House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of the comments of Hafiz Entisha Ahmed published in the Guardian on 30 January that Asia Bibi “deserves to be murdered”; and, following the decision of the Supreme Court of Pakistan to uphold her acquittal following nine years’ incarceration on death row, why she has not immediately bee… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government why their review into the persecution of Christians does not include within its scope the effect of DfID and Home Office policies on aid and asylum.  HL13273

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government when the full terms of reference for their review into the persecution of Christians will be published.  HL13274

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government when it is expected that their review into the persecution of Christians will publish its findings and recommendations.  HL13275

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government which technological solutions are currently under consideration, in the absence of a concluded EU withdrawal agreement, to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland.  HL13276

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the length of time required to trial any technological solution to prevent a hard border on the island of Ireland in order to ensure its veracity prior to full introduction; and how they might evaluate the effectiveness of any such solution.  HL13277

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the current budgeting arrangements to cover Brexit arrangements provide sufficient resource to cover the introduction of a technological solution to the Irish border question; and how much they envisage that any such solution might cost on introduction.  HL13278

Lord Beith to ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements are in place to ensure the continuation of flights between the UK and Norway after the UK leaves the EU; and whether any UK–Norway air services agreement has been concluded.  HL13279

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government whether, and if so why, there is a difference between the statutory definition of a liability required for companies accounts as set out in Part 18 and Part 23 of the Companies Act 2006 and the Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, compared with the definition of a liabili… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect type approval to be issued for the cameras needed to properly enforce regulations on smart motorways; and whether they intend to postpone the opening of further sections of smart motorway until such approval has been received.  HL13281

Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 12 December 2018 (HL11891), what response they received from the government of the United Arab Emirates about Ryan Cornelius’ continued detention.  HL13282

Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 12 December 2018 (HL11891), whether they have raised with the government of the United Arab Emirates (1) the retrospective application of Law 37 to Ryan Cornelius, (2) the principle of double jeopardy following his additional sentence of 20 years in prison, and (3) wheth… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Fox to ask Her Majesty's Government, since the closure of the Forensic Science Service, how many in-house police forensic scientists have previously been police officers.  HL13284

Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of concerns about the growth in short-term letting in Manchester.  HL13285

Lord Green of Deddington to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 13 July 2018 (HL9105), what steps they have taken to encourage the Tribunal Procedure Committee to reach a decision regarding the implementation of the Government's proposals to cap the time between an initial Home Office decision to remove a detained foreign criminal or… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by the Minister for Housing on 22 January (HC Deb, col 141), what assessment they have made of the use of tower blocks for social housing.  HL13287

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have had any discussions with the government of Russia about its approach to the political crisis in Venezuela.  HL13288

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the predicted global rise in sea levels as a result of the increase in Antarctic ice loss in the past four decades; and what steps they are taking, with international partners, in response to that issue.  HL13289

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the aim and purpose of their current policy in regard to the political situation in Venezuela; and when a UK Government representative last met the Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó.  HL13290

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they provide to (1) business travellers, and (2) those engaged in academic and political research, visiting China, following the recent detentions of Australian and Canadian citizens and concerns over Chinese hostage diplomacy.  HL13291

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what recent representations they have made to the government of Egypt about its co-operation with the government of Italy's investigation into Giulio Regeni's murder.  HL13292

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the governments of Turkey and Saudi Arabia about the progress of investigations into the death of Jamal Khashoggi on 2 October 2018; what assessment they have made of the statement by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights that the criminal trial in Saudi Arabia of individuals suspected… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Morris of Aberavon to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the announcement in November 2018 that they intend to centrally fund Freestyle Libre glucose flash monitors, what plans they have to widen access to other diabetes technologies.  HL13294

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government how they calculated the number of civilians killed between 1 January and 18 May 2009 in the war between the Sri Lankan armed forced forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.  HL13295

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the authors of the Report of the Secretary-General’s Panel of Experts on accountability in Sri Lanka, published on 31 March 2011, met their High Commissioner in Sri Lanka.  HL13296

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the range and accuracy of the sources used to determine the United Nation’s estimate that 40,000 civilians were killed between 1 January and 18 May 2009 in the war between the Sri Lankan armed forced forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.  HL13297

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they now have any revised estimate of the number of civilians killed between 1 January and 18 May 2009 in the war between the Sri Lankan armed forced forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, since the Report of the Secretary-General’s Panel of Experts on accountability in Sri Lanka, published on 31 March 2011, was publish… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Manzoor on 29 January (HL12848), how many successful prosecutions there have been in the UK for female genital mutilation; and how many prosecutions are pending.  HL13299

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to tackle the sale of illegal cigarettes and to address the estimated cost to the UK economy of more than £2 billion a year in unpaid tobacco duty.  HL13300

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the sustainability of maintained nursery schools; and what assessment they have made of any additional costs faced by those nurseries as a result of the additional statutory responsibilities placed on them when compared to other early years settings.  HL13301

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 5 December 2018 (HL11677), whether they plan to publish their considerations on the findings of the Local Government Association green paper for adult social care and wellbeing, published in November 2018; and if so, when.  HL13302

Lord Selkirk of Douglas to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) support the UK poultry meat industry in key trade developments, and (2) ensure that future poultry meat imports meet Britain's welfare and production standards.  HL13303

Lord Smith of Leigh to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to compensate hospices in order to ensure that the recent NHS pay rise and proposed pension changes do not adversely impact those hospices' ability to fund activities.  HL13304

Lord Smith of Leigh to ask Her Majesty's Government what support they intend to provide to hospices as part of the NHS Long Term Plan.  HL13305

Lord Smith of Leigh to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of NHS staff, per region in England, are citizens of other EU member states; and what assessment they have made of the impact of Brexit on those employees.  HL13306

Lord Smith of Leigh to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the social and economic determinants of health inequalities identified by the Marmot Review, Fairer Society, Healthy Lives, published in 2010.  HL13307

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the length of time that will be required to conclude new global trade deals after Brexit.  HL13308

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help encourage banks to boost their cybersecurity in order to protect customers from online fraud.  HL13309

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to prioritise imports of medicine in their post-Brexit trading arrangements, in the event of a no-deal scenario.  HL13310

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to implement more flexible trading standards to secure a bilateral trade deal with the United States in the (1) food, (2) agriculture, (3) health, and (4) technology sectors.  HL13311

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are providing to enable Juan Guaidó to become the interim President of Venezuela.  HL13312

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister has received a letter dated 26 January from Juan Guaidó, President of the National Assembly of Venezuela, relating to a request to halt financial transactions from the Bank of England to Venezuela; and if so, what will be their response.  HL13313

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are currently collaborating with the government of Russia on any projects or programmes; and if so, what are those projects or programmes.  HL13314

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and the State Institute of Drugs and Good Practices of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, whether they plan to cooperate with the government of Russia on other issues in the future; and if so, wha… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Viscount Waverley to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what consideration has been given to requiring all visitors to the Parliamentary estate to present photo identification before entry.  HL13316