To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will take steps to enable UK honours to be awarded in recognition of voluntary work in the local community to non-British or Commonwealth citizens who are resident in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will take steps to enable UK honours to be awarded in recognition of voluntary work in the local community to non-British or Commonwealth citizens who are resident in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much expenditure the NHS recovered from overseas patients who received treatment in West Reading constituency under non-reciprocal agreements in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much expenditure the NHS recovered from overseas patients who received treatment in West Reading constituency under non-reciprocal agreements in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many foreign nationals were serving prison sentences of (a) four years or less and (b) more than four years on the most recent date for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many foreign nationals were serving prison sentences of (a) four years or less and (b) more than four years on the most recent date for which figures are available.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the judicial review regarding the export of sodium thiopental to the United States by Edmund Zagorski and Ralph Baze is funded under the legal aid scheme; and in what circumstances foreign residents are entitled to legal aid.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the judicial review regarding the export of sodium thiopental to the United States by Edmund Zagorski and Ralph Baze is funded under the legal aid scheme; and in what circumstances foreign residents are entitled to legal aid.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many citizens from the Republic of Ireland have joined the United Kingdom Armed Forces in each of the last five years.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many citizens from the Republic of Ireland have joined the United Kingdom Armed Forces in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent estimate he has made of his Department's average annual expenditure on rehabilitation in respect of foreign national prisoners.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent estimate he has made of his Department's average annual expenditure on rehabilitation in respect of foreign national prisoners.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government why non European Union citizens are eligible for a National Rail senior railcard.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government why non European Union citizens are eligible for a National Rail senior railcard.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether Ministers of foreign governments have immunity from arrest during visits to the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether Ministers of foreign governments have immunity from arrest during visits to the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what budget his Department has allocated for helping foreign nationals bereaved by murder and manslaughter while in the UK in 2010-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what budget his Department has allocated for helping foreign nationals bereaved by murder and manslaughter while in the UK in 2010-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department spent on assisting foreign nationals bereaved by murder and manslaughter while in the UK in 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department spent on assisting foreign nationals bereaved by murder and manslaughter while in the UK in 2009.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 22 October (WA 209), whether patients who are non-European Union nationals are required to state their nationality as part of the standard registration process with a general practitioner in primary medical services; if not, how claims...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 22 October (WA 209), whether patients who are non-European Union nationals are required to state their nationality as part of the standard registration process with a general practitioner in primary medical services; if not, how claims...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many Yemeni nationals were resident in the UK in each of the last five years.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many Yemeni nationals were resident in the UK in each of the last five years.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether foreign nationals suspected of involvement in terrorism who are given indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom are automatically entitled, after a period of years, to be granted (a) British citizenship, and (b) the right to vote in general, local and European elections.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether foreign nationals suspected of involvement in terrorism who are given indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom are automatically entitled, after a period of years, to be granted (a) British citizenship, and (b) the right to vote in general, local and European elections.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the nationalities of the largest groups of foreign convicted prisoners in England and Wales; and of what categories of offences they were convicted.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the nationalities of the largest groups of foreign convicted prisoners in England and Wales; and of what categories of offences they were convicted.

2: Clause 23, page 11, line 28, leave out ““or Guernsey““ and insert ““, Guernsey or the Isle of Man””

2: Clause 23, page 11, line 28, leave out ““or Guernsey““ and insert ““, Guernsey or the Isle of Man””

My Lords, I hope that this will be a little briefer. In Committee, I tabled, and this House accepted, a minor amendment to remove any doubt that disclosure of information obtained under Part 1 of the Bill to the law officers of Jersey or Guernsey is permitted. I said at...

My Lords, I hope that this will be a little briefer. In Committee, I tabled, and this House accepted, a minor amendment to remove any doubt that disclosure of information obtained under Part 1 of the Bill to the law officers of Jersey or Guernsey is permitted. I said at...

My Lords, I cannot bring the same academic knowledge to this debate as the noble and learned Lord and the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, but I start with the question of what this Bill aims to achieve and what it is directed at. As I understand it, it deals with...

My Lords, I cannot bring the same academic knowledge to this debate as the noble and learned Lord and the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, but I start with the question of what this Bill aims to achieve and what it is directed at. As I understand it, it deals with...

My Lords, on behalf of the Opposition, I too would not dream of seeking to put myself in the same category of argument as the noble and learned Lord and the noble Lord who have spoken on these issues. The Minister has an argument here that he will need to...

My Lords, on behalf of the Opposition, I too would not dream of seeking to put myself in the same category of argument as the noble and learned Lord and the noble Lord who have spoken on these issues. The Minister has an argument here that he will need to...