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).
THURSDAY 12TH OCTOBER
At eleven o’clock
The Lord Jay of Ewelme
*The Lord Dubs—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will seek an international ban on the use of cluster bombs similar to the ban on anti-personnel landmines.
*The Lord Blaker—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made by the NATO force in Afghanistan.
*The Lord Roberts of Llandudno—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in the establishment of the 69 new passport and interview facilities and the facilities for applicants from remote areas.
*The Baroness Barker—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the conclusions of the Channel 4 Dispatches programme on psychiatric wards broadcast on Monday 9th October.
[The Lord President (Baroness Amos) intends to move the following four motions en bloc: but if any Lord objects the motions must be moved separately to the extent desired]
Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006—The Lord President (Baroness Amos) to move, That the Order be referred to a Grand Committee.
Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006—The Lord President (Baroness Amos) to move, That the Order be referred to a Grand Committee.
Victims and Survivors (Northern Ireland) Order 2006—The Lord President (Baroness Amos) to move, That the Order be referred to a Grand Committee.
Electricity Consents (Planning) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006—The Lord President (Baroness Amos) to move, That the Order be referred to a Grand Committee.
Education and Inspections Bill—The Lord Adonis to move, That the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order:
Clauses 1 to 6
Schedule 1
Clauses 7 to 17
Schedule 2
Clauses 18 to 30
Schedule 3
Clauses 31 to 36
Schedule 4
Clauses 37 to 54
Schedule 5
Clauses 55 to 67
Schedule 6
Clause 68
Schedule 7
Clauses 69 to 74
Schedule 8
Clause 75
Schedule 9
Clauses 76 to 82 | Schedule 10
Clauses 83 to 108
Schedule 11
Clauses 109 to 111
Schedule 12
Clauses 112 to 145
Schedule 13
Clauses 146 to 152
Schedule 14
Clause 153
Schedule 15
Clauses 154 to 156
Schedule 16
Clauses 157 to 165
Schedule 17
Clauses 166 to 174
Schedule 18
Clauses 175 to 181. |
†Armed Forces Bill—House to be again in Committee [The Lord Drayson] [23rd Report from the Delegated Powers Committee]#The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of current developments in the euro-zone economy.
FRIDAY 13TH OCTOBER
[At eleven o’clock]
Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Bill—Second Reading [The Lord Anderson of Swansea]
†In the event of the bill being read a second time, the Lord Anderson of Swansea to move, That the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
The Earl of Selborne—To move, That this House takes note of the Report of the Science and Technology Committee on Water Management (Eighth Report, HL Paper 191).
MONDAY 16TH OCTOBER
*The Lord Trefgarne—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many British military personnel have been killed or seriously injured in Afghanistan and Iraq during the last 12 months; and how many of those injured remained in hospital for longer than 30 days.
*The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the progress made by the European Union interim intervention force in Lebanon.
*The Countess of Mar—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to make hill farming allowance payments for 2005 and 2006.
*The Lord Sheldon—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the future of climate change.
Animal Welfare Bill—The Lord Rooker to move, That the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order:
Clauses 1 to 13
Schedule 1
Clauses 14 to 51
Schedule 2
Clauses 52 to 62 | Schedule 3
Clause 63
Schedule 4
Clauses 64 to 67. |
Violent Crime Reduction Bill—Report [The Baroness Scotland of Asthal]‡Social Security (Graduated Retirement Benefit) (Consequential Provisions) Order 2006—The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 11th July be approved. [34th Report from the Joint Committee]
‡Regulatory Reform (Agricultural Tenancies) (England and Wales) Order 2006—The Lord Rooker to move, That the draft Regulatory Reform Order laid before the House on 5th July be approved. [24th Report from the Regulatory Reform Committee]
TUESDAY 17TH OCTOBER
*The Lord Steel of Aikwood—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what social obligations they place on mobile phone networks, when issuing licences, to extend transmission coverage to communities of up to 200 people in the United Kingdom.
*The Lord Bishop of Liverpool—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what support they are giving to the strategy of the government of Brazil to preserve the Amazon rainforest.
*The Lord Roberts of Conwy—To ask Her Majesty’s Government by what percentage the number of children taken into care has risen over the past decade; and whether they anticipate any further increase.
Education and Inspections Bill—Report [The Lord Adonis]
‡The Lord Truscott—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on implementing the Ministry of Defence’s Defence Industrial Strategy.
WEDNESDAY 18TH OCTOBER
[At three o’clock]
†[Prayers will have been read]
*The Lord Cobbold—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their current highways investment programme addresses the problems of congestion on the M25 and other major highways.
*The Lord Hoyle—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the future of the post office network; and what assessment they have made of the impact of those plans on the livelihood of sub-postmasters.
*The Lord Whitty—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there will be an express stipulation on the acquiring party for provision of social housing when the Ministry of Defence sells the Chelsea Barracks site.
Police and Justice Bill—Third Reading [The Baroness Scotland of Asthal]
‡The Lord Taverne—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to contribute to the stabilisation of population growth in Africa.
[It is expected that the Report stage of the Violent Crime Reduction Bill will conclude]
THURSDAY 19TH OCTOBER
[At eleven o’clock]
*The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking consequent upon an agreement reached on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
*The Lord Lee of Trafford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether VisitBritain has the necessary financial resources to market the United Kingdom overseas effectively.
*The Lord Campbell-Savours—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are considering any proposals for the reform of the law on rape.
#The Lord Blaker—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the current situation in Zimbabwe.
[It is expected that the Report stage of the Education and Inspections Bill will continue]
MONDAY 23RD OCTOBER
*The Baroness Rawlings—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what provisions they plan to make following the European Union (Accessions) Act 2006 concerning potential migrant workers from Romania and Bulgaria.
*The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many farmers are still due their full or partial single farm payment for 2005.
*The Lord Bishop of Worcester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in light of the actions of the Worcestershire National Health Service Trust, what steps they are proposing to take to ensure adherence to the Department of Health’s guidelines on hospital chaplaincy.
*The Baroness D’Souza—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to requests for diplomatic protection from United Kingdom residents and refugees granted political asylum in the United Kingdom who are detained, or otherwise in need, abroad.
Animal Welfare Bill—Report [The Lord Rooker]
‡Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) Order 2006—The Baroness Scotland of Asthal to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 9th October be approved.
TUESDAY 24TH OCTOBER
*The Lord Judd—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in implementing the recommendations of H M Chief Inspector of Prisons on action to be taken at Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre, especially those relating to children.
*The Lord Berkeley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the reasons for the reduction in the number of those travelling by bus outside London.
*The Lord Teverson—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to contain the extra-territorial aspects of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on corporate accounting and its effect on United Kingdom businesses.
‡Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2006—The Lord McKenzie of Luton to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 13th September be approved.
‡Code of Practice (Second Revision) England and Wales—The Lord Davies of Oldham to move, That the draft Code of Practice laid before the House on 20th July be approved.
[It is expected that the Report stage of the Education and Inspections Bill will conclude]
WEDNESDAY 25TH OCTOBER
[At three o’clock]
*The Lord Hannay of Chiswick—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their reaction to the pledge by Mr Warren Buffett of $50 million to establish a nuclear fuel bank run by the International Atomic Energy Agency; and whether they are considering making a matching contribution of their own if the proposal for the nuclear fuel bank is widely accepted.
*The Baroness Howe of Idlicote—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance they have given to employers and employees on their rights and responsibilities under the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006.
*The Baroness Williams of Crosby—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they support the proposal that security guarantees should be offered to Iran by the European Union 3 (Germany, France and the United Kingdom) and the United States, in return for Iranian suspension of work on producing highly enriched uranium.
NHS Redress Bill [HL]—Consideration of Commons Amendments [The Lord Warner]
THURSDAY 26TH OCTOBER
[At eleven o’clock]
*The Lord Higgins—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to improve information provided to schools about Parliament and the Constitution.
*The Lord Giddens—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the government of Russia concerning the case for a full investigation into the murder of the journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
*The Lord Tyler—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when a decision will be taken on the future of the ongoing investigation into the neuropsychological sequelae of organophosphate poisoning caused by sheep dip, commissioned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in 2002.
Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill—Report [The Lord Bassam of Brighton]
#Medicines for Human Use (National Rules for Homeopathic Products) Regulations 2006—The Lord Taverne to move, That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Regulations, laid before the House on 21st July, be annulled (S.I. 2006/1952). [44th Report from the Merits Committee]
FRIDAY 27TH OCTOBER
[At eleven o’clock]
The Lord Grenfell—To move, That this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on EU Legislation—Public Awareness of the Scrutiny Role of the House of Lords (32nd Report, HL Paper 179). [16th May]
MONDAY 30TH OCTOBER
*The Baroness Tonge—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made regarding the introduction of international development studies into the National Curriculum.
*The Baroness Stern—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they intend to take in response to the report by H M Chief Inspector of Prisons on Pentonville Prison, dated 28th September.
*The Lord Taylor of Holbeach—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what budget cuts are proposed for Natural England which was launched on 10th October.
TUESDAY 31ST OCTOBER
†*The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how, before the introduction of a Marine Bill, they will ensure that areas of the sea bed of special conservation value are protected.
†*The Baroness Walmsley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for speech and language professionals in Children’s Centres and primary and secondary schools.
WEDNESDAY 1ST NOVEMBER
[At three o’clock]
*The Lord Northbourne—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to reduce the number of parents with children under five who are housed by local authorities in bed and breakfast accommodation.
*The Baroness Wilcox—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will change the law so as to exempt from inheritance tax close blood relations who have shared a home for a long period, but who cannot marry or become civil partners.
*The Baroness Thomas of Winchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of English classes for non-English speaking migrant workers.
TUESDAY 7TH NOVEMBER
*The Lord Rotherwick—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the finding in the report by the Songbird Survival Trust that grey squirrels are one of the main predators of songbirds.
*The Baroness Masham of Ilton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to prevent the spread of clostridium difficile in hospitals and in the community.
WEDNESDAY 8TH NOVEMBER
[At three o’clock]
†*The Baroness Cox—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the State Peace and Development Council of Myanmar (Burma) about reports of continuing offensives against ethnic national groups.
THURSDAY 9TH NOVEMBER
[At eleven o’clock]
†*The Lord Russell-Johnston—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to introduce legislation making forced marriage illegal; and, if so, when.
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 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 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 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.
The Baroness Cox—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to efforts to eradicate contemporary slavery.
The Lord Harrison—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the United Nations resolution on diabetes.
The Lord Tanlaw—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether statistics for the period of darker evenings after the end of British Summer Time on the last Sunday in October show any increase in road accidents, street crime and electricity consumption.
The Lord Rotherwick—To call attention to the Civil Aviation Authority’s strategic and regulative review of General Aviation; and to move for papers.
The Lord Alton of Liverpool—To call attention to the implications of North Korea’s decision to conduct its first nuclear test; and to move for papers.
QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
[Tabled on 11th October, or unanswered after 14 days]
[The Government department responsible for answering each Question is shown in brackets]
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)
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, pertaining to 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)
6th July
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)
14th 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 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]
18th July
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)
19th July
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 Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they aim to have Northern Ireland designated as a free trade area; and, if so, what action they propose to take to obtain this accreditation. [NIO] (HL7111)
24th July
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. [NIO] (HL7203)
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. [HO] (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. [HO] (HL7210)
25th July
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the number of people that are likely to enter the United Kingdom on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union; and what criteria will be used in reaching this estimate. [FCO] (HL7254)
4th September
The Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in each of the last three years, what payments in total have been made to (a) ER Consultants, and (b) Praesta by the Department of Health; and for what services. [DoH] (HL7271)
The Lord Whitty—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Andrews on 24th October 2005 (WA 160) on Ministry of Defence property, why the document DAO (GEN) (07/05) contains no reference to affordable housing; and where is their policy on provision of affordable housing in public asset disposals set out. [DCLG] (HL7339)
The Lord Roberts of Llandudno—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish an action plan to deal with trafficking of adults and children. [HO] (HL7376)
The Lord Ramsbotham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by the Lord Bassam of Brighton on 4th May (HL Deb, col. 566), what impact the lack of Government funding for Custody Plus has had on the introduction of the National Offender Management Service Offender Management model. [HO] (HL7380)
The Lord Ramsbotham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether serving officials in the Crown Prosecution Service, Courts Administration, Police Forces, Prison Service and Probation Service will be allowed to apply for the post of Chief Inspector of Justice, Community Safety and Custody. [HO] (HL7382)
The Baroness Northover—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their current policy on the use of cluster bombs. [MoD] (HL7397)
11th October
The Lord Skelmersdale—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made by Sir David Henshaw in his review of the Child Support Agency. (HL7585)
The Lord Skelmersdale—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent representations they have received on their target to reduce the number of people on incapacity benefits. (HL7586)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, regarding section 75 groups recognised by paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 9 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998, how many consultations the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland has arranged in each year since 1999; what those consultations were; and what groups they consulted. (HL7587)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, regarding section 75 groups recognised by paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 9 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998, whether the groups consulted by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland responded to any consultation; to what extent and in what form they addressed equality of opportunity issues; and whether any suggestions were made leading to a change in proposed policies. (HL7588)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, regarding section 75 groups recognised by paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 9 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998, how many consultations the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland has arranged in each year since 1999; what those consultations were; and what groups they consulted. (HL7589)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, regarding section 75 groups recognised by paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 9 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998, whether the groups consulted by the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland responded to any consultation; to what extent and in what form they addressed equality of opportunity issues; and whether any suggestions were made leading to a change in proposed policies. (HL7590)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, regarding section 75 groups recognised by paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 9 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998, how many consultations the Department of Finance and Personnel in Northern Ireland has arranged in each year since 1999; what those consultations were; and what groups they consulted. (HL7591)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, regarding section 75 groups recognised by paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 9 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998, whether the groups consulted by the Department of Finance and Personnel in Northern Ireland responded to any consultation; to what extent and in what form they addressed equality of opportunity issues; and whether any suggestions were made leading to a change in proposed policies. (HL7592)
The Lord Patten—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Davies of Oldham on 10th October (WA 141) on cruise liner crews, whether they intend to have discussions concerning the welfare of such below-decks crews; and, if so, with whom they will discuss this matter. (HL7593)
The Lord Patten—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made, or intend to make, representations to the government of Turkey concerning the trial in progress of the author Ipek Calislar for allegedly insulting Kemal Atatürk in a recent biography of his wife. (HL7594)
The Lord Acton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by the Secretary of State for the Home Department on 20th July (HC Deb, col. 473) that vulnerable women and those for whom mental health treatment would be more appropriate should not be in prison, what plans they have to achieve that result. (HL7595)
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what budget will be allocated to the Health and Safety Executive in order that it may fulfil its role as the United Kingdom competent authority to implement the European Union Registration Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH) Directive. (HL7596)
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask the Chairman of Committees what is the financial cost of providing bottled water to the House of Lords as opposed to tap water. (HL7597)
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask the Chairman of Committees whether he will consider changing the water offered in committee rooms to jugs of tap water, bearing in mind reports of the level of carbon dioxide emissions generated by the bottled water industry through transport. (HL7598)
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask the Chairman of Committees how the House of Lords disposes of redundant electrical equipment. (HL7599)
The Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Department for Work and Pensions has not yet published the 2006 Tax Benefit Model Tables, which were published in April in each of the last three years; and when they expect to do so. (HL7600)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement by the Lord Falconer of Thoroton on 2nd February (WS 26) and the Written Answer by the Baroness Ashton of Upholland on 9th October (WA 96), what are the reasons for the continuing delay in publishing their consultation paper on the implementation of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights on prisoners’ voting rights. (HL7601)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total cost to departments incurred in answering individual Questions for Written Answer from the Lord Lester of Herne Hill on the support given to special advisers; and what would have been the cost of providing an answer based on information obtained centrally. (HL7602)
The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the proposal from the Northern Way project, made on 2nd October, for a new high speed rail route between Leeds and Manchester. (HL7603)
The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking or propose to take following the decision of the European Commission to ban the sale of products from Bowland Dairy Products of Barrowford, Nelson, Lancashire, and to order national governments to trace and destroy any old stocks of cheese from the company. (HL7604)
The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the decision of the European Union Food and Veterinary Office to inspect the British dairy sector in November following the investigation involving Bowland Dairy Products. (HL7605)
The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government with which local authorities they are in active discussions, formal or informal, about setting up areas for the selective licensing of landlords. (HL7606)
The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether guidance has been issued to civil servants and other officials carrying out Government business on the permissibility of covering their faces when meeting members of the public; and, if so in what circumstances officials may cover their faces. (HL7607)
The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether guidance has been issued to civil servants and other officials carrying out Government business on the permissibility of asking members of the public to remove items of clothing, helmets or other items which cover their faces; and, if so, in what circumstances such officials may make such requests. (HL7608)
The Lord Barnett—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will provide a detailed analysis of public expenditure in Scotland, excluding locally financed local Government expenditure. (HL7609)
The Baroness Noakes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Financial Services Authority requires independent financial advisers to carry out research into the religious background of their clients before advising them on alternatively secured pensions; and, if so, what is the statutory basis for this requirement. (HL7610)
The Baroness Noakes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Cabinet Office has any arrangements to enable staff of that department to raise, in confidence, concerns about matters of financial reporting, disclosure of other information or value for money; and, if so, whether they will give details of the arrangements. (HL7611)
The Baroness Noakes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Department for Constitutional Affairs has any arrangements to enable staff of that department to raise, in confidence, concerns about matters of financial reporting, disclosure of other information or value for money; and, if so, whether they will give details of the arrangements. (HL7612)
The Baroness Noakes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Department for Culture Media and Sport has any arrangements to enable staff of that department to raise, in confidence, concerns about matters of financial reporting, disclosure of other information or value for money and; if so, whether they will give details of the arrangements. (HL7613)
The Baroness Noakes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Ministry of Defence has any arrangements to enable staff of that department to raise, in confidence, concerns about matters of financial reporting, disclosure of other information or value for money; and, if so, whether they will give details of the arrangements. (HL7614)
The Baroness Noakes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Department for Education and Skills has any arrangements to enable staff of that department to raise, in confidence, concerns about matters of financial reporting, disclosure of other information or value for money; and, if so, whether they will give details of the arrangements. (HL7615)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of England’s total agricultural area is subject to an Environmental Stewardship Agreement. (HL7616)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of Sites of Special Scientific Interest by area is currently in a favourable condition. (HL7617)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have had discussions with Royal Mail about rural post deliveries and collections; and, if so, what was the outcome. (HL7618)
The Lord Jopling—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 9th October (WA 101), whether they will now answer the original question asked by the Lord Jopling (HL7082). (HL7619)
The Baroness Tonge—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment has been made of the provision for family planning services by primary care trusts. (HL7620)
The Baroness Tonge—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what provision is being made for family planning in socially excluded groups in the population. (HL7621)
The Baroness Tonge—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to publish the results of their audit of contraceptive services announced in their White Paper Choosing Health. (HL7622)
The Lord Morris of Aberavon—To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what date the Judicial Appointments Commission, set up under section 61 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, became operational concerning the nomination of members of the judiciary; and whether the Commission has sufficient resources to perform its duties. (HL7623)
QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER AWAITING ANSWER
11th OCTOBER 2006
[Tabled on the dates shown]
[The Government department responsible for answering each Question is shown in brackets]
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)
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, pertaining to 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)
6th July
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)
14th 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 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]
18th July
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)
19th July
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 Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they aim to have Northern Ireland designated as a free trade area; and, if so, what action they propose to take to obtain this accreditation. [NIO] (HL7111)
24th July
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. [NIO] (HL7203)
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. [HO] (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. [HO] (HL7210)
25th July
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the number of people that are likely to enter the United Kingdom on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union; and what criteria will be used in reaching this estimate. [FCO] (HL7254)
4th September
The Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in each of the last three years, what payments in total have been made to (a) ER Consultants, and (b) Praesta by the Department of Health; and for what services. [DoH] (HL7271)
The Lord Whitty—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Andrews on 24th October 2005 (WA 160) on Ministry of Defence property, why the document DAO (GEN) (07/05) contains no reference to affordable housing; and where is their policy on provision of affordable housing in public asset disposals set out. [DCLG] (HL7339)
The Lord Roberts of Llandudno—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish an action plan to deal with trafficking of adults and children. [HO] (HL7376)
The Lord Ramsbotham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by the Lord Bassam of Brighton on 4th May (HL Deb, col. 566), what impact the lack of Government funding for Custody Plus has had on the introduction of the National Offender Management Service Offender Management model. [HO] (HL7380)
The Lord Ramsbotham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether serving officials in the Crown Prosecution Service, Courts Administration, Police Forces, Prison Service and Probation Service will be allowed to apply for the post of Chief Inspector of Justice, Community Safety and Custody. [HO] (HL7382)
The Baroness Northover—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their current policy on the use of cluster bombs. [MoD] (HL7397)
2nd October
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will open discussions with United Kingdom banks and other credit-providing institutions on ways to reduce personal loans debt totals. [DTI] (HL7408)
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they next expect to discuss European Union constitutional issues with the government of Germany prior to the latter’s Presidency period in January; and what main issues they will include in such discussions. [FCO] (HL7411)
The Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for informing patients about the proposed Electronic Transfer of Prescriptions; what information and advice will be given about nominated pharmacies; and, in particular, what advice will be given to those patients who are normally dispensed to by their own doctors. [DoH] (HL7414)
The Baroness Noakes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to restrict the availability of the Alternatively Secured Pension provisions to particular groups of individuals. [HMT] (HL7417)
The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what the spare parts availability shortfall rate is for Apache helicopter units in Afghanistan. [MoD] (HL7419)
The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what impact current Apache helicopter deployments to Afghanistan have had on (a) flying hours; (b) spare parts availability; (c) weapons system availability; and (d) air fleet availability for other theatres of operation on Apache units in the United Kingdom. [MoD] (HL7420)
The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any reviews of the Apache budget for the financial year beginning April 2006 have taken place in light of operational commitments to Afghanistan. [MoD] (HL7421)
The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the flying hours for the six Apache aircraft deployed to Afghanistan. [MoD] (HL7422)
The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many shooting incidents involving United Kingdom military personnel the Royal Military Police are currently investigating in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. [MoD] (HL7423)
The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many shooting incidents involving United Kingdom military personnel have been investigated by the Royal Military Police to date; and how many of these have been successfully prosecuted. [MoD] (HL7424)
The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government to whom the Voter Registration Form at the annual canvass is addressed; who in a household has the responsibility of filling it in and returning it; and against whom action is taken in the event of a failure or refusal to do so. [DCA] (HL7425)
The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are giving consideration to the introduction of a bill to consolidate electoral law. [DCA] (HL7426)
The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether it is possible to hold two separate elections on the same day for vacancies in the same ward or division rather than a joint election for two vacancies; if so, what is their assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of this procedure; in how many cases it has happened in recent years; and what advice they give to local returning officers regarding this procedure. [DCA] (HL7427)
The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answers by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 7th January 2004 (HL Deb, col. 169-72), whether they are now in a position to seek the closure of websites which provide personal details of active opponents of fascist and racist parties. [HO] (HL7429)
The Lord Turnberg—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Department of Health has examined the potential for passive antibodies to attenuate the disease in those exposed to avian flu. [DoH] (HL7434)
The Lord Turnberg—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any progress has been made in the deployment and use of passive antibodies in preventing the human spread of avian flu. [DoH] (HL7435)
The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what role H M Revenue and Customs has in ongoing investigations into alleged wrongdoing by football club managements and agents in the buying and selling of players; and what action they have taken, or are considering. [HMT] (HL7439)
The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent talks Ministers have had with the government of Montserrat; and what account was taken during the talks of the effects of the volcanic eruption there on 20th May and of further volcanic risks. [FCO] (HL7440)
The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what studies the Medical Research Council has made of the findings of research funded by the government of the United States into the illnesses of veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf War; by whom the studies were undertaken; at what cost to public funds; what the outcomes of such studies were; and whether British veterans with Gulf War illnesses and the bereaved families of those who have died since the conflict have been informed of them. [DTI] (HL7441)
The Earl Howe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest estimate of the national annual cost of pathology testing carried out in National Health Service primary care trusts. [DoH] (HL7442)
The Lord Patten—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made, or intend to make, representations to the government of Turkey concerning the prosecution of the novelist, Elif Shafak, under Article 301 of the penal code for allegedly insulting Turkishness in her writing of the genocide of the Armenians during the latter Ottoman empire. [FCO] (HL7443)
The Lord Patten—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Turkey since 1997 over the present position of Armenians in Turkey; and whether they have discussed allegations of genocide in relation to Armenians in the past. [FCO] (HL7444)
The Lord Patten—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, following the murder of a Roman Catholic priest at Trabzon, Turkey in February, and later attacks involving stabbings on two more, what representations they have made to the government of Turkey concerning the safety of the remaining 31 clergy and the freedom to practise the Roman Catholic religion. [FCO] (HL7447)
The Lord Blaker—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to NATO member countries which are not contributing to the NATO force in Afghanistan to make such a contribution. [FCO] (HL7449)
The Lord Blaker—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to NATO member countries which are already contributing to the NATO force in Afghanistan to increase their contribution. [FCO] (HL7450)
The Lord Steinberg—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the salaries of heads of quangos, such as the Construction Industry Training Board, the UK Film Council, the Learning and Skills Council and Partnerships for Schools. [HMT] (HL7452)
The Lord Steinberg—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the cost to the National Health Service of £175 million for compensation and legal costs as stated by the National Health Service Litigation Authority includes all outstanding cases to the end of the last financial year. [DoH] (HL7454)
The Lord Steinberg—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in light of recent research by Dr Libertad Gonzalez which suggested a direct link between the welfare system and the number of one parent families, they propose to change the level of benefits available to single mothers. [DWP] (HL7455)
The Lord Whitty—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many migrant seasonal workers are estimated to have been employed in agriculture at the height of the season in 2005 and 2006; what proportion of that total were working legally; and what were those workers’ countries of origin. [DEFRA] (HL7461)
The Lord Whitty—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their latest estimates for the lifetime costs per tonne of carbon saved per year, compared with average current lifetime costs of fossil fuel generation for—
(c) fossil fuel based combined heat and power (CHP);
(g) coal or gas firing with carbon capture and storage; and
(h) a range of energy efficiency measures;
and whether those estimates changed between the publication of the Energy White Paper in 2003 and the publication of the outcome of the Energy Review in July. [DTI] (HL7463)
The Lord Whitty—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what cuts have been made to the grant allocations for 2006-07 to British Waterways and the Environment Agency for navigation and waterways as a result of competing demands on the finances of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; what is their assessment of the likely effect of those cuts; and whether they will be carried forward to future years. [DEFRA] (HL7464)
The Lord Ashcroft—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of reports of Japan’s illegal catches of more than £1 billion worth of southern bluefin tuna, they will take action to ensure a pro-conservation majority on the International Whaling Commission. [DEFRA] (HL7472)
The Lord Harrison—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the purpose of the passport to music initiative; and how they intend to promote it as part of the music manifesto for children. [DCMS] (HL7473)
The Lord Harrison—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will clarify the law in respect of those wishing to scatter the ashes of deceased loved ones in public places in response to the article in the Edge magazine, published in July by the Economic and Social Research Council indicating that the law was unclear. [HO] (HL7476)
The Lord Harrison—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the communication from the European Commission on the Rights of the Child, Com(2006)367, and the development of a European Union strategy on children. [FCO] (HL7477)
The Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, and in what circumstances, under European Community regulations, they would currently be able to withhold an export licence for a cultural object correctly judged to be tainted in the terms of the Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Act 2003. [DCMS] (HL7479)
The Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the accession of Hungary to the European Union in 2004 would now preclude, under the relevant European Union regulations, the issue of an export licence by the United Kingdom Government for an important antiquity or group of antiquities, believed to have been illicitly excavated in Hungary in recent decades and subsequently illegally exported from that country. [DCMS] (HL7480)
The Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the faith which has been expressed by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in the efficacy of self-regulation by the London art trade has been diminished by the announced forthcoming exhibition by Bonhams the auctioneers of the Sevso Treasure. [DCMS] (HL7481)
The Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the acquisition or exhibition of the Sevso Exhibition by any public museum or institution in the United Kingdom would be precluded under the Due Diligence Guidelines for Museums, Libraries and Archives on Collecting and Borrowing Cultural Material published in 2005 by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. [DCMS] (HL7482)
The Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress there has been with the proposed amendment of the European Community regulations governing the refusal of export licences for illicitly removed cultural materials which have entered the United Kingdom (a) from another member state of the European Community; and (b) from outside the European Community. [DCMS] (HL7483)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether testing of second samples from sheep slaughtered in the 2001 foot-and-mouth outbreak was carried out; if so, how many sheep were involved; what was the outcome; and what was the regional variance. [DEFRA] (HL7485)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which proposals for European Union legislation they gave agreement to were passed in 2005 and in 2006 to date on which the Scrutiny Reserve Resolution relating to the work of the House of Lords European Union Select Committee was still in place; and which of these were deemed to be confidential, routine or trivial. [FCO] (HL7486)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to their response (HC 1187) to recommendation 19 of the House of Commons Select Committee on Work and Pensions’ Second Report (HC 834-I), whether it is possible to calculate the net fiscal cost to the Exchequer of not moving a person off welfare and into employment, given that it is possible to calculate the net fiscal benefit of doing so. [DWP] (HL7487)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will use the option under the European Union poultry transport regulations to extend the eight-hour rule to 12 hours. [DEFRA] (HL7488)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Audit Commission’s report Managing finances in mental health, whether they have investigated, or have plans to investigate, possible links between the low level of mental health spending in rural areas and the need for organisations like the Rural Stress Information Network. [DoH] (HL7490)
9th October
The Lord Dearing—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, before announcing the recent successive changes in methods of social security payment, they made any assessments of the potential effects of such changes on the post offices network and of the cost to the public purse in support of post offices; and whether they undertook any surveys of the attitude of pensioners towards the proposed changes in methods of social security payment. [DWP] (HL7491)
The Lord Dearing—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what preliminary conclusions they have formed of the impact of the statutory requirement that all schools in Wales set up a properly constituted schools council. [WO] (HL7492)
The Earl of Sandwich—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the current number of victims of drought and food shortages in Afghanistan; and what plans they have to respond to this situation. [DfID] (HL7493)
The Earl of Sandwich—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which statutory agencies have postponed or reduced grant aid to rural areas during the current financial year as a result of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ cuts and the creation of Natural England; and how those farmers and others affected will be compensated. [DEFRA] (HL7494)
The Baroness Ludford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Information Commissioner’s report What Price Privacy? about abuse of privacy through the procurement and sale of personal information, what they are doing to ensure compliance with section 55 of the Data Protection Act 1998 by private investigators, journalists and others. [DCA] (HL7495)
The Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Cabinet Office’s lease of the property at 67 Tufton Street is on full repairing and insuring terms; what are the start and finish dates of the lease; whether the lease is subject to break clauses; what is the current rent payable; on what dates it is subject to review; whether the rent is reviewed to open market value or with fixed increases; and what deduction is made from the rent actually paid because the property is owned by a company registered offshore. [CO] (HL7496)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their strategy for ensuring the provision of a sufficient supply of water to meet the needs of people living in London and the South East during the next decade. [DEFRA] (HL7497)
The Lord Goodhart—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to make any contribution to the costs incurred by the parties in the case of Barker (Respondent) v. Corus (UK) plc (Appellants) (formerly Barker (Respondent) v. Saint Gobain Pipelines plc (Appellants)), following the retrospective reversal by the Compensation Act 2006 of the decision of the House of Lords in that case. [DCA] (HL7498)
The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to be able to announce whether and when Lucentis will be available for the treatment of National Health Service patients with age-related macular degeneration. [DoH] (HL7499)
The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by the Lord Drayson on 9th October (WA 47) and 22nd June (WA 99), what information the Ministry of Defence has received from its liaison officer in Washington DC on the range, scope and cost in the current financial year of federally funded research at the Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas into Gulf War veterans’ illnesses; when it was received; and what assessment the Department has made of its possible relevance among British veterans of the conflict. [MoD] (HL7500)
The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by the Lord Drayson on 9th October (WA 47) and 22nd June (WA 99), what information the Ministry of Defence has received from its liaison officer in Washington DC on the findings to date of the research at Wright State University in Ohio into autonomic dysfunction following low-level sarin exposure; and what assessment the Department has made of their relevance to illnesses among British veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf War. [MoD] (HL7501)
The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what information they have on initiatives taken by orchestras to involve more young people in music; and what encouragement and support they give to such initiatives. [DCMS] (HL7502)
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the conclusions of the official report into the processing of money transfers by banks throughout the world by the Belgian Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) organisation and the use of information held by SWIFT by the United States security authorities. [DTI] (HL7503)
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Department for Trade and Industry and H M Treasury will discuss with commercial banks in the United Kingdom what measures can be taken to ensure that there is no growth in the number of involuntary packaged current and instant access savings accounts with unsolicited benefits which have not been requested by their customers. [DTI] (HL7504)
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the government of Israel regarding the legality of the economic blockade of the Gaza Strip under international law. [FCO] (HL7505)
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make further representations to persuade Hamas ministers to recognise the state of Israel within the boundaries established prior to the six-day war in 1967. [FCO] (HL7506)
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to promote the resumption of peace talks and cooperation between Hamas and Fatah in Palestine; and, if so, whether such steps would include easing European Union restrictions on aid disbursements. [FCO] (HL7507)
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps with other United Nations partner countries to revive the United Nations reform exercise. [FCO] (HL7508)
The Baroness Williams of Crosby—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the strip searching of children at H M Prison Huntercombe and other prison establishments will now be stopped. [HO] (HL7509)
The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Interim Empty Dwelling Management Orders have been made since the coming into effect of Chapter 2 of Part 4 of the Housing Act 2004; and by which local authorities they have been made. [DCLG] (HL7510)
The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many properties are currently provided by the National Asylum Support Service (NASS) in (a) Blackburn; (b) Hyndburn; (c) Burnley; and (d) Pendle (Nelson); how many asylum seekers are being housed in each of these local authority areas; and whether there are any empty properties still under NASS contracts in these areas. [HO] (HL7511)
The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the current status of the Northern Way; and whether the project still forms a strategic part of their development plans in the north of England. [DCLG] (HL7512)
The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which Government department is now responsible for the Northern Way. [DCLG] (HL7513)
The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total amount spent on the Northern Way project in (a) 2004-05, and (b) 2005-06; what is the total budget for the Northern Way in 2006-07; and what is the source of these funds. [DCLG] (HL7514)
The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people were employed by or seconded to the Northern Way project on (a) 1st April 2004; (b) 1st April 2005; and (c) 1st April 2006; how many people are currently employed or seconded; and how many people have been or are about to be made redundant. [DCLG] (HL7515)
The Baroness Stern—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of the young offenders involved in the incident at H M Stoke Heath Young Offenders Institution on 2nd October were under 18; whether any of the 12 young prisoners reported to be transferred to other institutions were under 18; and, if so, to which institutions they were transferred. [HO] (HL7516)
The Baroness Stern—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the estimated value of the damage caused in the incident at H M Stoke Heath Young Offenders Institution on 2nd October. [HO] (HL7517)
The Baroness Stern—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what the preliminary investigations suggest was the cause of the disturbance at H M Stoke Heath Young Offenders Institution on 2nd October. [HO] (HL7518)
The Lord Bradshaw—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have responded to the National Audit Office report Maintaining and improving Britain’s railway stations, which was published in July 2005. [DfT] (HL7519)
The Lord Bradshaw—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the West Midlands Passenger Transport Authority will not be a co-signatory of the new West Midlands rail franchise. [DfT] (HL7520)
The Lord Mason of Barnsley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made an assessment of organisations involved in anti-angling campaigns; which regions have been most adversely affected by such campaigns; what prosecutions have taken place; and in what locality. [DEFRA] (HL7521)
The Lord Mason of Barnsley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance is being given to the Countryside Alliance and similar organisations such as fishery owners to create a network of defences against the activities of anti-angling activists. [DEFRA] (HL7522)
The Baroness Tonge—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the humanitarian situation in Gaza. [DfID] (HL7523)
The Baroness Tonge—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Israel concerning reparations to Lebanon and Gaza following recent military action. [FCO] (HL7524)
The Baroness Tonge—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the members of the Quartet concerning an emergency conference on the Israel and Palestine peace process. [FCO] (HL7525)
The Lord Beaumont of Whitley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the establishment of Independent Sector Treatment Centres does not cause the closure of existing National Health Service hospitals and foundation trusts. [DoH] (HL7526)
The Lord Stoddart of Swindon—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether account is taken in calculating the retail price index of price increases which are introduced by means of reducing the quantity of an item whilst maintaining the original price. [HMT] (HL7527)
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government to whom persons should write if the Home Office has issued to them a British citizenship certificate containing mistakes which they wish to have corrected, if they are (a) resident in the United Kingdom; and (b) resident outside the United Kingdom. [HO] (HL7528)
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will update section 8 of the British citizenship application form B(OS) and part 8 of guide B(OS) to explain how an applicant who became a British Overseas citizen ipso jure under Article 6(1) of the Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986 should complete the application form. [HO] (HL7529)
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Triesman on 25th July (WA 275), whether they will place in the Library of the House the Foreign and Commonwealth Office e-gram, dated 20th July (reference 31525/06) clarifying the procedures for dealing with applications for British nationality made abroad. [FCO] (HL7530)
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the concerns raised in the letter “BN(O) limbo”, published in the South China Morning Post on 25th September, highlighting the continuing difficulties faced by British Nationals (Overseas) of Indian origin waiting for British citizenship certificates; and whether they will place a copy of the letter and their response in the Library of the House. [HO] (HL7531)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the current timetable for (a) the consultation; (b) the laying before Parliament; and (c) the implementation of each section of wave 1 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 and how this compares with the original programme for implementation of each section as set out in the press notice issued when the Act received Royal Assent on 22nd July 2004; and, where a delay has occurred, what was the reason for that delay. [DfT] (HL7532)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many consultations on the permits scheme contained within the Traffic Management Act 2004 have taken place; how many are still to take place; and what is the reason for any duplication that may have occurred during this process. [DfT] (HL7533)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assurances they can give that a local authority will not be unfairly subject to intervention due to the implementation of the Intervention Criteria regulations under the Traffic Management Act 2004 prior to implementation of other sections of wave 1 of the Act that would give local authorities powers to avoid such intervention. [DfT] (HL7534)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have received any submissions from any local authority which is concerned that it may be unfairly subject to intervention under the terms of the Traffic Management Act 2004 due to the implementation of the Intervention Criteria regulations prior to the other sections of wave 1 of the Act. [DfT] (HL7535)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many military personnel serving in the present engagement in Iraq have lost a limb due to combat; and what were the circumstances in each case. [MoD] (HL7536)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many military personnel who have served or who are serving in the present engagement in Iraq have been treated for post traumatic stress disorder; and what is this figure as a proportion of the total number of service personnel who have served in the current operation. [MoD] (HL7537)
The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will require the Office of National Statistics to collect and regularly publish information, including authoritative estimates, about the export and import trade of the United Kingdom in the form of materials and goods, analysed by volume, value and method of transportation; and whether they will provide funding for such an exercise. [HMT] (HL7538)
The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their current estimate of the total number of fatalities and the number of displaced people in Darfur; and what is their assessment of any progress towards ending the conflict. [DfID] (HL7539)
The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo after the elections this summer. [FCO] (HL7540)
The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessments they have made of the adequacy of the present number of Ministry of Defence hospital units located within National Health Service hospitals to meet current and projected patient volumes; and how these assessments might impact on the planned decision to close the remaining military hospital at Haslar. [MoD] (HL7541)
The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, as part of the Managed Military Health System for Force Generation project, they will reaffirm the entitlement of all veterans to continue to receive, on discharge or retirement, care and rehabilitation at military units and Ministry of Defence hospital units, for injuries or illnesses incurred in the course of service. [MoD] (HL7542)
The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Under-Secretary of State for Defence, Mr Tom Watson, on 4th September (HC Deb, 1693W), when they expect the new Defence Medical Staff manning requirement figures to be available; and whether these manning requirements will address current shortages in key medical officer and nursing specialities. [MoD] (HL7543)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, regarding section 75 groups recognised by paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 9 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998, how many consultations the Northern Ireland Office has arranged in each year since 1999; what form such consultations took; and what groups they consulted. [NIO] (HL7544)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, regarding section 75 groups recognised by paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 9 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998, whether the groups consulted by Northern Ireland Office responded to any consultation; if so, to what extent and in what form they addressed equality of opportunity issues; and whether any suggestions were made leading to a change in proposed policies. [NIO] (HL7545)
[As amended on 10th October]
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, regarding section 75 groups recognised by paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 9 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998, how many consultations the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland has arranged in each year since 1999; and what groups the Office consulted. [NIO] (HL7546)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, regarding section 75 groups recognised by paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 9 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998, whether the groups consulted by the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland responded to any consultation; if so, to what extent and in what form they addressed equality of opportunity issues; and whether any suggestions were made leading to a change in proposed policies. [NIO] (HL7547)
[As amended on 10th October]
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, regarding section 75 groups recognised by paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 9 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998, how many consultations the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland has arranged in each year since 1999; what those consultations were; and what groups they consulted. [NIO] (HL7548)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, regarding section 75 groups recognised by paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 9 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998, whether the groups consulted by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland responded to any consultation; to what extent and in what form they addressed equality of opportunity issues, and whether any suggestions were made leading to a change in proposed policies. [NIO] (HL7549)
[As amended on 10th October]
10th October
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will place in the Library of the House any documents pertaining to the discussions between the United Kingdom and the government of India referred to by the Indian Minister of External Affairs in the Lok Sabha on 25th July 1991, concerning the future of British passport holders of Indian origin in Hong Kong. [FCO] (HL7550)
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will place in the Library of the House copies of the representations received, and any other documents pertaining to those representations, from the former Governor of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Legislative Councillors concerning the future of the solely British ethnic minorities of Hong Kong, in the 18 months prior to 4th February 1997. [FCO] (HL7551)
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the new agreement between the European Union and the government of the United States on the processing and transfer of passenger name record data by air carriers to the United States Department of Homeland Security, varies from the previous agreement; and how the new agreement conforms with European data protection principles. [DfT] (HL7552)
The Baroness Valentine—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they received the Inspector’s report on the Thameslink 2000 Public Inquiry; and when they expect to announce a decision. [DfT] (HL7553)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, regarding section 75 groups recognised by paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 9 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998, how many consultations the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure has arranged in each year since 1999; what those consultations were; and what groups they consulted. [NIO] (HL7554)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, regarding section 75 groups recognised by paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 9 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998, whether the groups consulted by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure responded to any consultation; to what extent and in what form they addressed equality of opportunity issues, and whether any suggestions were made leading to a change in proposed policies. [NIO] (HL7555)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, regarding section 75 groups recognised by paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 9 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998, how many consultations the Department of Education in Northern Ireland has arranged in each year since 1999; what those consultations were; and what groups they consulted. [NIO] (HL7556)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, regarding section 75 groups recognised by paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 9 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998, whether the groups consulted by the Department of Education in Northern Ireland responded to any consultation; to what extent and in what form they addressed equality of opportunity issues, and whether any suggestions were made leading to a change in proposed policies. [NIO] (HL7557)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, regarding section 75 groups recognised by paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 9 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998, how many consultations the Department of Employment and Learning in Northern Ireland has arranged in each year since 1999; what those consultations were; and what groups they consulted. [NIO] (HL7558)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, regarding section 75 groups recognised by paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 9 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998, whether the groups consulted by the Department of Employment and Learning in Northern Ireland responded to any consultation; to what extent and in what form they addressed equality of opportunity issues, and whether any suggestions were made leading to a change in proposed policies. [NIO] (HL7559)
The Baroness Hanham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how implementation of the Firelink and FiReControl projects is progressing. [DCLG] (HL7560)
The Baroness Hanham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will provide a full business case for establishing Regional Control Centres to answer emergency calls to fire brigades; and what are the costs implicit in the FiReControl project. [DCLG] (HL7561)
The Baroness Hanham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will undertake an analysis of control room functions before progressing further with the FiReControl project. [DCLG] (HL7562)
The Baroness Hanham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make it a legal requirement that sprinkler systems should be installed in all new and renovated schools. [DfES] (HL7563)
The Lord Ouseley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any of the privately-run asylum seeker removal centres have been fined as a consequence of acts of self-harm and suicides affecting detainees in their custody. [HO] (HL7564)
The Lord Ouseley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 9th October (WA 48-9), whether the review of the failings which led to the release of 1,013 foreign national prisoners without consideration of possible deportation has commenced; whether conclusions have been reached to indicate which individuals were responsible for the failings; and whether action has been taken against those found culpable. [HO] (HL7565)
The Lord Bradshaw—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Davies of Oldham on 10th October (WA 140-1), whether they intend to commit resources to the Development Strategy for Community Railways. [DfT] (HL7566)
The Earl Attlee—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many members of the armed forces were in-patients in National Health Service hospitals on 10th October. [MoD] (HL7567)
The Lord Skelmersdale—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many family breakdowns there were in each of the last ten years for which figures are available. [DfES] (HL7568)
The Lord Stoddart of Swindon—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any Ministers attended the Bilderberg Conference in Ottawa between 8th and 11th June; if so, whether they attended in a Ministerial or private capacity; whether they made contributions to debates; and, if so, on which subjects. [CO] (HL7569)
The Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Bankruptcy Restriction Orders (BROs) have been made under the personal insolvency provisions introduced by the Enterprise Act in April 2004; what proportion of total bankruptcy cases over the same period BROs represent; and what proportion of BROs were projected by the Insolvency Service from the introduction of the Act to date. [DTI] (HL7570)
The Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what additional resources, including staff, have been provided to the Insolvency Service to administer the Bankruptcy Restriction Order regime since the introduction of the Enterprise Act 2002. [DTI] (HL7571)
The Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the review by the Insolvency Service of the effectiveness of the Bankruptcy Restriction Order introduced by the Enterprise Act 2002 is expected to be completed. [DTI] (HL7572)
The Lord Lucas—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will reply to the letter dated 20th September from Philip Evans, chair of the Enforcement Law Reform Group, concerning the draft Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill; and whether they propose to submit that draft Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny. [DCA] (HL7573)
The Lord Lucas—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will place in the Library of the House the research papers and other documents which underlie the choice by English Nature of a distance of five kilometres as that within which restrictions should be placed on housing development near the southern English heathlands. [DCLG] (HL7574)
The Lord Lucas—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why English Nature will not adjust their proposed locations for cattle grids surrounding Holt Heath, Dorset to take into account local knowledge, noise pollution, road safety and animal welfare. [DEFRA] (HL7575)
The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are planning to offer the government of the Republic of Moldova additional support to develop new industries and commercial sectors during the next five years; and, if so, what support they are considering. [FCO] (HL7576)
The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many military personnel were treated for post traumatic stress disorder resulting from participation in engagements in (a) Bosnia; (b) the first Gulf War; and (c) the Falklands conflict, expressed as a proportion of the total number of military personnel taking part in each engagement. [MoD] (HL7577)
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 while overseas or within the United Kingdom in the last year; and, in each case, what was the name of the recipient, the nature of the gift and its approximate value. [CO] (HL7578)
The Lord Alton of Liverpool—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, during the assessment of applicants for appointment as Queen’s Counsel in 2006, what criteria were used to select successful applicants; what account was taken of issues such as gender, ethnicity and sexual orientation; and when they will respond to correspondence addressed to the Lord Chancellor from the Lord Alton of Liverpool about the selection of this year’s applicants. [DCA] (HL7579)
The Lord Alton of Liverpool—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what reports they have received about the recent heavy fighting in Darfur, involving the Sudanese army and the Janjaweed militia; and what information they have about the numbers of recent fatalities and casualties. [FCO] (HL7580)
The Lord Alton of Liverpool—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what role they are playing to ensure that an international peace keeping presence in Darfur will be sustained; and whether they envisage a role for British and NATO troops in such a peace keeping force. [FCO] (HL7581)
The Lord Alton of Liverpool—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures will be taken by the international community to prevent the transfer of nuclear weapons, material or technology from North Korea to other governments or to terrorist organisations. [FCO] (HL7582)
The Lord Alton of Liverpool—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in light of the calls from the United Nations Security Council for the imposition of sanctions on North Korea, what are known to be the quantities of aid, oil and other key commodities imported by North Korea over the past 12 months; and from which countries these imports originated. [FCO] (HL7583)
The Lord Alton of Liverpool—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the eye witness account of Paul Salopek in the report he was compiling for National Geographic magazine about the situation in Darfur, his subsequent arrest and imprisonment by the Sudanese authorities; and what representations they are making to the government of Sudan about this matter. [FCO] (HL7584)
11th October
The Lord Skelmersdale—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made by Sir David Henshaw in his review of the Child Support Agency. (HL7585)
The Lord Skelmersdale—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent representations they have received on their target to reduce the number of people on incapacity benefits. (HL7586)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, regarding section 75 groups recognised by paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 9 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998, how many consultations the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland has arranged in each year since 1999; what those consultations were; and what groups they consulted. (HL7587)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, regarding section 75 groups recognised by paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 9 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998, whether the groups consulted by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland responded to any consultation; to what extent and in what form they addressed equality of opportunity issues; and whether any suggestions were made leading to a change in proposed policies. (HL7588)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, regarding section 75 groups recognised by paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 9 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998, how many consultations the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland has arranged in each year since 1999; what those consultations were; and what groups they consulted. (HL7589)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, regarding section 75 groups recognised by paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 9 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998, whether the groups consulted by the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland responded to any consultation; to what extent and in what form they addressed equality of opportunity issues; and whether any suggestions were made leading to a change in proposed policies. (HL7590)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, regarding section 75 groups recognised by paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 9 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998, how many consultations the Department of Finance and Personnel in Northern Ireland has arranged in each year since 1999; what those consultations were; and what groups they consulted. (HL7591)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, regarding section 75 groups recognised by paragraphs 4 and 5 of Schedule 9 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998, whether the groups consulted by the Department of Finance and Personnel in Northern Ireland responded to any consultation; to what extent and in what form they addressed equality of opportunity issues; and whether any suggestions were made leading to a change in proposed policies. (HL7592)
The Lord Patten—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Davies of Oldham on 10th October (WA 141) on cruise liner crews, whether they intend to have discussions concerning the welfare of such below-decks crews; and, if so, with whom they will discuss this matter. (HL7593)
The Lord Patten—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made, or intend to make, representations to the government of Turkey concerning the trial in progress of the author Ipek Calislar for allegedly insulting Kemal Atatürk in a recent biography of his wife. (HL7594)
The Lord Acton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by the Secretary of State for the Home Department on 20th July (HC Deb, col. 473) that vulnerable women and those for whom mental health treatment would be more appropriate should not be in prison, what plans they have to achieve that result. (HL7595)
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what budget will be allocated to the Health and Safety Executive in order that it may fulfil its role as the United Kingdom competent authority to implement the European Union Registration Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH) Directive. (HL7596)
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask the Chairman of Committees what is the financial cost of providing bottled water to the House of Lords as opposed to tap water. (HL7597)
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask the Chairman of Committees whether he will consider changing the water offered in committee rooms to jugs of tap water, bearing in mind reports of the level of carbon dioxide emissions generated by the bottled water industry through transport. (HL7598)
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