House of Lords Business

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty's Government how many joint trade reviews they have undertaken with other countries in the last 12 months; and with which countries such reviews were undertaken.  HL13003

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty's Government how many joint trade reviews conducted with other countries in the last 12 months have resulted in the UK reaching agreement on free trade arrangements to come into force after the UK leaves the EU; and with which countries those free trade agreements have been concluded.  HL13004

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have agreed free trade agreements for when the UK leaves the EU with (1) Norway, (2) Switzerland, (3) South Korea, and (4) Turkey; and if not, when they expect to do so.  HL13005

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the current EU free trade agreements they have agreed to replicate with the countries concerned so that the UK will be able to continue to trade with those countries on existing terms after the UK leaves the EU.  HL13006

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding of the report by the Henry Jackson Society Extreme Speakers and Events: In the 2017–18 Academic Year, published on 21 January, that SOAS University of London has hosted 70 events that were addressed by extremist speakers; whether they have discussed that report with SOAS;… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 21 January (HL12624) that “the Home Office does not electronically record the grounds on which an individual claims asylum” and that they cannot identify the origins of persecuted minorities, whether they intend to (1) review that policy, and (2) collect such… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 21 January (HL12624) that “the Home Office does not electronically record the grounds on which an individual claims asylum”, whether they record that information by other means; if so, whether data are available for those that attempted to travel to the UK on… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 21 January (HL12614), what assessment they have made of the comments of Chaldean Archbishop Habib Nafali of Basra that the Christian population of Iraq has reduced from around 1.5 million in 2003 to 250,000 in 2018.  HL13010

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to erect a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and what costs have been incurred so far in preparation for such an outcome.  HL13011

Baroness Berridge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations, if any, they have made to the government of China about reports that babies have been born in China with edited genes.  HL13012

Baroness Berridge to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the World Health Organisation about the ethical issues and potential long-term risks associated with gene-edited babies born in China.  HL13013

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report to the Senior Salaries Review Body The attractiveness of judicial appointments in the United Kingdom, published in January 2018, what plans they have to improve working conditions for judges.  HL13014

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce staff turnover in Government departments.  HL13015

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government whether their plan to replicate 40 existing EU free trade agreements before the UK leaves the EU is on schedule.  HL13016

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce the variation across Clinical Commissioning Groups in England in the ratio between GPs and their patients.  HL13017

Lord Bradley to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current waiting time for children with special educational needs to have education, health and care plans (1) processed, and (2) implemented, in each of the ten districts of Greater Manchester.  HL13018

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are taking steps to achieve a better definition and distribution of responsibility for issues affecting Europe between (1) the Council of Europe, (2) the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, (3) NATO, and (4) the EU.  HL13019

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they are giving to the use of drones for air-sea rescue purposes in the English Channel.  HL13020

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government whether refugees are required to undertake the (1) habitual residence, and (2) right to reside parts of the habitual residence test.  HL13021

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish guidance that sets out the additional help that is available through the Department for Work and Pensions' vulnerable person’s pathway for refugees who accept assistance through the Post Grant Appointment Service.  HL13022

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendation in the report by the British Red Cross Still an Ordeal: the move on period for refugees, published on 6 December 2018, to allow refugees who do not have a bank account to use the existing asylum support payment (ASPEN) card for their first Universal Credit pa… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish an evaluation of the impact of the Post Grant Appointment Service on the transition of refugees to Universal Credit; and if so, when.  HL13024

Lord Palmer to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have commissioned advice from any company, organisation or individual about the proposed changes to tobacco product packaging in the event of a no-deal Brexit; if so, which company, organisation or individual they commissioned such advice from; what was the cost of any such advice; and whether they will place a copy of any s… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Rogan to ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the additional financial support allocated to Northern Ireland as a direct result of the confidence and supply agreement with the Democratic Unionist Party (1) has been spent, and (2) remains to be spent.  HL13026

Lord Rogan to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions have been held with the EU about the erection of physical infrastructure on the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit.  HL13027

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Zimbabwe following the recent violence and deaths associated with the protests in that country.  HL13028

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with international partners about the current economic situation in Zimbabwe and the impact of that situation on the citizens of that country.  HL13029

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many young people of education age in England are not in full-time education.  HL13030

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many alternative education providers are registered in England; and how many (1) permanently excluded, and (2) other excluded pupils are in such provision.  HL13031

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of unregistered alternative education providers in England.  HL13032

Baroness Stroud to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the government of Zimbabwe has instructed internal providers to disconnect and restrict internet access.  HL13033

Baroness Stroud to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Zimbabwe following reports of recent violence; and what plans they have for continued engagement with that government on that issue.  HL13034

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that infrastructure investors may be withholding investment in the UK due to concerns about the current regulatory climate.  HL13035

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to work with the shipping industry to help minimise disruption for ferry passengers in the event of a no-deal Brexit.  HL13036

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether there will be severe disruption of freight traffic in a no-deal Brexit scenario; and what plans, if any, they have to ensure smooth trade operations between the UK and France after Brexit.  HL13037

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the government of Australia’s position on the UK joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership after Brexit.  HL13038

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government why they have invited the Israeli Air Force to join the Royal Air Force in Exercise Cobra Warrior in September 2019; and what consideration they gave, when awarding a contract to Elbit Systems UK, of the use of that company by the government of Israel.  HL13039

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding the status of Palestinians in East Jerusalem who have been denied full Israeli citizenship and cannot travel abroad.  HL13040

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about the seizure of land close to Ramallah to build Jewish settlements.  HL13041

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about the number of raids by Israel on Area A of the West Bank and the city of Ramallah.  HL13042

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about (1) the number of, and (2) the level of fines imposed on Palestinians.  HL13043

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of proposals that parts of the old city wall of Jerusalem should be demolished for traffic calming measures; and what representations they have made to the government of Israel about such proposals.  HL13044

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with Rolls-Royce about small modular reactors (SMRs); and what progress the Office for Nuclear Regulation has made in approving those SMRs for operation.  HL13045