House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government on what evidence they based their decision to modify their response to the findings of the China Tribunal in its report Independent Tribunal into Forced Organ Harvesting from Prisoners of Conscience in China Final Judgement and Summary Report, published on 17 June, from deeming the evidence collected by that Tribunal… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide training for Pakistani minority groups and non-governmental organisations on how to (1) organise, campaign and lobby for their rights, and (2) respond to the shrinking of civil society space in Pakistan; and how the persecution of Ahmadi and Christian minorities was raised during the visit to P… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they intend to have with the Pakistan Public Services Commissions about ways in which to support the training and professional development of workers from religious minority backgrounds; and what plans they have to increase aid funding to be used for training teachers in Pakistan to promote freedom of religio… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to include modules on freedom of religion or belief in all existing and future Department for International Development capacity building programmes.  HL235

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to support the government of Pakistan to develop financial incentives for parents from marginalised religious minority communities to register their children upon birth, and to send them to schools.  HL236

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to require organisations that receive UK aid funding for projects in Pakistan to hire at least 5 per cent of any in-country staff from minority communities.  HL237

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to commit to funding (1) the Erasmus+, and (2) the Horizon research, programme beyond 2020.  HL238

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Queen's Speech on 14 October, how they intend to expand the pool of UK research institutes and universities able to endorse scientists and researchers to carry out work in this country.  HL239

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of food served in English schools is (a) organic, and (b) locally sourced; and what plans they have, if any, to increase that percentage.  HL240

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of food served in English hospitals is (a) organic, and (b) locally sourced; and what plans they have, if any, to increase that percentage.  HL241

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of food served in English prisons is (a) organic, and (b) locally sourced; and what plans they have, if any, to increase that percentage.  HL242

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of undergraduates who studied engineering at university who now work in the engineering industry post-graduation.  HL243

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on local newspaper revenue of any proposal to remove the requirement on local authorities to advertise Traffic Regulation Orders.  HL244

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government, in their consultation Street and road works: Street Manager and updates to permit schemes, published on 20 July, why the placement of new apparatus underground should where possible and practical be placed under the footway, footpath or verge.  HL245

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government why in the consultation Street and road works: Street Manager and updates to permit schemes, published on 20 July, the need for minimal disruption to the footway, footpath or verge in the placement of new apparatus underground has not been prioritised.  HL246

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government why in the consultation Street and road works: Street Manager and updates to permit schemes’, published on 20 July, where it is proposed that the footway, footpath or verge is used for the placement of apparatus underground, that no requirement for the alternative provision for walkers, people with disabilities and… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of research by the Universities of Tehran Medical Sciences and Birmingham into the effectiveness of the polypill in reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke; and what plans they have to use the polypill for NHS patients.  HL248

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the conduct of the recent elections in Mozambique.  HL249

Lord Palmer to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what estimate he has made of the total cost of the sitting of the House of Lords on Saturday 19 October.  HL250

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Durham Commission on Creativity and Education report, published on 18 October.  HL251

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many children are in Alternative Provision.  HL252

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government how many providers of Alternative Provision are registered.  HL253

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what safeguards are in place to ensure that children in care who are in Alternative Provision are always educated by registered providers.  HL254

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to combat racism in football.  HL255

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the situation in Chile.  HL256

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to legislate to ensure that web search engines de-index (1) URLs or (2) websites from its web search index when trademarks have been infringed.  HL257

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Transport for London about steps it may take to make the London Underground network carbon neutral.  HL258

Baroness Thornhill to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce legislation to regulate the qualifications and training of psychotherapists and counsellors.  HL259

Baroness Thornhill to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on vulnerable people of unqualified psychotherapists and counsellors providing treatment.  HL260

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure justice in Myanmar for Rohingya refugees.  HL261

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the safe and voluntary repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar.  HL262

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide sexual and reproductive health and rights services to Rohingya refugees and the communities hosting those refugees.  HL263

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to imposing sanctions on Myanmar until perpetrators of human rights abuses against the Rohingya have been brought to justice.  HL264

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what funding they have committed to support the UN Population Fund’s work in Bangladesh.  HL265

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support host communities of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.  HL266