House of Lords Business

Lord Adonis to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received, if any, about poor employment practices at The Doctors Laboratory.  HL5575

Lord Adonis to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to conduct a review of employment practices at The Doctors Laboratory.  HL5576

Earl Attlee to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to require statutory inspections of boilers and pressure vessels to be conducted by inspectors who they (1) appoint, and (2) fund.  HL5577

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce dedicated periods of time where those who are shielding from COVID-19 can safely use the extra freedoms being introduced from the reduction of the restrictions in place to address the pandemic. [T]  HL5578

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the announcement by the Prime Minister on 3 June that young people “should be guaranteed an apprenticeship”, what plans they have to introduce a scheme to ensure this guarantee is realised; what (1) ages, and (2) categories of people, will be able to participate in any such scheme; and how will the (a) em… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Citizens’ Basic Income Feasibility Study Steering Group Assessing the Feasibility of Citizens’ Basic Income Pilots in Scotland: Final Report, published on 10 June.  HL5580

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how wildlife crime, including the illegal killing of raptors and illegal use of traps and snares, has been affected by the COVID-19 lockdown.  HL5581

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle to ask Her Majesty's Government why the future support for low carbon heat consultation failed to include the option of large-scale heat pump projects, and proposed support only for off-grid domestic settings and district heat initiatives.  HL5582

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the reasons for delaying the incorporation of amendments to regulations arising from international conventions and obligations into the draft Merchant Shipping (Life Saving Appliances and Arrangements) Regulations 2020; how many such amendments relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea are outstand… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Broers to ask Her Majesty's Government when the proposal for a two-year graduate work visa for international students will take effect.  HL5584

Lord Broers to ask Her Majesty's Government how long international students in the academic year 2020–21 will have to be physically present in the UK to qualify for the two-year graduate work visa.  HL5585

Lord Caine to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will bring forward plans to widen the A1 between Darrington and Doncaster; and what steps they are taking to ensure any such plans (1) help boost growth and investment in Yorkshire, (2) reduce congestion on the M1 between Leeds and Sheffield, and (3) support the Northern Powerhouse.  HL5586

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty's Government how many court hearings held remotely since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic have (1) included the virtual presence of an interpreter, and (2) been rescheduled because an interpreter was needed but not available. [T]  HL5587

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to increase public awareness of the challenges experienced by blind and partially sighted people (1) while the restrictions to address the COVID-19 are in place, and (2) as those restrictions are lifted.  HL5588

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to (1) meet the needs of blind and partially sighted people as the restrictions in place to address the COVID-19 pandemic are lifted, and (2) ensure that blind and partially sighted people are able to play an active role in society.  HL5589

Lord German to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to make the creation of false personas online, for the purpose of coercing people into fraudulent relationships, a criminal offence.  HL5590

Lord German to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to make creating a false identity on a social networking platform, for the purpose of deception, abuse or fraud, a criminal offence.  HL5591

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government how many children who normally attend school in (1) Lancashire, and (2) Pendle, have (a) no access to a computer or laptop, and (b) been provided with a laptop.  HL5592

Lord Greaves to ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what plans there are, if any, to survey statues, pictures and items on display on the Parliamentary Estate to assess whether (1) their display is appropriate, and (2) further explanatory materials are required.  HL5593

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the additional costs imposed on dental surgeries that will need to purchase personal protective equipment in order to reopen.  HL5594

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the NHS will cover the additional costs imposed on dental surgeries that will need to purchase personal protective equipment in order to reopen, for (1) NHS practices, and (2) mixed NHS and private practices.  HL5595

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what support is available to dental surgeries to offset any additional costs of personal protective equipment, and to compensate for reduced patient numbers following the COVID-19 pandemic.  HL5596

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the number of available appointments in dental surgeries given shortages in personal protective equipment, the requirement to follow social distancing measures and reduced public confidence, and (2) the impact on dental health of reductions in dental services following the Covid-19 pande… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government how many patients have been discharged from NHS hospitals to care homes since 19 March.  HL5598

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty's Government how many care home residents were admitted to hospital for another condition, and died in hospital of COVID-19, since 1 April.  HL5599

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken to ensure the calculated grades given to students due to sit A Level exams this summer are fair.  HL5600

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners have been released under the End of Custody Temporary Release scheme; and what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the scheme.  HL5601

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to communicate with those groups most likely to break social distancing guidelines.  HL5602

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to establish a permanent body to (1) seek to avert future pandemics, and (2) ensure affordable, widespread availability of vaccines and therapies to treat COVID-19 as they become available.  HL5603

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government how long it will take, under the test and trace service, to trace people's contacts following a COVID-19 test; and what assessment they have made of whether this is quick enough to isolate people before infection spreads.  HL5604

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to require that children's temperatures be monitored during the school day.  HL5605

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current situation between the Chinese and Indian military along the Line of Actual Control; and what discussions they have had with the governments of India and China about de-escalation.  HL5606

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Chad in relation to security in the Sahel region; and what assessment they have made of the impact of instability in the Sahel region on the UK.  HL5607

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Israel about the death of Iyad Halaq in East Jerusalem on 30 May.  HL5608

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need for a military-to-military channel of communication between the United States of America and Iran, particularly in relation to naval incidents in the Persian Gulf.  HL5609

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the situation between government-controlled and Arakan Army forces in Rakhine State in Myanmar; and what discussions they have had at the United Nations in relation to the conflict.  HL5610

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the plan submitted by the Palestinian Prime Minister to the United States, Russia, EU and United Nations on 9 June; and, following the remarks by the Minister for the Middle East and North Africa on 11 May (HC Deb, col 20), what steps they are taking to prevent the annexation by the governmen… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to assess the economic impact of stamp duty on the residential property market, including the impact on (1) construction, (2) home repairs, (3) consumer expenditure, and (4) inter-generational wealth distribution.  HL5612

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of scientific evidence for allowing children living with a single parent to visit grandparents living together, but not children who live with both parents.  HL5613

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) cleanliness, and (2) hygiene, on passenger trains in England.  HL5614

Lord Ramsbotham to ask Her Majesty's Government how the money raised for the NHS by Captain Sir Tom Moore has been allocated.  HL5615

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the causes of the changes in position of UK universities since 2015 as measured by the QS World University Rankings; and what measures they intend to introduce to support universities to address any additional financial pressures as a result of (1) the COVID-19 pandemic, and (2) the end of the tra… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken, or intend to take, to enforce the requirement for passengers on public transport to use face coverings.  HL5617

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the conditions for child refugees in Greece; what humanitarian and medical aid they have provided to those refugees; and what plans they have, if any, to allow them to come to the UK.  HL5618

The Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty's Government how many prescriptions have been issued for (1) antidepressants, (2) anxiolytics, (3) sedatives and hypnotics, and (4) antipsychotics, in the last six months; how many prescriptions in each of these categories were new prescriptions; and how these figures compare with the same period last year.  HL5619

The Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty's Government how many referrals have been made to Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services in the last six months; how many appointments have been made for Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services in the last six months; and how these figures compare to the same period last year.  HL5620

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government, what assessment they have made of the efficiency of the rate of compensation payments to those affected by the Windrush Scandal; and what targets they have set for compensating the individuals involved.  HL5621

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government why Anthony Bryan is yet to receive full compensation under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.  HL5622

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what advice and training they have given to Home Office caseworkers about (1) the right of abode in the UK, and (2) the level of discretion that caseworkers can use when dealing with Commonwealth Citizens who have resided for a long time in the UK, but who do not have correct documentation.  HL5623

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) gaps in national insurance records where the fault does not lie with the individual, and (2) whether Home Office caseworkers should be able to use discretion when dealing with Commonwealth Citizens, including those with right of abode, who have resided for a long time in the UK, but… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

The Lord Bishop of Southwark to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of oversight of sanctions, including denial of employment, health services, benefits and housing, to Commonwealth Citizens who do not have correct documentation but who have (1) right of abode or (2) right to remain in the UK.  HL5625

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the National Curriculum to ensure that it (1) better reflects black history, and (2) gives a more balanced view of the UK’s colonial and imperial past.  HL5626

Lord Storey to ask the Leader of the House what advice has been given to Ministers in receipt of a salary about participating virtually in Chamber proceedings from their London offices.  HL5627