Lord Ashcroft: To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Liberation and Justice Movement in Sudan has been involved in South Sudan; and if so in what capacity and on what side.
Lord Ashcroft: To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any gallantry awards other than the Victoria Cross and the George Cross can be awarded posthumously.
Lord Ashcroft: To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are considering extending the mandate of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission to cover tending the graves of Victoria Cross holders.
Lord Ashcroft: To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover on 24 March (WA 85), what subjects were discussed at, and what were the conclusions of, the workshops held between scientists and members of local communities; and what assessment the Department for International Development has made of the value for money of those workshops.
Lord Ashcroft: To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have assessed the judicial process in Commonwealth countries; if so, whether they have concerns about any of the countries; and, if so, which countries.
Lord Ashcroft: To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether United Kingdom aid has funded projects to combat climate change in South America, including a scheme to improve animal diets by cultivating trees and plants in such a way to reduce the amount of methane escaping through belching and flatulence; and, if so, how much was spent and what was the result of that project.
Lord Ashcroft: To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover on 5 March (WA 319), whether they have provided funding in Kenya for meetings between tribal rainmakers and meteorologists; and, if so, how much was spent and what were the outcomes of those meetings.
Lord Ashcroft: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the impact that introducing opt-out class actions in the United Kingdom will have on businesses, investment and the economic recovery.
Lord Ashcroft: To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they intend to facilitate class action litigation by introducing an opt-out mechanism for competition claims.
Lord Ashcroft: To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to clarify whether the prohibition on the use of damages-based agreements in opt-out collective proceedings in Schedule 7 to the Draft Consumer Rights Bill will cover third-party litigation funding agreements.
Lord Ashcroft: To ask Her Majesty’s Government which department or agency gave permission for Tristan da Cunha to mint the 70th Anniversary of D-Day Gold Crown coin.
Lord Ashcroft: To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any United Kingdom aid has been given in Kenya to “rainmakers” who predict weather by observing the movement of ants; and, if so, how much was spent and what was the result of the project.
Lord Ashcroft: To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to extend the Bomber Command campaign medal to ground crews.
Lord Ashcroft: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to easing the requirements for professionals from Commonwealth countries to be able to live and work in the United Kingdom.
Lord Ashcroft: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest assessment of the impact on income tax receipts of raising the top rate of income tax on earnings over £150,000 from 45 per cent to 50 per cent.
Lord Ashcroft: To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many applications for the Bomber Command clasp remain outstanding.
Lord Ashcroft: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment has been made of the impact on the population level of St Helena of the opening of the airport there.
Lord Ashcroft: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the forecast number of passengers expected to use the new airport at St Helena during its first five years; and what proportion of that number are expected to be tourists.
Lord Ashcroft: To ask Her Majesty’s Government which members of the business community were invited to accompany the Prime Minister on his visit to China in December 2013 but did not accept the invitation.
Lord Ashcroft: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the names of all those, other than the employees of Virgin Airlines, who were on the flight with the Prime Minister to China in December 2013.