Table of Contents for
Tuesday 1 Apr 2014

Volume No. 753Part No. 139

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House of Lords

Introduction: The Lord Bishop of Rochester

Electoral Fraud - Question

National Minimum Wage - Question

Senior Judiciary: Women - Question

BBC Licence Fee: Non-payment - Question

Royal Mail - Statement

Immigration Bill - Report (1st Day)

Clause 1: Removal of persons unlawfully in the United Kingdom

Amendment 1

Amendments 2 and 3

Clause 2: Restriction on removal of children and their parents etc

Clause 3: Independent Family Returns Panel

Schedule 1: Enforcement powers

Amendment 7

Clause 5: Restrictions on detention of unaccompanied children

Clause 7: Immigration bail: repeat applications and effect of removal directions

Amendment 9

Clause 15: Right of appeal to First-tier Tribunal

Amendment 10

Amendment 11

Amendment 12

Health: Innovative Medicine - Question for Short Debate

Immigration Bill - Report (1st Day) (Continued)

Clause 16: Place from which appeal may be brought or continued

Amendment 15

Clause 18: Article 8 of the ECHR: public interest considerations

Amendment 17

Amendment 22

Written Statements

Aviation: Airspace Restrictions - Statement

Business Rates - Statement

Courts: Fees - Statement

Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority - Statement

Intellectual Property Office: Performance Targets - Statement

Office for Nuclear Regulation - Statement

Parole Board - Statement

Vehicles: Heavy Goods Vehicles Levies - Statement

Written Answers

Alcohol - Question

Annuities - Question

Atos Healthcare - Question

Autism - Question

Bank of England - Questions

Bank of England Act 1998 - Questions

Banking: European Central Bank - Question

Banking: Polymer Banknotes - Question

Broadcasting: S4C - Questions

Captain Scott - Question

Citizens Advice and Consumer Focus - Question

Civil Servants: Classified Documents - Question

Compensation: Mesothelioma - Question

Disabled People - Question

Energy: Carbon Capture and Storage Plants - Question

Finance: Bonds - Questions

Finance: Foreign Exchange Rates - Question

Food: Fried Food - Question

Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill - Questions

Genetic Modification - Question

Gift Aid - Question

Government Departments: Budgets - Question

Government Departments: Expenditure - Question

Government Departments: Procurement - Question

Government Departments: Surveys - Question

Government: Ministerial Offices - Question

Health: Mitochondrial Disease - Questions

Health: Parkinson’s Disease - Question

Housing - Question

NHS: General Practitioners - Question

South Sudan - Question

Sport: Horseracing - Question

Syria - Questions

Taxation - Questions

Ukraine - Question

Unemployment: Young People - Questions





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House of Lords [1 Apr 2014]

2.30 pm

Introduction: The Lord Bishop of Rochester

2.37 pm

Electoral Fraud - Question

2.41 pm

Lord Naseby (Con):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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Lord Tyler (LD):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Dobbs (Con):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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Lord Wright of Richmond (CB):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Lab):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Lexden (Con):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Phillips of Sudbury (LD):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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National Minimum Wage - Question

2.50 pm

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

Lord Young of Norwood Green (Lab):

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Con):

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Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Lord Morris of Handsworth (Lab):

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Baroness Humphreys (LD):

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

The Lord Bishop of Leicester:

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Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Senior Judiciary: Women - Question

2.57 pm

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Lord Faulks:

Lord Beecham (Lab):

Lord Faulks:

Lord Mackay of Clashfern (Con):

Lord Faulks:

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Baroness Butler-Sloss (CB):

Lord Faulks:

Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Lab):

Lord Faulks:

Baroness Prashar (CB):

Lord Faulks:

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BBC Licence Fee: Non-payment - Question

3.04 pm

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Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Lord Barnett (Lab):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Lord Deben (Con):

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Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Lord Grocott (Lab):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Royal Mail - Statement

3.12 pm

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


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3.14 pm

Lord Young of Norwood Green (Lab):

3.15 pm

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

3.16 pm

Lord Haskel (Lab):

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

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Lord Stoneham of Droxford (LD):

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Lord Donoughue (Lab):

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Lord Dykes (LD):

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Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Lord Lea of Crondall (Lab):

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab):

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean (Lab):

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Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Immigration Bill - Report (1st Day)

3.25 pm

Clause 1: Removal of persons unlawfully in the United Kingdom

Amendment 1

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


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3.30 pm

Lord Judd (Lab):

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Baroness Hamwee (LD):

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3.45 pm

Lord Ramsbotham (CB):

Lord Rosser (Lab):

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Lord Hylton (CB):

Lord Avebury (LD):

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Lord Taylor of Holbeach:


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Lord Judd:

4 pm

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

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Amendments 2 and 3

Clause 2: Restriction on removal of children and their parents etc

Clause 3: Independent Family Returns Panel

Schedule 1: Enforcement powers

Amendment 7

Lord Ramsbotham:


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4.15 pm

Baroness Hamwee:

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Lord Ramsbotham:

Lord Rosser:

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

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Lord Ramsbotham:

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Clause 5: Restrictions on detention of unaccompanied children

Clause 7: Immigration bail: repeat applications and effect of removal directions

Amendment 9

Baroness Williams of Crosby (LD):


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4.30 pm

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Lord Lloyd of Berwick (CB):


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4.45 pm

Lord Roberts of Llandudno (LD):

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Lord Judd:

Lord Ramsbotham:

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Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab):

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Con):


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5 pm

Baroness Hamwee:

Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab):

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Lord Taylor of Holbeach:


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5.15 pm

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Baroness Williams of Crosby:

5.21 pm

Division on Amendment 9Contents 54; Not-Contents 360.Amendment 9 disagreed.

Division No. 1 [] [1 Apr 2014]

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5.41 pm

Clause 15: Right of appeal to First-tier Tribunal

Amendment 10

Baroness Berridge (Con):

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5.45 pm

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Lord Avebury:

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Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood (CB):

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6 pm

Baroness Lister of Burtersett:

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Lord Pannick (CB):

Lord Mackay of Clashfern (Con):


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Lord Woolf (CB):


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Lord Hope of Craighead (CB):


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6.15 pm

Viscount Eccles (Con):

Lord Hope of Craighead:

Baroness Smith of Basildon:


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


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Lord Woolf:

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

Lord Woolf:

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

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Lord Pannick:

6.30 pm

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

Baroness Berridge:

Earl Attlee (Con):

Baroness Berridge:

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Amendment 11

Baroness Smith of Basildon:


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6.45 pm

Lord Pannick:


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The Earl of Clancarty (CB):


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Baroness Hamwee:

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Lord Wallace of Tankerness:


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7 pm

Lord Avebury:

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

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Baroness Manzoor (LD):

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

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7.15 pm

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7.16 pm

Division on Amendment 11Contents 164; Not-Contents 205.Amendment 11 disagreed.

Division No. 2 [] [1 Apr 2014]

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7.27 pm

Amendment 12

Health: Innovative Medicine - Question for Short Debate

7.28 pm

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Baroness Thomas of Winchester (LD):


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Baroness Jolly (LD):

7.38 pm

Lord Kakkar (CB):

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7.44 pm

Lord Colwyn (Con):

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7.49 pm

Baroness Masham of Ilton (CB):


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7.54 pm

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7.59 pm

Lord Walton of Detchant (CB):

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8.04 pm

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab):


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8.10 pm

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

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8.23 pm

Immigration Bill - Report (1st Day) (Continued)

8.27 pm

Clause 16: Place from which appeal may be brought or continued

Amendment 15

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Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab):


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Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab):

8.45 pm

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The Earl of Listowel (CB):


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Lord Pannick (CB):

9 pm

The Lord Bishop of Leicester:

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Baroness Benjamin (LD):

Lord Hope of Craighead (CB):

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


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9.15 pm

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9.30 pm

The Earl of Sandwich:

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Clause 18: Article 8 of the ECHR: public interest considerations

Amendment 17

Lord Pannick:


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Lord Hope of Craighead:

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Baroness Lister of Burtersett:

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9.45 pm

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:


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Lord Pannick:

The Deputy Speaker (Lord Haskel):

Amendment 22

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Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab):


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Baroness Hamwee (LD):

10 pm

Baroness Lister of Burtersett:

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

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Baroness Smith of Basildon:


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Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

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Written Statements [1 Apr 2014]

Aviation: Airspace Restrictions - Statement

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


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Business Rates - Statement

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


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Courts: Fees - Statement

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Faulks) (Con):


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Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority - Statement

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Faulks) (Con):

Intellectual Property Office: Performance Targets - Statement

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

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Office for Nuclear Regulation - Statement

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


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Parole Board - Statement

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Faulks) (Con):

Vehicles: Heavy Goods Vehicles Levies - Statement

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

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Written Answers [1 Apr 2014]

Alcohol - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton) (Con):

Annuities - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton) (Con):

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Atos Healthcare - Question

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

Autism - Question

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

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Bank of England - Questions

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton) (Con):

Lord Deighton:

Bank of England Act 1998 - Questions

Lord Newby (LD):

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Banking: European Central Bank - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton) (Con):

Banking: Polymer Banknotes - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton) (Con):

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Broadcasting: S4C - Questions

Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

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Captain Scott - Question

Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con):

Citizens Advice and Consumer Focus - Question

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

Civil Servants: Classified Documents - Question

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Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Compensation: Mesothelioma - Question

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

Disabled People - Question

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

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Energy: Carbon Capture and Storage Plants - Question

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

Finance: Bonds - Questions

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton) (Con):

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Lord Deighton:

Finance: Foreign Exchange Rates - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton) (Con):

Food: Fried Food - Question

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

Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill - Questions

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Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

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Genetic Modification - Question

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

Gift Aid - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton) (Con):

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Government Departments: Budgets - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Government Departments: Expenditure - Question

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

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Government Departments: Procurement - Question

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

Government Departments: Surveys - Question

Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con):

Government: Ministerial Offices - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Health: Mitochondrial Disease - Questions

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


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Earl Howe:

Health: Parkinson’s Disease - Question

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

Housing - Question

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


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NHS: General Practitioners - Question

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

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South Sudan - Question

Baroness Northover (LD):

Sport: Horseracing - Question

Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con):

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Syria - Questions

Baroness Northover (LD):

Baroness Northover:

Taxation - Questions

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton) (Con):

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Lord Deighton:

Ukraine - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton) (Con):

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Unemployment: Young People - Questions

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

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Lord Freud: