Table of Contents for
Monday 31 Mar 2014

Volume No. 753Part No. 138

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House of Lords

Retirement of a Member: Lord Grenfell - Announcement

Airports: Heathrow - Question

Armed Forces: Biofuels - Question

Film Industry - Question

Housing - Question

Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2014 - Motion to Approve

Enterprise Act 2002 (Protection of Legitimate Interests) (Amendment) Order 2014 - Motions to Approve

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Competition) (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2014 - Motions to Approve

Copyright (Regulation of Relevant Licensing Bodies) Regulations 2014 - Motions to Approve

Water Bill - Report (2nd Day)

Amendment 88ZA

Clause 51: The Flood Reinsurance Scheme

Amendment 88A

Amendments 88B to 88D

Amendment 89

Amendment 89A

Amendment 89B

Clause 53: Scheme funding

Amendment 90ZA

Amendment 90A

Clause 54: Scheme administration

Amendment 90B

Amendments 90BA and 90C

Clause 56: Disclosure of information: preparatory purposes

Amendments 90CA to 90CD

Clause 57: Flood insurance obligations

Amendment 90D

Amendment 90DA

Clause 69: Interpretation

Amendments 90E to 90K

Clause 70: Period of operation

Amendment 90L

Clause 71: Regulations and orders

Amendments 90M to 90T

Amendment 91

Amendment 91A

Schedule 11: Orders under section 77: further provision

Amendments 91B to 91D

Clause 80: Commencement

Amendments 91E to 94

Schedule 12: Commencement orders: appropriate authority

Amendments 95 to 97

Health: Deaf People - Question for Short Debate

Grand Committee

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 2014 - Motion to Consider

Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Council Tax Increases) (England) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2014 - Motion to Consider

Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 - Motion to Consider

Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Amendment) Order 2014 - Motion to Consider

Representation of the People (Combination of Polls) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 - Motion to Consider

Anonymous Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 2014 - Motion to Consider

Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Ketamine etc.) (Amendment) Order 2014 - Motion to Consider

Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (Amendment) Order 2013 - Motion to Consider

Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2013 - Motion to Consider

Disabled People: Independent Living Fund - Question for Short Debate

Written Statements

Alcohol: Licensing - Statement

Architects Registration Board: Periodic Review - Statement

Companies House: Public Targets - Statement

Defence Nuclear Safety Committee and Nuclear Research Advisory Council: Triennial Reviews - Statement

Defence Support Group - Statement

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea - Statement

Energy: Thermal Analysis Review - Statement

European Police College - Statement

Fishing: Common Fisheries Policy - Statement

Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board: Triennial Review - Statement

Policing - Statement

Sri Lanka - Statement

Written Answers

Apprenticeships - Questions

Armed Forces: Officers - Question

Armed Forces: Scotland - Question

Channel Islands - Questions

Civil Service: Senior Posts - Question

Cyclists: Fatalities - Question

Drugs: Prescribed Drug Addiction - Questions

EU: Imports - Question

Government Departments: Surveys - Questions

Health: Parkinson’s Disease - Question

Higher Education: Television Services - Question

Housing - Question

NHS: General Practitioners - Question

NHS: Private Patients - Question

Non-departmental Government Bodies: Staff - Question

Pensions - Questions

Police: Strip Searches - Question

Railways: Euston Station - Question

Railways: High Speed 2 - Questions

Schools: Governors - Question

Ukraine - Question

Winter Fuel Allowance - Question





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House of Lords [31 Mar 2014]

2.30 pm

Retirement of a Member: Lord Grenfell - Announcement

2.37 pm

Airports: Heathrow - Question

2.37 pm

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Baroness Kramer) (LD):

Lord Spicer (Con):

Baroness Kramer:

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Lord Bradshaw (LD):

Baroness Kramer:

Lord Clinton-Davis (Lab):

Baroness Kramer:

Lord Stoddart of Swindon (Ind Lab):

Baroness Kramer:

Lord Davies of Oldham (Lab):

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Baroness Kramer:

Baroness Tonge (Ind LD):

Baroness Kramer:

The Lord Bishop of Birmingham:

Baroness Kramer:

Armed Forces: Biofuels - Question

2.46 pm

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

Lord Soley (Lab):

Lord Astor of Hever:

Lord Trefgarne (Con):

Lord Astor of Hever:

Lord Rooker (Lab):

Lord Astor of Hever:

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Lord Palmer of Childs Hill (LD):

Lord Astor of Hever:

Lord West of Spithead (Lab):

Lord Astor of Hever:

Lord Elton (Con):

Lord Astor of Hever:

The Countess of Mar (CB):

Lord Astor of Hever:

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Film Industry - Question

2.53 pm

Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con):

Baroness Eaton (Con):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall (Lab):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

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Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury (LD):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Lord Dobbs (Con):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

The Earl of Sandwich (CB):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Housing - Question

3.01 pm

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

Baroness Browning (Con):

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Baroness Stowell of Beeston:

Lord McKenzie of Luton (Lab):

Baroness Stowell of Beeston:

Baroness Grender (LD):

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Baroness Greengross (CB):

Baroness Stowell of Beeston:

Lord Campbell-Savours (Lab):

Baroness Stowell of Beeston:

Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2014 - Motion to Approve

3.08 pm

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Enterprise Act 2002 (Protection of Legitimate Interests) (Amendment) Order 2014 - Motions to Approve

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Competition) (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2014 - Motions to Approve

Copyright (Regulation of Relevant Licensing Bodies) Regulations 2014 - Motions to Approve

3.08 pm

Water Bill - Report (2nd Day)

3.09 pm

Amendment 88ZA

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Lord Whitty (Lab):


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3.15 pm

Lord Cameron of Dillington (CB):

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Lord Shipley (LD):


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

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3.30 pm

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Lord Whitty:


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Clause 51: The Flood Reinsurance Scheme

Amendment 88A

Baroness Northover (LD):

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Earl Cathcart (Con):

3.45 pm

Lord Whitty:


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The Earl of Lytton (CB):

Baroness Northover:

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Amendments 88B to 88D

Amendment 89

The Earl of Lytton:


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4 pm

Lord Cameron of Dillington:


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Lord Crickhowell (Con):


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4.15 pm

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Lord Campbell-Savours (Lab):

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Baroness Parminter:

4.30 pm

Lord Moynihan (Con):

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Lord Whitty:


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Lord De Mauley:


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Lord Campbell-Savours:

Lord De Mauley:


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4.45 pm

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The Earl of Lytton:

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Amendment 89A

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Lord Grantchester (Lab):


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5 pm

Lord Krebs (CB):

The Earl of Lytton:

Earl Cathcart:


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Lord De Mauley:


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Lord Hunt of Chesterton (Lab):

Lord De Mauley:

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Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (GP):

Lord De Mauley:

5.15 pm

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Lord Grantchester:

5.17 pm

Division on Amendment 89AContents 175; Not-Contents 223.Amendment 89A disagreed.

Division No. 1 [] [31 Mar 2014]

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5.30 pm

Amendment 89B

Lord Whitty:


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Lord Cameron of Dillington:


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5.45 pm

Earl Cathcart:


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Lord Cameron of Dillington:

The Earl of Lytton:

Lord De Mauley:


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Lord Campbell-Savours:

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Lord De Mauley:


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6 pm

Lord Whitty:

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6.04 pm

Division on Amendment 89BContents 190; Not-Contents 209.Amendment 89B disagreed.

Division No. 2 [] [31 Mar 2014]

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6.16 pm

Clause 53: Scheme funding

Amendment 90ZA

Baroness Parminter (LD):


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Lord Krebs:

Lord Campbell-Savours:

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Lord Krebs:

Lord Campbell-Savours:

Earl Cathcart:

6.30 pm

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Lord De Mauley:


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Baroness Parminter:

Amendment 90A

Clause 54: Scheme administration

Amendment 90B

Baroness Northover:

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6.45 pm

Lord Grantchester:


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Baroness Northover:


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Amendments 90BA and 90C

Clause 56: Disclosure of information: preparatory purposes

Amendments 90CA to 90CD

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Clause 57: Flood insurance obligations

Amendment 90D

Amendment 90DA

Lord Whitty:


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Baroness Northover:

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7 pm

Lord Whitty:

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Baroness Northover:

Lord Whitty:

Clause 69: Interpretation

Amendments 90E to 90K

Clause 70: Period of operation

Amendment 90L

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Clause 71: Regulations and orders

Amendments 90M to 90T

Amendment 91

Earl Cathcart:

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Lord Grantchester:

Lord Cameron of Dillington:

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Baroness Northover:

7.15 pm

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Earl Cathcart:

Amendment 91A

Schedule 11: Orders under section 77: further provision

Amendments 91B to 91D

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Clause 80: Commencement

Amendments 91E to 94

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Schedule 12: Commencement orders: appropriate authority

Amendments 95 to 97

Health: Deaf People - Question for Short Debate

7.20 pm

Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (Lab):


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7.30 pm

Lord Borwick (Con):

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7.38 pm

Lord Addington (LD):

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7.46 pm

Baroness Howe of Idlicote (CB):

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7.52 pm

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab):


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Lord Addington:

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

8.03 pm

Baroness Jolly (LD):

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Grand Committee [31 Mar 2014]

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

3.30 pm

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Colwyn) (Con):

European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 2014 - Motion to Consider

3.30 pm

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):


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Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab):


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Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Council Tax Increases) (England) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2014 - Motion to Consider

3.45 pm

Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 - Motion to Consider

3.46 pm

Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Amendment) Order 2014 - Motion to Consider

3.46 pm

Representation of the People (Combination of Polls) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 - Motion to Consider

3.47 pm

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Anonymous Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 2014 - Motion to Consider

3.48 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Wales Office (Baroness Randerson) (LD):


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Lord McAvoy (Lab):


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4 pm

Baroness Randerson:


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Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Ketamine etc.) (Amendment) Order 2014 - Motion to Consider

4.12 pm

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con):

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The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Colwyn) (Con):

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (CB):


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4.15 pm

Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab):


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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon:

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Baroness Finlay of Llandaff:

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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon:

Baroness Smith of Basildon:

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon:


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Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (Amendment) Order 2013 - Motion to Consider

4.43 pm

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con):

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4.45 pm

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (CB):

Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab):


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5 pm

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon:


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Baroness Smith of Basildon:

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Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2013 - Motion to Consider

5.13 pm

Disabled People: Independent Living Fund - Question for Short Debate

5.14 pm

Baroness Campbell of Surbiton (CB):

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The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Bichard) (CB):

5.19 pm
5.29 pm

Baroness Campbell of Surbiton:

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5.35 pm

Lord Cormack (Con):


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5.40 pm

Baroness Hollins (CB):


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5.46 pm

Baroness Wilkins (Lab):


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5.51 pm

Lord Low of Dalston (CB):

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5.58 pm

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope (LD):

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6.02 pm

Baroness Grey-Thompson (CB):

6.04 pm
6.14 pm

Baroness Grey-Thompson:


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6.17 pm

Lord McAvoy (Lab):


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6.22 pm

Lord Bates (Con):

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Written Statements [31 Mar 2014]

Alcohol: Licensing - Statement

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

Architects Registration Board: Periodic Review - Statement

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

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Companies House: Public Targets - Statement

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

Defence Nuclear Safety Committee and Nuclear Research Advisory Council: Triennial Reviews - Statement

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


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Defence Support Group - Statement

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

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Democratic People’s Republic of Korea - Statement

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


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Energy: Thermal Analysis Review - Statement

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

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European Police College - Statement

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

Fishing: Common Fisheries Policy - Statement

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

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Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board: Triennial Review - Statement

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


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Policing - Statement

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

Sri Lanka - Statement

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


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Written Answers [31 Mar 2014]

Apprenticeships - Questions

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con):

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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon:

Armed Forces: Officers - Question

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

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Armed Forces: Scotland - Question

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

Channel Islands - Questions

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

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Civil Service: Senior Posts - Question

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

Cyclists: Fatalities - Question

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Baroness Kramer) (LD):

Drugs: Prescribed Drug Addiction - Questions

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

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Earl Howe:

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Earl Howe:

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EU: Imports - Question

The Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Livingston of Parkhead) (Con):

Government Departments: Surveys - Questions

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Wales Office (Baroness Randerson) (LD):

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

Health: Parkinson’s Disease - Question

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

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Higher Education: Television Services - Question

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con):

Housing - Question

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

NHS: General Practitioners - Question

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

NHS: Private Patients - Question

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

Non-departmental Government Bodies: Staff - Question

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con):

Pensions - Questions

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

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

Police: Strip Searches - Question

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

Railways: Euston Station - Question

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Baroness Kramer) (LD):

Railways: High Speed 2 - Questions

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The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Baroness Kramer) (LD):

Schools: Governors - Question

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

Ukraine - Question

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

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Winter Fuel Allowance - Question

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