House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government when their officials working in Pakistan last visited the shanty towns on the periphery of Islamabad to report on the conditions in which the residents live; and whether they are collecting data on the percentage of people from Pakistan’s minorities living in such areas.  HL15026

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reconsider their policy of disregarding the status of Pakistan’s minorities in determining and allocating development aid.  HL15027

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government whether any development funds are directed towards the rebuilding and provision of running water or electricity to Islamabad's shanty towns; and if not, why not.  HL15028

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the medical conditions for which interspecies nuclear transfer has provided the first effective treatments; and how many human-admixed embryos have been produced in each year since the passage of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008.  HL15029

Baroness Barker to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy regarding the deportation of LGBT asylum seekers to Brunei.  HL15030

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people (1) were offered, (2) attended, and (3) completed, structured diabetes education courses over 12 months after being diagnosed with (a) Type 1, and (a) Type 2, diabetes; and what steps they are taking to increase referrals in groups other than those newly diagnosed with diabetes.  HL15031

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of inequality of access to structured diabetes education courses; and what steps they are taking to address those inequalities.  HL15032

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the commitment in the NHS Long Term Plan related to structured education and digital self-management support for people with diabetes, how many more people with (1) Type 1, and (2) Type 2, diabetes they estimate will receive (a) structured education, and (b) digital self-management support, in each of the next… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hughes of Woodside to ask Her Majesty's Government how many electors were removed from the electoral registers of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in each year since the EU referendum in 2016; and what percentage of the register this represents.  HL15034

Lord Hughes of Woodside to ask Her Majesty's Government how many electors have been added to the electoral register of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland since 2016; and what percentage this represents in each case.  HL15035

The Earl of Listowel to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to enhance opportunities for development and career progression for those employed in the early years education sector.  HL15036

The Earl of Listowel to ask Her Majesty's Government how many early years professionals with a relevant graduate qualification were working in early years education in (1) 2015, (2) 2016, (3) 2017, and (4) 2018.  HL15037

The Earl of Listowel to ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of those leading early years groups had a relevant graduate qualification in (1) 2015, (2) 2016, (3) 2017, and (4) 2018.  HL15038

Lord Palmer to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what was the total cost of the production of Issue 1 of the House of Lords Library magazine The Library, published in April; and what estimate he has made of the future costs of the publication of that magazine.  HL15039

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 29 March (HL14672) and to the report by Rural England State of Rural Services 2018, published in February, whether they have made any assessment of why young people living in rural areas are more likely to engage in risky behaviours than those living in ur… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of Salisbury to ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to announce (1) measurable targets, and (2) deadlines, for their clean growth measures announced in the Chancellor’s Spring Statement; by how much they intend to increase the proportion of green gas in the National Grid; and when they estimate that target will be reached.  HL15041

The Lord Bishop of Salisbury to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relationship between the clean growth measures announced in the Chancellor’s Spring Statement and the recommendations in the report by the Committee on Climate Change UK housing: fit for the future?, published on 21 February, in particular that Committee’s proposal to ban ga… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of Salisbury to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the speech by the Chief Executive of the Environment Agency Escaping the jaws of death: ensuring water in 2050, made on 19 March; what steps they are taking to encourage individuals to reduce their water consumption; and what plans they have to introduce compulsory water meterin… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of Salisbury to ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have contributed to International Climate Finance in each year since 2016; what percentage that amount constitutes of the £5.8 billion they pledged to that fund; and whether the full amount pledged will be provided by 2020 as stated in the Paris Agreement.  HL15044

The Lord Bishop of Salisbury to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the environmental impact of the new Woodhouse Colliery, in particular on their target set out in the Paris Agreement to limit climate temperature rises to below two degrees centigrade.  HL15045

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government, what assessment they have made of the report by the National Audit Office Investigation into submarine defueling and dismantling, published on 3 April, and of the impact of that report's findings on the UK defence sector.  HL15046

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to minimise possible delays to the process of obtaining an international driving permit in the event of a no-deal Brexit.  HL15047

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the analysis by the World Trade Organisation that global trade growth may decline in the event of a no-deal Brexit.  HL15048

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the analysis by the Office for National Statistics, Manufacturing Sector Performance, UK: 2008–2018, published on 2 April, that there may be a decline in growth in the UK manufacturing sector as a result of post-Brexit tariffs.  HL15049

Lord Tebbit to ask Her Majesty's Government how many ministers, including Government Whips, have resigned since the 2017 General Election.  HL15050

Baroness Thornhill to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2018.  HL15051

Baroness Thornhill to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to allow local councils (1) to set their own discount rates for the Right to Buy scheme, and (2) to retain all receipts from the Right To Buy scheme; and what assessment, if any, they have made of the case for withdrawing the Right To Buy scheme to assist with the shortage of social housing.  HL15052

Lord Touhig to ask Her Majesty's Government what information an asylum seeker needs to provide in order to make an application for asylum.  HL15053

Lord Touhig to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their process for considering an application for asylum.  HL15054

Lord Touhig to ask Her Majesty's Government what data is collected and recorded from an asylum seekers' application for asylum.  HL15055

Lord Touhig to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 18 February (HL13432), whether they have plans to aggregate the number of people claiming asylum on the grounds of religious persecution.  HL15056

Lord Touhig to ask Her Majesty's Government how many chaplains of each faith there are in immigration removal centres.  HL15057

Lord Touhig to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 18 February (HL13421), how many detainees of each recorded faith are held in immigration removal centres.  HL15058

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports in the Channel 4 Dispatches programme Yemen—Britain's Hidden War that UK contractors have supplied arms that were used in the war in Yemen; what reasons were stated in export licence applications submitted by Saudi Arabia, BAE Systems plc, or any intermediary, for the supply and us… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text