Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

HL8649 • House of Lords: Security

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what was the cost per metre of the security fence on the West Front of the House of Lords, and what were the total costs for that project.

HL2196 • Students: Loans

To ask His Majesty's Government what will be the nominal cumulative total of student loan debt in (1) five years, (2) 10 years, and (3) 25 years.

HL1802 • Clerk of the Parliaments and House of Lords Management Board: Accountability

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 25 September (HL1209), how the governance structures of the House hold the Clerk of the Parliaments and the Management Board accountable.

HL1605 • House of Lords: Catering

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether he plans to take steps to ensure that farmed salmon is no longer served in restaurants of the House of Lords.

HL1207 • Private Education: VAT

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 16 September (HL602), what plans, if any, they have to conduct an impact assessment and cost benefit analysis of the introduction of VAT on private school fees prior to implementation; and what advice they received from the accounting officer regarding their plans for implementation and the quality and validity of the research cited in the previous answer.

HL1208 • Ministers: Pay

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 18 September (HL746), which Ministers in the House of Lords are unpaid and claim the daily attendance allowance.

HL1209 • House of Lords Management Board: Recruitment

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 25 September (HL972), whether the Lord Speaker and the Commission were consulted regarding the recruitment of two external members to the Management Board, and whether they approved this recruitment exercise.

HL746 • Ministers: Pay

To ask His Majesty's Government what are the salaries and allowances of each of the Ministers and Whips in the House of Lords.

HL597 • Private Education: Special Educational Needs

To ask His Majesty's Government how many children with special educational needs are in independent schools.

HL598 • Private Education: Fees and Charges

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total additional cost to military families of the planned introduction of VAT at 20 per cent on independent school fees.

HL599 • Private Education: Fees and Charges

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that the planned introduction of VAT on independent school fees is consistent with the European Convention on Human Rights.

HL600 • Private Education: VAT

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of any additional gross earnings needed by working people to meet the cost of the planned introduction of VAT on independent school fees.

HL601 • Private Education: Charities

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to remove charitable status from independent schools; and if so, what is their estimate of the impact this would have on the cost of nursery education.

HL602 • Private Education: Fees and Charges

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of additional places which will be required by local authorities to accommodate children forced to leave independent schools as a consequence of the imposition of VAT on education fees.