House of Lords Business

Lord Adonis to ask Her Majesty's Government whether any ministerial directions have been issued since 1 January 2018 in respect of preparing for a no deal Brexit; if so what were those directions; and in each case, who was the minister responsible.  HL12617

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in view of their status as British nationals, British national (overseas) passport holders from Hong Kong will be permitted to use ePassport gates in the UK when automated passenger clearance is extended to foreign nationals from the United States, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and elsewhere.  HL12608

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what financial assistance they have provided to Christian groups in Pakistan in each year since 2009.  HL12613

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what financial assistance they have provided to Christian groups in Iraq in each year since 2003.  HL12614

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government how many of those who have claimed asylum after arriving in the UK by crossing the Channel are (1) Iranian Christians, and (2) from minorities other than Iranian Christians persecuted for their religious beliefs.  HL12624

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in setting up, funding and leading the Inclusive Education Initiative as proposed at the Global Disability Summit in July 2018; and whether it will become operational in 2019.  HL12584

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the impact of the harassment and abuse of monitors from the Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mission, reported to have been carried out by the South Sudanese National Security Service, near Juba in December 2018.  HL12585

Baroness Anelay of St Johns to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations were made by the Foreign Secretary to the government of Singapore during his visit in January 2019 to press for the abolition of the death penalty there.  HL12586

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of outstanding pieces of primary legislation which will be required to give effect to Brexit before 29 March 2019.  HL12635

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government which Government bills will be required to give effect to Brexit before 29 March 2019.  HL12636

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government which statutory instruments will require parliamentary approval before 29 March 2019 in order to give effect to Brexit.  HL12637

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the grounding of trawler Northguider between Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet; and what lessons they have drawn for (1) the safety of large passenger cruise ships operating in areas of poor communications and sub-zero temperatures, and (2) the rescuing of people i… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to paragraph 4.3 of their consultation Aviation 2050—the future of UK aviation (Cm 9714), published on 17 December, whether (1) a third runway at Heathrow airport is exempt from further consideration of its environmental and economic impacts, and (2) there is a presumption that no airports other than Heathrow may have… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the impact assessment conducted by the Marine and Coastguard Agency Bringing Safety Requirements in key areas on all Passenger Vessels on Domestic Voyages in line with modern Technical Standards (IADfT00400), dated 13 July 2018, why they have not provided comment on whether the implementation of revised standards f… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 20 December (HL12311), what impact Stamp Duty Land Tax has had on (1) housing mobility, and (2) the frequency of housing transactions, since 2014.  HL12546

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce organised acquisitive crime in rural areas.  HL12535

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to counter the unlawful killing of hen harriers.  HL12536

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ban the shooting of hares in the breeding season.  HL12537

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 2 January (HL12281), what assessment they have made of the use of GPS jammers in the theft and export of stolen vehicles and farm machinery.  HL12616

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 11 December 2018 (HL11834), in view of the proportion of airport passengers using Gatwick Airport railway station, what assessment they have made of requesting Gatwick Airport Limited to make a greater contribution to the costs of improving the station.  HL12623

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 10 December 2018 (HL11832), how many roadside checks, which involved checks on whether buses, coaches, or lorries have a tyre fitted which is more than ten years old, were conducted in the last three years for which figures are available; and how many such cases were referred by the Dr… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 18 December 2018 (HL12016), what value was put on a life lost, or a serious injury, in coming to a decision about retrofitting of safeguards on heavy goods vehicles.  HL12626

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the ruling by the Grand Committee of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Molla Sali v. Greece on the application of sharia law, issued on 19 December 2018; what plans, if any, they have to (1) provide support to women and girls in the UK who suffer as a result of the application o… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Donoughue to ask the Leader of the House when she will table the committee stage of the Trade Bill in House of Lords Business.  HL12575

Lord Fox to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to promote UK–EU cooperation on cybersecurity after the UK leaves the EU, including compliance with the proposed establishment of European cybersecurity certification schemes.  HL12598

Lord Fox to ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they plan to include in their forthcoming Online Harms white paper to mitigate against the risks of new types of harms such as (1) stolen data, (2) invasion of privacy and (3) interdependence of cyber and physical risks that could arise from increased use of Internet of Things technologies.  HL12599

Lord Green of Deddington to ask Her Majesty's Government which non-EU countries’ citizens are currently granted visa-free access to the UK.  HL12555

Lord Green of Deddington to ask Her Majesty's Government, in relation to the proposed time-limited visa route for temporary short-term workers described in The UK's future skills-based immigration system (Cm 9722), published on 19 December 2018, which countries they consider to be "low risk".  HL12556

Lord Green of Deddington to ask Her Majesty's Government whether temporary short-term workers who have availed themselves of the time-limited visa route described in The UK’s future skills-based immigration system (Cm 9722), published on 19 December 2018, will be allowed to return to the UK for work after their “cooling off” period of 12 months; and if so, for how long.  … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Green of Deddington to ask Her Majesty's Government whether temporary short-term workers who have availed themselves of the time-limited visa route described in The UK’s future skills-based immigration system (Cm 9722), published on 19 December 2018, will be permitted to change employers during their initial 12 months.  HL12558

Lord Green of Deddington to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of workers in the UK who are paid more than £21,000 a year.  HL12559

Lord Green of Deddington to ask Her Majesty's Government with which countries the UK has General Agreements on Trade in Services mode 4 commitments as part of trade deals.  HL12560

Baroness Hamwee to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the purpose of Operation Elucidate; when that Operation began; and whether that Operation is still active.  HL12578

Baroness Hamwee to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Chinese nationals were arrested under Operation Elucidate in (1) 2015, (2) 2016, (3) 2017, and (4) 2018; for what offences any individuals were arrested; and how many of any arrested were identified as potential victims of modern slavery.  HL12579

Baroness Hamwee to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their white paper The UK’s future skills-based immigration system, published in December 2018 (Cm 9722), how they define “sustainable levels” of migration.  HL12580

Lord Hayward to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with supermarket retailers about the pricing of wrapped and unwrapped fruits and vegetables.  HL12600

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the difference between (1) the number of National Insurance numbers issued to non-UK nationals, and (2) total immigration to the UK in the last five years.  HL12534

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish the letter sent by the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of NHS England in November 2018, requiring Clinical Commissioning Groups to explore mergers and joint ways of working.  HL12596

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the National Audit Office Investigation into the British Army Recruiting Partnering Project, published on 14 December 2018, why they did not test the proposed changes to their recruitment approach for army recruitment prior to the introduction of the partnering agreement with Capita Busines… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government further to the report by the National Audit Office Investigation into the British Army Recruiting Partnering Project, published on 14 December 2018, whether the British army has completed its assessment into whether it can adapt the Capita online army recruitment system for its own use after the Capita contract ends… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the National Audit Office Investigation into the British Army Recruiting Partnering Project, published on 14 December 2018, why the British army did not simplify its recruitment process before introducing the Capita online army recruitment system.  HL12610

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the National Audit Office Investigation into the British Army Recruiting Partnering Project, published on 14 December 2018, what action they are taking to improve contract (1) letting, and (2) management.  HL12611

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel about that government's decision to lower prison standards for Palestinian prisoners held in Israel; and what assessment they have made of the impact of those measures.  HL12582

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their most recent assessment of the impact on public health in Palestine of (1) the reduction in food aid provided by the World Food Programme, and (2) the level of availability of antibiotics and other medical supplies, water, power and fuel in Gaza.  HL12583

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Saudi Arabia about the treatment of Samar Badawi, Shadan al-Onezi, Eman al-Nafjan, Loujain al-Hathloul and Aziza al-Yousef, social activists who have been held in detention since May 2018 and who have allegedly been subject to torture, solitary confinement, sexual harassment and abus… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any adverse impact of current immigration policies (1) on Government supported projects designed to meet the challenges of the aftermath of the war in Iraq, and (2) the availability of visas for Iraqi civil servants wishing to participate in such projects at British universities.  HL12591

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken during the past two weeks to ensure that shelter, food supplies, clean water and other essentials are being adequately provided for English speaking victims of violence, threatened violence and conflict in Cameroon.  HL12592

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taking during the past two weeks to ensure that medical support, educational resources and sanitation facilities are being adequately provided for English speaking victims of violence, threatened violence and conflict in Cameroon.  HL12593

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken over the past month to promote policy formulation within the Commonwealth and the UN in keeping with other commitments to peace making, conflict resolution and conflict pre-emption to ensure appropriate action is being taking within those bodies to promote the fulfilment of those objectives in Cameroon.  HL12595

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government which ministers have had direct discussion within the past month with the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth about the conflict in Cameroon; when next they will continue those discussions; and what has been the Secretary-General's response.  HL12597

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Buscombe on 18 December 2018 (HL12153, HL12154, HL12155) and the Written Answer by the Minister of State for Employment on 10 February 2015 (HC223651), whether they have stopped recording information on domestic violence easements since 2015; and, if not, whether they are now a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Lucas to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to tackle unfair market practices by e-commerce companies that run online marketplaces; and whether they will ban such companies from selling products in which they have an equity interest.  HL12561

Baroness McDonagh to ask the Leader of the House why dates for the committee stage of the Trade Bill in the House of Lords were not scheduled more quickly after the bill's second reading.  HL12574

Lord McInnes of Kilwinning to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they had with the government of Israel about proposed changes to land ownership in relation to the sale of church properties in Israel.  HL12542

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take steps to ensure that deaths and injuries of pedestrians caused by cyclists are treated in the same way as those caused by motorised vehicles; and if so, what are those steps.  HL12615

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the (1) percentage, and (2) number of Universal Credit claims that have not been paid in full within five weeks.  HL12538

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride to ask Her Majesty's Government how many, and what percentage of, Universal Credit claimants are on alternative payments arrangements.  HL12539

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride to ask Her Majesty's Government how are the salaries of employees on Universal Credit who are paid twice within a month, in particular over the Christmas period, being treated for the purposes of benefits payments; and what steps are being taken to prevent such employees being disadvantaged.  HL12540

Lord McNicol of West Kilbride to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether advance payments for Universal Credit are working.  HL12541

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost to public expenditure of repatriating to the UK customers of Monarch Airlines; and what contribution to this cost they are seeking to reclaim from the airline's owners, investors, and associates.  HL12543

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of auctions to award rail franchises; and whether they intend to use the same process to award future franchises.  HL12544

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to investigate the operation of real estate investment funds, in particular (1) the property valuations used by these funds, (2) whether fund investors and redeemers are treated equally, and (3) the calculation of fund management fees.  HL12545

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support and enable the growth of credit unions.  HL12547

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government who were the external advisers appointed to conduct due diligence on Seabourne Freight and that company’s owners and management in advance of the Government entering into a contract with that firm; what was the scope of that work; and how much was paid in fees for such work.  HL12612

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 17 December 2018 (HL11981), what conclusions were reached by HM Treasury, along with other relevant departments, about the equality and cumulative impact of their decisions on those people sharing protected characteristics; and what assessment they have made of how such conclusions compare… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many individuals from the Commonwealth Caribbean countries, who settled in the UK before 1973, have been determined as eligible for compensation for detrimental treatment during the hostile environment illegal immigration programme; how many have been compensated to date; how many are still awaiting settlement; what has been the cos… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of the Common Fisheries Policy to the preservation of fish stocks in British waters.  HL12566

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government, which three species of fish caught for commercial purposes in British waters are in shortest supply.  HL12567

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the stretches of single track railway between Waterloo and Exeter on the movement of passengers and freight on that line.  HL12568

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost of upgrading all of the railway line between Waterloo and Exeter to double track.  HL12569

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential for growth in trade and investment between Brazil and the UK.  HL12570

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential for growth in trade and investment between Argentina and the UK.  HL12571

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish additional planning guidance to supplement the definition of affordable housing set out in the glossary of the revised National Planning Policy Framework, published on 24 July 2018, to ensure that it specifies affordable rent to buy.  HL12594

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated cost of providing extra ferries to run a freight service in the event of a no deal Brexit.  HL12549

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the capacity of the companies contracted to provide ferries in the event of a no deal Brexit to deliver necessary freight services; and what assurances they have sought from those companies.  HL12550

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to deploy armed forces to deal with civil disturbances after Brexit.  HL12551

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the supply of medicines into the UK will not be disrupted as a result of Brexit; and what is the cost of any such steps.  HL12552

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government how many civil servants are currently employed primarily to deliver Brexit.  HL12553

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the current financial cost to the UK of delivering Brexit.  HL12554

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government which types of non-criminal matters the National Data Analytics Solution could be used for.  HL12619

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government whether prescription data could be legally mined as part of the National Data Analytics Solution.  HL12620

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government which departments are taking part in the National Data Analytics Solution.  HL12621

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government with which professional associations the NHS consulted in developing the NHS Long Term Plan.  HL12618

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many NHS registered dentists there currently are.  HL12622

Lord Stunell to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 20 December 2018 (HL12385), what proportion of the £2.5 billion available for apprenticeships in England in 2019–20 will be invested in the construction, planning and built environment sector.  HL12587

Lord Stunell to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 20 December 2018 (HL12347), what measures they plan to raise the intake of apprentices to the construction, planning and built environment sector from 22,660 in 2017–18 to the level required to meet the level of annual retirement from that sector's workforce.  HL12588

Lord Stunell to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 20 December 2018 (HL12346), how many of the 380 apprenticeship standards now approved relate to the construction, planning and built environment sector; and how many apprenticeship standards within that sector have been submitted but are still awaiting approval.  HL12589

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the analysis conducted by the EY financial services Brexit Tracker, published on 7 January, which states that financial services companies have moved approximately £800 billion of assets to Europe; and what assessment, if any, they have made of the impact of such asset moves on the UK financia… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effects of Brexit uncertainty on exchange rate volatility; and what assessment, if any, they have made of the impact of such volatility on business planning in the UK manufacturing sector.  HL12604

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help boost growth in the UK car industry.  HL12605

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage immigration from non-European countries after Brexit.  HL12606

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will cease repatriation charges for women and girls escaping forced marriage abroad.  HL12562

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish information on their policy of charging women and girls the costs of being repatriated to the UK to escape forced marriage abroad.  HL12563

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government how much debt each of the victims of forced marriage repatriated in 2016–17 has outstanding to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.  HL12564

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government when they will return the passports to women and girls who have outstanding debts to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office after being repatriated to escape forced marriage.  HL12565

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel regarding its frequent incursions into Gaza and of any associated destruction of farmland and crops.  HL12573

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 20 December 2018 (HL12267), whether there has been an increase or decrease in contraceptive uptake in the UK in recent years; and if so, (1) which kinds of contraceptives have been affected, and (2) what age groups demonstrate the most change.  HL12577

Lord Triesman to ask the Leader of the House how many days of committee stage she estimates will be required for the Trade Bill; and when she anticipates the committee stage being completed.  HL12581

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the proposed changes to the Human Medicines Regulation 2012, as outlined in the document Further guidance note on the regulation of medicines, medical devices and clinical trials if there’s no Brexit deal, published on 4 January, would (1) be used rarely, (2) be time limited, and (3) only apply in the event that there is… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to include in the proposed changes to the Human Medicines Regulation 2012, as outlined in the document Further guidance note on the regulation of medicines, medical devices and clinical trials if there’s no Brexit deal, published on 4 January, a legal definition of “serious national shortages of medicines” in… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty's Government, in relation to the proposed changes to the Human Medicines Regulation 2012, as outlined in the document Further guidance note on the regulation of medicines, medical devices and clinical trials if there’s no Brexit deal, published on 4 January, what supply triggers would be applied under the “Serious Shortage Protocol” for phar… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the “Serious Shortage Protocol”, as set out in the document Further guidance note on the regulation of medicines, medical devices and clinical trials if there’s no Brexit deal, published on 4 January, will be applied to patients involved in clinical trials; and what assessment they have made of the risk of jeopardising t… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will be conducting a full impact assessment of the effect on patients of the proposed changes to the Human Medicines Regulation 2012, as outlined in the document Further guidance note on the regulation of medicines, medical devices and clinical trials if there’s no Brexit deal, published on 4 January.  HL12631

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty's Government, in relation to the proposed changes to the Human Medicines Regulation 2012, as outlined in the document Further guidance note on the regulation of medicines, medical devices and clinical trials if there’s no Brexit deal, published on 4 January, what will constitute a ‘serious shortage’ in the Serious Shortage Protocol; how such… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether it is normal practice to request biometric procedures to be conducted before final approval for permission to enter the UK on a visitor's visa; and if so, whether they plan to consider approving such applications before an appointment to collect biometric data is made.  HL12634