Table of Contents for
Monday 11 Feb 2013

Volume No. 743Part No. 111

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House of Lords

NHS: Private Companies - Question

EU: Membership - Question

Libraries: Closures - Question

EU: UK Membership - Question

Mental Health (Discrimination) (No. 2) Bill - Third Reading

National Health Service (Clinical Commissioning Groups—Disapplication of Responsibility) Regulations 2012 - Motion to Approve

Companies Act 2006 (Amendment of Part 25) Regulations 2013 - Motions to Approve

Parental Leave (EU Directive) Regulations 2013 - Motions to Approve

Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 8 Domestic Infringements) Order 2013 - Motions to Approve

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill - Order of Consideration Motion

Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill - Second Reading

European Council - Statement

Social Care Funding - Statement

Horsemeat and Food Fraud - Statement

Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill - Second Reading (Continued)

Written Statements

Benefits - Statement

Food: Horsemeat - Statement

Regional Growth Fund - Statement

Roads: Sustainable Development - Statement

Scotland: Independence - Statement

Written Answers

Amazon Rainforest - Question

Armed Forces: Aircraft - Question

Armed Forces: Common Missile Compartment - Question

Armed Forces: Future Commitments - Question

Armenia and Azerbaijan - Question

Bahrain - Questions

Balance of Payments - Question

Banking: Bonuses - Questions

Begging - Question

Civil Service: Job-share - Question

Communication: Electronic Devices - Question

Cybercrime - Question

Drugs - Questions

Economy - Question

Education: A-levels - Question

Elections - Question

Embryology - Question

Energy: Electricity Generation - Question

Energy: Nuclear Reactors - Question

EU: Emissions - Question

EU: Membership - Question

EU: Statistics - Question

Exports - Questions

Gaza - Question

Gibraltar - Questions

Government Departments: Catering Facilities - Questions

Government Departments: Statistics - Question

Health: Accident and Emergency Departments - Questions

Health: Contraception - Question

Health: Diabetes - Question

Health: Obesity - Question

Health: Ophthalmology - Question

Homelessness - Question

Housing - Questions

Israel - Questions

Judiciary: Local Authorities - Question

Justice: Magistracy - Question

Libya - Question

Mali - Question

Medicines Act 1968 - Question

National Audit Office - Question

National Insurance - Question

NHS: Contractors - Questions

NHS: Nurses - Question

North Korea - Questions

Office of Rail Regulation - Questions

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - Question

Pensions - Questions

Planning - Questions

Prisoners: Sentences - Question

Railways: Heathrow Airport - Question

Retail: Gift Vouchers - Question

Schools: Careers Advice - Question

Schools: National Curriculum - Question

Schools: Toilets and Washing Facilities - Questions

Shipping Industry - Question

Shrewsbury 24 - Question

Social Care: Adults - Question

Syria - Questions

Taxation: Death Tax - Question

RSS - Question

Tunisia - Question

Universal Credit - Questions

Zimbabwe - Question





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House of Lords [11 Feb 2013]

2.30 pm

NHS: Private Companies - Question

2.36 pm

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

Lord Winston:

Earl Howe:

Baroness Jolly:

Earl Howe:

Lord Harris of Haringey:

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Earl Howe:

Lord Swinfen:

Earl Howe:

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe:

Earl Howe:

Lord Flight:

Earl Howe:

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

Earl Howe:

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Lord Naseby:

Earl Howe:

Baroness Meacher:

Earl Howe:

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon:

Earl Howe:

Lord Campbell-Savours:

Earl Howe:

EU: Membership - Question

2.45 pm

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

Baroness Morgan of Ely:

Baroness Warsi:

Baroness Falkner of Margravine:

Baroness Warsi:

Lord Liddle:

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Baroness Warsi:

Baroness Warsi:

Noble Lords:

Baroness Warsi:

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Libraries: Closures - Question

2.52 pm

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Baroness Bakewell:

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer:

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Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Lord Elystan-Morgan:

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

The Lord Bishop of Worcester:

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Lord Collins of Highbury:

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Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

EU: UK Membership - Question

3 pm

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Lord Soley:

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

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Lord Dobbs:

A noble Lord:

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Lord Reid of Cardowan:

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Lord Hannay of Chiswick:

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Mental Health (Discrimination) (No. 2) Bill - Third Reading

3.06 pm

National Health Service (Clinical Commissioning Groups—Disapplication of Responsibility) Regulations 2012 - Motion to Approve

3.07 pm

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Companies Act 2006 (Amendment of Part 25) Regulations 2013 - Motions to Approve

Parental Leave (EU Directive) Regulations 2013 - Motions to Approve

Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 8 Domestic Infringements) Order 2013 - Motions to Approve

3.08 pm

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill - Order of Consideration Motion

3.09 pm

Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill - Second Reading

3.10 pm

Baroness Stowell of Beeston:

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Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Noble Lords:

Baroness Stowell of Beeston:


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3.18 pm

Lord McKenzie of Luton:


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3.31 pm

Lord German:

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3.41 pm

Lord Adebowale:

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3.50 pm

The Lord Bishop of Leicester:


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3.59 pm

Lord Bates:


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4.09 pm

Baroness Hollis of Heigham:


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4.23 pm

Lord Low of Dalston:


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European Council - Statement

4.35 pm

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Hill of Oareford):

Lord Tomlinson:

Lord Hill of Oareford:


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4.45 pm

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon:


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4.50 pm

Lord Hill of Oareford:


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4.54 pm

Lord Dholakia:

Lord Hill of Oareford:

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Lord Wigley:

Lord Hill of Oareford:

Lord Howell of Guildford:

Lord Hill of Oareford:

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Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Lord Hill of Oareford:


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The Lord Bishop of Worcester:

Lord Hill of Oareford:

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Lord Tugendhat:

Lord Hill of Oareford:

Lord Hannay of Chiswick:

Lord Hill of Oareford:

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Lord Ryder of Wensum:

Lord Hill of Oareford:

Lord Lea of Crondall:

Lord Hill of Oareford:

Lord Empey:

Noble Lords:

Lord Empey:

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Social Care Funding - Statement

5.15 pm

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


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5.26 pm

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

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5.36 pm

Earl Howe:

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5.43 pm

Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes:

Baroness Northover:

Earl Howe:

Lord Warner:

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Earl Howe:

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Earl Howe:


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Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall:

Earl Howe:

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

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Earl Howe:

Horsemeat and Food Fraud - Statement

6.05 pm

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


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6.14 pm

Lord Knight of Weymouth:

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6.22 pm

Lord De Mauley:


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6.26 pm

Lord Clark of Windermere:

Lord De Mauley:

Baroness Trumpington:

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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Baroness Trumpington:

Lord De Mauley:

Lord Elystan-Morgan:

Lord De Mauley:

Baroness Crawley:

Lord De Mauley:

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The Lord Bishop of Ripon and Leeds:

Lord De Mauley:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord De Mauley:

Lord Harris of Haringey:

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Lord De Mauley:

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer:

Lord De Mauley:

Lord Palmer:

Lord De Mauley:

Baroness Browning:

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Lord De Mauley:

Lord Judd:

Lord De Mauley:

Lord Martin of Springburn:

Lord De Mauley:

Viscount Ullswater:

Lord De Mauley:

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Baroness Donaghy:

Lord De Mauley:

The Countess of Mar:

Lord De Mauley:

Lord Lucas:

Lord De Mauley:

Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill - Second Reading (Continued)

6.46 pm

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville:

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6.56 pm

Lord Touhig:

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7.06 pm

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope:

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7.18 pm

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7.25 pm

The Lord Bishop of Ripon and Leeds:

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7.31 pm

Lord Sheikh:

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Baroness Hollis of Heigham:

Lord Sheikh:


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7.42 pm

Baroness Donaghy:

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7.50 pm

Lord Wigley:


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7.57 pm

Lord Whitty:


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8.06 pm

Baroness Gardner of Parkes:


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Lord Wigley:

Baroness Gardner of Parkes:


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Lord Adebowale:

Baroness Gardner of Parkes:


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8.19 pm

Baroness Lister of Burtersett:


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8.32 pm

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston:

8.36 pm

Lord Best:

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8.47 pm

Baroness Massey of Darwen:


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8.55 pm

Baroness Sherlock:


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9.05 pm

Lord Newby:

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Baroness Hollis of Heigham:

Lord Newby:

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Baroness Hollis of Heigham:

Lord Newby:

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Baroness Lister of Burtersett:

9.15 pm

Lord Newby:


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Written Statements [11 Feb 2013]

Benefits - Statement

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

Food: Horsemeat - Statement

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

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Regional Growth Fund - Statement

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Viscount Younger of Leckie):

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Roads: Sustainable Development - Statement

Earl Attlee:

Scotland: Independence - Statement

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

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Written Answers [11 Feb 2013]

Amazon Rainforest - Question

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

Armed Forces: Aircraft - Question

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

Armed Forces: Common Missile Compartment - Question

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

Armed Forces: Future Commitments - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Armenia and Azerbaijan - Question

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

Column: WA93

Bahrain - Questions

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

Baroness Warsi:

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Baroness Warsi:

Baroness Warsi:

Balance of Payments - Question

The Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint):

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Banking: Bonuses - Questions

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

Lord Deighton

Lord Deighton:

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Begging - Question

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

Civil Service: Job-share - Question

Column: WA97

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Communication: Electronic Devices - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Cybercrime - Question

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

Drugs - Questions

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

Economy - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

Lord Deighton:

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Education: A-levels - Question

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

Elections - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Embryology - Question

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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Viscount Younger of Leckie):

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

Energy: Electricity Generation - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Baroness Verma):

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Energy: Nuclear Reactors - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Baroness Verma):

EU: Emissions - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Baroness Verma):

EU: Membership - Question

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

EU: Statistics - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Exports - Questions

The Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Viscount Younger of Leckie):

Gaza - Question

Column: WA107

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

Gibraltar - Questions

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

Baroness Warsi:

Government Departments: Catering Facilities - Questions

Column: WA108

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

Baroness Northover:

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

Government Departments: Statistics - Question

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

Health: Accident and Emergency Departments - Questions

Column: WA109

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

Health: Contraception - Question

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

Column: WA110

Health: Diabetes - Question

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

Column: WA111

Health: Obesity - Question

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

Health: Ophthalmology - Question

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

Homelessness - Question

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

Housing - Questions

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

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

Lord Freud:

Baroness Hanham:

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Lord Freud:

Lord Freud:

Lord Freud:

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Israel - Questions

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

Baroness Warsi:

Baroness Warsi:

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Judiciary: Local Authorities - Question

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord McNally):

Justice: Magistracy - Question

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord McNally):

Column: WA117

Libya - Question

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

Mali - Question

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

Medicines Act 1968 - Question

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

Column: WA118

National Audit Office - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

National Insurance - Question

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

NHS: Contractors - Questions

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

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NHS: Nurses - Question

Column: WA120

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

North Korea - Questions

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

Column: WA121

Baroness Warsi:


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Office of Rail Regulation - Questions

Earl Attlee:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

Pensions - Questions

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Planning - Questions

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

Prisoners: Sentences - Question

Column: WA124

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord McNally):

Railways: Heathrow Airport - Question

Earl Attlee:

Retail: Gift Vouchers - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Viscount Younger of Leckie):

Column: WA125

Schools: Careers Advice - Question

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

Schools: National Curriculum - Question

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

Column: WA126

Schools: Toilets and Washing Facilities - Questions

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

Shipping Industry - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Shrewsbury 24 - Question

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord McNally):

Social Care: Adults - Question

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

Column: WA129

Syria - Questions

Baroness Northover:

Baroness Northover:

Column: WA130

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

Baroness Warsi:

Taxation: Death Tax - Question

Column: WA131

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

RSS - Question

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

Tunisia - Question

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


Column: WA132

Universal Credit - Questions

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

Lord Freud:

Column: WA133

Lord Freud:

Column: WA134

Zimbabwe - Question

Baroness Northover: