Lord Pearson of Rannoch

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 14 November (HL2994), whether they will set out in the body of their response the values in sterling asked for in the original question.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the refugees taken under the Syrian vulnerable person resettlement programme are (1) Christian, (2) Yazidi, (3) Muslim, and (4) male.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the efficiency of the Foreign Office's vetting process for new employees; and what is the average time a successful applicant has to wait before they can start their duties.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 8 November (HL2736) about the UK's EU budget contributions, whether they will now provide the full answer to the question asked in the body of their response.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much of the difference between the UK's gross and net contributions to the EU budget, in sterling, is attributed to spending in the UK on (1) regional aid, (2) agriculture, (3) universities through programmes such as Er...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the refugees taken under the vulnerable children's Resettlement Scheme are (1) Christian, (2) Yazidi, (3) male Muslims over 15-years old.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the proposal by the Chief Constable of West Midlands Police to consider allowing female police officers to wear the burka when in uniform.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government at current exchange rates what is the UK's (1) gross, and (2) net, contribution in sterling to the EU budget; and how those figures were calculated.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O’Neill of Gatley on 7 April (HL7296), whether alcohol can be sold or consumed on the premises of Richmond House, Wellington House and 22–26 Whitehall.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the treatment of Russian minorities in the Baltic States, particularly Lithuania, and (2) whether such treatment would attract a response from Russia; and if so, what type of response t...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average age of the child refugees they propose to take in from the conflicts in Syria and North Africa; what assessment they have made of the dominant religion of those children; whether it is their policy that ...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in clarifying their definition of "non-violent extremism".

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, under their counter-terrorism policy, it is acceptable to debate the nature of, and to criticise, all religions, including Islam, even if those arguments or criticisms offend adherents to those religions; and if no...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the reply by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 27 June (HL Deb, col 1352), whether when they use the words "extremism", "radicalisation" and "fundamentalism" they are usually referring to extreme, radical or fundamenta...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the reply by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 27 June (HL Deb, col 1352), what assessment they have made of whether action to combat the threat of terrorism could be helped by a clearer use of language, for example by...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the reply by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 27 June (HL Deb, col 1352), what assessment they have made of whether, when referring to cases such as the Rotherham sexual abuse case, it is more accurate and appropriate...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 1 June (HL344), whether they gave their consent for the EU Gendarmerie Force to wear the EU emblem on their uniforms; if so, whether they plan to withdraw their c...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 1 June (HL344), which countries participate in the EU Gendarmerie Force; what is its purpose; and whether it could operate on British soil.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many EU proposals and initiatives, of which they are aware, are being delayed for publication until after 23 June, and what are those initiatives.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Price on 1 June (HL107), (1) why HM Revenue and Customs collects data on the currency of invoicing for trade with non-EU countries but not for EU countries, and (2) how they and the Ba...