Results 1-20 of 446 for in the 'Written Answers' speaker:Lord Judd

Written Answers — House of Lords: Higher Education (12 Nov 2009)

Lord Judd: To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they will take to enhance the principle of a "community of scholars" in considering the future of higher education.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Higher Education: Research (12 Nov 2009)

Lord Judd: To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they will take, in considering the future of higher education, to recognise the effect of the relationship between research and teaching in a university on the quality of teaching and to ensure that all universities provide research opportunities.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Higher Education: Research (12 Nov 2009)

Lord Judd: To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they will take, in considering the future of higher education, to support research in the social sciences and humanities in the context of the sustainability and qualitative well-being of society.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Higher Education: Research (12 Nov 2009)

Lord Judd: To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they will take, in considering the future of higher education, to ensure that original research is suitably recognised and funded in the context of the long-term well-being of society.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Russia: Human Rights (12 Nov 2009)

Lord Judd: To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs has recently had with the Government of Russia on human rights, the situation in Chechnya, the role of civil society in a democracy and the implications of Russian activities in those respects outside the Russian borders.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Prisons: Grendon (11 Nov 2009)

Lord Judd: To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that the approach to rehabilitation work with prisoners at HM Prison Grendon is not affected by new public expenditure restrictions; and how they are using experiences of that work in other prisons.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (4 Nov 2009)

Lord Judd: To ask Her Majesty's Government what further confidence-building measures they will consider in preparation for the forthcoming non-proliferation treaty review conference; and whether a reduction to fewer than 100 warheads or to two "weapon-loads" will be included in such consideration.

Written Answers — House of Lords: International Conventions (5 Oct 2009)

Lord Judd: To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will ratify (a) the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, and (b) the International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Russia: Human Rights (5 Oct 2009)

Lord Judd: To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Russia about the assassination of Natalia Estemirova, in the context of mutual commitments to human rights.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Children: UN Convention (5 Oct 2009)

Lord Judd: To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they have in place to ensure that all legislation is compliant with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; and how those arrangements are implemented.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Children: UN Convention (5 Oct 2009)

Lord Judd: To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they have made to allocate responsibility for co-ordinating and evaluating the application of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child across the United Kingdom, including locally and in the devolved administrations, to a single and accountable government authority.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Civil Service: Career Development (21 Jul 2009)

Lord Judd: To ask Her Majesty's Government what priority is given to practical field experience in the recruitment and career development of civil servants working on overseas development policy and its implementation for the Department for International Development at HM Treasury. To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of civil servants working on overseas development policy and its...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Afghanistan (20 Jul 2009)

Lord Judd: To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last evaluated the level of resources for development and military operations in Afghanistan and the balance between them; what the outcome of that review was; and what action they will take.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Railways: East Coast Mainline (14 Jul 2009)

Lord Judd: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will allow sufficient time to evaluate whether or not the nationalisation of the East Coast railway franchise is in the public interest.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Afghanistan (1 Jul 2009)

Lord Judd: To ask Her Majesty's Government what resources are available to the Department for International Development for its work in Afghanistan; and what resources are available for military operations there.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Nuclear Weapons: Trident (24 Jun 2009)

Lord Judd: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will reconsider the planned September date for the Initial Gate decision on the replacement of Trident nuclear weapons to allow for parliamentary debate of what they propose.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Afghanistan (18 Jun 2009)

Lord Judd: To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the effectiveness of co-operation between the Department for International Development and the Ministry of Defence in the more unstable parts of Afghanistan.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Human Rights (18 Jun 2009)

Lord Judd: To ask Her Majesty's Government what part human rights play in the sector reform programmes they are supporting in Iraq, Afghanistan and developing countries in general.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Development Aid (2 Jun 2009)

Lord Judd: To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the criteria for out-sourcing aid and development work that would otherwise be undertaken by the Department for International Development.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Torture (20 Apr 2009)

Lord Judd: To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking with European Union Governments, the Government of the United States, Commonwealth Governments and other concerned Governments (a) to determine the extent of the use of torture on prisoners taken by allied forces, and (b) to identify those directly and indirectly responsible in order to bring them to justice; and what action they are...