House of Lords Business

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to regulate the credit insurance market to ensure that insurance cover adequately protects the supply chain of product-based businesses.  HL16073

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the credit insurance cover available to the supply chain of product-based businesses.  HL16074

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to conduct a market study on credit insurance cover and pricing practices.  HL16075

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the availability of credit insurance cover to assist small and medium-sized enterprises in the current trading climate.  HL16076

Baroness Altmann to ask Her Majesty's Government what access UK law enforcement agencies will have to the EU tools currently assisting in the fight against international crime and terrorism in the event of a no-deal Brexit.  HL16077

Baroness Altmann to ask Her Majesty's Government what access UK law enforcement agencies will have to (1) the EU Passenger Name Record, (2) the European Arrest Warrant, (3) Europol, and (4) Eurojust, in the event of a no-deal Brexit.  HL16078

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Sudan about the arrest and detention of Yasir Arman; and what information they have about his (1) whereabouts, and (2) well-being.  HL16079

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their most recent assessment of the number of (1) cases reported, and (2) deaths, as a result of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; what assessment they have made of the factors contributing to the spread of that virus; and what assistance they are providing to the International Red Cross and… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking with international partners in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in response to the Ebola outbreak, to ensure (1) safe and dignified burials, (2) infection prevention and control, (3) community engagement and accountability, including risk communication, (4) psychosocial support, and (5) nation… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty's Government how many tenant farmers in England are awaiting their (1) Environmental Stewardship (ES) payments, (2) Countryside Stewardship (CS) payments, for 2018; and whether all ES and CS payments for 2017 have been made.  HL16082

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty's Government how many dairy producers in England and Wales were registered with the Food Standards Agency in (1) 2014, (2) 2015, (3) 2016, (4) 2017, (5) 2018, and (6) 2019.  HL16083

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to address regional inequalities in the take-up of modern foreign languages at GCSE and A-level.  HL16084

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to restore the one-to-one advisory service on language and culture, formerly available from UK Trade and Investment, to businesses, including small and medium-sized enterprises seeking to increase exports.  HL16085

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide funding for the Lingo Flamingo project to help dementia sufferers with their cognitive abilities, in England, as is currently the case in Scotland.  HL16086

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made representations to the military leadership in Sudan for the release of Yasir Arman; and whether they have sought information on the number of peaceful protestors who have been detained in that country.  HL16087

Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the combined impact of (1) the planned Oxford to Cambridge expressway, and (2) their ambition to build up to one million homes along the Oxford–Cambridge Arc, on the UK’s 2050 target to reduce carbon emissions by at least 80 per cent of 1990 levels; and whether this assessment is based on (a) electric… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty's Government whether a cost-benefit analysis has been carried out for the planned Oxford to Cambridge expressway; and if so, what were the results of that analysis.  HL16089

Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the planned Oxford to Cambridge expressway on air quality affecting schools close to the proposed route options.  HL16090

Baroness Eaton to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the publication of revised figures on the uptake of the Marriage Allowance by HMRC, whether they have a revised budget for the Marriage Allowance for the 2019/20 financial year; and what the actual expenditure on the Marriage Allowance was in the 2018/19 financial year.  HL16091

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 3 June (HL15919), whether they will now answer the question put.  HL16092

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 3 June (HL15919), what evidence they have for the competitiveness of airfares between London and Scotland; whether they will provide the figures for the cost of such flights which informed their assessment that “Scotland is well-served by air services into London… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hain to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Buscombe on 5 June (HL15876), whether they intend to legislate to introduce collective defined contribution schemes by the end of 2019.  HL16094

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government when they last discussed (1) low and insecure incomes, (2) issues emerging from the rollout of Universal Credit, and (3) increased demand for food banks, with representatives of the relevant voluntary agencies; and what was the outcome of those discussions.  HL16095

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for modifying the repayment of Universal Credit advance payments in order to take into account individual circumstances such as debts related to (1) utilities, (2) Council Tax, and (3) previous loans.  HL16096

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan to prevent combatant forces in Idlib Province, Syria, from killing more civilians and children.  HL16097

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government when they will make a decision on funding for the National School Breakfast Programme.  HL16098

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current annual cost to the public purse of the National School Breakfast Programme.  HL16099

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the National School Breakfast Programme on educational attainment.  HL16100

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current annual revenue from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy.  HL16101

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of the number of children receiving breakfasts under the National School Breakfast Programme; and how that compares with the original numbers anticipated.  HL16102

The Earl of Listowel to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that teachers, nurses and social workers can afford to live in areas of high cost housing.  HL16103

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the British Society for Rheumatology Specialist Nursing in Rheumatology: the State of Play, published on 30 April, in particular its findings on the number of unfilled vacancies within the rheumatology specialist nurse workforce; and what steps they are taking to assis… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) Health Education England, (2) NHS Education for Scotland, (3) Health Education and Improvement Wales, and (4) Health and Social Care Northern Ireland, about promoting the study of rheumatology within (a) the undergraduate, (b) postgraduate, and (c) professional training, medical commun… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of training opportunities for rheumatology specialist nurses in England.  HL16106

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they provide to individual NHS Trusts in England on succession planning for specialist posts.  HL16107

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford on 22 May (HL15599 and 15600), which innovative vaccination schedules have been introduced following the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation's advice, including when a dose has been removed from an established programme.  HL16108

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford on 22 May (HL15599 and HL15600), what plans they have to carry out a formal public consultation before implementing a 1+1 vaccine schedule in the UK.  HL16109

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government when they estimate they will cease to provide financial support to British Steel; whether a specific event will trigger the end of that support; and whether that support will terminate when the Official Receiver has completed their work.  HL16110

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have reviewed the market liquidity in the subprime sterling bond market in the context of increased bond issuance.  HL16111

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to take any action to persuade Greybull Capital and its associates to contribute any gains made from its (1) investment in, and (2) loans to, British Steel towards reducing (a) the deficit of the British Steel Pension Scheme, and (b) the impact of British Steel's collapse on past and present employees.  HL16112

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will establish an independent review into the FCA’s supervision of Lendy and the actions taken by the FCA once it had raised questions about the firm’s compliance with minimum regulatory standards and disclosure to lenders.  HL16113

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the consequences for depositor protection and financial stability from the number of lenders offering residential property mortgage loans at 95 per cent of value or higher; and what options are open to (1) them, (2) the Bank of England, and (3) the Prudential Regulation Authority, to protect depositors a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review (1) decisions taken by the trustees of the Arcadia Group Pension Scheme which may have contributed to an aggregate deficit of liabilities over assets of some £700 million, (2) the oversight of the Arcadia Scheme by the Pensions Regulator, and (3) the Pensions Regulator's use of its powers in relation to the… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will change their advice that British citizens should avoid all but essential travel to Sri Lanka, following recent action by several EU and Commonwealth countries to soften their travel advisories on that country.  HL16116

Lord Rogan to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to issue a formal response following the publication of the final report of the independent public inquiry into the Non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme.  HL16117

Lord Rogan to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Bombadier about that firm's decision to sell its Belfast operations.  HL16118

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current mean waiting time for Personal Independence Payment appeals; how that differs from the mean waiting time for the previous year; and, if the mean waiting time has risen compared to the previous year, what are the reasons for that rise.  HL16119

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of the timescale of their plan for UK farming subsidies after Brexit.  HL16120

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to strengthen UK defences against new threats posed by (1) misinformation campaigns, and (2) cyber warfare.  HL16121

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase stop and search policing in the UK following the recent rise in knife crime.  HL16122

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of business rates on high street businesses; and whether they have any plans to make UK town centres free-trade zones.  HL16123

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel about the reported increase of violence by settlers towards Palestinian property in Al-Tuwani and elsewhere, including the destruction of olive groves and writing offensive graffiti.  HL16124