Results 1-20 of 447 for in the 'Written Answers' speaker:Lord Pearson of Rannoch

Written Answers — House of Lords: Michael Savage (19 Nov 2009)

Lord Pearson of Rannoch: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the United States radio host Mr Michael Savage has been banned from entering the United Kingdom; and, if so, why.

Written Answers — House of Lords: EU: Article 308 (12 Nov 2009)

Lord Pearson of Rannoch: To ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions the European Union has used Article 308 of the treaty establishing the European Community to enact legislation since 1996.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Immigration: Polygamy (12 Nov 2009)

Lord Pearson of Rannoch: To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 21 July (WA 301-02), whether the Minister's officials have come to a conclusion as to whether changes to the UK Border Agency's Entry Clearance Guidance are required, in the context of polygamous marriages.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Treaties of Rome (12 Nov 2009)

Lord Pearson of Rannoch: To ask Her Majesty's Government which policy areas are not covered by the Treaties of Rome, as amended.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Food: Supplements (10 Nov 2009)

Lord Pearson of Rannoch: To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the status of European Union legislation concerning vitamins and food supplements; and what is their stance on that legislation.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Health: Complementary and Alternative Medicine (9 Nov 2009)

Lord Pearson of Rannoch: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they still plan to introduce statutory registration of herbalists and acupuncturists in the United Kingdom; and, if not, why not.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Taxation: VAT (2 Nov 2009)

Lord Pearson of Rannoch: To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the total receipts from value added tax in the United Kingdom; and what percentage of those receipts goes towards the United Kingdom contribution to the European Union budget.

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

Lord Pearson of Rannoch: To ask Her Majesty's Government in relation to the article by Mr Christopher Booker in the Sunday Telegraph on 5 July entitled "Is the state guilty of child kidnap?", whether they will review the system whereby social workers remove children from their parents.

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

Lord Pearson of Rannoch: To ask Her Majesty's Government how much is paid annually to members of bigamous Islamic families in housing benefit and other social security payments.

Written Answers — House of Lords: City of London (5 Oct 2009)

Lord Pearson of Rannoch: To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the answer by Lord Myners on 2 July (HL Deb, col. 328), what is their estimate of the contribution to United Kingdom tax made by firms in the City of London, split between investment management, investment banking, other banking and insurance.

Written Answers — House of Lords: EU: Financial Institutions (5 Oct 2009)

Lord Pearson of Rannoch: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have estimated the amount of tax which may be lost as a result of United Kingdom financial companies relocating outside the United Kingdom in order to avoid the European Union's proposed directive on alternative investment fund managers and other European Union regulatory and supervisory proposals which may affect them.

Written Answers — House of Lords: EU: Financial Institutions (5 Oct 2009)

Lord Pearson of Rannoch: To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Myners on 20 July (WA 278), how many firms have relocated to Switzerland from the City of London in (a) the last year, and (b) the previous year; and what were their respective contributions to United Kingdom tax revenue.

Written Answers — House of Lords: EU: Financial Institutions (5 Oct 2009)

Lord Pearson of Rannoch: To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the answer by Lord Myners on 2 July (HL Deb, col. 328), when they expect to receive the European Commission's impact assessments on its draft Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers and its proposed financial supervisory powers; and whether they will place them in the Library of the House.

Written Answers — House of Lords: EU: Fraud and Financial Mismanagement (5 Oct 2009)

Lord Pearson of Rannoch: To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Statement by Lord Myners on 20 July (WS 147), when there will be a debate on the Statement on the 2009 EC budget and measures to combat fraud and financial mismanagement (Cm 7640).

Written Answers — House of Lords: EU: Complementary Medicine (5 Oct 2009)

Lord Pearson of Rannoch: To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the status of the European Union's herbal medicines and food supplements directives and other European Union legislation on complementary medicine.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Equality (21 Jul 2009)

Lord Pearson of Rannoch: To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the status of the proposal for a Council Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation (Com(2008) 426 final); what effect they expect that proposal to have in the United Kingdom; and what is their stance on the proposal.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Polygamy (21 Jul 2009)

Lord Pearson of Rannoch: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many polygamous households unlawful under United Kingdom law they estimate exist under Islamic law in the United Kingdom; and what steps they are taking to reduce the number of such households and prevent others in future.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Polygamy (21 Jul 2009)

Lord Pearson of Rannoch: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many maintenance orders, applications under the Children Act 1989, domestic violence injunctions and women's refuges relate to Islamic polygamous households.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Polygamy (21 Jul 2009)

Lord Pearson of Rannoch: To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they intend to introduce to prevent polygamous households where there is a divorce of convenience under United Kingdom law but an Islamic marriage under Sharia law.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Polygamy (21 Jul 2009)

Lord Pearson of Rannoch: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will revise chapter 13.20 of the UK Border Agency's Entry Clearance Guidance which reads: "Even where it is suspected that a divorce of convenience has taken place and that a man is continuing to live with a previous wife, entry clearance cannot be withheld from a second wife, even if a polygamous household will be created as a result".