House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the Department of Ethnic and Religious Affairs in Guangzhou, China, is offering rewards to those who provide it with information on the structure and activities of illegal religious groups in that city.  HL14990

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the response by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on Yemen on 1 April (HL Deb, cols 59–65),  in which years the UK participated in coalition naval enforcement measures in Yemen’s territorial waters that put in effect UN Resolution 2216, adopted by the UN Security Council in April 2015, that prohibited the delivery of arms t… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Balfe to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the way in which Lloyds Bank have introduced changes to the structure of charges for unplanned overdrafts; what assessment they have made of the appropriateness of the timing of those changes; and what assessment they have made of the impact of those changes on customers.  HL14992

Lord Balfe to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018, signed into law by the President of the Republic of Ireland on 25 December 2018 and which came into force on 4 March 2019; and what plans they have, if any, to ensure regulatory alignment between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland by introducin… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Barker to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the recent decision by the government of the Cayman Islands to recognise LGBT relationships in law, what steps they are taking to ensure that LGBT citizens of Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos, Monserrat, and Northern Ireland have the right to enter into a same sex marriage.  HL14994

Lord Fox to ask Her Majesty's Government how many times the Industrial Strategy Council has met.  HL14995

Lord Fox to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the minutes of each meeting of the Industrial Strategy Council.  HL14996

Lord Framlingham to ask Her Majesty's Government why the notice to proceed with the HS2 project has been delayed.  HL14997

Lord Framlingham to ask Her Majesty's Government when the contracts for carrying out the major construction works for HS2 will be signed.  HL14998

Lord Framlingham to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to start work on bridges and tunnels on the HS2 project.  HL14999

Lord Framlingham to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to reports that HS2 will cost twice its original estimate, what steps they are taking to conduct an urgent review of its costs to date; and whether they will publish the results of that review.  HL15000

Lord Goodlad to ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to improve early diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in children.  HL15001

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 28 March (HL14650), what are the (1) names, (2) related local authorities, (3) phases, and (4) religions, of each expression of interest in the new capital funding scheme for voluntary-aided schools they received.  HL15002

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UK's involvement in drone activities in the Yemen following the ruling of the Higher Administrative Court in Münster in the case of bin Ali Jaber vs Germany.  HL15003

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of petition 11/18 of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic calling "for the end of the Genocide of Falun Gong practitioners Committed by the Chinese Regime".  HL15004

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given, as part of their review of the Highway Code, to changing from the current position where all road users are deemed to have equal responsibility to a hierarchy of responsibility so those categories of users who cause the greatest harm have the greatest responsibility for reducing the danger… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford on 25 March (HL14388), whether they will ask NHS England to meet Parliamentarians to discuss the case for the publication of guidance by NICE on hernia mesh operations which cover all the types of hernia treated by surgeons.  HL15006

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford on 25 March (HL14391), how they ensure that all consultant general surgeons are fully trained to maintain their skills in carrying out non-mesh hernia repair treatments.  HL15007

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to amending the saving provisions in Part 3 of the Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 so that the cut-off date for take charge requests under the Dublin III regulation is based on the date that the connected asylum claim was made rather than the date that th… 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 Lord Callanan on 1 April (HL14872), whether they will now answer the question originally asked, namely, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 21 March (HL14601), whether, under the proposed deal, the UK can decide unilaterally to leave the EU.  HL15009

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 21 March (HL14601), whether they will now answer the questions originally asked, namely what assessment they have made of whether the proposed Brexit deal (1) fulfils, and (2) is consistent with the spirit of, Article 50(1) of the Treaty on European Union.  HL15010

Lord Pendry to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 25 March (HL14535), on what date they intend to release the final report of their review into safe standing in football stadiums.  HL15011

Lord Popat to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that requests to expedite decision-making by coroners on religious grounds are implemented, following the judgment of the Administrative Court in R (Adath Yisroel Burial Society) v Senior Coroner for Inner North London (2018 EWHC 969 (Admin).  HL15012

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the conclusion in the report by the Environmental Audit Committee Sustainable Development Goals in the UK, published on 26 April 2017 (HC 596), that they should do everything they can to support partners, including local government, to contribute towards delivering the Sustainable Develop… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Rennard to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has made in setting up an expert group to provide advice on streamlining the medicinal licensing process for e-cigarettes; whether that expert group has been convened yet; and if not, what steps they will take to expedite that process.  HL15014

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many schools the Department for Education team of consultants seeking savings as a result of school budget difficulties have visited.  HL15015

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Brexit uncertainty on the UK commercial construction sector.  HL15016

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Brexit on demand in the UK airline sector.  HL15017

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help continue trade growth in the UK gaming industry after Brexit.  HL15018

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the British Chambers of Commerce's Quarterly Economic Survey suggesting a decline of business investment in staff training in the (1) services, and (2) manufacturing sector.  HL15019

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the study by the Norwegian Refugee Council on the mental health of children living in Gaza, published on 25 March.  HL15020

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they will make to the government of Israel following the killing of Sajed Abed al-Hakim Mizher, a uniformed volunteer paramedic, by Israeli forces.  HL15021

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about the banning of all fishing off the coast of Gaza in March; and what assessment they have made of the restrictions faced by fishermen in Gaza.  HL15022

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government whether UK parliamentary candidates are permitted to sign a pledge to another nation.  HL15023

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the decision by the government of the United States to expand the global gag rule on the delivery of sexual and reproductive health and rights services supported by UK Official Development Assistance.  HL15024

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government whether any Department for International Development programmes will be affected by the government of the United States' decision to expand the global gag rule on the delivery of sexual and reproductive health and rights services; and if so, which.  HL15025