Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: To ask Her Majesty's Government why Gwent Police Officers are policing anti-fracking protests at Preston New Road in Lancashire; and who is paying the salaries of those officers while they are in England.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the robustness of tests to determine the extent to which materials are fire resistant carried out before the Grenfell Tower fire, compared with tests conducted by the Building Research Establishment more recently; and whether the robustness of those tests has any impact on the availability of Government financial assistance...
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: To ask Her Majesty's Government whose responsibility it was, prior to the Grenfell Tower fire, to ensure that tests on wall cladding systems were carried out in a rigorous fashion; and who is responsible for assessing why such tests reached different conclusions in some cases to those carried out by the Building Research Establishment.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that the Chief Constable of Essex complies with requests from Jeremy Bamber's legal team, and with court orders made in 1994, 2001 and 2002, to provide non-disclosed evidence in relation to the murders at White House Farm in Essex in 1985.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have complied in full with the order issued by the Central Criminal Court in 1994, as a result of a Judicial Review initiated by lawyers acting for Jeremy Bamber, instructing the then Home Secretary to disclose all DNA evidence from Essex Police in relation to the White House Farm murders in Essex in 1985.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have contractually guaranteed a minimum level of energy production from the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station that consumers or the National Grid will buy in 2030, even if that energy is not needed due to the growth of renewable energy and home energy storage; and, if so, what that level is.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have contractually guaranteed a minimum level of subsidy to Hinkley Point C nuclear power station for providing back-up energy capacity; and, if so, (1) what that level is, and (2) whether this will be funded by taxes or by users through their energy bills.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether consumers and households who do not use grid electricity will have to pay for any of the electricity produced by Hinkley Point C nuclear power station.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: Her Majesty's Government whether they will begin discussions with local authorities on how those authorities should replace any insulation material deemed unsafe with new material that meets both safety and energy conservation standards.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to revise building regulations in the light of tests carried out by the Building Research Establishment on three different types of aluminium composite material cladding combined with different types of insulation; and if so, when.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the difference between (1) the tests that their Expert Advisory Panel commissioned from the Building Research Establishment following the Grenfell Tower fire, and (2) tests conducted by the building industry which informed decisions relating to the refurbishment of that block.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made as to why those responsible for fire safety within the building industry did not carry out the tests that their Expert Advisory Panel commissioned from the Building Research Establishment following the Grenfell Tower fire on the performance of three different types of aluminium composite material cladding combined with different...
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions they were formally approached by (1) academics, and (2) other persons or bodies, requesting that they conduct additional tests on the flammability of the cladding added to high rise buildings such as Grenfell Tower when used in combination with different types of insulation; and whether they intend to revise the guidance relating to such...
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: Her Majesty's Government what is the membership of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme transition group; whether the minutes of its meetings are publicly available; and what plans they have considered to increase the quantity of seasonal workers working in the UK agricultural industry.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the latest evidence that the UK bee population is decreasing; and what steps they are planning to reverse this trend.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: Her Majesty's Government, in the light of recent research on the effect of neonicotinoid pesticides on the UK bee population, what is their assessment of the merits of a ban on their use in the UK.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: Her Majesty's Government when the Migration Advisory Committee is due to present its review of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: Her Majesty's Government when they will make a decision on the allocations from the Community Housing Fund for 2017–18.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: Her Majesty's Government whether the independent expert advisory panel appointed to advise an immediate safety action following the Grenfell fire will consider whether the presence of disabled and vulnerable people should be given more weight in the fire risk assessment of premises, and especially of day-care centres.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken to implement the Lakanal House fire inquest recommendation to "encourage providers of housing in high rise residential buildings .....to consider the retro-fitting of sprinkler systems".