House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of alleged human rights violations against China's Uighur population and of reports that up to one million Uighur have been sent to re-education camps; and what representations they have made to the government of China on these issues.  HL10450

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect the European Commission’s draft proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (1.8.2018 COM(2018) 568 final 2018/0299 (COD)), amending Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013, with regard to the withdrawal of the UK from the EU will have on the UK economy after Brexit.  HL1045… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of industry support for continuing to link UK rail freight networks to European Rail Freight Corridors after Brexit; and what impact that would have on the level of rail freight traffic in the UK.  HL10452

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government how HS2 will ensure the stability of the tracks when they pass over large sink holes in the areas of old mine workings; when a detailed geological survey will be done in those areas; and how the track alignment and levels will be maintained in areas where continuous settlement is likely.  HL10453

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what UK and European standards are being used by HS2 to determine the design and layout of rolling stock, tunnels and cross passages, the procedures for evacuation of passengers, and fire safety in its tunnel sections.  HL10454

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government how much has so far been spent by HS1 in settling Part 1 claims in accordance with its Compensation Code; and what percentage of HS1’s overall property spend that represents.  HL10455

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding the UK has received under TEN-T programmes during the last five years; and whether they will make a similar amount of funding available for the five years after Brexit.  HL10456

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to undertake any consultation before bringing forward proposals to ban gay conversion therapy; if so, which stakeholders they plan to consult; and what is the timetable.  HL10457

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their Framework for the UK–EU partnership: Company law (accounting and audit) presentation, published on 13 June, what is their intended process for endorsing the International Accounting Standards for use in the UK.  HL10458

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 1 February (HL5096), how much in fines was received and passed on to other bodies in each of the years from 2004 to 2011 before the Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2016 (SI 2016/649) came into effect.  HL10459

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 17 September 2018 (HL10203), how much capital grant was paid to the bus industry to develop low emission vehicles in 2015/16 and 2016/17; and what is their estimate of the capital grant for each of the next two financial years.  HL10460

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 24 September (HL10300), when did the discussions about enhancing Gatwick Airport railway station begin.  HL10461

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government, following their decision to postpone the letting of a new franchise for Cross Country Trains, what steps do they intend to take to reduce overcrowding across that network.  HL10462

Baroness Brown of Cambridge to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to maintain the Carbon Price Support rates, set in the 2016 Budget, for the period through to 2020–21; and how their policy in the area relates to the Total Carbon Price, established in the Autumn Budget 2017.  HL10463

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem to ask Her Majesty's Government what recent oral and written representations the Prime Minister has made to the President of the United States in relation to his intention to impose sanctions on UK companies doing business in Iran.  HL10464

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem to ask Her Majesty's Government what oral and written representations (1) the Foreign Secretary, and (2) the Defence Secretary, have made to their opposite numbers in the government of the United States in relation to the intention of the President of the United States to impose sanctions on UK companies doing business in Iran.  HL10465

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem to ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions since the President of the United States announced his intention to impose sanctions on UK companies doing business in Iran the matter has been raised at face to face meetings with officials including the United States Ambassador in London.  HL10466

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking together with other members of the European Union to mitigate the effects of the imposition of sanctions on UK companies doing business in Iran.  HL10467

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking (1) to remedy any buprenorphine shortage, and (2) to ensure that in the long term there is consistent and adequate supply of this medication, that it is available across the country and is not subject to unpredictable price fluctuations.  HL10468

Lord Chadlington to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of police call outs in the last 12 months they estimate can be attributed to mental health problems connected with gambling-related harm.  HL10469

Lord Chadlington to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Education Policy Institute Access to children and young people's mental health services—2018, published 7 October, which states that the number of referrals to specialist child and adolescent mental health services in England has increased by 26 per cent over the last five… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Chadlington to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for the development of a national strategy for the prevention and treatment of harms resulting from gambling.  HL10471

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people are currently employed at the UK Representation Office in Brussels; and what estimate they have made of the cost of their employment in the current financial year.  HL10472

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people they estimate will be employed at the UK Representation Office in Brussels in the financial year 2019–20; and what they estimate to be the cost of that employment.  HL10473

Lord Freyberg to ask Her Majesty's Government how their policy to exploit commercially images of works of art in national museums and galleries fits with the mandates of the Arts and Humanities Research Council and other research bodies to make all publicly funded and Research Excellence Framework qualifying scholarship available on open licences from 2020 onwards.  HL10474

Lord Freyberg to ask Her Majesty's Government whether any Government controlled data sets are cited as capital assets on the National Balance Sheet; and if so, which ones.  HL10475

Lord Freyberg to ask Her Majesty's Government whether any Government controlled data sets are cited as capital assets on the Whole of Government Accounts; and if so, which ones.  HL10476

Lord Freyberg to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK’s intangible assets are accounted for using an internationally recognised methodology.  HL10477

Lord Freyberg to ask Her Majesty's Government whether for accounting purposes they treat intellectual property generated by public bodies in the same way as other EU Member States.  HL10478

Lord Freyberg to ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is an internationally accepted methodology for valuing raw data assets on government balance sheets; and if not, what consideration they have given to developing one with international partners.  HL10479

Baroness Golding to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made to secure trade agreements to ensure the security of supply of medical radioisotopes following Brexit.  HL10480

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in appointing the National Tree Champion.  HL10481

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government what help they provide to asylum seeker families whose children are allocated places at schools too close to their homes to qualify for free transport but where the additional cost of travel fares is unaffordable; and what assistance they provide for obtaining school uniforms.  HL10482

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government whether local housing authorities that divested themselves of their council housing stocks in the past and closed their housing revenue accounts (HRAs) are able to set up new HRAs and build new council housing under their new proposals for lifting the cap on local authority borrowing for such purposes or otherwise.  HL10483

Lord Harries of Pentregarth to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of India about the arrest on 28 August of five Indian Dalit human rights activists during simultaneous police raids conducted in Hyderabad, Mumbai, Faridabad, Pune, Ranchi, and Goa.  HL10484

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many responses they have received to their consultation Transforming the response to domestic abuse; and when they will publish their response.  HL10485

Lord Holmes of Richmond to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Henley on 17 May (HL7805, HL7806, HL7807, and HL7809), what progress they have made in fulfilling their commitments, in particular the commitments to (1) hold a roundtable discussion with employers and leaders from sectors that commonly use interns, (2) update guidance for employers and… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what reply, if any, they received to the letter of 31 July from the Foreign Secretary to the Prime Minister of Israel calling, together with other European countries, for reconsideration of the decision to demolish the village and school of Khan al-Ahmar; and what further steps they plan to take on this issue.  HL10487

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the UK contribution to EU funds, and (2) British seconded personnel to EU agencies to improving conditions for refugees and migrants who have entered Greece; and to what extent such work has reduced overcrowding and improved sanitation in camps on Aegean islands, particularly the Moria camp.  HL10488

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to establish at least one permanent monitoring site for Ultrafine Particles in the vicinity of a major airport as recommended by the Air Quality Expert Group in its report Ultrafine Particles in the UK, published in July.  HL10489

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the conclusion of the Air Quality Expert Group in its report Ultrafine Particles in the UK, published in July, that the policies and actions to control ambient PM2.5 and PM10 will not always control Ultrafine Particles.  HL10490

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the conclusions of the Air Quality Expert Group in its report Ultrafine Particles in the UK, published in July, that "emissions from some potentially important sources such as domestic wood burning are very poorly known".  HL10491

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to commission research into the contribution made by different types of domestic wood burning stoves to the presence of Ultrafine Particles and other air pollutants in urban areas.  HL10492

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will extend the Community Housing Fund beyond 31 March 2020 to enable community groups to progress and complete their current pipeline of projects.  HL10493

Lord Lipsey to ask Her Majesty's Government what they estimate would be the cost of introducing a cap on social care costs along the lines proposed by the Dilnot report of (1) £35,000, (2) £75,000, or (3) £100,000.  HL10494

Lord Moonie to ask Her Majesty's Government how many days each Type 23 frigate has spent at sea from 2016 to date.  HL10495

Lord Moonie to ask Her Majesty's Government how many days (1) the HMS Albion, (2) the HMS Bulwark, and (3) all the bay-class LSD(A)s have spent at sea from 2016 to date.  HL10496

Lord Moonie to ask Her Majesty's Government how many firm orders for F-35 Lightning aircraft have been placed; and when they are expected to be delivered.  HL10497

Lord Moonie to ask Her Majesty's Government when the Deployable F-35 Operations Facility at RAF Marham is expected to achieve Initial Operating Capability; and whether it is air-portable.  HL10498

Lord Moonie to ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) Royal Air Force, and (2) Royal Navy, pilots are qualified to fly the F-35 Lightning aircraft.  HL10499

Lord Moonie to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Deployable F-35 Operations Facility could be deployed on an aircraft carrier.  HL10500

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) data, and (2) powers available to regulators to manage the systemic risk linked to the non-bank lending, or "shadow banking" sector.  HL10501

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the resilience to flooding in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall; and whether this has improved since 2014.  HL10502

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to protect the railways in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall from flood water damage since 2012.  HL10503

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to mitigate the effects of coastal erosion in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall since 2012.  HL10504

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the effectiveness of the arrangements between local authorities and relevant agencies to mitigate flood risks in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall.  HL10505

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 18 September (HL10098), what estimate they have made of the contribution of the East West Rail programme to annual regional economic growth.  HL10506

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 18 September (HL10000), whether the estimated £46.8 million national and regional economic benefit derived from the building of the new Cambridge South station represents an annual benefit or the total over a period of time.  HL10507

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent of the current delays in the production of written reports by the Building Research Establishment following BS8414 tests on the performance of external fire cladding systems; and what are the implications of these delays for fire safety in the UK.  HL10508

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that Clinical Commissioning Groups work with local authorities to develop and implement plans for the improvement of children's mental health services as set out in the Future in Mind report published in 2015 by the Department of Health and NHS England.  HL10509

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding has been secured through contributions for investment in flood and coastal resilience schemes from (1) the private sector, (2) utility companies, and (3) local authorities since the start of the current six-year investment cycle.  HL10510

Baroness Rebuck to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the business rates pub relief scheme on the viability of community pubs in England; and what has been the cost of the scheme to date.  HL10511

Baroness Rebuck to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of recent increases in business rates on the sustainability of local high street bookshops in England.  HL10512

Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total annual income derived by the DVLA from providing details of motorists' data to private parking companies.  HL10513

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of Brexit on the UK music industry.  HL10514

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether there will be an agreement on the withdrawal terms of the UK leaving the European Union; and whether the statement by Jean-Claude Juncker on 6 October that the chances of a deal have increased has altered that assessment.  HL10515

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of research conducted by Credit Suisse Bank that found that food costs would rise by 2.3 per cent in a soft Brexit and by 5.6 per cent in a hard Brexit.  HL10516

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made or plan to make to the government of Tanzania following the banning in that country of family planning adverts by FHI 360; and what assessment they have made of reports that the President described family planning as being for those “too lazy to take care of their children”.  HL10517

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel following the announcement by Nir Barkat, the Mayor of Jerusalem, that schools, clinics and sports centres, among other services operated by UNRWA in East Jerusalem, will be transferred to Israeli authorities.  HL10518

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Saudi Arabia concerning a ceasefire in Yemen.  HL10519

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what action, if any, they plan to take to send more humanitarian aid to the people of Yemen.  HL10520

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the government of Israel about the reported shelling by Israeli forces of medical facilities in Gaza and the reported targeting of health workers in Gaza by Israeli forces.  HL10521

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the government of Israel about reported attacks by Israeli forces on children during the Great Return March in Gaza on 28 September.  HL10522

Lord Trefgarne to ask Her Majesty's Government how many persons serving indeterminate prison sentences for public protection they estimate continue to protest their innocence; and whether such persons are denied access to the necessary courses which could lead to their release.  HL10523

Lord Trefgarne to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the numerical strength of (1) the Royal Navy, (2) the Royal Naval Reserve, and (3) the Royal Marines.  HL10524

Lord Trefgarne to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the numerical strength of (1) the British Army, and (2) the Army Reserve.  HL10525

Lord Trefgarne to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the numerical strength of (1) the Royal Air Force, and (2) the Royal Air Force Reserve.  HL10526