Table of Contents for
Thursday 15 Jan 2015

Volume No. 758Part No. 85

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House of Lords

HIV - Question

Personal Independence Payments - Question

United States: Haggis Ban - Question

Milk Production - Question

Business of the House - Timing of Debates

Natural Environment - Motion to Take Note

NHS: Accident and Emergency Services - Question for Short Debate

Mental Health - Motion to Take Note

Insurance Bill [HL] - Third Reading

Developing World: Maternal and Neonatal Mortality - Question for Short Debate

Grand Committee

Cadet Units in Schools - Question for Short Debate

Criminal Bar: Funding - Question for Short Debate

Property Boundaries - Question for Short Debate

Chancel Repairs - Question for Short Debate

London Health Commission: Smoking - Question for Short Debate

Written Statements

Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards - Statement

Code of Practice: Mental Health Act 1983 - Statement

Corporate Transparency - Statement

Disclosure and Barring Service - Statement

Foreign Affairs Council - Statement

Insolvency Proceedings - Statement

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: UK Delegation - Statement

Property Boundary Disputes - Statement

Written Answers

Al-Sweady Inquiry - Question

Armed Forces: Credit Unions - Question

Bahrain - Question

Cyprus - Question

Developing Countries: Family Planning - Question

Driving: Licensing - Question

Egypt - Question

Employment: Obesity - Questions

Entry Clearances: Nepal - Question

Eritrea - Question

EU Immigration: Horn of Africa - Question

European Central Bank - Question

European Union - Question

Financial Services - Question

Financial Services: Regulation - Question

Firearms: Registration - Questions

Gatwick Airport: Immigration Controls - Question

Gibraltar: Spain - Question

Government Departments: Staff - Question

Honours - Question

Immigrants: Detainees - Questions

Immigration - Question

Japanese Knotweed - Questions

Mediterranean Sea - Question

Middle East - Questions

National Security Council - Questions

NATO: Newport - Questions

Natural Gas: Ukraine - Question

Northern Ireland Government - Question

Palestinians - Question

Parades: Belfast - Question

Police: Car Allowances - Question

Prisoners: Suicide - Question

Privy Council - Question

Prostitution - Question

Public Finance - Question

Railway Stations - Question

Right to Buy Scheme - Question

Scottish Parliament - Question

Social Rented Housing - Questions

Somerset Rivers Authority - Question

Tax Avoidance - Question

Transport: Capital Investment - Question





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Thursday 15 Jan 2015

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House of Lords [15 Jan 2015]

11 am

HIV - Question

11.06 am

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

Lord Fowler (Con):

Earl Howe:

Baroness Barker (LD):

Earl Howe:

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Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall (Lab):

Earl Howe:

Baroness Gardner of Parkes (Con):

Earl Howe:

Lord Collins of Highbury (Lab):

Earl Howe:

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Lord Patel (CB):

Earl Howe:

Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale (Lab):

Earl Howe:

Personal Independence Payments - Question

11.14 am

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Con):

Lord Dubs (Lab):

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Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

Baroness Eaton (Con):

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

Lord Touhig (Lab):

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

Baroness Sherlock (Lab):

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Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

Lord Hylton (CB):

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

Lord German (LD):

Lord McFall of Alcluith (Lab):

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

Lord German:

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

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United States: Haggis Ban - Question

11.21 am

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

Lord McColl of Dulwich (Con):

Lord De Mauley:

Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD):

Lord De Mauley:

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Lord Winston (Lab):

Lord De Mauley:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Con):

Lord De Mauley:

Lord Cormack (Con):

Lord De Mauley:

Milk Production - Question

11.26 am

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

The Lord Bishop of St Albans:

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Lord Wigley (PC):

Lord De Mauley:

The Earl of Shrewsbury (Con):

Lord De Mauley:

Lord Curry of Kirkharle (CB):

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Lord De Mauley:

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (LD):

Lord Berkeley (Lab):

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer:

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

Lord Berkeley:

Lord De Mauley:

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer:

Lord De Mauley:

Lord Trees (CB):

Lord De Mauley:

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Baroness O'Cathain (Con):

Lord De Mauley:

Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall (Lab):

Lord De Mauley:

Business of the House - Timing of Debates

11.36 am

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Natural Environment - Motion to Take Note

11.37 am

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (LD):


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11.53 am

The Earl of Selborne (Con):

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12.01 pm

Lord Whitty (Lab):


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12.10 pm

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (LD):


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12.18 pm

Lord Callanan (Con) (Maiden Speech):

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12.22 pm

Lord Bradshaw (LD):

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12.28 pm

Lord Framlingham (Con):


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12.36 pm

Lord Greaves (LD):


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12.46 pm

Lord Borwick (Con):


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12.53 pm

Lord Berkeley (Lab):


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1.02 pm

Baroness Janke (LD):


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1.08 pm

Lord Smith of Finsbury (Non-Afl):


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1.16 pm

Baroness Ludford (LD):


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1.25 pm

Lord Grantchester (Lab):


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1.33 pm

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

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1.51 pm

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville:

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NHS: Accident and Emergency Services - Question for Short Debate

1.53 pm

The Lord Bishop of St Albans:


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2.03 pm

Lord McColl of Dulwich (Con):


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2.07 pm

Baroness Gale (Lab):

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2.13 pm

Lord Jones of Cheltenham (LD):


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2.18 pm

The Lord Bishop of Ely:


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2.22 pm

Viscount Simon (Lab):


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2.25 pm

Lord Greaves (LD):

2.31 pm

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab):


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2.36 pm

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

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Mental Health - Motion to Take Note

2.49 pm

Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD):


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3.02 pm

Lord Goodlad (Con):


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3.13 pm

Lord Storey (LD):

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3.22 pm

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3.31 pm

Lord Patel (CB):

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3.42 pm

Lord Farmer (Con):

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3.54 pm

Lord Addington (LD):

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4.02 pm

Lord Ramsbotham (CB):


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4.13 pm

Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen (Con):


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4.21 pm

Baroness Janke (LD):


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4.27 pm

Lord Bradley (Lab):

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4.39 pm

Baroness Jolly (LD):


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4.57 pm

Baroness Tyler of Enfield:

Insurance Bill [HL] - Third Reading

4.58 pm

Developing World: Maternal and Neonatal Mortality - Question for Short Debate

5 pm

Baroness Hayman (CB):


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Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Con):

5.09 pm

Baroness Hodgson of Abinger (Con):

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5.16 pm

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead (Lab):


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5.23 pm

Lord Patel (CB):

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5.30 pm

The Lord Bishop of Derby:


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5.38 pm

Baroness Tonge (Ind LD):


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5.48 pm

Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB):


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5.57 pm

Lord Collins of Highbury (Lab):

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6.06 pm

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


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Grand Committee [15 Jan 2015]

1 pm

Cadet Units in Schools - Question for Short Debate

Baroness Garden of Frognal (LD):

Lord Lingfield (Con):

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1.10 pm

Lord Jones (Lab):


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1.15 pm

Lord Burnett (LD):

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1.18 pm

Lord Freeman (Con):

1.21 pm

Lord Ramsbotham (CB):

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1.25 pm

Baroness Seccombe (Con):


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1.29 pm

Lord Rogan (UUP):

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1.34 pm

Lord Lexden (Con):


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1.37 pm

Earl Attlee (Con):


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1.41 pm

Baroness King of Bow (Lab):

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1.45 pm

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

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1.55 pm

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Criminal Bar: Funding - Question for Short Debate

2 pm

Baroness Garden of Frognal (LD):

Lord Morris of Aberavon (Lab):

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2.08 pm

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


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2.14 pm

Lord Thomas of Gresford (LD):

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2.21 pm

Lord Judge (CB):


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2.27 pm

Lord Woolf (CB):


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2.33 pm

Lord Bach (Lab):

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2.40 pm

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


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

2.54 pm

Property Boundaries - Question for Short Debate

3 pm

The Earl of Lytton (CB):


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3.10 pm

Lord Hope of Craighead (CB):


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3.19 pm

Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab):


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3.25 pm

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

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3.37 pm

Chancel Repairs - Question for Short Debate

4 pm

Lord Avebury (LD):


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4.09 pm

Baroness Wilcox (Con):

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4.15 pm

Lord Cashman (Lab):

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4.20 pm

Lord Taverne (LD):


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4.23 pm

The Earl of Lytton (CB):


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4.28 pm

Lord Rooker (Lab):


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4.34 pm

The Lord Bishop of Derby:

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4.39 pm

Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab):


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4.45 pm

Lord Ashton of Hyde (Con):


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Lord Kennedy of Southwark:

Lord Ashton of Hyde:

Lord Avebury:

Lord Ashton of Hyde:

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Lord Kennedy of Southwark:

Lord Ashton of Hyde:

4.55 pm

London Health Commission: Smoking - Question for Short Debate

5 pm

Lord Darzi of Denham (Lab):


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5.09 pm

Lord Naseby (Con):


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5.15 pm

Lord Faulkner of Worcester (Lab):


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5.21 pm

Lord Rennard (LD):

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5.28 pm

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (CB):


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5.34 pm

Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD):

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5.37 pm

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab):

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5.43 pm

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

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Lord Faulkner of Worcester:

Earl Howe:

Lord Naseby:

Earl Howe:

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Noble Lords:

Earl Howe:

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Written Statements [15 Jan 2015]

Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards - Statement

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

Code of Practice: Mental Health Act 1983 - Statement

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


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Corporate Transparency - Statement

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


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Disclosure and Barring Service - Statement

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

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Foreign Affairs Council - Statement

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

Insolvency Proceedings - Statement

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

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Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: UK Delegation - Statement

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

Property Boundary Disputes - Statement

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

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Written Answers [15 Jan 2015]

Al-Sweady Inquiry - Question

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

Armed Forces: Credit Unions - Question

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

Bahrain - Question

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

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Cyprus - Question

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

Developing Countries: Family Planning - Question

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

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Driving: Licensing - Question

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

Egypt - Question

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

Employment: Obesity - Questions

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

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

Entry Clearances: Nepal - Question

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

Eritrea - Question

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

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EU Immigration: Horn of Africa - Question

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

European Central Bank - Question

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

European Union - Question

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

Financial Services - Question

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

Financial Services: Regulation - Question

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

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Firearms: Registration - Questions

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

Lord Bates:


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Gatwick Airport: Immigration Controls - Question

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

Gibraltar: Spain - Question

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


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Government Departments: Staff - Question

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

Honours - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Immigrants: Detainees - Questions

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

Lord Bates:

Immigration - Question

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

Japanese Knotweed - Questions

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

Lord De Mauley:

Mediterranean Sea - Question

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


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Middle East - Questions

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

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

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National Security Council - Questions

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

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

NATO: Newport - Questions

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

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

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Natural Gas: Ukraine - Question

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

Northern Ireland Government - Question

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

Palestinians - Question

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

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Parades: Belfast - Question

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

Police: Car Allowances - Question

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

Prisoners: Suicide - Question

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

Privy Council - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Prostitution - Question

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

Public Finance - Question

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

Railway Stations - Question

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

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Right to Buy Scheme - Question

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

Scottish Parliament - Question

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

Social Rented Housing - Questions

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

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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon:

Somerset Rivers Authority - Question

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

Tax Avoidance - Question

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

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Transport: Capital Investment - Question

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