable overseas competitors to attend the Llangollen International Music Eisteddfod.  HL7720

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they are having about the future of the Welsh fishing industry; and with whom they are having any such discussions.  HL7721

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for the future of Welsh ports following Brexit.  HL7722

Lord Steel of Aikwood to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Zimbabwe to ensure that the electoral commission is genuinely independent prior to the forthcoming elections.  HL7723

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government how much money will be granted to the Department of International Trade in order to safeguard trade promotion jobs; and whether this figure will be enough to ensure that the Department has the resources necessary to fulfil its responsibilities.  HL7724

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the intended purpose of powers granted to the Home Office under paragraph 322(5) of the Immigration Rules to deny indefinite leave to remain applications; and whether minor tax errors on a indefinite leave to remain application warrant the use of said powers.  HL7725

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to reassess the use of paragraph 322(5) of the Immigration Rules by the Home Office on indefinite leave to remain cases denied due to tax errors.  HL7726

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase gender diversity at board level positions in public bodies.  HL7727

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the challenges faced by the retail sector.  HL7728

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of Windrush immigration failures on the pensions of those affected by those failures; and whether they will take this into consideration when considering the level of compensation that affected individuals will receive.  HL7729

Lord Tebbit to ask Her Majesty's Government how many offenders with previous convictions for homicide were convicted of homicide in (1) 2014, (2) 2015, (3) 2016, and (4) 2017.  HL7730