Oral Questions
Monday 3 June Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any proposals to privatise or reorganise the handling and repayment of student loans. Baroness Garden of Frognal (Business, Innovation and Skills). Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to human rights abuses by Islamist groups. Baroness Warsi (Foreign and Commonwealth Office). Baroness Bakewell to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are taking any action to address the decline in the numbers of those opting for part-time university study. Baroness Garden of Frognal (Business, Innovation and Skills). Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the impact of cuts in legal aid on access to justice. Lord McNally (Ministry of Justice). Tuesday 4 June Lord Davies of Oldham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether consideration has been given to extending the management by Directly Operated Railways of the East Coast Main Line franchise. Earl Attlee (Department for Transport). Lord Barnett to ask Her Majesty's Government what was meant by the reference to "flexibility in the fiscal framework" in the Chancellor of the Exchequer's speech to the International Monetary Fund in Washington in April. Lord Newby (HM Treasury). Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the changes in the rights of women since Emily Davison's death at Epsom on 4 June 1913. Baroness Stowell of Beeston (Department for Culture, Media and Sport). Wednesday 5 June Lord Soley to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage brain donation to assist scientific research including into degenerative brain diseases. Earl Howe (Department of Health). Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of ethnic tensions and progress towards democracy in Burma. Baroness Warsi (Foreign and Commonwealth Office). Baroness Tyler of Enfield to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider linking the separate outcomes frameworks for health and social care. Earl Howe (Department of Health). Thursday 6 June Baroness Knight of Collingtree to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to cease the practice of terminations of pregnancy in NHS hospitals which are not compliant with the Abortion Act 1967. Earl Howe (Department of Health). Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to increase the membership of the Order of the Companions of Honour. Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Cabinet Office). Lord Stoneham of Droxford to ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish the prospectus for the establishment of new Garden Cities. Baroness Hanham (Department for Communities and Local Government). Monday 10 June Lord Spicer to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to expedite the announcement of their policy on the future of London airports. Earl Attlee (Department for Transport. Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the situation of religious minorities in Egypt since the Arab Spring. Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Foreign and Commonwealth Office). Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will enable the use of new experimental drugs by terminally ill patients who are prepared to waive their right to sue pharmaceutical companies in order to assist the development of new drugs and ease their own condition. Earl Howe (Department of Health). Baroness Cumberlege to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that independent midwives can continue to work with clinical indemnity. Earl Howe (Department of Health). Tuesday 11 June Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to amend the legislation on late payments to improve the cash flow of small businesses. Lord Popat (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills). Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to address the increase in the level of atmospheric carbon recently recorded by the monitoring station at Mauna Loa in Hawaii. Baroness Verma (Department of Energy and Climate Change). Baroness Massey of Darwen to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the report by Ofsted Not yet good enough: personal, social, health and economic education in schools, published on 1 May.Minister to be confirmed (Department for Education). Wednesday 12 June Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to re-examine the status of those films, videos and DVDs currently exempt from classification by the British Board of Film Classification. Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Department for Culture, Media and Sport). Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to reach conclusions on changes to OFCOM's statutory duties and functions with respect to public service broadcasting. Department for Culture, Media and Sport). Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Russia about their policy toward non-governmental organisations. Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Foreign and Commonwealth Office). Thursday 13 June Lord Shipley to ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have to make it easier for deaf people to access telephone banking and other similar services. Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)). Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Germany about recent comments made by senior members of that government about the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union. Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Foreign and Commonwealth Office). Lord Trefgarne to ask the Chairman of Committees what is the present condition of the two large Maclise frescos in the Royal Gallery; and what are his plans for their restoration. Monday 17 June Lord Touhig to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings of the campaign by the National Autistic Society Push for Action, launched on 14 May. Earl Howe (Department of Health). Lord Lee of Trafford to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the ability of the Royal Navy's escort vessels to meet the United Kingdom's maritime commitments. Lord Astor of Hever (Ministry of Defence). Baroness Thornton to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the number of women on boards. Baroness Stowell (on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills). Baroness Smith of Basildon to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average time taken to assess and process an overseas visitor's application for a visa. Lord Taylor of Holbeach (Home Office). Tuesday 18 June Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty's Government what are their plans for increasing the ratio of children to staff allowable for childminders and nurseries. Minister to be confirmed. Lord Hoyle to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they still plan to carry out their proposed cull of badgers. Lord de Mauley (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs). Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with European partners regarding the right to security for Palestinian children living in the Gaza Strip. Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Foreign and Commonwealth Office). |
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