House of Lords Business

Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the approach to specific learning difficulties and dyslexia contained within Warwickshire Educational Psychological Services' publication Teaching Children and Young People with Literacy Difficulties Practice Guidance, published in February.  HL10623

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with counterparts in Europe regarding Eritrea’s candidacy for election to the Human Rights Council at the forthcoming UN General Assembly.  HL10607

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likelihood of Eritrea being elected to the UN Human Rights Council for the period 2019–21.  HL10608

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of the number of families and children deprived of access to child benefit since the introduction of the two child limit in 2018; and what is the average annual loss of income per annum to each family affected.  HL10614

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 10 October that Ministers intervene in projects "if fresh estimates and more money are required from the Treasury" (HL Deb, col 116), whether, and if so, when, any such interventions have taken place in respect of HS2 Phase 1; what were the results of any such intervention; and whether… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government when the traffic signs on the M1 southbound carriageway between junctions 11 and 10 were last inspected for overgrown foliage; and whether they adhere to the minimum clear visibility distance as specified in the Traffic Signs Manual.  HL10620

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government whether proposals for a joint cyber force and its location are the subject of a consultation.  HL10610

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government whether Royal Air Force Wyton and Ministry of Defence Corsham have been considered for a joint cyber force operations centre.  HL10611

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the role of the National Cyber Security Centre.  HL10612

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to make changes to the traffic light system for monitoring induced seismic activity resulting from drilling and fracking for oil and gas; and what is the procedure for making such changes.  HL10619

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to receive a feasibility study report into the creation of a new trans-Pennine freight route between Liverpool and Yorkshire, via Burnley, Skipton and Leeds, including a reinstatement of a double-track railway between Gannow Junction and Skipton.  HL10622

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government in what ways, if any, they plan to mark the International Day for Freedom of Religion or Belief on 27 October; and whether they will issue guidance to all embassies and overseas missions on the UK policy on such freedom.  HL10613

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of the widespread use of detention centres in Xinjiang, China; and whether they will make representations to the government of China to allow access to such centres by UN rapporteurs and the International Committee of the Red Cross.  HL10621

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government how many adults are currently sectioned under the Mental Health Act 2007; and what is the (1) average, and (2) median lengths of the restrictions to which they are subject.  HL10624

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the powers to restrict an individual’s liberty in the Mental Health Act 2007 are used differently within the regions of England, and between England, Wales and Scotland.  HL10625

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of sectioned persons seek a second opinion about their treatment.  HL10626

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has issued guidance on prescribing psychotropic medicines; and if so, what precautions are advised to ensure that prescribed drugs are suitable for individual patients and that their use is not unnecessarily prolonged.  HL10627

Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate to ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they will provide to Clinical Commissioning Groups for making available the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system to all diabetics who require it.  HL10616

Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to invite utility companies to contribute appropriately to Flood and Coastal Resilience Partnership Funding schemes when their assets and infrastructure would directly benefit from such schemes.  HL10617

Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to extend the DVLA's Data Sharing Strategy to ParkTrade Europe AB and others who legitimately seek information to allow authorities in Europe to recover monies due to them from UK registered vehicle owners.  HL10618

Lord Shipley to ask Her Majesty's Government what performance targets apply to the Planning Inspectorate in respect of their time taken to (1) acknowledge appeals submitted, (2) undertake an appeal either by the written representation procedure or by a formal hearing, and (3) notify interested parties of the outcome of an appeal; and whether those targets are being met.  HL10615

Baroness Smith of Basildon to ask Her Majesty's Government when the independent review of the Disabled Facilities Grant was commissioned; when it will report; when the report will be published; and when they expect to respond to that report.  HL10606

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government what maintenance and logistic arrangements are being put in place, and where, for the entry of the Type 31e frigates into service in 2023.  HL10604

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government what options for small ship construction in the redundant BAE Systems facilities in Portsmouth have been considered.  HL10605