Cumulative list of unanswered Questions for Written Answer

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No. 10 9 FEBRUARY 2010

Tabled on the dates in bold and due for answer by the dates in brackets.

The Government Department responsible for answering each Question is shown in square brackets.

18 November (2 December)

Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay to ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each of the last three years for which figures are available, how many people were eligible for performance bonuses and special bonuses in the Ministry of Defence and its agencies, by civil service band; how many people received each type of bonus, by civil service band; what the average payment was for each type of bonus, by civil service band; and what the maximum payment was for each type of bonus, by civil service band. [MoD] HL4

Lord Newby to ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each of the last three years for which figures are available, how many people were eligible for performance bonuses and special bonuses in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and its agencies, by civil service band; how many people received each type of bonus, by civil service band; what the average payment was for each type of bonus, by civil service band; and what the maximum payment was for each type of bonus, by civil service band. [BIS] HL33

Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each of the last three years for which figures are available, how many people were eligible for performance bonuses and special bonuses in the Department of Energy and Climate Change and its agencies, by civil service band; how many people received each type of bonus, by civil service band; what the average payment was for each type of bonus, by civil service band; and what the maximum payment was for each type of bonus, by civil service band. [DECC] HL47

14 December (29 December)

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Northern Ireland Office last carried out an equal pay review; and whether they will place a copy of that review in the Library of the House. [NIO]
HL838

5 January (19 January)

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Equality and Human Rights Commission or its predecessor bodies in recent years initiated investigations into alleged or actual discriminatory activities by the BBC and Channel 4; if so, when such investigations commenced; when any ended or were discontinued; and why. [GEO] HL1005

6 January (20 January)

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many jobs have been created for British people since the Prime Minister’s announcement in 2007. [DWP] HL1049

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in installing the third turbine at the Kajakai Dam; what was the total financial and manpower cost of Operation Oqab Tsuka; and whether the position has been affected by financial constraints or the level of planning. [MoD] HL1053

7 January (21 January)

Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many taxpayers who are registered with HM Revenue and Customs as non-domiciled are (a) resident, and (b) non-resident, in the United Kingdom. [HMT] HL1128

13 January (27 January)

Lord Morris of Aberavon to ask Her Majesty’s Government when the practice of paying bonuses to staff of non-departmental public bodies began; and what was the total paid in each year since 1997. [CO] HL1283

Lord Morris of Aberavon to ask Her Majesty’s Government how supervision is exercised of the payment of bonuses and allowances for nominated Government bodies. [CO] HL1284

14 January (28 January)

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty’s Government on how many days since his appointment the Constable of the Tower of London has used the accommodation provided for him. [MoD] HL1311

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Northern Ireland Office was asked to sanction the visit to Uganda in September and October 2009 by the Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission; and whether the cost of the visit was met by the Commission. [NIO] HL1329

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Northern Ireland Office was asked to sanction the visit to East Timor by the Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission in November and December 2009; and whether the cost of the visit was met by the Commission. [NIO] HL1330

19 January (2 February)

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 12 January (WA 148), why the enumeration of visas granted to overseas students at individual colleges is commercially sensitive; and how providing such numbers would breach the Data Protection Act 1998. [HO] HL1419

20 January (3 February)

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government which European legislation is being transposed by the Equality Bill. [GEO] HL1430

21 January (4 February)

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the success of the 2009 service voter registration day in including all new military recruits on the electoral register. [MoD] HL1471

25 January (8 February)

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Attorney General has a National Identity Card; and, if so, on what date she was enrolled on the National Identity Register. [HO]
HL1496

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Home Secretary and ministers in his department have National Identity Cards; and, if so, on what dates they were enrolled on the National Identity Register. [HO] HL1497

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and ministers in his department have National Identity Cards; and, if so, on what dates they were enrolled on the National Identity Register. [HO] HL1498

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Secretary of State for Justice and ministers in his department have National Identity Cards; and, if so, on what dates they were enrolled on the National Identity Register. [HO] HL1499

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Prime Minister has a National Identity Card; and, if so, on what date he was enrolled on the National Identity Register. [HO] HL1500

Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many United Kingdom officials in European Union institutions have studied at the College of Europe; and what assessment they have made of how the withdrawal of United Kingdom scholarships for the College of Europe will affect recruitment. [FCO] HL1515

Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (a) Afghan women, and (b) women of other nationalities, will be at the main table at the London conference on Afghanistan. [FCO]
HL1517

26 January (9 February)

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much money has been (a) allocated, and (b) committed, for community cohesion projects in (1) 2009–10, and (2) 2011–12. [CLG] HL1573

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many meetings the Home Secretary and ministers in his department have had with Muslim organisations in each of the last three years; and what were the purposes of the meetings. [HO] HL1576

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government which countries they are not deporting foreign nationals to; and how many foreign nationals from those countries are held in detention centres or prisons. [HO] HL1577

Lord Ahmed to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Communities and Local Government has investigated whether Mr Haras Rafiq, the former head of the Sufi Muslim Council, has misappropriated Government funding. [CLG] HL1611

27 January (10 February)

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are (a) the names, and (b) the terms of contract, of each of the recently appointed faith advisers in Communities and Local Government. [CLG] HL1627

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the internal background note for each parliamentary question tabled by Lord Alton of Liverpool and answered by the Department of Health since January 2009. [DoH] HL1639

Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether it is possible to be a British National (Overseas) and British Overseas citizen concurrently; and whether an otherwise stateless person holding both statuses can be registered as a British citizen under section 4B of the British Nationality Act 1981 or the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997. [HO] HL1640

Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government how an applicant should fill out sections 1.17 to 1.40 of Home Office form B(OS) if the anglicised spelling, place of birth, date of birth or nationality of the deceased parent or grandparent in question is not known to the applicant. [HO] HL1641

Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what nationality an applicant should state on Home Office form B(OS) for their parent or grandparent who was born in undivided India but did not acquire Indian citizenship because they died before the citizenship provisions of the constitution of India came into force; whether they will update the form and guidance notes to reflect how in that circumstance deceased parents should be treated; whether such an applicant would be expected to obtain a letter from Indian authorities confirming non-acquisition of Indian citizenship; and, if so, for what purpose. [HO] HL1642

Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the British Consulate-General in Hong Kong have approached the Consulate General of India to inform them that in connection with applications for British citizenship, British Nationals (Overseas) with a connection to Hong Kong who were born in India, have a parent who holds Indian citizenship, or have lived in India at any time for more than five years will be expected to submit personalised letters from the Indian authorities stating whether they hold Indian citizenship or nationality, whether they previously held Indian citizenship or nationality, and the date on which the person ceased to hold Indian citizenship or nationality and why; and, if not, whether they will write to the Indian Consulate General explaining the requirement for the letters and request them to issue such letters, and place a copy in the Library of the House together with any response received. [FCO] HL1643

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they are making towards deporting foreign offenders sentenced to deportation as soon as their prison sentences are completed. [HO]
HL1646

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average annual cost of keeping a prisoner in jail in (a) Northern Ireland, and (b) England; and what is the average length of time it takes to bring a prisoner to trial in each of those jurisdictions. [NIO] HL1647

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Polish nationals are claiming social security benefits; and how many National Insurance numbers have been issued to Polish nationals since Poland’s accession to the European Union. [DWP] HL1648

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many National Insurance numbers have been issued to foreign nationals in each of the last ten years. [DWP] HL1649

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much was paid to the Isle of Man, Guernsey, Jersey and the Republic of Ireland by the United Kingdom under reciprocal health agreements in each of the last three years; and how much was paid by them to the United Kingdom. [DoH] HL1650

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government what instructions they have issued to the National Health Service on charging residents of the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey for healthcare; and whether they have advised British-born residents and the travel industry of the healthcare charges in those islands. [DoH] HL1651

Lord MacKenzie of Culkein to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether placements in nurse training and education are under-funded; and, if so, by how much. [DoH] HL1655

Lord MacKenzie of Culkein to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether placements for undergraduate medical students are over-funded; and, if so, by how much. [DoH] HL1656

Lord MacKenzie of Culkein to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the reasons for the delay in providing financial support for all training placements for all students in healthcare disciplines. [DoH]
HL1657

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Myners on 27 January, what are the definitions in the European directive on prospectuses which prevent Alternative Investment Market-listed shares being eligible for inclusion in an ISA. [HMT] HL1670

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated cost of allowing Alternative Investment Market shares to be eligible for inclusion in an ISA. [HMT] HL1671

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps would need to be taken to allow Alternative Investment Market-listed shares to be included in an ISA. [HMT] HL1672

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had in the European Union about cutting off supplies of diesel fuel to the central power station in Gaza. [DfID] HL1673

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had in the European Union and with non-governmental organisations concerning power supplies in Gaza. [DfID] HL1674

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made or intend to make representations to the government of Indonesia concerning freedom of Christian worship. [FCO]
HL1677

28 January (11 February)

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in the Islam and Citizenship Education Project. [CLG] HL1678

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the University of Cambridge to publish its report on contextualising Islam in Britain. [CLG] HL1679

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord McKenzie of Luton on 16 December 2009 (WA 254), whether they will place in the Library of the House copies of the end of year evaluation reports submitted by the Sufi Muslim Council. [CLG] HL1682

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord McKenzie of Luton on 16 December 2009 (WA 254), whether they will place in the Library of the House copies of all the end of year evaluation reports of projects funded by the Community Leadership Fund. [CLG]
HL1683

Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether visas for immigrants are granted in response to requests from companies which are having difficulty in finding bus drivers; and, if so, how many such visas have been granted in the last 12 months. [HO] HL1691

Lord Bates to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer and other ministers in HM Treasury have National Identity Cards; and, if so, on what dates they were enrolled on the National Identity Register. [HO] HL1698

Lord Bates to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and other ministers in his department have National Identity Cards; and, if so, on what dates they were enrolled on the National Identity Register. [HO] HL1699

Lord Bates to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Secretary of State for Transport and other ministers in his department have National Identity Cards; and, if so, on what dates they were enrolled on the National Identity Register. [HO] HL1700

Lord Bates to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Secretary of State for International Development and other ministers in his department have National Identity Cards; and, if so, on what dates they were enrolled on the National Identity Register. [HO] HL1701

Lord Bates to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Secretary of State for Defence and other ministers in his department have National Identity Cards; and, if so, on what dates they were enrolled on the National Identity Register. [HO] HL1702

Lord Bates to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and other ministers in her department have National Identity Cards; and, if so, on what dates they were enrolled on the National Identity Register. [HO] HL1703

Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much was spent by departments and their agencies on consultancy and advisory work in each of the last five years for which information is available. [HMT] HL1708

Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to ensure they are getting value for money from consultancy and advisory firms; and what steps they are taking to ensure that medium sized firms have access to tender processes. [HMT] HL1709

Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay to ask Her Majesty’s Government what investigations they have undertaken into possible savings from using consultancy and advisory services of smaller firms not on approved lists. [HMT] HL1710

1 February (15 February)

Lord Bates to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and other ministers in his department have National Identity Cards; and, if so, on what dates they were enrolled on the National Identity Register. [HO] HL1713

Lord Bates to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Secretary of State for Health and other ministers in his department have National Identity Cards; and, if so, on what dates they were enrolled on the National Identity Register. [HO] HL1714

Lord Bates to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and other ministers in his department have National Identity Cards; and, if so, on what dates they were enrolled on the National Identity Register. [HO] HL1715

Lord Bates to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families and other ministers in his department have National Identity Cards; and, if so, on what dates they were enrolled on the National Identity Register. [HO] HL1716

Lord Bates to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and other ministers in his department have National Identity Cards; and, if so, on what dates they were enrolled on the National Identity Register. [HO] HL1717

Lord Bates to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Leader of the House of Commons has a National Identity Card; and, if so, on what date she was enrolled on the National Identity Register. [HO] HL1718

Lord Willoughby de Broke to ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the United Kingdom’s gross financial contribution for the calendar year 2009, in sterling, to (a) the European Union, (b) the Commonwealth, (d) the World Trade Organisation, (e) the United Nations, (f) the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, (g) the International Monetary Fund, and (h) the World Bank. [HMT] HL1722

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 15 December 2009 (WA 192), how many of the 9,275 failed asylum seekers have now been removed. [HO] HL1723

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Young of Norwood Green on 14 December 2009 (WA 176–7), how much of the £600 million to be invested in Skills for Life in 2010–11 will be spent on providing English language instruction. [BIS] HL1724

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many times the police have used powers under section 3 of the Terrorism Act 2006 to seek the removal or modification of unlawful terrorist-related material from the internet in each of the last six months. [HO] HL1725

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bach on 7 December 2009 (WA 88), whether the 3,659 foreign nationals who received a custodial sentence of 12 months in 2008 have now been removed from the United Kingdom. [HO] HL1726

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bach on 7 December 2009 (WA 88), whether the 3,203 foreign nationals who received a custodial sentence of 12 months in 2007 have now been removed from the United Kingdom. [HO] HL1727

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 3 December 2009 (WA 63), how much money was spent on removing failed asylum seekers in each of the last three years. [HO] HL1728

Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much was spent by central government departments and their agencies on audit services in each of the last five years for which information is available. [HMT] HL1729

Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to ensure they are getting value for money from audit firms; and what steps they are taking to ensure that medium-sized firms have access to tender processes. [HMT] HL1730

Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay to ask Her Majesty’s Government what investigations they have undertaken into the possible savings that might be achieved from using audit services of smaller firms not currently on approved lists. [HMT] HL1731

Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay to ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria are used to determine whether a firm can be put on the approved list for audit services. [HMT] HL1732

Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will reconsider their decision not to accept the First Optional Protocol to the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, having regard to the experience of the other Member States of the European Union and the Council of Europe which have accepted the Protocol. [MoJ] HL1735

Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the constitutional conventions and principles governing the circumstances in which Ministers of the Crown may seek to influence the advice given by Law Officers of the Crown to the Executive on matters of law or the public interest. [AGO] HL1736

Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government who has the constitutional responsibility to ensure that advice from Law Officers of the Crown to the Cabinet or Cabinet Committees is in a form which enables Ministers to reach informed decisions having regard to such advice. [AGO]
HL1738

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of 16 to 18 year olds in full time education are in receipt of educational maintenance allowances; and how this compares with the previous two years. [DfCSF] HL1739

Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government what effect the fall in the value of sterling has had on overseas projects carried out by the Department for International Development. [DfID] HL1741

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty’s Government why the self-evaluation form (SEF) used by schools to prepare for an Ofsted inspection was revised in September 2009 to delete the specific reference to languages and the Department for Children, Schools and Families benchmark for Key Stage 4, which had been introduced into the SEF in September 2007. [DfCSF] HL1743

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of schools in the state sector have (a) set a benchmark of between 50 per cent and 90 per cent of pupils who should continue to study a foreign language until the end of Key Stage 4, (b) set a benchmark of below 50 per cent, (c) set no benchmark at all, and (d) complied with the benchmark they set; and of those who complied, how many were in the 50 to 90 per cent category. [DfCSF] HL1744

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will upgrade to a mandatory target the current benchmark that 50 to 90 per cent of pupils should study a language until the end of Key Stage 4, in line with the recommendation of the Worton Review. [DfCSF] HL1745

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Adonis on 13 January (WA 166), and following the judgment of the Competition Appeal Tribunal of 21 December 2009 in BAA Limited v Competition Commission (CAT 35), whether it was appropriate for Strategic Transport Solutions to participate in the review commissioned on behalf of the General Lighthouse Authorities on the impact of light due increases, when one of its partners was also a board member of the Commissioners of Irish Lights. [DfT] HL1746

Lord Newby to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many pensioners, and what percentage of all pensions, they estimate have received pension tax relief at the higher rate of income tax, and subsequently in retirement pay income tax at the basic rate, in each of the last three years for which information is available. [HMT] HL1749

Lord Newby to ask Her Majesty’s Government what would be (a) the revenue implications, and (b) the additional number of people who would pay tax, if the capital gains tax rules were widened to encompass all United Kingdom property, regardless of whether ownership is by a resident or a non-resident. [HMT] HL1750

Lord Newby to ask Her Majesty’s Government what would the change in revenue be from stamp duty land tax if the rules for stamp duty land tax were to change such that it was levied on a look-through basis for properties held by overseas legal structures but ultimately held by a United Kingdom owner. [HMT] HL1751

Lord Newby to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated annual cost to the state of tax avoidance schemes currently undertaken by (a) companies, and (b) individuals, which have been notified to HM Revenue and Customs under the Tax Avoidance Disclosure Regime; and when will these loopholes be closed. [HMT] HL1752

Lord Newby to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated annual cost to the state of tax evasion by (a) individuals, and (b) companies. [HMT] HL1753

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance they offer to European Union migrants who are unemployed but have not paid 12 months of national insurance contributions. [DWP] HL1755

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance they offer European Union migrants who are homeless but have not paid 12 months of national insurance contributions. [DWP] HL1756

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they fund or support any repatriation service for (a) unemployed, or (b) homeless, European Union migrants, who wish to return to their home country but do not have the adequate funds. [CLG] HL1757

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of European Union migrants known to be resident in the United Kingdom have registered on the Workers’ Registration Scheme, broken down by region; and how the Government plan to advertise and promote this scheme to both European Union migrants and employers. [HO] HL1758

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many burglaries have been reported to the Police Service of Northern Ireland in each of the last eight quarters; how many burglaries involved breaking into the homes of older people when the occupants were present; and whether the current sentencing guidelines for burglaries are effective. [NIO] HL1760

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the publicity material recently issued by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission to secure implementation of its advice on a Bill of Rights is accurate in stating that the Bill of Rights Forum recommended a Bill of Rights. [NIO] HL1761

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government why they are ceasing to use visa letters for foreign students applying to come to the United Kingdom; what is the difference between such a letter and a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) form; and why the provision of passport numbers on CAS forms is compulsory rather than optional. [HO] HL1762

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Thornton on 27 January (WA 337), what have been the costs to date incurred by the Consent Order described in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority's press statement of 13 October 2008; and whether any additional costs were incurred by the Authority in the form of professional and administrative fees. [DoH] HL1767

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Thornton on 27 January (WA 337), whether the cited costs take account of a failed disciplinary action against Dr Mohamed Taranissi that had been brought before the General Medical Council; and what role was played by any members of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority in those proceedings. [DoH] HL1768

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Thornton on 27 January (WA 337), whether any costs were paid to Charles Lewington for services to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority; and, if so, what were the associated costs and the nature of any services provided. [DoH] HL1769

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Thornton on 27 January (WA 337) regarding employment by the Department of Health of a former member of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) responsible for the warrant and overturned licensing decision, (a) what were the subsequent responsibilities of the individual concerned when employed as Director of Public Health Performance and Delivery; (b) whether an increase in salary was associated with this position compared to the individual's previous earnings when employed by the HFEA; and (c) what judgments had been made regarding the previous performance of this individual during the course of judicial proceedings. [DoH] HL1770

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the dates for Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) inspections of centres 0017, 0157 and 0206 since 2004; whether each of these inspections was unannounced; what were the names of the inspectors on each occasion; and what were the names of HFEA licence committee members who reviewed information from these inspections. [DoH] HL1771

2 February (16 February)

Lord Bates to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and other ministers in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office have National Identity Cards; and, if so, on what dates they were enrolled on the National Identity Register. [HO]
HL1774

Lord Bates to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and other ministers in the Northern Ireland Office have National Identity Cards; and, if so, on what dates they were enrolled on the National Identity Register. [HO] HL1775

Lord Bates to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Leader of the House of Lords has a National Identity Card; and, if so, on what date she was enrolled on the National Identity Register. [HO] HL1776

Lord Bates to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Minister for the Cabinet Office has a National Identity Card; and, if so, on what date she was enrolled on the National Identity Register. [HO] HL1777

Lord Bates to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Secretary of State for Scotland and other ministers in the Scotland Office have National Identity Cards; and, if so, on what dates they were enrolled on the National Identity Register. [HO] HL1778

Lord Bates to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Secretary of State for Wales and other ministers in the Wales Office have National Identity Cards; and, if so, on what dates they were enrolled on the National Identity Register. [HO] HL1779

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether European Union nationals are eligible to claim child-related benefits when their children are not resident in the United Kingdom; and, if so, how much was paid out in each of the last five years. [HMT] HL1780

Lord Bradley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of employed people in each constituency in Greater Manchester work in (a) the public sector, (b) the private sector, and (c) the voluntary sector. [CO] HL1781

Lord Bradley to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will review the level of the Carer’s Allowance. [DWP] HL1782

Lord Newby to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much tax they anticipate recovering as a result of investigations for (a) tax evasion, and (b) tax avoidance in (1) 2008–09, and (2) 2009–10. [HMT]
HL1783

Lord Newby to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated value of capital gains arising from properties disposed of attributable to non-residents and non-domiciled individuals in the latest year for which figures are available. [HMT] HL1784

Lord Newby to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the forecast revenue to the Exchequer of the restriction of pensions tax relief to 20 per cent in respect of taxpayers earning in excess of £150,000 in each year to 2015–16. [HMT] HL1785

Lord Selkirk of Douglas to ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the annual amount in sterling of the pension paid under the Gurkha Pension Scheme in each year from 1973 to 2000 to a retired Gurkha rifleman with 15 years’ service who retired in 1973 aged 33; and what was the total paid out. [MoD] HL1787

Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Pashtun speakers there are (a) serving in Her Majesty’s armed forces, (b) serving in Her Majesty’s armed forces and deployed to Afghanistan, and (c) locally engaged in Afghanistan alongside Her Majesty’s armed forces. [MoD]
HL1788

Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government how the police are protecting armed forces homecoming parades from unlawful protesters. [HO] HL1789

Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to review the quota system for gallantry medals in light of the intensity of fighting in Afghanistan. [MoD] HL1790

Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many sets of Multi-Terrain Pattern combat clothing will be distributed to (a) members of Her Majesty’s armed forces in Afghanistan, and (b) the army, (1) by the end of 2010, and (2) by the end of 2011. [MoD] HL1792

Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many sets of Mk7 helmets will be distributed to (a) members of Her Majesty’s armed forces in Afghanistan, and (b) the army, (1) by the end of 2010, and (2) by the end of 2011. [MoD] HL1793

Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (a) licensed, and (b) independent, greyhound racing tracks operated in England in (a) 2000, (b) 2005, and (c) 2007; and how many operate now. [DCMS] HL1794

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are supporting the research and development of more effective diagnostics of, and vaccines against, tuberculosis. [DoH] HL1800

Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are combating tuberculosis-HIV co-infection in the United Kingdom and overseas. [DoH] HL1801

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many households have been assisted through the Mortgage Rescue Scheme; in which local authority areas the Scheme has been used; and how much of the £200 million allocated to the Scheme has been used. [CLG] HL1802

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Truscott on 25 June 2007 (WA 96–8) and by Lord Drayson on 15 January 2010 (WA 197), how the research councils have engaged with concerns raised by Professor Robin Lovell-Badge and Professor Austin Smith about the use of public money for certain types of stem cell work, reported on 2 February 2010; and to what extent they have evaluated the impact of any such publication bias on the peer review system. [BIS] HL1804

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Drayson on 28 January (WA 365), what are the (a) prefix, and (b) title, of each file held by the Better Regulation Executive on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. [BIS] HL1805

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Drayson on 28 January (WA 365), what recent representations the Better Regulation Executive has received regarding the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. [BIS] HL1806

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Drayson on 28 January (WA 365), whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of each piece of written evidence presented to the Better Regulation Executive on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. [BIS] HL1807

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Drayson on 28 January (WA 365), whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of each piece of research commissioned by the Better Regulation Executive on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority; and what the cost was of each. [BIS] HL1808

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make funding to the International Planned Parenthood Federation and the United Nations Population Fund dependent on those bodies not supporting or participating in the management of a programme of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilisation. [DfID] HL1809

Lord Chadlington to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many closed-circuit television cameras there are in London. [HO] HL1810

Lord Chadlington to ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the effect of the installation of closed-circuit television cameras on the level of recorded crime in major cities in the United Kingdom. [HO] HL1811

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the system of void sealing and certifying construction work on the 2012 Olympic Park to reduce the risks from concealed devices is subject to independent verification; and whether such precautions are being carried out at all other venues involved in the Games where construction work has commenced or will commence before 2012. [DCMS] HL1814

3 February (17 February)

Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations from the public they have received in the last 12 months about a one-state solution to the Palestine–Israel situation. [FCO]
HL1816

Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what resources they are planning to protect and inform the public of the incidence of irradiated foodstuffs. [DoH] HL1817

Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to encourage house builders to construct houses with larger rooms. [CLG] HL1818

Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the effect of the recession on the cash balances and reserves of higher education institutions since 2008. [BIS] HL1819

Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures are in place to ensure that where financial institutions offer products claiming to be driven by environmental considerations their claims are easily verifiable by consumers. [HMT] HL1820

Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the budget for home to school Transport Pathfinder projects has been spent; and, if not, how much remains unspent. [DfCSF] HL1821

Lord Pendry to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how the business rates revaluation this year will affect amateur sports clubs. [CLG] HL1823

Lord Pendry to ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements are in place to ensure that amateur sports clubs are not adversely affected by the business rates revaluation. [CLG] HL1824

Lord MacKenzie of Culkein to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the ability of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary to act as a force multiplier in the event of privatisation, part privatisation or having its management outsourced to a commercial organisation. [MoD] HL1826

Lord MacKenzie of Culkein to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the consequences for the strategic capability of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary of its privatisation, part privatisation or having its management outsourced to a commercial organisation. [MoD] HL1827

Lord MacKenzie of Culkein to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the approaches of other NATO and major Commonwealth countries in examining the possible privatisation, part privatisation or outsourcing of the management of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. [MoD]
HL1828

Lord MacKenzie of Culkein to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the effect of any privatisation, part privatisation or outsourcing of the management of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in contributing to their social and economic priorities by providing opportunities for training and careers afloat and ashore. [MoD] HL1829

Lord MacKenzie of Culkein to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to implement the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007. [DfT] HL1830

Lord MacKenzie of Culkein to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they are giving to requiring the regulation of health care assistants by the Nursing & Midwifery Council or the Health Professions Council. [DoH] HL1831

Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of people with dementia who, following diagnosis, are receiving appropriate social and medical care; and what is their estimate of the percentage for whom only crisis or late stage care is provided. [DoH]
HL1832

Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Thornton on 28 January (WA 367), when they will respond to the letter sent by the Macfarlane Trust; and in what terms. [DoH] HL1833

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty’s Government why no minister in Her Majesty’s Government was present at the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe ministerial meeting in Athens on 1–2 December 2009. [FCO] HL1834

Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the revenue that will be raised from the introduction of the 50 per cent rate of income tax on incomes over £150,000 in (a) 2010–11, (b) 2011–12, and (c) 2012–13. [HMT] HL1835

Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay to ask Her Majesty’s Government what have been the effects of revisions to (a) gross domestic product forecasts, and (b) expected behavioural responses since Budget 2009 on the revenue forecast to be collected from the 50 per cent rate of income tax on incomes over £150,000 in (a) 2010–11, (b) 2011–12, and (c) 2012–13. [HMT] HL1836

Baroness Wilkins to ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of publicly funded housing was built to the Lifetime Homes standard in (a) 2006–07, (b) 2007–08, and (c) 2008–09. [CLG] HL1838

Baroness Wilkins to ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of market housing was built to the Lifetime Homes standard in (a) 2006–07, (b) 2007–08, and (c) 2008–09. [CLG] HL1839

Baroness Wilkins to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement by the then Minister for Housing, Caroline Flint, on 25 February 2008 (HC Deb, col 66WS), whether all public housing will be built to Lifetime Homes standards by 2011. [CLG] HL1840

Baroness Wilkins to ask Her Majesty’s Government which experts on disability and planning issues were invited to join the external sounding board to advise the Planning Directorate in Communities and Local Government, as noted in their Disability Equality Scheme published in December 2006; and how many times that board has met. [CLG] HL1841

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will place in the Library of the House copies of the annual reports of the United Nations Population Fund for each of the last two years, together with any other publications showing its budget and activities. [DfID] HL1842

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will place in the Library of the House copies of the annual reports of the International Planned Parenthood Federation for each of the last two years, together with any other publications showing its budget, activities and lobbying. [DfID] HL1843

Viscount Simon to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Thornton on 28 January (WA 367), what representations were made in the letter sent by the Macfarlane Trust. [DoH] HL1844

Viscount Simon to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Thornton on 28 January (WA 367), what action they have taken arising from the letter sent by the Macfarlane Trust. [DoH] HL1845

Lord Taylor of Holbeach to ask Her Majesty’s Government why, when a statutory instrument is reissued to correct an error, the amendments to the original version are not listed. [CO] HL1846

Lord Taylor of Holbeach to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many employees of non-departmental public bodies are members of the partnership pension account; how many of those are entitled to employer contributions of between six per cent and ten per cent; and how many are entitled to employer contributions of more than ten per cent. [CO] HL1847

Lord Taylor of Holbeach to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many installations exist of the type covered in description 5 in Schedule 1 to the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2263). [CLG] HL1848

Lord Taylor of Holbeach to ask Her Majesty’s Government what will be the minimum size of a chemical installation under description 6 in Schedule 1 to the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2263); and how many exist that would be covered by that description. [CLG] HL1849

Lord Taylor of Holbeach to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many pipelines exist of the type covered in description 16 in Schedule 1 to the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2263) for the transport of (a) gas, (b) oil, and (c) chemicals. [CLG] HL1850

Lord Rea to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 1 July 2008 (WA 28–9), what progress they have made towards the statutory regulation of clinical scientists, including clinical physiologists, as recommended by the Health Professions Council in 2004; and why the process has taken the time it has. [DoH] HL1851

Lord Crisp to ask Her Majesty’s Government how long it takes for a citizen of Pakistan to receive a visa for travel to the United Kingdom. [HO] HL1852

Lord Crisp to ask Her Majesty’s Government why citizens of Pakistan are required to leave their passports with the Consulate whilst applying for a United Kingdom visa, thus precluding their travel elsewhere. [HO] HL1853

Lord Crisp to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they make or will make special arrangements for academics from Pakistan who collaborate on a regular basis with British academics to have their visas to the United Kingdom expedited. [HO] HL1854

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people (a) took, and (b) passed, the Life in the UK Test in each month of 2009. [HO] HL1855

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of violence against the person offences including physical harm they estimate would not have been recorded prior to the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard. [HO] HL1856

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many asylum cases they are dealing with; and how many of them are legacy cases. [HO] HL1857

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government why they have not proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan under the Terrorism Act 2000. [HO] HL1858

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the threat posed by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan to the United Kingdom and its interests overseas. [HO] HL1859

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many illegal immigrants they estimate hold a National Insurance number. [DWP] HL1860

Lord Barnett to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Davies of Oldham on 27 January (HL Deb, col 1485) saying that "all creditors [of Northern Rock (Asset Management)] will indeed be paid in full as and when liabilities mature", what is the position of undated bond holders; and whether they will receive interest. [HMT] HL1861

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Sri Lanka about social, ethnic and religious harmony. [FCO] HL1862

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the rehabilitation of internally displaced persons in Sri Lanka. [DfID] HL1863

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made or intend to make representations to the government of Sri Lanka concerning their proposed religious anti-conversion legislation. [FCO] HL1864

Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead on 1 February (WA 6), what is the severest sanction that the European Union can impose on member states which refuse to pay fines after further infraction proceedings under articles 258 and 260 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union have been unsuccessful. [FCO] HL1867

Lord Tebbit to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 2 February (WA 16–17), whether the Fixed Penalty Procedures Working Group collects data on the percentage of penalty notices issued for cycling offences which are paid. [HO] HL1869

4 February (18 February)

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government what procedures are in place to ensure illegal immigrants are not able to obtain National Insurance numbers. [DWP] HL1870

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many foreign national prisoners were deported in each of the last three years. [HO] HL1871

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many foreign nationals were sentenced to (a) first, (b) second, (c) third, and (d) fourth or more custodial sentences in (1) 2006, (2) 2007, and (3) 2008. [MoJ] HL1872

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government what the pay gaps were in respect of gender, race and disability among employees in the Prime Minister’s Office on the latest date for which figures are available. [CO] HL1874

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many British passports were reported stolen or misplaced in each of the last 12 years. [HO] HL1875

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have raised with the government of China the case of Gao Zhisheng, a human rights lawyer who was imprisoned on 4 February 2009; and whether they will request the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances to ask China to reveal his location and any charges lodged against him. [FCO] HL1876

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead on 2 February (HL Deb, col 114), what assessment they have made of claims that significant amounts of dollars have been laundered through banks in Switzerland and Luxembourg by leaders of the North Korean regime. [HMT] HL1877

Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have received representations from other states since 13 December 2009 in relation to the United Kingdom’s arrest warrant procedure in cases where there is universal jurisdiction for United Kingdom courts; and, if so, which states have made such representations. [FCO] HL1878

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead on 2 February (WA 17), what steps they have taken, as a guarantor power, to reconcile differences between the Turkish Cypriot Properties Management and Other Measures (Temporary Provisions) Law and the Immovable Property Commission established by the government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. [FCO] HL1879

Lord Watson of Richmond to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the status and resourcing of the Royal Navy’s Atlantic Patrol Task (North); and why it is not participating in the relief efforts for Haiti. [MoD] HL1880

Lord Taylor of Holbeach to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their negotiators at climate change conferences utilise the work of the Optimum Population Trust, particularly its statement Population and Climate Change of August 2009. [DECC] HL1881

Lord Taylor of Holbeach to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many projects involving credit terms of less than two years have been supported by the Export Credits Guarantee Department in each of the last five years; and what is their total value. [BIS] HL1882

Lord Taylor of Holbeach to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many projects of less than £10 million in value have been supported by the Export Credits Guarantee Department in each of the last five years; and what was the total value of such projects in each year. [BIS] HL1883

Lord Taylor of Holbeach to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many projects were screened for the use of child labour by the Export Credits Guarantee Department in each of the last five years. [BIS]
HL1884

Lord Taylor of Holbeach to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Export Credits Guarantee Department will continue to screen all projects for the use of child labour. [BIS] HL1885

Lord Taylor of Holbeach to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they will implement EC Regulation 133/2008 on food additives; and when. [DoH] HL1886

Lord Jenkin of Roding to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 3 February (HL Deb, col 198), what are the energy generation projects for which (a) consent has been given, and (b) construction is taking place. [DECC] HL1887

Lord Wallace of Tankerness to ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the net surplus or deficit experienced by the National Health Service in the financial years 2007–08 and 2008–09 arising out of the reciprocal health agreements between the United Kingdom and (a) the Isle of Man, (b) Jersey, (c) Guernsey, (d) Azerbaijan, (e) Georgia, (f) Ukraine, (g) Moldova, and (h) Serbia. [DoH] HL1888

Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what response they will make to the representations made to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice, Bridget Prentice, by Richard S Jackson for Rescare on 29 January on the interpretation and implementation of the Mental Incapacity Act 2005; and what action they will be taking on the issues raised. [MoJ]
HL1889

Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of proposals for the single European patent to be available in only one international and one country of origin language. [BIS] HL1891

Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will meet representatives of United Kingdom restaurant owners and managers to discuss providing information to customers on salt content in dishes. [DoH] HL1892

Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have to promote healthy potato eating, particularly amongst children. [DoH] HL1893

Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will hold discussions with the main countries affected by deforestation on financial compensation for protecting forests against deforestation. [DECC] HL1894

Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the support amongst European Union member states for country of origin labelling on meat, dairy and poultry products. [DoH] HL1895

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Thornton on 2 February (WA 26), what are the terms of the agreement with the Republic of Ireland on the closure of the 2003–06 European Union healthcare costs account and the terms of settlement for 2007–09; what is the new system for agreeing the number of pensioners each country will be liable for; and what are the figures involved. [DoH] HL1896

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Thornton on 2 February (WA 42), what is the average cost of healthcare per head in other countries covered by European Union Healthcare Costs Regulations 1408/71 and 574/72 on which United Kingdom payments are based. [DoH] HL1897

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the net annual financial benefit to the United Kingdom of students from non-European Union countries attending United Kingdom (a) public sector universities and colleges, and (b) private colleges. [BIS] HL1899

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Myners on 27 January (WA 329–30), how much Landsbanki paid to the Financial Services Authority to exercise the top-up offered by the United Kingdom Financial Services Compensation Scheme to protect depositors’ investments between the €20,887 guaranteed by Iceland’s Depositors’ and Investors’ Guarantee Fund and £50,000; and what proportion of the £1.8 billion repaid to depositors within those limits is expected to be recovered from the bank’s assets. [HMT] HL1900

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Myners on 27 January (WA 329–30), whether their objective of minimising costs to the taxpayer in relation to the United Kingdom branch of Landsbanki was met by HM Treasury’s repayment to depositors of £4.5 billion. [HMT] HL1901

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government why the supply of bicycles for use by athletes and officials at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games was not put to competitive tender. [DCMS] HL1902

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government where the BMW bicycles for use by athletes and officials at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be manufactured. [DCMS] HL1903

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimates they have made of the additional administrative costs to local authorities of the assessments of individuals to be made as a result of the Personal Care at Home Bill. [DoH] HL1904

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimates they have made of the additional staff required to assess people for new care entitlements under the Personal Care at Home Bill, and to provide care to those assessed as entitled. [DoH] HL1906

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the cost of implementing the Personal Care at Home Bill after its first year of operation; and whether they will compensate local authorities for any costs above their current estimate of costs. [DoH] HL1907

5 February (19 February)

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people were (a) arrested, and (b) convicted for travelling using fraudulent documents in the last 12 months. [HO] HL1908

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the number of fraudulent passports in circulation in the United Kingdom. [HO] HL1909

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government which groups, causes or organisations were funded in each round of the Faith Communities Capacity Building Fund programme; how much was given to each; and how much funding is to be allocated. [CLG] HL1910

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government which groups, causes or organisations were funded in each round of the Faiths in Action Fund; how much was given to each; and how much funding is to be allocated. [CLG] HL1911

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government which Regional Faith Forums were funded in each of the last three years; by how much; and how much funding is to be allocated. [CLG] HL1912

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made on the development of regional Faith Links; what funding has already been allocated; and what funding has yet to be allocated. [CLG] HL1913

Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many persons have had their biometric data taken by Counter Terrorism Command under Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000; how many of those have applied to the chief police officer of the force which took the data under the exceptional case procedure for their samples to be destroyed; how many of those applications have been successful; and what was the average length of time between the first request to have the data destroyed and notification to the applicant or his representative that the data have been destroyed. [HO] HL1914

Baroness Walmsley to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many girls under 16 years old became pregnant in each year since 2005; in how many cases the father was also under 16 years old; and in how many cases the pregnancy was terminated. [CO] HL1916

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence, Quentin Davies, on 3 November 2009 (HC Deb, col 832W), who has been awarded catering, retail and leisure contracts for feeding service personnel living in United Kingdom units; and in respect of which bodies other than United Kingdom service units are such contracts used. [MoD] HL1917

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence, Quentin Davies, on 3 November 2009 (HC Deb, col 832W), on what basis decisions to source meat supplies from countries other than the United Kingdom are taken where United Kingdom personnel are not resident in the countries concerned. [MoD] HL1918

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government which sites of special scientific interest have been subject to management schemes; when each scheme commenced; which sites have been served a management notice; and when such management notices were served. [DEFRA] HL1919

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Helen Goodman, on 30 November 2009 (HC Deb, col 391W), whether they will collate the information necessary to establish how many people in receipt of a local housing allowance do not have a bank account; and what payment arrangements are made for such people. [DWP] HL1920

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many miles of dry stone walling restoration have been completed with assistance from the Countryside Stewardship Scheme since 2002. [DEFRA]
HL1921

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many miles of hedgerow have been created over each of the past ten years. [DEFRA] HL1922

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the titles of all regulatory bodies reporting to departments. [CO] HL1923

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements exist for the accountability of regulatory bodies to Parliament. [CO] HL1924

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty’s Government which regulatory bodies have been subject to a value for money or appropriation account inquiry by the National Audit Office since 1997. [HMT] HL1925

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance is given to ministers in the Ministerial Code about answering parliamentary questions. [CO] HL1926

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the cost of providing official cars for (a) ministers, and (b) officials, in the financial years 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07 and 2007–08. [DfT] HL1927

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether all ministers are subject to the Official Secrets Acts. [CO] HL1928

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Thornton on 20 January (WA 265), how many citizens of the Republic of Ireland seeking medical treatment in Northern Ireland presented E112 forms; and how much was reclaimed as a result. [DoH] HL1929

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much was paid in senior civil service performance payments to officials in the Northern Ireland Office in each of the last five years; how the level of payment was calculated; and by whom. [NIO] HL1930

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much officials of the Northern Ireland Office claimed on expenses for the use of taxis in December 2009. [NIO] HL1931

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many requests for information the Northern Ireland Office has received under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in each year since 2005; and how many they have accepted. [NIO] HL1932

Lord Bates to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the Valuation Office Agency regarding a possible payment holiday in respect of the backdated element of port-side operators’ business rates. [CLG] HL1933

Lord Bates to ask Her Majesty’s Government what meetings the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government have had about the backdating of business rates to 2005 for port-side operators. [CLG] HL1934

Lord Bates to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the Association of British Ports with regard to the repayment of rebates in business rates which they have received in respect of the business rates levied on port-side operators since 2005. [CLG] HL1935

Lord Bates to ask Her Majesty’s Government which Members of Parliament have made representations to them about the backdating of business rates on port-side operators since September 2009. [CLG] HL1936

Lord Bates to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the backdating of business rates for port-side operators. [CLG] HL1937

Lord Bates to ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice they have issued to the Valuation Office Agency concerning the collection of arrears of backdated business rates from port-side operators as a result of the revaluation in 2005. [HMT] HL1938

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have worked with British non-governmental organisations in conflict resolution in the south Caucasus; and what lessons they have learnt from that work. [FCO] HL1939

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total value of European Union exports to Israel in each of the last three years; and what was the total value of imports from Israel to the European Union in each of the last three years. [HMT] HL1940

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of Israel’s compliance with the human rights articles of the European Union–Israel Association Agreement. [FCO] HL1941

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the status of the recommendations of the 6th European Union–Turkey Civic Commission’s International Conference; and who is responsible for implementing them. [FCO] HL1942

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Turkey about the charges against Mr Muharrem Erbey, vice-chairman of the Human Rights Association. [FCO] HL1943

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the estimate in the report by the International Action Network on Small Arms, Oxfam and Saferworld, Africa’s Missing Billions, that the cost of armed conflict in Africa since 1990 was equivalent to the money given in aid during the same time. [DfID] HL1944

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they ensure that development programmes take account of conflicts; how they assess whether development assistance in conflict-affected and fragile countries addresses the causes of conflict and fragility; and what plans they have to make conflict resolution and security central to their development policies. [DfID] HL1945

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they have taken to implement the recommendations in the White Paper Eliminating World Poverty: building our Common Future on security and access to justice. [DfID] HL1946

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will propose co-hosting with the government of South Korea an international summit on human rights on the Korean peninsula. [FCO] HL1947

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Thornton on 14 January (WA 170–1), whether the mistake concerning research licence numbers has occurred with respect to other research licences; and whether the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority’s Head of Information checked the information provided and cited reference numbers used by the Authority to track applications for licences and renewals of licences. [DoH]
HL1948

8 February (22 February)

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the statement on the BBC Today programme by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Shaun Woodward, saying Peter Robinson has "cleared his name" from allegations made in a BBC programme, took account of the investigations by the Northern Ireland Assembly’s Committee on Standards and Privileges and the House of Commons Standards and Privileges Committee; and whether it took account of the First Minister being party to the Agreement at Hillsborough Castle. [NIO] HL1949

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Agreement at Hillsborough Castle of 5 February has identifiable ownership; to whom the foreword (paragraphs 1, 2 and 3) refers as "our" and "we"; and what legal standing the document has. [NIO] HL1950

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in relation to section 3.3 of the Agreement at Hillsborough Castle of 5 February, there was any or full consultation with and consent by Sir Reg Empey and Margaret Ritchie that they would co-chair a Working Group. [NIO]
HL1951

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government why, in relation to section 2.5 of the Agreement at Hillsborough Castle of 5 February, the Chief Constable’s status has changed from being operationally "independent" to being operationally "responsible" for directing and controlling the police; and what assessment they have made of whether that change will affect public confidence in the Police Service of Northern Ireland. [NIO] HL1952

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in relation to sections 1.2 and 1.3 of the Agreement at Hillsborough Castle of 5 February, the appointment of the Justice Minister is intended to set a precedent for the appointment of other Northern Ireland Executive Ministers, rather than by the d’Hondt system; and whether that is in line with the Belfast Agreement or the St Andrews Agreement. [NIO] HL1953

Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the declaration of a Marine Protected Area in the British Indian Ocean Territory would impose limits on the operation of the United States/United Kingdom base on Diego Garcia. [FCO] HL1954

Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they last held bilateral discussions with the government of Mauritius on the future sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory. [FCO] HL1955

Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to hold bilateral discussions with the government of Mauritius on the future sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory. [FCO] HL1956

Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask Her Majesty’s Government what legal advice they have sought on the proposals for a Marine Protected Area in the British Indian Ocean Territory; and whether they will publish that advice. [FCO] HL1957

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will issue appropriate units of the United Kingdom forces in Afghanistan with tactical beacons (TACBEs) in order to improve their ability to communicate. [MoD] HL1958

Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what the intentions of the Victoria and Albert Museum are for the long-term future of their antique musical instrument collection; and, if they do not plan to exhibit the collection, whether they will offer it to another museum. [DCMS] HL1959

Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what amount of the income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance of £64.30 per week for single adults aged 25 or over is included for utility bills. [DWP]
HL1960

The Earl of Listowel to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to adopt in England and Wales the use of prison officers as learning advocates, as in Northern Ireland. [MoJ] HL1961

The Earl of Listowel to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their approach to prisoner education takes account of the research by A. Pike and T. Irwin into improving access to higher education and distance learning in prisons. [BIS] HL1962

The Earl of Listowel to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their approach to prisoner education takes account of Wings of Learning: the role of the prison officer in supporting prisoner education by T. Braggins and J. Talbot. [MoJ] HL1963

The Earl of Listowel to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, following the transfer of responsibility for the education of young offenders from Learning and Skills Councils to local authorities, funds from local authorities to provide education to young offenders may be used to fund the development of prison officers as learning advocates, the training of prison officers in paired reading or the development of prison officers in supporting prisoner education. [MoJ] HL1964

Lord Newby to ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the amount of employee national insurance contributions which were not due on benefits in kind which were subject to employers’ national insurance contributions in the latest year for which figures are available. [HMT] HL1965

Lord Newby to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many employees benefited from employee national insurance contributions not being levied on certain benefits in kind which are subject to employers’ national insurance contributions in the latest year for which figures are available. [HMT]
HL1966

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of the total area of Sites of Special Scientific Interest is in a favourable condition. [DEFRA] HL1967

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much funding has been allocated to each Government Office to promote community cohesion in 2010–11; and what portion of that funding has been already allocated. [CLG] HL1968

Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much funding has been allocated to each Regional Development Agency to promote community cohesion in 2010–11; and what portion of that funding has been already allocated. [BIS] HL1969

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made or will make to the government of Turkey about the 15-year old Kurdish girl, Berivan, who was arrested in October 2009 at Batman, and imprisoned for alleged terrorist offences; whether they have raised her alleged maltreatment in custody; and whether they have discussed why 2,622 minors are being held in Turkish prisons. [FCO] HL1970

Earl Howe to ask Her Majesty’s Government what deadline they have set for primary care trusts in England to complete their Commissioners’ Investment and Asset Management Strategies; what assessment they have made of whether trusts will submit their strategies on time; and whether they will penalise any trusts that do not have a complete strategy in place by the deadline. [DoH] HL1971

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much was spent on legal aid in each of the last five years in Northern Ireland; what was the budget for legal aid in those years; and whether any cases went unfunded because of a lack of resources. [MoJ] HL1972

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much has been paid out of the Consolidated Fund under section 228 of the Banking Act 2009; to what bodies payments were made; and how much of that money was paid retrospectively. [HMT] HL1973

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have submitted any observations in response to the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in Taxquet v Belgium (application 926/05); and, if so, what view they have taken on future jury trial arrangements. [MoJ] HL1974

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many dependants of students from countries outside the European Union granted visas to study in the United Kingdom have themselves been granted visas and admitted in the last five years. [HO] HL1975

9 February (23 February)

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much Trinity House spent on hospitality and entertainment in each of the last 10 years. HL1976

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what rules govern the General Lighthouse Authorities’ expenditure on hospitality and entertainment. HL1977

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what regard (a) the officers and (b) the trustees of the General Lighthouse Authorities are obliged to have to (1) Cabinet Office guidelines on hospitality, and (2) the Committee on Standards in Public Life’s guidance on hospitality; and how compliance with them is monitored. HL1978

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the General Lighthouse Authorities are public authorities under the Freedom of Information Act 2000; and, if so, how many requests under the Act each Authority has (a) received, and (b) answered. HL1979

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their forecast of the cost to HM Treasury of freezing beer duty in the forthcoming Budget. HL1980

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their forecast of the cost to HM Treasury of discontinuing the beer duty escalator. HL1981

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their forecast of the cost to HM Treasury of introducing zero duty on beers of 2.8 per cent ABV and below. HL1982

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will alter the relative levels of taxation of beer and spirits. HL1983

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the Institute for Public Policy Research report, The social value of community pubs; and whether they plan to introduce a new class of business rate relief for centres of community life, as recommended by the report. HL1984

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the role of well-run public houses as solutions to alcohol misuse. HL1985

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead on 3 February (WA 48–9), whether the English Court of Appeal has jurisdiction in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus; and whether it can instruct the demolition of a house or the eviction of its occupants in Northern Cyprus. HL1986

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead on 2 February (WA 19), how their support to improve the economic situation of Turkish Cypriots relates to the possible consequences of a settlement referred to in the question. HL1987

Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have received a request from the United Nations Secretary-General under paragraph 1 of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 64/117 for information and observations on the scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction, including information on judicial practice; and if so, whether they have submitted or intend to submit such a document to the Secretary-General before 30 April; whether that document includes or will include details of the arrest warrant procedure in the United Kingdom; and whether they will publish that document. HL1988

Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made representations to the government of Cambodia about the conviction and sentencing of opposition leader Sam Rainsy and two others. HL1989

Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government why, having regard to section 4C of the British Nationality Act 1981, the note on page 18 of the guidance notes entitled "Applying for an identity card" (Home Office reference IDCG01) states that "You can’t claim nationality through your mother"; and whether they will alter the guidance notes booklet to say that people born before 1983 to a British mother can register as a British citizen. HL1990

Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will propose that the European Union makes representations to the government of Cambodia about the convictions and prison sentences passed on the leader of the opposition, Sam Rainsy, and two Members of Parliament belonging to his party. HL1991

Lord Fearn to ask Her Majesty’s Government which projects in Merseyside received Big Lottery funding in (a) 2007, (b) 2008, and (c) 2009. HL1992

Lord Fearn to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many projects in Southport in (a) 2007, (b) 2008, and (c) 2009 received Big Lottery funding; of those, how many were (a) health projects, (b) education projects, (c) environmental projects, and (d) charitable projects. HL1993

Lord Ramsbotham to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the intended stationing of a tender for nuclear-powered submarines in the British Indian Ocean Territory will involve the USS Emory S Land; and, if so, whether they will examine the stationing of the vessel at the US naval base at La Maddalena/Sardinia in 2007 and the circumstances of its withdrawal and the closing down of that base. HL1994

Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many foreign nationals are fighting as part of the insurgency in Afghanistan. HL1995

Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many acts of piracy have been committed against British vessels since the publication of Marine Guidance Note 298. HL1996

Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish the update to Marine Guidance Note 298. HL1997

Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the cost of defence equipment unaccounted for in each year since 2005. HL1998

Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government what equipment-tracking measures the Ministry of Defence uses. HL1999

Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that United Kingdom companies know of opportunities for Afghan mining contracts. HL2000

Lord Taylor of Holbeach to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the percentage uplift to the basic state pension will be applied to the extra portion earned by those pensioners who used the state pension deferral scheme (as set out in booklet SPD1 of April 2006). HL2001

Lord Taylor of Holbeach to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Oldham on 5 January (WA 2), what proportion of errors occurring during the update processes were due to map features being notified incorrectly by farmers; and what proportion were due to digitising errors. HL2002

Lord Taylor of Holbeach to ask Her Majesty’s Government, following their strategy Food 2030, how they intend to value "best and most versatile land" in deciding whether non-food-producing development should be allowed in such areas. HL2003

Lord Taylor of Holbeach to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Oldham on 1 December 2009 (WA 33–4), whether any boundary changes made to sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs) under section 28B, 28C or 28D of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 have resulted in a change to the classified condition of the SSSIs; if so, how many; and what changes were made. HL2004

Lord Taylor of Holbeach to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to the Veterinary Medicine Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2297) means that a product will not receive marketing authorisation for ten years after the initial authorisation (in the case of products for bees or fish, 13 years), regardless of its benefits compared to its pharmacologically equivalent product.
HL2005

Lord Taylor of Holbeach to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to the Veterinary Medicine Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2297) covers reference products made and authorised in the United Kingdom, reference products made in the European Union that do not have marketing authorisation in the United Kingdom, reference products made anywhere in the world that have marketing authorisation in the United Kingdom, and reference products made anywhere in the world that have a marketing authorisation recognised by the Government. HL2006

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Thornton on 8 February (WA 81), whether the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has lost any records following a request from researchers. HL2007

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, in considering applications for animal-human hybrid embryos, takes into account practice in other countries which allow such embryos. HL2008

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much has been allocated to each neighbourhood in the Connecting Communities programme; and what are the rules which determine the spending of such money. HL2009

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the cause of the recent hunger strike at Yarl’s Wood Detention Centre; how many people were arrested; how many suffered injuries; and how many were locked down within the Centre. HL2010

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many times in each of the last two years pilots have refused to fly people due to be deported or repatriated on account of their physical or mental condition. HL2011

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what penalties or disciplinary measures they have taken against contractors who have used excessive force on deportees; and how many complaints they have received about the use of such force. HL2012

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people are held in detention in Afghanistan without charge or prospects of trial (a) by NATO forces, (b) by the government of Iraq, and (c) by United States forces; and whether they will take steps towards creating review procedures. HL2013

Lord Rosser to ask Her Majesty’s Government under what circumstances inspectors appointed under article 8 of the Pharmacy Order 2010 may enter and search any premises, including any dwelling house, without first obtaining the consent of the occupier of the premises or obtaining from a judge or magistrate a warrant authorising the entry and search. HL2014

Lord Rosser to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether it is an offence intentionally to obstruct an inspector exercising functions under articles 10 or 11 of the Pharmacy Order 2010 when that inspector has not obtained from a judge or magistrate a warrant authorising entry and search of the premises.
HL2015