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Public Transport: Disruptive Behaviour
Lord Bradshaw asked Her Majesty's Government:
What steps they will take to deal with the problem of disruptive behaviour on public transport, including school buses. [HL1592]
Lord Bassam of Brighton: The Government, transport industry, local authorities and others are investing in and undertaking wide-ranging initiatives to tackle disruptive and anti-social behaviour committed on public transport. These include staffing initiatives, staff training, awareness raising in schools and CCTV surveillance. There is also a range of legal measures available to transport operators to deal with anti-social behaviour.
The Education and Inspections Act 2006 empowers head teachers to take action to address unacceptable behaviour even when this takes place outside of school premises. It is the Department for Children, Schools and Families' view that this would include behaviour on school buses.
Questions for Written Answer: Unanswered Questions
Lord Tebbit asked the Leader of the House:
Further to her Written Answer on 17 December 2007 (WA 107), in reply to a Question asking why 64 Written Questions were overdue for Answer on 6 December 2007, why that number rose to 72 by 10 January. [HL1427]
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The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Ashton of Upholland): There are various reasons for overdue responses; in particular the Christmas and New Year holidays often present administrative difficulties for departments. My office continues to remind departments of the importance of answering Questions for Written Answer accurately and wherever possible within the 14-day deadline. On Tuesday 29 January there remained 55 Written Questions overdue for answer.
Lord Jopling asked the Leader of the House:
Whether apologies or explanations have been sent to Lords who are still awaiting Answers to Written Questions tabled in November 2007, which should have been answered before the Christmas Recess. [HL1437]
Baroness Ashton of Upholland: There has been no such correspondence with the Members concerned although on occasion Ministers have written concerning overdue Answers. My office is working closely with departments to address the issue of outstanding Questions for Written Answer and to ensure that they are answered wherever possible within the 14-day deadline.
Regulators: Criminal Prosecutions
Lord Lyell of Markyate asked Her Majesty's Government:
In respect of (a) the Food Standards Agency; (b) the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority; and (c) the Human Tissue Authority, how many criminal prosecutions were brought by that regulator for each of the last three years for which figures are available; and, of those cases, how many gave rise to a conviction. [HL1376]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Darzi of Denham): The information requested is shown as follows:
| The Food Standards Agency: | ||
Rights of Way
Lord Greaves asked Her Majesty's Government:
How much has been paid to each highways authority in England as part of the Access Management Grant Scheme in each year that the scheme has operated. [HL1527]
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The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Rooker): Details of payments made to each local highway authority under the Access Management Grant Scheme since the scheme has operated are given below:
| Local Highway Authority | Payment in £s |
| Local Highway Authority | Payment in £s |
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