House of Lords Business

Lord Alderdice to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they have taken to enquire about the health and well-being of Dr Essam El-Haddad and his son Gehad El-Haddad, who are being detained by Egyptian authorities.  HL15962

Baroness Altmann to ask Her Majesty's Government, according to the data gathered by the HM Revenue and Customs Real Time Information programme, how many (1) women, and (2) men earning below the personal income tax threshold were contributing at work to a net pay pension scheme in the last three years; and whether they have estimates of these numbers for the current year.  HL15963

Baroness Altmann to ask Her Majesty's Government, according to the data gathered by the HM Revenue and Customs Real Time Information programme, how many (1) women and (2) men earning below the personal income tax threshold were contributing at work to a relief at source pension scheme in the last three years; and whether they have estimates of these numbers for the current year.  … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Altmann to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the data gathered by the HM Revenue and Customs Real Time Information programme shows how many disabled people earning less than the personal tax threshold are currently contributing to a net pay pension scheme at work.  HL15965

Baroness Altmann to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimates they have of (1) how many higher rate taxpayers fail to claim higher rate tax relief, and (2) how much higher rate tax relief is unclaimed each year, in relief at source pensions.  HL15966

Baroness Altmann to ask Her Majesty's Government which aspects of the EU's internal security co-operation arrangements would the UK continue to be party to if the UK were to leave the EU without a deal; and what measures they plan to take to address any security issues that may arise following a no-deal Brexit.  HL15967

Baroness Altmann to ask Her Majesty's Government what access they anticipate UK law enforcement agencies would have in the event of a no-deal Brexit to EU-wide databases, including the (1) Schengen-Information system II, (2) European Criminal Records Information System, and (3) DNA databases shared under the Prum Convention.  HL15968

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) locate, (2) identify, and (3) freeze, any UK bank accounts which are being used to hold funds embezzled by Omar al-Bashir.  HL15969

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 29 May (HL15755), whether they are including religion as a baseline indicator of vulnerability to modern slavery and human trafficking, especially faith-targeted human trafficking; and whether their AAWAZ II programme will include religion in its monitoring and evaluation.  H… 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 Sugg on 29 May (HL15755), how they intend to help Christian women whose religion is the cause of their trafficking and enslavement when they "do not directly target specific sub groups of marginalised people e.g. Christian women".  HL15971

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the criteria used to determine which communities in Pakistan are "marginalised" and therefore vulnerable to human trafficking and modern slavery for the purposes of their foreign aid programmes.  HL15972

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government how many reports of slavery-related offences have been made to competent authorities since the Modern Slavery Act 2015 came into force, broken down by (1) month, and (2) the identity of first responder.  HL15973

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of changes to the criteria for free school meals eligibility in 2018; and how many students now receive free school meals compared to the number who received them before these changes took place.  HL15974

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government how many students receiving free school meals (1) are children of working parents, and (2) have also received food parcels from a food bank in the previous 12 months.  HL15975

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 29 May (HL15705), whether any privately funded rail scheme developed under the Market Soundings Finding Report that relies on a guarantee of franchised train operation usage complies with its funding criteria and, if not, whether the only schemes that can comply will be tho… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Bird to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that community adult learning providers are included alongside further education colleges in any future national adult education network, following the recommendation in the independent panel report to the Review of Post-18 Education and Funding.  HL15977

Lord Bird to ask Her Majesty's Government how they will support adult learning at entry level and pre-qualification level to help those who want to develop the skills and confidence to progress to higher level qualifications, as recommended in the independent panel report to the Review of Post-18 Education and Funding.  HL15978

Lord Bird to ask Her Majesty's Government what support they (1) make, and (2) plan to make, available to adult learners who wish to study without the intention of obtaining a qualification.  HL15979

Lord Bird to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their strategy to reduce inequality in education; and how any strategy will include adult community learning providers who already provide support to disadvantaged and vulnerable communities.  HL15980

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of rail passenger miles are powered by electricity.  HL15981

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the target for energy suppliers to have taken all reasonable steps to install smart meters in all homes and small businesses in the UK will be met by 2020.  HL15982

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of GDP is represented by energy use; and what proportion of GDP is estimated to be represented by energy use by (1) 2030, (2) 2040, and (3) 2050, if their current climate change policies are enacted.  HL15983

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the UK's electricity is currently imported from other EU countries via interconnectors; and what percentage is forecast for 2030.  HL15984

Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of students taking subjects linked to design at (1) primary, (2) secondary, and (3) tertiary level, in each year since 2009; and what steps they are taking to increase the uptake of those subjects.  HL15985

Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the distribution of grant-in-aid funding; and what plans they have to increase the number of museums which are in receipt of grant-in-aid funding.  HL15986

Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury to ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the value of UK exports to (1) EU, and (2) non-EU, countries are linked to the design sector.  HL15987

Lord Bowness to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 10 May (HL15426) and 22 May (HL15708), what are the sectors in which the UK trades with the United States solely on World Trade Organisation terms; and what sectors are covered by the agreements between the United States and the EU to which the UK is a party.  HL15988

Lord Bowness to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 10 May (HL15426), how many of the countries with which the UK trades solely on World Trade Organisation terms have agreements with the EU to which the UK is a party.  HL15989

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the reduction in the number of pupils taking a modern language GCSE as a result of their school compressing Key Stage 3 into two years and making languages optional after the age of 13.  HL15990

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to include teachers of all modern languages in the Shortage Occupation List for immigration purposes.  HL15991

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to include professionally qualified linguists wishing to work as public service interpreters in the Shortage Occupations List for immigration purposes.  HL15992

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to conduct an audit of language skills across the Civil Service.  HL15993

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to fund undergraduates taking a third year abroad, currently funded under the Erasmus Plus programme, after 2020.  HL15994

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the level of difficulty in examinations and severe grading on the take-up of modern languages at GCSE and A-level.  HL15995

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the authenticity of the report from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Engineering Assessment of Two Cylinders at the Douma Incident, dated 27 February, and (2) any differences of that report with the final report of the OPCW regarding the incident of alleged use of toxi… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the Global Coalition Against Daesh carried out airstrikes on ferries owned by the government of Syria transporting oil near al-Shuhail; why any such attack was carried out; and whether any such attack is part of the strategic aims of that Coalition.  HL15997

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government whether it is part of the purpose of the Global Coalition Against Daesh to uphold United States sanctions on Syria.  HL15998

Lord Evans of Watford to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment the Cabinet Office has made of the potential benefits of the application of ISO 44001 to their procurement policy, and the procurement policy of all Departments.  HL15999

Lord Hain to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to legislate to introduce collective defined contribution schemes by the end of 2019.  HL16000

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what training and support exists for NHS Estate Managers with respect to managing and monitoring the competence of external facilities maintenance contractors in line with the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.  HL16001

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government how the implications of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 for Facilities Maintenance contractors working in the NHS Estate are (1) disseminated, and (2) enforced; and what assessment they have made of the adequacy of that (a) dissemination, and (b) enforcement.  HL16002

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what costs have been incurred by the NHS in respect of safety breaches by external facilities maintenance contractors in each of the last five years.  HL16003

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have held any recent discussions with the Health Estates and Facilities Management Association or the Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estates Management in respect of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 and their relevance to the management and control of external facilities mainten… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government how many accidents have occurred within the NHS Estate in each of the last five years involving, or caused by, external facilities maintenance contractors whilst carrying out maintenance work.  HL16005

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government, as a result of international conventions and bilateral agreements on the transfer of sentenced persons, how many people have (1) returned to the UK from any such country, and (2) been repatriated from the UK.  HL16006

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about the fears expressed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East concerning the food supply for Gaza from June onwards; and about the approval for the taking of new Palestinian land for the Hawara and Al-Aroub by-passes in the O… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about the restoration of the full 20-mile coastal fishing zone at Gaza.  HL16008

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the United Nations Refugee Agency statement of 19 May that refugees and migrants should not be brought back to detention camps in Libya because they lack food, water and medical care.  HL16009

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement made by Abdullah Ocalan, through his lawyers, on 22 May and the subsequent ending of hunger strikes; and what steps they will take to help develop a democratic process within Turkey aimed at peace and national reconciliation.  HL16010

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they, and governments of other countries, are providing to Venezuelans seeking refuge in Colombia.  HL16011

Baroness Jolly to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how the forthcoming replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria could contribute to delivering on the UK's five-year national action plan on tackling antimicrobial resistance 2019–2024.  HL16012

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 (1) cancer type, and (2) Clinical Commissioning Group area.  HL16013

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 29 May (HL15767), when they will assess the number of political detainees in Saudi Arabia; and what plans they have to review their policy of declining to intervene with the government of Saudi Arabia on allowing access to such detainees by independent monitors.  HL16014

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 30 May (HL15801), what was the outcome of discussions on the Funding Compact at ECOSOC in May; and what action they are taking as a result of that discussion.  HL16015

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 24 May (HL15677), whether in their discussions with the government of France they raised the impact of that country’s policies on the humanitarian situation in Cameroon; and what has been the response by the government of France to any such discussion.  HL16016

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 24 May (HL15677), what has been the outcome of their representations to the government of Cameroon about (1) the recent violence in that country, including the razing of villages and the killing of women and children, and (2) that government’s ban on the video recording of such v… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of Leeds to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their strategy for promoting and protecting freedom of religion or belief as an objective of UK foreign policy.  HL16018

The Lord Bishop of Leeds to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Wilton Park Statement on assisting religious minorities in humanitarian crises, published on 9 May.  HL16019

The Lord Bishop of Leeds to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to implement the recommendations set out in the Wilton Park Statement on assisting religious minorities in humanitarian crises, published on 9 May.  HL16020

The Lord Bishop of Leeds to ask Her Majesty's Government what representation they will be sending to the United States Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, due to be held on 16 to 18 July.  HL16021

The Lord Bishop of Leeds to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Bishop of Truro's Independent Review for the Foreign Secretary of FCO Support for Persecuted Christians: Interim Report, published on 3 May.  HL16022

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 2 May (HL Deb, col 1062), when they will send, and place a copy in the Library of the House, the letter referred to.  HL16023

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government whether a UK representative will participate in the Peace to Prosperity economic workshop organised by the Kingdom of Bahrain in partnership with the United States on 25 to 26 June, to discuss the potential for economic investments of a Middle East peace agreement.  HL16024

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the political situation in Ethiopia, following recent bouts of inter-ethnic fighting and the ongoing tensions caused by rising ethnic nationalism in that country.  HL16025

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the British Council The Shape of Global Higher Education, published on 1 May, what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK retains its pre-eminence in global higher education, particularly in the light of the increasing access to education systems in other countries for overseas… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have called for dialogue to resolve the ongoing crisis between Qatar and the Arab Quartet countries of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt which began in June 2017; and what steps they have taken to support the Gulf Cooperation Council in its efforts to resolve the crises.  HL16027

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that Renata Dwan, Director of the UN Institute for Disarmament Research, warned on 21 May that the risk of nuclear weapons being used is at its highest since World War Two, and that the world should take this threat more seriously.  HL16028

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have discussed with the government of Zimbabwe reports by human rights and civil society organisations in that country of a crackdown against activists, including the recent case of seven activists who were detained on treason charges in May at Harare International Airport on their return from the Maldives.  HL16… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Moonie to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of the cost per flight hour of the F35-B aircraft; and what is their expected in service flight hours.  HL16030

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the recent loan of £120 million to enable British Steel to meet its emissions trading compliance costs required a Ministerial direction.  HL16031

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government whether civil servants expressed any concerns about the loan made to British Steel to enable it to meet its emissions trading compliance costs; and whether this loan is subject to enforceable security.  HL16032

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government why 12 months have been allowed for the completion of Dame Elizabeth Gloster's inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the collapse of investment firm London Capital & Finance and the Financial Conduct Authority’s supervision of the firm.  HL16033

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role Dame Elizabeth Gloster played as counsel in cases arising out of (1) the insolvency of Barlow Clowes, and (2) the payment of compensation to investors in that firm's funds.  HL16034

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government why the terms of reference for Dame Elizabeth Gloster's inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the collapse of investment firm London Capital & Finance and the Financial Conduct Authority’s supervision of the firm do not include the impact on affected savers.  HL16035

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government whether Ministers or officials have (1) written to, (2) had any meetings with, or (3) communicated in other forms with, Sir Philip Green, Lady Christina Green or the Pensions Regulator in connection with the Arcadia Group Pension Scheme.  HL16036

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the announcement of new school places for special educational needs children on 11 March, how the Department for Education is working with local authorities to ensure that new schools are built where demand for places is highest.  HL16037

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the findings of the 2019 Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance Survey, published by the Asphalt Industry Alliance in March, which reported that the roads repair backlog stands at over £9 billion, what steps they are taking to (1) resource councils to address this backlog, and (2) provide additional funding for ro… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Ramsbotham to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to conduct an independent inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the appearance before an employment tribunal of Prison Officer Ben Plaistow of HMP Woodhill.  HL16039

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce legislation to give local authorities greater powers to control the establishment of bicycle hire schemes and to set standards on how such schemes should be run.  HL16040

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the causes of fires and spillages on highways and motorways; whether the number of fires and spillages has increased in recent years; if so, by how much; and what role litter on or around roads has played in any such increase.  HL16041

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on their plans to increase cycling and walking of the remit provided to Highways England Historic Railways Estate, particularly its practice of objecting to new cycle paths on grounds of cost; and what steps they plan to take to ensure that policies within different parts of the Departm… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether litter removal is a key performance indicator for Highways England; and if not, why not.  HL16043

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether Highways England has set up a Stakeholder Advisory Panel; and if so, who are the members of that panel.  HL16044

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the security impact of adding passengers from seven additional countries to the list of those able to use automated ePassport gates on arrival in the UK; what impact they anticipate these changes will have on waiting times for passengers at Heathrow Terminals 3 and 5; and what impact they anticipa… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Richards of Herstmonceux to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Foreign Secretary’s Mansion House speech on 6 May, whether they will conduct a review of defence spending; and whether they will commit to spending more than the minimum NATO endorsed proportion of GDP on defence.  HL16046

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Nominet 5G spectrum sharing, published in September 2018, which explores dynamic spectrum access possibilities for 5G.  HL16047

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the overall spend on the Gulf Integrated Activity Fund in the 2018/19 financial year; which countries received support from that Fund; and how much each such state received in that period.  HL16048

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the allocated budget for the Gulf Integrated Activity Fund for the 2019/20 financial year; and which countries will receive support from that Fund.  HL16049

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government what was the actual spending for the programme of technical and practical assistance to the government of Bahrain in the 2018/19 financial year.  HL16050

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the allocated budget for the programme of technical and practical assistance to the government of Bahrain for the 2019/20 financial year.  HL16051

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of capital punishment in Bahrain, following the upholding of 12 death sentences in May and reports that three of those individuals have exhausted all legal remedies available to them and are at risk of imminent execution.  HL16052

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 29 April (HL15263), what independent verification they will make of the “categorical assurances” from the government of Bahrain regarding the lack of urgent medical care to Hassan Mushaima; and what assessment they have made of the protest by his son Ali Mushaima outside the R… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Stone of Blackheath to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 24 May (HL15688), whether they will now answer the question put, namely what assessment they have made of the impact of the ban on direct flights to Sharm el-Sheikh on the current UK terrorist threat level.  HL16054

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the Automatic Urban and Rural Network continuous monitoring stations that record air pollution have been closed down in each of the last three years.  HL16055

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards a post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and the United States.  HL16056

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to remain closely aligned to any new EU security regulations for online banking transactions after Brexit.  HL16057

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to include in any post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and the United States provisions to help retain control of regulation of UK public services, including the NHS.  HL16058

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the economic impact that a no-deal Brexit could have on the UK manufacturing sector.  HL16059

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reported view of the Director-General of Reporters Without Borders, Christophe Deloire, that the Israeli army had deliberately targeted journalists in the Gaza Strip.  HL16060

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations, if any, they are making to the government of Israel about the imprisonment of a 12 year-old Palestinian girl who was reportedly interrogated twice without an attorney or her parents present.  HL16061

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations, if any, they will make to the government of Israel about the violence reportedly used during the arrest by Israeli forces of a child in the Jabal Johar area on 22 May.  HL16062

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations, if any, they are making to the government of Israel about the demolition on 13 February by the Israeli municipality of Jerusalem of a Wastewater Screening Station and other Palestinian-owned facilities in the Bir 'Ona area of Beit Jala town without notice.  HL16063

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they will make to the government of Israel about the detention by Israeli forces of Abeer Ziyad, Director of the Women Center of A-Thuri in Silwan in east Jerusalem.  HL16064

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel about the auction of prefabricated classrooms that were confiscated by Israeli forces from a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank.  HL16065

Lord Trefgarne to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to whether there will continue to be sufficient supplies of water for all purposes, including domestic purposes, if climate change continues as expected.  HL16066

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are aware that the BBC is charging licence payers £16.50 to record a change of address online; and whether they consider this to be a fair practice delivering value for money.  HL16067

Lord Vinson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether all existing banking customers must provide proof of identification to banks to check for possible money laundering; if so, under which regulations this policy was brought in; whether an impact assessment was carried out on the costs to customers, particularly those in rural areas, of any such requirements; and what estimate they… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Young of Old Scone to ask Her Majesty's Government when the prevention Green Paper will be published; and whether preventing increasing disease burden among progressive conditions will be examined in the Green Paper.  HL16069

Baroness Young of Old Scone to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve secondary prevention for people with long-term conditions.  HL16070

Baroness Young of Old Scone to ask Her Majesty's Government what engagement activity they are planning for the prevention Green Paper; and when they expect such activity to begin.  HL16071

Baroness Young of Old Scone to ask Her Majesty's Government how many trees they estimate were planted in each of the last six quarters for which figures are available in (1) England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4) Northern Ireland; whether this is in line with their commitment to plant 11 million trees in this Parliament; and if not, what steps they will take to meet that target… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text