Table of Contents for
Monday 22 Oct 2012

Volume No. 740Part No. 52

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House of Lords

Education: English Baccalaureate - Question

Broadband: Street Cabinets - Question

Financial Regulators: Examinations - Question

EU: UK Membership - Question

Voting Age (Comprehensive Reduction) Bill [HL] - First Reading

Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill - First Reading

Electoral Registration and Administration Bill - Order of Consideration Motion

Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) Regulations 2012 - Motion to Refer to Grand Committee

Local Government Finance Bill - Third Reading

Amendment 1

Amendment 2

Amendment 3

Amendment 4

Clause 13 : Regulations about powers to require information, offences and penalties

Amendment 6

Schedule 1 : Local retention of non-domestic rates

Amendment 8

Amendments 9 to 11

Schedule 3 : Local retention of non-domestic rates: further amendments

Amendments 12 to 14

Schedule 4 : Amendments relating to council tax reduction schemes

Amendment 15

European Council - Statement

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

EAC Report: Development Aid - Motion to Take Note

Written Statements

Crime: Gun Crime - Statement

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Contingency Fund - Statement

Disabled People: Equality 2025 - Statement

Republic of Ireland: Financial Support - Statement

Written Answers

Abortion - Question

Adoption - Question

Armed Forces: Medals - Question

Aviation: Passenger Duty - Questions

Banks: Lending - Question

Bees - Questions

Benefits - Question

Bovine Tuberculosis - Questions

Burma - Questions

Business Rates - Questions

Businesses: Language Skills - Question

Businesses: Skills and Qualifications - Question

Care Services: Funding - Question

Child Benefits - Question

Children: Poverty - Question

Civil Service: Redundancy - Question

Civil Service: Secondments - Question

Crime and Courts Bill - Question

Energy: Wind Farms - Question

Eritrea - Questions

Female Genital Mutilation - Question

Finance: Private Savings - Question

Fire and Rescue Services - Questions

Firearms: Home Office Firearms Forms Working Group - Question

Forced Marriage - Question

Fuel Excise Duty - Question

Gambia - Question

Gaza - Question

Government Departments: Research - Question

Gypsies and Travellers - Questions

Health: Prosthetics - Question

Homeless Families - Question

House of Lords: Members’ Attendance - Question

Housing Benefit - Question

International Passenger Survey - Question

Iran - Question

Iraq - Question

Israel and Palestine: West Bank - Questions

Libya - Questions

Manufacturing - Question

Milk - Questions

National Insurance - Question

NHS: Public Inquiries - Question

North Korea - Questions

Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly - Question

Overseas Aid - Questions

Palestine - Questions

Plasma Resources UK - Questions

Police: Firearms - Question

Prisoners: Hepatitis C - Questions

Prisoners: Mental Health - Questions

Racial Economic Equality - Question

Research and Development: Expenditure - Question

Retail: Small Shops - Question

Schools: Creationism - Question

Sunday Trading - Question

Turkey - Question

UN: International Day of the Child - Question

Universal Credit - Question

Uzbekistan - Question

Waste Management: Incinerators - Question





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Monday 22 Oct 2012

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House of Lords [22 Oct 2012]

2.30 pm

Education: English Baccalaureate - Question

2.36 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools (Lord Hill of Oareford):

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch:

Lord Hill of Oareford:

Baroness Walmsley:

Lord Hill of Oareford:

Lord Singh of Wimbledon:

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Lord Hill of Oareford:

Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top:

Lord Hill of Oareford:

Lord Roberts of Llandudno:

Lord Hill of Oareford:

The Lord Bishop of Leicester:

Lord Hill of Oareford:

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Baroness Sharp of Guildford:

Lord Hill of Oareford:

Broadband: Street Cabinets - Question

2.45 pm

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Lord Howarth of Newport:

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

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Baroness Gardner of Parkes:

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Noble Lords:

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Lord Clement-Jones:

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Baroness Whitaker:

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

The Earl of Selborne:

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Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Lord Tomlinson:

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Lord Low of Dalston:

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Lord West of Spithead:

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Financial Regulators: Examinations - Question

2.52 pm

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The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Sassoon):

Lord Flight:

Lord Sassoon:

Lord Peston:

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Lord Sassoon:

Lord Sharkey:

Lord Sassoon:

Baroness Wall of New Barnet:

Lord Elton:

Noble Lords:

Baroness Wall of New Barnet:

Lord Sassoon:

Lord Elton:

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Lord Sassoon:

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town:

Lord Sassoon:

EU: UK Membership - Question

3 pm

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Liddle:

Noble Lords:

Lord Liddle:

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Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Noble Lords:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Giddens:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Dykes:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

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Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Tomlinson:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Voting Age (Comprehensive Reduction) Bill [HL] - First Reading

3.07 pm

Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill - First Reading

3.07 pm

Electoral Registration and Administration Bill - Order of Consideration Motion

3.08 pm

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Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) Regulations 2012 - Motion to Refer to Grand Committee

3.08 pm

Local Government Finance Bill - Third Reading

3.08 pm

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Amendment 1

Baroness Hollis of Heigham:

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3.15 pm

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Lord Shipley:


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Lord Best:


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3.30 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Hanham):

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Lord McKenzie of Luton:

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Baroness Hanham:


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Baroness Hollis of Heigham:

3.43 pm

Division on Amendment 1Contents 203; Not-Contents 165.Amendment 1 agreed.

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Division No. 1 [] [22 Oct 2012]

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3.55 pm

Amendment 2

Lord Tope:


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4 pm

Lord Jenkin of Roding:


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Lord True:

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Lord Best:


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4.15 pm

Lord Smith of Leigh:

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Lord Shipley:

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Lord Palmer of Childs Hill:

Lord McKenzie of Luton:


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4.30 pm

Baroness Hanham:


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Lord Tope:


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Noble Lords:

Lord Tope:

Lord McKenzie of Luton:

Lord Tope:

4.38 pm

Division on Amendment 2Contents 64; Not-Contents 299.Amendment 2 disagreed.

Division No. 2 [] [22 Oct 2012]

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4.57 pm

Amendment 3

Lord McKenzie of Luton:


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5 pm

Baroness Hollis of Heigham:


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Baroness Lister of Burtersett:

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Baroness Hanham:


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5.15 pm

Baroness Hollis of Heigham:

Baroness Hanham:

Lord McKenzie of Luton:

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Amendment 4

Baroness Sherlock:


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Baroness Donaghy:

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5.30 pm

Lord McKenzie of Luton:

Baroness Hanham:


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Baroness Sherlock:

Clause 13 : Regulations about powers to require information, offences and penalties

Amendment 6

Baroness Meacher:


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5.45 pm

Lord Lloyd of Berwick:

Lord Beecham:

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Lord Mackay of Clashfern:

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Baroness Hanham:

Baroness Meacher:

Baroness Hanham:


Column: 53

6 pm

Baroness Hanham:

Baroness Meacher:

Column: 54

Schedule 1 : Local retention of non-domestic rates

Amendment 8

Baroness Hanham:

Baroness Thornton:


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Lord McKenzie of Luton:

Baroness Hanham:

Column: 56

Amendments 9 to 11

Schedule 3 : Local retention of non-domestic rates: further amendments

Amendments 12 to 14

Schedule 4 : Amendments relating to council tax reduction schemes

Amendment 15

Lord Beecham:

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6.15 pm

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Baroness Hollis of Heigham:

Baroness Hanham:

Baroness Hollis of Heigham:

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Baroness Hanham:

Lord McKenzie of Luton:

Baroness Hanham:

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Lord Beecham:

European Council - Statement

6.26 pm

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Strathclyde):


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6.32 pm

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon:

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6.37 pm

Lord Strathclyde:


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6.43 pm

Baroness Falkner of Margravine:

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Lord Strathclyde:

Lord Williamson of Horton:

Lord Strathclyde:

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Lord Grenfell:

Lord Strathclyde:


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Lord Stoddart of Swindon:

Lord Strathclyde:

Lord Soley:

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Lord Strathclyde:

Lord Hannay of Chiswick:

Lord Strathclyde:

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Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville:

Lord Strathclyde:

Lord Skidelsky:

Lord Strathclyde:

Lord Lea of Crondall:

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Lord Strathclyde:

Lord Willoughby de Broke:

Lord Strathclyde:

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

7.03 pm

Baroness Stowell of Beeston:

EAC Report: Development Aid - Motion to Take Note

7.05 pm

Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market:

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7.20 pm

Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale:


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7.30 pm

Baroness Falkner of Margravine:


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7.40 pm

Lord Hannay of Chiswick:


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7.48 pm

The Lord Bishop of Leicester:

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7.54 pm

Lord Lawson of Blaby:


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Baroness Royall of Blaisdon:

Lord Lawson of Blaby:

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8.06 pm

Lord Boateng:


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8.22 pm

Lord Shipley:


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8.35 pm

The Earl of Sandwich:


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8.45 pm

Lord Tugendhat:

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8.54 pm

Lord Hollick:


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9.05 pm

Lord Stern of Brentford:


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9.18 pm

Lord Bates:


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9.26 pm

Lord Lipsey:


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9.30 pm

Lord Phillips of Sudbury:

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9.43 pm

Lord Crisp:


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9.54 pm

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington:


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10.02 pm

Lord Roberts of Llandudno:


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10.08 pm

Lord St John of Bletso:

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10.16 pm

Baroness Hussein-Ece:

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10.26 pm

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon:


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10.37 pm

Baroness Northover:


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10.54 pm

Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market:

Column: WS1

Written Statements [22 Oct 2012]

Crime: Gun Crime - Statement

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Taylor of Holbeach):

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Contingency Fund - Statement

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


Column: WS2

Disabled People: Equality 2025 - Statement

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Lord Freud):

Republic of Ireland: Financial Support - Statement

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Sassoon):

Column: WS3

Column: WS4

Column: WA1

Written Answers [22 Oct 2012]

Abortion - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Earl Howe):

Adoption - Question

Column: WA2

The Advocate-General for Scotland (Lord Wallace of Tankerness):

Armed Forces: Medals - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Astor of Hever):

Aviation: Passenger Duty - Questions

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Sassoon):

Column: WA3

Banks: Lending - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Sassoon):

Bees - Questions

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

Column: WA4

Lord De Mauley:

Benefits - Question

Column: WA5

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Sassoon):

Bovine Tuberculosis - Questions

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


Column: WA7

Burma - Questions

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi):

Baroness Warsi:

Business Rates - Questions

Column: WA8

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Hanham):

Baroness Hanham:

Businesses: Language Skills - Question

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


Column: WA9

Businesses: Skills and Qualifications - Question

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

Care Services: Funding - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Earl Howe):


Column: WA10

Child Benefits - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Sassoon):

Children: Poverty - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Lord Freud):


Column: WA11

Civil Service: Redundancy - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Hanham):

Column: WA12

Civil Service: Secondments - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Hanham):

Crime and Courts Bill - Question

Column: WA13

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Taylor of Holbeach):

Energy: Wind Farms - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Hanham):

Eritrea - Questions

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi):

Column: WA14

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Female Genital Mutilation - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Earl Howe):

Finance: Private Savings - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Sassoon):

Column: WA15

Fire and Rescue Services - Questions

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Hanham):

Column: WA16

Baroness Hanham:

Baroness Hanham:

Firearms: Home Office Firearms Forms Working Group - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Taylor of Holbeach):

Forced Marriage - Question

Baroness Northover:

Column: WA17

Fuel Excise Duty - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Sassoon):

Gambia - Question

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi):

Gaza - Question

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi):

Government Departments: Research - Question

Column: WA19

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

Gypsies and Travellers - Questions

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Hanham):

Baroness Hanham:

Column: WA20

Health: Prosthetics - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Astor of Hever):

Homeless Families - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Hanham):

Column: WA21

Column: WA22

House of Lords: Members’ Attendance - Question

The Chairman of Committees (Lord Sewel):

Housing Benefit - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Lord Freud):

International Passenger Survey - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Iran - Question

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi):

Column: WA25

Iraq - Question

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi):

Israel and Palestine: West Bank - Questions

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi):

Column: WA26

Baroness Northover:

Libya - Questions

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Column: WA27

Manufacturing - Question

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

Milk - Questions

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Earl Howe):

Column: WA28

National Insurance - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Column: WA29

NHS: Public Inquiries - Question

Column: WA30

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Earl Howe):

North Korea - Questions

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Column: WA31

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Column: WA32

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Column: WA33

Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly - Question

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi):

Overseas Aid - Questions

Baroness Northover:


Column: WA34

Baroness Northover:

Baroness Northover:

Column: WA35

Palestine - Questions

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi):

Baroness Warsi:

Plasma Resources UK - Questions

Column: WA36

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Earl Howe):

Column: WA37

Police: Firearms - Question

Column: WA38

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Taylor of Holbeach):

Prisoners: Hepatitis C - Questions

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Earl Howe):

Column: WA39

Prisoners: Mental Health - Questions

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Earl Howe):

Earl Howe:

Column: WA40

Racial Economic Equality - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Hanham):

Research and Development: Expenditure - Question

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

Retail: Small Shops - Question

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

Column: WA41

Schools: Creationism - Question

Column: WA42

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools (Lord Hill of Oareford):

Sunday Trading - Question

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

Turkey - Question

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi):

UN: International Day of the Child - Question

Baroness Northover:

Column: WA43

Universal Credit - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Lord Freud):

Uzbekistan - Question

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi):

Column: WA44

Waste Management: Incinerators - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Hanham):