House of Lords Business

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to review the impact of stamp duty on (1) housing mobility, and (2) the frequency of housing transactions; and whether they consider any useful lessons can be drawn from the experience of the Republic of Ireland in reducing stamp duty.  HL12311

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government whether VAT is payable on the onsite staff labour element of residential property service charges for properties managed by (1) resident self-management organisations, and (2) independent property services management companies.  HL12312

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the estimated receipts to HM Treasury for 2018–19 from VAT charged on the onsite staff labour element of residential property service charges.  HL12313

Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the £50 million they committed to the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre project has been spent so far; and how much has been raised for this project and connected purposes from other sources.  HL12314

Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated cost of (1) building, and (2) running the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre; and how these costs will be met.  HL12315

Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will maintain current levels of grant-in-aid to the Imperial War Museum Holocaust Exhibition after the construction of the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.  HL12316

Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 25 September (HL10355), what assessment they have made of the extent to which local authorities are using their powers under section 45(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to charge those who offer short-term holiday lets for additional waste collection. … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 25 September (HL10355), what discussions they have had with local authorities about whether the powers under section 45(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 are appropriate to address problems of additional waste being generated by properties being offered… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to negotiate a reduction of the cost of liothyronine (T3) for use in primary care.  HL12319

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation UK Poverty 2018, published on 4 December.  HL12320

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many social homes they estimate were sold by housing associations during the last financial year.  HL12321

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Standard & Poor’s indication that it will downgrade half the housing associations it rates if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.  HL12322

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the briefing paper by the Centre for Public Scrutiny and Localis Decline and fall: understanding how and why local government fails, what leads to central Government intervention, and what comes after, published on 10 December.  HL12323

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to review the effectiveness of the Northern Powerhouse strategy following the resignation of the mayor of Liverpool from the Northern Powerhouse Partnership.  HL12324

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are providing to Kent County Council’s preparations for a no deal Brexit.  HL12325

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government, whether they are considering an alternative to business rates.  HL12326

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government how many families left homeless after the Grenfell Tower fire are still not in permanent accommodation.  HL12327

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relationship between the delivery of statutory services by local authorities and the financial sustainability of local authorities.  HL12328

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 6 December (HL11728), what explanation they have received regarding Google’s plans for DeepMind Health; what assurances they have received that data transferred as part of the integration of DeepMind Health into Google cannot be used by any Google subsidiary; and whether the adequa… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 13 December (HL12091), how much of their total spend on clinical negligence legal defence costs in (1) 2016–17, and (2) 2017–18, was used for (a) NHS Resolution services, and (b) external solicitors including disbursements.  HL12330

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government which of the planned new generation of UK nuclear power stations will be the first to become operational; when this will be; and when the remaining planned nuclear power stations are expected to become operational.  HL12331

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to counter Russian efforts to confront and destabilise the UK, as described in the speech on fourth generation espionage by Alex Younger, Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, on 3 December.  HL12332

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to roll out 5G in the UK in a timely manner without using any Chinese technology; and if so, how.  HL12333

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the earliest date by which they estimate the UK could develop its own functioning satellite-navigation system; and whether it is their intention to develop such a system by this date.  HL12334