NOTICES AND ORDERS OF THE DAY
Items marked † are new or have been altered.Items marked ‡ are expected to be taken during the dinner adjournment.
WEDNESDAY 7TH DECEMBER
At half-past two o’clock
The Lord Turnbull
*The Lord Steinberg—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the Confederation of British Industry estimate that tax rises since 1997 have cost British businesses £50 billion.
*The Baroness Walmsley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their policy of upgrading the schools infrastructure is fulfilling the aims of the Department for Education and Skills’ Sustainable Development Plan.
*The Lord Truscott—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the likely impact upon United Kingdom non-governmental organisations of the draft legislation in the Russian Duma on the registration of non-profit organisations.
*The Baroness Morris of Bolton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether school league tables provide an accurate guide to parents as to the qualities of an individual school.
Estate Agents (Independent Redress Scheme) [HL]—Committee [The Lord Dubs]
†The Lord Dubs—To move, That the order of commitment be discharged.
Terrorism Bill—House to be again in Committee [The Baroness Scotland of Asthal] [7th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee]
‡The Lord Addington—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what further proposals they have to deal with dyslexia throughout the educational and working lives of the population.
THURSDAY 8TH DECEMBER
[At eleven o’clock]
[Prayers will have been read]
*The Lord Palmer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the renewable transport fuel obligation, as provided in the Energy Act 2004, will not come into force until 2008.
*The Baroness Masham of Ilton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that there are sufficient changing, laundry and showering facilities for staff in National Health Service hospitals.
*The Baroness Harris of Richmond—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve the level of National Health Service dental provision in North and East Yorkshire.
†*The Lord Garden—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the terms of reference of the study by Sir Ronnie Flanagan into the Iraqi police force.
The Lord Howe of Aberavon—To call attention to the resources available for the promotion of the worldwide interests of the United Kingdom; and to move for papers.
The Lord Hurd of Westwell—To call attention to education and health in prisons; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Rendell of Babergh—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their attitude to the inclusion of female genital mutilation, carried out under duress, as a ground for asylum application.
In the Moses Room
At 2 pm
Civil Aviation Bill—Further consideration in Grand Committee [The Lord Davies of Oldham] [6th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee]
FRIDAY 9TH DECEMBER
[At eleven o’clock]
The Lord Fowler—To move, That this House takes note of the First Report of the Select Committee on the Review of the BBC’s Royal Charter (First Report, HL Paper 50).
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) Order 2005—The Lord Bassam of Brighton to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 9th November be approved. [9th Report from the Joint Committee and 15th Report from the Merits Committee]
Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Amendment) Order 2005—The Lord Bassam of Brighton to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 23rd November be approved. [11th Report from the Joint Committee]
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and Money Laundering Regulations 2003 (Amendment) Order 2005—The Lord Bassam of Brighton to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 22nd November be approved.
International Criminal Court (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2005—The Lord Triesman to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 23rd November be approved. [11th Report from the Joint Committee]
The Baroness Cox—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of recent developments in Sudan.
MONDAY 12TH DECEMBER
*The Lord Janner of Braunstone—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consult colleagues in the European Union concerning anti-Semitism in Europe.
*The Lord Beaumont of Whitley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they are making to ensure that all householders are aware of their new duties under the Waste (Household Waste Duty of Care) (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2900).
*The Baroness Morgan of Drefelin—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they will involve, at a strategic level, a wide range of patient organisations to help shape National Health Service vision and values and represent cross-cutting issues of importance to all patients, in order to promote further National Health Service plan commitments.
*The Lord Pearson of Rannoch—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the European Court of Justice has issued a judgment requiring European Union member states to prosecute breaches of European law in their national courts.
Identity Cards Bill—House to be again in Committee [The Baroness Scotland of Asthal] [5th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee]
†‡Animal Health Act 1981 (Amendment) Regulations 2005—The Lord Bach to move, That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 9th November be approved. [9th Report from the Joint Committee and 17th Report from the Merits Committee]
†‡Civil Partnership Act 2004 (International Immunities and Privileges, Companies and Adoption) Order 2005—The Lord Triesman to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 30th November be approved.
[It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Civil Aviation Bill will continue at 3.30 pm in the Moses Room]
TUESDAY 13TH DECEMBER
*The Lord Harrison—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to ensure that the archives of major British authors are retained in the United Kingdom and are not acquired by overseas institutions.
*The Lord Glentoran—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the British Airports Authority’s proposal to introduce a £5 charge to drive into Heathrow and Stansted Airports.
*The Baroness Cumberlege—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what impact the new financial system of payment by results is having on the National Health Service.
‡Scotland Act 1998 (Modifications of Schedule 5) Order 2006—The Lord McKenzie of Luton to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 29th November be approved.
†‡Communications Act 2003 (Maximum Penalty and Disclosure of Information) Order 2005—The Lord McKenzie of Luton to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 23rd November be approved. [11th Report from the Joint Committee and 17th Report from the Merits Committee]
‡Jobseeker’s Allowance (Jobseeker Mandatory Activity) Pilot Regulations 2005—The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to move, That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 15th November be approved. [10th Report from the Joint Committee]
[It is expected that the Committee stage of the Terrorism Bill will continue]
WEDNESDAY 14TH DECEMBER
*The Lord Willoughby de Broke—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to increase the United Kingdom’s financial contribution to the European Union.
*The Baroness Greengross—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to include provision in the Consumer Credit Bill to prevent store card providers from charging interest on the full statement value from the date of first purchase, in circumstances where the card-holder has already paid off most of the balance.
*The Lord Jopling—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any action has been taken to review the Ministerial Code, in the light of the reported comments of the Chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, that the Code needs immediate review.
‡Safety of Sports Grounds (Northern Ireland) Order 2005—The Lord Rooker to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 21st November be approved.
†‡Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2005—The Lord Bach to move, That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 24th November be approved. [11th Report from the Joint Committee and 17th Report from the Merits Committee]
[It is expected that the Committee stage of the Identity Cards Bill will continue]
THURSDAY 15TH DECEMBER
[At eleven o’clock]
*The Baroness Falkner of Margravine—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have decided on the location of the Commission for Equality and Human Rights.
*The Lord Peyton of Yeovil—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many new Commissions and other Government bodies they have appointed in the last eight years with the task of implementing their policies.
*The Earl Howe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence assess the potential impact on patients’ quality of life when conducting appraisals of medicines and other treatments.
The Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank—To call attention to the role of the Law Officers; and to move for papers. [Balloted Debate]
The Lord Russell-Johnston—To call attention to the practice of honour killings and their incidence in the United Kingdom; and to move for papers. [Balloted Debate]
The Lord Grenfell—To move, That this House takes note of the 14th Report of the European Union Committee on the Subsidiarity Early Warning Mechanism (14th Report, Session 2004-05), HL Paper 101).
The Lord Grenfell—To move, That this House takes note of the 15th Report of the European Union Committee on the Scrutiny of Subsidiarity: Follow up (15th Report, HL Paper 66).
[It is expected that the two motions in the name of the Lord Grenfell will be debated together]
†National Health Service (Dental Charges) Regulations 2005—The Lord Warner to move, That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 22nd November be approved. [11th Report from the Joint Committee and 17th Report from the Merits Committee]
In the Moses Room
At 2 pm
†Compensation Bill—Grand Committee [The Lord Falconer of Thoroton] [7th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee]
MONDAY 19TH DECEMBER
*The Lord Wallace of Saltaire—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they anticipate that current and future proposals for urban rail-borne transport will meet Government cost-effectiveness criteria for approval.
*The Lord Young of Norwood Green—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to mark the 250th anniversary of the publication of Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary of the English Language in 1755.
*The Lord Lamont of Lerwick—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the European Union expects to complete its inquiry into whether United States prisons for interrogating those suspected of being involved in terrorism have been established within the territory of the European Union.
*The Lord Phillips of Sudbury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will reconsider the viability of the start date of 1st June 2007 for the compulsory national Home Information Pack scheme.
Racial and Religious Hatred Bill—Third Reading [The Baroness Scotland of Asthal]
The Lord McKenzie of Luton—To move, That this House takes note with approval of the Government’s assessment as set out in the Pre-Budget Report 2005 for the purposes of section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993.
TUESDAY 20TH DECEMBER
*The Baroness Scott of Needham Market—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to review the procedure for consultations on amendments to planning regulations.
*The Viscount Ullswater—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the recent National Audit Office report on the benefit system which estimated that £2.6 billion is lost through fraud and errors.
*The Baroness Gardner of Parkes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how effective the provisions of Part 8 of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 concerning high hedges have been since its implementation.
Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill—Second Reading [The Lord Rooker]
European Union (Accessions) Bill—Second Reading [The Lord Triesman]
[It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Compensation Bill will continue at 1 pm in the Moses Room]
NO DAY NAMED
PART I
The Lord Dykes—To call attention to the case for United Kingdom-European Union policy co-ordination to assist in future stabilisation policies in the Balkans, with particular regard to Kosovo, Montenegro and Bosnia; and to move for papers.
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to develop their relations with Spain.
The Baroness Northover—To call attention to the case for further aid to assist the reconstruction of Afghanistan; and to move for papers.
The Lord Bradshaw—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have to stimulate the bus industry outside London.
The Lord Northbourne—To call attention to the causes of family dysfunction and breakdown and to their cost to the nation; and to move for papers.
The Lord Northbourne—To call attention to the role and responsibilities of fathers; and to move for papers.
The Lord Pearson of Rannoch—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they agree with the First Report from the Committee for Privileges, Code of Conduct and Members’ Interests, (Session 2003-04, HL Paper 69) in particular its recommendation that Members of the House in receipt of pensions from the European Union do not normally need to declare such pensions as a financial interest when taking part in debates on European Union matters; and, if so, why.
The Lord Ackner—To move to resolve, That this House regrets the Government’s insistence that civil justice costs be recovered in their entirety from those who become suitors before the courts.
The Baroness Neuberger—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to recent reports by the Royal College of Psychiatrists for the Healthcare Commission and the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health on in-patient care in acute mental health wards.
The Lord Maclennan of Rogart—To call attention to the Report of the Independent Commission on the Voting System (the Jenkins Commission); and to move for papers.
The Lord Rotherwick—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their proposals for increasing charges for general aviation.
The Lord Willoughby de Broke—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider continuing United Kingdom membership of the European Union to be in the national interest.
The Viscount Falkland—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the changing habits of television viewers could influence Government broadcasting policy on the switchover from analogue to digital and the funding of public service broadcasting.
The Lord Craig of Radley—To call attention to the Independent Public Inquiry on Gulf War Illnesses (The Lloyd Inquiry); and to move for papers.
The Baroness Hooper—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what developments they envisage in policies on education and cultural heritage for the Overseas Territories.
The Baroness Cox—To call attention to the security, humanitarian and human rights situation in North Korea; and to move for papers.
The Lord Norton of Louth—To call attention to the case for establishing a fixed date for Easter; and to move for papers.
The Lord Hoyle—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to persuade the owners of sports stadiums to make those stadiums non-smoking areas.
The Lord Campbell-Savours—To call attention to equipment used in the treatment of cancer in National Health Service hospitals; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Noakes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the administration and management of H M Revenue and Customs are satisfactory.
The Baroness Noakes—To call attention to the use of mixed sex wards in the National Health Service; and to move for papers.
The Lord Dykes—To call attention to the Wim Kok Lisbon Mark 2 economic competitiveness programme and the case for specific policy input from the United Kingdom and other European Union member states; and to move for papers.
The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein—To call attention to the situation in Argentina; and to move for papers.
The Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope—To call attention to the workings of the Child Support Agency; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Scott of Needham Market—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the future of council housing.
The Lord Moynihan—To call attention to the 2012 Olympic Games in London; and to move for papers.
The Lord Faulkner of Worcester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are taking steps to encourage the reinstatement of direct east-west rail services between Oxford and Cambridge.
The Baroness Shephard of Northwold—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the production of bio-fuels in the United Kingdom.
The Viscount Waverley—To call attention to initiatives for the resolution of global terrorism; and to move for papers.
The Lord Luke—To call attention to the role of speed cameras and the number of traffic police; and to move for papers.
The Lord Dykes—To call attention to present security problems in Afghanistan; and to move for papers.
The Viscount Bridgeman—To call attention to the problem of hospital acquired infection; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Northover—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what coordination there is through the international community to resolve the conflict in northern Uganda.
The Earl of Listowel—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their strategy for children’s homes.
The Lord Marlesford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they are making in setting up a central register of persons who have applied for or have been granted a shotgun or firearm certificate, as required by section 39 of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997.
The Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy towards developments in the European Union’s relations with Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine.
The Viscount Astor—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to promote the art market in light of the proposed implementation of the European Union Directive on the resale right for the benefit of the author of an original work of art.
The Baroness Williams of Crosby—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to counter the dangers of nuclear proliferation.
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in implementing the Water Framework Directive.
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the current plans to create a viable West Bank and Gaza.
The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will consider adopting Central European Time.
The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein—To call attention to the new European regime for the import of bananas; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Tonge—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the social and economic progress made in Botswana since independence.
The Lord Blaker—To call attention to the situation in Zimbabwe; and to move for papers.
The Lord Lyell of Markyate—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will introduce Charitable Remainder Trusts.
The Baroness Whitaker—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to respond to the condition of children with HIV/AIDS in developing countries.
The Baroness Hooper—To call attention to the situation in Paraguay; and to move for papers.
The Lord Taverne—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the extension of faith schools.
The Lord Tyler—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review policy in relation to victims of Gulf War illnesses in the light of the ruling of the War Pensions Appeal Tribunal on 31st October 2005.
The Baroness Linklater of Butterstone—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the role and purpose of Secure Training Centres in the appropriate management and rehabilitation of young people in trouble.
The Lord Pearson of Rannoch—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they propose to honour their commitment that family carers of people with lifelong severe intellectual impairment should be at the heart of decision-making about their relatives’ accommodation, health care and support.
The Lord Bishop of Rochester—To call attention to the issue of integration and multi-culturalism in a plural society; and to move for papers.
The Lord Harrison—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether in their follow up to the Commission for Africa’s report they will assess the human and economic cost of road traffic damage, injuries and deaths in developing countries.
The Viscount Waverley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to develop their relations with Kazakhstan.
The Baroness Hanham—To call attention to the role of county and district councils; and to move for papers.
The Lord Beaumont of Whitley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they propose to take to abate noise pollution caused by piped music.
The Lord Dholakia—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will bring forward legislation to reform the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The Lord Lea of Crondall—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether globalisation will reverse the long term trend towards greater equality in the distribution of income and wealth in the United Kingdom.
The Lord Naseby—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what analysis has been undertaken of the results achieved and lessons learned in Sri Lanka and the Maldives from the aid monies donated by private and public sources for Tsunami relief and reconstruction since the disaster on 26th December 2004.
The Lord Pearson of Rannoch—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the government of Botswana about the treatment of the bushmen of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
PART II
MOTIONS FOR BALLOTED DEBATE
[Ballot on 8th December for debate on 12th January]
The Lord Clarke of Hampstead—To call attention to the case for a Government policy towards the Royal Mail which best reflects the national interest in all respects; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Williams of Crosby—To call attention to the reconstruction of Iraq; and to move for papers.
The Lord Giddens—To call attention to the future of the European social model; and to move for papers.
The Lord Harrison—To call attention to the development of alternatives to fox hunting in the light of the Hunting Act 2004; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen—To call attention to the impact of the National Offender Management Service on the Criminal Justice System; and to move for papers.
The Lord Tombs—To call attention to the problems in the electricity supply industry created by the absence of a strategic decision mechanism; and to move for papers.
The Lord Dubs—To call attention to the case for affordable housing to accommodate families and those living in overcrowded conditions; and to move for papers.
The Lord Sheldon—To call attention to the case for a Civil Service Act; and to move for papers.
The Lord Jenkin of Roding—To call attention to the role of nuclear power in energy policy; and to move for papers.
The Baroness O’Cathain—To call attention to the rise in gas prices and the implications for energy policy; and to move for papers.
The Lord Campbell of Alloway—To call attention to the advice and guidance given to the Army Prosecuting Authority by the Attorney General under his supervisory function; and to move for papers.
The Lord Lucas—To call attention to the school curriculum in England; and to move for papers.
The Earl Peel—To call attention to the decline in numbers of the red squirrel in Britain and Europe; and to move for papers.
The Lord Beaumont of Whitley—To call attention to the disposal of allotment land in England in 2004 and 2005; and to move for papers.
QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
[Tabled on 6th December, or unanswered after 14 days]
[The Government department responsible for answering each Question is shown in brackets]
14th October
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by the Lord President on 2nd February (WA 38) and by the Lord Rooker on 10th October (WA 60), (a) which body consulted the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) at Musgrave Street, about the removal of the security barriers at Lower Chichester Street in Belfast; (b) whether the decision to remove the barriers rests with the PSNI; (c) why these barriers are not identified by the ongoing review of the removal of town centre barriers review in the Northern Ireland Office (NIO); (d) which barriers are under consideration in the NIO review; and (e) why the barriers at Lower Chichester Street are needed, given the verification of the decommissioning of Irish Republican Army weapons. [NIO] (HL1738)
17th October
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the basis of their assessment that all Irish Republican Army guns, explosives and ammunition have been decommissioned. [NIO] (HL1745)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government who selected the independent witnesses for the Irish Republican Army decommission acts; on what basis; and when. [NIO] (HL1746)
19th October
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Government of Ireland Act 1920 was repealed; and for what reason. [NIO] (HL1812)
The Lord Tyler—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Home Office, and the executive agencies for which it is responsible, now follow the guidance of the Central Office of Information and OFCOM in relation to the use of 0870 and 0845 telephone numbers for public enquiries. [HO] (HL1837)
25th October
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the cost of official entertainment given by the Deputy Prime Minister in each of the last eight years. [ODPM] (HL1920)
27th October
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Ashton of Upholland on 25th October (WA 173), whether they will publish their reasons for not having implemented the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights given against the United Kingdom during the period between 1998 and 2005, identifying each case and the reasons for non-implementation in that case. [DCA] (HL1970)
31st October
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many residential places for drug and alcohol treatment and maintenance will be available nationally and by region, for men and women respectively, for persons serving the non-custodial part of a custody plus sentence, when this provision comes into force. [HO] (HL1984)
The Lord Pearson of Rannoch—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean on 5th July 2004 (WA 64), with which non-European Union countries the European Union has free trade agreements which have entered into force since that date. [FCO] (HL1997)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the decision to reduce the number employed in the Northern Ireland Civil Service was announced; and what has been the reduction since that date. [NIO] (HL2019)
1st November
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have considered allowing prison governors to purchase office consumables and furniture from any supplier, rather than only from approved suppliers, on condition that the items in question cost no more than if obtained from the approved supplier. [HO] (HL2026)
2nd November
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in Northern Ireland, they record the frequency with which methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is (a) a primary cause of death; (b) an identifiable secondary cause of death; or (c) contributes to or results in death; and whether they will give details for the years 2000 to 2004. [NIO] (HL2085)
3rd November
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role of the Human Rights Commission for Pakistan as an authority for the purposes of the Home Office’s Country of Origin Information Service. [HO] (HL2117)
The Lord Kilclooney—To ask Her Majesty’s Government who requested the closure of Tower Hill in Armagh City; and for what reason. [NIO] (HL2125)
The Lord Kilclooney—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many traffic wardens were on duty in Armagh city centre between 3:30 and 4:00pm on 29th October. [NIO] (HL2126)
The Baroness Hollis of Heigham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage and what number of men in the United Kingdom, who will reach the age of 65 in 2005, 2010 and 2020 respectively, will have national insurance contributions of—
and, for each of these groups, what percentage and what number have national insurance entitlement made by (i) credits, and (ii) paid contribution. [DWP] (HL2137)
The Baroness Hollis of Heigham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage and what number of women in the United Kingdom, who will reach the age of 60 in 2005, 2010 and 65 in 2020 respectively, will have national insurance contributions of—
and, for each of these groups, what percentage and what number will have (i) national insurance contributions provided by credits other than Home Responsibility Protection (HRP); (ii) national insurance contributory years reduced by HRP; and (iii) national insurance contributions made from paid earnings. [DWP] (HL2138)
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to use the remaining period of the United Kingdom Presidency of the European Union to discuss with the Israeli authorities the need for past and future compensation for any damage to European Community assets caused by Israeli military action in the occupied territories. [FCO] (HL2151)
9th November
The Lord Jones of Cheltenham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of China regarding allegations of human rights abuses against practitioners of Falun Gong. [FCO] (HL2206)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have designated tallow as waste rather than a by-product; if so, why; and what effect the banning of this carbon-neutral fuel and its replacement by oil as a fuel in waste plants will have on United Kingdom carbon emissions. [DEFRA] (HL2213)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the financial implications for farmers of their designation of tallow as waste rather than as a by-product. [DEFRA] (HL2214)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Ashton of Upholland on 20th December 2004 (WA 113), whether Constable Trevor Johnston Purcell is currently the subject of misconduct proceedings relating to the charge, dismissed in court on 29th November 2004, of driving dangerously during a riot; and, if so, whether these proceedings were initiated by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland or the Police Service for Northern Ireland. [NIO] (HL2215)
[As amended on 10th November]
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the Resolution carried unanimously by the Police Federation for Northern Ireland at its 14th September Annual Conference expressing no confidence in the Office of the Police Ombudsman. [NIO] (HL2216)
The Lord Kilclooney—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many parking tickets were placed on motorcars by traffic wardens during the month of October at each of the following locations in the city of Armagh—
(g) Upper English Street;
(h) Lower English Street;
and whether traffic wardens’ duties are carried out evenly throughout the city. [NIO] (HL2218)
The Lord Stoddart of Swindon—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Prime Minister intends to reply to letters sent to him in his capacity as President of the European Council and Prime Minister by the Lord Stoddart of Swindon on 24th June and 1st July 2005. [FCO] (HL2225)
10th November
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have received any specific assurances from Sinn Fein or the Irish Republican Army concerning their willingness to cooperate with the Police Service for Northern Ireland and the Courts in dealing with the dissident republican movement. [NIO] (HL2249)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will hold discussions with organisers of the British Council of Shopping Centres conference in Belfast and the Northern Ireland Festival of Racing at the Maze, concerning the dissident republican bomb threats which caused the abandonment of these two events; and whether any financial loss incurred in the incidents qualifies for compensation from the Northern Ireland Office. [NIO] (HL2251)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 30th June (WA 42), why the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland believes that it is inappropriate under section 63 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 to disclose correspondence between the Ombudsman and the Lord Chancellor. [NIO] (HL2253)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 30th June (WA 42), whether the purpose of section 63 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 is to protect witnesses giving evidence to the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland or to prevent the disclosure of correspondence between the Ombudsman and the Lord Chancellor. [NIO] (HL2254)
The Lord Kilclooney—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord McKenzie of Luton on 9th November (WA 79), how many Government buildings in Northern Ireland are currently for sale; and how many of these will subsequently be rented by a Government department. [NIO] (HL2256)
14th November
The Lord Brookman—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children aged (a) three; and (b) four received care and education in (i) maintained sector schools, and (ii) private and voluntary day nurseries in England and Wales in each academic year between 1995 and 2004. [DfES] (HL2303)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much compensation has been paid to civilians in each county of Northern Ireland as a result of the alleged activities of the security forces; and for each county how many claims there have been since 1998. [NIO] (HL2305)
15th November
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 10th November (WA 101) concerning Artigarvan Primary School, how much extra funding was requested in 2005-06; for what purpose; and on what basis. [NIO] (HL2329)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what amounts of compensation have been awarded in 2005 against the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland to members or ex-members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary or Police Service for Northern Ireland. [NIO] (HL2333)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any children under 16 years of age have been arrested or detained by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland; and, if so, what were the circumstances. [NIO] (HL2334)
The Lord Alton of Liverpool—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have considered ending the provision of funding, either directly or through the United Nations Population Fund or the International Planned Parenthood Federation, to the Chinese Population Association following recent reports in The Independent and the Daily Telegraph about the use of coercion against Chinese women. [DfID] (HL2341)
16th November
The Lord Barnett—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in arriving at the estimated annual cost of the implementation of the Identity Cards Bill, what is the assumed number of identity cards that will be issued over the first ten years. [HO] (HL2358)
The Lord Barnett—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in arriving at the estimated annual cost of the implementation of the Identity Cards Bill, what is the assumed number of new passports that will be issued over the first ten years. [HO] (HL2359)
The Lord Barnett—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in arriving at the estimated annual cost of the implementation of the Identity Cards Bill, what is the assumed number of passport renewals over the first ten years. [HO] (HL2360)
The Lord Barnett—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the proposed Identity Card Scheme will become operational. [HO] (HL2361)
The Lord Selsdon—To ask Her Majesty’s Government in what circumstances officials of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and of public bodies answerable to the Deputy Prime Minister, can search and enter the homes or business premises of United Kingdom citizens; and, in each case, what is the statutory authority for that power. [ODPM] (HL2364)
The Lord Selsdon—To ask Her Majesty’s Government in what circumstances officials of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and of public bodies answerable to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, can search and enter the homes or business premises of United Kingdom citizens; and, in each case, what is the statutory authority for that power. [DEFRA] (HL2368)
The Baroness Falkner of Margravine—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Anti-Social Behaviour Orders have been issued in the last year for which figures are available; and whether those figures are disaggregated on the basis of faith and ethnicity. [HO] (HL2377)
The Lord Lucas—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in view of the contents of the Five Year Report of the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness; Safety First (2001), what action has been taken to ensure that all mental health trusts follow up all high risk post-discharged patients within 48 hours of discharge, and all patients assessed as having lower risk but still identified as suffering with severe mental illness, within one week of discharge. [DoH] (HL2381)
17th November
The Lord Roberts of Llandudno—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why, in assessing the impact of the Licensing Act 2003 on levels of crime and disorder, they selected five local authority areas in England and none in Wales. [HO] (HL2389)
The Lord Barnett—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish an analysis of their estimate of the annual implementation costs of the Identity Cards Bill of £584 million. [HO] (HL2390)
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the waste cooking oil used by commercial organisations that is not blended into other fuel should be disposed of. [DEFRA] (HL2403)
The Lord Selsdon—To ask Her Majesty’s Government in what circumstances officials of the Department of Health and of public bodies answerable to the Secretary of State for Health can search and enter the homes or business premises of United Kingdom citizens; and, in each case, what is the statutory authority for that power. [DoH] (HL2409)
The Lord Selsdon—To ask Her Majesty’s Government in what circumstances officials of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and of public bodies answerable to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport can search and enter the homes or business premises of United Kingdom citizens; and, in each case, what is the statutory authority for that power. [DCMS] (HL2410)
The Lord Selsdon—To ask Her Majesty’s Government in what circumstances officials of the Northern Ireland Office and of public bodies answerable to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland can search and enter the homes or business premises of United Kingdom citizens; and, in each case, what is the statutory authority for that power. [NIO] (HL2412)
The Lord Ouseley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any non-compliance notices have been raised by the Commission for Racial Equality against any Government departments over the last 18 months. [HO] (HL2426)
The Lord Ouseley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what costs have been incurred by the Department of Trade and Industry in contesting cases of unlawful discrimination in employment tribunals over the last 18 months. [DTI] (HL2427)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have given any undertakings, in writing or otherwise, to Sinn Fein concerning (a) future education policy in Northern Ireland; and (b) the Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill; if so, why they have given such undertakings; when they were given; and whether they will publish all the related documents. [NIO] (HL2434)
18th November
The Lord Ouseley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what costs have been incurred by the Home Office in contesting cases of unlawful discrimination in employment tribunals over the last 18 months. [HO] (HL2435)
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the statement by the Lord Bach on 26th October (HL Deb, col. 1204) that all birds that die in quarantine must be placed in a freezer until the local veterinary inspector can collect them accords with the Epidemiology Report, published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 15th November, relating to a quarantine centre in Essex, which stated that a substantial number of birds that died in quarantine were reported as incinerated. [DEFRA] (HL2438)
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in connection with the quarantine centre in Essex, who authorised the incineration of dead birds; and who verified that the birds were incinerated. [DEFRA] (HL2439)
The Lord Selsdon—To ask Her Majesty’s Government in what circumstances officials of the Department of Trade and Industry and of public bodies answerable to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry can search and enter the homes or business premises of United Kingdom citizens; and, in each case, what is the statutory authority for that power. [DTI] (HL2445)
The Lord Selsdon—To ask Her Majesty’s Government in what circumstances officials of the Department for International Development and of public bodies answerable to the Secretary of State for International Development can search and enter the homes or business premises of United Kingdom citizens; and, in each case, what is the statutory authority for that power. [DfID] (HL2446)
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what information has been collected about the sums of money promised and paid for relief and reconstruction work in Aceh; and how the expenditure of this money is being audited. [DfID] (HL2448)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the reply by the Lord Bach on 17th November (HL Deb, col. 1298), what further research is being undertaken into preventing an outbreak of avian flu in the United Kingdom. [DEFRA] (HL2454)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, following the outbreak of avian flu in a quarantine centre in Essex, all other quarantine centres have subsequently been inspected. [DEFRA] (HL2455)
21st November
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what properties are owned by Waterways Ireland which are (a) occupied, and (b) unoccupied; and what is the organisation’s policy for each of these properties. [NIO] (HL2466)
The Baroness Northover—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking to deliver the target of universal access to reproductive health by 2015, as called for in the Millennium Review summit. [DfID] (HL2471)
The Baroness Northover—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what funding is being provided to the Human Reproduction Programme in the World Health Organisation. [DfID] (HL2472)
The Lord Skelmersdale—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many contributors to a state pension do not reach the age of 65. [DWP] (HL2480)
The Lord Skelmersdale—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many deaths there were in each of the following categories in the last year for which figures are available: (a) age 60; (b) age 61; (c) age 62; (d) age 63; (e) age 64; (f) age 65; (g) age 66; (h) age 67; (i) age 68; (j) age 69; and (k) age 70. [DWP] (HL2481)
The Lord Mason of Barnsley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many prosecutions there have been in each of the last five years for fishing without a licence. [DEFRA] (HL2488)
The Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts—To ask Her Majesty’s Government in what circumstances they envisage that the requirements to consult under paragraph 4(1) of the Companies Act 1989 (Delegation) Order (S.I. 2005/2337) should be dispensed with under paragraph 4(2). [DTI] (HL2492)
The Viscount Waverley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many batches of British passports are registered as stolen or mislaid by the Home Office; where such batches were stolen or mislaid worldwide; and what is the total number of passports recorded as missing. [HO] (HL2493)
22nd November
The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will place in the Library of the House the speech made by the Chief Medical Officer at a dinner hosted by the Department of Health to discuss preparations for an influenza pandemic. [DoH] (HL2496)
The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the Chief Medical Officer arrived at an estimate of 50,000 British deaths in an influenza pandemic and an absolute upper limit of 700,000 deaths, as stated in his conference speech on 16th November; and whether they will place a copy of his speech in the Library of the House. [DoH] (HL2497)
The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what assumptions they have determined the amounts of Tamiflu ordered in preparation for an influenza pandemic; and whether they see any cause to revise these assumptions in the light of the speech of Dr John Beigel of the United States National Institutes of Health at the conference addressed by the Chief Medical Officer on 16th November. [DoH] (HL2498)
The Lord Alton of Liverpool—To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent they have decided to implement the recommendations of the International Crisis Group’s Congo Action Plan. [DfID] (HL2500)
The Lord Alton of Liverpool—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what provision they are making in their aid programme for the development of key performance indicators that reflect progress in reducing the number of street children in the cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [DfID] (HL2501)
The Lord Alton of Liverpool—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what provision they are making for financial and technical investment in human rights organisations in the Democratic Republic of Congo; what is being done to monitor the effectiveness of the organisation; and what representation they are making to the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo with regard to the plight of street children. [DfID] (HL2502)
The Lord Alton of Liverpool—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (a) the number of fatalities in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo; (b) the number of people displaced by the conflict; and (c) the number of children under arms. [DfID] (HL2503)
The Lord Strathclyde—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Ministerial meetings there have been since Hurricane Stan with representatives of (a) El Salvador; and (b) Guatemala to discuss assistance with reconstruction and recovery in those countries. [DfID] (HL2504)
The Lord Strathclyde—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the level of unplanned expenditure required by the governments of (a) El Salvador; and (b) Guatemala in reconstruction and recovery, following Hurricane Stan; and whether they will place a copy of that assessment in the Library of the House. [DfID] (HL2505)
The Lord Strathclyde—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much direct aid they have provided since Hurricane Stan to (a) El Salvador; and (b) Guatemala to assist with—
(i) food programmes and other relief for those whose crops or homes have been destroyed; and
(ii) infrastructure repairs. [DfID] (HL2506)
The Lord Strathclyde—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the extent of bilateral support given by the United Kingdom to the governments of (a) El Salvador; and (b) Guatemala in the overseas aid budget for each financial year since 2000-01; what is planned for the current financial year; and whether they have any plans to review those levels following Hurricane Stan. [DfID] (HL2507)
The Lord Bowness—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what conclusions were reached following the conference held on 17th November at The Hague under the United Kingdom Presidency of the European Union and the government of the Netherlands which aimed to find ways to strengthen the engagement of national parliaments at an early stage, so that local and national sensitivities are taken into account and the case for European action is made and not just assumed. [FCO] (HL2515)
The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what occasions since 2000 the Attorney General has been called on to examine the papers in cases of alleged military offences, indicating in each case the outcome of such examinations. [LSLO] (HL2517)
6th December
The Baroness Morris of Yardley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of the recent High Court decision to permit the Oratory School to interview parents as part of the admissions process, they have any plans to prevent such procedures. (HL2795)
The Lord Naseby—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider allowing more time for consultation on the proposed amalgamation of police forces in England, in view of the major reform of the police service involved. (HL2796)
The Lord Naseby—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have calculated the setting up costs of the proposed new police authorities. (HL2797)
The Lord Naseby—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have undertaken any analysis of the information technology costs of amalgamating existing police authorities, which use different systems. (HL2798)
The Lord Naseby—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what will be the governance structure of the proposed new amalgamated police forces. (HL2799)
The Lord Naseby—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the proposed timetable for the implementation of the new amalgamated police forces. (HL2800)
The Lord Naseby—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what financial resources they will provide to implement the proposed restructuring of police forces; and what percentage of the total final costs this will represent. (HL2801)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by the Lord Drayson on 10th November (WA 110) and on 28th November (WA 12), whether the level of operational commitment of the armed forces in Northern Ireland currently requires the exemptions that have been granted, including specific exemption from the requirement to record working hours; and, if so, how security is to be maintained after the Royal Irish Home Battalions are disbanded. (HL2802)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the reply by the Lord Rooker on 10th November (HL Deb, cols. 722-25) and his Written Answer on 30th November (WA 48), whether the average enrolment of 13.7 pupils at the time of closure of nine schools was precipitated by the intention to close them; what the average enrolments of these schools were in the two years prior to closure; and whether these closures can be reconciled with Northern Ireland’s Equality legislation and the objectives of the Belfast Agreement. (HL2803)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 30th November (WA 42), how they decided that legislation to facilitate on-the-run terrorists was necessary if they do not hold figures on how many people would meet the eligibility requirements of the Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill. (HL2804)
The Lord Jones of Cheltenham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to promote good governance in British Overseas Territories. (HL2805)
The Lord Jones of Cheltenham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for British citizens living overseas and in receipt of the state pension, with which countries and territories—
(a) they have reciprocal agreements to allow for annual pensions uprating;
(b) they do not have such agreements, but pensions are uprated annually;
(c) negotiations are ongoing aimed at reaching agreement on reciprocal arrangements to allow annual uprating; and
(d) no attempt is being made to reach agreement on reciprocal arrangements to uprate pensions annually. (HL2806)
The Lord Jones of Cheltenham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many students from each British Overseas Territory studied at United Kingdom universities in each academic year since 1997 for which figures are available. (HL2807)
The Lord Jones of Cheltenham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many students from each country with which the United Kingdom has a bilateral aid programme studied at United Kingdom universities in each academic year since 1997 for which figures are available. (HL2808)
The Lord Jones of Cheltenham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the appropriate international organisations for an assessment of the impact of climate change on the level of the water table in the regions of Africa. (HL2809)
The Lord Jones of Cheltenham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of violent attacks using bladed weapons since 1997. (HL2810)
The Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to ensure that employers’ organisations and pension fund trustees have sufficient information and time to respond to proposals from the Pension Protection Fund regarding the 2006-07 levy. (HL2811)
The Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, given the legal requirement on the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) to consult extensively on its proposals, they will advise the PPF to publish its proposed 2006-07 levy estimates on or before 9th January 2006 to enable employers to respond to the next round of consultation, which is scheduled to close on 23rd January 2006. (HL2812)
The Lord Roberts of Llandudno—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the per capita consumption of units of alcohol in the United Kingdom in 1950; 1960; 1970; 1980; 1990; and 2000. (HL2813)
The Lord Roberts of Llandudno—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many wind turbines are proposed in the Gwynt-y-Mor project along the Llandudno Bay area of the North Wales coast; what will be the height of each turbine; and how far they will be located from the coast. (HL2814)
The Lord Roberts of Llandudno—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will assess the likely impact of large scale, turbine-related, engineering work on the Gwynt-y-Mor development of wind turbines off the North Wales coast; and what is the likely impact on the marine sandbank that currently offers protection to the communities of Colwyn Bay, Rhos-on-Sea and Llandudno. (HL2815)
The Lord Roberts of Llandudno—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much subsidy or grant will be required for any power company proceeding with the Gwynt-y-Mor wind turbine project. (HL2816)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are consulting with airlines and airport authorities to ensure that scheduled passenger flights take off on time. (HL2817)
The Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what studies they have made of the effect of sleep apnoea in road accidents. (HL2818)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the likely increase in the Essex police precept to the council tax arising from a possible merger of the Essex constabulary (a) with the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire forces; (b) with the Norfolk and Suffolk forces; and (c) into one eastern force. (HL2819)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the potential start-up costs of (a) a Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex combined police force; (b) a Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex combined police force; and (c) one eastern police force. (HL2820)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what would be the annual cost savings of (a) a Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex combined police force; (b) a Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex combined police force; and (c) one eastern police force, in comparison to existing budgets; and from where they expect such savings would accrue. (HL2821)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which police authorities in England are currently free of debt. (HL2822)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why, given that the Secretary of State for the Home Department’s plans for police reorganisation stated that any force below 4,000 police officers would be unviable, the option of a stand-alone force for Kent with 3,600 police officers, Hampshire with 3,400 and Devon and Cornwall with 3,000 was put forward as part of the consultation. (HL2823)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which services are now provided or partially provided on a regional basis that were not provided or partially provided on a regional basis prior to 1997. (HL2824)
The Baroness Michie of Gallanach—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, regarding the consultation process on the White Paper Your Health, Your Care, Your Say, how they consulted with representative groups, such as those with long-term medical conditions; and whether the short timescales given for bottom-up consultation could inhibit opportunities for engagement. (HL2825)
The Baroness Michie of Gallanach—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the online questionnaire used as part of the listening exercise in the consultation process on the White Paper Your Health, Your Care, Your Say focused on general practitioner and nursing services only, and used mostly closed questioning, with no space for open comments. (HL2826)
The Baroness Michie of Gallanach—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, given that 51 people attended the Health and Social Care Listening Event on 19th July, they consider that the findings from this consultation reflect the majority opinion of the public on these issues. (HL2827)
The Baroness Buscombe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what costs broken down by department are incurred by lighting Government department offices overnight. (HL2828)
The Baroness Buscombe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many civil servants from the Department for Education and Skills broken down by grade have visited prisons in the last eight years. (HL2829)
The Baroness Buscombe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many civil servants from the Home Office broken down by grade have visited prisons in the last eight years. (HL2830)
The Lord Bradshaw—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Davies of Oldham on 1st December (WA 64-5), what contact has taken place at Ministerial level in the last six years with Ministers in the Irish Republic about breaches of drivers’ hours regulations in Wales by Irish lorry drivers. (HL2831)
The Lord Bradshaw—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by the Lord Davies of Oldham on 1st December (WA 63-5), what specific action has been taken by the authorities of the Irish Republic about breaches of drivers’ hours regulations in Wales by Irish lorry drivers. (HL2832)
The Lord Bradshaw—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Davies of Oldham on 26th October (WA 184-5), how many prosecutions have been initiated by (a) the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency, and (b) the police, against drivers found to be in breach of drivers’ hours regulations while driving in Wales. (HL2833)
The Lord Bradshaw—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which airports in the United Kingdom have penalty schemes in operation for (a) noise, and (b) pollution. (HL2834)
The Lord Bradshaw—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what penalties are imposed for breaches of the noise and pollution regimes by airports with penalty schemes in operation. (HL2835)
The Lord Fearn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many overseas students arrived in England in the years 2003 and 2004 to study at language schools. (HL2836)
The Lord Fearn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many overseas students arrived in England in the years 2003 and 2004 to study for more than one year at recognised schools or colleges. (HL2837)
The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many claim forms have been received since 6th April relating to claims under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme. (HL2838)
The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many claimants have been awarded damages under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme. (HL2839)
The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total sum of damages paid out so far by the Ministry of Defence under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme. (HL2840)
The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, of those claimants who are automatically referred under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and those medically discharged, how many have successfully secured damages since April. (HL2841)
The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what changes, in money and percentage terms, are forecast in farm gate prices for sugar beet in the United Kingdom in each of the next four years following the introduction of the reform to the common market organisation for sugar. (HL2842)
The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what changes, in money and percentage terms, are forecast in the prices paid for cane sugar products imported into the United Kingdom in each of the next four years following the introduction of the reform to the common market organisation for sugar. (HL2843)
The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what changes, in money and percentage terms, are forecast in the prices of white sugar to consumers in the United Kingdom over the next four years following the introduction of the reform to the common market organisation for sugar. (HL2844)
The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what changes are forecast in the prices to consumers in the United Kingdom over the next four years, following the introduction of the reform to the common market organisation for sugar, of (a) a typical 100 gram bar of chocolate; (b) a typical 500 gram packet of sweet digestive biscuits; (c) a typical packet of chocolate half-coated digestive biscuits; (d) a pound of mint imperials or similar sweets; (e) sweets and sugar-based confectionery generally; and (f) a pint of beer. (HL2845)
The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have commissioned an investigation into the likely increase in sugar consumption in the United Kingdom by consumers and by the food industry, due to lower prices following the introduction of the reform to the common market organisation for sugar, and the consequent effects on the health of (a) children, and (b) adults; and, if so, whether they will publish the results of the investigation. (HL2846)
The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government in which European Union countries sugar beet will continue to be eligible to receive direct production subsidies; and for what reasons. (HL2847)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 30th November (WA 36) concerning the funding of Gaelic athletic activity, whether the business case for each project’s funding will be placed in the Library of the House. (HL2848)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 30th November (WA 54) concerning the funding of the Ulster Scots Agency, which policies outlined in that Agency’s business case the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure considers new and therefore not appropriate for funding. (HL2849)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, with reference to Cross Border Implementation Bodies, how they define new policies and extra funding under their current policy of care and maintenance. (HL2850)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether all staff in the Northern Ireland Civil Service were given the opportunity to apply for all appropriate posts in Waterways Ireland. (HL2851)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in each of the last five years, how many people in Northern Ireland have failed to keep the terms of their bail; and how much was forfeited in each case. (HL2852)
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish—
(a) any analysis they have made of the potential use that the Department for Transport may make of the National Identity Register or identity cards introduced following enactment of the Identity Cards Bill; and
(b) their estimate of the costs that will or may be incurred by the Department for Transport in connection with such use. (HL2853)
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish—
(a) any analysis they have made of the potential use that the Department for Education and Skills may make of the National Identity Register or identity cards introduced following enactment of the Identity Cards Bill; and
(b) their estimate of the costs that will or may be incurred by the Department for Education and Skills in connection with such use. (HL2854)
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish—
(a) any analysis they have made of the potential use that the Department of Health may make of the National Identity Register or identity cards introduced following enactment of the Identity Cards Bill; and
(b) their estimate of the costs that will or may be incurred by the Department of Health in connection with such use. (HL2855)
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish—
(a) any analysis they have made of the potential use that the Department for Culture, Media and Sport may make of the National Identity Register or identity cards introduced following enactment of the Identity Cards Bill; and
(b) their estimate of the costs that will or may be incurred by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in connection with such use. (HL2856)
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish—
(a) any analysis they have made of the potential use that the Department for Work and Pensions may make of the National Identity Register or identity cards introduced following enactment of the Identity Cards Bill; and
(b) their estimate of the costs that will or may be incurred by the Department for Work and Pensions in connection with such use. (HL2857)
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish—
(a) any analysis they have made of the potential use that H M Treasury may make of the National Identity Register or identity cards introduced following enactment of the Identity Cards Bill; and
(b) their estimate of the costs that will or may be incurred by H M Treasury in connection with such use. (HL2858)
The Baroness Noakes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish—
(a) any analysis they have made of the potential use that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs may make of the National Identity Register or identity cards introduced following enactment of the Identity Cards Bill; and
(b) their estimate of the costs that will or may be incurred by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in connection with such use. (HL2859)
The Baroness Noakes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish—
(a) any analysis they have made of the potential use that the Department for Trade and Industry may make of the National Identity Register or identity cards introduced following enactment of the Identity Cards Bill; and
(b) their estimate of the costs that will or may be incurred by the Department for Trade and Industry in connection with such use. (HL2860)
The Baroness Noakes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish—
(a) any analysis they have made of the potential use that the Department for Constitutional Affairs may make of the National Identity Register or identity cards introduced following enactment of the Identity Cards Bill; and
(b) their estimate of the costs that will or may be incurred by the Department for Constitutional Affairs in connection with such use. (HL2861)
The Baroness Noakes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish—
(a) any analysis they have made of the potential use that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office may make of the National Identity Register or identity cards introduced following enactment of the Identity Cards Bill; and
(b) their estimate of the costs that will or may be incurred by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in connection with such use. (HL2862)
The Baroness Noakes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish—
(a) any analysis they have made of the potential use that the Ministry of Defence may make of the National Identity Register or identity cards introduced following enactment of the Identity Cards Bill; and
(b) their estimate of the costs that will or may be incurred by the Ministry of Defence Affairs in connection with such use. (HL2863)
The Baroness Noakes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish—
(a) any analysis they have made of the potential use that the devolved authorities of Scotland and Wales may make of the National Identity Register or identity cards introduced following enactment of the Identity Cards Bill; and
(b) their estimate of the costs that will or may be incurred by the devolved authorities of Scotland and Wales in connection with such use. (HL2864)
The Baroness Seccombe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish—
(a) any analysis they have made of the potential use that the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency may make of the National Identity Register or identity cards introduced following enactment of the Identity Cards Bill; and
(b) their estimate of the costs that will or may be incurred by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in connection with such use. (HL2865)
The Baroness Seccombe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish—
(a) any analysis they have made of the potential use that H M Revenue and Customs may make of the National Identity Register or identity cards introduced following enactment of the Identity Cards Bill; and
(b) their estimate of the costs that will or may be incurred by H M Revenue and Customs in connection with such use. (HL2866)
The Baroness Seccombe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish—
(a) any analysis they have made of the potential use that the Child Support Agency may make of the National Identity Register or identity cards introduced following enactment of the Identity Cards Bill; and
(b) their estimate of the costs that will or may be incurred by the Child Support Agency in connection with such use. (HL2867)
The Baroness Seccombe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish—
(a) any analysis they have made of the potential use that local authorities may make of the National Identity Register or identity cards introduced following enactment of the Identity Cards Bill; and
(b) their estimate of the costs that will or may be incurred by local authorities in connection with such use. (HL2868)
QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER AWAITING ANSWER
6th DECEMBER 2005
[Tabled on the dates shown]
[The Government department responsible for answering each Question is shown in brackets]
14th October
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by the Lord President on 2nd February (WA 38) and by the Lord Rooker on 10th October (WA 60), (a) which body consulted the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) at Musgrave Street, about the removal of the security barriers at Lower Chichester Street in Belfast; (b) whether the decision to remove the barriers rests with the PSNI; (c) why these barriers are not identified by the ongoing review of the removal of town centre barriers review in the Northern Ireland Office (NIO); (d) which barriers are under consideration in the NIO review; and (e) why the barriers at Lower Chichester Street are needed, given the verification of the decommissioning of Irish Republican Army weapons. [NIO] (HL1738)
17th October
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the basis of their assessment that all Irish Republican Army guns, explosives and ammunition have been decommissioned. [NIO] (HL1745)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government who selected the independent witnesses for the Irish Republican Army decommission acts; on what basis; and when. [NIO] (HL1746)
19th October
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Government of Ireland Act 1920 was repealed; and for what reason. [NIO] (HL1812)
The Lord Tyler—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Home Office, and the executive agencies for which it is responsible, now follow the guidance of the Central Office of Information and OFCOM in relation to the use of 0870 and 0845 telephone numbers for public enquiries. [HO] (HL1837)
25th October
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the cost of official entertainment given by the Deputy Prime Minister in each of the last eight years. [ODPM] (HL1920)
27th October
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Ashton of Upholland on 25th October (WA 173), whether they will publish their reasons for not having implemented the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights given against the United Kingdom during the period between 1998 and 2005, identifying each case and the reasons for non-implementation in that case. [DCA] (HL1970)
31st October
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many residential places for drug and alcohol treatment and maintenance will be available nationally and by region, for men and women respectively, for persons serving the non-custodial part of a custody plus sentence, when this provision comes into force. [HO] (HL1984)
The Lord Pearson of Rannoch—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean on 5th July 2004 (WA 64), with which non-European Union countries the European Union has free trade agreements which have entered into force since that date. [FCO] (HL1997)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the decision to reduce the number employed in the Northern Ireland Civil Service was announced; and what has been the reduction since that date. [NIO] (HL2019)
1st November
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have considered allowing prison governors to purchase office consumables and furniture from any supplier, rather than only from approved suppliers, on condition that the items in question cost no more than if obtained from the approved supplier. [HO] (HL2026)
2nd November
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in Northern Ireland, they record the frequency with which methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is (a) a primary cause of death; (b) an identifiable secondary cause of death; or (c) contributes to or results in death; and whether they will give details for the years 2000 to 2004. [NIO] (HL2085)
3rd November
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role of the Human Rights Commission for Pakistan as an authority for the purposes of the Home Office’s Country of Origin Information Service. [HO] (HL2117)
The Lord Kilclooney—To ask Her Majesty’s Government who requested the closure of Tower Hill in Armagh City; and for what reason. [NIO] (HL2125)
The Lord Kilclooney—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many traffic wardens were on duty in Armagh city centre between 3:30 and 4:00pm on 29th October. [NIO] (HL2126)
The Baroness Hollis of Heigham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage and what number of men in the United Kingdom, who will reach the age of 65 in 2005, 2010 and 2020 respectively, will have national insurance contributions of—
and, for each of these groups, what percentage and what number have national insurance entitlement made by (i) credits, and (ii) paid contribution. [DWP] (HL2137)
The Baroness Hollis of Heigham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage and what number of women in the United Kingdom, who will reach the age of 60 in 2005, 2010 and 65 in 2020 respectively, will have national insurance contributions of—
and, for each of these groups, what percentage and what number will have (i) national insurance contributions provided by credits other than Home Responsibility Protection (HRP); (ii) national insurance contributory years reduced by HRP; and (iii) national insurance contributions made from paid earnings. [DWP] (HL2138)
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to use the remaining period of the United Kingdom Presidency of the European Union to discuss with the Israeli authorities the need for past and future compensation for any damage to European Community assets caused by Israeli military action in the occupied territories. [FCO] (HL2151)
9th November
The Lord Jones of Cheltenham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of China regarding allegations of human rights abuses against practitioners of Falun Gong. [FCO] (HL2206)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have designated tallow as waste rather than a by-product; if so, why; and what effect the banning of this carbon-neutral fuel and its replacement by oil as a fuel in waste plants will have on United Kingdom carbon emissions. [DEFRA] (HL2213)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the financial implications for farmers of their designation of tallow as waste rather than as a by-product. [DEFRA] (HL2214)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Ashton of Upholland on 20th December 2004 (WA 113), whether Constable Trevor Johnston Purcell is currently the subject of misconduct proceedings relating to the charge, dismissed in court on 29th November 2004, of driving dangerously during a riot; and, if so, whether these proceedings were initiated by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland or the Police Service for Northern Ireland. [NIO] (HL2215)
[As amended on 10th November]
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the Resolution carried unanimously by the Police Federation for Northern Ireland at its 14th September Annual Conference expressing no confidence in the Office of the Police Ombudsman. [NIO] (HL2216)
The Lord Kilclooney—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many parking tickets were placed on motorcars by traffic wardens during the month of October at each of the following locations in the city of Armagh—
(g) Upper English Street;
(h) Lower English Street;
and whether traffic wardens’ duties are carried out evenly throughout the city. [NIO] (HL2218)
The Lord Stoddart of Swindon—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Prime Minister intends to reply to letters sent to him in his capacity as President of the European Council and Prime Minister by the Lord Stoddart of Swindon on 24th June and 1st July 2005. [FCO] (HL2225)
10th November
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have received any specific assurances from Sinn Fein or the Irish Republican Army concerning their willingness to cooperate with the Police Service for Northern Ireland and the Courts in dealing with the dissident republican movement. [NIO] (HL2249)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will hold discussions with organisers of the British Council of Shopping Centres conference in Belfast and the Northern Ireland Festival of Racing at the Maze, concerning the dissident republican bomb threats which caused the abandonment of these two events; and whether any financial loss incurred in the incidents qualifies for compensation from the Northern Ireland Office. [NIO] (HL2251)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 30th June (WA 42), why the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland believes that it is inappropriate under section 63 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 to disclose correspondence between the Ombudsman and the Lord Chancellor. [NIO] (HL2253)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 30th June (WA 42), whether the purpose of section 63 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 is to protect witnesses giving evidence to the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland or to prevent the disclosure of correspondence between the Ombudsman and the Lord Chancellor. [NIO] (HL2254)
The Lord Kilclooney—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord McKenzie of Luton on 9th November (WA 79), how many Government buildings in Northern Ireland are currently for sale; and how many of these will subsequently be rented by a Government department. [NIO] (HL2256)
14th November
The Lord Brookman—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children aged (a) three; and (b) four received care and education in (i) maintained sector schools, and (ii) private and voluntary day nurseries in England and Wales in each academic year between 1995 and 2004. [DfES] (HL2303)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much compensation has been paid to civilians in each county of Northern Ireland as a result of the alleged activities of the security forces; and for each county how many claims there have been since 1998. [NIO] (HL2305)
15th November
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 10th November (WA 101) concerning Artigarvan Primary School, how much extra funding was requested in 2005-06; for what purpose; and on what basis. [NIO] (HL2329)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what amounts of compensation have been awarded in 2005 against the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland to members or ex-members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary or Police Service for Northern Ireland. [NIO] (HL2333)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any children under 16 years of age have been arrested or detained by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland; and, if so, what were the circumstances. [NIO] (HL2334)
The Lord Alton of Liverpool—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have considered ending the provision of funding, either directly or through the United Nations Population Fund or the International Planned Parenthood Federation, to the Chinese Population Association following recent reports in The Independent and the Daily Telegraph about the use of coercion against Chinese women. [< | 
