Thursday, 5 November 2009

Written Ministerial Statements

• House of Lords
  • Railways: Franchises
    Further to my Statements on 1 July 2009 ( Official Report, col. 225 and Official Report, col. WS 24) on East Coast main line rail services, after the close of the markets yesterday I notified...
• Children, Schools and Families
  • Personal, Social and Health Education
    The issues that Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) covers are all central to children and young people's well-being and to their healthy development as they grow up. They are nutrition...
• Communities and Local Government
  • Leasehold Advisory Service
    I have deposited in the Library of the House a copy of the Annual Report and Accounts of the Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE) for the financial year 2008-09. LEASE is an executive...
• Culture Media and Sport
  • Items Accepted in Lieu of Tax
    2008-09 has, once again, been a year of outstanding success for the acceptance-in-lieu scheme with a wide range of cultural objects saved for the nation. Objects ranging from a Titian to a David...
• Home Department
  • Animal Procedures Committee (Annual Report)
    In accordance with section 20(5) of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, the Committee's annual report for 2008 has today been laid before the House. Copies are available in the Vote...
  • Proceeds of Crime
    I am issuing today guidance to the Serious Organised Crime Agency on the exercise of its functions under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. I am placing a copy of the guidance in the Library. Under...
• Justice
  • Judicial Declarations (Freemasonry)
    Since 1998, all first time successful candidates for judicial appointment or the magistracy have been required to declare whether or not they are freemasons, the aim of the scheme being to...