House of Lords Business

Lord Alderdice to ask Her Majesty's Government how many churches in England have had thefts of lead in each of the last five years.  HL16857

Lord Alderdice to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the value of the lead stolen from churches in England in each of the last five years.  HL16858

Lord Alderdice to ask Her Majesty's Government what were the estimated replacement costs for lead stolen from churches in England in each of the last five years.  HL16859

Lord Alderdice to ask Her Majesty's Government how many convictions for theft of lead from churches in England have been recorded in each of the last five years.  HL16860

Lord Alderdice to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the methods of disposal of stolen lead; and of whether such disposal took place in (1) the UK, or (2) elsewhere in Europe.  HL16861

Lord Alderdice to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with English Heritage about the replacement of lead stolen from church roofs; and whether they raised in any such discussions the option to replace such lead with materials of a similar appearance but less value.  HL16862

Baroness Altmann to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the number and percentage of pensioners with annual incomes above £50,000, broken down by age, in each of the last three years.  HL16863

Lord Balfe to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the needs and requirements of (1) authors, and (2) the creative industries, in regard to the UK's future relationship with the EU.  HL16864

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the safety, and (2) the effectiveness, of using IV vitamin drips and other related therapies offered by retail clinics.  HL16865

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Working Group on Syria, Propaganda, and Media How the OPCW's investigation of the Douma incident was nobbled, published on 26 June.  HL16866

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons' Remarks of the Director-General at the Briefing for States Parties on Syrian Arab Republic: Update on IIT-FFM-SSRC-DAT, published on 28 May, which stated that the ballistics data collected by the Fact-Finding Mission in relation to the D… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have employed, or made any direct or indirect payment to, Len Phillips, a former official of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, since 2003.  HL16868

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they paid £19 million to the ARK Group DMCC based in Dubai; and if so, why.  HL16869

Baroness Crawley to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of the EU–Mercosur trade agreement; and which commercial sectors in the UK are expected to benefit from this agreement.  HL16870

Baroness Crawley to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to seek a trade agreement along similar lines to the EU–Mercosur trade agreement once the UK has departed the EU; if so, whether they have begun any such discussions with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay; and when they expect any such negotiations to be concluded.  HL16871

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for the reuse of the sites of former coal-fired power stations; and whether any such plans include using those sites for (1) alternative energy production, (2) industrial and employment uses, and (3) housing, in particular social housing.  HL16872

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to extend the availability of medicinal cannabis to people with diseases that cause chronic pain.  HL16873

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the advantages, and (2) the disadvantages, of allowing medical professionals to prescribe medicinal cannabis to people suffering from chronic pain.  HL16874

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what studies (1) have been carried out, and (2) are proposed, to investigate the pain relief impacts of medicinal cannabis on people who have multiple sclerosis.  HL16875

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the advantages, and (2) the disadvantages, of the use of powered cargo bikes.  HL16876

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of any benefits resulting from the use of cargo bikes in the Netherlands for reducing carbon emissions and obesity.  HL16877

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage the use of powered cargo bikes by families.  HL16878

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are now issuing British passports without the words "European Union" on the front cover; and if so, why.  HL16879

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of leaving the EU on 31 October on employment levels.  HL16880

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to encourage the integration of asylum seekers into communities.  HL16881

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government how many outstanding leave to remain cases are awaiting decision by the Home Office.  HL16882

Lord Rogan to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to engage with businesses, employers and other stakeholders before making a final decision on future salary thresholds for skilled workers from outside the UK; and whether that timescale will be shortened in the event of a no-deal Brexit.  HL16883

Lord Selkirk of Douglas to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the practice of "canned hunting".  HL16884

Lord Selkirk of Douglas to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider banning the importation of lion trophies to the UK, following the decision by Australia, France, and the Netherlands to ban such imports.  HL16885

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to invest in infrastructure projects in the UK financial services industry to help address climate change.  HL16886

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of current levels of funding provided to local councils on councils' ability to provide statutory services.  HL16887

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to support the civil engineering sector in the event of a no-deal Brexit.  HL16888

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on supporting sexual and reproductive health and rights in countries receiving Department for International Development Official Development Assistance in relation to (1) contraceptive prevalence, (2) maternal mortality, (3) maternal morbidity, (4) safe and unsafe abortions, (5) female genital mutilation,… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the Department for International Development's total overseas development aid was spent on sexual and reproductive health and rights in (1) 2016–17, (2) 2017–18, and (3) 2018–19.  HL16890

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government how much the Department for International Development spent directly targeting reproductive health under the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Development Assistance Committee codes (1) 13010, (2) 13021, (3) 13022, (4) 13030, and (5) 13081, in total in the (a) 2016–17, (b) 2017–18, and (c) 2018–19, financial yea… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government how much the Department for International Development spent directly targeting HIV and AIDS under the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Development Assistance Committee codes (1) 13041, and (2) 13042, in total in the (a) 2016–17, (b) 2017–18, and (c) 2018–19, financial years.  HL16892

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution they made to (1) the core, and (2) non-core, funding of the UN Population Fund in (a) 2016–17, (b) 2017–18, and (c) 2018–19.  HL16893

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution they made to (1) the core, and (2) non-core, funding of the International Planned Parenthood Federation in (1) 2016–17, (2) 2017–18, and (3) 2018–19; and what further funding they intend to provide to that Federation.  HL16894