House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 27 November (HL11513), how they (1) monitor, and (2) evaluate the success of programmes they fund in Pakistan; and what methods they use to check that aid provided is used for its intended purpose.  HL12008

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Conflict Armament Research, Weapon Supplies into South Sudan’s Civil War, published on 11 November, which states that (1) weapons from EU countries have been supplied to South Sudan despite an EU embargo, (2) such weapons are in use in South Sudan, and (3) the governmen… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people they estimate to have (1) fled the conflict in South Sudan, (2) been internally displaced in that country because of the conflict, and (3) died because of the conflict.  HL12010

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of official development assistance is distributed through faith-based organisations.  HL12011

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to increase tariff payments from the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme in line with the Consumer Price Index; if so, when; and whether they intend to conduct a review of that Scheme.  HL12012

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the amount claimants to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme receive compared to those with mesothelioma who successfully pursued civil claims; whether the difference in those amounts has increased in the past three years; and whether they will publish details of the average pay-out variat… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Blencathra to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what assessment he has made of the impact of the manual fire safety call points on the visual appearance of the Palace of Westminster; and what consideration was given to alternative means of advertising call points and fire safety instructions in keeping with the heritage of the Palace.  HL12014

Lord Bradley to ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the additional funding for the NHS announced in the budget has been allocated to mental health services in Greater Manchester.  HL12015

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 29 November (HL11551), whether the impact assessment into whether to retrofit sideguard to specific heavy goods vehicles took into account the extra casualties that may occur by excluding retrofitting of sideguards to lorries.  HL12016

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the present status of the proposal to build a new freight terminal south of Northampton adjacent to the West Coast Railway Line.  HL12017

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment have they made of whether the proposals from Transport for the North for a rail route across the Pennines makes adequate provision for the movement of freight.  HL12018

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government whether embassy or consulate staff in the United States have discussed damaging or malicious online comments posted on TripAdvisor about hotel or catering services based in the United States with representatives of such services; and if not, whether they intend to do so.  HL12019

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given the proposal made by Lord Beecham on 19 November 2013 (HL Deb, col GC376) to establish a panel to determine whether information identifying the name of a person posting damaging or malicious comments online should be released, particularly in relation to comments about hotel or catering servic… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will encourage Ofcom to conduct a review into the application of the Defamation (Operators of Websites) Regulations 2013 to services provided by TripAdvisor in the UK.  HL12021

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government what meetings, if any, ministers have had with organisations concerned about the operation of TripAdvisor in the UK.  HL12022

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the provisions of the Defamation (Operators of Websites) Regulations 2013 (1) are enforceable, and (2) have been enforced in relation to the operation of TripAdvisor in the UK.  HL12023

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government what meetings, if any, have taken place between UK or United States representatives of TripAdvisor and ministers or officials at which issues relating to damaging or malicious online comments about hotel or catering services have been discussed.  HL12024

Baroness Eaton to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the South Tees Development Corporation is funded by the public purse.  HL12025

Baroness Eaton to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Tees Valley Mayor, the South Tees Development Corporation and businesses about investment in and the regeneration of in the old Sahaviriya Steel Industries site.  HL12026

Baroness Eaton to ask Her Majesty's Government in what ways the South Tees Development Corporation is accountable to the Treasury; and what involvement they have, if any, in the decisions made by the Corporation in relation to approving bids for investment.  HL12027

Viscount Goschen to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the level of crime involving the use of motorcycles.  HL12028

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what detailed information they have about conditions in the 26 detention camps for refugees and migrants in Libya which are part-funded by the EU Regional Emergency Trust Fund for Africa; and what assessment they have made of reports of malnutrition and abuse in those camps.  HL12029

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of refugees and migrants currently held under duress by traffickers in Libya; and what plans, if any, exist for freeing them.  HL12030

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government, what steps they are taking to ensure that small and medium sized building firms are able to contribute towards the production of social housing as part of efforts to reduce homelessness and rough sleeping.  HL12031

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proposal from the Lift the Ban coalition to permit asylum seekers to seek employment six months after arriving in the UK.  HL12032

Baroness Jolly to ask Her Majesty's Government how many contracts they have signed for additional cold chain capacity for medicines after the UK leaves the EU.  HL12033

Lord Jopling to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with NATO headquarters concerning the (1) challenges, and (2) scope for further improvements to NATO's financial audits in response to a presentation from the International Board of Auditors for NATO to NATO on 24 March.  HL12034

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to bring into force those parts of the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 not yet commenced.  HL12035

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to bring into force those parts of the Localism Act 2011 not yet commenced.  HL12036

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to support World Encephalitis Day on 22 February 2019.  HL12037

Lord Lee of Trafford to ask Her Majesty's Government what rates of interest the Public Works Loan Board charges to local authorities; what security, if any, it requires for such loans; and what are the normal repayment terms for its loans.  HL12038

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of a no-deal Brexit on the resources of the Competition and Markets Authority.  HL12039

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the UK’s withdrawal from the Galileo project on security and defence co-operation with the EU after Brexit.  HL12040

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the EU Clinical Trials Regulation, due to come into effect in 2019, will apply to clinical trials in the UK after Brexit.  HL12041

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to introduce statutory requirements on companies who produce energy drinks to use more prominent labelling on such products after Brexit.  HL12042

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions the Prime Minister has had with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia; and whether they will consider imposing sanctions on Saudi Arabia.  HL12043

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to respond to the Ottawa Statement of Commitment made at the seventh International Parliamentarians' Conference on Population and Development on 23 October; if so, when; and whether they will publish any such response.  HL12044

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government which ministers and officials will attend the 2019 Commission on Population and Development as delegates.  HL12045

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what are their priorities for the 2019 Commission on Population and Development.  HL12046

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action in 2019; and if so, how.  HL12047

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish the UK's Voluntary National Review of the Sustainable Development Goals.  HL12048

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of who may be responsible for killings and burning down of villages in southern Cameroon during the current conflict.  HL12049

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether genocide is being perpetrated in southern Cameroon; and if so what action, if any, they plan to take in response.  HL12050

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the governments of Cameroon and France in relation to the violence being perpetrated in southern Cameroon.  HL12051

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions, if any, they have conducted with the Commonwealth Heads of Government about the conflict in southern Cameroon; what response they received; and whether Commonwealth Heads of Government have considered deploying their conflict resolution team to southern Cameroon.  HL12052

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the government of Rwanda could play a role in negotiating a sustainable resolution to the conflict in southern Cameroon as the next host of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting and a francophone member.  HL12053

Lord Willoughby de Broke to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to make criticism of immigration a criminal offence.  HL12054