Results 1-20 of 39 for in the 'Written Answers' 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,...

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.

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,...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Department for Communities and Local Government: Office Repainting (20 Oct 2009)

Lord Bates: To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the cost of repainting the private office of Ms Hazel Blears upon her resignation as Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Tsars and Special Envoys (19 Oct 2009)

Lord Bates: To ask Her Majesty's Government which (a) tsars, and (b) special envoys have been appointed since 27 June 2007; and what are the remits and responsibilities of each.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Department for Communities and Local Government: Purchase Order Data (12 Oct 2009)

Lord Bates: To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Mr Parmjit Dhanda, on 23 June 2008 (Official Report, House of Commons, 24W), whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the names and addresses of each organisation that supplied goods or services to Communities and Local...

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

Lord Bates: To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance the Cabinet Office's Propriety and Ethics Team has given to departments on the presumptions to be applied for and against disclosure when responding to a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

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

Lord Bates: To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions the Department for Children, Schools and Families have had with Northumberland Council concerning the Local Government Ombudsman's report of 18 August on complaint numbers (a) 08008086, (b) 08008180, (c) 08008306, and (d) 08008770 regarding admission appeals.