House of Lords Business

Lord Adonis to ask Her Majesty's Government how many contracts for no deal Brexit preparations have been awarded to (1) McKinsey, (2) Boston Consulting Group, (3) Bain and Company, (4) PwC, (5) KPMG, and (6) EY since 1 January 2018; what was the value of each of any such contracts; and which departments have been responsible for issuing any such contracts.  HL12639

Baroness Afshar to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the costs in each of the last three years of repatriating to the UK British nationals who are convicted of criminal offences overseas; and whether they intend to pay the same costs for British nationals forced into marriage overseas; and if not, why not.  HL12640

Lord Balfe to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were ennobled on their appointment as ministers in the Parliaments of (1) 2001–05, (2) 2005–10, (3) 2010–15, (4) 2015–17, and (5) 2017 to date; and how long each of those ministers served as ministers broken down by (a) zero to six months, (b) six months to one year, (c) one year to 18 months, (d) 18 months to two years, a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask the Leader of the House what estimate she has made of the parliamentary time required in the House of Lords to complete the remaining Brexit related bills before 29 March 2019; and whether the time available allows for the usual minimum intervals.  HL12642

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to complete the passage of all outstanding statutory instruments relating to Brexit before 29 March 2019; and if not, what is their proposed timetable for completion.  HL12643

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to suspend Article 50 in the event that Parliament rejects the current Brexit deal.  HL12644

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether written ministerial direction for expenditure on the contingency planning for a no deal Brexit was requested, in particular for (1) contracting with shipping lines and port operators to operate additional services, (2) developing the port of Ramsgate, (3) the provision of ferries, and (4) any necessary dredging works.  HL12645

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether, before awarding Seaborne Freight a contract to provide additional shipping services to and from Ramsgate in the event of a no deal Brexit, they complied with the provisions of section 7 of the Government Functional Standards for General Grants Guidance that "all Government grants shall be subject to timely and proportionate du… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government which company received the award to dredge the port of Ramsgate; what is the value and completion date of that contract; where the resulting spoil will be dumped; and what are the dates on which the necessary dredging and dumping licences for this work were issued.  HL12647

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask Her Majesty's Government which universities or other higher education institutions they have consulted about adding music to their lists of facilitating subjects.  HL12648

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse about the disclosure of material held in social services and criminal records relating to the case of Greville Janner.  HL12649

Lord Clark of Windermere to ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is a legal limit on the ratio of nurses to patients on wards in NHS hospitals in England; and if so, what are those limits.  HL12650

Lord Davies of Stamford to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people sleeping rough in London from 21 December 2018 to 7 January 2019.  HL12651

Lord Davies of Stamford to ask Her Majesty's Government how many places in hostels in London were available for rough sleepers from 21 December 2018 to 7 January 2019; and what was their aggregate occupancy rate.  HL12652

Lord Davies of Stamford to ask Her Majesty's Government how many places are available in hostels in London for rough sleepers accompanied by a dog or dogs.  HL12653

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government how much money was allocated to Northern Ireland as a result of Barnett consequentials in each of the last three financial years.  HL12654

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government how much money has been returned to HM Treasury from Northern Ireland in each of the last three financial years.  HL12655

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty's Government how much money has been allocated to Northern Ireland in the current financial year as a result of Barnett consequentials.  HL12656

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the analysis by the Royal College of Physicians in their report Every breath we take: the lifelong impact of air pollution, published in February 2016, that around 40,000 deaths each year are attributable to exposure to outdoor air pollution, what steps they are taking to improve air quality; and when… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty's Government how many adrenaline auto-injectors they estimate will be needed over the next 12 months to ensure that no patient dies as a result of lacking such a device.  HL12658

Baroness Gale to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve services for people with neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s.  HL12659

Lord Goodlad to ask Her Majesty's Government what has been the outcome of their review into the UK’s competition tools in the context of digital markets.  HL12660

Lord Goodlad to ask Her Majesty's Government when their review of post-18 education and funding will be published.  HL12661

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government how many written submissions they have received as part of the review of the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) Regulations 2017; how many case studies were submitted to the review where urgent care was withheld; and what assessment they have made of the number of case studies submitted where… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Children’s Commissioner about mystery boxes in online games; and whether those boxes encourage online gambling by children.  HL12663

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what action, if any, they intend to take to prohibit the use of mystery boxes in online games.  HL12664

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will record the religious affiliation of asylum applicants reaching the UK, since persecution due to faith or religious conversion may be a cause of flight and grounds for granting refugee status.  HL12665

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the blog by Saferworld Arms Trade Treaty report card for 2018: must try harder, published on 31 October 2018; whether they intend to take steps in response; and if so, what.  HL12666

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of governments that are, or are almost, able to mobilise new weapons systems capable of operating without meaningful human control; how soon they expect the UK will be able to deploy such systems; and what steps they are taking to secure international controls of such systems.  HL12667

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any adverse impact of current immigration policies on the provision of research in British universities into gender-based displacement and violence in Iraqi Kurdistan; and what has been the impact of any refusal of visas to Iraqi-based researchers on such research.  HL12668

Lord Lea of Crondall to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they consider the EEA EFTA Separation Agreement, published on 20 December 2018, constitutes a treaty for the purposes of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010.  HL12669

Lord Lucas to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the letter from Mr Steve Rodhouse, Director General (Operations) of the National Crime Agency, to the Home Secretary concerning the Offensive Weapons Bill, dated 11 October 2018, of the 17 rifles that the letter describes as having been stolen, how many were (1) full-bore target rifles, (2) hunting rifles, (3) .22 or other sma… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 28 December 2018 (HL12294), what assessment they have made of reports that the hare population has been infected by myxomatosis; and if so, what action they are taking to minimise the threat to the hare population.  HL12671

Baroness Redfern to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of apprentices training to become registered graduate nurses.  HL12672

Baroness Redfern to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the retention rate for new NHS nurses has increased in the last two years.  HL12673

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Manzoor on 7 January (HL12528), how they format clinical negligence claims.  HL12674

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what support is available for children who have a stutter.  HL12675

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the possible effects that new customs checks could have on operations at UK ports in the event of a no deal Brexit.  HL12676

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of a rise in public firearms ownership across Europe; and whether there will be additional security checks at UK ports after Brexit.  HL12677

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of potential trading opportunities with the United States sports sector post-Brexit.  HL12678

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to increase co-operation with the United States in (1) the banking sector, and (2) the information and technologies sector after Brexit.  HL12679

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the uptake in cervical smear tests; how they will encourage women to take such tests; and how they will increase the availability of such tests.  HL12680

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about the safety and security of the Palestinian population following a reported increase in Israeli violence against Palestinians in the West Bank including East Jerusalem, during the second half of December 2018.  HL12681

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about the protection of archaeological finds from the West Bank that are being displayed within Israel.  HL12682

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about the treatment of Palestinians who have been shot and wounded by the Israeli Defence Force.  HL12683

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they intend to make to the government of Israel following reports of attacks against Palestinian farmers and shepherds by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.  HL12684

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to protect Palestinians in the West Bank whose land is being used by Israeli settlers to build new settlements under the protection of the Israeli military.  HL12685

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 assessment they have made of whether allowing pharmacists to lead on medicines… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty's Government why 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, will not be subject to the affirmative instrument procedure.  HL12687

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to order only carrier capable F-35 aircraft.  HL12688