House of Lords Business

Baroness Fookes to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total spend on horticultural education and training for students over 16 years old by the Education and Skills Funding Agency for the last three financial years.  HL10181

Baroness Fookes to ask Her Majesty's Government whether Ofsted has raised any concerns about the delivery and quality of the horticultural element of the National Curriculum since it was included in the Curriculum.  HL10182

Baroness Fookes to ask Her Majesty's Government why ornamental horticulture and floristry has been removed from Annex C of the funding regulations for post-16 education.  HL10183

Lord Goodlad to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made in assisting the government of Zimbabwe to pay any arrears owing to former members of Her Majesty's Overseas Civil Service.  HL10184

Lord Green of Deddington to ask Her Majesty's Government whether in the event of a no-deal Brexit they intend to implement unilaterally the immigration element of the citizens' rights agreement reached with the EU in December 2017.  HL10185

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government where and when they intend to pilot citizens' juries.  HL10186

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government to which local authorities in England they have appointed Commissioners; for which areas of service; and for how long each Commissioner has been in place.  HL10187

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the financial viability of the UK Municipal Bonds Agency.  HL10188

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Housing First model developed in Finland in the context of tackling homelessness in the UK.  HL10189

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are providing to local authorities that serve coastal communities.  HL10190

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the concerns raised by the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers about proposals from the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy to devise a simplified approach to assess councils' financial resilience.  HL10191

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the processes in place to make appointments in combined authorities are sufficiently robust to ensure a rigorous appointment process and the selection of the best candidates for the positions advertised.  HL10192

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they take to ensure that funding is distributed between local authorities in a fair and equitable manner.  HL10193

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the ability of local communities to influence the governance of primary and secondary schools.  HL10194

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they have taken to reduce the number of school exclusions in secondary schools in England.  HL10195

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what additional support is offered to mainstream schools in England working with pupils on the autistic spectrum.  HL10196

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many children in England were home educated in each of the years (1) 2013–14, (2) 2014–15, (3) 2015–16, and (4) 2016–17.  HL10197

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to meet increasing need for places in secondary schools in England.  HL10198

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take action against those infant and junior schools in England which exceed the statutory pupil numbers in their classes.  HL10199