House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government how British (1) foreign policy, and (2) aid programmes support persecuted minorities in Pakistan  HL10846

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the most recent report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar.  HL10847

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of restrictions on media freedom in Burma; and what steps they have taken to address with the government of Burma concerns about violations of freedom of expression and press freedom in that country.  HL10848

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address concerns about hate speech with the government of Burma.  HL10849

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of freedom of religion or belief in Burma.  HL10850

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to raise with the government of Burma concerns that many churches have been destroyed or damaged by the military in Kachin State since 2011.  HL10851

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to implement the recommendations in the National Audit Office’s report Projects leaving the Government Major Projects Portfolio, published on 19 October, that business cases should be “updated to reflect any changes to the scope of the project” and that the Infrastructure and Projects Authority and Treasury… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government on what dates, if any, the Secretary of State for Transport visited the port of Dover to see the movement of trucks into and out of ferries to the continent in the last two years.  HL10853

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether ferry services to the continent (1) arriving into, and (2) departing from, the port of Plymouth will be treated in the same way as larger UK ports in their planning for Brexit and no-Brexit scenarios.  HL10854

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many freight vehicle permits for haulage between the UK and each other EU member state are current; and what plans they have to increase or amend those quantities.  HL10855

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to review the regulation of packaging for liquid nicotine mixtures for electronic cigarettes to ensure that the packaging does not appeal to children.  HL10856

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe to ask Her Majesty's Government how many young people who were surveyed in the National Health Survey for England in (1) 2011, (2) 2015, and (3) 2016 were aged (a) 12, (b) 13, (c) 14, (d) 15; what proportion of those were overweight or obese; and what portion had weight problems of sufficient concern for them to be invited to see a health professional.  … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe to ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is a dedicated programme of follow-up action for young people aged 12 to 15 who are identified as overweight or obese.  HL10858

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the prevalence of obesity among young people aged 12 to 15 is increasing or declining.  HL10859

Baroness Bull to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings of the report by the University of Nottingham, Time to Listen, 15 October, of the value of arts and cultural education.  HL10860

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to ensure that consumers in the UK can be certain from food labelling that the meat they purchase is not Halal.  HL10861

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to use the UK fishing fleet to collect plastics from the seas around the UK on days when they are restricted from fishing.  HL10862

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure food security for consumers in the UK.  HL10863

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken in response to reported steps by the Burmese authorities to criminalise humanitarian aid groups working in Kachin and Shan States.  HL10864

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what humanitarian assistance they are providing to internally displaced people in Kachin and Shan State.  HL10865

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which restrictions on humanitarian aid to internally displaced people in Burma may amount to violations of international human rights and humanitarian law; and if so, what steps they plan to take in response.  HL10866

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of current restrictions on humanitarian access to Kachin and Shan States.  HL10867

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the findings in the report by Fortify Rights, "They Block Everything": Avoidable Deprivations in Humanitarian Aid to Ethnic Civilians Displaced by War in Kachin State, Myanmar, published in August.  HL10868

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to seek compensation from the government of Libya for the victims of Irish Republican Army terrorism; if so, what progress they have made in seeking such compensation; and if not, why not.  HL10869

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of electric vehicle charging points that are required to be installed in each city, town or village, per units of 1,000 population, within the (1) next year and, (2) next five years.  HL10870

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government, following accounts of widespread fraud in activities involving the recycling, export and disposal of plastics, what action they intend to take to protect and promote genuine recycling of plastic.  HL10871

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they are providing to waste collection authorities that are suspending the collection of plastics or considering doing so owing to the difficulties of finding reliable markets for the plastic materials.  HL10872

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to encourage the integration of health care services provided by the NHS and social care services provided by local authorities; and what assessment they have made of the decision by Lancashire County Council to award the contract for their Health Child Programme 0 to 19 to a private sector provider.  HL10873

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of rail services in the past six months that have not travelled beyond Burnley Central to Brierfield, Nelson and Colne stations but have instead gone back to Preston; and of the effect these service cancellations have had on (1) passengers from these three stations, (2) the number of passenge… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government what responsibility the franchise holder has for assisting and compensating rail passengers travelling to Brierfield, Nelson or Colne but who must leave the train at Burnley Central when it terminates there; and whether the operator is required to make an assessment of the degree of vulnerability or distress of the passengers concerned… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Grocott to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether he will provide for members of the media to be present to witness the count at future hereditary peers by-elections.  HL10876

Lord Grocott to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether he will ensure that tellers are appointed to attend future counts for hereditary peers by-elections.  HL10877

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 3 April (HL6450), what progress they have made in the production of revised school security guidance.  HL10878

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will negotiate for (1) the UK to remain part of the system of EU wide registration of trade marks and designs, and (2) the continued right of audience for UK Trade Mark Attorneys before the EU Intellectual Property Office, after the UK leaves the EU.  HL10879

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with each EU member state regarding the impact on UK and EU trade of a no deal Brexit scenario in relation to cross border insolvency.  HL10880

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Algeria about the official closure of 11 churches in that country; and whether they have had positive responses to any such approaches to that government.  HL10881

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of research carried out by the Institution of Engineering and Technology and Nottingham Trent University published in their report Scaling Up Retrofit 2050, and the report’s conclusions that meeting legal energy-savings target set in the Climate Change Act 2008 will not be pos… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications for the security of the UK of the announcement by the President of the United States of America that he intends to pull out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia, and whether they support such a move.  HL10883

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent developments in modular construction and its possible impact on the supply of housing in the UK.  HL10884

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to encourage off-site manufacturing to help towards increasing the supply of housing in the UK.  HL10885

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to regulate the use and trading of cryptocurrencies.  HL10886

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of children referred to the National Referral Mechanism as potential victims of modern slavery turned 18 years old before receiving a conclusive grounds decision in (1) 2015, (2) 2016, and (3) 2017.  HL10887

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average number of days between a positive reasonable grounds decision and a conclusive grounds decision for children who were (1) British nationals, (2) nationals of other EEA countries, and (3) nationals of non-EEA countries who were referred to the National Referral Mechanism for victims of modern slavery betwee… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of children who were exited from the Independent Child Trafficking Advocate service because they had turned 18 years old did so before receiving a conclusive grounds decision under the National Referral Mechanism from 30 January 2017 to date.  HL10889

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements are in place to provide ongoing specialist support to young people in any period between leaving the Independent Child Trafficking Advocate scheme at 18 years old and receiving a conclusive grounds decision under the National Referral Mechanism.  HL10890

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the proposed drop-in centres intended to offer support to victims of modern slavery after a positive conclusive grounds decision will be available to young people who entered the National Referral Mechanism as children but have since turned 18 years old.  HL10891

Lord Mawson to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost of vehicle insurance for young people between the ages of 17 and 20 years old; and the implications of such costs on the employment prospects for young people in deprived areas.  HL10892

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many drugs were available on the NHS for the treatment of blood cancer, and (2) how much the NHS spent on blood cancer drugs, in each of the past five years.  HL10893

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current level of spending by the NHS on blood cancer treatment; and what estimate they have made of the proportion of the NHS budget that will be spent on blood cancer treatments in each of the next five years.  HL10894

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to consult on proposals to incorporate input from NHS England into the NICE technology appraisal process when determining treatment criteria.  HL10895

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure patient groups contribute to the development of treatment criteria for NICE approved treatments in the future.  HL10896

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the present state of Anglo–Ethiopian relations.  HL10897

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of economic and trade relations between the UK and Ethiopia.  HL10898

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) aid available to, and (2) religious freedoms of, the Manjo peoples living in the Sheka zone of the Southern region of Ethiopia.  HL10899

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure full enforcement of the Alternative Fuels Access Regulations 2017 provision for ad hoc access to electric vehicle charging points.  HL10900

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that where companies require users to be members of a specific scheme in order to access electric vehicle charging points such requirements are compatible with the Alternative Fuels Access Regulations 2017.  HL10901

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to maintain the standards governing the working hours of professional drivers set out in the Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations 2005 after Brexit.  HL10902

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to reduce the number of permitted driver hours under the Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations 2005 after Brexit.  HL10903

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government how many individuals have been deported from the UK to countries where people can be sentenced to death without a death penalty assurance being sought since 2001.  HL10904

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to halt the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia following the confirmation of the cause of death of Jamal Khashoggi.  HL10905

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the relevant oversight bodies in Bahrain to encourage them to disclose updates on their investigations into the torture allegations presented by Mohammed Ramadan and Husain Moosa.  HL10906

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government whether officials from the British Embassy in Manama will attend the retrial of political prisoners Mohammed Ramadan and Husain Moosa on 22 October.  HL10907

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Bahrain about the failure of Bahrain’s Special Investigations Unit to investigate the (1) allegations of torture on, and (2) use of coerced confessions from political prisoner Maher Abbas al-Khabbaz.  HL10908

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the response provided by the Bahrain Ombudsman on 18 October to the complaint submitted by Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei on 27 September about the (1) assault, and (2) restrictive measure imposed on female political prisoners Hajer Mansoor, Medina Ali and Najah Yusuf by Isa Town prison authorities.  HL10909

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the hunger strike by female activists Hajer Mansoor, Medina Ali and Najah Yusuf to protest the restrictions on phone calls, family visits and free time outside the cell imposed by the Isa Town Prison administration in Bahrain; and what representations they have made to the government of Bahrain to ensur… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Strasburger to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the time taken between the Metropolitan Police being notified by the Electoral Commission of possible breaches of electoral law by Leave.EU and their collection of relevant evidence from the Electoral Commission.  HL10911

Lord Strasburger to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that any breaking of electoral law by pro-leave campaigns during the referendum is investigated; and in what timeframe they anticipate such investigations taking place.  HL10912

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendation by The Royal Pharmaceutical Society to give pharmacists powers to switch patients to new medications without consulting their GPs in the event of drugs shortages after Brexit.  HL10913

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the analysis by Universities UK Estimates of lost higher education export revenue, 22 October, of the impact on universities of the restrictions on visas for foreign students.  HL10914

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for a graduate talent visa to allow international students to gain work experience in the UK for up to two years after graduating.  HL10915

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the analysis by Universities UK Estimates of lost higher education export revenue, 22 October, of the impact on tax revenues as a result of the restrictions on visas for foreign students.  HL10916

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they intend to take regarding the demolition of Palestinian structures in the West Bank by Israeli forces.  HL10917

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel about vandalism of Christian property in both Israel and the West Bank.  HL10918

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for recognising the state of Palestine following the UN General Assembly's agreement to allow the Palestinian Authority to participate in meetings as a legitimate state.  HL10919

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by Kings College London, Security Cooperation with Saudi Arabia: Is it worth it for the UK?, published in September, what assessment they have made of the case to uphold international rules-based order in relation to Saudi Arabia.  HL10920

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of findings in the Statistical Bulletin, Hate Crime, England and Wales, 2017–18, published on 18 October, which shows that  more than half of religiously-motivated attacks in 2017–18 were directed at Muslims.  HL10921

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel regarding their plan to approve the construction of further settlement housing units in the West Bank city of Hebron.  HL10922