Table of Contents for Lords Hansard of 5 Jan 2010

Baroness Gardner of Parkes:

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff:

Baroness Tonge:

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Baroness O'Cathain:

Lord Foster of Bishop Auckland:

Lord Tebbit:

Baroness Gardner of Parkes:

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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Lord Young of Norwood Green):

Public Funding: Museums and Galleries - Question

2.45 pm

Lord Howarth of Newport:

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Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn:

Baroness Garden of Frognal:

Lord Butler of Brockwell:

Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover:

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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families (Baroness Morgan of Drefelin):

Education - Question

2.52 pm

Lord Naseby:

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Lord Taylor of Blackburn:

Baroness Walmsley:

Lord Roberts of Conwy:

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Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe:

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families (Baroness Morgan of Drefelin):

Ofqual - Question

3 pm

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Baroness Walmsley:

Noble Lords:

Baroness Garden of Frognal:

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Lord Rosser:

Lord Tebbit:

Lord Bassam of Brighton:

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

3.07 pm

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Queen's Diamond Jubilee - Statement

3.08 pm

The First Secretary of State, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and Lord President of the Council (Lord Mandelson):

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3.11 pm

Lord Hunt of Wirral:

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3.17 pm

Lord McNally:

The Lord Bishop of Leicester:

3.19 pm

The Lord Bishop of Leicester:

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3.23 pm

Lord Roberts of Llandudno:

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Noble Lords:

Lord Roberts of Llandudno:

Lord Eden of Winton:

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe:

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Baroness Tonge:

Lord Roberts of Conwy:

Baroness Howells of St Davids:

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Lord Mawhinney:

Lord Pilkington of Oxenford:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Department for Work and Pensions (Lord McKenzie of Luton):

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Child Poverty Bill - Second Reading

3.36 pm

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3.56 pm

Lord Freud:

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4.13 pm

Baroness Thomas of Winchester:

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4.28 pm

The Earl of Listowel:

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Terrorism: Aviation and Border Security - Statement

4.38 pm

The Secretary of State for Transport (Lord Adonis):

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4.54 pm

Baroness Neville-Jones:

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5.03 pm

Lord Bradshaw:

5.05 pm

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5.15 pm

Lord Gilbert:

Lord Carlile of Berriew:

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Lord Clinton-Davis:

Lord Dholakia:

The Lord Bishop of Bradford:

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Baroness Hanham:

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Baroness Knight of Collingtree:

Viscount Waverley:

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The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Climate Change: Copenhagen Conference - Statement

5.35 pm

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5.44 pm

Baroness Wilcox:

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5.49 pm

Lord Teverson:

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5.54 pm

Lord Lawson of Blaby:

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6.03 pm

Lord Lawson of Blaby:

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Lord Smith of Finsbury:

Lord Maclennan of Rogart:

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Lord Clinton-Davis:

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Lord Hannay of Chiswick:

Lord Reay:

Lord Hannay of Chiswick:

Noble Lords:

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Lord Reay:

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The Lord Bishop of Leicester:

Child Poverty Bill - Second Reading (Continued)

6.23 pm

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6.33 pm

Baroness Hollis of Heigham:

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6.47 pm

Baroness Walmsley:

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6.58 pm

Lord Northbourne:

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7.07 pm

The Lord Bishop of Hereford:

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7.23 pm

Baroness Massey of Darwen:

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7.32 pm

Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne:

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7.45 pm

Baroness Blood:

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7.53 pm

Lord Sheikh:

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8.04 pm

Lord Giddens:

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8.17 pm

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope:

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8.30 pm

Lord De Mauley:

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8.40 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Department for Work and Pensions (Lord McKenzie of Luton):

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Baroness Thomas of Winchester:

Lord McKenzie of Luton:

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Arrangement of Business - Announcement

9.12 pm

Lord Bassam of Brighton:

Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012 - Motion to Take Note

9.12 pm

Baroness Morgan of Huyton:

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9.24 pm

Lord Moynihan:

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9.33 pm

Lord Coe:

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9.40 pm

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9.46 pm

Baroness Coussins:

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9.54 pm

Lord James of Blackheath:

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10.01 pm

Baroness Valentine:

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10.07 pm

Lord Berkeley:

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10.15 pm

Lord Patten:

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10.24 pm

Lord Pendry:

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10.33 pm

Lord Addington:

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10.42 pm

Lord Glentoran:

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10.54 pm

Lord Glentoran:

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Lord Addington:

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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Bach):

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Written Statements [5 Jan 2010]

Boundary Commission for Wales - Statement

Crime: Dangerous Driving - Statement

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Bach):

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Food - Statement

Health: Generic Substitution of Medicines - Statement

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Bach):

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Housing: Mortgages - Statement

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Vehicles: Electric Power - Statement

The Secretary of State for Transport (Lord Adonis):

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Written Answers [5 Jan 2010]

Abu Dhabi - Questions

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead):

Column: WA2

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Davies of Oldham):

Afghanistan: Mental Health - Questions

Lord Brett:

Agriculture: Maps - Question

Column: WA3

Armed Forces: Ballistic Sensor Fused Munitions - Questions

The Minister for International Defence and Security (Baroness Taylor of Bolton):

Baroness Taylor of Bolton:

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Armed Forces: Costs - Question

The Minister for International Defence and Security (Baroness Taylor of Bolton):

Column: WA5

Armed Forces: Depleted Uranium - Question

The Minister for International Defence and Security (Baroness Taylor of Bolton):

Armed Forces: Helicopters - Questions

Column: WA6

The Minister for International Defence and Security (Baroness Taylor of Bolton):

Baroness Taylor of Bolton:

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Baroness Taylor of Bolton:

Autism - Questions

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Department for Work and Pensions (Lord McKenzie of Luton):

Column: WA8

Lord McKenzie of Luton:

Aviation: Commercial Aircraft - Question

The Secretary of State for Transport (Lord Adonis):

Banking: Bonuses - Questions

The Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Myners):

Column: WA9

The Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Myners):

Banking: Lloyds - Questions

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead):

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Children: Forced Labour - Question

China: Gao Zhisheng - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead):

Column: WA12

China: Human Rights - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead):

Climate Change: Carbon Dioxide Emissions - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Davies of Oldham):

Climate Change: Deforestation - Question

Lord Brett:

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Climate Change: Population - Question

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Counterterrorism - Questions

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Bach):

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Court Service: Estate - Questions

Lord Bach:

Courts: Northern Ireland - Question

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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Bach):

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Crime: Compensation - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead):

Crime: Rape - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Bach):

Crime: Suspicious Activity Reports - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead):

Criminal Records Bureau - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families (Baroness Morgan of Drefelin):

Czech Republic: Roma Citizens - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead):

Democratic Republic of Congo - Questions

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead):

Column: WA18

The Minister for Trade and Investment (Lord Davies of Abersoch):

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East Midlands Development Agency - Question

Education: Extremist Groups - Questions

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families (Baroness Morgan of Drefelin):

Column: WA20

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead):

Column: WA21

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families (Baroness Morgan of Drefelin):

Education: Home Schooling - Questions

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Column: WA23

Embryology - Questions

Column: WA24

The Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Myners):

Column: WA25

Employment - Question

Energy: Renewables - Question

The Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Myners):

Column: WA26

Equality - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Bach):

EU: Scrutiny Override - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead):

Extremist Organisations - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead):

Finance: Trading of Derivatives - Questions

Column: WA28

The Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Myners):

The Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Myners):

Column: WA29

Financial Services Authority - Question

Flood and Water Management Bill - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Davies of Oldham):

Gaza - Questions

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead):

Column: WA31

The Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Myners):

Gilt-edged Securities - Question

Gold and Cassiterite - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead):

Government Debt - Question

The Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Myners):

Government Departments: Bonuses - Questions

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Department for Work and Pensions (Lord McKenzie of Luton):

Column: WA37

The Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Myners):

Government: Salaries - Question

Baroness Crawley:

Health: Contaminated Blood Products - Question

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Health: Continuing Care - Question

Column: WA44

Health: Costs - Question

Health: Drugs - Questions

Column: WA51

Health: Haematology - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Department for Work and Pensions (Lord McKenzie of Luton):

Health: Working-age Population - Question

Column: WA52

Healthcare: Funding - Questions

The Minister for International Defence and Security (Baroness Taylor of Bolton):

Column: WA53

HMS "Hibernia" - Question

Housing - Question

Column: WA54

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Department for Work and Pensions (Lord McKenzie of Luton):

Human Rights - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Bach):

Human Rights: Detention - Question

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The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead):

Hydrographic Office - Question

The Minister for International Defence and Security (Baroness Taylor of Bolton):

Immigration - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead):

Column: WA56

Immigration: Deportation - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead):

Immigration: France - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead):

Column: WA57

Immigration: International Students - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead):

Immigration: Yarl's Wood - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead):

Column: WA58

India: Orissa - Questions

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Department for Work and Pensions (Lord McKenzie of Luton):

Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedures) Regulations 2009 - Question

Infrastructure Planning (Model Provisions) (England and Wales) Order 2009 - Questions

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Department for Work and Pensions (Lord McKenzie of Luton):

Column: WA60

Lord McKenzie of Luton:

Israel - Question

Column: WA61

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead):

Israel and Palestine - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead):

Italy: British Embassy - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead):

Kenya - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead):

Column: WA62

Kosovo - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead):

Legal Aid - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Bach):

Column: WA63

Local Government - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Department for Work and Pensions (Lord McKenzie of Luton):

Middle East - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead):

National DNA Database - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead):

Column: WA64

National Insurance - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Department for Work and Pensions (Lord McKenzie of Luton):

NHS: IT Strategy - Question

Northern Ireland Office: Bonuses - Question

Column: WA65

Northern Ireland Office: Political Directorate - Question

Northern Ireland Office: Staff - Question

Column: WA66

Northern Ireland Office: Taxis - Questions

Northern Ireland Office: Trade Unions - Question

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Baroness Royall of Blaisdon):

Column: WA67

Northern Ireland Parades Commission - Question

Northern Ireland: Atlantic Philanthropies - Question

Northern Ireland: Human Rights Commission - Questions

Column: WA68

Northern Ireland: Media - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Lord Young of Norwood Green):

Column: WA69

Ofcom - Question

Offshore Exploration (Petroleum and Gas Storage and Unloading) (Model Clauses) Regulations 2009 - Question

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Palestine - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead):

Column: WA71

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead):

Passports - Question

Column: WA72

Patricia Curran - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead):

Polygamy - Question

Population - Question

Lord Brett:

Column: WA73

Poverty and Social Exclusion - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Department for Work and Pensions (Lord McKenzie of Luton):

Column: WA74

Railways: Car Parks - Question

The Secretary of State for Transport (Lord Adonis):

The Secretary of State for Transport (Lord Adonis):

Railways: Environment - Question

Column: WA75

Railways: Eurostar - Question

The Secretary of State for Transport (Lord Adonis):

Railways: Franchises - Question

The Secretary of State for Transport (Lord Adonis):

Railways: Passengers' Rights - Question

The Secretary of State for Transport (Lord Adonis):

Column: WA76

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead):

Republic of Ireland: Social Development - Question

Schools: Channel Project - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead):

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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families (Baroness Morgan of Drefelin):

Schools: Extremist Groups - Question

Column: WA78

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead):

Column: WA79

Security Industry Authority - Question

Sexual Assault Referral Centres - Question

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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead):

The Minister for International Defence and Security (Baroness Taylor of Bolton):

Somalia: Pirates - Question

St Helena - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead):

Column: WA81

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead):

Sudan - Question

Column: WA82

Tax Allowances - Question

The Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Myners):

Column: WA83

The Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Myners):

Taxation: Non-domiciled Residents - Question

Taxation: Personal Allowance - Question

The Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Myners):

Column: WA84

Taxation: Residential Property - Question

The Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Myners):

Teachers: Offences - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families (Baroness Morgan of Drefelin):

Column: WA85

Telecommunications: Security - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead):

Terrorism - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead):

Column: WA86

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead):

Terrorism: Hizb-ut-Tahrir - Question

Column: WA87