House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan on the importance of preventing the provincial government of Sindh from establishing operational control of the Sindh Human Rights Commission; and what assessment they have made of whether this would compromise its independence.  HL14037

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have undertaken an impact assessment of the effect of new flight path design envelopes for Heathrow airport on (1) air quality, (2) decibel levels, and (3) house prices in (a) Chiswick, (b) Hammersmith, (c) Acton, and (d) Ealing.  HL14038

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Sudan regarding allegations that that government are applying fake United Nations logos to Sudanese security services vehicles in order to infiltrate protests; and whether they plan to ask the UN Secretary-General to investigate these allegations.  HL14039

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the (1) number of deaths that can be attributed to poor air quality in the London Borough of Hounslow; and (2) impact of the proposed expansion of Heathrow airport on such numbers.  HL14040

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government how much aid they provided to Pakistan over the past year; and what proportion of this aid was used to support efforts to end child abduction, forced conversion and illegal marriages.  HL14041

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to divert aid given to Pakistan to training law enforcement officers in the emotional needs of the parents of kidnapped children, and in providing families with practical assistance.  HL14042

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on children's services of the overall reduction by 29 per cent of Government funding for local authority children's departments since 2010.  HL14043

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government what form the review into thresholds for legal aid and entitlement will take, as referred to in Legal Support: The Way Ahead (CP 40); and what is the expected timescale for the completion and publication of the review and its recommendations.  HL14044

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that most people are aware of their entitlement to legal support; and what estimate they have made of the number of people likely to be eligible for support by way of (1) legal advice and (2) legal representation.  HL14045

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government to what extent the number of exceptional cases in which legal aid has been granted has risen in recent years.  HL14046

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government why the mandatory requirements from the telephone gateway for debt, discrimination and special educational needs cases will not be removed until spring 2020.  HL14047

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the current availability of (1) legal advice and (2) legal representation through the legal aid system for different categories of case and geographical location.  HL14048

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe to ask Her Majesty's Government what the annual cost of prescribing methadone in England was for each of the last five years.  HL14049

Lord Bruce of Bennachie to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that UK residents travelling to and within EU member states will be able to access health care on the same basis as currently provided by the European Health Insurance Card.  HL14050

Lord Bruce of Bennachie to ask Her Majesty's Government what visa or equivalent charges they expect UK residents to pay to secure access to EU Member States after Brexit.  HL14051

Lord German to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of secondary schools in England employ a full-time music teacher.  HL14052

Lord German to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of curriculum time was allocated to music in state schools in Key Stage 3 in (1) 2010 and (2) 2017.  HL14053

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government what options they are considering for the future provision of rail freight across the Pennines including (1) from, and to, the port of Liverpool to, and from, destinations in Yorkshire and beyond and (2) power station fuel and container traffic to continental gauge standards; and what alternatives they are considering to the proposed ne… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that there is no gender discrimination built into the application scheme for settled status, including for (1) women who do not have continuous HMRC records, (2) people whose documents are largely in their husband’s name, (3) people who have changed their name due to marriage, change of gender or other rea… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hay of Ballyore to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to tackle child poverty across the United Kingdom.  HL14056

Lord Hay of Ballyore to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to encourage Northern Irish political parties to restore the Northern Ireland Executive and Assembly.  HL14057

Lord Hay of Ballyore to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of trends in the level of unsolved crime in rural areas across the United Kingdom.  HL14058

Lord Hay of Ballyore to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address cross-border crime between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.  HL14059

Lord Hay of Ballyore to ask Her Majesty's Government how much additional funding they have provided to health services in the United Kingdom in the last three years.  HL14060

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement on relationships, sex and health education by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 25 February (HL Deb, cols 69–79), what plans they have to ensure that such education balances the emphasis on an individual's safety and well-being with the safety and well-being of other persons.  HL14061

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the development of a common shared civic morality forms part of any future professional training of teachers.  HL14062

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans the Department for Work and Pensions has to establish a hardship fund for those most affected by a rise in food prices as a result of Brexit.  HL14063

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 21 February (HL13660), whether any Ministers or officials have met representatives or agents of Arklow Shipping Limited in connection with Seaborne Freight.  HL14064

Lord Palmer to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the annual cost of protection for former Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom.  HL14065

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of escalating diplomatic tensions between India and Pakistan.  HL14066

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that a no-deal Brexit could have on growth in the UK life sciences sector.  HL14067

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that a no-deal Brexit could have on the UK's food supplies.  HL14068

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to negotiate a post-Brexit data sharing agreement with the EU; and when they anticipate that such a deal will be signed.  HL14069

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the dangers to Palestinian children in territory occupied by Israel following the research by Defence for Children International–Palestine published on 31 December 2018 which said that in 2018 56 Palestinian children had been killed as a result of Israeli military action.  HL14070

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the damage to agriculture from incursions by Israeli military personnel driving bulldozers which have razed and levelled land in Gaza.  HL14071

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government whether any of the Cross-Government Prosperity Fund has been used to develop of the film industry and improve museum infrastructure in China.  HL14072

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund was used to finance the construction of a £700,000 prison wing in Nigeria; and if so, for what purpose.  HL14073

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the provision of Official Development Assistance is tied to the recipient of such assistance using goods and services from the UK.  HL14074

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 25 February (HL13624), whether that money previously announced by the Secretary of State for Defence to be spent on the nuclear deterrent and anti-submarine warfare has been spent in other areas.  HL14075

Baroness Whitaker to ask Her Majesty's Government which of the eight key recommendations they plan to implement from the final report by Leeds GATE, the University of Dundee and the University of York Enhancing Gypsy, Roma and Traveller peoples’ trust: using maternity and early years’ health services and dental health services as exemplars of mainstream service provision, … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text