House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the British Council on restarting its English language teaching programme in North Korea; and whether they intend to provide funding to restart that programme.  HL13141

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have discussed the case of Qaisar and Amoon Ayub with (1) the government of Thailand, and (2) the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; if so, when any such discussions took place; and if not, why not.  HL13142

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case of Pervais Masih, accused of blasphemy in Pakistan, the treatment of his family and the death of his daughter; and whether they have discussed this case with the government of Pakistan.  HL13143

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the bombing of the Jolo Catholic Cathedral in the Philippines; who they believe was responsible; and what assistance they have offered to the government of the Philippines.  HL13144

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what actions they have taken, prior to the announcement on 27 January that they would consider banning websites promoting self-harm and suicide, to protect young people from harmful online content.  HL13145

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the account of Gulbahar Jelilova, a Muslim Uyghur woman, who was reportedly subject to degrading treatment at a re-education camp in China; and what assessment they have made of the accuracy of estimates cited by the United Nations that up to 1 million ethnic Muslim-minority Uyghurs may be he… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government how many unconditional offers have been made by universities to school and college leavers in each year since 2010; and in each of those years, what percentage of total offers were unconditional.  HL13147

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government which universities allocated places to applicants on an unconditional basis in each year since 2010; and for each of those universities, what percentage of total offers were unconditional in each of those years.  HL13148

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their definition of "reasonable access to alternative courts" in relation to the closure of magistrates' courts.  HL13149

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the current criteria for the closure of magistrates' courts.  HL13150

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government how many proposed closures of magistrates' courts have been withdrawn since 2010 following consultation.  HL13151

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what restrictions under current EU regulations there are on (1) passenger, and (2) freight train operators buying and selling train paths.  HL13152

Lord Bird to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to assess the amount of VAT paid on e-publications by (1) ministerial departments, and (2) non-ministerial departments, agencies and other public bodies.  HL13153

Lord Bird to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether perinatal mental illnesses are being adequately identified and treated; whether they have made any assessment of the links between (1) perinatal mental illness and emotional and behavioural problems in children, and (2) perinatal mental illness and intergenerational cycles of poverty; whether, as a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Bradley to ask Her Majesty's Government how many girls under 18 are currently in custody in (1) secure training centres, and (2) secure children's homes in England.  HL13155

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they have issued to local authorities on reducing the impact of road works on individuals and businesses; and what funding they have made available to support that guidance.  HL13156

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to refresh the business case for electrification of the Midland Main Line now that projected costs are significantly lower.  HL13157

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of independent healthcare providers who have provided data to the Royal College of Anaesthetists’ national audit project on life-threatening allergic reaction during surgery; and what steps, if any, they intend to take to encourage such providers to provide such data.  HL13158

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that patients treated in independent healthcare providers’ hospitals will receive a uniform standard of care; and what steps they will take to ensure that any recommendations on patient care from medical royal colleges are adopted by such providers.  HL13159

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to continue the Feed-in Tariff scheme for hydroelectricity systems.  HL13160

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to retaining Feed-in Tariffs for small community-run hydroelectricity schemes.  HL13161

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have stopped the requirement for those applying for settled status to pay £65 for that application; what arrangements they are making to repay those who have already paid that amount during the pilot scheme or subsequently; and whether those applicants will be refunded automatically without a repayment having to be individu… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the feasibility study produced by Steer on (1) the reinstatement of the Colne–Skipton railway line, and (2) other work needed to link the Liverpool Docks to the Yorkshire Coast and Drax.  HL13163

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the scheme for a new freight railway route between Liverpool and Yorkshire, including the reinstatement of the railway between Colne and Skipton, has completed Stage 1 of the Rail Networks Enhancement Pipeline (RNEP) and is now in Stage 2; and if not, how the work announced by the Secretary of State for Transport on 25 January r… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government whether compulsory service charges paid by housing tenants over and above their rent for communal facilities on their estate are taken into account in the calculation of Housing Benefit and Universal Credit.  HL13165

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, or intend to have, with NHS England on ensuring Liothyronine (T3) is prescribed in accordance with NICE guidelines.  HL13166

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to conduct an assessment of the impact of the withdrawal of Liothyronine (T3) on patients as a result of Clinical Commissioning Groups misinterpreting or failing to follow NHS England's guidance on the prescription of that drug.  HL13167

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that Liothyronine (T3) is purchased at a cost in line with other EU countries.  HL13168

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, for assisting economic recovery in Tunisia; what is their current travel advice for visitors to that country; and whether they consider that towns and cities in the interior of Tunisia are now safer than previously.  HL13169

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have discussed, or will discuss, with the government of Israel the shooting by the Israeli Defence Force of Abdul Raouf Salha in Gaza on 4 January, and his subsequent death.  HL13170

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the call by 50 Nobel prize winners for the ending of the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan and other political prisoners in Turkey; and whether they plan to raise the matter in the Council of Europe and with the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe.  HL13171

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made in assessing offers to act as foster parents for incoming unaccompanied children; and what steps are being taken to link Community Sponsorship groups with approved fosterers of unaccompanied children.  HL13172

Lord Lipsey to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to publish their Green Paper on social care.  HL13173

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether a refugee who has been granted asylum should be allowed to be the subject of an Interpol Red Notice initiated by the country they are seeking asylum from.  HL13174

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government who authorised NHS England's scheme to allow people to pay to have their genes sequenced on the condition that they share their data.  HL13175

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the ethics implications of NHS England's scheme to allow people to pay to have their genes sequenced on the condition that they share their data.  HL13176

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of small and medium-sized companies preparations for Brexit, including if no deal is agreed.  HL13177

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of warnings from UK supermarkets that (1) a no-deal Brexit could threaten UK food security, and (2) that there could be empty shelves at supermarkets due to the difficulties of importing fresh food.  HL13178

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to switch to trading on World Trade Organisation terms in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and if so, whether they anticipate that such arrangements would allow for frictionless, tariff-free trade.  HL13179

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to reduce the impact of congestion and delays on road and rail freight to help boost trade imports after Brexit.  HL13180

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to monitor and record contraceptive use in the UK once the NHS goes paperless in 2020; and if so, whether they will record types of contraceptives being used according to age group.  HL13181

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government how many cases of urinary or faecal incontinence as a result of childbirth were recorded in each of the last ten years.  HL13182

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made, or will make, to the government of Israel about the withholding of international donations intended for Gaza.  HL13183

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they taking, if any, in relation to the cancellation of permits for the operation of UNWRA-run schools for Palestinians in East Jerusalem and their replacement by schools operated by the municipality of Jerusalem.  HL13184

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to protect the rights of those Palestinians in East Jerusalem whose refugee status has been threatened by the withdrawal of funding to UNRWA by the government of the United States.  HL13185

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that hospitals in Gaza have been closed due to power shortages; and what steps they are taking to ensure that hospitals are able to function.  HL13186

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that the UK–Israel tax protocol signed on 17 January does not apply to trade involving illegal settlements.  HL13187

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty's Government how much the NHS in England has spent in real terms on palliative care in each of the last ten years for which information is available.  HL13188

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the NHS Constitution entitles people in England to receive palliative care under the NHS; and who is responsible for ensuring information is available to patients receiving palliative care.  HL13189

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Palestinians who are (1) under, and (2) over 18 have been (a) killed, and (b) injured in the 44 weeks of Friday protests; and how many Israelis have been (i) killed, and (ii) injured in the same period.  HL13190

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty's Government how many beds are available in (1) NHS hospitals, and (2) voluntary sector hospices in England at the latest date for which information is available.  HL13191