To ask Her Majesty's Government with which parts of the question asked by Lord Pearson of Rannoch on 25 October (HL Deb, col 928) they disagree; and why.
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To ask the Leader of the House whether she intends to review the rule under which Members who ask a question for short debate have no right of reply at the end.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 5 July (HL16), whether they have raised the foreign funding of UK mosques and Islamic centres with foreign states, including Qatar.
Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 5 July (HL16), whether they have criteria by which they monitor and review UK mosques and Islamic centres, including those suspected of promoting extremism, and wheth...
Her Majesty's Government why they issued a visa to Ebrahim Bham to speak at the Palestinian Expo, in the light of his anti-Semitic statements and his claim that jihad reflects Islamic teaching.
Her Majesty's Government when they will publish in full the Extremism Analysis Unit's report on the role of foreign funding in encouraging religious extremism in the UK.
Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 3 July (HL47), whether UK citizens are free to criticise religions in private and in public.
Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to introduce legislation to prevent foreign funding of the building or management of mosques in the UK.
Her Majesty's Government whether they differentiate between (1) those who criticise a religion, and (2) those who insult its adherents, in their guidance, policies and other literature on hate speech; and if so, how.
Her Majesty's Government whether it is part of their Islamist anti-terrorist strategy to encourage all sermons in mosques to be delivered in English.
Her Majesty's Government how many Muslim schools, including madrassas, there are in England; how they monitor teaching in those schools; and whether they intend to legislate to require all teaching in such schools to be conducted in English.
Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the comparative treatment by police of (1) Muslims, and (2) non-Muslims, particularly in areas with large Muslim populations.
Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 27 July 2016 (HL1382), whether, in cases of grooming gangs, they will identify the perpetrators as they are classified in law by reference to their specific ethnic...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on the development of the EU Gendarmerie Force.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what benefits the UK derives from membership of the European Defence and Security College.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the purpose of the European Network of Defence-related Regions; and what part the UK plays in it.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on (1) the establishment of the EU Defence Union, (2) the development of European multilateral defence procurement, and (3) the establishment of the EU military planning and conduct capability.
To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to his Written Answer on 7 March (HL5612), what is the industry standard categorising service; who within the Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS) is responsible for the service; whether there is a contract or othe...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made by the Attorney General in his review of the alleged mishandling by the Crown Prosecution Service of forced marriage trials.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make public the identity of the witness known as Nick, and invite the Crown Prosecution Service to consider his prosecution for wasting police time in the case of Lord Brittan of Spennithorne, and other we...