Table of Contents for
Thursday 27 Nov 2014

Volume No. 757Part No. 65

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House of Lords

Schools: Classics - Question

Calais: Illegal Immigrants - Question

Greater Manchester - Question

Offenders: Rehabilitation - Question

Railways: East Coast Main Line - Statement

Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders

Business of the House - Timing of Debates

Insurance Bill [HL] - Membership Motion

European Union Committee - Membership Motion

Religion and Belief: British Public Life - Motion to Take Note

Scotland: Smith Commission - Statement

National Lottery: 20th Anniversary - Question for Short Debate

Schools: Arts Education - Motion to Take Note

Maternity and Parental Leave etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2014 - Motions to Approve

Paternity and Adoption Leave (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 - Motions to Approve

Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014 - Motions to Approve

Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2014 - Motion to Approve

Grand Committee

Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2014 - Motion to Consider

Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2014 - Motion to Consider

Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2014 - Motion to Consider

Fuel Poverty (England) Regulations 2014 - Motion to Consider

Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2014 - Motion to Consider

Employment and Law Tribunals - Question for Short Debate

Written Statements

Afghanistan - Statement

Boundary Commission for England (Deputy Chair) - Statement

British Indian Ocean Territory - Statement

Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms - Statement

Employment and Support Allowance - Statement

EU: Justice and Home Affairs Council - Statement

Flood Recovery - Statement

Flooding (Winter Preparedness) - Statement

Future Reserves 2020 - Statement

Heads of Agreement - Statement

Intelligence Service Commissioner - Statement

Legal Aid - Statement

Policing in England and Wales (Annual Assessment) - Statement

Powers of Entry - Statement

Rail Franchising - Statement

Senior Off-Payroll Appointees - Statement

Transport Resilience - Statement

Work Capability Assessment (Year Five) - Statement

Written Answers

Asylum - Question

Asylum: Finance - Question

Asylum: Housing - Questions

Asylum: Syria - Questions

Bail: Greater London - Question

Care Homes - Question

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Question

Curriculum - Question

Department for Culture, Media and Sport - Question

Developing Countries: Trade - Question

Diego Garcia - Question

Employment and Support Allowance - Question

Energy: Prices - Questions

Entry Clearances - Question

Free School Meals - Questions

Fuel Poverty - Question

Gangmasters - Questions

Green Climate Fund - Question

Hinkley Point C Power Station - Question

Honours - Question

Housing: Energy - Question

Israel - Question

Malawi - Question

Mental Illness - Question

North Korea - Questions

Overseas Students - Questions

Palestinians - Questions

Pupils: Mental Health - Question

Qatar - Question

Schools: Mental Health Services - Question

Somerset - Question

South Sudan - Questions

Special Educational Needs - Questions

Sudan - Question

Syria - Questions

Tuberculosis - Question

United Arab Emirates - Questions

Vietnam - Question

West Africa: Ebola - Question





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Thursday 27 Nov 2014

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House of Lords [27 Nov 2014]

11 am

Schools: Classics - Question

11.06 am

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

Lord Lexden (Con):

Lord Nash:

Lord Morgan (Lab):

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Lord Nash:

Lord Butler of Brockwell (CB):

Lord Nash:

Lord Thomas of Gresford (LD):

Lord Nash:

Lord Howarth of Newport (Lab):

Lord Nash:

Lord Baker of Dorking (Con):

Lord Nash:

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Lord Elystan-Morgan (CB):

Lord Nash:

Baroness King of Bow (Lab):

Lord Nash:

Lord McColl of Dulwich (Con):

Lord Nash:

Calais: Illegal Immigrants - Question

11.14 am

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

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Lord Brabazon of Tara (Con):

Lord Bates:

Lord Sugar (Lab):

Lord Bates:

Lord Condon (CB):

Lord Bates:

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Lord Anderson of Swansea (Lab):

Lord Bates:

Lord Jopling (Con):

Lord Bates:

Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab):

Lord Bates:

Lord Tebbit (Con):

Lord Bates:

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Greater Manchester - Question

11.22 am

Lord Newby (LD):

Lord Sherbourne of Didsbury (Con):

Lord Newby:

Lord Grocott (Lab):

Lord Newby:

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Lord Newby:

Offenders: Rehabilitation - Question

11.29 am

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

Lord Cormack (Con):

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Lord Faulks:

Baroness Corston (Lab):

Lord Faulks:

Lord Dholakia (LD):

Lord Faulks:

Lord Beecham (Lab):

Lord Faulks:

Lord Laming (CB):

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Lord Faulks:

Baroness Browning (Con):

Lord Faulks:

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton (Lab):

Lord Faulks:

Railways: East Coast Main Line - Statement

11.37 am

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


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11.41 am

Lord Davies of Oldham (Lab):

11.43 am

Baroness Kramer:

11.45 am

Lord Shutt of Greetland (LD):

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Baroness Kramer:

Lord Adonis (Lab):

Baroness Kramer:

Lord Cormack (Con):

Baroness Kramer:

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Lord Kinnock (Lab):

Baroness Kramer:

Lord Shipley (LD):

Baroness Kramer:

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Lab):

Baroness Kramer:

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Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders

11.52 am

Business of the House - Timing of Debates

11.52 am

Insurance Bill [HL] - Membership Motion

11.52 am

European Union Committee - Membership Motion

11.52 am

Religion and Belief: British Public Life - Motion to Take Note

11.53 am

Lord Harries of Pentregarth (CB):

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12.06 pm

Lord Fowler (Con):


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12.12 pm

Baroness Massey of Darwen (Lab):

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12.17 pm

Lord Alderdice (LD):


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12.22 pm

Baroness Warnock (CB):

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12.28 pm

The Lord Bishop of Birmingham:

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12.33 pm

Lord Parekh (Lab):


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12.39 pm

Lord Hastings of Scarisbrick (CB):


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12.43 pm

Baroness Falkner of Margravine (LD):

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12.49 pm

Baroness Howarth of Breckland (CB):


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12.54 pm

Lord Cormack (Con):

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12.59 pm

Lord Warner (Lab):


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1.04 pm

Lord Singh of Wimbledon (CB):


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1.10 pm

The Lord Bishop of Norwich:


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1.16 pm

Lord Dubs (Lab):

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Noble Lords:

Lord Dubs:

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1.21 pm

Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve (CB):


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1.27 pm

Lord Stone of Blackheath (Lab):

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1.33 pm

Lord Blair of Boughton (CB):

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1.37 pm

Lord Haskel (Lab):


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1.42 pm

Baroness Sherlock (Lab):

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1.53 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon) (Con):


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2.15 pm

Lord Harries of Pentregarth:

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Scotland: Smith Commission - Statement

2.19 pm

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


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2.26 pm

Lord McAvoy (Lab):


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2.31 pm

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:


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2.34 pm

Lord Higgins (Con):

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab):

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

Lord Maclennan of Rogart (LD):

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

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Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale (Lab):

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

Lord Baker of Dorking (Con):

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Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

Lord Richard (Lab):

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

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Lord Cormack (Con):

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

Lord Soley (Lab):

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

Lord Shipley (LD):

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Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

Lord Hamilton of Epsom (Con):

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

National Lottery: 20th Anniversary - Question for Short Debate

2.56 pm

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Baroness Rawlings (Con):


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3.04 pm

Lord Addington (LD):


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3.11 pm

Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con):

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3.20 pm

Lord Smith of Finsbury (Non-Afl):


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3.28 pm

Lord Collins of Highbury (Lab):

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3.36 pm

Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con):


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Schools: Arts Education - Motion to Take Note

3.48 pm

The Earl of Clancarty (CB):

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4.04 pm

Lord Cashman (Lab):

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4.11 pm

Baroness Sharp of Guildford (LD):


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4.20 pm

Lord Berkeley of Knighton (CB):

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4.26 pm

Baroness Evans of Bowes Park (Con) (Maiden Speech):


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4.31 pm

Baroness Kidron (CB):


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4.40 pm

Baroness Nye (Lab):


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4.47 pm

Lord Bichard (CB):


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4.55 pm

Lord Maclennan of Rogart (LD):

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5.04 pm

Baroness Warnock (CB):


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5.12 pm

Lord Moser (CB):

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5.20 pm

Lord Smith of Finsbury (Non-Afl):


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5.28 pm

Lord Aberdare (CB):


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5.36 pm

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab):

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5.46 pm

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

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6.05 pm

The Earl of Clancarty:

Maternity and Parental Leave etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2014 - Motions to Approve

Paternity and Adoption Leave (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 - Motions to Approve

Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014 - Motions to Approve

6.07 pm

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Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2014 - Motion to Approve

6.08 pm

Lord Ashton of Hyde (Con):


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Lord Triesman (Lab):

Lord Rosser (Lab):


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Lord Ashton of Hyde:

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Grand Committee [27 Nov 2014]

Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2014 - Motion to Consider

2 pm

Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con):


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Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab):


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Baroness Williams of Trafford:

Baroness Smith of Basildon:

Baroness Williams of Trafford:

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Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2014 - Motion to Consider

2.15 pm

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


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Lord Whitty (Lab):

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2.30 pm

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Baroness Verma:


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Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2014 - Motion to Consider

2.50 pm

Fuel Poverty (England) Regulations 2014 - Motion to Consider

2.50 pm

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


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3 pm

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Lord Whitty (Lab):


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3.15 pm

Baroness Verma:


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Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2014 - Motion to Consider

3.20 pm

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


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Baroness Brinton (LD):


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3.30 pm

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab):

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Earl Howe:


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3.45 pm

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Employment and Law Tribunals - Question for Short Debate

3.51 pm

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The Earl of Glasgow (LD):

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4 pm

Baroness Thornton (Lab):


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Baroness Thornton:

4.08 pm

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Baroness Thornton:

Baroness Garden of Frognal:

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The Earl of Glasgow:

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Baroness Garden of Frognal:

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Written Statements [27 Nov 2014]

Afghanistan - Statement

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Anelay of St Johns) (Con):

Boundary Commission for England (Deputy Chair) - Statement

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

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British Indian Ocean Territory - Statement

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Anelay of St Johns) (Con):

Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms - Statement

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

Column: WS47

Employment and Support Allowance - Statement

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

EU: Justice and Home Affairs Council - Statement

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

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Flood Recovery - Statement

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon) (Con):


Column: WS52

Flooding (Winter Preparedness) - Statement

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

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Column: WS54

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Future Reserves 2020 - Statement

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

Heads of Agreement - Statement

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


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Intelligence Service Commissioner - Statement

The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Stowell of Beeston) (Con):


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Legal Aid - Statement

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

Policing in England and Wales (Annual Assessment) - Statement

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

Column: WS58

Powers of Entry - Statement

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

Rail Franchising - Statement

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


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Column: WS60

Senior Off-Payroll Appointees - Statement

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


Column: WS61

Transport Resilience - Statement

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


Column: WS62

Work Capability Assessment (Year Five) - Statement

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

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Written Answers [27 Nov 2014]

Asylum - Question

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

Asylum: Finance - Question

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

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Asylum: Housing - Questions

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

Lord Bates:

Asylum: Syria - Questions

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


Column: WA183

Lord Bates:

Lord Bates:

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Bail: Greater London - Question

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

Care Homes - Question

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


Column: WA185

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Question

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

Curriculum - Question

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

Column: WA186

Department for Culture, Media and Sport - Question

Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con):

Developing Countries: Trade - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for International Development (Baroness Northover) (LD):


Column: WA187

Diego Garcia - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Anelay of St Johns) (Con):

Employment and Support Allowance - Question

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

Energy: Prices - Questions

Column: WA188

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

Baroness Verma:

Entry Clearances - Question

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

Free School Meals - Questions

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

Lord Nash:

Column: WA190

Fuel Poverty - Question

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

Gangmasters - Questions

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

Green Climate Fund - Question

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

Hinkley Point C Power Station - Question

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

Column: WA192

Honours - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Housing: Energy - Question

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

Israel - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Anelay of St Johns) (Con):

Column: WA193

Malawi - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for International Development (Baroness Northover) (LD):

Mental Illness - Question

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

Column: WA194

North Korea - Questions

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Anelay of St Johns) (Con):

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Overseas Students - Questions

Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con):


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

Palestinians - Questions

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Anelay of St Johns) (Con):

Column: WA197

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Pupils: Mental Health - Question

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

Column: WA198

Qatar - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Anelay of St Johns):

Schools: Mental Health Services - Question

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


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Somerset - Question

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

South Sudan - Questions

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Anelay of St Johns) (Con):

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

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Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Special Educational Needs - Questions

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

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

Sudan - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Anelay of St Johns) (Con):

Syria - Questions

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Anelay of St Johns) (Con):

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Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Tuberculosis - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for International Development (Baroness Northover) (LD):

Column: WA203

United Arab Emirates - Questions

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Anelay of St Johns) (Con):

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Vietnam - Question

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The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Anelay of St Johns) (Con):

West Africa: Ebola - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for International Development (Baroness Northover) (LD):