Lord Swire

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure and enforce oversight and governance of (1) sharia courts, and (2) Muslim arbitration tribunals.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Highways England about keeping motorways free of discarded tyres and other litter.

To ask His Majesty's Government what obligations the Highways Agency is under to keep motorways free of detritus.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many accidents on motorways have been caused by discarded tyres and other detritus in each of the past five years.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relative costs of undergrounding power lines by (1) cable ploughing, and (2) open trenching.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to commission an up-to-date study of the comparative (1) cost and impact, and (2) feasibility and viability, of each type of infrastructure for conveying electricity.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Welsh Government on the relative benefits of cable ploughing new power lines.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to build on the proposals in the report of Sir Andrew Dilnot’s Commission on Funding of Care and Support, Fairer Care Funding, published in July 2011.

To ask His Majesty's Government when the UK sanctions list was last reviewed; and whether they will make the review public.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have given any consideration to the use of ID cards.

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the cost to the NHS of missed appointments at (1) hospitals, and (2) GP surgeries, in each of the past five years.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many missed dental appointments there have been in each of the past five years.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with local authorities about the financing of those in social care.

To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made on integrating social care and the NHS.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Israel about the forcible expulsion of the Palestinian population from Gaza.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have had discussions with (1) the European Union, or (2) the government of Egypt, about receiving Palestinian refugees from Gaza.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are aware of any plans of the government of Israel to rehome Palestinian refugees from Gaza in the Sinai.

To ask His Majesty's Government what additional resources they have provided to police forces to combat the increase in organised crime in rural areas.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the College of Policing about updating their THRIVE guidance with regard to reporting and combating rural crime.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Retailers Against Crime on the rise in organised shoplifting.