Table of Contents for
Tuesday 6 May 2014

Volume No. 753Part No. 145

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House of Lords

Armed Forces Front-line Combat Roles: Women - Question

Health: Liver Disease - Question

Transforming Rehabilitation: Mental Health - Question

Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre - Question

House of Lords Reform (No. 2) Bill - Order of Commitment Discharged

Immigration Bill - Third Reading

Clause 1: Removal of persons unlawfully in the United Kingdom

Amendment 1

Clause 15: Right of appeal to First-tier Tribunal

Amendment 2

Amendment 3

Clause 74: Orders and regulations

Amendment 4

Schedule 9: Transitional and consequential provision

Amendment 5

In the Title

Amendment 6

Motion

Pfizer and AstraZeneca - Statement

National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 - Motion of Regret

Businesses: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises - Motion to Take Note

Defence Reform Bill - Returned from the Commons

Written Statements

Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body: Triennial Review - Statement

Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body - Statement

Armed Forces: 24 Commando Engineer Regiment - Statement

Assisted Areas Map - Statement

Courts: Civil Courts - Statement

Courts: Family Courts - Statement

Crime: Hate Crime - Statement

Department for Communities and Local Government: Recess Business - Statement

Department for Transport: Contingencies Fund Advance - Statement

ECOFIN - Statement

Education: Spending - Statement

Energy: Coal Mining - Statement

EU: Foreign Affairs Council - Statement

EU: Foreign Affairs Ministers’ Meeting - Statement

First World War: Commemoration - Statement

Foreign Affairs Council and Defence Foreign Affairs Council - Statement

Gambling: Betting Shops - Statement

Gangmasters Licensing Authority - Statement

Health Education England Mandate - Statement

Health: European Healthcare Payments - Statement

Highways Agency - Statement

Horseracing - Statement

Human Rights and Democracy - Statement

Legal Services Regulatory Framework - Statement

Migration Advisory Committee: Triennial Review - Statement

National Measurement Office: Performance Targets - Statement

National Reform Programme - Statement

National Space Security Policy - Statement

Pensions - Statements

Personal Independence Payment - Statement

Planning - Statement

Railways: Access for All - Statement

Railways: Franchises - Statement

Railways: Intercity Express Programme - Statement

Regional Growth Fund - Statement

Republic of Ireland: Financial Assistance - Statement

Schools: Careers Guidance - Statement

Scientific Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of Less Lethal Weapons - Statement

Scottish Independence: Work and Pensions - Statement

Senior Salaries Review Body: Triennial Review - Statement

Traffic Signs - Statement

Vehicles: Carbon Emissions - Statement

Written Answers

Abortion - Question

Afghanistan: Women and Girls - Questions

Agriculture: Common Agricultural Policy - Question

Agriculture: Laying Hens - Question

Air Quality - Question

Alcohol - Questions

Annuities - Question

Apprenticeships - Questions

Argentina - Question

Armed Conflict: Child Soldiers - Question

Armed Forces: Airfields - Question

Armed Forces: Food and Accommodation - Question

Arts: Theatres - Question

Asylum Seekers - Questions

Azure Card Scheme - Question

BBC: Black and Minority Ethnic Issues - Question

Bees - Question

Benefits - Question

Benefits: Sanctions - Question

Bosnia-Herzegovina - Questions

Botswana - Questions

British Nationality - Questions

Burma - Question

Cabinet Office: Precedent Book - Question

Cameroon: Boko Haram - Question

Care Sector: Immigrant Workers - Question

Caste Discrimination - Question

Cats - Question

Central African Republic - Questions

Chad and the Central African Republic - Question

Children: Mental and Emotional Abuse - Questions

Children’s Secure Estate: Risk-based Strip-searching - Question

China - Question

China: Religious Freedom - Question

Citizenship Curriculum: Voter Registration - Question

Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 - Question

Contingent Liability: Nuclear Indemnity - Question

Council Tax - Question

Courts and Tribunal Service - Question

Deaf People - Questions

Debt Management Office - Question

Disclosure and Barring Service - Question

Doctors: Misconduct - Question

Domestic Violence - Question

DVLA - Question

Economy: Deficit Reduction - Question

Economy: Job Vacancies - Question

Education: Primary and 16-19 Assessment and Accountability - Question

Egypt - Questions

Electoral Registration - Questions

Embryology - Questions

Employment - Questions

Employment Allowance - Question

Employment: Disability - Question

Employment: Disabled People - Question

Energy: Biofuels - Questions

EU: Applications for Membership - Question

EU: Definition of “Europe” - Question

EU: Justice and Home Affairs - Question

Eurozone - Question

Finance: High-frequency Trading - Question

Finance: Regulation - Question

Financial Advice: Mis-selling - Question

Financial Conduct Authority - Question

Forced Marriage - Question

Former Prime Ministers: Public Duty Cost Allowances - Question

Fracking - Question

Freedom of Information - Question

Gangmasters Licensing Authority - Question

Gateway and Identity Assurance Programme - Questions

Gaza - Question

Gibraltar and Spain - Questions

Government Departments: Budgets - Questions

Government Departments: Catering, Hospitality and Refreshments - Question

Government Departments: Contracts - Question

Government Departments: Management Information Reports - Questions

Government Departments: Procurement - Question

Guantanamo Bay - Question

Health: Anaemia - Question

Health: Atrial Fibrillation - Question

Health: Cancer - Questions

Health: Diabetes - Question

Health: Diet - Question

Health: Hepatitis C - Question

Health: HIV - Question

Health: Learning Disabilities - Questions

Health: Liver Cancer - Question

Health: Liver Disease - Question

Health: Podiatry - Questions

Health: Prescription Drugs - Question

Higher Education: Degree Courses - Question

Higher Education: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics - Question

Higher Education: Student Loans - Question

Hitachi - Question

HMRC: Gift Aid - Question

Homeless People - Questions

Homosexuality - Question

Housing - Questions

Housing: Flood Risk - Question

Housing: Help to Buy - Question

Housing: Private Rented Sector - Question

Human Rights: Shell and Rio Tinto - Question

Immigration Bill - Questions

Immigration: Detention - Question

Imports and Exports - Question

Income: Household Averages - Question

Insurance Securities - Question

Iran - Question

Islamist Organisations - Question

Israel - Questions

Israel and Palestine - Questions

Justice: Immigration and Asylum - Question

Justice: IPP Prisoners - Question

Kosovo - Question

Legal Aid - Questions

Listed Buildings: Energy-saving Measures - Questions

Living Wage - Questions

Local Authorities - Questions

NHS: “Better Services, Better Value” Review - Questions

NHS: Keogh Review - Question

North Korea - Questions

Northern Ireland: On-the-runs - Questions

Offenders: Ex-Service Personnel - Questions

Offenders: Special Needs Statements - Question

Ofsted - Question

Overseas Aid - Questions

Overseas Aid: Product Development Partnerships - Questions

Pakistan: Religious Minorities - Question

Palestine - Question

Passports - Question

Peace Walls - Question

Pensions - Question

Pensions: Public Spending - Question

Police: Ethnic Minority Recruitment - Question

Ports - Question

Prisoners: Books - Questions

Prisoners: Education - Questions

Prisoners: Education - Questions

Prisoners: Rehabilitation - Question

Prisons: Budget - Question

Prisons: HMP Belmarsh - Questions

Prisons: HMP Pentonville - Question

Prisons: HMP The Verne - Questions

Probation: Mental Health Community Treatment - Question

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 - Questions

Public Expenditure - Question

Public Order Act 1986 and Crime and Disorder Act 1998 - Questions

Racial Equality - Question

Railways: Franchises - Question

Royal Mail: Shares - Question

Schools: Foreign Languages - Question

Scotland: Independence Referendum - Question

Serbia: NATO Bombing - Question

Sharia Law - Question

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises - Question

Sport: Circuit of Wales - Questions

Sport: Football - Question

Sport: Funding - Question

Sport: Motor Racing - Questions

Sport: Racism - Questions

Sri Lanka - Question

St Helena - Question

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon - Question

Sudan - Questions

Syria - Question

Syria: Refugees - Question

Taxation - Questions

Taxation: Fraud - Question

Taxation: Income Tax - Questions

Taxation: Inheritance Tax - Question

Taxation: Online Newspapers - Question

Tobacco: Packaging - Questions

Tourism - Question

Turkey - Question

Ukraine and Russia: Money-laundering - Questions

Ulster Defence Regiment - Questions

United Arab Emirates - Question

Venezuela - Question

Voting: Young People - Questions

Wildlife: Illegal Trade - Questions

Wildlife: Ivory Trade - Question

Women: Involvement in Government - Questions

Women’s Engagement Newsletter - Question

Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 - Question





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Tuesday 6 May 2014

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House of Lords [6 May 2014]

2.30 pm

Armed Forces Front-line Combat Roles: Women - Question

2.37 pm

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

Lord Selkirk of Douglas (Con):


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Lord Astor of Hever:

Lord Lester of Herne Hill (LD):

Lord Astor of Hever:

Health: Liver Disease - Question

2.45 pm

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

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Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Lab):

Earl Howe:

Noble Lords:

Baroness Gardner of Parkes (Con):

Earl Howe:

Noble Lords:

Baroness Billingham (Lab):

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Earl Howe:

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (CB):

Earl Howe:

Noble Lords:

Baroness Manzoor (LD):

Earl Howe:

Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale (Lab):

Baroness Cumberlege (Con):

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Baroness Wheeler (Lab):

Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale:

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

Noble Lords:

Earl Howe:

Transforming Rehabilitation: Mental Health - Question

2.54 pm

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

Baroness Linklater of Butterstone (LD):

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Lord Faulks:

Baroness Howarth of Breckland (CB):

Lord Faulks:

Lord Beecham (Lab):

Lord Faulks:

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Lord Ramsbotham (CB):

Lord Faulks:

Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre - Question

3.01 pm

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

Lord Ramsbotham (CB):

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Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab):

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Lord Avebury (LD):

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Lab):

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

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Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean (Lab):

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Lord Roberts of Llandudno (LD):

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

House of Lords Reform (No. 2) Bill - Order of Commitment Discharged

3.08 pm

Lord Steel of Aikwood (LD):

Immigration Bill - Third Reading

3.09 pm

Clause 1: Removal of persons unlawfully in the United Kingdom

Amendment 1

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

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Clause 15: Right of appeal to First-tier Tribunal

Amendment 2

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


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3.15 pm

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Lord Hope of Craighead (CB):

Baroness Berridge (Con):


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Lord Avebury (LD):


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Baroness Hamwee (LD):

Lord Woolf (CB):


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3.30 pm

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:


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Amendment 3

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Lord Avebury:


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Baroness Smith of Basildon:

3.45 pm

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Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

3.50 pm

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Baroness Smith of Basildon:

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Lord Avebury:


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Clause 74: Orders and regulations

Amendment 4

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Schedule 9: Transitional and consequential provision

Amendment 5

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4 pm

In the Title

Amendment 6

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:


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Motion

Baroness Smith of Basildon:

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Baroness Hamwee:

Pfizer and AstraZeneca - Statement

4.06 pm

Lord Popat (Con):


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4.09 pm

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab):

4.11 pm

Lord Popat:

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4.13 pm

Lord Fowler (Con):

Lord Popat:

Lord Patel (CB):

Lord Popat:

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Lord Mitchell (Lab):

Lord Popat:

Lord Stoneham of Droxford (LD):

Lord Popat:

Lord Haskel (Lab):

Lord Popat:

Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con):

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Lord Popat:

National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 - Motion of Regret

4.21 pm

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab):

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4.30 pm

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Baroness Brinton (LD):


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Lord Walton of Detchant (CB):


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4.45 pm

Baroness Thomas of Winchester (LD):

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


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5 pm

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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

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Businesses: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises - Motion to Take Note

5.08 pm

Lord Cope of Berkeley (Con):


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5.21 pm

Baroness Cohen of Pimlico (Lab):

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5.29 pm

Lord Storey (LD):


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5.38 pm

Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint (Con):

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5.48 pm

Lord Giddens (Lab):

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5.55 pm

Lord Cotter (LD):


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6.01 pm

Lord Leigh of Hurley (Con):


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6.08 pm

Lord Haskel (Lab):

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6.19 pm

Lord Grade of Yarmouth (Con):


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6.25 pm

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab):


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6.36 pm

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

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6.58 pm

Lord Cope of Berkeley:

Defence Reform Bill - Returned from the Commons


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Written Statements [6 May 2014]

Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body: Triennial Review - Statement

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

Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body - Statement

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


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Armed Forces: 24 Commando Engineer Regiment - Statement

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

Assisted Areas Map - Statement

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


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Courts: Civil Courts - Statement

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

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Courts: Family Courts - Statement

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


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Crime: Hate Crime - Statement

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

Column: WS144

Department for Communities and Local Government: Recess Business - Statement

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


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Department for Transport: Contingencies Fund Advance - Statement

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

ECOFIN - Statement

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

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Lord Deighton:

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Education: Spending - Statement

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


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Energy: Coal Mining - Statement

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


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EU: Foreign Affairs Council - Statement

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

Column: WS154

EU: Foreign Affairs Ministers’ Meeting - Statement

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

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First World War: Commemoration - Statement

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

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Foreign Affairs Council and Defence Foreign Affairs Council - Statement

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


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Gambling: Betting Shops - Statement

Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con):

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Gangmasters Licensing Authority - Statement

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

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Health Education England Mandate - Statement

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

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Health: European Healthcare Payments - Statement

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

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Highways Agency - Statement

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

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Horseracing - Statement

Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con):

Human Rights and Democracy - Statement

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

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Legal Services Regulatory Framework - Statement

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

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Migration Advisory Committee: Triennial Review - Statement

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

National Measurement 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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National Reform Programme - Statement

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

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National Space Security Policy - Statement

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


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Pensions - Statements

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


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


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Personal Independence Payment - Statement

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

Planning - Statement

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

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Railways: Access for All - Statement

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

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Railways: Franchises - Statement

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


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Railways: Intercity Express Programme - Statement

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

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Regional Growth Fund - Statement

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

Column: WS180

Republic of Ireland: Financial Assistance - Statement

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

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Schools: Careers Guidance - Statement

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

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Scientific Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of Less Lethal Weapons - Statement

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

Scottish Independence: Work and Pensions - Statement

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

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Senior Salaries Review Body: Triennial Review - Statement

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

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Traffic Signs - Statement

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

Vehicles: Carbon Emissions - Statement

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

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Written Answers [6 May 2014]

Abortion - Question

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

Afghanistan: Women and Girls - Questions

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

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Agriculture: Common Agricultural Policy - Question

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

Agriculture: Laying Hens - Question

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

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Air Quality - Question

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

Column: WA316

Alcohol - Questions

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

Lord Deighton:

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

Annuities - Question

Lord Newby (LD):

Apprenticeships - Questions

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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con):

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon:

Argentina - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Armed Conflict: Child Soldiers - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

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Armed Forces: Airfields - Question

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

Armed Forces: Food and Accommodation - Question

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

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Arts: Theatres - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Asylum Seekers - Questions

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

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Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Azure Card Scheme - Question

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

BBC: Black and Minority Ethnic Issues - Question

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con):

Bees - Question

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

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Benefits - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

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Benefits: Sanctions - Question

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

Bosnia-Herzegovina - Questions

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


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Baroness Warsi:

Column: WA327

Baroness Warsi:

Baroness Warsi:

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Botswana - Questions

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

British Nationality - Questions

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

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

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Burma - Question

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

Cabinet Office: Precedent Book - Question

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Lord Bates (Con):

Cameroon: Boko Haram - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Care Sector: Immigrant Workers - Question

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

Caste Discrimination - Question

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con):

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Cats - Question

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

Central African Republic - Questions

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

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Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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Lord Bates (Con):

Lord Bates:

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Lord Bates:

Chad and the Central African Republic - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

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Children: Mental and Emotional Abuse - Questions

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

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

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Children’s Secure Estate: Risk-based Strip-searching - Question

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

China - Question

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

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China: Religious Freedom - Question

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

Citizenship Curriculum: Voter Registration - Question

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

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Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 - Question

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

Contingent Liability: Nuclear Indemnity - Question

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

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Council Tax - Question

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

Courts and Tribunal Service - Question

Lord Newby (LD):

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Deaf People - Questions

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

Earl Howe:

Debt Management Office - Question

Lord Newby (LD):


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Disclosure and Barring Service - Question

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

Doctors: Misconduct - Question

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

Column: WA344

Domestic Violence - Question

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

DVLA - Question

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


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Economy: Deficit Reduction - Question

Lord Newby (LD):

Economy: Job Vacancies - Question

Column: WA346

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Education: Primary and 16-19 Assessment and Accountability - Question

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

Egypt - Questions

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

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Baroness Warsi:

Electoral Registration - Questions

Lord Bates (Con):

Lord Bates:

Column: WA348

Embryology - Questions

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

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Earl Howe:

Earl Howe:


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Employment - Questions

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

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Lord Wallace of Saltaire:


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Column: WA353

Employment Allowance - Question

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

Employment: Disability - Question

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


Column: WA354

Employment: Disabled People - Question

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

Energy: Biofuels - Questions

Column: WA355

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

EU: Applications for Membership - Question

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

Column: WA356

EU: Definition of “Europe” - Question

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

EU: Justice and Home Affairs - Question

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

Eurozone - Question

Lord Newby (LD):

Finance: High-frequency Trading - Question

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

Finance: Regulation - Question

Column: WA358

Lord Newby (LD):

Financial Advice: Mis-selling - Question

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

Financial Conduct Authority - Question

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

Column: WA359

Forced Marriage - Question

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

Former Prime Ministers: Public Duty Cost Allowances - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Fracking - Question

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

Column: WA360

Freedom of Information - Question

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

Gangmasters Licensing Authority - Question

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

Gateway and Identity Assurance Programme - Questions

Column: WA361

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

Gaza - Question

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

Gibraltar and Spain - Questions

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

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Baroness Warsi:

Column: WA363

Baroness Warsi:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Column: WA364

Government Departments: Budgets - Questions

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

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

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

Column: WA365

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

Lord Bates (Con):

Lord Newby (LD):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Column: WA366

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

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

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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

Column: WA367

Government Departments: Catering, Hospitality and Refreshments - Question

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

Government Departments: Contracts - Question

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

Government Departments: Management Information Reports - Questions

Lord Bates (Con):

Government Departments: Procurement - Question

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

Guantanamo Bay - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Health: Anaemia - Question

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

Health: Atrial Fibrillation - Question

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

Health: Cancer - Questions

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

Earl Howe:

Column: WA371

Health: Diabetes - Question

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

Health: Diet - Question

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

Health: Hepatitis C - Question

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

Column: WA372

Health: HIV - Question

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

Health: Learning Disabilities - Questions

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

Column: WA373

Health: Liver Cancer - Question

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

Health: Liver Disease - Question

Column: WA374

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):


Column: WA375

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

Earl Howe:


Column: WA376

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Earl Howe:


Column: WA378

Health: Podiatry - Questions

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

Column: WA379

Earl Howe:

Earl Howe:

Column: WA380

Earl Howe:


Column: WA381

Health: Prescription Drugs - Question

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

Higher Education: Degree Courses - Question

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

Column: WA382

Higher Education: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics - Question

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

Column: WA383

Higher Education: Student Loans - Question

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con):

Hitachi - Question

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

HMRC: Gift Aid - Question

Column: WA384

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

Homeless People - Questions

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

Baroness Stowell of Beeston:

Homosexuality - Question

Column: WA385

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

Housing - Questions

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

Column: WA386


Column: WA387

Column: WA388

Column: WA389

Baroness Stowell of Beeston:

Column: WA390

Baroness Stowell of Beeston:

Housing: Flood Risk - Question

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

Housing: Help to Buy - Question

Lord Newby (LD):

Housing: Private Rented Sector - Question

Column: WA392

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

Human Rights: Shell and Rio Tinto - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):


Column: WA393

Immigration Bill - Questions

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

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Column: WA394

Immigration: Detention - Question

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

Imports and Exports - Question

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

Income: Household Averages - Question

Column: WA395

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Column: WA396

Insurance Securities - Question

Lord Newby (LD):

Iran - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Islamist Organisations - Question

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

Column: WA397

Israel - Questions

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

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

Baroness Warsi:

Column: WA398

Israel and Palestine - Questions

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

Baroness Warsi:

Baroness Warsi:

Baroness Warsi:

Column: WA399

Justice: Immigration and Asylum - Question

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

Justice: IPP Prisoners - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Column: WA400

Kosovo - Question

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

Legal Aid - Questions

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

Lord Faulks:


Column: WA402

Lord Newby (LD):

Listed Buildings: Energy-saving Measures - Questions

Lord Bates (Con):

Column: WA403

Lord Bates:

Living Wage - Questions

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


Column: WA404

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

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

Column: WA405

Local Authorities - Questions

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

Baroness Stowell of Beeston:

Column: WA406

NHS: “Better Services, Better Value” Review - Questions

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

Earl Howe:

NHS: Keogh Review - Question

Column: WA407

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

North Korea - Questions

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

Column: WA408

Baroness Warsi:

Baroness Warsi:

Baroness Warsi:

Column: WA409

Baroness Warsi:

Column: WA410

Baroness Warsi:

Northern Ireland: On-the-runs - Questions

Lord Bates (Con):

Lord Bates:

Column: WA411

Lord Bates:

Lord Bates:

Lord Bates:

Offenders: Ex-Service Personnel - Questions

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

Column: WA412

Lord Faulks:

Offenders: Special Needs Statements - Question

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


Column: WA413

Ofsted - Question

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

Overseas Aid - Questions

Lord Bates (Con):

Lord Bates:

Column: WA414

Lord Bates:

Lord Bates:

Overseas Aid: Product Development Partnerships - Questions

Lord Newby (LD):

Column: WA415

Pakistan: Religious Minorities - Question

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

Palestine - Question

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

Passports - Question

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

Column: WA416

Peace Walls - Question

Lord Bates (Con):

Pensions - Question

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

Column: WA417

Pensions: Public Spending - Question

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

Police: Ethnic Minority Recruitment - Question

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

Column: WA418

Ports - Question

Lord Bates (Con):

Prisoners: Books - Questions

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Column: WA419

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

Lord Faulks:

Prisoners: Education - Questions

Column: WA420

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

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

Prisoners: Education - Questions

Lord Newby (LD):

Column: WA421

Prisoners: Rehabilitation - Question

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

Prisons: Budget - Question

Column: WA422

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

Prisons: HMP Belmarsh - Questions

Column: WA425

Lord Newby (LD):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Prisons: HMP Pentonville - Question

Column: WA426

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

Prisons: HMP The Verne - Questions

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

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

Column: WA427

Probation: Mental Health Community Treatment - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 - Questions

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

Column: WA429

Column: WA430

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

Public Expenditure - Question

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

Column: WA431

Public Order Act 1986 and Crime and Disorder Act 1998 - Questions

Column: WA432

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

Racial Equality - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Railways: Franchises - Question

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

Column: WA433

Royal Mail: Shares - Question

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

Schools: Foreign Languages - Question

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

Scotland: Independence Referendum - Question

Lord Bates (Con):

Serbia: NATO Bombing - Question

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

Sharia Law - Question

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

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises - Question

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

Column: WA435

Sport: Circuit of Wales - Questions

Lord Bates (Con):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con):

Sport: Football - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Sport: Funding - Question

Column: WA436

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Sport: Motor Racing - Questions

Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Sport: Racism - Questions

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

Sri Lanka - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):


Column: WA438

St Helena - Question

Lord Bates (Con):

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Sudan - Questions

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Column: WA439

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Syria - Question

Column: WA440

Lord Bates (Con):

Syria: Refugees - Question

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

Taxation - Questions

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

Column: WA441

Taxation: Fraud - Question

Column: WA442

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

Taxation: Income Tax - Questions

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

Lord Deighton:

Taxation: Inheritance Tax - Question

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

Column: WA443

Taxation: Online Newspapers - Question

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

Tobacco: Packaging - Questions

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

Earl Howe:

Column: WA444

Earl Howe:

Earl Howe:

Column: WA445

Earl Howe:

Earl Howe:

Earl Howe:

Column: WA446

Earl Howe:

Earl Howe:

Column: WA447

Earl Howe:

Tourism - Question

Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con):

Column: WA448

Turkey - Question

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

Ukraine and Russia: Money-laundering - Questions

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

Column: WA449

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Ulster Defence Regiment - Questions

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

Lord Astor of Hever:

Column: WA450

Lord Astor of Hever:

United Arab Emirates - Question

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

Venezuela - Question

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


Column: WA451

Voting: Young People - Questions

Lord Bates (Con):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Lord Bates:

Column: WA452

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Wildlife: Illegal Trade - Questions

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

Column: WA453

Lord De Mauley:

Wildlife: Ivory Trade - Question

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

Column: WA454

Women: Involvement in Government - Questions

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Baroness Northover (LD):

Column: WA455

Baroness Northover:

Women’s Engagement Newsletter - Question

Baroness Northover (LD):

Column: WA456

Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 - Question

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