Session 2012-13
House of Lords : Cumulative list of unanswered Questions for Written Answer
No. 10 24 May 2012
Tabled on the dates in bold and due for answer by the dates in brackets.
The Government department responsible for answering each Question is shown in square brackets.
14 May (28 May)
The Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Sudan regarding the destruction of the Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church and Bible School on 21 April and the occupation by Sudanese security forces of the premises of the Sudan Council of Churches and Sudan Aid in Nyala, Darfur on 23 April. [FCO] HL111Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many requests for intercept warrants have been (1) authorised, and (2) denied, by the Home Secretary in each year since 2000. [HO] HL120Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many complaints were made to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, and how many were successful, in each year since the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 came into force. [HO] HL121Lord Condon
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether officials carried out the planned engagement events in the first quarter of 2012 in England and Wales to encourage awareness and interest in the election of police and crime commissioners; and if so, when and where those events were held. [HO] [I]Category 10: Non-financial interests (d)
Life Member, Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO)
HL131Lord Condon
to ask Her Majesty’s Government when and how they will respond to the recommendations in part two of the report of the Independent Review of Police Officers’ and Staff Remuneration and Conditions. [HO] [I]Category 10: Non-financial interests (d)
Life Member, Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO)
HL132Lord Berkeley
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions (1) the Secretary of State for Transport, and (2) her officials, have had with private sector companies on the development of intelligent transport systems. [DfT] HL134Lord Berkeley
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions (1) the Secretary of State for Transport, and (2) her officials, have had with industry and professional organisations to discuss the European Commission Directive on the deployment of intelligent transport systems. [DfT] HL135Lord Berkeley
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the Department for Transport’s internal review of intelligent transport systems. [DfT] HL136The Countess of Mar
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, with reference to the "new test" to be used by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) Lyme Unit at Porton Down for Lyme borreliosis, what data they hold for the sensitivity and specificity of the test kits for the local genospecies of Borrelia in England and Wales; what testing has been carried out by the HPA or other body to confirm the sensitivity and specificity of the test kits for the local genospecies in England and Wales; and, if testing was carried out, what were the sensitivity and specificity results. [DH] HL141The Countess of Mar
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to enhance the current regulations defined by European Union Directive 98/79 to ensure proactive verification and certification of medical devices; and what data they possess for the performance characteristics and limitations of the ELISA and Western blot serology tests, including the test to be used at the Porton Down laboratory that is required from the manufacturers in accordance with Annex III of Directive 98/79. [DH] HL142The Countess of Mar
to ask Her Majesty’s Government when the transfer of the Lyme Reference Laboratory to the Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory at Porton Down is expected to be complete and whether the Health Protection Agency will include Lyme on its list of Reference Services published on its website. [DH] HL143Lord Rennard
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the cost of holding the Mayoral referendums in English cities on 3 May; and what assessment they have made of the outcome. [DCLG] HL145Lord Rennard
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 28 March (WA 261) regarding the cost of election addresses and election address booklets for the police and crime commissioner elections, what is their estimate of the cost of producing and distributing election address booklets for those elections on the basis of one per delivery point rather than one per elector. [HO] HL147Lord Rennard
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will give further consideration to the issue of election addresses in the police and crime commissioner elections, given studies reported during the London mayoral campaign suggesting a low rate of use of the most popular search engine to seek information on candidates. [HO] HL148Lord Rennard
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider that encouraging online searches will provide sufficient information to voters to decide who to vote for in the police and crime commissioner elections; and what representations they have received from the Local Government Association and the Electoral Commission on this matter. [HO] HL14915 May (29 May)
Baroness Turner of Camden
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many disabled employees will be made redundant as a result of the decision to close 36 Remploy factories; and what plans the Government have for the future of those employees. [DWP] HL159Lord Berkeley
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Office for National Statistics’ reclassification of light dues as a tax will lead to an investigation into whether a full "user pays" system should be adopted; and, if not, whether a calculation has been made by HM Treasury of the lost revenue from leisure craft which use aids to navigation around the coast of the British Isles. [DfT] HL162Lord Tyler
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the recommendations of the Himsworth Committee on the publication of medical and scientific information about the potential ill effects of using chemical agents in civil circumstances have been implemented. [HO] HL169Lord Tyler
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 15 March (WA 113), what potential ill effects of the use of pelargonic acid vanillylamide (PAVA) spray in civil circumstances were identified in the testing and medical assessment process; and whether such assessments have been published. [HO] HL170Lord Willoughby de Broke
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many new non-departmental public bodies have been created since the last general election. [CO] HL175Lord Roberts of Conwy
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many peers were created during the premiership of each of the last three Prime Ministers, including the present incumbent; and, in each case, how many of those were appointed to serve as (1) Conservative, (2) Labour, (3) Liberal Democrat, and (4) crossbench, members of the House of Lords. [CO] HL176Lord Kilclooney
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they propose to apply VAT on static holiday caravans; whether they have made any assessment of the impact of such a measure on caravan owners in Northern Ireland and of the likely relocation of caravans to the Republic of Ireland; whether there will be a public consultation about any such proposal; and, if so, which media outlets along the coastlines of the Counties of Down, Antrim and Londonderry are to be used to bring it to the attention of owners of static holiday caravans. [HMT] [I]Category 1: Directorships
Alpha Newspapers Ireland Ltd (Republic of Ireland)
Category 1: Directorships
Carrickfergus Advertiser Ltd
Category 1: Directorships
Cerdac Print (Belfast) Ltd
Category 1: Directorships
Coleraine Chronicle Ltd
Category 1: Directorships
East Antrim Newspapers Ltd
Category 1: Directorships
East Antrim Newspapers Ltd
Category 1: Directorships
Midland Tribune Ltd (Republic of Ireland)
Category 1: Directorships
Northern Media Group Ltd
Category 1: Directorships
Northern Newspapers Ltd
Category 1: Directorships
Tuam Herald Newspaper Ltd (Republic of Ireland)
Category 4: Shareholdings (b)
Johnston Press Ltd
Category 4: Shareholdings (b)
Ulster Television Ltd
Category 4: Shareholdings (b)
Ulster Television Ltd
Category 4: Shareholdings (b)
Ulster Television Ltd
Category 4: Shareholdings (b)
Ulster Television Ltd
Category 4: Shareholdings (b)
Ulster Television Ltd
Category 4: Shareholdings (b)
Ulster Television Ltd
Category 4: Shareholdings (b)
Ulster Television Ltd
HL177The Countess of Mar
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what regulations control the use of Roundup as a pre-harvest desiccant on food crops; what, if any, measurements of Roundup residues are required to be made before cereal or other harvested crops enter the food chain either as animal or human food ingredients; whether imported grain or soya are tested in the United Kingdom for such residues; what are the maximum residue limits; and how often they have been exceeded in each of the last five years. [DEFRA] HL181Lord Hoyle
to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish the responses to the consultation on youth court locations in Lancashire. [MoJ] HL183Lord Hoyle
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many responses were received to the consultation on proposals to close the youth court in Chorley; and how many responses were (1) in favour, and (2) against, the proposal. [MoJ] HL184Lord Hoyle
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether a decision has been taken on the future of the Chorley youth court. [MoJ] HL185Lord Hoyle
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will outline the alternative arrangements to be made in the event of the closure of Chorley youth court; and what assessment they have made as to the impact this would have on local justice. [MoJ] HL186Lord Hoyle
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether cases currently heard at Chorley youth court will be transferred to Ormskirk if Chorley youth court is closed. [MoJ] HL187Lord Hoyle
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish the business case for the closure of Chorley youth court. [MoJ] HL18816 May (30 May)
Baroness Gould of Potternewton
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what provision is made for transsexuals in prison with respect to access to specialist healthcare for gender dysphoria. [MoJ] HL189Lord Judd
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they will put forward in the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to press for follow-up action by the government of Russia on the European Court of Human Rights judgment in the case of Shafiyeva v Russia with respect to the investigation in that case and the procedural violation of Article 2 that was found. [FCO] HL190Lord Martin of Springburn
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether special advisers are required to register any hospitality given by commercial organisations; and whether a register is maintained for that purpose. [CO] HL191Lord Roberts of Conwy
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the National Audit Office is able to examine more than the cost of BBC support services out of the total licence fee spending in 2010–11. [DCMS] HL192The Earl of Sandwich
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what diplomatic measures they are taking with the governments of Sudan and South Sudan, with the African Union and in the United Nations to draw attention to the number of refugees in South Sudan and to find an early political solution to the border conflict. [FCO] HL194Lord Storey
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hanham on 30 April (WA 410–1), by what means local councillors will be able to hold the executive to account in authorities run by elected mayors given that (1) the membership of the cabinet does not consist of a majority of elected councillors, and (2) the membership of mayoral advisory panels includes unelected appointees. [DCLG] HL196Lord Storey
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to improve the life chances of 18–24 year olds in Liverpool, in the light of the rise in the percentage of those aged 18–24 claiming Jobseekers’ Allowance between 2008 and 2012. [DWP] HL197Lord Storey
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many councils were eligible to bid for funding under the Priority School Building Programme; and of those, how many submitted bids and how many were successful. [DfE] HL198Lord Storey
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what alternative means of funding are available for councils that are unsuccessful in bidding for funding from the Priority School Building Programme. [DfE] HL199Lord Lester of Herne Hill
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures are in place to safeguard the role of the civil service in giving politically impartial and objective advice to Ministers of the Crown in accordance with the Civil Service Code regarding the development and execution of legislative and administrative measures. [CO] HL201Lord Lester of Herne Hill
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what training and guidance are given to special advisers, collectively and individually. [CO] HL202Lord Hylton
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will respond to Convention 189 and recommendation 201 from the International Labour Conference on decent work for domestic workers; and, if so, when. [BIS] HL203Lord Alton of Liverpool
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the United Nations personnel deployed as part of the African Union and United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur; what review is being carried out of its mandate; and what discussions they have initiated in the United Nations Security Council about the nature of peacekeeping in Africa. [FCO] HL205Lord Alton of Liverpool
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what information they have received concerning abuses of the rights of women from religious minorities in Pakistan. [FCO] HL206Lord Alton of Liverpool
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to help protect the rights of women from religious minorities in Pakistan. [FCO] HL207Lord Alton of Liverpool
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what information they have received concerning the number of Coptic women who have been abducted in Egypt. [FCO] HL208Lord Alton of Liverpool
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to help protect the rights of Coptic women who are abducted, and in some cases sexually abused, in Egypt. [FCO] HL209Lord Roberts of Llandudno
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what amounts and types of aid they provide to governments that criminalise consensual same-sex relationships. [DfID] HL210Lord Roberts of Llandudno
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what amounts and types of aid they provide to governments that retain the use of the death penalty. [DfID] HL212Lord Jones of Cheltenham
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many overseas electors resident in Canada are entitled to vote in United Kingdom general elections, by United Kingdom constituency. [CO] HL213Lord Jones of Cheltenham
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many overseas electors resident in Australia are entitled to vote in United Kingdom general elections, by United Kingdom constituency. [CO] HL214Lord Jones of Cheltenham
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many overseas electors resident in New Zealand are entitled to vote in United Kingdom general elections, by United Kingdom constituency. [CO] HL215Lord Jones of Cheltenham
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many overseas electors resident in South Africa are entitled to vote in United Kingdom general elections, by United Kingdom constituency. [CO] HL216Lord Jones of Cheltenham
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many overseas electors resident in Jamaica are entitled to vote in United Kingdom general elections, by United Kingdom constituency. [CO] HL217Lord Jones of Cheltenham
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many overseas electors resident in Trinidad and Tobago are entitled to vote in United Kingdom general elections, by United Kingdom constituency. [CO] HL218Lord Hoyle
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made all the responses to the consultation exercise on the future of Chorley Youth Court available to the North West Regional Delivery Board of HM Court Services. [MoJ] HL219Lord Hoyle
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the functions and composition of the North West Regional Delivery Board of HM Court Services; and how many lay members sit on the Board. [MoJ] HL220Lord Hoyle
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements they intend to make to enable the youngest and most vulnerable people to travel to youth courts outside Chorley in the event that Chorley Youth Court is closed. [MoJ] HL221Lord Rogan
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have oversight of the appointment of private security firms by police authorities. [HO] HL222Lord Rogan
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have published criteria for selection of private security firms for use by police authorities, and if so, what those criteria are. [HO] HL223Lord Rogan
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether employees of private security firms working under contract for police authorities have powers similar to those of a police constable. [HO] HL224Baroness Masham of Ilton
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to develop a national outcomes strategy for musculoskeletal conditions in England. [DH] HL226Baroness Masham of Ilton
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve public awareness of the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. [DH] HL227Baroness Masham of Ilton
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that people with rheumatoid arthritis are given a personalised care plan. [DH] HL228Baroness Masham of Ilton
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implementation of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence clinical guideline 79 on rheumatoid arthritis in England. [DH] HL229Lord Patel of Bradford
to ask Her Majesty’s Government within which prisons substance misuse services are being re-commissioned in line with the Patel Report; and, of those, which are providing both clinical substance misuse treatment and psychosocial interventions services; and which are only providing psychosocial interventions services. [DH] HL230Lord Kennedy of Southwark
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, following the answer by Lord Freud on 14 May (HL Deb, col 132), how the figure of 719,000 people who are unemployed and not students, was calculated, and what was the age range of people included in this figure. [DWP] HL235Lord Kennedy of Southwark
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment have they made of the decision by the Bank of England to cut its United Kingdom growth estimate from 1.2 per cent to 0.8 per cent. [HMT] HL236Lord Willoughby de Broke
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the reported statement by Mr Brian Moore, head of the UK Border Agency (UKBA), that he would be content for travellers entering the United Kingdom during the Olympic Games to wait for up to four hours at UKBA checkpoints. [HO] HL238Lord Willoughby de Broke
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Government Ministers leaving or entering the United Kingdom use the normal UK Border Agency checkpoints or a priority checkpoint. [HO] HL239Baroness Tonge
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to hold discussions with the government of Israel concerning the case for prisoners who require medical attention to be visited by an independent physician who is not employed by the Israeli Prison Service. [FCO] HL240Baroness Tonge
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they will make to the government of Israel concerning its order on 25 April to Palestinian farmers in the Wadi Qana area of the West Bank to uproot olive trees. [FCO] HL241Baroness Tonge
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they will take to assist in protecting Gazan fishermen who comply with the three-mile zone restriction imposed by Israel from being arrested, detained or shot at; and what representations they are making to Israel about compensation for fishermen who lose boats and equipment. [FCO] HL242Baroness Tonge
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they accept the validity of the law under which Israel has declared the settlement outposts of Bruchin, Rechelim and Sansana to be legal; and, if so, what are the implications for the peace process of the acceptance of this law by the international community. [FCO] HL243Baroness Tonge
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the economic viability of a Palestinian state within Areas A and B of the West Bank. [FCO] HL244Baroness Tonge
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to help Palestinians remain in their homes and on their land within Area C of the West Bank. [FCO] HL245Lord Laird
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many United Kingdom pensioners resident in the Republic of Ireland have been regarded in the last three years as eligible to have their healthcare costs paid by the United Kingdom; how they define an eligible pensioner; and what are the current agreed annual average healthcare costs for each pensioner in the two countries. [DH] HL246Lord Laird
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 1 May (WA 449–50), what quotas with which countries exist for the importation of garlic; what tariff preference and non-preference arrangements are in place for importation of chicken eggs; and what is the basis on which the standard duty rates for garlic and chicken eggs have been set. [DEFRA] HL247Lord Laird
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Wilcox on 26 March (WA 224), (1) whether allowances paid to United Kingdom workers by way of an HM Revenue and Customs dispensation agreement are considered as contributing towards National Minimum Wage (NMW) pay; (2) whether allowances paid to workers on secondment to the United Kingdom by way of such an agreement are considered as so contributing; (3) whether allowances paid to United Kingdom workers by way of an HM Revenue and Customs dispensation agreement for section 338 expenses are considered as contributing towards NMW pay; and (4) whether allowances paid to seconded workers in the United Kingdom under such a dispensation agreement are considered as so contributing. [BIS] HL248Lord Laird
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what monitoring or supervision is conducted by the Home Office of the membership of police authorities, and in particular of the length of service of individual members. [HO] HL250Lord Laird
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what monitoring or supervision is conducted by the Home Office of how police forces handle firearms certificates. [HO] HL25117 May (31 May)
Lord Hylton
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the government of South Africa about the case for upholding agreed Commonwealth values by investigating and prosecuting Zimbabweans suspected of involvement in torture whenever such persons enter their jurisdiction. [FCO] HL252Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
to ask Her Majesty’s Government why contracts for the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement are being let on a block basis, with no element of risk share in the event of greater than expected demand. [DH] [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Self-employed consultant on NHS and wider health issues, t/a Philip Hunt Consultancy
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chairman, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham (wef 1 April 2011)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Consultant and Trainer, Cumberlege Connections Ltd (NHS leadership/awareness programmes)
HL253Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the letter to the Prime Minister of 8 May from committees and campaign groups on the state of care for the elderly. [DH] [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Self-employed consultant on NHS and wider health issues, t/a Philip Hunt Consultancy
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chairman, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham (wef 1 April 2011)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Consultant and Trainer, Cumberlege Connections Ltd (NHS leadership/awareness programmes)
HL255Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the number of general practitioners due to retire in the next five years. [DH] [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Self-employed consultant on NHS and wider health issues, t/a Philip Hunt Consultancy
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chairman, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham (wef 1 April 2011)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Consultant and Trainer, Cumberlege Connections Ltd (NHS leadership/awareness programmes)
HL257Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will bring forward proposals to implement the Dilnot Commission recommendations on funding long-term care; and, if so, when. [DH] [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Self-employed consultant on NHS and wider health issues, t/a Philip Hunt Consultancy
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chairman, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham (wef 1 April 2011)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Consultant and Trainer, Cumberlege Connections Ltd (NHS leadership/awareness programmes)
HL258Baroness Tonge
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the global pooled fund for South Sudan will be devoted to maternal health and family planning. [DfID] HL259Baroness Tonge
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of China concerning the continuing hostilities between Sudan and South Sudan. [FCO] HL260Lord Morrow
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will propose that legislation be amended to have guide dogs reclassified as working dogs for tax purposes, though exempted from the high-protein diet. [HMT] HL261Lord Alton of Liverpool
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the governments of China and the United States about the position of the blind human rights activist, Chen Guangcheng. [FCO] HL263Lord Jones of Cheltenham
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the number of United Kingdom state pensioners who had been residing in countries where the United Kingdom state pension is frozen and who, in each year since 2005, returned to the United Kingdom to resume permanent residence. [DWP] HL265Lord Jones of Cheltenham
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what long term projections have been made of the number of United Kingdom residents who are forecast to choose to reside overseas permanently on their retirement. [DWP] HL266Lord Jones of Cheltenham
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what would be the cost of uprating the United Kingdom state pension in each of the countries affected by the frozen pension regulations where, in year 1, the uprating was restricted to persons over 90 years of age; in year 2 to persons over 85; in year 3 to persons over 80; in year 4 to persons over 75; in year 5 to persons over 70; and in year 6 to all others in receipt of a United Kingdom state pension. [DWP] HL267Lord Jones of Cheltenham
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will be sending representatives to the Second International Bounty-Pitcairn Conference in Los Angeles in August 2012. [FCO] HL268Lord Jones of Cheltenham
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the current financial situation in Pitcairn Island; and what steps they intend to take to help resolve the difficulties. [FCO] HL269Lord Clement-Jones
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will issue guidance to police forces (including the Metropolitan Police) and licensing authorities, regarding the removal of ethnicity audience-profiling and music genre questions from Promotion Event Risk Assessment Form 696 for music events. [DCMS] HL273Lord Storey
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many schools and colleges which use biometric recognition systems do so with the consent of parents and guardians. [DfE] HL276Lord Naseby
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, of the 207 individuals accused of torture, genocide or crimes against humanity on which the UK Border Agency recommended "adverse immigration action" between June 2010 and December 2011, how many are from Sri Lanka. [HO] HL277Lord Hoyle
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will implement European Union sanctions on Iranian oil shipping in July. [FCO] HL278Lord Patten
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made, or intend to make, representations to the government of the Philippines concerning the detention without trial of Ericson Acosta. [FCO] HL280Lord Ashcroft
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Strathclyde on 28 March (WA 267), what are the names of all those who travelled on the chartered aircraft with the Prime Minister to the United States on 13 March, other than the aircraft staff and any individuals who will be named in the quarterly publication of ministerial overseas travel details. [CO] HL281Lord Kilclooney
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sassoon on 1 February (WA 338), whether the Republic of Ireland had paid interest on the bilateral loan of £3.2 billion by the end of the reporting period of 31 March 2012. [HMT] HL282Lord Kilclooney
to ask Her Majesty’s Government which requirements in the Belfast Agreement for the protection of human rights by the government of the Republic of Ireland remain to be fulfilled. [NIO] HL283Lord Kilclooney
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the government of the Republic of Ireland, as required by the Belfast Agreement, has created a Human Rights Commission with a mandate and remit equivalent to that within Northern Ireland. [NIO] HL284Lord Kilclooney
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the government of the Republic of Ireland has ratified the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the protection of National Minorities, as required by the Belfast Agreement. [NIO] HL285Lord Kilclooney
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the government of the Republic of Ireland has implemented enhanced employment equality legislation as required by the Belfast Agreement. [NIO] HL286Lord Kilclooney
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the recent proposals by the government of the Republic of Ireland to curtail financial support for Protestant schools in the Republic of Ireland are consistent with its obligations in the Belfast Agreement for the protection of human rights; whether the United Kingdom Government have considered this development; in the light of the Belfast Agreement’s commitment to equality of treatment of minorities, what assessment they have made of how many Protestant schools are now threatened with closure; and whether the matter has been raised with the government of the Republic of Ireland. [NIO] HL287Lord Bradshaw
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how and when they expect to implement European Commission Directives 2009/113/EC and 2006/126/EC regarding eyesight requirements for licensing Group 1 and Group 2 drivers. [DfT] HL288Lord Myners
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sassoon on 26 March (WA 198–9), whether they had the authority to instruct the Court of the Bank of England to commission an independent report on the failures of the Bank in advance of and during the early stages of the global banking crisis. [HMT] HL289Lord Myners
to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the Green Investment Bank to be able to raise funds from the private sector. [BIS] HL290Lord Myners
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish their estimate of the interest they expect to receive during the fiscal year 2012–13 on the gilt-edged securities acquired under the Asset Purchase Scheme and quantitative easing; and how much interest they expect to pay on the same gilt-edged securities. [HMT] HL292Lord Myners
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the comments by the Governor of the Bank of England on 15 February at the Bank of England Inflation Report Press Conference that "when the time comes for us to reduce the size of the (Bank’s) balance sheet we’ll find that a whole lot easier than we did when expanding it". [HMT] HL293Lord Pearson of Rannoch
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many prosecutions have been brought under section 4 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006; and how many of those have resulted in a conviction. [DEFRA] HL295Lord Pearson of Rannoch
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Office for National Statistics Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics, April 2011 edition, table G2 (top 30 export and import commodities in 2010), what was, for each of the 30 imports commodity categories and in relation to imports from countries outside the European Union, the value of gross customs duties collected by HM Revenue and Customs on those imports. [HMT] HL297Lord Pearson of Rannoch
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the measures subject to the United Kingdom’s opt-out under Protocol 19 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; which of those the United Kingdom has agreed to amend or opt-in to; which they do not intend to opt-in to; and what they expect to be the position on 1 June 2014. [HO] HL299Lord Judd
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made towards fulfilling the undertaking given in the context of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty that existing nuclear powers would prioritise the reduction and elimination of their own stocks of nuclear weapons. [FCO] HL300Lord Judd
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to promote the case for nuclear-weapons-free zones in the world, particularly in the Middle East; and how they view the nuclear potential of Israel in this context. [FCO] HL301Lord Judd
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how their analysis of threats necessitates aircraft carriers in the 2020s but no such provision in the interim period. [MoD] HL302Lord Judd
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the early retirement of the Sea Harriers from service in the navy. [MoD] HL304Lord Judd
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their current policy towards disarmament with regard to chemical and biological weapons; and what progress is being made. [FCO] HL305Lord Laird
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Wilcox on 1 May (WA 463), in the continuing Royal Mail Pension Plan, why the current employee contribution rate of 6 per cent is not being increased. [BIS] HL306Lord Laird
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 23 April (WA 362–3), when the extra employers’ contribution by the Exchequer of 8.5 per cent for reducing the deficit in the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund (PCPF) commenced; how long it is intended to continue; and how far the extra member contributions of between 1 per cent and 2.4 per cent being made from 1 April 2012 by those listed to the Ministerial Pension Scheme will go towards eliminating the PCPF deficit. [CO] HL307Lord Laird
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what amounts have been repaid by the administrators of each of the failed Icelandic banks to date; how much is outstanding from each bank; what is the overall total, and how each debt is to be retrieved; and what the charges of each of those administrators have been to date. [HMT] HL308Lord Laird
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any money has been repaid by the Icelandic Depositors and Investor Guarantee Fund (DIGF); what steps are underway to retrieve outstanding monies from DIGF and how much is involved, with and without interest. [HMT] HL309Lord Laird
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much by way of current shortfalls the Financial Services Compensation Scheme has to levy on the financial services industry, and whether any such levy has yet been announced or commenced. [HMT] HL310Lord Laird
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Verma on 1 May (WA 459–60), what assessment they have made of the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) conclusion that International Passenger Survey (IPS) figures are the most appropriate source for the calculation of migration figures, given the difference between the ONS Annual Population Survey figure of the increase in the Romanian-born population in the United Kingdom between 2007 and 2010, and the IPS figure used to calculate the Long-Term International Migration assessment of the number of Romanians migrating to the United Kingdom. [CO] HL31121 May (6 June)
Lord Judd
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements are being made, in the training of military service personnel, to strengthen the United Kingdom’s effective integration in combined international operations. [MoD] HL312Lord Judd
to ask Her Majesty’s Government on how many occasions, when, and with whom, they have raised with the government of Israel the human rights, humanitarian, international law and political consequences of the military detention of children and young people. [FCO] HL313Lord Judd
to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will ratify the 1954 Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its two protocols. [DCMS] HL314Lord Beecham
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hill of Oareford on 14 December 2011 (WA 276–7) concerning nutritional standards in academies and free schools, what response they have received from the School Food Trust; and whether, in the light of any such response and of representations recently made by Jamie Oliver and others, they will take steps to require academies and free schools to comply with the guidance applied to all other state schools. [DfE] HL315Lord Willis of Knaresborough
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what agreement they have reached with medical research charities over the financing of excess treatment costs. [DH] [I]Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
Chair, Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) (registered charity)
HL316Lord Willis of Knaresborough
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what role the medical charity sector will have in drawing up guidelines with the Department of Health to ensure that all NHS Trusts apply the same criteria when allocating costs linked to research infrastructures. [DH] [I]Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
Chair, Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) (registered charity)
HL317Lord Willis of Knaresborough
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that priorities for health-related research reflect the priorities of patients. [DH] [I]Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
Chair, Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) (registered charity)
HL319Lord Willis of Knaresborough
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to exercise the duties to promote research contained in the Health and Social Care Act 2012. [DH] HL320Lord Berkeley
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 17 May (WA 18), whether the Department for Transport will require the new chair of the Joint Strategic Board to be independent from the General Lighthouse Authorities; and whether guidance will be issued to that effect. [DfT] HL321Baroness Gould of Potternewton
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the risk assessment in respect of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 included an examination of the transfer of public health to local government; and, if so, whether any risk was identified in the risk register. [DH] HL322Baroness Cumberlege
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to develop a commissioning support pack for atrial fibrillation. [DH] HL323Baroness Cumberlege
to ask Her Majesty’s Government when the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence quality standard on atrial fibrillation is expected to be published. [DH] HL324Baroness Cumberlege
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people with a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation have died from a stroke or other thromboembolic event in each primary care trust in England in each of the last five years. [CO] HL325Baroness Cumberlege
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of excess deaths from atrial fibrillation. [DH] HL326Lord Ashcroft
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the comments in a statement by Premier McKeeva Bush of the Cayman Islands that the United Kingdom-appointed Governor has done "nothing of substance" to help the country; that he has "stealthily and insidiously undermined" government efforts to "get our economy off the ground and get jobs for people"; and that "He’s done nothing for three years to help us but to throw cold water on whatever we were trying to do". [FCO] HL327Lord Rosser
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord McNally on 14 December 2011 (WA 265–6), whether any Magistrates’ Courts, Crown Courts or County Courts will have some or all of their courtrooms closed immediately preceding or during the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games; and, if so, which courts, for what reasons, and for what periods. [MoJ] HL328Lord Rosser
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the improvements to accommodation by the UK Border Agency in 2011 referred to in paragraph 1.2 of the Report of the Independent Monitoring Board on the non-residual short term holding facilities at London Heathrow Airport for the year February 2011 to January 2012; what has happened to date to deliver those improvements; and what is the timetable for delivering all the improvements promised. [HO] HL329Lord Laird
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and each of its agencies define bonus payments in the context of civil service pay; what proportion of civil servants are eligible to receive non-consolidated performance payments; and how they are selected for those payments. [BIS] HL330Lord Laird
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs defines bonus payments in the context of civil service pay; what proportion of civil servants are eligible to receive non-consolidated performance payments; and how they are selected for those payments. [DEFRA] HL332Lord Laird
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how the Foreign and Commonwealth Office defines bonus payments in the context of civil service pay; what proportion of civil servants are eligible to receive non-consolidated performance payments; and how they are selected for those payments. [FCO] HL333Lord Laird
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how the Home Office defines bonus payments in the context of civil service pay; what proportion of civil servants are eligible to receive non-consolidated performance payments; and how they are selected for those payments. [HO] HL334Lord Laird
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the appropriate Secretary of State approved the secondment of Deputy Chief Constable Colette Paul of South Wales Constabulary to the National Crime Agency; and, if so, when. [HO] HL335Lord Hussain
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the government of Bangladesh about the safety of Ms Zeba Khan, an opposition politician, once she returns to Bangladesh from the United Kingdom, in the light of the disappearances and alleged kidnappings of other opposition politicians. [FCO] HL336Lord Sharkey
to ask Her Majesty’s Government which bi-zonal or bi-communal civil society organisations or projects in Cyprus they currently support. [FCO] HL337Lord Sharkey
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to supporting the inclusion of Cypriot civil society organisations as active participants in negotiations over the reunion of Cyprus. [FCO] HL338The Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many young people in the United Kingdom committed suicide in (1) 2010, and (2) 2011; and what proposals they have to provide support to vulnerable young people who are identified as being most at risk. [DH] HL339Baroness King of Bow
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hanham on 29 November 2011 (WA 47–9), what were the costs of the Seaside and Country Homes Scheme for each year it has been operated by the Department for Communities and Local Government or Greater London Authority. [DCLG] HL340Baroness King of Bow
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many housing benefit or local housing allowance claimants in Tower Hamlets were in private rented sector accommodation in each year since 2001. [DWP] HL344Baroness King of Bow
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much funding from the Spending Review settlement for 2011–15 the Homes and Communities Agency has made available to (1) Barratt Developments Plc, (2) Bellway Plc, (3) Berkeley Homes Group, (4) Bovis Homes Group Plc, (5) Crest Nicholson Operations Ltd, (6) Galliford Try Plc, (7) Persimmon Ltd, (8) Redrow Regeneration Ltd, (9) Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd, and (10) Telford Homes Plc. [DCLG] HL345Lord Janner of Braunstone
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hanham on 21 October 2011 (WA 108–9), how the £400 million that is being invested over the next four years to support local authorities and the voluntary sector in their work to tackle and prevent homelessness is being distributed across local authorities. [DCLG] HL346Lord Janner of Braunstone
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of rough sleeping levels in Greater London. [DCLG] HL347Lord Janner of Braunstone
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of rough sleeping levels in Leicester. [DCLG] HL348Lord Janner of Braunstone
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hanham on 21 October 2011 (WA 108–9), how many of the 1400 "new and improved bed spaces" for rough sleepers and the homeless have been provided to date. [DCLG] HL349Lord Janner of Braunstone
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hanham on 21 October 2011 (WA 108–9), how many of the 170,000 affordable homes due to be delivered by 2015 have been delivered to date. [DCLG] HL350Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
to ask Her Majesty’s Government when clinical senates will be established. [DH] [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chairman, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham (wef 1 April 2011)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Consultant and Trainer, Cumberlege Connections Ltd (NHS leadership/awareness programmes)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Self-employed consultant on NHS and wider health issues, t/a Philip Hunt Consultancy
HL351Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Clinical Commissioning Groups are able to host support functions in-house rather than use commissioning support services. [DH] [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chairman, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham (wef 1 April 2011)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Consultant and Trainer, Cumberlege Connections Ltd (NHS leadership/awareness programmes)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Self-employed consultant on NHS and wider health issues, t/a Philip Hunt Consultancy
HL352Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether patients will have online access to their general practitioner by 2015. [DH] [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chairman, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham (wef 1 April 2011)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Consultant and Trainer, Cumberlege Connections Ltd (NHS leadership/awareness programmes)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Self-employed consultant on NHS and wider health issues, t/a Philip Hunt Consultancy
HL353Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they will ensure that the contribution of community pharmacy is recognised by Clinical Commissioning Groups. [DH] [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chairman, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham (wef 1 April 2011)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Consultant and Trainer, Cumberlege Connections Ltd (NHS leadership/awareness programmes)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Self-employed consultant on NHS and wider health issues, t/a Philip Hunt Consultancy
HL354Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of services that have been decommissioned or restricted by primary care trusts. [DH] [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chairman, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham (wef 1 April 2011)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Consultant and Trainer, Cumberlege Connections Ltd (NHS leadership/awareness programmes)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Self-employed consultant on NHS and wider health issues, t/a Philip Hunt Consultancy
HL355Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to change the weighting formula of primary care trust allocations. [DH] [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chairman, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham (wef 1 April 2011)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Consultant and Trainer, Cumberlege Connections Ltd (NHS leadership/awareness programmes)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Self-employed consultant on NHS and wider health issues, t/a Philip Hunt Consultancy
HL356The Earl of Liverpool
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will issue guidance to county councils and local authorities to ease flying restrictions at airfields during the run-up to, and during, the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games. [DfT] HL357Lord Fearn
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many incidents, including fires or major stoppages of trains, occurred in the Channel Tunnel in (1) 2009, (2) 2010, and (3) 2011. [DfT] HL358Lord Fearn
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many families in the United Kingdom were deemed to be below the poverty line in (1) 2012 to date, and (2) 2011. [DWP] HL359Lord Fearn
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many youth centres belonging to local authorities were closed in (1) 2010, (2) 2011, and (3) 2012 to date. [CO] HL360Lord Roberts of Llandudno
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure that parcels for United Kingdom forces in Afghanistan are not subject to unnecessary delays. [MoD] HL361Lord Roberts of Llandudno
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many applications for passports were processed by Passport Personal Interview Offices in (1) 2010, and (2) 2011. [HO] HL362Lord Roberts of Llandudno
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many passport applications processed by Passport Personal Interview Offices were rejected in (1) 2010, (2) 2011. [HO] HL363Lord Roberts of Llandudno
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children were detained for immigration purposes in the United Kingdom in (1) 2008, (2) 2009, (3) 2010, and (4) 2011. [HO] HL364Lord Bradshaw
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement by Earl Attlee on 17 May (WS 44–6), whether there is any scope for introducing the tram trains earlier than 2015 and reducing the time allowed for evaluation, in the light of the successful demonstration of the concept in Germany. [DfT] HL365Lord Hylton
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the government of Iraq about the continued detention of the Lebanese citizen Mr Ali Daqduq after his acquittal by a court. [FCO] HL366Lord Hylton
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the government of Iraq about allegations by Human Rights Watch regarding a secret prison in the Green Zone in central Baghdad where persons are held without charge and subjected to torture. [FCO] HL367Lord Hylton
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the government of Iraq about allegations of torture by leaders of the Al-Iraqiya List and the Sadrist Trend. [FCO] HL368Lord Hylton
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what information they have received about the potential for producing gas from shale in Middle Eastern and North African countries that have small or no oil resources; and whether they will share any such information with the governments concerned. [DECC] HL369Lord Harris of Haringey
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 21 May (HL15), how many chairmen of Foundation Trusts are paid more than the proposed salary of the chairman of HealthWatch England. [DH] HL370Lord Harris of Haringey
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 21 May (HL15), what is the anticipated cost of the commissioning process through local authorities in 2012–13 for the Independent Complaints Advisory Service, compared to the total cost of the service. [DH] HL371Lord Turnberg
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Secretary of State for Health’s mandate for the NHS Commissioning Board will include the improvement of the care of older people with dignity. [DH] HL372Lord Turnberg
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the costs of assured voluntary registration of healthcare assistants. [DH] HL373Lord Turnberg
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they will ensure that the recommendations in the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Patient experience in adult NHS services quality standard are implemented. [DH] HL374Lord Turnberg
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the Palestinian Authority about returning to the negotiating table without preconditions, in the light of the government of Israel’s offer to resume immediate negotiations. [FCO] HL375Lord Turnberg
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recent treatment of Christians and other minority groups in (1) Syria, (2) Egypt, and (3) Lebanon. [FCO] HL376Lord Turnberg
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact on the Palestinian economy in the West Bank of recent efforts by some trade unions to boycott trade with Israel. [FCO] HL377The Countess of Mar
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 12 December 2011 (WA 213), whether they will ensure that both the National Health Service and the Health Protection Agency communicate scientific fact-based evidence for significant failures in both early and late stage Lyme disease tests to all United Kingdom clinicians. [DH] HL378The Countess of Mar
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many individual patients’ blood samples were tested for Lyme diseases at the Southampton Lyme borreliosis unit and the Lyme borreliosis microbiology unit at Carlisle using (1) ELISA test kits, (2) C6 ELISA test kits, and (3) Western Blot test kits; and how many patients received (a) positive, and (b) equivocal, test results for each test for each year from 2006–2010 inclusive. [DH] HL379The Countess of Mar
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many individual patients had blood samples tested for Lyme borreliosis using ELISA test kits at Health Protection Agency microbiology laboratories, other than the Southampton Lyme borreliosis unit, for each year from 2006–2010 inclusive; and how many patients received (1) positive, and (2) equivocal results for Lyme borreliosis. [DH] HL38022 May (7 June)
Lord Morris of Manchester
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what further support they intend to provide for victims of thalidomide, following the conclusion of the pilot three-year grant in April 2012. [DH] HL381Lord Morris of Manchester
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received from members of the Police Federation on vouchsafing the future of the police service; what replies they have sent; and what action they have taken. [HO] HL382Lord Alton of Liverpool
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have designated Boko Haram as a terrorist organisation. [HO] HL383Lord Beecham
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated cost to local education authorities of meeting the legal expenses of schools seeking to convert to academy status for (1) 2011–12, and (2) 2012–13; and what is the rationale for requiring councils to do so. [DfE] HL384Lord Hoyle
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the details of any Royal Navy activity in British sovereign waters off Gibraltar in the seven days to 21 May. [MoD] HL385Lord Hoyle
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the details of any Royal Navy commitment to intervening if incursions into British sovereign waters are made by the Spanish Guardia Civil. [MoD] HL386Lord Hoyle
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the details of the rules of engagement for Royal Navy vessels charged with patrolling and protecting British waters off Gibraltar. [MoD] HL387Lord Hoyle
to ask Her Majesty’s Government why there were significant delays for cross-border travel between Spain and Gibraltar over the seven days to 21 May. [FCO] HL388Lord Hoyle
to ask Her Majesty’s Government who makes the decision as to whether or not Royal Navy vessels respond to any incursions into British sovereign waters by the Spanish Guardia Civil. [MoD] HL389Baroness Greengross
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of spending on adult social care services by local authorities in the last year. [DH] HL390Lord Hylton
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the government of Iraq about allegations from Sulaymaniyah that the Jihadist Muslim Movement has threatened the Kurdish residents of Jalawla in Diyala province, causing the majority of them to leave. [FCO] HL391Lord Hylton
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are making representations to the government of Israel about the reported permission granted to conduct hydrocarbon exploration in the occupied Golan Heights, and about the compatibility of such exploration with the Fourth Geneva Convention. [FCO] HL392Lord Hylton
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of legislation in Israel which would legalise property built on private Palestinian land; what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding proposals for new houses situated near Gilo, east of the Green Line; and whether they will raise both matters with the Quartet. [FCO] HL393Lord Hylton
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are making representations to the government of Israel about an incident in Gaza on 17 May, in which Israel Defence Force tanks are alleged to have wounded seven Palestinians, including three elderly farmers. [FCO] HL394Lord Hylton
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are making representations to the government of Israel about reports of Israeli aircraft staging mock air raids over southern Lebanon. [FCO] HL395Lord Empey
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy towards the use of homeopathic medicines in the National Health Service. [DH] HL396Lord Empey
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether homeopathic remedies can be prescribed by general practitioners in the National Health Service. [DH] HL397Baroness Masham of Ilton
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to transpose, implement and publicise the provisions of EU Council Directive 2010/32/EU on prevention from sharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector, before the final implementation date of 11 May 2013. [DH] HL398Baroness Masham of Ilton
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to conduct and publish a detailed cost-benefit analysis of the impact of implementing EU Council Directive 2010/32/EU on prevention from sharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector; and if so, when. [DH] HL399Baroness Masham of Ilton
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking (1) to specify and implement safe procedures for using and disposing of sharp medical instruments and contaminated waste, (2) to eliminate the unnecessary use of sharps, (3) to provide medical devices incorporating safety-engineered protection mechanisms, and (4) to ban the practice of recapping, before 11 May 2013. [DH] HL400Baroness Masham of Ilton
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to ensure that risk assessments are conducted consistently in the hospital and healthcare sector to prevent sharps injuries and protect workers and to identify how exposure could be eliminated. [DH] HL401Baroness Masham of Ilton
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they propose to increase reporting of sharps injuries; and whether they will revise reporting procedures and mechanisms to include local, national and European-wide systems. [DH] HL402Baroness Masham of Ilton
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking to ensure that the good practices to prevent sharps injuries contained in the provisions of EU Council Directive 2010/32/EU on prevention from sharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector are also applied beyond the hospital and healthcare sector. [DH] HL403Lord Lester of Herne Hill
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many judgments have been given during the past three years in which (1) the First Tier Tribunal, (2) the Upper Tribunal, (3) the Court of Appeal, and (4) the Supreme Court, have (a) dismissed, or (b) upheld, the UK Border Agency’s decision to detain an individual. [HO] HL404Lord Lester of Herne Hill
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many individuals (1) who claim to have been tortured, (2) who claim to have mental health problems, and (3) about whom mental health problems have been observed, have been placed in immigration detention in each of the past three years or are currently in immigration detention. [HO] HL405Lord Lester of Herne Hill
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many individuals have (1) died, (2) committed suicide, and (3) attempted suicide while in immigration detention or during removal in each of the past three years. [HO] HL406Lord Lester of Herne Hill
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what written guidance and instructions the UK Border Agency gives to airport operators on the construction of airport immigration detention facilities. [HO] HL407Lord Lester of Herne Hill
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children under 18 have been placed in immigration detention at airports over the period since 16 December 2010. [HO] HL408Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the analysis by the Health Service Journal of the turnover of NHS staff responsible for monitoring care quality. [DH] [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chairman, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham (wef 1 April 2011)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Consultant and Trainer, Cumberlege Connections Ltd (NHS leadership/awareness programmes)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Self-employed consultant on NHS and wider health issues, t/a Philip Hunt Consultancy
HL409Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many local area teams will be established by the NHS Commissioning Board. [DH] [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chairman, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham (wef 1 April 2011)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Consultant and Trainer, Cumberlege Connections Ltd (NHS leadership/awareness programmes)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Self-employed consultant on NHS and wider health issues, t/a Philip Hunt Consultancy
HL410Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish the NHS Information Strategy. [DH] [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chairman, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham (wef 1 April 2011)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Consultant and Trainer, Cumberlege Connections Ltd (NHS leadership/awareness programmes)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Self-employed consultant on NHS and wider health issues, t/a Philip Hunt Consultancy
HL411Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the approach of the NHS Appointments Commission to the recent appointment of the chairman of the Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust. [DH] [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chairman, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham (wef 1 April 2011)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Consultant and Trainer, Cumberlege Connections Ltd (NHS leadership/awareness programmes)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Self-employed consultant on NHS and wider health issues, t/a Philip Hunt Consultancy
HL412Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether primary care trusts’ private finance initiative debt will be transferred to NHS clinical commissioning groups. [DH] [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chairman, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham (wef 1 April 2011)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Consultant and Trainer, Cumberlege Connections Ltd (NHS leadership/awareness programmes)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Self-employed consultant on NHS and wider health issues, t/a Philip Hunt Consultancy
HL413Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what role the Commissioning Outcomes Framework will play in the performance management of clinical commissioning groups. [DH] [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chairman, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham (wef 1 April 2011)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Consultant and Trainer, Cumberlege Connections Ltd (NHS leadership/awareness programmes)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Self-employed consultant on NHS and wider health issues, t/a Philip Hunt Consultancy
HL414Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the report by the United States Senate Armed Services Committee on the number of Chinese fake components found in United States military aircraft, whether United Kingdom forces operate any of the affected aircraft; and whether any danger is posed to United Kingdom troops. [MoD] HL415Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the report by the United States Senate Armed Services Committee on the number of Chinese fake components found in United States military aircraft, whether any similar components are incorporated in aircraft or military equipment manufactured in the United Kingdom. [MoD] HL416Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the report by the United States Senate Armed Services Committee on the number of Chinese fake components found in United States military aircraft, whether they intend to carry out or initiate any similar inquiry in the United Kingdom. [MoD] HL417Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the number of adults with autism who will not be able to supply evidence of their condition when undergoing the new personal independence payment assessment as they no longer have access to bodies that provide relevant evidence after being signed off from children’s services. [DWP] HL418Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice they offer to adults with autism who cannot provide the evidence required when undergoing the new personal independence assessment as they no longer have access to support services which could provide such evidence after being signed off from children’s’ services. [DWP] HL41923 May (8 June)
Lord Norton of Louth
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what provision is made by Civil Service Learning to ensure senior civil servants are aware of the constitutional significance of Parliament and the conventions governing the relationship between Parliament and Government. [CO] HL420Lord Norton of Louth
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what training previously provided to Ministers and to senior civil servants by the National School of Government is not provided by Civil Service Learning. [CO] HL421Lord Bates
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made with plans to upgrade the A1 north of Leeming to the Scotch Corner section, and connecting roads, to motorway status. [DfT] HL422Lord Lester of Herne Hill
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the details of the operation of, and what is the evidence of the impact in practice of, the employers’ duty under the Equality Act 2010 to prevent third-party harassment; and what, if any, evidence they have on whether employees have conspired to create a harassment situation so as to obtain financial compensation from their employer. [MoJ] HL423Lord Lester of Herne Hill
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what evidence they have about the benefits and costs of the exercise of the power of employment tribunals under the Equality Act 2010 to make appropriate recommendations to obviate or reduce the adverse effect of unlawful discrimination. [MoJ] HL424Lord Lester of Herne Hill
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what evidence they have about the benefits and costs of the use of the questionnaire procedure in discrimination cases under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and subsequent anti-discrimination legislation to enable claimants to obtain information to determine if unlawful discrimination has occurred in their case. [MoJ] HL425Lord Lester of Herne Hill
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 22 May (WA 52–3), whether they will publish the water companies’ water resources management plans to increase capacity for the storage of water. [DEFRA] HL426Baroness Smith of Basildon
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider that cuts and changes in staffing in the UK Border Agency have had any impact on the length of queues and waiting times at border control at Heathrow airport. [HO] HL427Baroness Smith of Basildon
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made regarding the formal investigation of the circumstances of the escape from custody of John Anslow and Andrew Farndon in January 2012; and when they expect to publish the report and recommendations. [MoJ] HL428Baroness Smith of Basildon
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many sex offenders have reoffended in (1) the east of England, (2) London, and (3) the south east region in each of the last seven years for which information is available. [MoJ] HL429Baroness Smith of Basildon
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what permission is required, and what agreements have to be sought, for a bail hostel to be designated as a hostel for prisoners released on licence; and, in those circumstances, whether a change of use has to be sought to any existing agreements. [MoJ] HL430Baroness Smith of Basildon
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average cost of running a 25-bedroom Approved Premises in the east of England; and what is the optimum number of staff required. [MoJ] HL431Baroness Smith of Basildon
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessments have been conducted of the effect of a suspect on bail being placed in an Approved Premises with a prisoner released on licence; and whether this is considered to be an appropriate placement. [MoJ] HL432Lord Storey
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each year between 2006 and 2011, how many of the students who completed initial teacher training qualifications did so by way of (1) the graduate teacher programme, (2) enrolment at a higher education institution, and (3) school-centred initial teacher training. [DfE] HL433Lord Storey
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each year between 2006 and 2011, how many of the students who completed initial teacher training qualifications were graduates from Russell Group universities. [DfE] HL434Lord Storey
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what schemes and incentives are in place to attract graduates into the teaching profession. [DfE] HL435Lord Storey
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that funding cuts to fire services will be distributed proportionately across all authorities in 2013–14. [DCLG] HL436Lord Storey
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are taking action to combat sexually explicit peer-to-peer e-bullying, and to educate young people about its dangers. [DfE] HL437Lord Storey
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they will ensure that the history of the holocaust is taught in publicly-funded independent schools. [DfE] HL438Lord Hylton
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many persons entered immigration or asylum detention in 2010, 2011 and in 2012 to date; what were the average and median lengths of detention; and whether they will appoint an independent auditor of detention, with full rights of access. [HO] HL439Lord Hylton
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what methods they will use to ensure that Rule 35 of the Detention Centre Rules 2001 is fully implemented to protect victims of torture from further harm. [HO] HL440Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will invite Adrian Beecroft to write a report for HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs on taxation of private equity investment vehicles, carried interests of private equity executives and the impact on United Kingdom corporation tax receipts of private equity takeovers of British companies whose headquarters have subsequently moved abroad for tax purposes. [HMT] HL441Baroness Parminter
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, according to Eurostat, how many reptiles were imported into the European Union in total (of both CITES and non-CITES listed species) in each year from 2001 to 2011. [DEFRA] HL442Baroness Parminter
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, according to TRACES, how many reptiles were imported into the United Kingdom from (1) within, and (2) outside, the European Union in each year from 2001 to 2011. [DEFRA] HL443Baroness Parminter
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many reptiles were seized, by (1) number of seizures, and (2) number of individual animals, by HM Customs under CITES in each year from 2001 to 2011. [HMT] HL444Baroness Whitaker
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 27 March (WA 240) indicating that there were "no plans to change the British Indian Ocean Territory marine protected area" and that the area was "fully compatible with United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea obligations", what are the grounds on which there was announced on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Overseas Territories website as last amended on 12 April an increase of the size of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Marine Protected Area from 544,000 square kilometres to 640,000 square kilometres; and whether amended outer limit lines of the BIOT Fisheries (Conservation and Management) Zone 1991 and the BIOT Environment (Protection and Preservation) Zone 2003 had accordingly been communicated to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, as required by Article 75 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. [FCO] HL445Baroness Whitaker
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 27 March (WA 240) indicating that there were "no plans to change the British Indian Ocean Territory marine protected area" and that the area was "fully compatible with United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea obligations", whether the delimitation of the British Indian Ocean Territory marine protected area has been agreed with the Republic of the Maldives; and, if not, whether procedures for dispute settlement have been initiated in the absence of agreement, as required by Article 74 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. [FCO] HL446Baroness Whitaker
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 27 March (WA 240), indicating that there were "no plans to change the British Indian Ocean Territory marine protected area" and that the area was "fully compatible with United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea obligations", how they intend to take enforcement measures against foreign vessels in the British Indian Ocean Territory marine protected area under Article 73 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, taking account of Article 56(2) of the Convention. [FCO] HL447Lord Bradshaw
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to address the problem of scrap metal theft beyond the provisions included in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. [HO] HL448Lord Morris of Aberavon
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the different considerations in collecting separate data on numbers of, medication for, and expenditure on, sufferers of diabetes 1 as opposed to diabetes 2. [DH] HL449Lord Morris of Aberavon
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many civil servants of the rank of Permanent Secretary were attached to the Cabinet Office in (1) 2002, and (2) 2012; and what consideration has been given to reducing the current number in line with the Government’s plan to reduce and streamline the civil service. [CO] HL450Lord Myners
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much they have budgeted for the cost of the three independent reviews commissioned by the Bank of England; whether any of the reviewers will be paid; and, if so, how much. [HMT] HL451Lord Myners
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the three independent reviews commissioned by the Bank of England will be supported by independent secretariats or Bank staff. [HMT] HL452The Countess of Mar
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of the reported major outbreak of bovine tuberculosis in camelids in East Sussex in April 2012 and reports that a camelid owner has contracted bovine tuberculosis which is of the same spolygotype as that found in her alpacas, they will review current surveillance and movement policies for camelids. [DEFRA] HL453The Countess of Mar
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many camelids were slaughtered for meat in English and Welsh abattoirs in each year since 2003; and how many of those animals were found to have bovine tuberculosis lesions. [DEFRA] HL454The Countess of Mar
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether all cases of bovine tuberculosis in non-bovine farmed animals are reported to the authorities; and, if not, what plans they have to improve rates of reporting. [DEFRA] HL455The Countess of Mar
to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to revise the definition of special educational needs for schools; and whether they will publish that definition. [DfE] HL456The Countess of Mar
to ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Department for Work and Pensions Forums have been disbanded. [DWP] HL457The Countess of Mar
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what effect the Local Medical Committee conference motion calling for the abolition of work capability assessments, passed on 22 May, will have on the management of work capability assessments conducted by ATOS Healthcare. [DWP] HL458Lord Laird
to ask Her Majesty’s Government which taxable state benefits have tax deducted at source by means of the application of a tax code from HM Revenue and Customs; and why the payment of state old-age pensions is not treated in that manner. [HMT] HL459Lord Laird
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 23 April (WA 362–3), whether they will cap the Exchequer contribution to the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund at its current 28.7 per cent of pay; and whether there is any pension fund in the public sector which receives a higher level of employer contribution. [HMT] HL460Lord Laird
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 15 May (WA 3), whether they will determine the non-duty revenue and costs of transit flights into London to inform discussions on building a third runway at Heathrow, or other plans to increase airport capacity in the region. [DfT] HL461Lord Laird
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 24 April (WA 386), why they do not record centrally and publish the annual numbers and costs of redundancies under the Civil Service Compensation Scheme by individual civil service departments and agencies, and the total annual cost of such pension payments and lump sums on retirement. [CO] HL462Lord Laird
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Wilcox on 23 April (WA 380), whether opportunities under the Union Learning Fund (ULF) remit for workers in non-unionised workplaces who are identified to access learning via learning agreements with their employers are freely and willingly entered into by such employers; what percentage of overall ULF funding will go to the priority of non-unionised workplace engagement; and how many jobs this year’s ULF funding of £21.4 million will support. [BIS] HL463Lord Laird
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to suspend the Sunday trading law for Sunday 23 December 2012. [BIS] HL464Baroness Quin
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much tax relief was claimed by public schools on charitable donations received in each of the last five financial years. [HMT] HL46524 May (11 June)
Baroness Masham of Ilton
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider vaccinating men who have sex with men against the human papilloma virus. HL466Baroness Quin
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much tax revenue was lost in each of the last five financial years as a result of individuals or organisations offsetting their charitable donations against tax. HL467Lord Alton of Liverpool
to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many women received a high-risk result following a biochemical serum test in each of the last 10 years. HL468Lord Alton of Liverpool
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their economic and diplomatic policies towards a government change when a head of state is indicted by the International Criminal Court. HL469Baroness Randerson
to ask Her Majesty’s Government why the publication of their Liver Strategy has been delayed; and what is the estimated date for its publication. HL470Lord Warner
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hill of Oareford on 22 May (WA 50), whether any proposals for voluntary aided schools of a specific religious denomination require the approval of a local authority before they can be implemented; and how public funding to support such proposals is safeguarded. HL471Lord Warner
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover on 30 April (WA 401), whether the financing agreement requires Israel to spend money provided by the European Union without discrimination towards Arab Israelis or Palestinians in the occupied territories; and whether they have discussed any evidence of failure to avoid discrimination with the government of Israel. HL472Lord Warner
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they would regard any extensions of European Union Agreements on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products as an upgrading of relations between Israel and the European Union; and, if so, whether they will take steps to block any such extensions. HL473Lord Warner
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 23 April (WA 319–20), whether they regard the lack of progress in implementing a two-state solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict as grounds for opposing any extension of Agreements on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products to open European Union markets to Israeli goods. HL474Lord Warner
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what industrial products are currently allowed to be imported into the United Kingdom from Israel under European Union Agreements on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (ACAAs); whether they have discussed with European Union partners any extensions of ACAAs to include pharmaceutical products or other goods; and whether they will review the operation of ACAAs if Israel continues to blockade Gaza or allows further illegal settlements in the occupied territories. HL475Lord Warner
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 28 March (WA 271), whether they will amend the immigration rules to prevent entry to the United Kingdom of Israeli citizens who have illegally settled on land in Occupied Palestinian Territories and any officials or ministers who have allowed or encouraged such settlements. HL476The Earl of Sandwich
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will increase their response to the food and nutrition crisis in the countries of the Sahel region of Africa in the light of the number of appeals across the region and of the growing number of cases of malnutrition. HL477The Earl of Sandwich
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will use their development of the Sahel Resilience Strategy to expand social protection in the region to improve access to aid in the case of an emerging hunger crisis. HL478The Earl of Sandwich
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to use the Economic Community of West African States project and the forthcoming G20 discussions to propose an accountable system of strategic and emergency food reserves in the Sahel. HL479The Earl of Sandwich
to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance they have provided to non-governmental organisations in assisting the process of improving parliamentary representation and democratic government in Sudan, including through the sharing of skills and experience available in Westminster. HL480Lord Myners
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish their assessment of the economic impact on the United Kingdom of the financial transactions tax proposed by the European Commission, including the proceeds projected to be accrued by the tax. HL481Lord Myners
to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider asking the Bank of England to cease paying interest on reserve balances placed with the bank by other United Kingdom banks; and what is their assessment of the impact this would have on bank lending. HL482The Countess of Mar
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 22 May (WA 47–8), what precautions are in place to ensure that parents whose daughters may have immune system dysfunctions are not pressurised into giving consent for their daughters to receive human papilloma virus vaccinations. HL483The Countess of Mar
to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 23 May (WA 82–3), how many United Kingdom travellers to the rest of the European Union and neighbouring countries have been vaccinated against tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in each year from 2002, and how many enquiries about TBE and TBE vaccination the National Travel Health Network and Centre received in each year from 2002. HL484