Table of Contents for Lords Hansard of 25 Feb 2013

Baroness Benjamin:

Baroness King of Bow:

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Baroness Gardner of Parkes:

Baroness Scotland of Asthal:

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Baroness Thornton:

Republic of Ireland: Aids to Navigation - Question

2.43 pm

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Lord Clinton-Davis:

Lord Greenway:

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville:

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Lord Davies of Oldham:

Lord Lexden:

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

Energy: Prices - Question

2.51 pm

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Lord Touhig:

Baroness Verma:

Lord Howell of Guildford:

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Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Baroness Verma:

Baroness Worthington:

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Baroness Verma:

Health: Midwives - Question

2.59 pm

Baroness Cumberlege:

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

Baroness Cumberlege:

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Lord Avebury:

The Lord Bishop of Ripon and Leeds:

Baroness Afshar:

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Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton:

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

Partnerships (Prosecution) (Scotland) Bill [HL] - Report

3.06 pm

Defamation Bill - Third Reading

3.06 pm

Clause 2: Arbitration service for defamation and related civil claims against members of Independent Regulatory Board

Amendment 1

Lord Fowler:

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3.15 pm

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Clause 6 : Publication on matters of public interest

Amendment 2

Lord Taverne:

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Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill - Committee (1st Day)

3.22 pm

Clause 1 : Up-rating of certain social security benefits for tax years 2014-15 and 2015-16

Amendment 1

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town:

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3.30 pm

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3.45 pm

Baroness Afshar:

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4 pm

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Lord Bach:

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4.15 pm

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4.30 pm

Lord Howarth of Newport:

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Lord Bach:

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4.45 pm

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

Column: 873

Economy: Credit Rating - Statement

4.49 pm

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Lord Deighton:

Lord Elystan-Morgan:

Lord Deighton:

Lord Marlesford:

Lord Howarth of Newport:

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Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill - Committee (1st Day) (Continued)

5.03 pm

Amendment 2

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Lord German:

5.15 pm

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5.30 pm

The Lord Bishop of Leicester:

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Amendment 4

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5.45 pm

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Baroness Howe of Idlicote:

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6 pm

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6.15 pm

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The Lord Bishop of Ripon and Leeds:

The Lord Bishop of Leicester:

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Amendment 6

Column: 897

6.30 pm

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6.45 pm

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Amendment 7

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7 pm

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Lord Best:

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7.15 pm

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7.30 pm

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7.45 pm

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Lord Carlile of Berriew:

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Health: Anorexia - Question for Short Debate

7.55 pm

Lord Giddens:

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8.06 pm

Lord Alderdice:

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8.11 pm

The Countess of Mar:

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8.16 pm

Baroness Crawley:

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8.20 pm

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8.26 pm

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe:

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8.32 pm

Baroness Gale:

Column: 928

8.38 pm

Lord Collins of Highbury:

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

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Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill - Committee (1st Day) (Continued)

8.56 pm

Amendment 8

Baroness Grey-Thompson:

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9 pm

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9.15 pm

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9.30 pm

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9.45 pm

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

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Clause 2 : Up-rating of tax credits for tax years 2014-15 and 2015-16

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Written Statements [25 Feb 2013]

Asylum Seekers: Language Analysis Testing - Statement

Column: WS72

Department for Communities and Local Government - Statement

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

Column: WS73

ECOFIN - Statement

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

Column: WS74

Employment: Parental Leave and Pay - Statement

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

Column: WS75

EU: Foreign Affairs Council - Statement

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

Column: WS76

Column: WS77

Food: Horsemeat and Food Fraud - Statement

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

Column: WS78

Column: WS79

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General Medical Council - Statement

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

Immigration and Nationality Services - Statement

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

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Lebanon and Cambodia - Statement

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

Young Offenders: Funding - Statement

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

Column: WS91

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Column: WA183

Written Answers [25 Feb 2013]

Abkhazia and South Ossetia - Question

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

Abortion - Questions

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

Column: WA184

Column: WA185

Africa: Tourism - Question

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

Column: WA186

Agriculture: Pesticides - Questions

Lord De Mauley:

Arab Spring - Question

Column: WA187

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

Asylum Seekers - Questions

Column: WA188

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

Bahrain - Question

Column: WA189

Bangladesh - Questions

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

Column: WA190

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

Banking: LIBOR - Question

Column: WA191

Banks: Iceland - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

Barnett Formula - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

Column: WA192

Benefits - Questions

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

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

Column: WA193

Lord Freud:

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

British Citizenship - Questions

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

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

Burma - Questions

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Column: WA200

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

Column: WA201

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

Businesses: Invoice Payments - Question

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

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Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Viscount Younger of Leckie

Cats - Question

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

Charities - Question

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

Column: WA203

Children: Childcare - Question

Civil Service: Redundancy - Question

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

Column: WA204

Courts: Closures - Question

Crime: Joint Enterprise - Questions

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

Column: WA205

Defamation Bill - Question

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

Diplomatic Service - Question

Column: WA206

Disabled People: Personal Independence Payment - Questions

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

Drones - Questions

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

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

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

Drugs: Orphan Medicines - Question

Dunfermline Building Society - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

Column: WA209

Education: AS-Levels - Question

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

Education: English and Maths - Questions

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

Lord Nash:

Column: WA210

Education: GCSEs - Question

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

Education: Leavers - Question

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

Egypt - Question

Egypt and Tunisia - Question

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

Column: WA213

Elections: Police and Crime Commissioners - Questions

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

Column: WA214

Employment Law - Questions

Column: WA215

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Employment: Women - Question

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

Column: WA216

Employment: Work Capability Assessment - Question

Energy: Biomass Fuel - Question

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

Column: WA217

Energy: Smart Meters - Question

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

EU: Aid - Questions

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

Column: WA218

Baroness Garden of Frognal:

EU: Higher Education - Question

Column: WA219

EU: Proposed Financial Transaction Tax - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

EU: Single Market - Question

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

Column: WA220

EU: UK Membership - Question

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

Finance: Contactless Payments - Questions

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

Finance: Investment Schemes - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

Column: WA221

Food: Labelling - Question

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

Food: Production and Consumption - Question

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

Food: Security and Nutrition - Questions

Column: WA222

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

Column: WA223

Gambia - Question

Gaza - Question

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

Genetically Modified Organisms - Question

Column: WA224

Georgia - Questions

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

Baroness Warsi

Column: WA225

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

Government Departments: Arm’s-length Bodies - Question

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Column: WA227

Government Departments: e-mail - Question

Column: WA228

Government Departments: Staff - Questions

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

Health and Social Care Act 2012 - Question

Health: Access to Medicines - Question

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

Column: WA229

Health: Cancer - Question

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

Health: Drugs - Question

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

Column: WA230

Health: General Healthcare Group - Question

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

Health: Neurology - Questions

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

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Health: Private Healthcare Companies - Question

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

Health: Research - Questions

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

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

Health: Respiratory Disease - Question

Health: Urology - Questions

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

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Hedgehogs - Question

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

Higher Education: Funding - Question

Baroness Garden of Frognal:

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Homelessness - Questions

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

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

Column: WA235

House of Lords: Savings Strategy and Financial Plan - Questions

The Chairman of Committees (Lord Sewel):

The Chairman of Committees:

Column: WA236

Houses of Parliament: Police and Security - Questions

The Chairman of Committees (Lord Sewel):

The Chairman of Committees:

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The Chairman of Committees:

Immigration - Questions

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

Column: WA238

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

Inflation - Questions

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

Column: WA239

Lord Deighton:

Insolvency - Question

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

Iran - Question

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

Israel - Questions

Column: WA240

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

Column: WA241

Israel and Palestine - Questions

Column: WA242

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

Column: WA243

Column: WA244

Israel and Palestine: West Bank - Questions

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

Kenya - Question

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

Column: WA245

King Richard III - Question

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

Legal Aid - Question

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

Column: WA246

Lithuania - Question

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

Met Office - Question

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

Column: WA247

Migration - Questions

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

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence - Questions

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Nepal - Question

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

Column: WA249

NHS: Commissioning Support Units - Questions

Column: WA250

NHS: Complaints - Question

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

NHS: End-of-life Care - Question

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

Column: WA251

NHS: National Clinical Directors - Questions

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

NHS: Patient Care - Question

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

Nuclear Weapons - Questions

Column: WA252

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

Column: WA253

Offenders: Outsourcing Probation - Questions

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

Lord McNally:

Column: WA254

Offenders: Rehabilitation - Question

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

Overseas Aid - Questions

Column: WA255

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

Parliament Square - Question

Patient Advisory and Liaison Service - Question

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

Column: WA256

Planning - Question

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

Column: WA257

Police and Crime Commissioners - Question

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

Column: WA258

Post-2015 Millennium Development Goals - Questions

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

Prisoners: Care System - Question

Column: WA259

Prisons: Food - Question

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

Public Bodies - Question

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

Column: WA260

Public Health: Responsibility Deal - Questions

Column: WA263

Railways: European Rail Traffic Management System - Question

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

Column: WA264

Railways: Eurostar - Question

Railways: High Speed - Question

Railways: High Speed 2 - Questions

Column: WA265

Railways: Northern Ireland - Question

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

Column: WA266

Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital - Questions

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

Column: WA267

Schools: Academies - Questions

Lord Nash:

Column: WA268

Schools: Asbestos - 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: WA269

Schools: Teachers - Question

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

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

Smoking: Electronic Cigarettes - Question

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

Column: WA271

Social Care: Funding - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

Somalia - Question

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

Surveillance - Question

Column: WA272

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

Syria - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

Taxation: Inheritance Tax - Question

Column: WA273

Terrorism - Question

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

Thailand - Question

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

Thames Tideway Tunnel - Question

Column: WA274

Uganda - Question