House of Lords

written question – answered on 7 January 2014.

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  • Aerospace Industry

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the current number of jobs in existence in the United Kingdom aerospace industry.

  • Aerospace Industry

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what financial and other support the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has given to non-destructive testing and training in aerospace; and in...

  • Aerospace Industry

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what grants they have made in each of the last five years to aerospace companies for the purpose of research.

  • Aerospace Industry

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the value of exports from the United Kingdom by the aerospace industry in each of the last five years.

  • Afghanistan

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many cases of intimidation in Afghanistan were reported to the Intimidation Investigation Unit in the calendar years from (1) June 2011, and (2) June 2012.

  • Afghanistan

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether reports from the Afghanistan Intimidation Investigation Unit and the corresponding in-theatre decision panel are available for publication.

  • Air Ambulance Service

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what support they provide to the air ambulance service.

  • Alcohol

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to continue measuring alcohol stealth admissions to hospitals in the new Public Health Outcomes Framework; and if not, why not.

  • Anguilla

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover on 17 December (WA 169), what technical assistance in economic and financial management to the...

  • Apprenticeships

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the current number of apprenticeships in the United Kingdom aerospace industry.

  • Armed Forces: Afghanistan

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many members of the Armed Forces have been repatriated to Selly Oak Hospital during operations in Afghanistan; how many have subsequently been discharged...

  • Armed Forces: Sexual Assault

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many allegations of sexual assault by colleagues in the Armed Forces were made in 2012 by (1) women, and (2) men; what proportion were subsequently...

  • Armed Forces: Training

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what will be the cost of their commitment to train 30 Burmese army officers; and from which department's budget those costs will be met.

  • Armed Forces: Training

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the training they are providing for the Burmese army is not being provided in the United Kingdom.

  • Armed Forces: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Astor of Hever on 13 June (WA 254), whether any unit of the British armed forces or United Kingdom personnel other...

  • Armed Forces: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Astor of Hever on 19 March (WA 127), whether training or trial events of unmanned aircraft systems other than Reaper...

  • Armed Forces: Veterans' Card

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to introducing a veterans' card providing rights to veterans in such areas as public transport or the use of leisure...

  • Arts: Couper Collection

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any communication has taken place between the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Port of London Authority, and the Trustees of the Couper...

  • Aviation: Air Passenger Duty (1 annotation)

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they have decided to devolve the control of Air Passenger Duty to the Northern Ireland Assembly but not the National Assembly for Wales, in the light of...

  • Aviation: Airbuses

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total amount of Government funding for the development of the Airbus A380 aircraft.

  • Aviation: Airbuses

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much funding they have provided for the Airbus A50 airliner.

  • Aviation: Airline Charges

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the charges imposed by some airlines in addition to the cost of the fare.

  • Aviation: Airline Charges

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the compulsory booking fees added to the price of tickets purchased through some ticketing companies.

  • Bangladesh

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have assessed the process whereby members of the Awami League are declared elected without a vote in Bangladesh in the context of the aspects of...

  • Bangladesh

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Baroness Warsi made any comments on the execution of Abdul Quader Molla during her recent visit to Bangladesh, or on the manner in which the...

  • Banking: Banknotes

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the vending industry to ensure that the industry is able to use plastic banknotes.

  • Banking: Bonuses

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the latest situation in relation to the proposals by the European Commission to place limits on the level of bonuses that can be paid to bankers.

  • Banking: LIBOR

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much money has been allocated from LIBOR-fixing fines to military charities in (1) England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales and, (4) Northern Ireland.

  • Barnet Formula

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what additional funds will be allocated to (1) Wales, (2) Scotland, and (3) Northern Ireland, as a consequential settlement under the Barnett Formula in...

  • BBC World Service

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the new licensing arrangements for the BBC World Service require consultation with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office over the services which will...

  • BBC World Service

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the current BBC World Service mandate to “address the enduring global gap in the provision of trusted international news” in countries...

  • Benefits

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people have successfully appealed since December 2012 against new sanctions applied in relation to receipt of Employment Support Allowance; and how...

  • Britons Living and Working Abroad

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many United Kingdom subjects (1) live, and (2) work, in other European Union countries.

  • Burma

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Warsi on 19 November (WA 184), which existing projects in Burma will be incorporated into the Preventing Sexual...

  • Burma

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Her Majesty's Ambassador to Burma has hosted any meetings or conferences of different religious and ethnic groups in order to promote tolerance and...

  • Burma

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the anticipated outcomes of providing training for the Burmese army.

  • Caste Discrimination

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the work undertaken by the Equality and Human Rights Commission on the definition of caste, in particular in relation to...

  • Central African Republic

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what further steps will be taken to help protect civilians and address the humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic; whether there are plans to...

  • Children: Unique Individual Identifier

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations have been made to them by senior professional interests about the effects on the health and physical safety of children of delays in the...

  • China

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, during their recent trade missions, the Prime Minister or the Chancellor of the Exchequer raised concerns with the government of China about the...

  • Commonwealth: Heads of Government Meeting

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the decision by Mauritius to withdraw its offer to host the next scheduled Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in...

  • Commonwealth: UK Elections

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Commonwealth citizens who do not also hold a United Kingdom passport are registered as eligible to vote in United Kingdom Parliamentary elections....

  • Commonwealth: UK Elections

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, when a country leaves the Commonwealth or is suspended from membership, whether any citizens of that country resident in the United Kingdom who do not also...

  • Courts: Judicial Deployment

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord McNally on 11 December (WA 114–15), whether the annual local assessment of judicial needs is published; and, if...

  • Cyprus and Northern Cyprus

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what support, financial or otherwise, they have given to Cyprus in each of the last five years; what proportion of any such support was targeted at Northern...

  • Deposit Protection Service

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the efficacy of the Deposit Protection Service and of the level of legal expertise it employs in the adjudication of...

  • Education: Korean

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will ensure that schools offering the study of the Korean language have the opportunity of GCSE examinations made available to their students.

  • Education: Special Educational Needs

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to prevent the closure of local schools already providing special needs as well as mainstream education.

  • Egypt

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of reports that Eritrean refugees have been mistreated in the northern Sinai region of Egypt.

  • Elections: Cambodia

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions are taking place at European Union level on the elections that took place on 28 July in Cambodia.

  • Energy: Electricity

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the security of supply of electricity in the United Kingdom if Eggborough Power Station closes; and what...

  • Energy: Nuclear Power Stations

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how long they expect the European Commission’s inquiry into the state aid being provided to support the building of a new nuclear power plant at...

  • EU: Council of Ministers

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many configurations of the European Union’s Council of Ministers currently exist; and what areas of United Kingdom policy do not have a...

  • EU: Outright Monetary Transactions

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the legal basis for the European Union's Outright Monetary Transactions programme.

  • EU: Overseas Aid

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the European Commission in respect of the recommendation of the European Court of Auditors in Special Report 14/2013...

  • EU: Overseas Aid

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the European Court of Auditors' recent report concerning misuse of European Union funds destined for the Gazan people...

  • EU: Overseas Aid

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to monitor the use of United Kingdom funds contributed to the European Union aid programme for Palestinians.

  • EU: Trade Agreements

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livingston of Parkhead on 11 December (WA 118–19), with which countries the United Kingdom would need to sign...

  • European Council

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the draft Council Conclusions to be put to the European Council on 19–20 December in respect of (1) co-operation on...

  • Financial Services Companies

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many individuals have withdrawn their applications to be controlling persons of financial services companies after being advised that they were unlikely...

  • Fishing: British Territorial Waters

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent action they have taken to protect fisheries in United Kingdom waters; whether they are calling for an end to bottom-trawling and the practice of...

  • Flags

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government which flag is flown on United Kingdom government buildings in Northern Ireland; and whether there are any proposals to fly the national flag of the Republic...

  • Flags

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received from Dr Richard Haass about flying the flag of the Republic of Ireland on certain buildings in Northern Ireland.

  • Flags

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what occasions and on what United Kingdom government buildings foreign flags are flown in the United Kingdom.

  • Fluoridation (1 annotation)

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that children receive adequate treatment and instruction to protect them from developing dental disease. To ask Her...

  • Gaza

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the Palestinian Authority to send assistance and fuel to Gaza.

  • Gaza

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with (1) the government of Israel, and (2) the World Health Organisation, concerning airborne weaponry used over Gaza in the...

  • Gaza

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance are they sending to Gaza after recent severe flooding there.

  • Gaza (1 annotation)

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel concerning reports of the opening of dams at the eastern borders of Gaza, and its impact on...

  • Gaza

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance they are giving to Gaza in respect of power and media blackouts there.

  • Government Departments: Management Information Reports

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Foreign and Commonwealth Office produces monthly management information reports including indicators of performance against financial and other...

  • Government Departments: Management Information Reports

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stowell of Beeston on 16 December (WA 155–6), whether any performance data are collated on a daily or weekly...

  • Government Departments: Management Information Reports

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord De Mauley on 16 December (WA 156), whether any performance data are collated on a daily or weekly basis for Ministers...

  • Government Departments: Management Information Reports

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord De Mauley on 16 December (WA 156), what key performance indicators are used to review progress against the overall...

  • Government Departments: Management Information Reports

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Tankerness on 16 December (WA 156), whether any performance data are collated on a daily or weekly basis...

  • Government Departments: Management Information Reports

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Tankerness on 16 December (WA 156), what key performance indicators are used to review progress against the...

  • Government Departments: Management Information Reports

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 16 December (WA 156–7), whether any performance data are collated on a daily or weekly basis for...

  • Government Departments: Management Information Reports

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 16 December (WA 156–7), what key performance indicators are used to review progress against the overall...

  • Government Departments: Taxis

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what expenditure was incurred on taxis ordered by the Department for Education's London headquarters in each month of 2013.

  • Government Departments: Websites

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Government Digital Service monitors daily the Google search results for (1) “European Health Insurance Card”, (2)...

  • Health: Adult Social Care

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much money, at constant prices, was held in reserves at the end of each of the last five years for which information is available by (1) National Health...

  • Health: Adult Social Care

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total public expenditure on (1) adult social care, and (2) the Attendance Allowance benefit, in 2012–13 and the previous four financial...

  • Health: Elderly People

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether visual impairment will be part of the vulnerable older people's plan.

  • Health: Human Papilloma Virus

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have undertaken an equality analysis assessment of omitting boys from the current human papilloma virus vaccination programme for girls; and if...

  • Health: Meningitis

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government when it is expected that the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation will have completed further research on the cost-effectiveness of treatments for...

  • Health: Mental Health

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many days 16 and 17 year-olds spent in in-patient wards of adult psychiatric facilities in each financial year since April 2010.

  • Health: Mesothelioma

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Earl Howe on 5 December (HL Deb, col 343–5), what assessment they have made of the number of high-quality grant applications...

  • Health: Mitochondrial Disease

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Earl Howe on 18 November (WA 145 and 148) and 4 December (WA 48–9), whether they consider that the 10 people who...

  • Health: Professional Regulation

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 11 December (WA 127), what power they have to require professional regulations to be strengthened.

  • Health: Professional Regulation

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 11 December (WA 127), when they expect new strengthened professional regulations to become effective.

  • Health: Professional Regulation

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 11 December (WA 127), what conversations or meetings ministers have had with medical and nursing professional...

  • Health: Public Health England

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, and if so where, the responsibility for training and supporting the wider National Health Service and social care workforce, including the...

  • Health: Tuberculosis

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what correspondence has taken place in 2013 between Ministers and Sir David Nicholson regarding a national tuberculosis strategy.

  • Health: Tuberculosis

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Northover on 12 December (HL Deb, col 970), how much they spent on direct bilateral aid for tuberculosis in each country,...

  • Health: Tuberculosis

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Northover on 12 December (HL Deb, col 970), what is the breakdown of bilateral aid projects in India with regard to the...

  • Health: Tuberculosis

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish details of their bilateral projects in South Africa with a particular focus on tuberculosis in the extractive industries.

  • Health: Tuberculosis

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the cost-effectiveness of tuberculosis care and control programmes.

  • Higher Education

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many 18 year-olds are in full-time further education at (1) schools, and (2) colleges, in England; and how many started studying full-time in each group...

  • Human Trafficking

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many successful prosecutions for human trafficking there have been over the past three years where the victim is under 18 years old.

  • Immigration

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 6 December (WA 970–2) stating that a total of 57,179 enquiries were made to the Home...

  • Immigration: Deportation

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether private contractors Taylormade Security hold any contracts with the Government for the removal of immigration detainees from the United Kingdom; and,...

  • Immigration: Detention

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many incidents of (1) self-harm requiring medical attention, (2) individuals being managed as having a risk of self-harm, (3) hunger strike, and (4)...

  • India

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made representations to the government of India about the Indian Supreme Court's ruling re-establishing section 377 of the Indian Penal...

  • Internet: Broadband

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will provide details of the funding to be awarded to Cardiff and Newport as part of the £150 million investment to create superconnected...

  • Iraq: Camp Ashraf and Camp Liberty

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in examining the cases of residents of Camp Ashraf or Camp Liberty who formerly resided in the United Kingdom, with a view to...

  • Iraq: Camp Ashraf and Camp Liberty

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Iraq concerning the attack and abductions at Camp Ashraf on 1 September; and what steps the United...

  • Isa Muazu

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations and agreements they have made to, and received from (1) the government of Nigeria, (2) the Nigerian High Commission, (3) the government...

  • Isa Muazu

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the total public expenditure so far in relation to the case of Mr Isa Muazu’s in respect of (1) detention, (2) removal and failed...

  • Isa Muazu

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they indicated to the Court of Appeal during its recent hearing in the case of Mr Isa Muazu any change of their policy in relation to food- and...

  • Israel (1 annotation)

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made, if any, to the government of France following the incident in October when a French diplomat from the Consulate in...

  • Israel

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will discuss with the government of Israel the reported issue of house demolition notices to residents of Hares.

  • Justice: Lay Magistrates

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord McNally on 11 December (WA 126), how much HM Courts and Tribunals Service spent from local budgets on promoting the...

  • Justice: Lay Magistrates

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to replace the lay magistracy with lay stipendiaries.

  • Mailing Preference Service

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the mailing preference service.

  • Malaysia

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made representations to the government of Malaysia to help ensure that Christians in that country can continue to worship following the...

  • National Infrastructure Plan

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will provide details of the money to be made available to address mobile service “not-spots” on the A470 set out in the National...

  • National Insurance

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many National Insurance numbers are issued each year to new arrivals in the United Kingdom; how many are issued to those born in the United Kingdom; how...

  • National Security

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what precepts in respect of national security govern the work of the Department of International Development; and what role is played by the National...

  • NHS: Acute Hospitals

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the average length of stay for patients in National Health Service acute hospitals for each of the last five years for which information is...

  • NHS: Clinical Commissioning Groups

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on vulnerable communities of changes to the Clinical Commissioning Group allocation formula as currently being...

  • NHS: Continuing Care

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much the National Health Service has spent on continuing care in 2012–13 and for each of the previous five years at constant prices; and how many...

  • NHS: Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answers by Earl Howe on 19 November (HL Deb, col 869) and 9 December (WA 93), whether they have given any consideration to collecting details...

  • NHS: Paye

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of recent developments with PAYE systems in Lewisham and Greenwich National Health Service Trust.

  • North Korea

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of North Korea regarding the political situation in that country.

  • North Korea

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they reconcile the remark by Hugo Swire MP, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, on 16 December (HC Deb, col 479) that the British Embassy...

  • North Korea

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they last summoned the North Korean Ambassador to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to discuss the use of capital punishment in that country against...

  • North Korea

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they made about human rights cases and issues to the United Nations Commission of Inquiry into crimes against humanity in North Korea...

  • Offender Management Act 2007

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many times the provision in section 34 of the Offender Management Act 2007 which allows a child to be placed in youth detention accommodation that does...

  • Offenders: Dependants

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord McNally on 19 November (WA 199), what is the most recent assessment they have made of the arrangements for identifying...

  • Overseas Aid

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they currently require, or have ever required, that the Official Development Assistance budget is spent in countries in ways which make the maximum...

  • Pakistan

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover on 20 November (WA 217–8), what were the criteria of approval regarding the Education Awareness...

  • Pensions

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many pension fund amalgamations have taken place in each of the last three years.

  • Pensions

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average size of a pension fund in the United Kingdom; and how that figure compares to those in other European Union member states.

  • Personal Independence Payment

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the current average delays, if any, at each separate stage of the claimant process for the Personal Independence Payment; and what action they...

  • Philippines

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made any assessment of the impact on the environment of the mining laws recently passed by the Philippines parliament.

  • Political Parties and Elections Act 2009

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the new text, sections and schedule inserted into the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 as a result of the House of Lords' agreement to Motion...

  • Railways: High Speed 2

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Information Commissioner rejected Minsters' objections to publish the November 2011 Project Assessment Review of the High Speed Rail Project; and...

  • Railways: High Speed 2

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider that the HS2 Bill and the procedures attached to it comply with the requirements of the Equator Principles.

  • Railways: High Speed 2

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what funding has been made available in the current Parliament to support the HS2 project.

  • Railways: High Speed 2

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the current HS2 rail budget has been allocated to (1) land acquisition, (2) land and property compensation, and (3) all other types of...

  • Railways: High Speed 2

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the most recent estimate of the total projected cost of the HS2 rail scheme including (1) rolling stock, (2) VAT, and (3) the spur link to Heathrow.

  • Railways: High Speed 2

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the total projected cost of HS2 Phase Two includes the spur link to Heathrow.

  • Railways: High Speed 2

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish details of any additional funding that has been allocated for preparatory work for future phases of a high speed rail network...

  • Railways: Intercity Express Trains

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 20 July 2011 (WA 337), what are the current estimates of the cost of building the Intercity Express Train as...

  • Rainforests

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent assessment they have made of the extent to which areas of rainforest are being felled to make way for oil palm plantations; what is the estimated...

  • Rape

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of their commitment to establish recognition of rape as a weapon of war, what strategies are currently in place through international...

  • Republic of Ireland: Financial Assistance

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total amount of their bilateral loans to the Republic of Ireland in 2010; how much interest on such loans has been paid to HM Treasury; and when...

  • Roads: Car Traffic

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Kramer on 17 December (WA 194), what were the forecasts made in 1989, 1997 and 2008 for car and taxi traffic...

  • Royal Charter: Press Regulation

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 20 November (WA 219), why the Royal Charter on Self-Regulation of the Press is subject to...

  • Royal Charters

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 20 November (WA 219), whether Royal Charters relating to the BBC, the Bank of England, the Scout...

  • Royal Navy: Personnel

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the planned numbers of trained and untrained Royal Naval and Royal Marines personnel in (1) 2015, (2) 2018, and (3) 2020. To ask Her Majesty’s...

  • Royal Navy: Personnel

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what size the Royal Naval Reserve will be in (1) 2015, (2) 2018, and (3) 2020.

  • Royal Parks

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much rent is paid by Winter Wonderland for use of Hyde Park; what undertakings are required in respect of reparation; and what steps are taken to ensure...

  • Russia

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the World Trade Organisation about Russia's recent ban on imports of chocolate from the Ukraine, cheese from Lithuania,...

  • Schools: Free Meals

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the pupil premium will be calculated for pupils in reception classes and years one and two who would previously have qualified for free school meals but...

  • Schools: Funding

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that school funding mechanisms do not disadvantage small schools.

  • Schools: Sports

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase the availability of after-school sports provision.

  • Slovenia

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have received representations about the recent documentary prepared by Professor Dr Edward Gobetz, Slovenia, Twenty Five Years Later, regarding...

  • South Sudan

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the events in Juba, South Sudan, on 16 December.

  • Sport: Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to support an expansion of the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme.

  • Sudan

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the comments made by the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court criticising the United Nations Security...

  • Telephone Preference Service

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the telephone preference service.

  • Turkey

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have been asked for advice on the revision and modernisation of the Turkish constitution, with particular regard to devolution of powers and the...

  • Turkey

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have been consulted by the International Peace Initiative regarding the Kurdish question in Turkey; and whether they met Judge Essa Moosa of...

  • Turkey

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Turkey about the freedom of the press and the detention of journalists in that country; and when and...

  • Unemployment: Young People

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there are any joint schemes between the United Kingdom and other European countries to help young unemployed persons below the age of 24 to find...

  • Unemployment: Young People

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance they provide to school leavers to help them find employment.

  • United Nations: Responsibility to Protect

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made a voluntary financial contribution to support the work of the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Adviser on the Responsibility...

  • Vehicles: Long Heavy Vehicles

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with Members of the European Parliament over the United Kingdom’s position on longer heavier vehicles.

  • Visas

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they propose to reduce the length or cost of the visa application process in order to facilitate the entry to the United Kingdom of Russian...

  • Waste Management: Electrical Equipment

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to extend the 13-week storage requirement for electrical equipment under the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment Regulations.

  • Waste Management: Electrical Equipment

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to issue guidelines to local authorities on the disposal of electrical lighting equipment on waste disposal sites by commercial...

  • Waterways

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance they provide towards the maintenance and promotion of inland waterways.

  • Wildlife: Illegal Trade

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the measures agreed at the African Elephant Summit held in Gaborone, Botswana, between 2 and 4 December on...

  • Wildlife: Illegal Trade

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had since May 2010 with the government of China regarding the illegal trade in wildlife.

  • Wildlife: Illegal Trade

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had since May 2010 with the government of Burma regarding the conservation of wildlife and eradication of the illegal trade in...

  • Young Offenders: Special Educational Needs

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children admitted to (1) young offender institutions, (2) secure training centres, and (3) secure children's homes, in each of the last five years...