Results 1-20 of 137 for speaker:Lord Bates

Written Answers — House of Lords: Cabinet Office: Strategy Committee (12 Nov 2009)

Lord Bates: To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by the then Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office, Kevin Brennan, on 15 May (HC Deb, col. 1054W), what is the name of the committee or working group that was convened each Wednesday in Downing Street to discuss strategy that was attended by Mr Damian McBride; and whether it has met since the resignation of Mr McBride.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Department for Communities and Local Government: Meeting with MPs (12 Nov 2009)

Lord Bates: To ask Her Majesty's Government which Members of Parliament attended the meeting on 7 July between the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Mr John Denham, and MPs who have constituencies in ports; and whether they will place minutes of the meeting in the Library of the House.

Written Answers — House of Lords: EU: Council President (12 Nov 2009)

Lord Bates: To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the addresses and the rateable values, according to (a) the 2005 rating list as amended, and (b) the draft 2010 rating list, of each individual hereditament within a port that has been recently valued or revalued as part of the new regime of business rates on ports.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Non-Domestic Rating Regulations 2009 (12 Nov 2009)

Lord Bates: To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the remarks by Lord McKenzie of Luton on 14 October (Official Report, House of Lords, col. 295) on the Non-Domestic Rating Regulations 2009, whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the note on whether primary legislation would be required to stop backdated liabilities of port taxes.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Rates: Non-Domestic Valuations (12 Nov 2009)

Lord Bates: To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State at Communities and Local Government, John Healey, on 19 January (Official Report, House of Commons, cols. 1082—3W), whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the revised table of aggregate changes in rateable values in each port according to (a) the current version of the 2005...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Regional Development Agencies (12 Nov 2009)

Lord Bates: To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Rosie Winterton, on 12 October (Official Report, House of Commons, col. 666W), how much was paid to each named individual chief executive and board member of each regional development agency (excluding the London Development Agency) in (a) basic salary,...

Fast-track Legislation: Constitution Committee Report: Motion to Take Note (10 Nov 2009)

Lord Bates: My Lords, I rise in this important debate to congratulate the members of the Constitution Committee on bringing forward this report and giving us this timely opportunity to discuss the fast-track process. I am a relatively new Member of the House and an even fresher Member of the Front Bench on this side. So much of politics today is focused on product and so little attention is given to...

Written Answers — House of Lords: EU: Council President (10 Nov 2009)

Lord Bates: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether (a) Ministers, and (b) civil servants, have lobbied (1) foreign Governments, and (2) officials in the European Union institutions, to promote Mr Tony Blair's appointment as President of the European Council upon ratification of the Lisbon treaty.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Houses of Parliament: Surveillance of Members (10 Nov 2009)

Lord Bates: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Wilson Doctrine prohibits surveillance of Members of either House of Parliament which is authorised by (a) a general certificate rather than a warrant, (b) the police using powers in Part III of the Police Act 1997, (c) the automatic number plate recognition database, and (d) a public authority using the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Regional Development Agencies (10 Nov 2009)

Lord Bates: To ask Her Majesty's Government which board appointments for the regional development agencies are due for renewal or reappointment by June 2010; and what guidance they have issued on making public appointments to non-departmental public bodies with a tenure of more than one year in the run-up to a general election.

Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]: Commons Amendments (9 Nov 2009)

Lord Bates: My Lords, as was said in the other place when this was debated, we strongly support this clause and the amendments which have been put forward. They are essential protection, particularly for the sub-contractors, who are often the people we read about in our newspapers day after day, going out of business as a result of funds not being passed on to them at an appropriate speed by main...

Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]: Commons Amendments (9 Nov 2009)

Lord Bates: I thank the Minister for his courtesy in, as always, giving way. The more general point is that it was not an opinion poll as to whether authorities were in favour or against; the Government went out to consultation when detailed responses were given about Zurich. Can he explain how that information given by very busy people in organisations who have put a lot of time and thought into it has...

Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]: Commons Amendments (9 Nov 2009)

Lord Bates: My Lords, I have a couple of brief points, although we are basically on the same page and we support this enabling measure. The Government are fond of consulting extensively, and we approve of that. However, the Minister said that there were 96 responses to the consultation. What consideration has been given to them? We were offered a headline figure of 82 per cent which agreed with the...

Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]: Commons Amendments (9 Nov 2009)

Lord Bates: My Lords, I wish to comment on the new clause. I thank the Minister and his team for setting out its purpose so clearly and I register the apologies of my noble friend Lady Warsi, who is unable to take part in this important debate. This measure draws to everybody's attention the difficulties that arise when we open up these ancient bodies to scrutiny in the modern day. We find that some...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Zoos (9 Nov 2009)

Lord Bates: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the number of animals kept in a zoo or safari park is a material consideration by the Valuation Office Agency when rating a zoo hereditament for the 2010 business rates revaluation; whether the type of animals kept is a material consideration; and whether there is a tariff for different types of animal.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Government Departments: Procurement (6 Nov 2009)

Lord Bates: To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Communities and Local Government, Sarah McCarthy-Fry, on 15 June (Official Report, House of Commons, col. 18W) on departmental procurement, how much was spent on Action Treasure Hunts Ltd by Communities and Local Government in 2008—09; what was the purpose of the...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Housing: Sale Information (6 Nov 2009)

Lord Bates: To ask Her Majesty's Government what obligations a home owner has, when marketing their residential property for sale, to highlight in (a) a home information pack, (b) a voluntary home condition report, and (c) a property information questionnaire within a pack, that the property suffers from (1) planning blight, (2) vermin infestation, (3) a negative reputation for being haunted, and (4)...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Housing: Valuation (6 Nov 2009)

Lord Bates: To ask Her Majesty's Government in what circumstances the Valuation Office Agency takes into account the presence of (a) a garden shed, and (b) a greenhouse, as a material consideration when valuing or revaluing a property for the purposes of (1) council tax, (2) capital gains tax, and (3) inheritance tax.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Rates: Non-Domestic Valuations (6 Nov 2009)

Lord Bates: To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State at Communities and Local Government, Rosie Winterton, on 16 September (Official Report, House of Commons, cols. 2212—14W), what property attributes each of the single-character value significant codes of A, B, C, D, F, I, L, M, P, R, Q, S, T, U, and V represent; and how they differ from the...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Communications Data (4 Nov 2009)

Lord Bates: To ask Her Majesty's Government how many authorisations were made for (a) directed surveillance, (b) covert human intelligence sources, and (c) communications traffic data under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 by (1) local authorities, and (2) public authorities which are not law enforcement agencies, in each year since 2000 according to records held by (i) the Home Office,...