Written answers
Thursday, 19 July 2012
- House of Lords
- Abortion
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many abortions have been performed under the provisions of the Abortion Act 1967 (as amended by Section 37 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990)...
- Aviation: Passenger Duty
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times in each of the past five years (1) British Airways, (2) easyJet, (3) Virgin Atlantic, (4) United Airlines, and (5) Ryanair, have been audited in...
- Bahrain
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have had any direct contact with the Shia political group Wefaq in Bahrain.
- Banking: LIBOR
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Sassoon on 29 March 2011 (WA 235-6), which stated that the Financial Services Authority (FSA) might "in certain...
- Barnett Formula
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the accuracy of the calculations and conclusions reached by the Holtham Commission on the adequacy of funding provided to Wales...
- Cycling: Funding
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the level of funding they have allocated to addressing cycling blackspots is sufficient, based on the number of...
- Cycling: Penalties (1 annotation)
To ask Her Majesty's Government why the penalty for the offence of cycling on pavements was not uprated in the recent increases in penalties for other road traffic offences, and whether they will...
- Diets: Green Coffee Bean
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of green coffee bean extract as an aid for weight loss; and whether they have any plans to allow the National Health Service to...
- Disabled People: Children's Holidays
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hill of Oareford on 27 February (WA 230-1) relating to the Heswall Disabled Children's Holiday Fund, when they expect to...
- Driving: Breathalyser Tests
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 3 July (WA 142), what assessment they have made of the burden that the carrying of disposable breathalysers would...
- Energy: Renewable Energy
To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the policy of the Scottish Government to obtain all of Scotland's electricity from renewable energy sources by 2020, what estimates they have made...
- Energy: Wind Turbines
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will introduce a minimum separation distance between industrial wind turbines and residential properties in England.
- EU: Taxation
To ask Her Majesty's Government why they agreed at the meeting of ECOFIN on 2 July that minimum taxation levels should be laid down in the proposed energy taxation directive; and whether the...
- Extradition
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 30 April (WA 402), what were the full details of extradition requests received and surrenders made under the...
- Georgia
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of media freedom in Georgia; and whether they will ask the Council of Europe to investigate this issue.
- Georgia
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will ask the Council of Europe to send observers to oversee the forthcoming elections in Georgia.
- Government Departments: Cars
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the make and model of the official cars used by each Secretary of State.
- Government: Ministerial Visits
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hill of Oareford on 15 March (WA 107-9), whether the Secretary of State for Education visited Durand Academy on 24 November...
- Health and Social Care Act 2012
To ask Her Majesty's Government, under the provisions of the Health and Social Care Act 2012, how the training tariff for medical and dental postgraduate training will be calculated, particularly...
- Health and Social Care Act 2012
To ask Her Majesty's Government, under the provisions of the Health and Social Care Act 2012, what recourse secondary care providers will have in circumstances where they have evidence that a...
- Health and Social Care Act 2012
To ask Her Majesty's Government how contracts entered into by specialised commissioning groups will be honoured in circumstances where those groups are abolished under the provisions of the...
- House of Lords: Leader's Group on Working Practices
To ask the Leader of the House which recommendations of the Leader's Group on Working Practices he has not yet brought forward for resolution by the House.
- Iraq
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will ask the Government of Iraq to prevent court-ordered virginity tests.
- Israel (1 annotation)
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the Government of Israel concerning their alleged use of live fire in recent military exercises in Al Aqaba village in...
- Kosovo
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will propose that the part of Kosovo north of the River Ibar should remain under international administration until its future is settled by agreement.
- Personnel Recovery Centres
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many service veterans are currently receiving support from the Personnel Recovery Centres; and how many are currently waiting to receive support.
- Railways: Electrification
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to undertake electrification of the railway line from Crewe to Holyhead.
- Railways: Franchises
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 3 July (WA 162), whether they will now conduct such assessments.
- Railways: Freight Charges
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of what impact the proposal of the Office of Rail Regulation to increase charges for carrying iron ore by rail will have on the...
- Railways: Funding
To ask Her Majesty's Government what funding has been provided to or from the Department for Transport by or for each of the rail passenger franchises, and Network Rail, during the past financial...
- Railways: Manchester Airport and Chester
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to construct a direct railway line from Manchester Airport to Chester.
- Schools: Free Meals
To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to encourage parents and guardians to register their children as eligible for free school meals so as to ensure schools receive their...
- Schools: Free Schools
To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the approval granted by the Department for Education for the Beccles Free School, whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of...
- South Korea
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations have they made to the Government of South Korea following reports they are to start whaling for scientific purposes.
