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 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 Lamont of Lerwick—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the estimate that the total number of deaths in Iraq following the invasion in 2003 could have been 655,000.

Education and Inspections Bill—Further consideration on Report [The Lord Adonis]

#The Lord Blaker—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the current situation in Zimbabwe.

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 Acute Hospitals 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.

Armed Forces Bill—The Lord Drayson to move, That the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order:

‡The Lord Northbrook—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the operation of the tax credits system is satisfactory.

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.

Standing Orders (Public Business)—The Lord President (Baroness Amos) to move, That the Standing Orders relating to public business be amended as follows:

With effect from the beginning of the next Session:

Standing Order 31 (No Lord to speak more than once to a Motion)

In paragraph (2), leave out “Unstarred Question” and insert “Question for Short Debate”

Standing Order 37 (Unstarred Questions and Motions)

Leave out “Unstarred Questions” and insert “Questions for Short Debate”

Standing Order 38 (Balloted and time-limited Debates)

In paragraph (1), leave out “, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 19”

Standing Order 41 (Arrangement of the Order Paper)

In paragraph (1), leave out “Starred Questions” and insert “Oral Questions”

In paragraph (9), leave out “Unstarred Questions” and insert “Questions for Short Debate”

Standing Order 43 (Postponement and advancement of business)

In paragraph (1), leave out “Starred Questions and Unstarred Questions” and insert “Oral Questions and Questions for Short Debate”

Standing Order 44 (Notices not to be placed on Order Paper more than one month ahead)

In paragraph (2), leave out “Starred Questions” and insert “Oral Questions”

†‡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. [35th Report from the Joint Committee]

†‡Draft Treasure Act 1996 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. [35th Report from the Joint Committee]

[It is expected that the Report stage of the Education and Inspections Bill will conclude]

WEDNESDAY 25TH OCTOBER

[At three o’clock]

†[Prayers will have been read]

*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.

Civil Aviation Bill—Consideration of Commons Amendments [The Lord Davies of Oldham]

NHS Redress Bill [HL]—Consideration of Commons Amendments [The Lord Warner]

Violent Crime Reduction Bill—Third Reading [The Baroness Scotland of Asthal]

In the Moses Room

At 3.45 pm

Victims and Survivors (Northern Ireland) Order 2006—Consideration in Grand Committee [The Lord Rooker]

Electricity Consents (Planning) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006—Consideration in Grand Committee [The Lord Rooker]

Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006—Consideration in Grand Committee [The Lord Rooker]

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]

Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Bill—Committee [The Lord Anderson of Swansea]

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]

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.

MONDAY 30TH OCTOBER

*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.

*The Lord Livsey of Talgarth—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what cuts the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have had to make within the department as a result of deficits incurred by the Rural Payments Agency arising from the single farm payments information technology programme.

†*The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken since 25th July to introduce more extensive air conditioning into the living and working accommodation of the United Kingdom armed forces in Iraq.

Armed Forces Bill—Report [The Lord Drayson]

‡The Baroness Cumberlege—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy towards community hospitals and maternity units.

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.

*The Lord Selsdon—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to reduce the level of urban pollution caused by the illegal depositing of used chewing gum on pavements and streets.

[It is expected that the Report stage of the Armed Forces Bill will conclude]

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.

†Road Safety Bill [HL]—Consideration of Commons Amendments [The Lord Davies of Oldham]

THURSDAY 2ND NOVEMBER

[At eleven o’clock]

*The Lord Roberts of Llandudno—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will sign the European Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings.

*The Lord Dubs—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the retail industry about reducing the number of plastic bags offered free of charge to customers.

*The Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to ensure that projected growth in the aviation industry, including airport expansion, remains compatible with their carbon emissions targets.

FRIDAY 3RD NOVEMBER

[At eleven o’clock]

The Lord Woolmer of Leeds—To move, That this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on The Seventh Framework Programme for Research (33rd Report, HL Paper 182). [9th June]

Social Landlords (Permissible Additional Purposes) (England) Order 2006—The Lord Avebury to move, That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Order, laid before the House on 26th July, be annulled (S.I. 2006/1968).

The Baroness Anelay of St Johns—To move, That this House regrets the proposals set out in the Local Probation Boards (Appointment and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2664) and calls upon Her Majesty’s Government to withdraw the Statutory Instrument and to enable consideration of the proposals contained in it by each House of Parliament in the context of primary legislation on the Management of Offenders.

The Lord Rea—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of National Health Service finances are currently spent on the private sector; and what is their estimate of the likely rise or fall of this proportion in the future.

MONDAY 6TH NOVEMBER

*The Lord Trefgarne—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of members of the Taliban who have been killed by United Kingdom forces and their allies in Afghanistan in the last three years; and how these numbers have been determined.

*The Baroness Neuberger—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve standards in hospital food.

*The Lord Ashley of Stoke—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent changes have been made to the funding of the Access to Work programme.

*The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of current conflicts and human rights issues, they have authorised exports of military equipment to China, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Russia or Colombia.

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.

*The Earl of Mar and Kellie—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have finalised their plans for the new cross-country rail franchise, in particular, the disconnection of West Central Scotland from that new franchise.

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.

*The Lord Faulkner of Worcester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect the wrecks of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse from the activities of foreign nationals undertaking penetration dives and disturbing the human remains which lie there.

*The Lord Sheldon—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements are being made to allow special advisers to give evidence to select committees.

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.

*The Baroness O’Cathain—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what will be the availability this winter of seasonal flu vaccines and avian flu vaccines.

*The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have proposals to cease using tribunals held in secret to handle terrorist suspect cases.

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 Lord Judd—To call attention to the reform of the United Nations; and to move for papers.

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 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.

The Lord Dykes—To call attention to the economic and social conditions in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank; and to move for papers.

The Lord Anderson of Swansea—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have for the future status of Kosovo.

Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006—The Lord Dixon-Smith to move, That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Regulations, laid before the House on 7th September, be annulled (S.I. 2006/2238).

†The Lord Holme of Cheltenham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the rising level of Chinese investment in Africa.

QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

[Tabled on 18th 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)

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)

2nd October

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 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 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, 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 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 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 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 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)

18th October

The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the medical advice about the health implications of trans fats has been updated since the Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy published their research in 1994.    (HL7761)

The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made an assessment of the government of Denmark’s Executive Order No. 160 of 11th March 2003 on the content of trans fatty acids in oils and fats.    (HL7762)

The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what would be the economic cost of a national ban on the use of trans fatty acids in foods.    (HL7763)

The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many British citizens consume more that the maximum intake of trans fatty acids recommended by the Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy in 1994; and what proportion of this number is made up of children.    (HL7764)

The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will commission further research into the relative consumption of trans fatty acids by (a) different age groups; and (b) different socio-economic groups.    (HL7765)

The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to publish the draft regulations to prohibit discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation in (a) the provisions of goods; (b) the provision of facilities and services; (c) in education; and (d) the exercise of public functions.    (HL7766)

The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Commission for Racial Equality will join the new Commission for Equality and Human Rights.    (HL7767)

The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the use of plastic bags by customers.    (HL7768)

The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 20th April (WA 252), what progress has been made towards preparation of guidance on the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006.    (HL7769)

The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 7th December 2005 (WA 100), when the Home Office will publish its evaluation of Anti-social Behaviour Orders.    (HL7770)

The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the main elements of the estimated £130 million to £180 million costs arising from a delay of a year in the implementation of water charges, as outlined in a letter of 4th October to the Chairman of the Northern Ireland Consumer Council from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.    (HL7771)

The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the members of the Northern Ireland Authority for Energy Regulations were appointed; after what process they were appointed; when they were appointed; and how many of the members live in Northern Ireland.    (HL7772)

The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there will be a further consultation process for the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006.    (HL7773)

The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they have delayed consideration of the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 by a Grand Committee; and when it will be debated.    (HL7774)

The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether land currently owned by the Water Service in Northern Ireland will be disposed of within the next ten years; if so, on what basis; and where the proceeds will go.    (HL7775)

The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what role the Northern Ireland Consumer Council has in the future regulation of the provision of water.    (HL7776)

The Lord Ashley of Stoke—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what legislation has been enacted since 1970 to help disabled people.    (HL7777)

The Lord Ashley of Stoke—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what benefits are available to disabled people.    (HL7778)

The Lord Trefgarne—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the present strength of—

    (a)  the Royal Navy;

    (b)  the Army;

    (c)  the Royal Air Force; and

    (d)  the Royal Marines;

    and how these figures compare with the same figures three years ago.  (HL7779)

The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the government of the Russian Federation regarding the removal of Russian trade sanctions against Moldova and Georgia and the reinstatement of normal facilities for remittances by Georgians working in Russia.    (HL7780)

The Lord Ouseley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many operating security companies remain outside the approved contractors scheme; and when the Security Industry Authority expects to clear the backlog of security officer licence applications.    (HL7781)

The Lord Ouseley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Security Industry Authority is operating within planned budgets; how much overspending occurred in 2005-06; and how much is the estimated overspend for 2006-07.    (HL7782)

The Lord Ouseley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of their decision to defer any decision on removing the default retirement age until 2011, it will be unlawful for employers to discriminate against employees wishing to retire beyond 65.    (HL7783)

The Lord Ouseley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria and evidence will be used to determine whether to remove or retain the default retirement age.    (HL7784)

The Lord Vinson—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will introduce de minimis levels of compliance with the Waste Disposal Directive to prevent the criminalisation of domestic burning of plastic waste such as window envelopes.    (HL7785)

The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to respond to the Report of the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Anti-Semitism; if so, when and how they will do so.    (HL7786)

The Baroness Cox—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what (a) income support, and (b) benefits, individuals subject to control orders may receive; and what legislation currently regulates this.    (HL7787)

The Baroness Cox—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (a) males, and (b) females subject to control orders, broken down by age group, received (i) income support, and (ii) benefits in each month since 2003.    (HL7788)

The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many individuals in each of the last ten years have absconded from a secure unit whilst detained or sectioned under the Mental Health Act 1983.    (HL7789)

The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has paid out in compensation to former employees in each of the last 10 years.    (HL7790)

The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much the Department for Work and Pensions has paid out in compensation to former employees in each of the last 10 years.    (HL7791)

The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much the Department for Health has paid out in compensation to former employees in each of the last 10 years.    (HL7792)

The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much the Department for Trade and Industry has paid out in compensation to former employees in each of the last 10 years.    (HL7793)

The Lord Alton of Liverpool—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made an assessment of the Amnesty International report, Children at War: Creating hope for their future; and what practical help they are giving through their development programme to the disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration of children under arms in the Democratic Republic of Congo.    (HL7794)

The Lord Monson—To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what level the exemptions from inheritance tax for gifts in consideration of marriage would have to be raised in order to match in real terms the values of the original exemptions introduced in March 1974.    (HL7795)

The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Sea King helicopters are held in long-term storage at HMS Sultan; and what steps are being taken to make them deployable.    (HL7796)

The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what helicopter activity they are funding in their international development programme; and through which agencies.    (HL7797)

The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to paragraph 8.26 of their response to the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee report, Water Management (8th Report, HL Paper 191-I), why the national strategy plan has to be submitted to the European Commission; when they expect the European Commission to respond; and whether there will be any delay in applying the strategy as a result.    (HL7798)

The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to paragraph 8.26 of their response to the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee report, Water Management (8th Report, HL Paper 191-I), what is a strategy plan; and how a strategy plan differs from a strategy.    (HL7799)

The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to paragraph 8.52 of their response to the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee report, Water Management (8th Report, HL Paper 191-I), whether the consultation on the United Kingdom Technical Advisory Group’s proposals has been completed; and when they will respond to the consultation.    (HL7800)

The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to Annex A of their response to the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee report, Water Management (8th Report, HL Paper 191-I), if the additional dwellings planned for under scenario 3 are not to be occupied by “new people”, what provision they have made to accommodate new immigrants from European Union member states to ensure that they will not have a net impact on water demand.    (HL7801)

The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by the Lord Rooker on 13th October (HL Deb, col. 519), how the pilot study in the South West will assist in the payment of water bills if there is no change to the position where water can be supplied only on a limited basis to those who refuse to pay their bill.    (HL7802)

The Earl of Sandwich—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria they use to evaluate the success of immigration removal centres; and whether the initial acceptance rate of one per cent for new detained asylum seekers in the fast track process at Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre is an indicator of success.    (HL7803)

The Earl of Sandwich—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average length of detention of asylum seekers subject to the fast track process at immigration removal centres; and how this compares with the figures before the process was introduced.    (HL7804)

The Earl of Sandwich—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how long victims of torture, rape and sexual violence have under the fast track process at immigration removal centres to obtain independent legal and professional advice in time for both their initial claims and their appeals; and what priority their cases receive.    (HL7805)

The Earl of Sandwich—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what efforts they are making to ensure that legal and professional advice, including the provision of adequate legal aid, will be of the same quality for asylum seekers detained under the fast track process as for asylum seekers as a whole; and what research is being undertaken to evaluate this.    (HL7806)

The Lord Barnett—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much of total public spending in Scotland listed in Cm 6811 (Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2006) is allocated under the Barnett Formula; and what is the percentage of public spending, excluding local authority spending.    (HL7807)

QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER AWAITING ANSWER

18th 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)

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)

2nd October

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 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 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, 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 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 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 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 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)

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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]

10th October

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.    [DCA] (HL7552)

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 make it a legal requirement that sprinkler systems should be installed in all new and renovated schools. [DfES] (HL7563)

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 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 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 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)

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.    [DWP] (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.    [DWP] (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.    [NIO] (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.    [NIO] (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.    [NIO] (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.    [NIO] (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.    [NIO] (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.    [NIO] (HL7592)

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.    [FCO] (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.    [HO] (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.    [DWP] (HL7596)

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. [DWP] (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.    [DCA] (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.    [CO] (HL7602)

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.    [DoH] (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.    [DoH] (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.    [DCLG] (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.    [CO] (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. [CO] (HL7608)

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.    [CO] (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.    [DCA] (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.    [DCMS] (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.    [MoD] (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.    [DfES] (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.    [DEFRA] (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.    [DEFRA] (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.    [DTI] (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).    [HO] (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.    [DoH] (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.    [DoH] (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.    [DoH] (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.    [DCA] (HL7623)

12th October

The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why a limit was originally established on the number of pieces of junk mail that a household could receive per week.    [DTI] (HL7626)

The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the increased amount that will enter the waste stream if the limit on junk mail is abolished. [DEFRA] (HL7627)

The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total tonnage of textiles that became waste in each of the last five years; and what percentage of that waste was recycled.    [DEFRA] (HL7628)

The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by the Lord Warner on 11th October (HL Deb, col. 257), whether, as he indicated, general practitioners negotiate individually with manufacturers of flu vaccines; and what is the range of charges made for flu vaccines by the manufacturers.    [DoH] (HL7629)

The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether guidance has been issued to teachers and other staff in state schools on the permissibility of covering their face when dealing with pupils or other persons in the school environment; and, if so, what are the circumstances in which it may be allowed.    [DfES] (HL7630)

The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much it costs to eradicate a given area of Japanese knotweed; and what are the estimated annual costs of its eradication (a) to the construction industry; (b) to public authorities owning and maintaining the public realm; and (c) in total, in (i) the United Kingdom, and (ii) England.    [DEFRA] (HL7632)

The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many cases there have been in each of the past five years of prosecutions relating to Japanese knotweed under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and the Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991, or any other relevant legislation; and how many were successful.    [HO] (HL7633)

The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will set up and provide funds for a national eradication programme of Japanese knotweed.    [DEFRA] (HL7634)

The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to control Japanese knotweed through the controlled introduction of natural predators.    [DEFRA] (HL7635)

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 Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland has arranged in each year since 1999; what those consultations were; and what groups they consulted.    [NIO] (HL7636)

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 Health, Social Services and Public Safety 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] (HL7637)

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 for Regional Development in Northern Ireland has arranged in each year since 1999; what those consultations were; and what groups they consulted.    [NIO]    (HL7638)

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 for Regional 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] (HL7639)

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 for Social Development in Northern Ireland has arranged in each year since 1999; what those consultations were; and what groups they consulted.    [NIO] (HL7640)

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 for Social 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] (HL7641)

The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the waiting times for the processing of British nationality applications made under section 4B of the British Nationality Act 1981 and the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997 respectively on the Home Office Immigration and Nationality Directorate Applying for British Nationality website.    [HO] (HL7642)

The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will instruct the Ethnic Minorities Citizenship Unit at the British Consulate-General in Hong Kong to acknowledge within two working days, and respond substantively within a time determined by published service targets to telephone calls, letters, emails and faxes; and whether they will publish reports on compliance with those service targets at monthly intervals.    [FCO] (HL7643)

The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what commitments they have made regarding the official register of persons registered under Article 4(2) of the Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986; and whether they will arrange for officials in the United Kingdom to have no direct access to this register, subject to appropriate data protection safeguards.    [HO]    (HL7644)

The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make inquiries into the reasons for any mistakes made in British citizenship certificates recently issued under the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997.    [HO] (HL7645)

The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, having regard to section 12 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, they will equalise the position of solely British Nationals (Overseas) with other solely British nationals without citizenship, by introducing legislation to repeal subsections 1(a), 2(a) and 3(a) of section 1 of the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997.    [HO] (HL7646)

The Countess of Mar—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many applications from new entrants to the Entry Level and Higher Entry Level Schemes were accepted by the Rural Payments Agency for each of the years 2004-05 and 2005-06.    [DEFRA] (HL7647)

The Countess of Mar—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many non-legal members of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal have sat on (a) second stage reconsiderations; (b) conducive deportations; (c) country guidance; and (d) unaccompanied minors hearings since April 2005.    [DCA] (HL7648)

The Countess of Mar—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Asylum and Immigration Tribunal hearings concerning conducive deportation of foreign nationals have been conducted since April 2005; how many appeals were successful; and how many deportations have been successfully completed.    [HO] (HL7649)

The Countess of Mar—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the current backlog of first stage reconsideration cases lodged with the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.    [DCA] (HL7650)

The Baroness Noakes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Department for Environment, Food and Rural 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.    [DEFRA] (HL7651)

The Baroness Noakes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Foreign and Commonwealth 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.    [FCO] (HL7652)

The Baroness Noakes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Home 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.    [HO] (HL7654)

The Baroness Noakes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Department for International Development 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.    [DfID] (HL7655)

The Baroness Noakes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Northern Ireland 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.    [NIO] (HL7656)

The Earl of Shrewsbury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, as part of their strategy to prevent illegal immigrants from entering the United Kingdom, they will encourage operators of cross-channel ferries to install closed circuit television systems on vehicle decks.    [HO] (HL7657)

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 Government compliance to recommendations of the Parliamentary Ombudsman; and what would have been the cost of providing an answer based on information obtained centrally.    [CO] (HL7658)

The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the financial situation of local authorities in the delivery of adult social care.    [DCLG] (HL7659)

The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much compensation has been paid to each train operating company in each of the last five years by (a) Network Rail or Railtrack; and (b) the Department for Transport.    [DfT] (HL7660)

The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much H M Treasury has paid out in compensation to former employees in each of the last 10 years.    [HMT] (HL7661)

The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many recorded crimes were committed in each of the last ten years by individuals whilst detained or sectioned under the Mental Health Act 1983; and what was the category of each offence.    [HO] (HL7662)

The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the use of electronic tagging is employed for individuals detained or sectioned under the Mental Health Act 1983.    [HO] (HL7663)

The Lord Hanningfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many beds were available in mental care units throughout England and Wales in (a) 1985; (b) 1990; (c) 1995; (d) 2000; and (e) 2005.    [DoH] (HL7664)

13th October

The Baroness Noakes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Privy Council 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.    [LHoL] (HL7665)

The Baroness Noakes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Scotland 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.    [SO] (HL7666)

The Baroness Noakes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Department for Trade and Industry 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.    [DTI] (HL7667)

The Baroness Noakes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether H M Treasury 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.    [HMT] (HL7668)

The Baroness Noakes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Wales 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.    [WO] (HL7669)

The Baroness Noakes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Department for Work and Pensions 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.    [DWP] (HL7670)

The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will resume urgent talks with the government of Israel on the need for a response to the international demand for releases amongst over 7,000 Palestinian detainees held in Israeli prisons.    [FCO] (HL7671)

The Lord Dykes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the view expressed by the Chief of the General Staff that British troops should withdraw from Iraq sometime soon.    [MoD] (HL7672)

The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much has been spent in Northern Ireland as a result of its support for 2005 and 2006 Rally Ireland.    [NIO] (HL7673)

The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consultation process is taking place about the proposed closure of Groomsport Integrated Primary School in County Down. [NIO] (HL76