Lord Jopling

HL9606 • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 16 July (HL9053), whether they will answer the question put.

HL9485 • A1: Peterborough

To ask His Majesty's Government for how many weeks there have been traffic restrictions on the A1 between Wansford and Peterborough; for how many more weeks they expect those restrictions to be in place; and what are the reasons for those restrictions.

HL9051 • Surrogacy

To ask His Majesty's Government how many babies were born in each of the past three years to surrogate mothers; and in how many cases the surrogate mother has claimed parentage of the child contrary to the wishes of the genetic parents.

HL9052 • Written Questions

To ask the Leader of the House whether she has contacted the Permanent Secretaries at the Foreign Office, the Department for Education, and the Department for Health and Social Care to ask for explanations as to why these departments have failed to answer questions for written answer, tabled in May but still awaiting an answer in July.

HL9053 • Belgium: Defence

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the percentage of GDP which the government of Belgium has spent on defence over the last five years in accordance with their obligations as a NATO member; and what representations they have made to that government regarding meeting pledged defence spending targets under NATO, including the new target of 5 per cent.

HL7073 • Trade Agreements: USA

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch on 16 April (HL6564), whether they plan to insist on a loosening of impediments to access of the UK financial services sector to the United States financial services sector in seeking a new trade agreement with the United States.

HL6564 • Trade Agreements: USA

To ask His Majesty's Government whether, in negotiating a free trade agreement, they intend to prioritise opening up the financial services industry between the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

HL2358 • Ministers: Official Gifts

To ask His Majesty's Government whether current or proposed guidance to Ministers on accepting gifts or entertainment applies to Ministers who are not in receipt of ministerial salaries.

HL2359 • Ministers: Pay

To ask His Majesty's Government how many Ministers do not receive a ministerial salary sitting in (1) the House of Commons, and (2) the House of Lords; and how many of these are beyond the scope of the statutory limitation on the maximum number of Ministers who may be paid ministerial salaries.

HL937 • A1: West Yorkshire

To ask His Majesty's Government when the current work on the A1's Wentbridge Viaduct started, and when they expect traffic flows to return to normal.

HL938 • A1: West Yorkshire

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the original estimate for the cost of the current repair works to the Wentbridge Viaduct on the A1; and what they expect the final cost to be.

HL939 • Further Education: Civil Engineering

To ask His Majesty's Government which further education establishments in England provide courses which include instruction in the construction of tunnels for the use of railway or road traffic.