Table of Contents for
Tuesday 6 Jan 2015

Volume No. 758Part No. 79

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House of Lords

Retirement of a Member: Lord Jenkin of Roding - Announcement

Children’s Privacy - Question

Health: Diesel Engine Pollution - Question

Chilcot Inquiry - Question

UN Security Council: Israel and Palestine - Question

Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill - Third Reading

Clause 3: Responsibility

Amendment 1

Amendment 2

National Insurance Contributions Bill - Report

Amendment 1

Clause 2: Consequential etc power

Amendment 2

Amendment 3

Schedule 1: Reform of Class 2 contributions

Amendments 4 and 5

House of Lords - Motion to Take Note

Written Statements

Anti-corruption Plan - Statement

Bovine TB - Statement

British Council Annual Report - Statement

Defence Support Group - Statement

Departmental Work (Christmas Recess) - Statement

EU: Balance of Competences Review - Statement

European Explanatory Memoranda - Statement

Former Members of the Armed Forces and the Criminal Justice System - Statement

Future Reserves 2020 (External Scrutiny Team Report) - Statement

Haulage: Road Tank Vehicle Compliance - Statement

Independent Library Report - Statement

Marriages: Non-religious Belief Organisations - Statement

Mental Health and Policing - Statement

Nuclear Deterrent Update - Statement

Office of the Public Guardian: Review of Supervision - Statement

Reformed AS and A-Level Content - Statement

School Breakfast Clubs (European Aid) - Statement

Transforming Rehabilitation - Statement

Written Answers

Abortion - Question

Academies: Special Educational Needs - Questions

Accident and Emergency Departments - Questions

Aggregates - Questions

Aircraft Carriers - Questions

Alcoholic Drinks - Questions

Alcoholic Drinks: Taxation - Question

Ambulance Services: City of Westminster - Question

Anguilla - Questions

Antibiotics - Questions

Antisubmarine Warfare - Question

Armed Forces: Logos - Question

Asylum - Question

Asylum: Homosexuality - Question

Asylum: Syria - Question

Autism - Question

Azerbaijan - Question

Bahrain - Question

Bank Cards - Question

Banks: Pay - Question

BBC World Service: North Korea - Question

Blue Badge Scheme - Question

Boko Haram - Question

British Council - Question

British Nationality: Assessments - Questions

British Overseas Territories - Questions

Burma - Question

Cannabis - Question

Care Homes: Fees and Charges - Question

Central African Republic - Question

China - Question

Clinical Priorities Advisory Group - Questions

Coastal Areas: Access - Question

Congenital Abnormalities - Questions

Construction: Recruitment - Question

Convention on the Control and Marking of Articles of Precious Metals - Question

Co-operatives - Questions

Corporation Tax: Northern Ireland - Question

Counterfeit Manufacturing - Question

Credit Rating - Question

Curriculum - Question

Cycling England - Question

Cycling: Training - Question

Defence: Procurement - Question

Developing Countries: Trade - Question

Diabetes - Question

Directors: Equal Opportunities - Question

Diseases - Questions

Domestic Violence - Question

Educational Exchanges - Question

Elizabeth Cross - Question

Embassies - Question

Energy - Question

Entry Clearances: Nepal - Question

Eritrea - Questions

EU Budget: Contributions - Question

European Arrest Warrants - Question

European Commission - Question

European Protection Orders - Question

European Union - Question

Exclusion Orders - Question

Female Genital Mutilation - Question

Flour - Question

Forced Marriage Protection Orders - Questions

Foreign Investment in UK - Question

Free Schools: Disability - Question

Fuels: Prices - Question

Future of the Home Care Workforce Commission - Question

General Practitioners - Questions

General Practitioners: Peterborough - Question

Gibraltar - Question

Government Departments: Disclosure of Information - Question

Government Departments: Pensions - Question

Government Departments: Staff - Question

Health: Screening - Question

Hearing Impairment: Children - Questions

Higher Education: Admissions - Question

HIV Infection - Question

Honour Based Violence - Questions

House of Lords: Catering - Question

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - Questions

Immigration - Question

Immigration: Poland - Question

Imports - Questions

In Vitro Fertilisation - Questions

Income Tax - Question

India - Questions

Influenza: Vaccination - Question

Internment: Northern Ireland - Questions

Israel - Question

Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft - Questions

Jordan - Question

Kenya - Question

Learning Disability and Autism - Question

Learning Disability: Health Services - Question

Learning Disability: Nurses - Question

Leasehold - Question

Libya - Question

Loans - Questions

Loans: Republic of Ireland - Questions

Malaysia - Question

Marine Protected Areas - Question

Mass Media: Competition - Question

Medicine: Postgraduate Education - Questions

Mental Health Services - Questions

Mental Illness: Police Custody - Question

Mesothelioma - Question

Middle East - Questions

Military Aircraft - Questions

Minimum Wage - Question

Money Laundering: EU Action - Question

Muscular Dystrophy: Drugs - Question

National Insurance Contributions - Question

Naturalisation - Questions

Neurology - Question

New Towns - Question

NHS England - Question

NHS England Specialised Commissioning Task Force - Questions

NHS: Negligence - Question

Non-domestic Rates - Question

North Korea - Questions

Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty - Questions

Nuclear Weapons - Question

Nurses - Questions

Nurses: North East - Question

Nurses: Training - Question

Nutrition - Questions

Occupied Territories - Questions

Offences against Children: Rotherham - Questions

Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe - Question

Outdoor Education - Question

Pakistan - Question

Palestinians - Questions

Parkinson’s Disease: Drugs - Questions

Pay - Question

Pedestrian Crossings - Questions

Peers - Question

Pensions: Tax Allowances - Question

Post Offices - Question

Prison Sentences - Question

Prisons: Publications - Question

Private Equity - Question

Public Expenditure - Question

Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland - Question

Public Footpaths - Question

Public Sector: Car Allowances - Question

Public Sector: Pay - Question

Public Sector: Pensions - Question

Pupil Exclusions: Disability - Questions

Qatar - Question

Rare Diseases Advisory Group - Questions

Regeneration Investment Organisation - Question

Revenue and Customs: Northern Ireland - Question

RSPCA - Questions

Russia - Question

Schools: Drinks - Question

Schools: Registration - Question

Social Security Benefits - Question

Social Services: Training - Question

Sports: Tickets - Question

St Helena - Question

Stamp Duty Land Tax - Question

Stem Cells - Question

Student Wastage - Question

Sudan - Question

Syria - Question

Tanks - Question

Temporary Accommodation - Question

Temporary Accommodation: Greater London - Question

Terrorism - Question

Terrorism: Northern Ireland - Question

Tickets - Questions

Tickets: Fraud - Question

Unmanned Air Vehicles - Question

Vending Machines - Question

Veterans: Housing - Question

Vocational Guidance - Question

Welfare Assistance Schemes - Question

Work Experience - Question

World War I: Debts - Question





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House of Lords [6 Jan 2015]

2.30 pm

Retirement of a Member: Lord Jenkin of Roding - Announcement

2.35 pm

The Lord Speaker (Baroness D’Souza):

Children’s Privacy - Question

2.36 pm

Lord Bates (Con):

Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab):

Lord Bates:

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Baroness Benjamin (LD):

Lord Bates:

Baroness Uddin (Non-Afl):

Lord Bates:

Lord Harris of Haringey (Lab):

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Lord Bates:

The Countess of Mar (CB):

Lord Bates:

Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon (Lab):

Lord Bates:

Lord Harris of Haringey:

Lord Bates:

Health: Diesel Engine Pollution - Question

2.44 pm

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

Lord Berkeley (Lab):

Lord De Mauley:

Lord Brabazon of Tara (Con):

Lord De Mauley:

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab):

Lord De Mauley:

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Lord Bradshaw (LD):

Lord De Mauley:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans:

Lord De Mauley:

Lord Kinnock (Lab):

Lord De Mauley:

Lord Howell of Guildford (Con):

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Lord De Mauley:

Chilcot Inquiry - Question

2.51 pm

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Lord Dykes (LD):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Hurd of Westwell (Con):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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Lord Morris of Aberavon (Lab):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Hughes of Woodside (Lab):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Baroness Falkner of Margravine (LD):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Cormack (Con):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

UN Security Council: Israel and Palestine - Question

2.59 pm

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

Baroness Tonge (Ind LD):

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

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Lord Anderson of Swansea (Lab):

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Baroness Morris of Bolton (Con):

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Baroness Morgan of Ely (Lab):

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Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill - Third Reading

3.07 pm

Clause 3: Responsibility

Amendment 1

Lord Pannick (CB):

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

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3.15 pm

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Baroness Butler-Sloss (CB):

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Con):


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Lord Hunt of Wirral (Con):

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Lord Beecham (Lab):

3.30 pm

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

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3.45 pm

Lord Pannick:


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Amendment 2

3.49 pm

National Insurance Contributions Bill - Report

3.49 pm

Amendment 1

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Lord Newby (LD):


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Lord Davies of Oldham (Lab):

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4 pm

Lord Newby:


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Clause 2: Consequential etc power

Amendment 2

Lord Newby:


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Lord Davies of Oldham:

Amendment 3

Schedule 1: Reform of Class 2 contributions

Amendments 4 and 5

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House of Lords - Motion to Take Note

4.10 pm

Lord Williams of Elvel (Lab):

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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Con):

Lord Williams of Elvel:

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4.27 pm

Lord Strathclyde (Con):


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4.39 pm

Lord Elder (Lab):

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4.45 pm

Lord Butler of Brockwell (CB):


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4.53 pm

Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market (Con):


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5.01 pm

Lord Richard (Lab):


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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab):

Lord Richard:

A noble Lord:

Lord Richard:


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5.09 pm

Lord Jopling (Con):

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Lord Maxton (Lab):

Lord Jopling:


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Lord Richard:

Lord Jopling:

Lord Trefgarne (Con):

Lord Jopling:

5.23 pm

Lord Sutherland of Houndwood (CB):


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5.31 pm

Baroness Taylor of Bolton (Lab):


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Lord Berkeley of Knighton (CB):

Baroness Taylor of Bolton:

5.44 pm

Lord Cope of Berkeley (Con):

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5.57 pm

Lord Clark of Windermere (Lab):


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6.06 pm

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

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6.17 pm

Lord Blair of Boughton (CB):

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Lord Tugendhat (Con):

Lord Blair of Boughton:


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6.25 pm

Lord Gordon of Strathblane (Lab):


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6.34 pm

Lord Tugendhat:


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6.40 pm

Lord Walton of Detchant (CB):


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6.51 pm

Lord Cormack (Con):


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7.04 pm

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:


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Lord Maxton:

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

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The Chairman of Committees (Lord Sewel):


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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:


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Lord Goddard of Stockport (LD):

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

Lord Cotter (LD):

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

Lord Cotter:

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

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7.21 pm

Lord Wei (Con):


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7.32 pm

Lord Maxton:

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Lord Sutherland of Houndwood:

Lord Maxton:


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7.40 pm

Lord Berkeley of Knighton:

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7.47 pm

Lord Naseby (Con):


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7.55 pm

Lord Faulkner of Worcester (Lab):


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8.04 pm

Lord Luce (CB):


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8.12 pm

Lord Trefgarne:

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8.14 pm

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab):

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8.25 pm

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

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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

Baroness Stowell of Beeston:


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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

Baroness Stowell of Beeston:

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

Baroness Stowell of Beeston:

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

Baroness Stowell of Beeston:

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Lord Clark of Windermere:

Baroness Stowell of Beeston:


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Lord Trefgarne:

Baroness Stowell of Beeston:

Lord Williams of Elvel:

Baroness Stowell of Beeston:

8.48 pm

Lord Williams of Elvel:

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Written Statements [6 Jan 2015]

Anti-corruption Plan - Statement

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Baroness Neville-Rolfe) (Con):

Bovine TB - Statement

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

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British Council Annual Report - Statement

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

Defence Support Group - Statement

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


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Departmental Work (Christmas Recess) - Statement

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

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EU: Balance of Competences Review - Statement

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


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European Explanatory Memoranda - Statement

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Former Members of the Armed Forces and the Criminal Justice System - Statement

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

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Future Reserves 2020 (External Scrutiny Team Report) - Statement

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


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Haulage: Road Tank Vehicle Compliance - Statement

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

Independent Library Report - Statement

Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con):

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Marriages: Non-religious Belief Organisations - Statement

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


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Mental Health and Policing - Statement

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

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Nuclear Deterrent Update - Statement

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

Office of the Public Guardian: Review of Supervision - Statement

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

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Reformed AS and A-Level Content - Statement

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

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School Breakfast Clubs (European Aid) - Statement

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

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Transforming Rehabilitation - Statement

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


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Written Answers [6 Jan 2015]

Abortion - Question

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

Academies: Special Educational Needs - Questions

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

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

Accident and Emergency Departments - Questions

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

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Aggregates - Questions

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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Baroness Neville-Rolfe) (Con):

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Aircraft Carriers - Questions

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

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Alcoholic Drinks - Questions

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

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

Earl Howe:

Alcoholic Drinks: Taxation - Question

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

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Ambulance Services: City of Westminster - Question

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

Anguilla - Questions

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Antibiotics - Questions

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

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Earl Howe:

Earl Howe:

Earl Howe:

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Antisubmarine Warfare - Question

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

Armed Forces: Logos - Question

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

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Asylum - Question

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


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Asylum: Homosexuality - Question

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

Asylum: Syria - Question

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


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Autism - Question

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

Azerbaijan - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

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Bahrain - Question

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

Bank Cards - Question

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

Banks: Pay - Question

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

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BBC World Service: North Korea - Question

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

Blue Badge Scheme - Question

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

Boko Haram - Question

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

British Council - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Baroness Neville-Rolfe) (Con):

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British Nationality: Assessments - Questions

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

Lord Bates:

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

Lord Bates:

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British Overseas Territories - Questions

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Burma - Question

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

Cannabis - Question

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

Care Homes: Fees and Charges - Question

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

Central African Republic - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

China - Question

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

Clinical Priorities Advisory Group - Questions

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

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

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Coastal Areas: Access - Question

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

Congenital Abnormalities - Questions

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

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Construction: Recruitment - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Baroness Neville-Rolfe) (Con):


Column: WA125

Convention on the Control and Marking of Articles of Precious Metals - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Baroness Neville-Rolfe) (Con):

Co-operatives - Questions

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

Column: WA126

Corporation Tax: Northern Ireland - Question

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

Counterfeit Manufacturing - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Baroness Neville-Rolfe) (Con):

Column: WA127

Credit Rating - Question

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

Curriculum - Question

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

Column: WA128

Cycling England - Question

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

Cycling: Training - Question

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

Defence: Procurement - Question

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

Developing Countries: Trade - Question

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

Column: WA129

Diabetes - Question

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

Directors: Equal Opportunities - Question

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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Baroness Neville-Rolfe) (Con):

Diseases - Questions

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

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

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

Earl Howe:

Earl Howe:

Earl Howe:

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Domestic Violence - Question

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

Educational Exchanges - Question

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


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Elizabeth Cross - Question

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

Embassies - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Energy - Question

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

Column: WA135

Entry Clearances: Nepal - Question

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

Eritrea - Questions

Column: WA136

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

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

Baroness Northover:


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Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

EU Budget: Contributions - Question

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

European Arrest Warrants - Question

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

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European Commission - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

European Protection Orders - Question

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

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European Union - Question

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

Exclusion Orders - Question

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

Female Genital Mutilation - Question

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

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

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Flour - Question

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

Forced Marriage Protection Orders - Questions

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

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Foreign Investment in UK - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Baroness Neville-Rolfe) (Con):

Free Schools: Disability - Question

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

Fuels: Prices - Question

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

Future of the Home Care Workforce Commission - Question

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

General Practitioners - Questions

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

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Earl Howe:

Earl Howe:

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

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General Practitioners: Peterborough - Question

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

Gibraltar - Question

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

Government Departments: Disclosure of Information - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Government Departments: Pensions - Question

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

Government Departments: Staff - Question

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

Column: WA149

Health: Screening - Question

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

Hearing Impairment: Children - Questions

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


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Higher Education: Admissions - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Baroness Neville-Rolfe) (Con):

HIV Infection - Question

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

Column: WA151

Honour Based Violence - Questions

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


Column: WA152

House of Lords: Catering - Question

The Chairman of Committees (Lord Sewel):

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - Questions

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

Immigration - Question

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

Immigration: Poland - Question

Column: WA154

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

Imports - Questions

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

Lord Deighton:

Lord Deighton:

Lord Deighton:

In Vitro Fertilisation - Questions

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

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Earl Howe:

Earl Howe:

Column: WA158

Earl Howe:

Income Tax - Question

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

India - Questions

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

Column: WA159

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Column: WA160

Influenza: Vaccination - Question

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

Internment: Northern Ireland - Questions

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

Lord Astor of Hever:

Column: WA161

Israel - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Column: WA162

Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft - Questions

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

Lord Astor of Hever:

Jordan - Question

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

Column: WA163

Kenya - Question

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

Learning Disability and Autism - Question

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

Learning Disability: Health Services - Question

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

Column: WA164

Learning Disability: Nurses - Question

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

Column: WA165

Leasehold - Question

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

Libya - Question

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

Loans - Questions

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

Column: WA166

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

Loans: Republic of Ireland - Questions

Column: WA167

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

Malaysia - Question

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

Marine Protected Areas - Question

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


Column: WA168

Mass Media: Competition - Question

Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con):

Medicine: Postgraduate Education - Questions

Column: WA169

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Column: WA170

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

Mental Health Services - Questions

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

Column: WA171

Earl Howe:

Earl Howe:

Mental Illness: Police Custody - Question

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

Column: WA173

Mesothelioma - Question

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

Column: WA174

Middle East - Questions

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

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Column: WA175

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Column: WA176

Military Aircraft - Questions

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

Lord Astor of Hever:

Lord Astor of Hever:

Column: WA177

Lord Astor of Hever:

Minimum Wage - Question

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

Money Laundering: EU Action - Question

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

Muscular Dystrophy: Drugs - Question

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

National Insurance Contributions - Question

Column: WA179

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

Naturalisation - Questions

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

Lord Bates:

Neurology - Question

Column: WA180

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

New Towns - Question

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

NHS England - Question

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

Column: WA181

NHS England Specialised Commissioning Task Force - Questions

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


Column: WA182

Earl Howe:

NHS: Negligence - Question

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

Column: WA183

Non-domestic Rates - Question

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

North Korea - Questions

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

Column: WA184

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

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Column: WA185

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:


Column: WA186

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Column: WA187

Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty - Questions

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Column: WA188

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Nuclear Weapons - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Column: WA189

Nurses - Questions

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

Column: WA190

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

Earl Howe:

Column: WA191

Column: WA192

Nurses: North East - Question

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

Nurses: Training - Question

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

Nutrition - Questions

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

Column: WA193

Occupied Territories - Questions

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Column: WA194

Offences against Children: Rotherham - Questions

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

Column: WA195

Lord Bates:

Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Outdoor Education - Question

Column: WA196

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

Pakistan - Question

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

Palestinians - Questions

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Column: WA197

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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

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

Baroness Northover:

Column: WA198

Parkinson’s Disease: Drugs - Questions

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

Earl Howe:

Column: WA199

Earl Howe:

Pay - Question

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

Pedestrian Crossings - Questions

Column: WA200

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

Peers - Question

The Chairman of Committees (Lord Sewel):

Column: WA201

Pensions: Tax Allowances - Question

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

Post Offices - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Baroness Neville-Rolfe) (Con):

Column: WA202

Prison Sentences - Question

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

Prisons: Publications - Question

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

Private Equity - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Baroness Neville-Rolfe) (Con):

Column: WA203

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

Public Expenditure - Question

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

Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland - Question

Column: WA204

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

Public Footpaths - Question

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

Public Sector: Car Allowances - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Column: WA205

Public Sector: Pay - Question

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

Public Sector: Pensions - Question

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

Pupil Exclusions: Disability - Questions

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


Column: WA206

Lord Nash:

Qatar - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Rare Diseases Advisory Group - Questions

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

Column: WA207

Earl Howe:

Regeneration Investment Organisation - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Baroness Neville-Rolfe) (Con):

Column: WA208

Revenue and Customs: Northern Ireland - Question

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

RSPCA - Questions

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

Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con):

Lord Faulks:

Column: WA209

Russia - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

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

Column: WA210

Schools: Drinks - Question

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

Schools: Registration - Question

Baroness Garden of Frognal (LD):

Social Security Benefits - Question

Column: WA211

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

Social Services: Training - Question

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

Column: WA212

Sports: Tickets - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Baroness Neville-Rolfe) (Con):

St Helena - Question

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

Stamp Duty Land Tax - Question

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

Column: WA213

Stem Cells - Question

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

Column: WA214

Student Wastage - Question

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

Sudan - Question

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

Syria - Question

Column: WA215

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

Tanks - Question

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

Temporary Accommodation - Question

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


Column: WA216

Temporary Accommodation: Greater London - Question

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

Terrorism - Question

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

Terrorism: Northern Ireland - Question

Column: WA217

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

Tickets - Questions

Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Baroness Neville-Rolfe) (Con):

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Tickets: Fraud - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Baroness Neville-Rolfe) (Con):

Unmanned Air Vehicles - Question

Column: WA219

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

Vending Machines - Question

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

Veterans: Housing - Question

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

Vocational Guidance - Question

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

Welfare Assistance Schemes - Question

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

Column: WA221

Work Experience - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

World War I: Debts - Question

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