House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government whether, as part of their Official Development Assistance, they support campaigns for legislative change in other countries where such change would permit actions in those countries which are criminal offences in the UK.  HL16579

Lord Bates to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the response by the Earl of Courtown on 20 June (HL Deb, cols 899–900), what action they have taken as a result of the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Situation of human rights in Yemen, including violations and abuses since September 2014, published on 17 August 2018.  HL16580

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty's Government why they have awarded contracts to Serco for the provision of housing to asylum seekers; and what measures they intend to put in place to ensure that the quality of the service delivered under those contracts is up to a good standard.  HL16581

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the report that the Secretary of State for Transport has asked the new Chair of HS2 Allan Cook to undertake a review of the project "to make sure that the costs and budget are right and that it is deliverable", what independent advice Mr Cook will seek as part of that review; whether his report will include comments on wheth… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they are taking to encourage inward investment in Northern Ireland.  HL16583

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask Her Majesty's Government what specific offences they categorise as violent crime; and what are the criteria for such categorisation.  HL16584

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask Her Majesty's Government how much has been spent by the Aged Veterans Fund in each year from 2016 to 2019.  HL16585

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask Her Majesty's Government what funding they plan to provide for police training in each of the next three financial years.  HL16586

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask Her Majesty's Government under what circumstances in cases involving historical abuse victims are entitled to legal representation.  HL16587

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU on their ability to make representations to other countries about human rights abuses in the face of possible threats by such countries in relation to trade deals and other agreements.  HL16588

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government what encouragement and incentives they are providing to supermarkets (1) to reduce the number of single-use and other containers, and (2) to provide facilities for customers to bring and use their own multi-use containers.  HL16589

Lord Grocott to ask Her Majesty's Government how many police officers have been recruited via the fast track direct entry scheme in each of the last five years.  HL16590

Lord Grocott to ask Her Majesty's Government how many recruits to each of the police forces in England were recruited via the fast track direct entry scheme in each of the last five years.  HL16591

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 18 June (HL16009), whether they will seek to divert refugees and migrants away from detention centres in Libya.  HL16592

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Eritrea following the closure of health centres managed by the local Catholic Church; and what assessment they have made of whether that government’s take-over proposals also affect other denominations or faiths.  HL16593

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the political prisoners due to be released in Nicaragua; whether they intend to call for the release of those still held; and what representations they have made to the government of Nicaragua about extra-judicial killings and the use of torture.  HL16594

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether Turkey has begun to fill the reservoir of the Ilisu Dam; and how they assess the prospects for negotiations on water flows in both the Tigris and Euphrates.  HL16595

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statistics collected by Military Court Watch from the testimonies of Palestinian children who were detained by the Israeli military in the West Bank in 2019, published in May, and its findings that (1) 52 per cent were arrested at night, (2) 95 per cent were hand-tied, often painfully, (3) 91 per cent… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Lingfield to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of HM Courts and Tribunal Services statistics released in relation to the First Tier (Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal) and in particular the level of fixed SENDIST hearings which have been postponed at least once; and what assessment they have made of the reasons for the level of postpo… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Buscombe on 19 June (HL Deb, col 771), on what occasions the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights was "not keen to engage" with UK officials.  HL16598

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the current (1) weekly rates of Child Benefit, and (2) monthly rates of Universal Credit standard allowances and child elements; and what would each of those rates have been had they not been frozen for the past four years.  HL16599

The Earl of Listowel to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of air pollution on public health; whether they intend to introduce legislation to implement World Health Organisation standards for fine particulate matter; and if so, when.  HL16600

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Bridgend County Borough Council about attracting investment for Bridgend and reducing the impact on workers from any closure of the Ford engine plant.  HL16601

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the decision by Whirlpool UK to recall 500,000 unsafe tumble dryers, what steps they are taking to ensure that there is a regularly updated database of recalled products that can be accessed by the public, retailers, manufacturers and auction houses.  HL16602

Baroness Primarolo to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Buscombe on 17 June (HL Deb, col 652), what is their definition of "absolute poverty".  HL16603

Baroness Primarolo to ask Her Majesty's Government how many children who live in a household where at least one adult is employed are currently living in absolute poverty after housing costs.  HL16604

Baroness Primarolo to ask Her Majesty's Government how many children live in a household where the adult employed is in part-time employment and are living in absolute poverty (1) before housing costs, and (2) after housing costs.  HL16605

Baroness Primarolo to ask Her Majesty's Government how many children live in a household where the adult is self-employed and are living in absolute poverty (1) before housing costs, and (2) after housing costs.  HL16606

Baroness Quin to ask Her Majesty's Government what recent consideration they have given to making it a requirement that all new homes be fitted with solar panels.  HL16607

Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the arrangements for preserving departmental archives; and when the Cabinet Secretary last reviewed record management practices.  HL16608

Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank to ask Her Majesty's Government where the historic records of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and its predecessor departments are stored and kept other than in the National Archives.  HL16609

Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank to ask Her Majesty's Government where the historic records of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and its predecessor departments are stored and kept other than in the National Archives.  HL16610

Baroness Smith of Basildon to ask Her Majesty's Government how many times Ministerial Directions have been issued in each of the last five years; and from which departments.  HL16611

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to encourage retailers to replace plastic carrier bags with paper ones.  HL16612

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to place a cap on the price paid in markets where there are rolling contracts for consumers.  HL16613

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to advance UK trading relations with India post-Brexit.  HL16614

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to regulate the use of new crypto-currencies created by large technology companies; and what steps they are taking to protect private financial information in that sector.  HL16615

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they are taking to address a reported shortage of skilled workers in the construction industry due to Brexit uncertainty.  HL16616

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment have they made of reports that Israeli Defence Forces refused a fisherman, Khader al Saaidy, medical assistance after he was shot and blinded whilst he was fishing within the limits of the fishing zone established by the government of Israel.  HL16617

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the restriction of fishing zones in Gaza on the level of protein in Gazan children’s diets.  HL16618

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) SIPRI Yearbook 2019, Armaments, Disarmaments and International Security, published on 17 June, which claims that Israel has between 80 and 90 nuclear warheads.  HL16619

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that there are leaks of radioactive waste from the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Centre in Dimona.  HL16620

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the owners of Palestinian property under the control of the Palestinian Authority in East Jerusalem of the Israeli High Court of Justice giving permission to demolish 13 buildings.  HL16621

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they will take to protect the livelihoods of Palestinians living in territory occupied by Israel whose olive trees have been destroyed.  HL16622

Lord Vinson to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 18 June (HL16068), what guidance they provide, if any, to banks and other businesses about ensuring that routine anti-money laundering checks do not cause stress to customers, particularly when those banks or businesses have not been made aware of any change to the circumstances… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills on 18 March (232096), when they expect to publish plans for the additional funding they will make available to support their English language strategy beyond the current English Language Coordination Fund.  HL16624

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government how many adopted children currently receive pupil premium plus.  HL16625

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made ahead of the spending review of the effect of trends in the level of (1) pay, and (2) workload, on the recruitment and retention of teachers in the further education sector.  HL16626

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to mitigate the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on the economic sustainability of the further education sector.  HL16627

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had on funding priorities for post-16 education in the forthcoming spending review.  HL16628

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the recent teachers' pay award on the financial sustainability of further education college budgets.  HL16629

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the respective Nationality Acts of (1) China, and (2) Iran, on British dual nationals, in particular their impact on general safety, vulnerability to blackmail and security risks; what advice they give those dual nationals when travelling to those countries; and what protection they give to those w… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 20 June, whether they can provide examples of the evidence on which they based their answer; and what assessment they have made of whether leaders of countries targeted by UK sanctions care about the effects of such sanctions on citizens of those countries.  HL16631

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to combat advances in digital technology to counter difficult-to-detect digital manipulations of audio or video recordings.  HL16632

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to reassess the working structure of the Home Office.  HL16633

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to recruit Junior Soldiers to cyber apprenticeships.  HL16634

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Children's Commissioner We need to talk: Access to speech and language therapy, published on 11 June; and whether they intend to provide a response.  HL16635