House of Lords Business

Baroness Altmann to ask Her Majesty's Government how many pension master trusts operate on a net pay system; and how many master trusts use a relief at source administration system.  HL10748

Baroness Altmann to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that non-taxpayers who are automatically enrolled in a net pay workplace pension scheme can receive the 25 per cent bonus that they would receive in a relief at source scheme.  HL10749

Baroness Altmann to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimates they have made of the (1) number, and (2) gender breakdown, of workers earning below the personal tax threshold who have been automatically enrolled into a net pay workplace pension scheme.  HL10750

Baroness Altmann to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to check the accuracy of contributions being paid into pension schemes under automatic enrolment.  HL10751

Baroness Altmann to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that a proper audit of the accuracy of a master trust's pension contribution records has taken place before it is permitted to exit the market or merge with another trust.  HL10752

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 9 October (HL9860 and HL9890) and the Minister of State for the Home Office on 10 October (167956), whether either of the two individuals cited were transferred to the Guantanamo Bay prison facility.  HL10753

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 17 October (HL10414) which stated that they were looking at the “option of an ad hoc tribunal” relating to crimes under international law committed in Burma, what assessment they have made of the consistency between this Answer and previous Written Answers by Lord A… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 15 October (HL10375 and HL10376), what assurances they have received from the government of South Sudan that there will now be appropriate accountability by that government for the management of its oil revenues; and what discussions they have had with non-gover… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to mark the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities; and whether such plans will reflect this year's focus on empowering persons with disabilities for an inclusive, equitable and sustainable development as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.  HL10756

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UN Population Fund report The Power of Choice: reproductive rights and the demographic transition, published in October; and whether they plan to respond to the recommendations outlined in that report.  HL10757

Baroness Barker to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to authorities in Chechnya regarding the disappearance of Zelim Bakeav in August 2017.  HL10758

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what conditions regarding the transport of aggregates by (1) road, (2) sea, and (3) other means, were placed on the planning approvals for Hinkley Point C nuclear power station; and how many tonnes of aggregates have been transported by (a) road, and (b) sea since construction began.  HL10759

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Commonwealth citizens are currently serving in the British armed forces; and in which services they serve.  HL10760

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the number of Commonwealth citizens serving in the British armed forces.  HL10761

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the possibility of a conflict of interest arising from the appointment of Dru Sharpling as a member of the panel considering the Janner strand of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse and her previous appointment as a Crown Prosecutor.  HL10762

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the possibility of a conflict of interest arising from the appointment of Dru Sharpling as a member of the panel considering the Janner strand in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, given her former role as an inspector of constabulary being briefed in the Janner case prior to… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Freyberg to ask Her Majesty's Government who owns the rights to use the real-time data used in the collaboration between the Bradford NHS Trust and GE Healthcare Providers; and whether Bradford NHS Trust will retain a fair share in the intellectual property derived from that partnership in line with the guidance produced by the Department of Health and Social Care, Code o… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Golding to ask Her Majesty's Government what agreement has been reached on the transport of racing horses to and from the EU in order to enable easy participation in horse racing following Brexit.  HL10765

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government which rail enhancement schemes are currently covered by the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline system; and which stage each scheme is at.  HL10766

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Governance for Rail Investment Projects (GRIP) system for assessing rail enhancement schemes is still being used for any schemes; and if so, what are the criteria for determining that GRIP is to be used.  HL10767

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to update the guidance by NHS England Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle to include advice on how to reduce poor outcomes in multiple pregnancies; and if not, why not.  HL10768

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to support a randomised control trial of the different growth charts used across England to monitor twin pregnancies in order to understand better how effective they are in preventing poor outcomes.  HL10769

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Avoiding Term Admissions Into Neonatal units programme has been successful in reducing neonatal admissions in twin pregnancies.  HL10770

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government how many animals have been exported abroad for slaughter in each of the past five years; and how many of those animals they estimate were slaughtered without being pre-stunned.  HL10771

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government how much they spent in each of the last five years on clinical negligence pay-outs; and what proportion of the NHS budget this equates to.  HL10772

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger to ask Her Majesty's Government whether any funds are ring-fenced within the NHS budget to pay for clinical negligence; and if so, what amount is allocated for such funding.  HL10773

Lord Hunt of Chesterton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to review the assistance they and private sector providers offer to people with limited digital skills or understanding, in the light of the increasing number of public support and information services being provided online; and what assessment they have made of the adequacy and funding requirements of servi… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether, since the transfer of 549 unaccompanied children to the UK from the Calais region for reunion with their families in the UK, they are no longer searching for other similar children in transit in Europe; and if so, why not.  HL10775

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 20 June (HL8412), what are the names of the scientists, economists and environmentalists who have been working on the metrics to measure the progress of their 25 year Environment Plan; what meetings were held over the summer to engage interested parties; when t… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Kilclooney to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they consider that the annual block grant payments to the devolved administrations in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland represent a subsidy from taxpayers in England or a transfer of the shares of national income due to those devolved administrations.  HL10777

Lord Lamont of Lerwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they use when deciding whether to permit sales of military equipment to the government of Saudi Arabia; and whether they anticipate the outcome of investigations into the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi to affect such criteria.  HL10778

Lord Lamont of Lerwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with EU member state governments about the possibility of imposing sanctions on Saudi officials once the outcome of investigations into the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi is known.  HL10779

Lord Lamont of Lerwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether in their consideration of the implications of the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi for British-Saudi Arabian relations they intend to take into account the allegations of illegal abductions of Saudi citizens to Saudi Arabia that were reported by the BBC in August 2017.  HL10780

Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to impose VAT on the fees charged by independent schools.  HL10781

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government how many money laundering cases have been brought to trial in each of the last ten years.  HL10782

Lord Morris of Aberavon to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 11 October (HL Deb, col 184), whether any government departments or their agencies charge interest rates to borrowers of 6.2 per cent or above.  HL10783

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government what restrictions there are on serving members of the armed forces having their photographs taken with public figures; and in what circumstances taking such photographs might lead to disciplinary action.  HL10784

The Earl of Selborne to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made, or plan to make, to the government of Israel concerning the imminent destruction of the West Bank village of Khan al-Ahmar.  HL10785

Lord Selkirk of Douglas to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which dog meat (1) has been sold, and (2) is being sold, in the UK.  HL10786

Lord Selkirk of Douglas to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for banning the sale and consumption of dog meat in the UK.  HL10787

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the conclusion by the Institute for Fiscal Studies report, The IFS Green Budget, published on 16 October, that it would be necessary to raise tax revenues by 1 per cent of national income to "end austerity".  HL10788

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the regulatory systems of the remaining EU member states and the UK remain aligned post-Brexit, in particular regarding the EU–REACH Chemicals Management System.  HL10789

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Home Office statistics demonstrating that the number of hate crimes committed in England and Wales has more than doubled in the past five years and that hate crimes recorded by the police increased by 17 per cent in the year to March 2018.  HL10790

Lord Vinson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to seek compensation for the UK's contributions to the European Space Agency for those EU programmes it will no longer be able to participate in after Brexit; and if so, how much.  HL10791