Lord Harris of Haringey

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recent ruling in respect of the employment status of Uber drivers on the security industry; and what is their assessment of the use of zero-hour or self-employment contracts in the secu...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they next intend to review the regulations issued under the Private Security Industry Act 2002; and what representations they have received about those regulations from (1) the Security Industry Authority, (2) bodies r...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of security contracts let by (1) central government departments, (2) government agencies, (3) NHS bodies, and (4) local government, are to members of the SIA Approved Contractor Scheme.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether the work done by the Scottish Procurement Directorate to promote the use of the SIA Approved Contractor Scheme in public body contracts for security services in Scotland might be a ...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of security companies are members of the SIA Approved Contractor Scheme; and what measures they are taking to encourage security companies to join the Approved Contractor Scheme.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 21 March (HL5825), whether the information requested would be available from the Departments concerned under the Freedom of Information Act 2000; if not, why n...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 21 March (HL5826), what messaging applications are specifically approved for use on Cabinet Office-issued official smartphones issued to Ministers and Civil Se...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Written Answer by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 2 March (HL5634), what measures they use in assessing whether the Gambling Commission is effective in preventing underage gambling.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of technical solutions to the enforcement around sensitive locations and sensitive events of no-fly zones relating to UAVs.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many complaints about UAVs have been recorded by (1) the police, and (2) the aviation authorities, in each of the last three years.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to publish proposals to regulate and control the use of UAVs, following the recent consultation by the Department for Transport.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Price on 6 March (HL5447), what assessment they have made of concerns for child security and privacy presented by the marketing of My Friend Cayla dolls in the UK.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many businesses are likely to be affected by the introduction of the flat rate for limited cost businesses in the VAT Flat Rate Scheme; and what estimate they have made of the proportion of these that are operated by se...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many smartphones have been issued to (1) ministers, and (2) senior civil servants, from public funds in each of the last three years.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether WhatsApp and other instant messaging applications are enabled on smartphones issued to ministers and senior civil servants; and if so, what guidance is provided for their use.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each police force area in the United Kingdom, how many people were (1) arrested, (2) charged, (3) cautioned, and (4) convicted, for failing adequately to secure their firearms in (a) 2015, and (b) 2016.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 9 February (HL Deb, col 1858), which policy measures have been implemented as a result of the new approach to intelligence collection and sharing.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when was the last time the National Ballistics Intelligence Service assessed the volume of illegal firearms in the UK, and how frequently those assessments are made.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the response by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 18 January (HL Deb, col 209), what specific system developments are being put in place to enhance the security of the digitisation of passports.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to restricting the marketing of My Friend Cayla dolls in the UK, in the light of the decision of the German Federal Network Agency to remove them from the market in Germany on grounds of c...