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My Lords, is the Minister aware that I have tried four times to get a straight answer to a Parliamentary Question about whether, in countering extremist ideology, the Government are concerned about the preaching and teaching of Wahhabism in mosques and Muslim education bodies in Britain that are funded from overseas? Could he please answer that question with a yes or no?

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Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
3 February 2016
Reference
768 c1787
House
House of Lords

asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by Baroness Ashton of Upholland on 9 January (WA 67), whether they will publish the report of the review undertaken by HM Courts Service to evaluate whether the current system of exemptions and remissions adequately protects access to justice.

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Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
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Answered
Date
23 January 2007
Reference
1289; 688 c218WA
House
House of Lords

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will set up an independent inquiry in accordance with the recommendations byMr Justice Girvan concerning the intervention by the Northern Ireland Office in the course of judicial review proceedings in Northern Ireland challenging the appointment of Bertha McDougal as Victims’ Commissioner.

Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
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Answered
Date
4 December 2006
Reference
227; 687 c112WA
House
House of Lords

asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answers by Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 7 December 2005 (WA 100) and 27 October (WA 265), what are the reasons for the delay until next year in publishing the evaluation of anti-social behaviour orders.

Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 November 2006
Reference
154; 687 c37WA
House
House of Lords

Whether as part of the review of the operation of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 they have made an assessment of the introduction in other countries of provisions in freedom of information fees regulations (a) to include reading time, consideration time and consultation time in the calculation of the...

Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
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Answered
Date
7 November 2006
Reference
7977; 686 c122WA
House
House of Lords

What were their criteria in choosing Frontier Economics Limited to review the operation of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
2 November 2006
Reference
7941; 686 c55-6WA
House
House of Lords

What were the qualifications of Frontier Economics Limited to review the operation of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
2 November 2006
Reference
7942; 686 c56WA
House
House of Lords

What was the object and purpose of the review of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 by Frontier Economics Limited.

Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
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Answered
Date
2 November 2006
Reference
7943; 686 c56WA
House
House of Lords

Why the terms of reference of the review of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 by Frontier Economics Limited prescribed four options for amending the regime, rather than permitting Frontier Economics Limited to consider other options.

Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
2 November 2006
Reference
7944; 686 c56WA
House
House of Lords

Further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 7 December 2005 (WA 100), when the Home Office will publish its evaluation of anti-social behaviour orders.

Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 October 2006
Reference
7770; 685 c265WA
House
House of Lords

Whether they will establish an independent review of the operation of anti-social behaviour orders, including the adequacy of the safeguards against the abuse of the power to make such orders, and the punishment of those who are in breach of them.

Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 December 2005
Reference
2611; 676 c99-100WA
House
House of Lords

What Civil Service support is being provided for the discrimination law review.

Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 June 2005
Reference
661; 673 c15WA
House
House of Lords

Further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 8 February 2005, 669 c102-3WA concerning the use of intercept material in criminal proceedings, which of the countries' legal regimes are adversarial in nature; and which are inquisitorial [HL 1337].

Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 February 2005
Reference
HL 1337; 669 c204-5WA
House
House of Lords

Further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 8 February 2005, 669 c102-3WA concerning the use of intercept material in criminal proceedings, which countries' legal regimes were considered; and how they were selected for consideration [HL 1336].

Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 February 2005
Reference
HL 1336; 669 c204WA
House
House of Lords

Further to the Written Statement by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 26 January 2005 668 c52WS, whether the review of the evidential use of intercept material in criminal proceedings analysed the law and practice in other common law and civil law jurisdictions; and, if so, what were the results...

Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 February 2005
Reference
HL 1072; 669 c102-3WA
House
House of Lords

Whether they intend to publish the results of their evaluation of the merits of the right of petition under United Nations human rights treaties [HL 4087]. - Ref to Appendix 5 of Report on the Interdepartmental Review of International Human Rights Instruments, in the Libraries.

Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 September 2004
Reference
HL 4087; 664 c201WA
House
House of Lords

Whether their review of international human rights instruments included an evaluation of the case law of the United Nations Human Rights Committee in considering complaints under the First Optional Protocol to the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and of the experience of states which have accepted...

Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 September 2004
Reference
HL 4089; 664 c201-2WA
House
House of Lords

Further to the Written Statement by the Lord Falconer of Thoroton on 22 July 2004 664 c43WS. what was the reason for the delay in publishing the outcome of their review of international human rights instruments from December 2003 when final points were resolved at a meeting of departmental representative....

Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 September 2004
Reference
HL 4068; 664 c190-1WA
House
House of Lords

Whether they will publish the results of their consultation on the Interdepartmental Review of International Human Rights Instruments. [HL 4016}. - Report in Library and on www.dca.gov.uk/hract/ngo/review_2002.htm.

Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 September 2004
Reference
664 c119WA
House
House of Lords

Lords debate on unstarred question on whether Her Majestys Government intend to accept the first Optional Protocol to the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights so as to enable individual complaints about breaches of the covenant by the United Kingdom to be considered by the United Nations...

Lead member
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Answering member
Lord Filkin
Department
Department for Constitutional Affairs
Type
Questions for short debate
Date
13 May 2004
Reference
661 c434-45
House
House of Lords