NOTICES AND ORDERS OF THE DAY
Items marked † are new or have been altered.Items expected to be taken during an adjournment are marked # (lunch) or ‡ (dinner).
TUESDAY 25TH JULY
At eleven o’clock
The Baroness Butler-Sloss
and
The Lord Harries of Pentregarth
*The Lord Ashley of Stoke—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average waiting time for audiology services in National Health Service hospitals.
*The Baroness Rendell of Babergh—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the impact of the reduction in staff at the African Clinic at the Central Middlesex Hospital, responsible for gynaecological and antenatal treatment of patients with female genital mutilation.
*The Lord Clark of Windermere—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what responses they have received to the Department for Transport’s consultation on the new Cross Country rail franchise.
†*The Lord Addington—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider providing reimbursement for those who have undertaken training for the compilation of home information packs.
[The Baroness Ashton of Upholland intends to move the following four motions en bloc: but if any Lord objects the motions must be moved separately to the extent desired]
Criminal Defence Service (Representation Orders and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2006—The Baroness Ashton of Upholland to move, That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 22nd June be approved. [31st Report from the Joint Committee] [Considered in Grand Committee on 18th July]
Criminal Defence Service (Financial Eligibility) Regulations 2006—The Baroness Ashton of Upholland to move, That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 22nd June be approved. [31st Report from the Joint Committee] [Considered in Grand Committee on 18th July]
Criminal Defence Service (Representation Orders: Appeals etc.) Regulations 2006—The Baroness Ashton of Upholland to move, That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 22nd June be approved. [31st Report from the Joint Committee] [Considered in Grand Committee on 18th July]
Data Protection (Processing of Sensitive Personal Data) Order 2006—The Baroness Ashton of Upholland to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 13th June be approved. [30th Report from the Joint Committee and 39th Report from the Merits Committee] [Considered in Grand Committee on 18th July]
Education and Inspections Bill—House to be again in Committee [The Lord Adonis] [23rd Report from the Delegated Powers Committee]
ROYAL ASSENT
[If a message is received from the Commons on the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, it may be considered forthwith]
MONDAY 9TH OCTOBER
Police and Justice Bill—Report [The Baroness Scotland of Asthal]
TUESDAY 10TH OCTOBER
The Lord Dear
and
The Baroness Meacher
‡The Baroness Northover—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what further assistance they are providing for the reconstruction and security of Afghanistan.
[It is expected that the Report stage of the Police and Justice Bill will conclude]
WEDNESDAY 11TH OCTOBER
[At three o’clock]
†Armed Forces Bill—House to be again in Committee [The Lord Drayson] [23rd Report from the Delegated Powers Committee]
‡The Baroness Hanham—To move, That this House calls on Her Majesty’s Government to withdraw the Home Information Pack Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1503) and to lay before Parliament revised Regulations that will not come into force for any purpose before 1st June 2008 so as to allow for further consultation on the practicality and the likely effects of the proposals.
THURSDAY 12TH OCTOBER
[At eleven o’clock]
#The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of current developments in the euro-zone economy.
[It is expected that the Committee stage of the Armed Forces Bill will continue]
FRIDAY 13TH OCTOBER
[At eleven o’clock]
Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Bill—Second Reading [The Lord Anderson of Swansea]
NO DAY NAMED
PART I
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 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 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 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 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 Bridgeman—To call attention to the problem of hospital acquired infection; and to move for papers.
The Lord Blaker—To call attention to the situation in Zimbabwe; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Hooper—To call attention to the situation in Paraguay; and to move for papers.
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 Dholakia—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will bring forward legislation to reform the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The Lord Pearson of Rannoch—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the government of Botswana about its treatment of the bushmen of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
The Baroness Northover—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to combat AIDS across the world and its effect on children.
The Lord Dubs—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will now introduce legislation to grant pardons to the troops in the British Armed Forces who were shot for alleged cowardice and desertion during the First World War.
Renewable Energy Zone (Designation of Area) (Scottish Ministers) Order 2005—The Duke of Montrose to move to resolve, That this House calls upon Her Majesty’s Government to revoke the Order laid before the House on 14th November 2005 (S.I. 2005/3153).
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the environmental impacts of a second runway at Stansted airport.
The Lord Northbourne—To call attention to the report of the Commission on Families and the wellbeing of children entitled, Families and the State—Two way support and responsibilities; and to move for papers.
The Lord Lea of Crondall—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they are making towards introducing a national scheme of road pricing.
The Baroness Cox—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the situation in Sudan, with particular reference to Darfur and the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
The Earl Howe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme on small pharmaceutical companies.
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the justification for requiring civil justice costs to be recovered in their entirety from those who become suitors before the court.
The Lord Chidgey—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making in response to the situation in the Democratic Republic of Guinea, Conakry, having regard in particular to the impact on emerging democratic institutions in Sierra Leone.
The Baroness Scott of Needham Market—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they are making on housing market renewal pathfinder programmes.
The Lord Taverne—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to contribute to the stabilisation of population growth in Africa.
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 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 Lucas—To call attention to the consequences of decriminalised parking regimes; 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.
The Lord Foulkes of Cumnock—To call attention to the progress of devolution in Scotland in light of issues raised in the Arbuthnot Report; and to move for papers.
The Lord Smith of Leigh—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to devolve more power to local authorities; and, if so, when they intend to do so.
The Baroness Morris of Yardley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to enhance the role of modern universities.
The Lord Campbell of Alloway—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider amending the Ministerial Code of Guidance to provide for an independent body to advise on non-financial ethical conduct.
The Lord Harrison—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the level of funding and support for the United Kingdom Film and Television Archives.
The Viscount Waverley—To call attention to initiatives for the resolution of global terrorism; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Cumberlege—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy towards midwife-led maternity units.
The Lord Judd—To call attention to the reform of the United Nations; and to move for papers.
The Lord Ramsbotham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to introduce speech and language therapy into young offender institutions and secure training centres.
The Lord Truscott—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on implementing the Ministry of Defence’s Defence Industrial Strategy.
The Lord Rea—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of possible alternatives to the increasing use of the private sector by the National Health Service.
The Baroness Morgan of Drefelin—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of current cancer genetics services.
The Lord Howarth of Newport—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve support for public museums and galleries to enable them to make new acquisitions for their collections.
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have applied the changes proposed in their Statement of Changes in the Immigration Rules retrospectively to those migrant workers who are already in employment in the United Kingdom.
The Lord Trefgarne—To move to resolve, That this House regrets the diminishing capacity of the House of Lords to hold Ministers to account.
The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the outcome of the recent Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting in Edinburgh.
The Baroness Rendell of Babergh—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether patients whose lifestyle choices endanger their health should be charged for National Health Service treatment.
The Lord Norton of Louth—To call attention to the case for establishing a Royal Commission on the constitution; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Northover—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they are putting forward to promote the peace process in Israel and Palestine.
The Lord Glenarthur—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of their diplomatic and development representation in and among the South Pacific island states and of the international bodies which work to support the region.
The Lord Northbrook—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the operation of the tax credits system is satisfactory.
The Lord Howarth of Newport—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase support for the conservation of historic places of worship.
The Lord Turnberg—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice they will seek in formulating their response to the Chief Medical Officer’s Report, Good Doctors, Safer Patients.
The Baroness Neuberger—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the British Medical Association’s report, Child and adolescent mental health—guide for healthcare professionals, published in June 2006.
QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
[Tabled on 24th July, or unanswered after 14 days]
[The Government department responsible for answering each Question is shown in brackets]
23rd May
The Lord Marlesford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many foreign nationals who have completed their prison sentences are currently being held in immigration detention facilities. [HO] (HL5953)
5th June
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 18th May (WA 65), where the information is held indicating on how many occasions since 1997 the Home Office has refused or omitted to give effect to the recommendations of the Parliamentary Ombudsman; and how members of the public may have access to that information. [HO] (HL6054)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 18th May (WA 65), whether the Home Office will in future hold information about the department’s compliance with the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s recommendations in a way which permits public access to that information. [HO] (HL6055)
20th June
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the company Novatech has received any public sector support; if so, what support; when; and whether they will place in the Library of the House documents about such support. [NIO] (HL6511)
22nd June
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they propose to apply Part 3 of the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages in respect of Ulster Scots. [NIO] (HL6553)
27th June
The Lord Fearn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which coastal resorts in England and Wales have received heritage lottery grants in each of the years 2003-05. [DCMS] (HL6634)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 26th June (WA 132), how many prisoners currently serving their sentences have been recommended for deportation by the relevant court. [HO] (HL6638)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many fatalities and serious injuries there have been on the A1 in Northern Ireland between Sprucefield and the border with the Republic of Ireland in the periods (a) 1st April 2005 to 31st March 2006; (b) 1st April 2004 to 31st March 2005; and (c) 1996 to 2001. [NIO] (HL6642)
28th June
The Lord Ouseley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 26th June (WA 131-2), whether any update to the House on the organisational failings of the Home Office will include an answer to the question of what action has been taken against those who have failed to effect lawful deportations of convicted foreign nationals. [HO] (HL6664)
29th June
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they and other member states have increased their contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees since 1st January; and, if so, by how much. [DfID] (HL6680)
The Baroness Hollis of Heigham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what number and percentage of men and women would qualify for the full basic state pension if the number of qualifying years were reduced to (a) 25 years and (b) 20 years in (i) 2010; (ii) 2020; and (iii) 2030; and what would be the gross and net cost of each proposal. [DWP] (HL6694)
The Baroness Hollis of Heigham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many additional men and women would qualify for a national insurance credit by (a) 2010; (b) 2020; and (c) 2030 as carers of more than 20 hours per week for people on—
(ii) lower rates of disability living allowance;
(iii) income support disability premiums;
(iv) any other disability benefit; and
(v) all disability benefits;
and how many additional years of national insurance credit would be gained as a result by carers, by median quintiles; and at what additional gross and net cost. [DWP] (HL6695)
The Baroness Hollis of Heigham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, if carers of more than 20 hours per week were eligible for up to five years’ worth of backdated credits for caring responsibilities incurred before 2010 for a person on (a) middle and higher rate disability living allowance, and (b) on any other disability benefit, what additional number and percentage of men and women would gain; how many would be eligible for a full basic state pension in (i) 2010; (ii) 2020; and (iii) 2030; and what would be the gross and net costs. [DWP] (HL6696)
The Earl of Sandwich—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the Department for International Development’s advisory role with the United Kingdom military in Helmand province, referred to in the Department for International Development Interim Strategy for Afghanistan 2005-06; and how this role has developed in recent weeks. [DfID] (HL6707)
3rd July
The Lord Rana—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking within the European Union to create an open market for energy supplies, and, in particular, gas. [DTI] (HL6716)
The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Mr Tom Watson, has received from Falklands veteran Graham John Cordwell of the Parachute Regiment about the production and sale for private profit of medals and medal ribbons; and whether they intend to take any action. [MoD] (HL6743)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many cases at the European Court of Human Rights have been judged against the United Kingdom since the appeals procedure was introduced; and how many of these judgments were appealed successfully. [FCO] (HL6747)
The Baroness Sharples—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by the Lord Bassam of Brighton on 29th June (HL Deb, cols. 1318-20), why it is considered discourteous to provide information, that is to be given as evidence to a select committee in the House of Commons, in response to a question for oral answer tabled in the House of Lords. [HO] (HL6754)
4th July
The Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which officials stayed with the Deputy Prime Minister at Mr Philip Anschutz’s ranch in 2005; and what were their official responsibilities at that time. [DCLG] (HL6759)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the reply by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 3rd July (HL Deb, col. 10), what is the justification for splitting responsibility for English civil and criminal law between the Home Office and the Department for Constitutional Affairs. [HO] (HL6760)
5th July
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will place in the Library of the House any documents, dated between 5th July 2002 and 9th October 2002, which set out the reasoning for making provision for certain British nationals without other citizenship to register as British citizens under Section 4B of the British Nationality Act 1981. [HO] (HL6795)
The Lord Pearson of Rannoch—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much money has been spent since 1972 on water infrastructure and supply in the United Kingdom. [DEFRA] (HL6800)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by the Lord Rooker on 9th March (WA 168) and 17th May (WA 49), whether they are aware of any sexual assault on young girls by members of Community Restorative Justice; and whether the Police Service of Northern Ireland have any knowledge of such an incident. [NIO] (HL6801)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many applications for review made under the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, including those made out of time and orders made for reconsideration, there have been for (a) immigrant appellants; (b) appeals from the Home Office; and (c) appeals from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. [DCA] (HL6824)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what funding has already been agreed for nationalist festivals in (a) West Belfast; (b) Ardoyne; and (c) New Lodge; from what sources the funding was made available; after what process; and whether further funding will be made available. [NIO] (HL6829)
6th July
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many unsuccessful asylum applicants left the United Kingdom (a) voluntarily, and (b) under compulsion in each year from 2002 to 2005. [HO] (HL6833)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they expect the numbers of unfilled school places in Northern Ireland to change significantly at the beginning of the autumn term 2006. [NIO] (HL6838)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which firms tendered for the public relations activity surrounding Rally Ireland in 2005 and 2006 which was sponsored by the Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure; which firm was successful; and how much it was paid. [NIO] (HL6848)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 4th July (WA 40) concerning Rally Ireland, what issues will be considered about the decision to release the reports on the Rally Ireland event. [NIO] (HL6849)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether legal action is being taken against the Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure or its agencies concerning sponsorship of Rally Ireland. [NIO] (HL6852)
The Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each of the past three years, what contracts have been awarded and what payments have been made to Freud Communications by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and its successor departments. [DCLG] (HL6860)
The Earl Attlee—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by the Attorney General on 27th June (HL Deb, col. 1096) about the Jubilee Line Case Review, under what legal authority the jurors were interviewed by researchers. [AGO] (HL6861)
The Baroness Cox—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether welfare benefits are paid in respect of more than one wife in a polygamous marriage in the case of (a) wives in this country; and (b) wives abroad; and, if so, how many recipients there are in each category. [DWP] (HL6862)
10th July
The Lord Berkeley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take appropriate steps to evaluate the effectiveness of permit schemes for road works in reducing congestion against the costs of implementing them, before more widespread implementation takes place. [DfT] (HL6866)
The Lord Berkeley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will limit the number of permit schemes for road works approved in the first instance in order that a baseline of the levels of congestion and their causes can be established and a measurement made of the effectiveness of permit schemes in reducing congestion and the associated costs of implementing such schemes. [DfT] (HL6867)
The Baroness Barker—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the comments by the Lord Warner on 7th June (HL Deb, col. 1269), what budget the Department of Health has allocated for the provision of turnaround teams to work with National Health Service trusts, primary care trusts and strategic health authorities. [DoH] (HL6877)
[As amended on 12th July]
The Baroness Barker—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many turnaround teams have been sent to work with National Health Service trusts, primary care trusts and strategic health authorities since January 2006; and what has been the cost of these teams. [DoH] (HL6878)
The Baroness Barker—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the cost of turnaround teams for National Health Service trusts, primary care trusts and strategic health authorities are met by individual trusts or authorities or by the Department of Health centrally. [DoH] (HL6879)
The Baroness Barker—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which firms supply the personnel for turnaround teams for National Health Service trusts, primary care trusts and strategic health authorities. [DoH] (HL6880)
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in each of the last five years, how many employers have been prosecuted under the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 for employing illegal immigrants; how many of these prosecutions were successful; and what sentences were given. [HO] (HL6883)
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many foreign national offenders have been released from secure hospitals in the past three years without being considered for deportation. [HO] (HL6884)
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many staff at the Immigration and Nationality Directorate have been disciplined in the past 12 months for improper practices in the handling of asylum and immigration applications. [HO] (HL6885)
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent guidance has been issued to the Probation Service in connection with the monitoring of offenders released on licence from prison. [HO] (HL6886)
The Lord Swinfen—To ask Her Majesty’s Government from where the United Kingdom pharmaceutical industry obtains poppy seeds to produce medication from opium derivatives. [HO] (HL6889)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the business case for the sponsorship of Rally Ireland was supplied; and when the decision to sponsor the event was taken. [NIO] (HL6890)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many times section 7 of the Education Act 1996 has been used by North Tyneside Local Education Authority to prosecute people in the last five years. [NIO] (HL6894)
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the recent reports indicating that the projected costs of the 2012 London Olympic Games have increased. [DCMS] (HL6897)
24th July
The Lord Patten—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made representations to the government of Turkey concerning over 40 journalists who are reported to be facing prosecution under Article 301 of Turkey’s penal code. (HL7161)
The Lord Patten—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the last 12 months, they have made representations to the government of Turkey on the issue of free speech. (HL7162)
The Lord Patten—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the publication Inside Britain: A Guide to the UK Constitution produced by the Department for Constitutional Affairs was subject to independent academic peer review. (HL7163)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Davies of Oldham on 20th July (WA 204), what is the nature of the services provided by each of the three assistants to special advisers within the Department for Transport. (HL7164)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Warner on 20th July (WA 203), what is the nature of the services provided by each of the two assistants to special advisers within the Department of Health. (HL7165)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord McKenzie of Luton on 20th July (WA 204), what is the nature of the services provided by each of the three full-time assistants to special advisers to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. (HL7166)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 20th July (WA 204), what is the nature of the services provided by the member of staff and the Private Office staff to the special advisers within the Northern Ireland Office. (HL7167)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by the Lord Triesman on 20th June (WA 73) and 28th June (WA 160) and in view of statements reported in The Times of 24th July, whether they will reconsider their decision not to create a criminal offence of forcing someone into wedlock without consent. (HL7168)
The Lord Tope—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their current policy on tackling child trafficking in the United Kingdom. (HL7169)
The Lord Tope—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the total funding allocated specifically to operations targeting child trafficking in each year since 2000. (HL7170)
The Lord Tope—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people, including (a) civil servants; (b) law enforcement officers; and (c) other officials, have been employed (i) part-time, and (ii) full-time on operations targeting child trafficking across the United Kingdom in each year since 2000. (HL7171)
The Lord Tope—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what safeguards are currently in place to tackle child trafficking across (a) all ports; (b) all airports; and (c) all rail stations in the United Kingdom. (HL7172)
The Lord Tope—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many unaccompanied minors have entered the United Kingdom in each year since 2000. (HL7173)
The Lord Tope—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimates they have made of the number of (a) children, and (b) unaccompanied minors being trafficked into the United Kingdom in each year since 2000. (HL7174)
The Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay—To ask the Leader of the House whether she is prepared to accept Questions for Written Answer, if necessary with a four week response time, to maintain some Parliamentary scrutiny of Government for the next 76 days. (HL7175)
The Lord Craig of Radley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the reasons for delay in announcing their decision about the recommendations of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body’s 2006 supplementary report on the pay of service dental and medical officers. (HL7176)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any Government files or records were destroyed in the fire on the 13th and 14th July at the paper records warehouse in Twelvetrees Crescent, Bow, London; and, if so, what those files or records contained. (HL7177)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Davies of Oldham on 13th July (WA 140), whether they will place a copy of the May edition of the Department for Transport’s in-house magazine in the Library of the House. (HL7178)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what presents, gifts or mementoes purchased with public funds the Deputy Prime Minister has given to foreign dignitaries either whilst overseas or within the United Kingdom in each of the last nine years; and, in each case, what was the name of the recipient, the nature of the gift and its approximate value. (HL7179)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what presents, gifts or mementoes purchased with public funds the Prime Minister has given to foreign dignitaries either whilst overseas or within the United Kingdom in each of the last nine years; and, in each case, what was the name of the recipient, the nature of the gift and its approximate value. (HL7180)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what presents, gifts or mementoes purchased with public funds the Deputy Prime Minister has given to Mr Philip Anschutz or any of his associates during the course of their various meetings, including the Deputy Prime Minister’s visit to Mr Anschutz’s ranch in July 2005. (HL7181)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated total cost to date incurred by the Home Office on its plans for police mergers and reorganisation throughout England and Wales, including the cost of civil servant time. (HL7182)
The Lord Pendry—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish the guidelines regulating the sale of school, local authority and private playing fields. (HL7183)
The Lord Pendry—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many applications to dispose of playing fields were submitted to the Government’s monitoring committee in each financial year since 1999-2000. (HL7184)
The Lord Pendry—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether applications for development on playing fields that are less than 0.4 hectares in size are referred to Sport England as a statutory consultee on the sale of playing fields. (HL7185)
The Lord Pendry—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration is given by the Department for Education and Skills to consent requests for the disposal of playing fields which are up to 0.2 hectares and used for team games. (HL7186)
The Lord Pendry—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many sports grounds and school playing fields are listed on the Active Places Register maintained by Sport England. (HL7187)
The Lord Pendry—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (a) school playing fields; (b) local authority playing fields; and (c) college or higher education sports grounds there are in England; and what is the total acreage of each. (HL7188)
The Baroness Greengross—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what stakeholder events have been held as part of the transitional arrangements for the new Commission for Equality and Human Rights. (HL7189)
The Baroness Greengross—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria have been established by the Regional Development Agencies for invitations to stakeholder events under the transitional arrangements for the new Commission for Equality and Human Rights. (HL7190)
The Baroness Greengross—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the budget for setting up the Commission for Equality and Human Rights. (HL7191)
The Baroness Greengross—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the budget for setting up the Commission for Equality and Human Rights includes European Union funding intended to help celebrate the 2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities for All. (HL7192)
The Lord Anderson of Swansea—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the news that the President of Zimbabwe has appointed the former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa as his designated mediator. (HL7193)
The Lord Mason of Barnsley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many post offices and sub post offices have closed in each of the last five years; and how many of these were in designated rural areas. (HL7194)
The Lord Mason of Barnsley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what support exists to enable elderly persons to access post office services in rural areas. (HL7195)
The Lord Tebbit—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the replies by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 19th July (HL Deb, col. 1282) concerning sentencing guidance given to judges dealing with convicted female defendants with family responsibilities, whether they intend to amend such guidance to deal with male defendants who, alone, or in company with another male co-parent, have charge of children. (HL7196)
The Lord Tebbit—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made an assessment of the reasons for the imbalance in the numbers of men and women in prison; and, if so, whether there is any evidence of sexual discrimination in the judicial system. (HL7197)
The Lord Tebbit—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Warner on 17th July (WA 166) concerning the availability of condoms in prison, what sexual activities prisoners are allowed to take part in. (HL7198)
The Lord Tebbit—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to amend the Air Navigation Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1970) to extend the medical validity periods in respect of airline transport pilots’ licences. (HL7199)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of criticism by the Northern Ireland Audit Office in its report HC1130, Session 2005-06, of 8th June, what steps the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum has taken to improve the storage facilities for its transport collection. (HL7200)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans the Northern Ireland Folk and Transport Museum has to restore (a) a merchant schooner called The Result; and (b) an AEC Belfast Trolleybus; and what are the plans for their future display. (HL7201)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the role of Mr Phil Taylor, political adviser to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland; on whose authority he makes decisions; and whether he has a role in the selection and transmission of information from senior civil servants to the Secretary of State. (HL7202)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the brochures and programmes for the Rally Ireland event in 2006, which they funded, were individually sold; and, if so, how much money was collected from their sale. (HL7203)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which appointments to Government positions in Northern Ireland are not governed by open competition rules; and, if any exist, how the appointments are made. (HL7204)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they funded the reception to launch “China UK connections through culture”; who compiled the invitation list; on what basis; and whether they will place the list of those invited and those who attended in the Library of the House. (HL7205)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to build secure places for training, with emphasis on construction skills, for younger offenders, who would otherwise receive prison sentences. (HL7206)
The Lord Marlesford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many persons are currently employed by the Home Office Immigration and Nationality Directorate; and, of these, how many are United Kingdom nationals. (HL7207)
The Lord Marlesford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what vetting procedures are currently applied to staff recruited to the Home Office Immigration and Nationality Directorate; and whether existing staff who have not been subjected to the current procedures will be re-vetted. (HL7208)
The Lord Marlesford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many present and past members of the Home Office Immigration and Nationality Directorate are currently being investigated for alleged impropriety in the performance of their official functions; and, of these, how many are suspended on full pay. (HL7209)
The Lord Marlesford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many members of the staff of the Home Office Immigration and Nationality Directorate have been (a) suspended; (b) prosecuted; and (c) dismissed for impropriety in each of the last five years. (HL7210)
The Lord Marlesford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what government authority is responsible for (a) scrutinising, and (b) investigating the propriety and trustworthiness of the staff of the Home Office Immigration and Nationality Directorate. (HL7211)
The Lord Marlesford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which members of the senior management of the Home Office Immigration and Nationality Directorate have been relieved of their posts or responsibilities since the beginning of 2006. (HL7212)
The Baroness Sharples—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy on the recruitment of non-British nationals to the staff of the Home Office Immigration and Nationality Directorate. (HL7213)
QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER AWAITING ANSWER
24th JULY 2006
[Tabled on the dates shown]
[The Government department responsible for answering each Question is shown in brackets]
23rd May
The Lord Marlesford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many foreign nationals who have completed their prison sentences are currently being held in immigration detention facilities. [HO] (HL5953)
5th June
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 18th May (WA 65), where the information is held indicating on how many occasions since 1997 the Home Office has refused or omitted to give effect to the recommendations of the Parliamentary Ombudsman; and how members of the public may have access to that information. [HO] (HL6054)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 18th May (WA 65), whether the Home Office will in future hold information about the department’s compliance with the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s recommendations in a way which permits public access to that information. [HO] (HL6055)
20th June
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the company Novatech has received any public sector support; if so, what support; when; and whether they will place in the Library of the House documents about such support. [NIO] (HL6511)
22nd June
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they propose to apply Part 3 of the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages in respect of Ulster Scots. [NIO] (HL6553)
27th June
The Lord Fearn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which coastal resorts in England and Wales have received heritage lottery grants in each of the years 2003-05. [DCMS] (HL6634)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 26th June (WA 132), how many prisoners currently serving their sentences have been recommended for deportation by the relevant court. [HO] (HL6638)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many fatalities and serious injuries there have been on the A1 in Northern Ireland between Sprucefield and the border with the Republic of Ireland in the periods (a) 1st April 2005 to 31st March 2006; (b) 1st April 2004 to 31st March 2005; and (c) 1996 to 2001. [NIO] (HL6642)
28th June
The Lord Ouseley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 26th June (WA 131-2), whether any update to the House on the organisational failings of the Home Office will include an answer to the question of what action has been taken against those who have failed to effect lawful deportations of convicted foreign nationals. [HO] (HL6664)
29th June
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they and other member states have increased their contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees since 1st January; and, if so, by how much. [DfID] (HL6680)
The Baroness Hollis of Heigham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what number and percentage of men and women would qualify for the full basic state pension if the number of qualifying years were reduced to (a) 25 years and (b) 20 years in (i) 2010; (ii) 2020; and (iii) 2030; and what would be the gross and net cost of each proposal. [DWP] (HL6694)
The Baroness Hollis of Heigham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many additional men and women would qualify for a national insurance credit by (a) 2010; (b) 2020; and (c) 2030 as carers of more than 20 hours per week for people on—
(ii) lower rates of disability living allowance;
(iii) income support disability premiums;
(iv) any other disability benefit; and
(vi) all disability benefits;
and how many additional years of national insurance credit would be gained as a result by carers, by median quintiles; and at what additional gross and net cost. [DWP] (HL6695)
The Baroness Hollis of Heigham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, if carers of more than 20 hours per week were eligible for up to five years’ worth of backdated credits for caring responsibilities incurred before 2010 for a person on (a) middle and higher rate disability living allowance, and (b) on any other disability benefit, what additional number and percentage of men and women would gain; how many would be eligible for a full basic state pension in (i) 2010; (ii) 2020; and (iii) 2030; and what would be the gross and net costs. [DWP] (HL6696)
The Earl of Sandwich—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the Department for International Development’s advisory role with the United Kingdom military in Helmand province, referred to in the Department for International Development Interim Strategy for Afghanistan 2005-06; and how this role has developed in recent weeks. [DfID] (HL6707)
3rd July
The Lord Rana—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking within the European Union to create an open market for energy supplies, and, in particular, gas. [DTI] (HL6716)
The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Mr Tom Watson, has received from Falklands veteran Graham John Cordwell of the Parachute Regiment about the production and sale for private profit of medals and medal ribbons; and whether they intend to take any action. [MoD] (HL6743)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many cases at the European Court of Human Rights have been judged against the United Kingdom since the appeals procedure was introduced; and how many of these judgments were appealed successfully. [FCO] (HL6747)
The Baroness Sharples—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by the Lord Bassam of Brighton on 29th June (HL Deb, cols. 1318-20), why it is considered discourteous to provide information, that is to be given as evidence to a select committee in the House of Commons, in response to a question for oral answer tabled in the House of Lords. [HO] (HL6754)
4th July
The Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which officials stayed with the Deputy Prime Minister at Mr Philip Anschutz’s ranch in 2005; and what were their official responsibilities at that time. [DCLG] (HL6759)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the reply by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 3rd July (HL Deb, col. 10), what is the justification for splitting responsibility for English civil and criminal law between the Home Office and the Department for Constitutional Affairs. [HO] (HL6760)
5th July
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will place in the Library of the House any documents, dated between 5th July 2002 and 9th October 2002, which set out the reasoning for making provision for certain British nationals without other citizenship to register as British citizens under Section 4B of the British Nationality Act 1981. [HO] (HL6795)
The Lord Pearson of Rannoch—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much money has been spent since 1972 on water infrastructure and supply in the United Kingdom. [DEFRA] (HL6800)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by the Lord Rooker on 9th March (WA 168) and 17th May (WA 49), whether they are aware of any sexual assault on young girls by members of Community Restorative Justice; and whether the Police Service of Northern Ireland have any knowledge of such an incident. [NIO] (HL6801)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many applications for review made under the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, including those made out of time and orders made for reconsideration, there have been for (a) immigrant appellants; (b) appeals from the Home Office; and (c) appeals from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. [DCA] (HL6824)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what funding has already been agreed for nationalist festivals in (a) West Belfast; (b) Ardoyne; and (c) New Lodge; from what sources the funding was made available; after what process; and whether further funding will be made available. [NIO] (HL6829)
6th July
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many unsuccessful asylum applicants left the United Kingdom (a) voluntarily, and (b) under compulsion in each year from 2002 to 2005. [HO] (HL6833)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they expect the numbers of unfilled school places in Northern Ireland to change significantly at the beginning of the autumn term 2006. [NIO] (HL6838)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which firms tendered for the public relations activity surrounding Rally Ireland in 2005 and 2006 which was sponsored by the Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure; which firm was successful; and how much it was paid. [NIO] (HL6848)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 4th July (WA 40) concerning Rally Ireland, what issues will be considered about the decision to release the reports on the Rally Ireland event. [NIO] (HL6849)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether legal action is being taken against the Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure or its agencies concerning sponsorship of Rally Ireland. [NIO] (HL6852)
The Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each of the past three years, what contracts have been awarded and what payments have been made to Freud Communications by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and its successor departments. [DCLG] (HL6860)
The Earl Attlee—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by the Attorney General on 27th June (HL Deb, col. 1096) about the Jubilee Line Case Review, under what legal authority the jurors were interviewed by researchers. [AGO] (HL6861)
The Baroness Cox—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether welfare benefits are paid in respect of more than one wife in a polygamous marriage in the case of (a) wives in this country; and (b) wives abroad; and, if so, how many recipients there are in each category. [DWP] (HL6862)
10th July
The Lord Berkeley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take appropriate steps to evaluate the effectiveness of permit schemes for road works in reducing congestion against the costs of implementing them, before more widespread implementation takes place. [DfT] (HL6866)
The Lord Berkeley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will limit the number of permit schemes for road works approved in the first instance in order that a baseline of the levels of congestion and their causes can be established and a measurement made of the effectiveness of permit schemes in reducing congestion and the associated costs of implementing such schemes. [DfT] (HL6867)
The Baroness Barker—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the comments by the Lord Warner on 7th June (HL Deb, col. 1269), what budget the Department of Health has allocated for the provision of turnaround teams to work with National Health Service trusts, primary care trusts and strategic health authorities. [DoH] (HL6877)
[As amended on 12th July]
The Baroness Barker—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many turnaround teams have been sent to work with National Health Service trusts, primary care trusts and strategic health authorities since January 2006; and what has been the cost of these teams. [DoH] (HL6878)
The Baroness Barker—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the cost of turnaround teams for National Health Service trusts, primary care trusts and strategic health authorities are met by individual trusts or authorities or by the Department of Health centrally. [DoH] (HL6879)
The Baroness Barker—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which firms supply the personnel for turnaround teams for National Health Service trusts, primary care trusts and strategic health authorities. [DoH] (HL6880)
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in each of the last five years, how many employers have been prosecuted under the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 for employing illegal immigrants; how many of these prosecutions were successful; and what sentences were given. [HO] (HL6883)
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many foreign national offenders have been released from secure hospitals in the past three years without being considered for deportation. [HO] (HL6884)
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many staff at the Immigration and Nationality Directorate have been disciplined in the past 12 months for improper practices in the handling of asylum and immigration applications. [HO] (HL6885)
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent guidance has been issued to the Probation Service in connection with the monitoring of offenders released on licence from prison. [HO] (HL6886)
The Lord Swinfen—To ask Her Majesty’s Government from where the United Kingdom pharmaceutical industry obtains poppy seeds to produce medication from opium derivatives. [HO] (HL6889)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the business case for the sponsorship of Rally Ireland was supplied; and when the decision to sponsor the event was taken. [NIO] (HL6890)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many times section 7 of the Education Act 1996 has been used by North Tyneside Local Education Authority to prosecute people in the last five years. [NIO] (HL6894)
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the recent reports indicating that the projected costs of the 2012 London Olympic Games have increased. [DCMS] (HL6897)
11th July
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the business cases for the additional funding for the Nationalist festivals in West Belfast, Ardoyne and New Lodge announced on 10th July were (a) delivered, and (b) approved; by whom they were approved; and whether they will place in the Library of the House copies of all related documentation. [NIO] (HL6905)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 5th July (WA 75) concerning the proposed Police Service of Northern Ireland College; whether it remains their intention to site the College near Cookstown. [NIO] (HL6908)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 5th July (WA 78) concerning the Western Education and Library Board in Northern Ireland, when Maguiresbridge Primary School became a maintained school; and when the new school building was available for use. [NIO] (HL6909)
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which areas of England have received Assisted Area Status; and what criteria they used in the designation. [DTI] (HL6917)
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent they have allocated Assisted Area Status up to the permitted maximum allocation of 23.9 per cent of the population. [DTI] (HL6918)
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which 30 wards in England have the lowest workplace-based gross value added per capita; and how many fall within the designations for Assisted Area Status. [DTI] (HL6919)
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why Torridge in North Devon was not designated an Assisted Area Status. [DTI] (HL6920)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each gift received overseas and subsequently purchased in a personal capacity by the Deputy Prime Minister over the normal travellers’ allowance, how much tax and duty was paid. [DCLG] (HL6922)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bassam of Brighton on 10th July (WA 95), whether they will provide details of how each flight undertaken by the Prime Minister since April 2005 has been offset for carbon emissions. [CO] (HL6923)
The Lord Lucas—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether all prison catering services and shops provide a service to vegan prisoners equivalent to that provided to prisoners with no particular dietary requirements. [HO] (HL6926)
12th July
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they will take to enable 235 ships’ containers of food, now at Ashdod, belonging to the World Food Programme and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East to reach the inhabitants of Gaza for whom they are intended. [DfID] (HL6929)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking, either unilaterally or with the government of Israel and the Quartet, to restore full electricity supply to the 22 hospitals in Gaza and to provide food for the 30,000 children suffering from malnutrition. [DfID] (HL6930)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which of the recommendations made by the Biomass Task Force in October 2005 are to be accepted; what the timetable will be for implementing them; and what funding will be available. [DEFRA] (HL6931)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there are any legal impediments (a) to the imposition of a ban on imports to the United Kingdom of all primates, dead or alive; and (b) to the restriction of research using them to descendants of animals already resident in the United Kingdom. [DEFRA] (HL6933)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bassam of Brighton on 10th July (WA 89), how many assistants currently support special advisers to Ministers in the Home Office; and what is the nature of their services. [HO] (HL6938)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bassam of Brighton on 10th July (WA 89), how many assistants currently support special advisers to Ministers in the Department for Constitutional Affairs; and what is the nature of their services. [DCA] (HL6939)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bassam of Brighton on 10th July (WA 89), how many assistants currently support special advisers to Ministers in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; and what is the nature of their services. [FCO] (HL6940)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bassam of Brighton on 10th July (WA 89), how many assistants currently support special advisers to Ministers in the Department for Communities and Local Government; and what is the nature of their services. [DCLG] (HL6941)
The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by the Secretary of State for Defence, Des Browne, (HC Deb, col. 1140) that they “will do what any government can to ensure that when Parliament is in recess information on a wide range of issues” will be “communicated appropriately to those who need to know”, on what principles Members of the House of Lords will be selected and identified as needing to know; and what methods of communication will be used. [MoD] (HL6949)
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what the percentage increase has been in the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service budget for the current financial year. [DfES] (HL6950)
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to influence consumption patterns, including use of disposable products, since the publication of Securing the Future—UK Government sustainable development strategy. [DEFRA] (HL6954)
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the target of diverting 35,000 tonnes of waste from landfill by April 2006 through the Waste and Resources Action Programme Real Nappy Programme was reached; and what plans they have to set additional targets on domestic waste reduction. [DEFRA] (HL6955)
The Earl of Sandwich—To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent their overseas development assistance policy has increasingly involved multilateral aid over the last 10 years; and when they will publish the first results of the Multilateral Effectiveness Framework. [DfID] (HL6956)
The Lord Jones—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions have taken place about granting more self-government to the people of the Turks and Caicos Islands. [FCO] (HL6963)
The Lord Jones—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment has been made of (a) the Licensing Act 2003; and (b) the Responsible Alcohol Retailing Campaign launched by the British Institute of Innkeepers in reducing the incidence of drink-related crime and disorder. [DCMS] (HL6964)
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of the United States about extending to the European Union member states that joined in 2004 the early visa waiver system used for the original 15 members. [HO] (HL6966)
13th July
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bassam of Brighton on 10th July (WA 89), how many assistants currently support special advisers to Ministers in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport; and what is the nature of their services. [DCMS] (HL6971)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 12th July (WA 123), in what respects there is a relevant lack of reciprocity between the legal systems of the United States and the United Kingdom as regards rules or evidence and case law in relation to extradition. [HO] (HL6973)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ briefing note on animal sanctuaries, whether the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ investigations into complaints in 2004 about animal sanctuaries were found to be justified; how many of those complaints merited prosecution; and how many of those complaints were found to be due to ignorance and how many to cruelty. [DEFRA] (HL6974)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister for Housing and Planning, Yvette Cooper, (HC Deb, 1743W), how many dwellings were built in England on previously developed land; and how many were built on previously residential land in each of the years from 1994 to 2004 inclusive. [DCLG] (HL6975)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the duties of local authorities with regard to food cover airports and airfields within their jurisdiction; and, if so, why ports have separate health authorities as indicated in the Contaminants in Food (England) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1464). [DoH] (HL6976)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Sea Fishing (Marking and Identification of Passive Fishing Gear and Beam Trawls) (England) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1549), whether under article 5 all such beams shall be the property of the vessel using them while under articles 6, 7 and 8 the passive gear used by any vessel may be the property of some other vessel. [DEFRA] (HL6977)
The Lord Livsey of Talgarth—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether consideration has been given to measures to encourage the recruitment of black and minority ethnic executive directors to acute National Health Service Trusts in Birmingham, in view of the fact that none of the 50 listed in the most recent annual reports is from such a background. [DoH] (HL6987)
The Lord Livsey of Talgarth—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have given guidance to National Health Service (NHS) Trusts about the balance between central NHS targets and local priorities such as equality of opportunity in contracts and employment. [DoH] (HL6990)
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the damage caused to the marine environment in Lyme Bay as a result of scallop dredging. [DEFRA] (HL6991)
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the monetary value of scallops taken from Lyme Bay in (a) 2004-05, and (b) 2005-06. [DEFRA] (HL6992)
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether English Nature has advised what area of the seabed in Lyme Bay should be protected immediately; and whether the Government will publish the advice they have received from English Nature about the damage caused to marine reefs in Lyme Bay as a result of scallop dredging. [DEFRA] (HL6993)
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what factors they will take into account in deciding whether to introduce a Stop Order to control scallop dredging in Lyme Bay; and whether they will introduce a Stop Order under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to stop damage to the marine reefs in Lyme Bay. [DEFRA] (HL6994)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking against those persons who stopped a lawful Orange parade in Maghera on 12th July 2006. [NIO] (HL6996)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, since the festivals were first funded, how much has been granted up to and including this year to (a) the West Belfast Irish Festival; (b) the Ardoyne Irish Festival; (c) the New Lodge Irish Festival; and (d) the Twelfth Orange Celebrations in Belfast. [NIO] (HL6998)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they propose to amend the law on powers of arrest in Northern Ireland, in line with section 110 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 in England and Wales; and, if so, when. [NIO] (HL7001)
The Baroness Morgan of Drefelin—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received about the position of self-employed Justices of the Peace and the difficulties they may face in respect of both their own professional obligations and their Magistrates’ Court attendance duties if summoned for jury service. [DCA] (HL7002)
The Earl Howe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they provide information to overweight and obese National Health Service patients on the use of proven effective commercial diets. [DoH] (HL7003)
The Earl Howe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether meal replacements for weight control, as regulated in the Foods Intended for Use in Energy Restricted Diets for Weight Reduction Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/2182), will be included in the Obesity Guidance currently under review by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. [DoH] (HL7004)
The Earl Howe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have examined the comparative costs of effective weight-management systems including commercial diets; and, if so, whether the results have been taken into account in developing guidelines for healthcare professionals. [DoH] (HL7005)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the forthcoming G8 meeting will discuss the current situation in the Middle East, with particular regard to Israel, Palestine and their immediate neighbours and the need for negotiated solutions. [FCO] (HL7006)
14th July
The Baroness Harris of Richmond—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reimburse police forces who, in complying with the Government’s police force mergers, have incurred financial cost. [HO] (HL7010)
The Lord Berkeley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in light of the Home Secretary’s decision to abandon the proposed mergers of police forces, whether they intend to complete the current review of the British Transport Police; and, if so, by what date. [HO] (HL7011)
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider a specific joint initiative with the government of France to persuade the parties to the Israel-Palestine conflict to enter into immediate peace talks and the release of hostages and detainees. [FCO] (HL7012)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bassam of Brighton on 10th July (WA 89), how many assistants currently support special advisers to Ministers in the Department for Work and Pensions; and what is the nature of their services. [DWP] (HL7015)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bassam of Brighton on 10th July (WA 89), how many assistants currently support special advisers to Ministers in the Department for International Development; and what is the nature of their services. [DfID] (HL7017)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bassam of Brighton on 10th July (WA 89), how many assistants supported special advisers to Ministers in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; and what was the nature of their services. [DCLG] (HL7018)
[As amended on 17th July]
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much public funding (a) Rally Ireland, and (b) the North West 200 received for their respective events in 2006. [NIO] (HL7021)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the details of the €6,480 Rally Ireland accommodation expenses for the event in 2006 which was sponsored by public funds. [NIO] (HL7022)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Clerk of the Course for Rally Ireland 2006 was paid €42,000; what the tasks of his job were; and how he was selected. [NIO] (HL7023)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for Rally Ireland 2006, what was the cost of and activity undertaken by—
(e) the police. [NIO] (HL7024)
The Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay—To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what dates in 2006 the Prime Minister has met Sir Gulam Noon; where each meeting took place; and what topics were discussed. [CO] (HL7025)
The Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay—To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what dates in 2006 the Deputy Prime Minister has met Sir Gulam Noon; where each meeting took place; and what topics were discussed. [CO] (HL7026)
17th July
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the government of Israel to open the Rafah crossing point sufficiently to allow inhabitants of Gaza, now stranded in Egypt, to return home. [FCO] (HL7034)
The Lord Patten—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why it is not possible for statistics on divorces to be given by neighbourhood, given that statistics of births and deaths can be produced by neighbourhood. [HMT] (HL7035)
The Lord Patten—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Andrews on 28th June (WA 160), whether it is their view that family breakdown is not a major feature of deprivation. [DCLG] (HL7036)
The Lord Patten—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Ministers have visited agricultural shows in their official capacity for each year since 1997. [DEFRA] (HL7037)
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much advance notice visiting heads of state should provide to the Iraqi President and Prime Minister. [FCO] (HL7038)
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will request from the government of Israel their estimate of the number of Palestinian and Lebanese civilians killed by Israeli military incursions since the Israeli general election at the beginning of 2006. [FCO] (HL7039)
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they were unable to support the proposal of the government of France at the G8 summit in St. Petersburg that Israel should agree to an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon at the same time as Hamas and Hezbollah stop their actions. [FCO] (HL7040)
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the government of Israel’s use of weapons of heavy destruction against non-military targets in the Gaza strip and Lebanon constitutes a breach of international law and the Geneva Convention proscribing attacks on civilians. [FCO] (HL7041)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much water in total and per occupant in cubic metres was consumed in the headquarters of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in each of the past 10 years. [DCMS] (HL7044)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in each of the last ten years, whether any payments have been made to Philip Gould Associates by either the Prime Minister’s Office or the Cabinet Office. [CO] (HL7045)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether special advisers are required to declare to the Permanent Secretary within the relevant department any other outside employment or work, paid or unpaid, that they may undertake in addition to their main duties; whether such information is published; and what plans they have for creating a register of interests for special advisers. [CO] (HL7046)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which Government departments have achieved the specific target set out in the Framework for Sustainable Development on the Government Estate for departments to reduce water consumption in office buildings to an average of 7.7 cubic metres per person per year by 31 March 2004. [DEFRA] (HL7047)
The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Drayson on 12th July (WA 124), where, in the Ministry of Defence response to the President of the Pensions Appeal Tribunal’s letter of 5th April, does the department address the hope expressed by the then Minister for Veterans Affairs in October 2005 that the Tribunal’s decisions had achieved closure of the Gulf war syndrome issue, while the subsequent handling by the Veterans Agency and the Ministry of Defence of its decision in the McGreevy case appeared “designed to undermine any such closure”. [MoD] (HL7048)
The Lord Taylor of Holbeach—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by the Lord Bassam of Brighton on 17th July, what issues will be covered by the Audit Commission report on migrant workers; and when the report will be published. [DCLG] (HL7049)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 12th July (WA 134), under what employment regulations the Director of marketing and communications of Waterways Ireland was appointed; and whether those regulations would allow this appointment to be made on the basis of a promotion. [NIO] (HL7050)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 12th July (WA 126) concerning the proposed National Stadium for Northern Ireland, whether they will place in the Library of the House the information on which the selection of a site at the Maze Prison was made. [NIO] (HL7051)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 12th July (WA 127) concerning the Northern Ireland Tourist Board, why staff sick leave increased by over 69 per cent from 2000-01 to 2005-06; and what steps are being taken to reduce the number of sick days. [NIO] (HL7052)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the business cases for (a) Rally Ireland; (b) The Ulster Scots Academy; and (c) On Eagle’s Wing Musical were first requested; when they were received in final form; and when they were accepted. [NIO] (HL7053)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the relationship between the Northern Ireland Tourist Board and the company Rural Colleges; whether the company received grant aid; and, if so, when the grant was paid. [NIO] (HL7054)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether those who are appointed as United Kingdom Ambassadors have visited England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to familiarise themselves with the local cultures and economic and political climates before taking up their posts. [FCO] (HL7055)
The Baroness Stern—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many acts of concerted indiscipline have taken place in prison establishments in each of the last six months. [HO] (HL7056)
18th July
The Baroness Gould of Potternewton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the consultation document on the future sponsorship arrangements for the Museum of London includes the possible transfer to the Greater London Authority of the Horniman and Geffrye Museums when the Major of London has not sought this responsibility. [DCMS] (HL7057)
The Baroness Gould of Potternewton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the declaration concerning the recognition of the legal and political status of the People’s Mujahedin of Iran agreed at the congress of Iraqi people held in Ashraf City on 17th June. [FCO] (HL7058)
The Baroness Northover—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord McKenzie of Luton on 13th June (WA 19-20) on the implementation of the Urgent Issues Task Force’s 40 rules, whether it is the decision of the seller alone to charge an appropriate rate for a completed contractual activity and H M Revenue and Customs will not attempt to impute an income if they believe this to be less than market value. [HMT] (HL7059)
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Triesman on 14th July (WA 146), and having regard to paragraph 6.3.1.1 of the Home Office Nationality Instructions, why an application for British nationality made at a British Consular Post abroad cannot be accepted if it includes the necessary information to constitute a valid application and the applicant has paid or offers to pay the relevant fee but it is not made on an application form. [FCO] (HL7060)
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether an application for British nationality may be made only on the prescribed application form; and, if not, what are the minimum requirements to constitute a valid application for British nationality. [HO] (HL7062)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will provide evidence of the advocacy of violence or crime in the case of each organisation to which the Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2006 applies. [HO] (HL7063)
The Lord Livsey of Talgarth—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the method of advertising senior management posts used by the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust in Birmingham is in accordance with National Health Service employment codes. [DoH] (HL7064)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Minister in charge of Education in Northern Ireland has met a delegation representing St Joseph’s High School in Plumbridge or visited the school; and, if not, whether she will visit the school before a decision is made about its future. [NIO] (HL7065)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much funding the promoters indicated they would put into the event in the business cases for Rally Ireland in 2005 and 2006. [NIO] (HL7066)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the grant funding for Rally Ireland was given on the understanding that it would be given back if the event made money in the future. [NIO] (HL7067)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much the Northern Ireland Tourist Board has spent on consultants in each year since 2000; and, in each case, what was the purpose of the consultancy. [NIO] (HL7069)
The Earl Howe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they are undertaking of the availability of vaccines against the causes of cervical cancer; which body is conducting such work; and to what timeframe. [DoH] (HL7070)
The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans there are to increase the Kosovo Peacekeeping Force presence in Kosovo to boost security during the final status talks process. [MoD] (HL7071)
The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the security situation in Kosovo. [MoD] (HL7072)
The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Triesman on 6th July (WA 63), what representations they have made to the leaders of the Republic of Srpska regarding (a) the obstruction of the implementation of the agreement of police reconstructing; and (b) the lack of process towards full co-operation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. [FCO] (HL7073)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the reason for the delay in answering the Question for Written Answer by the Lord Lester of Herne Hill (HL6054) on the information held regarding the number of occasions since 1997 when the Home Office has refused or omitted to give effect to the recommendations of the Parliamentary Ombudsman. [HO] (HL7075)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the reason for the delay in answering the Question for Written Answer by the Lord Lester of Herne Hill (HL6055) on whether the Home Office will in future hold information about the department’s compliance with the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s recommendations in a way which permits public access to that information. [HO] (HL7076)
The Lord Turnberg—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the governments of Syria and Iran about their possible role in promoting terrorism against Israel. [FCO] (HL7078)
The Lord Turnberg—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have drawn the attention of the United Nations Security Council to the impact on the peace process in the Middle East caused by the actions of Hezbollah and Hamas with the apparent support of Syria and Iran. [FCO] (HL7079)
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will include in their diplomatic efforts to secure a cessation of Middle East military actions on all sides the case for the parties to the conflict paying compensation for loss of life and injuries to civilians, as well as war damage for buildings. [FCO] (HL7080)
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will ensure that the newly proposed international peace force to be sent to Lebanon under United Nations auspices will exclude military personnel from the United States and the United Kingdom. [MoD] (HL7081)
The Lord Jopling—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Lord Marlesford’s Questions for Written Answer tabled on 23rd and 24th May (HL5953 and HL6000) remain unanswered after eight weeks, bearing in mind that questions should be answered within two weeks; and whether reprimands will be issued to the officials concerned for the delay. [HO] (HL7082)
19th July
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 18th July (WA 177), in addition to the Scouts Association and the National Federation of Women’s Institutes, which other organisations have been allocated funding from the Climate Challenge Fund; how much each organisation is receiving; and over what period of time the money will be allocated. [DEFRA] (HL7085)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps the Department for Trade and Industry has taken to notify employment agencies that if they place anyone within the agriculture and food processing industries that agency must have a gangmasters licence. [DTI] (HL7086)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether employment agencies are regarded as gangmasters when placing workers in agriculture and food processing industries; and, if so, whether a £250,000 registration fee and a further £1,600 fee are proportionate. [DTI] (HL7087)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many catchments and sub-catchments have so far been assessed under the Environment Agency’s Catchments Abstraction Management Strategy; and what proportion of each category has been assessed as (a) over-abstracted, and (b) over-licensed. [DEFRA] (HL7088)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (England) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/182), what information the signs indicating boundary zones referred to in section 44 should contain; whether the signs should be of a standard size and construction; and whether local authorities will be responsible for the construction of the signs and for meeting the costs of their erection. [DEFRA] (HL7089)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to section 47 of the Waste Management (England and Wales) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/937), whether the maximum volume of waste that can be spread per hectare during a 24 hour period is the same as the volume that can be spread over a period of one month. [DEFRA] (HL7090)
The Baroness Greengross—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the number of people who suffer from incontinence; and whether they anticipate that the number will rise. [DoH] (HL7091)
The Baroness Greengross—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the number of people who suffer from light to moderate incontinence; and, of these, what proportion (a) seek medical advice, or (b) have curable incontinence. [DoH] (HL7092)
The Baroness Greengross—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have delivered on their commitment set out in the National Service Framework for Older People (2004) to establish integrated incontinence services by April 2004; and how many primary care trusts currently provide an integrated incontinence service. [DoH] (HL7093)
The Baroness Greengross—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the National Health Service runs an education and awareness programme on treatment for incontinence. [DoH] (HL7094)
The Baroness Greengross—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many incontinence nurses are employed by the National Health Service; and what is the annual National Health Service expenditure on incontinence. [DoH] (HL7095)
The Baroness Greengross—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people who are not in residential care (a) receive free continence products, and (b) must purchase their own. [DoH] (HL7096)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any payments have been made to Philip Gould Associates by the Home Office or any of its agencies in each of the last ten years. [HO] (HL7097)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any payments have been made to Philip Gould Associates by H M Treasury or any of its agencies in each of the last ten years. [HMT] (HL7098)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the cost of the contract between the Home Office and Red Consultancy in regard to the marketing and re-branding of community sentences; when the contract started and ended; whether any analysis was subsequently undertaken as to the overall effectiveness of the exercise; and, if so, whether they will place in the Library of the House any such written appraisal. [HO] (HL7099)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in accordance with section 17 of the model contract for special advisers, those special advisers employed by the Deputy Prime Minister have notified their head of department of any other external employment they have undertaken in the last year; and, if so, what was the nature of any such external employment. [DCLG] (HL7100)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in accordance with section 17 of the model contract for special advisers, those special advisers employed by the Prime Minister have notified their head of department of any other external employment they have undertaken in the last year; and, if so, what was the nature of any such external employment. [CO] (HL7101)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in accordance with section 17 of the model contract for special advisers, those special advisers employed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer have notified their head of department of any other external employment they have undertaken in the last year; and, if so, what was the nature of any such external employment. [HMT] (HL7102)
The Lord Tebbit—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each of the last 30 years for which records are available, how many extradition requests have been made to the United States authorities in respect of persons wanted in connection with allegations of terrorist crimes connected with Northern Ireland; and how many of those were granted. [HO] (HL7103)
The Lord Tebbit—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Triesman on 18th July (WA 173), which stated that “there are no decisions now taken in the legal fora of the United Kingdom which were formerly taken in the legal fora of the European Union”, when they became aware that the answer on 6th June (HL Deb, col. 1131) that “there has been a certain ebb and flow between decisions taken in the legal fora of Europe and those taken here” was not wholly correct. [FCO] (HL7104)
The Lord Blaker—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement by the Lord Triesman on 13th July (WS 52), on what alternative livelihoods Pillar 6 in the national drugs control strategy of Afghanistan, supported by Department for International Development funding, is to be focussed. [FCO] (HL7105)
The Lord Eden of Winton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they are having with the World Bank, other international organisations and locally-based non-governmental organisations, to seek ways of protecting the rights and interests of the people who have been living in rainforests and whose livelihood is adversely affected by logging operations. [DfID] (HL7106)
The Lord Eden of Winton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the rate at which the world’s rainforests are being depleted; and what is their assessment of the impact this will have on worldwide climatic conditions. [DEFRA] (HL7107)
The Lord Eden of Winton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of tropical timber imported into the United Kingdom comes from legally-felled sources; what methods they use to verify this; and what is the total value of the imports. [DEFRA] (HL7108)
The Lord Eden of Winton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government from which countries illegally-felled timber is imported into the United Kingdom; what, in each case, is its val | 
