House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by the Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation on 28 March 2018 (HC Deb, col 408WH) about unconditional university offers and autonomy over admissions, what data they hold on the number of students with offers for study at British universities with admission for deferred entry who we… 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 Blackwood of North Oxford on 7 February (HL13091), how many of those assaults occurred in (1) accident and emergency departments , (2) general mental health wards, (3) forensic mental health wards, and (4) other departments or wards; and whether they have categorised such assaults by… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the performance, and (2) the future of Interserve in the delivery of services commissioned by them or public bodies.  HL13572

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the current (1) number, and (2) value of contracts between Interserve and (a) government departments, (b) local authorities, and (c) other public agencies.  HL13573

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have spent or committed, in staff and consultant costs, on work related to (1) their contract with Seaborne Freight, and (2) the dredging of Ramsgate harbour.  HL13574

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the closure of the Rough gas storage facility, how many days’ worth of natural gas can now be stored in the UK, based on the UK’s average daily consumption.  HL13575

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government how many days of reserve petrol stock are currently held by the UK, both inside and outside its borders; and how many days of stock will be held within the UK post-Brexit.  HL13576

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government what (1) is the composition, and (2) are the terms of reference of the working group that has been set up to look at requirements for companies to disclose distributable reserves.  HL13577

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask the Leader of the House when she expects the current session of Parliament to end.  HL13578

Baroness Garden of Frognal to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to consult on their plans for a UK Shared Prosperity Fund and if so, when.  HL13579

Baroness Garden of Frognal to ask Her Majesty's Government what financial support they plan to offer to students undertaking T-Levels to help them meet the cost of transport to work placements.  HL13580

Baroness Garden of Frognal to ask Her Majesty's Government what financial support they plan to offer to students who qualify for free school meals and who are undertaking T-Levels to help them meet their food costs during work placements.  HL13581

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government how many full-time equivalent staff are working on the EU Settlement Scheme and, of these, how many were recruited from (1) within the Home Office, (2) other government departments, and (3) elsewhere; and how many extra staff they intend to recruit for this purpose (a) before 29 March 2019 and (b) subsequently.  HL13582

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total cost of the EU Settlement Scheme to date; and what is the estimated total cost up to the deadline for applications on 30 June 2021.  HL13583

Baroness Grender to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of individuals who are living as property guardians in England.  HL13584

Baroness Grender to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk to property guardians in buildings owned by (1) the government, (2) local government, and (3) statutory bodies.  HL13585

Baroness Grender to ask Her Majesty's Government what risk assessment has been conducted on the dangers of breaches of (1) electrical safety, (2) gas safety, and (3) fire safety regulations for people living as property guardians.  HL13586

Baroness Grender to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the response by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 15 October 2018 (HL Deb, cols 366–8), what progress they have made in establishing whether someone who has a licence as a property guardian is living in what can be defined as a “dwelling".  HL13587

Baroness Grender to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the response by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 15 October 2018 (HL Deb, cols 366–8) regarding the information about their factsheet being "not, of itself, sufficient", what progress they have made in producing further guidance.  HL13588

Baroness Grender to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relevance of the Housing Act 2004 and its application to premises occupied by a property guardian.  HL13589

Baroness Hooper to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the formal request from the Ascension Island Council for long-term financial support for its Marine Protected Area.  HL13590

Lord Hunt of Chesterton to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure (1) UK residents, and (2) medical organisations are aware of the guidance that has been issued on access to medicine in the case of a no-deal Brexit.  HL13591

Lord Hunt of Chesterton to ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they are providing to (1) UK and (2) non-UK residents who are planning to travel between the UK and the EU after 29 March 2019; and what steps they are taking to publicise such advice.  HL13592

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to increase the awareness of the applicable sentencing guidelines in relation to the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 amongst NHS Estates Managers.  HL13593

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Construction Industry Training Board about the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, in relation to the NHS Estate, specifically in relation to facilities management.  HL13594

Baroness Jolly to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were diagnosed with cancer in the last year for which records are available, broken down by cancer type and Cancer Alliance area.  HL13595

Baroness Jolly to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of rapid diagnosis and assessment centres in improving cancer diagnosis rates.  HL13596

Baroness Jolly to ask Her Majesty's Government how many cancer diagnoses were made at each rapid diagnosis and assessment centre in 2018, broken down by cancer type.  HL13597

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the forthcoming Environment Bill and all other relevant environmental legislation enshrines legally binding provisions to meet air quality standards, set out by the World Health Organization.  HL13598

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government which countries have free trade agreements with the EU but have not yet signed such agreements with the UK.  HL13599

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the risk balance of portfolios of open-ended property funds are not, and will not be, distorted by favouring redeeming investors.  HL13600

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions the Honours Forfeiture Committee met in each of the last eight calendar years; and when that committee last met.  HL13601

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government whether Sir Phillip Green or any company, trust or other entity associated with him, has obtained an injunction against Her Majesty's Government or any government departments, agencies or public bodies since May 2010; if so, when any such injunction was granted; and when it was withdrawn.  HL13602

Lord Pendry to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the establishment of the Future High Streets Fund to support and fund local areas’ plans to make their high streets and town centres fit for the future, whether they will consider providing similar assistance to local football clubs to ensure such clubs can continue to benefit their communities; and whether they will work alon… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review funding levels for early entitlements to ensure that childcare providers are able to continue providing high quality early education.  HL13604

Lord Sharkey to ask Her Majesty's Government why they are changing the index on NS&I Index-linked Savings Certificates bought between 2 June 1975 and 7 October 1996 from RPI to CPI; and what is the legal base that enables this change to be made.  HL13605

Lord Sharkey to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the benefit that will accrue to HM Treasury from the change in the index from RPI to CPI of NS&I Index-linked Savings Certificates bought between 2 June 1975 and 7 October 1996.  HL13606

Lord Sharkey to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total outstanding value of, and interest credited on, NS&I Index-linked Savings Certificates bought between 2 June 1975 and 7 October 1996 for each of the last 10 years; and what projections have been made for outstanding value and interest credited for each of the next 10 years.  HL13607

Lord Sharkey to ask Her Majesty's Government, for each of the last 10 years, how many individuals owned NS&I Index-linked Savings Certificates bought between 2 June 1975 and 7 October 1996 and what projections they have made for the number of future owners in the next 10 years.  HL13608

Lord Sharkey to ask Her Majesty's Government what HM Treasury-backed interest bearing and index linked financial instruments have had, in the last 10 years, the index changed from (1) RPI to CPI, and (2) CPI to RPI; and what the rationale was for those changes.  HL13609

Lord Sharkey to ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the changes to NS&I Index-linked Savings Certificates bought between 2 June 1975 and 7 October 1996, whether they plan to change to CPI the index on those index-linked gilts currently using RPI; and if not, why not.   HL13610

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of falls in factory output on the recent growth slowdown in the UK manufacturing sector.  HL13611

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) protect jobs, and (2) boost productivity, in the UK shipbuilding industry.  HL13612

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact a no-deal Brexit would have on access to new medicines.  HL13613

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to work with (1) EU member states in general, and (2) Spain in particular, to ensure the UK is able to fill staff vacancies in the NHS after Brexit.  HL13614

Baroness Thornhill to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to stop landowners and managing agents from using service charges to recover legal defence costs from home owners who they have entered legal disputes with.  HL13615

Baroness Thornhill to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to allow Residents Associations to perform the same functions as Resident Management Companies in communities where the Residents’ Association represents the majority of home owners.  HL13616

Baroness Thornhill to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of selective licensing schemes; when they intend to publish their review of the scheme; and whether they intend to support local authorities to expand the scheme.  HL13617

Baroness Thornhill to ask Her Majesty's Government (1) what steps they are taking to monitor the use of funds derived from the introduction of the charge on single-use plastic carrier bags, and (2) whether individual businesses are required to report on the amounts raised and donated from this source.  HL13618

Baroness Thornhill to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the introduction of the charge on single-use plastic carrier bags has resulted in a reduction of bags used; and if so, by how much.  HL13619

Lord Trefgarne to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether he is satisfied that the present arrangements in the Chamber and Committee Rooms meet the needs of those with hearing or visual impairments.  HL13620

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to alter the current rules and regulations regarding permitted seismicity levels during fracking operations in the UK.  HL13621

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the issues Cuadrilla Resources has faced whilst fracking near Blackpool; and whether they consider the UK fracking industry to be commercially viable.  HL13622

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government under which circumstances, if any, they intervene to block requests for assets to be remitted to foreign government organisations either from the UK or British overseas territories.  HL13623

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government how the extra funding settlement given to the Ministry of Defence for nuclear and anti-submarine warfare in October 2018 was allocated and spent.  HL13624

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government how they expect the Ministry of Defence to deliver the target of £13.4 billion efficiency savings over the next 10 years.  HL13625

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government what level of Ministry of Defence over-programming across the next 10 years they consider prudent.  HL13626

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Ministry of Defence has a plan agreed with industry to maintain the UK-based capability to develop and deliver the equipment required by the armed forces in the future.  HL13627

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK is expected to become a net defence importer in any of the next five years.  HL13628

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Ministry of Defence considers wider employment, industrial and economic factors in its value for money assessments of where to procure defence systems.  HL13629