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Written Question
Prisons: Domestic Visits
Monday 25th September 2023

Asked by: Lord Lee of Trafford (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many times a Prime Minister has visited one of His Majesty's prisons since 2010, and in which years.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Shadow Minister (Treasury)

This information is not centrally collated. However, information on the Prime Minister’s official visits can be found on the gov.uk website as part of the government’s transparency agenda.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 30 Nov 2022
Procurement Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I rise briefly to strongly support Amendment 72. There is absolutely no need for a VIP channel or similar. Surely, it just encouraged opportunistic entrepreneurs—to be charitable —rather than genuine experienced manufacturers. Will the Government publish a list of all MPs and Peers who used the VIP channel …..."
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Written Question
Offenders: Employment
Monday 15th November 2021

Asked by: Lord Lee of Trafford (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar on 5 November (HL3354), what are the comparable figures of former prisoners employed by all government departments other than the Ministry of Justice.

Answered by Lord True - Shadow Leader of the House of Lords

We do not centrally hold data on the total number of former prison leavers employed in each government department. Recruitment is carried out by individual departments that undertake pre-employment security checks appropriate to the level of the role.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 23 Jul 2019
Freedom of Information Act 2000

"My noble friend has listed a number of county councils, local authorities and cities which have given substantial amounts of money to this body. Did they not ask any questions at any stage or follow where their money went?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 07 Jul 2015
Taxation: Capital Gains Tax

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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of how many taxpayers will pay capital gains tax in this financial year, and how much this will contribute to the public purse...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 07 Jul 2015
Taxation: Capital Gains Tax

"My Lords, in reply to the Oral Question yesterday from the noble Baroness, Lady Wheatcroft, the Minister said:

“The Government are considering what steps are appropriate to make further progress in shifting the culture of equity markets towards long-termism”.—[Official Report, 6/7/15; col. 5.]

May I suggest that one …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 30 Oct 2014
Afghanistan

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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements they have made to review their continuing support for the promotion of security and development in Afghanistan...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 30 Oct 2014
Afghanistan

"My Lords, the military campaign in Afghanistan cost this country £37 billion, or £2,000 for every household. Sadly, we have lost 453 military personnel. Afghanistan faces a very uncertain and difficult future. Is it not vital that we and our allies give the appropriate level of financial support to Afghanistan? …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Nov 2011
Government Procurement Policy

"My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Sugar, on securing this important debate. I also declare a number of shareholdings in defence companies that are listed in the Register of Lords’ Interests, because I shall talk about defence procurement.

The problems and complexities of defence procurement have been …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 10 Nov 2011
Remembrance Day

"My Lords, first, I also congratulate my noble friend Lord Selkirk of Douglas on securing this debate, on his excellent opening contribution and, as we all know, on his very deep commitment to our Armed Forces.

I was privileged and proud last year to attend the festival of remembrance at …..."
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