Oral Questions
Monday 8th FebruaryLord Ramsbotham to ask Her Majesty's Government how education in prisons will be funded after the Learning and Skills Councils are abolished in April. Lord Young of Norwood Green (BIS) Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty's Government what are their expectations for the 2010 Kazakhstan chairmanship of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Baroness Kinnock (FCO) Lord Trefgarne to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy with regard to a third runway at Heathrow. Lord Adonis (DfT) Baroness Rendell of Babergh to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote social tourism. Lord Davies of Oldham (DCMS) Tuesday 9th February Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to defend the human rights of Iranian refugees at Camp Ashraf; and with what other countries or agencies they are involved in these efforts. Baroness Kinnock (FCO) Lord Teverson to ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have following their estimate that, of 37,000 tonnes of cod, haddock, plaice, sole, anglerfish and other demersel species caught by English and Welsh registered vessels in the North Sea and South Western waters during 2008, 9,400 tonnes were discarded. Lord Davies of Oldham (DEFRA) Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with universities about the safeguarding of social science and humanities research in the Future of Higher Education Framework; and what reassurances they have given. Lord Young of Norwood Green (BIS) Lord Dholakia to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will investigate claims that asylum seekers were mistreated by staff of the UK Border Agency. Lord Brett (HO) Wednesday 10th February Lord Campbell-Savours to ask the Leader of the House on how many occasions in the last 12 months she has intervened in the House to draw the House's attention to the need to comply with the Companion to the Standing Orders; and what assessment she has made of the response of members. Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS) Lord Sheikh to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the treatment of the Tamil population in Sri Lanka. Lord Brett (FCO) Lord Tyler to ask Her Majesty's Government when they will implement their 1997 manifesto commitment on electoral reform. Lord Tunnicliffe (MoJ) Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government how they are assisting the 37,000 women in Haiti who are pregnant to receive adequate ante-natal and post-natal care and a clean and safe delivery. Lord Brett (DFID) Monday 22nd February Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty's Government whether British troops in Afghanistan have the same equipment for detecting improvised explosive devices as their NATO allies in the International Security Assistance Force. Baroness Taylor of Bolton (MoD) Baroness Greengross to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will extend the job guarantees available to young unemployed people to those aged over 50. Lord McKenzie of Luton (DWP) Baroness Prosser to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of women non-executive directors on public and private boards. Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (GEO) Baroness Knight of Collingtree to ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to combat the threat of extremism among Muslims in Britain. Lord McKenzie of Luton (DCLG) Tuesday 23rd February Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government how they will ensure that all postal ballots can be issued and returned in the 11 days between nominations of candidates and the elections on 6 May. Lord Bach (MoJ) Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the availability and quality of retinopathy screening for the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic patients. Baroness Thornton (DoH) Lord Lucas to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they will take about courts awarding substantial damages against people who have used the official 'œForm 4' obtainable from the HM Court Service website to complain about a bailiff. Lord Bach (MoJ) Wednesday 24th February Lord Barnett to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of the United States about the proposal to reduce the size of major banks. Lord Myners (HMT) The Lord Bishop of Wakefield to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to develop the sustainability of the dairy sector following the publication of the strategy Food 2030. Lord Davies of Oldham (DEFRA) Lord Sheldon to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to influence those in the public and private sectors to agree to pay restraint. Lord Myners (HMT) Thursday 25th February Lord Walton of Detchant to ask Her Majesty's Government whether all National Health Service bodies comply with the requirement that weighing scales used in the National Health Service display metric units only. Baroness Thornton (DoH) Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of information provided by the Monégasque authorities to the United Kingdom on the tax status of British citizens and companies resident or domiciled in Monaco. Lord Myners (HMT) Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to change the law on self defence following recent cases. Lord Bach (MoJ) Monday 1st March Lord Roberts of Conwy to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the latest quarterly figure for total unemployment in the United Kingdom; and what is the latest monthly total number of claimants of unemployment benefit. Lord McKenzie of Luton (DWP) Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they plan to take to deal with unsolicited computer-generated telephone calls offering to resolve any and all debt and financial problems. Lord Young of Norwood Green (BIS) Baroness Trumpington to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to stage a special horse race to mark the Diamond Jubilee in 2012. Lord Mandelson (DCMS) Baroness Massey of Darwen to ask Her Majesty's Government how many Sure Start programmes were set up during the past year; and how they will be evaluated. Baroness Morgan of Drefelin (DCSF) Tuesday 2nd March Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to reduce the number of people being treated in hospital for alcohol-related conditions. Baroness Thornton (DOH) Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to promote a resumption of direct talks between Palestinian representatives and Israel to seek a full agreement. Lord Brett (FCO) Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the regulatory burdens facing voluntary sports clubs; and what steps they are taking to reduce them. Lord Davies of Oldham(DCMS) Wednesday 3rd March Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask the Chairman of Committees what measures are being considered to improve pest control in the Lords' part of the Palace of Westminster. Lord Brabazon of Tara (Chairman of Committees) Baroness Rawlings to ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they are providing to the government of Afghanistan for managing minerals and gemstone resources. Lord Brett (DFID) Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have for reducing the amount of paperwork associated with granting licenses for the export of military components to NATO allies. Lord Davies of Abersoch (BIS) Thursday 4th March Lord Howarth of Newport to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to strengthen protection of cultural heritage assets in waters beyond 12 nautical miles offshore. Lord Davies of Oldham (DCMS) Lord Lyell to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for the future of 24-hour alcohol licensing. Lord Davies of Oldham(DCMS) Viscount Montgomery of Alamein to ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they propose to protect small and medium-sized businesses from late payment of debts by large companies and Government departments. Minister TBC (BIS) |
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