House of Lords Business

Lord Ahmed to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the forthcoming general election in Bangladesh will be free and fair.  HL11827

Lord Ahmed to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the British High Commission in Bangladesh will call for greater democracy in that country as the general election there approaches.  HL11828

Lord Ahmed to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the re-categorisation of Bangladesh by the Bertelsmann Stiftung Transformation Index as an autocracy rather than a democracy, what steps they will take to encourage neutral observers for the forthcoming general election in that country.  HL11829

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the human rights situation in Kachin and Shan states of Burma.  HL11830

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to implement targeted sanctions against the military in Burma.  HL11831

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Sugg on 23 November (HLWS1075), what steps they take to ensure that the tyres on vehicles undergoing tests are not removed after the test and less compliant tyres substituted.  HL11832

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 20 November (HL11313), whether any steps are available to them quickly to alleviate overcrowding on the Cross Country Trains network.  HL11833

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 20 November (HL11312), what proportion of the passengers using Gatwick Airport railway station are travelling to and from the airport.  HL11834

Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of introducing an international copyright exhaustion regime on the publishing industry if the UK leaves the EU.  HL11835

Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK will remain in the EU’s regional copyright exhaustion regime following the UK’s exit from the EU.  HL11836

Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is being consulted as part of the Intellectual Property Office’s consultation into the UK’s future copyright exhaustion regime.  HL11837

Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has conducted an impact assessment on allowing the doctrine of exhaustion of rights to apply to ebooks in the same way it does to physical books.  HL11838

Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has any plans to extend the exhaustion of rights principle to ebooks.  HL11839

Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 23 November (HL11378), whether they have made any assessment as to whether the non-publication of the audit reports relating to UK direct financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority is compatible with provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Palestinian National Au… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 21 November (HL11446), what is the maximum allowable payment to Ministry of Defence staff for services booked through the Defence Hotel Reservation Service when undertaking (1) business travel, (2) duty travel, and (3) detached duty.  HL11841

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Buscombe on 19 November (HL11445), what is the maximum level of lodging expenses per night Department for Work and Pensions officials can claim when they have longer term arrangements for detached duty.  HL11842

Lord Freyberg to ask Her Majesty's Government who owns the (1) information contained in patients’ health records, and (2) health records themselves; and who is responsible for (a) the use of information contained in patients’ health records, and (b) access to the health records themselves.  HL11843

Lord Goodlad to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received an explanation from the government of Hong Kong for the rejection of a visa for the British journalist Victor Mallett; and if so, what it was.  HL11844

Baroness Howe of Idlicote to ask Her Majesty's Government, on the basis of Gambling Commission's research study, Young People and Gambling, published in November, what is the problem gambling rate for children and young people who gamble by (1) playing fruit machines in pubs, (2) online, (3) buying scratchcards, (4) private bets; and (5) cards with their friends; and how… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Howe of Idlicote to ask Her Majesty's Government, of the 1.7 per cent of 11–16 year olds identified as problem gamblers by the Gambling Commission's research study, Young People and Gambling, published in November, what proportion are engaged in gambling activities regulated by the Gambling Act 2005.  HL11846

Baroness Howe of Idlicote to ask Her Majesty's Government, of the 1.7 per cent of 11–16 year olds identified as problem gamblers by the Gambling Commission's research study, Young People and Gambling, published in November, what proportion are legally playing the National Lottery.  HL11847

Baroness Howe of Idlicote to ask Her Majesty's Government, of the 1.7 per cent of 11–16 year olds identified as problem gamblers by the Gambling Commission's research study, Young People and Gambling, published in November, what proportion have problem gambling behaviour associated with private bets.  HL11848

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 14 November (HL11166) relating to continued financial support of the quality improvement programme delivered by the Twins and Multiple Births Association which currently ends in March 2019, when they expect to confirm their business plans for future grant funding.  HL11… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 14 November (HL11167), how they intend to ensure that the findings from the interim report of the Twins and Multiple Births Association Maternity Engagement Project are delivered in practice.  HL11850

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 13 November (HL11168) relating to the findings of the Twins and Multiple Births Association Maternity Engagement Project, what assessment they have made of the likely impact on reducing twin stillbirths, neonatal death and neonatal admissions of using Maternity Safety C… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty's Government what additional funds they will make available to deal with coastal erosion, following the report by the Met Office, UK Climate Projections, published on 26 November, which highlighted the impact of climate change on potential flood areas.  HL11852

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to consult (1) animal welfare organisations, (2) vets, and (3) the farming community on the implications of the Godfray Report, A Strategy for achieving Bovine Tuberculosis free status for England: 2018 review, published on 16 November.  HL11853

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty's Government what resources are in place to implement the ban on hare coursing.  HL11854

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they have prepared for householders on the availability of food supplies previously imported from the EU in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.  HL11855

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they have prepared for householders concerning stockpiles of non-perishable food in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.  HL11856

Lord Jopling to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by the Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park) on 26 November (HL Deb, col 511), whether, under the proposed free trade deals after the end of the transitional period, goods which are imported into the UK tariff-free from non-EU states under those deals, would be liable to the EU's Common External Tariff whe… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord McInnes of Kilwinning to ask Her Majesty's Government how many refugees resettled in the UK under the Syrian Vulnerable Resettlement Scheme since 2015; what were the ages of such refugees when resettled; and what proportion of them were from refugee camps in (1) Lebanon, (2) Turkey, and (3) Jordan.  HL11858

Baroness Manningham-Buller to ask Her Majesty's Government how many visas they have refused to delegates wishing to enter the UK to attend international scientific conferences; how many of those refusals were for applicants from low and middle income countries; and what were their reasons for such refusals.  HL11859

Baroness Meyer to ask Her Majesty's Government what scope the UK will have to negotiate and conclude third party trade agreements under the terms of the EU Withdrawal Agreement if the backstop provisions come into effect.  HL11860

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support a second referendum on Brexit.  HL11861

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government under what circumstances they would seek a second vote in the House of Commons on their Brexit proposals if they lose the meaningful vote.  HL11862

Baroness Quin to ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they have made with the EU for the European Health Insurance Card to continue to be used by British citizens when travelling within the EU.  HL11863

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to reach a free trade agreement with the United States after Brexit; and what impact they estimate a no-deal Brexit would have on trade relations with the United States.  HL11864

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans for market regulation of crypto-currencies.  HL11865

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of the impact of Brexit on interest rates and mortgage defaults.  HL11866

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about the reported detention of over 900 Palestinian children from January to October 2018, 270 of whom were still detained as of the end of October; and what assessment they have made of whether those children have been denied education, family visits, and medical attent… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about the number of evictions of Palestinians from their homes in East Jerusalem to make way for Jewish settlers.  HL11868

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about the reported ban by Israeli authorities on the renovation of a Palestinian kindergarten near the Ibrahami Mosque in the Old City of Hebron.  HL11869

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about (1) its live fire policy towards protesters in Gaza, and (2) the number of wounded Palestinian adults and children.  HL11870

Baroness Walmsley to ask Her Majesty's Government what advice the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care receives when deciding how to instruct NICE in relation to whether to use the Single Technology Appraisal route or the Highly Specialised Technology route when assessing a new medicine or treatment.  HL11871

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Explainer for the agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union, published on 14 November, on what basis it was determined that (1) Crown Dependencies will be required to pass their own legislation to ensure that the withdrawal agreement is fully i… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, published on 14 November, when they aim to have application forms available for residency documents under Article 18; and when the deadline will be for su… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, published on 14 November, whether they will appoint an independent commissioner to oversee the working of the administrative procedures under Article 18 f… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, published on 14 November, whether, under the provision of Article 18(k)(ii), it is their policy to refuse economically inactive persons who become residen… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, published on 14 November, whether, under the provisions of Article 18(k)(iii), it is their policy to refuse access to the NHS to students from EU countrie… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text