House of Lords Business

Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to require assessors of Disabled Students' Allowance to hold an Assessment Practising Certificate.  HL12921

Lord Green of Deddington to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy on the return of Indian nationals who are in the UK illegally; and how many Indian nationals were returned to their home country in each of the last five years for which figures are available.  HL12922

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to establish a single ministerial post for integrating communities and civil engagement; and if so, when.  HL12923

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people are currently training to be teachers specialising in citizenship.  HL12924

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce a specialist leader of education category for the teaching of citizenship; and if so, when.  HL12925

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to distinguish between the teaching of personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education and the teaching of citizenship in the national curriculum.  HL12926

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of different methods of teaching English and their effectiveness.  HL12927

Lord Mawson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether VAT is being added to the cost of site staff at supported housing facilities for elderly people and similar schemes; and what assessment they have made of the (1) financial, and (2) practical implications of that policy for (a) such facilities, and (b) elderly residents of those facilities who have limited resources.  HL12928

Baroness Redfern to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to promote awareness of the fact that NHS dental treatment is free for those under the age of 18.  HL12929

Baroness Redfern to ask Her Majesty's Government what impact NHS England's Starting Well scheme has had to date; and whether they have any plans to extend that scheme.  HL12930

Baroness Redfern to ask Her Majesty's Government what additional support they are providing to children in areas with the worst oral health outcomes.  HL12931

Baroness Redfern to ask Her Majesty's Government whether any revenue from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy is being used to fund oral health improvement programmes.  HL12932

Baroness Redfern to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to reduce rising rates of tooth decay among young children in the North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, and the West Midlands.  HL12933

Lord Rogan to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 16 January (HL12717, HL12718 and HL12719), what category of individual will be designated as an authorised signatory for export health certificates to enable products of animal origin, including (1) food for human consumption, and (2) animal by-products not intended for human co… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Rogan to ask Her Majesty's Government when the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland last met with representatives of local teachers' unions in Northern Ireland; and whether they plan to hold further such meetings.  HL12935

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government how many patients the National Problem Gambling Clinic in London has capacity to treat in a year; how many patients are currently receiving treatment at that clinic; how many referrals that clinic has received in each of the last five years; and what was the cost to the NHS of running that clinic in each of those years. … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government how much the planned NHS Northern Gambling Clinic in Leeds is expected to cost, broken down by (1) capital costs, and (2) annual running costs; and how many referrals they expect the clinic to receive each year.  HL12937

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government how many dedicated gambling clinics will be established as part of the NHS Long Term Plan, published on 7 January; where those clinics will be; what are the expected (1) capital, and (2) annual running costs of those facilities; and when they will be opened to patients.  HL12938

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to publish the national implementation programme for the NHS Long Term Plan, published on 7 January.  HL12939

Lord Singh of Wimbledon to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 14 January (HL Deb, col 7), what measures they have put in place to ensure equal consideration of all faiths in the development and implementation of policy relating to discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief.  HL12940

Lord Smith of Finsbury to ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they will make to ensure the efficient delivery of water purification chemicals from the EU to water companies in the UK in the event of a no-deal withdrawal from the EU.  HL12941

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 4 December 2018 (HL Deb, cols 932–3), when they expect to publish new planning guidance for local authorities on housing for older and disabled people.  HL12942

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty's Government how many statutory instruments relating to the possibility of a no-deal withdrawal from the EU on 29 March have been prepared in accordance with Cabinet Office guidance on consultation principles; and what alternative processes were used for those instruments not prepared in accordance with this guidance.  HL12943

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty's Government why they are producing statutory instruments relating to the possibility of a no-deal withdrawal from the EU on 29 March which include a number of policy areas consolidated in the instrument; and how they came to that decision.  HL12944

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance has been given to Government departments on conducting impact assessments on statutory instruments relating to the possibility of a no-deal withdrawal from the EU on 29 March.  HL12945

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty's Government whether Government departments are allowed to make use of non-disclosure agreements when consulting outside interests on the preparation of statutory instruments relating to the possibility of a no-deal withdrawal from the EU on 29 March.  HL12946

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty's Government whether Government departments are expected to make public the results of external consultations relating to the preparation of statutory instruments.  HL12947