House of Lords Business

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty's Government what actions they are taking to support calls from Cuban Catholic and Protestant religious leaders to include protections for freedom of religion or belief and freedom of conscience in the new constitution of Cuba in line with international human rights law.  HL12055

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to publish their Aviation Strategy Green Paper; whether that Paper will contain proposals on surface access to airports by passengers, freight and airport workers; and whether specific reference will be made to Western Rail and Southern Rail links to Heathrow Airport.  HL12056

Lord Blunkett to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the next census, due in 2021, will include questions asking about respondents’ (1) main language, and (2) proficiency in English, as was the case in 2011; whether, when using census data to inform public policy, they consider a person’s main language to be the (a) first language learnt, or (b) language used most frequently; and… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Borwick to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 3 December (HL11702), how many individuals were (1) cautioned, (2) charged, and (3) convicted by the TV Licensing Organisation as a result of non-payment of the BBC licence fee in each of the last three years.  HL12058

Lord Chadlington to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to educate parents about (1) the potential risks of gambling-related harm, and (2) how to support and help their children to avoid such harm.  HL12059

Baroness Eaton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have held discussions with the South Tees Development Corporation about proposals it is considering regarding investment in and the regeneration of the old Sahaviriya Steel Industries site; and if so, what are those proposals.  HL12060

Lord Horam to ask Her Majesty's Government what impact permitted development rights have had on the number of affordable homes built.  HL12061

Lord Horam to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure local support for homes built through permitted development rights.  HL12062

Lord Horam to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of opposition to developments built through permitted development rights.  HL12063

Lord Horam to ask Her Majesty's Government what information they hold about the housing tenure being delivered through permitted development rights.  HL12064

Lord Horam to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how communities could engage with the planning of developments built by an expansion of permitted development rights to include demolitions.  HL12065

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role that physical education and school sport can play in tackling childhood obesity.  HL12066

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits to children of participation in physical education and school sport.  HL12067

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the availability of sufficient wheelchairs in NHS hospitals for disabled people visiting patients.  HL12068

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance is provided to NHS Hospital Trusts about the provision of wheelchairs for disabled people visiting patients.  HL12069

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the information provided to disabled people visiting NHS patients about the availability of wheelchairs in NHS hospitals is adequate.  HL12070

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they provide to NHS hospital trusts about policies concerning the availability of wheelchairs for disabled visitors, in particular on the review and publication of those policies.  HL12071

Baroness Jolly to ask Her Majesty's Government what factors they took into consideration when deciding that 11 days was an appropriate consultation period for the Nutrition (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018.  HL12072

Baroness Jolly to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to consider extending the consultation period on proposed amendments to the Nutrition (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 to allow sufficient time for stakeholders to provide meaningful feedback.  HL12073

Lord Jopling to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they have taken in response to the study prepared for the Special Committee on Terrorism of the European Parliament on member states’ preparedness for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats, published in April.  HL12074

Lord Jopling to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 21 November (HCWS1098) in relation to the annual financial report for the Government’s hospitality wine cellar, what saving they estimate might be made by substituting English and Welsh wines with comparable wines from elsewhere.  HL120… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the security situation in Afghanistan following the car bombing at the G4S compound in Kabul last month; and what implications this incident has for the security of the British embassy in Kabul.  HL12076

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to persuade the Bangladeshi authorities not to proceed with the proposed involuntary repatriations of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar after the general election on 30 December.  HL12077

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking ahead of presidential elections in Nigeria in February 2019 to help to strengthen the commitment to democratic values within the Nigerian political process.  HL12078

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what long-term strategy they have formulated to deal with the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.  HL12079

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government when the Green Paper on social care funding in England will be published; and whether it will be before the end of the year.  HL12080

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, reported any progress having been made during the 11th round of Astana talks on Syria held on 28–29 November.  HL12081

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the decision made by the World Anti-Doping Agency Executive Committee in September to reinstate the Russian Anti-Doping Agency.  HL12082

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether Russia has met all the criteria for re-compliance and re-entry into international sports competition as outlined in the McClaren Reports, The Independent Person Report, published on 18 July 2016, and The Independent Person 2nd Report, published on 9 December 2016, including ac… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the independence of the Word Anti-Doping Agency in terms of its (1) structure, (2) governance, and (3) protections against conflicts of interest.  HL12084

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding from lottery and central government sources has been given to the Youth Sports Trust in each of the last ten years.  HL12085

Lord Norton of Louth to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker,  further to the Written Answer by the Chairman of Committees on 25 February 2009 (HL Deb, col 89W), how many staff of the House of Lords are employed exclusively or primarily on press and public relations; and whether he has made an assessment of how this figure now compares with the number of staff employed for the same purpo… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding of the report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK Poverty 2018, published on 4 December, that 22 per cent of the population are in poverty; and what action they intend to take to remedy the situation.  HL12087

Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect net migration to reduce to under 100,000 per year.  HL12088

Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total new investment in UK railways since privatisation by (1) Network Rail and its predecessor, and (2) train operating companies.  HL12089

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to develop a system of parental guidance for television dramas and films broadcast after the 9pm watershed.  HL12090

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 5 November (HL10962), whether the figures for the total government spend on clinical negligence in 2016–17 and 2018–19 include legal costs.  HL12091

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Brexit uncertainty on the growth of the services sector.  HL12092

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to invest in the development of 5G network infrastructure.  HL12093

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of a reduction in ferry services between Dover and Calais on the import of perishable goods, including food supplies in the event of a no-deal Brexit.  HL12094

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of a Spanish navy warship sailing near Gibraltar’s waters; and what action they are taking in response.  HL12095

Lord Vinson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to adopt the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration; and if so, what assessment they have made of the impact of such an adoption, particularly in relation to whether doing so would make any criticism of immigration a criminal offence; and whether they have any plans to mitigate any such impact on fr… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Vinson to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the practice whereby shares lent for short selling are sold without the explicit knowledge of the beneficial owner, and (2) whether regulatory authorities are able to ensure that those using this practice comply with relevant legislation.  HL12097

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the impact of the independence referendum held in Cameroon in 1961 on the current conflict between anglophone and francophone groups in that country.  HL12098