House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Unearthing Atrocities: Mass Graves in territory formerly controlled by ISIL, published on 6 November.  HL11344

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding of the report of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Unearthing Atrocities: Mass Graves in territory formerly controlled by ISIL, published on 6 November, that from the beginning of 2014 until the end of 2017 ISI… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding of the report of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Unearthing Atrocities: Mass Graves in territory formerly controlled by ISIL, published on 6 November, that ISIS left 202 mass graves containing thousands of bo… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Iraq about the finding of the report of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Unearthing Atrocities: Mass Graves in territory formerly controlled by ISIL, published on 6 November, that the Mass Graves Di… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Iraq about the findings of the report of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Unearthing Atrocities: Mass Graves in territory formerly controlled by ISIL, published on 6 November, that (1) the Mass Grav… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Iraq on (1) their planned timeline for the exhumation, collection, transportation, storage, identification, and return of human remains to families, and (2) whether they plan to strengthen the Mass Graves Directorate, following the recommendations of the report of the U… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom to ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they use when considering whether to give permission under Article 11.1(O) of the Articles of Association of Post Office Limited to incur a commitment or liability of more than £50 million.  HL11350

Lord Balfe to ask Her Majesty's Government how many UK nationals currently work for the European External Action Service (EEAS); how many of these staff are on secondment from the UK civil service; whether they have undertaken an assessment of how many of those (1) on secondment, and (2) directly employed by the EEAS plan to continue to work there after the UK leaves the EU; and i… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Balfe to ask Her Majesty's Government whether there are countries in which there is a European External Action Service delegation or office and where the UK does not also have an embassy or High Commission; and if so, where.  HL11352

Lord Balfe to ask Her Majesty's Government whether there are countries in which there is no European External Action Service office or delegation and UK diplomatic representation is provided by a UK ambassador resident in another country; and if so, where.  HL11353

Lord Balfe to ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in those countries where there is not a resident UK ambassador but there is a European External Action service office or delegation, the UK representatives (1) participate in EU political co-operation meetings, and (2) are part of any resulting EU common approach to the host country.  HL11354

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government which companies they expect to provide the £2.5 billion in foreign direct investment for the UK which the Royal Air Force expects to be generated by the Red Arrows' 2019 tour of the US and Canada.  HL11355

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Libraries of both Houses a copy of reports by (1) SDG, Nichols Group and KPMG, and (2) the Infrastructure Projects Authority, as independent reports of the mined tunnel options for HS2 in the Wendover area, as referred to in the letter from Nusrat Ghani to Wendover Parish Council on 15 October 2018.  HL11… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Bird to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people who are yet to be moved to Universal Credit as part of the natural migration process; and what support will be available for vulnerable claimants, including those who have disabilities, during this process.  HL11357

Lord Bird to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage more (1) social enterprises, (2) charities, (3) mutuals, and (4) co-operatives to apply for and win government contracts; and what consideration they have given to strengthening the provisions of the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012.  HL11358

Lord Bird to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of public libraries on (1) inclusive economic growth, (2) learning and skills, (3) health and well-being, (4) digital literacy, (5) business support, and (6) poverty prevention.  HL11359

Lord Bird to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that where tenants share the payment of rent, their individual payment histories will be taken into account by (1) credit reference agencies, and (2) credit service providers.  HL11360

Lord Bird to ask Her Majesty's Government what lessons they have learned from measures to improve social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being undertaken by the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales.  HL11361

Lord Bird to ask Her Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied minors (1) are permitted to resettle, and (2) have been resettled, in the United Kingdom in each month since the introduction of the Vulnerable Children's Resettlement Scheme announced in April 2016.  HL11362

Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the application of VAT to e-publications but not to physical publications does not disadvantage, in terms of price, readers who rely on digital content.  HL11363

Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the application of VAT to e-publications but not to physical publications does not discriminate against readers from any social backgrounds.  HL11364

Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the application of VAT to e-publications but not to physical publications does not have a negative impact on the growth of the UK's digital sector and the use of digital technologies.  HL11365

Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the cost of VAT on digital (1) books, (2) magazines, and (3) newspapers to public institutions in the last (a) year, and (b) five years.  HL11366

Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury to ask Her Majesty's Government how much VAT on digital (1) books, (2) magazines, and (3) newspapers was paid by all Government departments in the last (a) year, and (b) five years.  HL11367

Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential merits of the removal of VAT on digital (1) books, (2) magazines and (3) newspapers.  HL11368

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 24 October (HL10985), why Mr Haddrill was appointed responsible accounting officer on 1 August 2017 in view of the fact that he had been Chief Executive of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) since 2009, and the FRC at the date of his appointment was designated a publi… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Financial Reporting Council (FRC)’s Practice Note 10 Audit of financial statements of public sector bodies in the UK as applicable to public bodies should have been applied to the FRC's accounts for the year ended 31 March, given that the FRC was itself a public body for all that period.  HL11370

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House the framework document for the Financial Reporting Council as agreed with its sponsoring department, as required by the HM Treasury document, Managing Public Money, published in July 2013.  HL11371

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government what lessons they have learnt from the performance of the Bicester to Oxford route operated by Chiltern Railways; and how might any lessons be applied to the proposed East West Rail scheme.  HL11372

Baroness Bull to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to supporting the Black Cultural Archives as a unique national heritage centre for African and Caribbean communities in Britain.  HL11373

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government whether any estimate had been made of the cost of any review of Operation Conifer.  HL11374

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to commission an assessment of the cost of a review of Operation Conifer.  HL11375

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have considered commissioning a review of Operation Conifer.  HL11376

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received an application for asylum from Asia Bibi; and if so, what was their response.  HL11377

Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Verma on 20 June 2016 (HL413), whether they will make available the independent audits relating to UK direct financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority.  HL11378

Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Verma on 20 June 2016 (HL413), what is their assessment of (1) the adequacy of independent audits relating to UK direct financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority, and (2) the regular reviews of those audits, following of PwC’s response to a complaint submitted to the UK National Conta… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Green of Deddington to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received a request on behalf of Asia Bibi to be granted asylum in the UK; and if so, what was their response.  HL11380

Baroness Hamwee to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Home Office collects data on the number of immigration detainees referred to the National Referral Mechanism as potential victims of trafficking; and if not, why not.  HL11381

Baroness Hamwee to ask Her Majesty's Government how many immigration detainees were referred to the National Referral Mechanism as potential victims of trafficking in each year from 2014; and, of those, how many received a positive reasonable grounds decision in each year.  HL11382

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to implement (1) a Land Value Tax, (2) enhanced Compulsory Purchase Orders, (3) land assembly powers, and (4) the recommendations in the report by the APPG on Land Value Capture, Capturing Land Value for the Public Benefit, published in November.  HL11383

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty's Government which provisions of the General Data Protection Regulations police forces rely on when processing photographs taken by the police using facial recognition technology.  HL11384

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Manzoor on 23 October (HL Deb, cols 763–5), whether they will clarify for which citizenship applications child fee waivers will apply.  HL11385

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the Prime Minister’s key strategic priorities for the G20 Leaders’ Summit taking place in Buenos Aires on 30 November–1 December 2018.  HL11386

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to prevent further decline in the population of water voles in the UK.  HL11387

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the current political and economic situation in Zimbabwe.  HL11388

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the current political situation in Brazil following the election of Jair Bolsonaro; and what plans they have to maintain bilateral relations with that country, including future ministerial meetings with the President-elect.  HL11389

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are concerned by the non-voluntary terms of the repatriation agreement for the Rohingya refugees between Bangladesh and Myanmar and the plans to implement the agreement on 15 November; whether they consider Rakhine state now to be safe for the Rohingya; and what assurances they have sought from both countries to… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they have offered to the Jordanian authorities following the recent flash floods in southern Jordan; and whether they have offered any practical assistance in the protection of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Petra.  HL11391

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty's Government further to the letter from the Chief Electoral Office for Northern Ireland to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland dated 21 December 2017, what discussions they have had with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PNSI) about the (1) eleven cases of potential electoral fraud it had identified from the 2017 General… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to Written Answers by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 3 July 2017, 15 September 2017, and 2 October 2017 (HL3, HL1448, and HL1671) and the Written Answer by Lord Duncan of Springbank on 21 Dec 2017 (HL3975), what assessment they have made of the case for (1) increased safeguards against organised abuse of the electo… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to Written Answers by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 3 July 2017, 15 September 2017, and 2 October 2017 (HL3, HL1448, and HL1671) and the Written Answer by Lord Duncan of Springbank on 21 Dec 2017 (HL3975), what assessment they have made of the risk of abuse of the electoral system in future elections in (1) Northe… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to pursue an agreement with the EU after Brexit to allow the UK to continue sharing certain intelligence available through the Five Eyes agreement with the 27 EU member states.  HL11395

Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the A30 trunk road between Exeter and Penzance is not yet dual carriageway; and what plans they have to convert those sections to dual carriageway.  HL11396

Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty's Government what (1) advice is available, and (2) guidance has been given by HMRC, to VAT-registered businesses on how to implement the changes in VAT reporting obligations that will come into force on 1 April 2019.  HL11397

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of companies they estimate will (1) appoint a director appointed from the workforce, (2) establish a formal workforce advisory panel, (3) appoint a designated non-executive director, and(4) do none of these, as a result of the UK Corporate Governance Code of July 2018.  HL11398

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government by what process and criteria they will evaluate companies’ explanations for non-compliance with the revised UK Corporate Governance Code of July 2018; and what steps they plan to take when they deem explanations for non-compliances not to be satisfactory.  HL11399

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 25 October (HL10562), what is their forecast for the level of growth in (1) the UK’s port unit load traffic, and (2) port productivity for each of the next five years; and what is their forecast in the event of a no-deal outcome to the Brexit negotiations.  HL11400

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 4 April 2017 (HL6630), what assessment they have made of the ONS release, Business Investment in the UK: April to June 2018 revised results, which showed that business investment fell by 0.2 per cent in the last quarter and by 0.7 percent compared to a year earlier;… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of spending on treatment for and research into blood cancer in other countries compared to the UK.  HL11402

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 5 November (HL10893), what data they hold on the amount spent by the NHS on (1) treatment, and (2) drugs for different health conditions.  HL11403

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish the legal advice prepared by the Attorney General for the Prime Minister on the Irish backstop proposals for the Brexit negotiations; whether the full advice was made available to members of the Cabinet; and if not, why not.  HL11404

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effects of cuts to the budgets for youth and community services on rates of knife and violent crime.  HL11405

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of having absent fathers on young people who are involved in knife and gun crime.  HL11406

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government what education programmes (1) are in place, and (2) they intend to put in place, to enable schools and families to engage with children to prevent their becoming involved in criminality, gangs and violent behaviour.  HL11407

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to allocate additional resources for local youth and community services provision to reduce knife crime and other violent crimes; and if so how those resources will be allocated.  HL11408

Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty's Government which government departments will be responsible for providing financial and technical assistance to the British Overseas Territories to support the introduction of public registers of beneficial ownership, as established in section 51 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.  HL11409

Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty's Government how many requests for beneficial ownership information have been made by UK law enforcement to each British Overseas Territory and Crown Dependency under the Exchange of Notes agreement to date, by month  HL11410

Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 31 July (HL9677), which Overseas Territories have proposed a review of their constitutional arrangements with the UK; and what was their response to any such requests.  HL11411

Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have estimated the additional electricity capacity needed to meet their target for diesel and petrol engine vehicles to be phased out by 2040; whether they will publish any such estimates; and what plans they have to ensure any additional electricity demand is met.  HL11412

Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will encourage urban stage carriage operators to re-introduce trolleybuses as part of their plans to meet their vehicle emission reduction targets.  HL11413

Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty's Government how much they anticipate the UK's financial settlement with the EU will be as a result of Brexit; and whether they will publish details of the basis for that figure.  HL11414

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what were the levels of (1) exports to countries outside the EU, and (2) imports from EU countries for the last two quarters for which figures are available; and what assessment they have made of any changes.  HL11415

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice on 5 November (HCWS1066), what assessment they have made of the estimate by the Institute for Legacy Management that the proposed rise in probate fees could cost charities £10 million a year in lost legacy income.  HL11416

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the ability of current smart meter technology accurately to account for energy generated by domestic solar panels.  HL11417

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they propose to take to help to improve the health and wellbeing of military veterans.  HL11418

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they will make to the government of Israel about violence against Palestinian school children in the West Bank by Israeli settlers.  HL11419

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they will take to protect UNICEF’s protective presence teams who have been subjected to physical attacks, harassment, arrest and detention, and death threats while trying to protect Palestinian school children in the West Bank from Israeli settlers.  HL11420

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel about the killing of a Palestinian man in the West Bank village of Tammun by Israeli forces using live fire.  HL11421

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about the cancellation of work permits for the relatives of Aisha Al-Rabi, the Palestinian woman reportedly killed by stones thrown by Israeli settlers.  HL11422

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel following the eviction of Palestinians from their homes in East Jerusalem to make way for Israeli settlers.  HL11423

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel about the force used against Coptic Christian monks who were peacefully demonstrating near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.  HL11424

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK was represented at the Paris Peace Forum hosted by President Macron on 11 November.  HL11425

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government what evidence they have that the badger cull in Somerset and Gloucestershire has been effective.  HL11426