Lord Swire

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Callanan on 22 November that "it is up to 10 times more expensive" to bury power lines (HL Deb col 740), what evidence they have to support that conclusion.

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the value of the illegal trade in Captagon.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the availability of Captagon in England.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to stop the availability of Captagon in England.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of the involvement of President Bashar al-Assad, family and friends in the manufacture and export of Captagon.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with international partners about stopping the illegal export of Captagon from Syrian criminals.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to make the provision of reliable Wi-Fi on trains a condition of awarding franchises.

To ask His Majesty's Government which NHS trusts in England have reported patients suffering from addiction to Captagon.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent the spread of Asian hornets in England.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to (1) revisit, or (2) replace, police regulations to enable the easier dismissal of police officers who have committed misconduct.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether foreign nationals entering the UK from Schengen countries are subject to the same rules on the validity of passports as UK nationals travelling to Schengen countries.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the amount of foreign national prisoners in England and Wales.

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the cost to the public purse for providing translators for foreign national prisoners in each of the last five years.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether any category of foreign national prisoners has access to (1) legal aid, or (2) any other public funding.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many foreign national prisoners have escaped custody in each of the last five years.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many foreign national prisoners have been released under the (1) Early Removal Scheme (ERS), and (2) Tariff-Expired Removal Scheme (TERS).

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the cost of housing foreign national prisoners for each of the last five years.

To ask His Majesty's Government what are the top 10 countries from which foreign national prisoners originate.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many foreign nationals are currently held in prisons in England and Wales.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with heritage bodies about the backlog of works to buildings of national importance both in the public and private sectors.