asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they intend that the majority of women remand prisoners in HM Prison Holloway will be excluded from education; whether 40 women in the First Stage Lifers Unit will have full access to education; and whether foreign national women will be able to benefit from English for...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they intend that the majority of women remand prisoners in HM Prison Holloway will be excluded from education; whether 40 women in the First Stage Lifers Unit will have full access to education; and whether foreign national women will be able to benefit from English for...

asked Her Majesty's Government:What responses they have so far received to the recent consultation paper on education in HM Prison Holloway; and whether their proposals take sufficient account of women's needs for mental health, life skills, personal development, childcare and parenting.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What responses they have so far received to the recent consultation paper on education in HM Prison Holloway; and whether their proposals take sufficient account of women's needs for mental health, life skills, personal development, childcare and parenting.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will re-examine the funding, rules and charges applying to further education in English with a view to reducing waiting lists and ensuring access for low-paid workers and those forbidden to work, in accordance with their policies for social cohesion.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will re-examine the funding, rules and charges applying to further education in English with a view to reducing waiting lists and ensuring access for low-paid workers and those forbidden to work, in accordance with their policies for social cohesion.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they have assessed the compliance of the Government of Israel with (a) their international obligations as regards the occupied West Bank and controls over Gaza; and (b) all previous agreements with the Palestine Liberation Organisation and the Palestinian Authority; and whether they will publish their conclusions.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they have assessed the compliance of the Government of Israel with (a) their international obligations as regards the occupied West Bank and controls over Gaza; and (b) all previous agreements with the Palestine Liberation Organisation and the Palestinian Authority; and whether they will publish their conclusions.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they are making representations to the Government of Israel concerning (a) the construction of illegal settlement houses in Revava, Yaqir, Qarney Shomron and Alin, in the West Bank; (b) the detention of 4,543 Palestinians in jail pending trial; and (c) the repeated closing of the fruit...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they are making representations to the Government of Israel concerning (a) the construction of illegal settlement houses in Revava, Yaqir, Qarney Shomron and Alin, in the West Bank; (b) the detention of 4,543 Palestinians in jail pending trial; and (c) the repeated closing of the fruit...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they have made representations to the Government of Bangladesh concerning their refusal to allow the United Nations special rapporteur on trafficking in persons, Mrs Sigma Huda, to leave Bangladesh in fulfilment of her mandate; if not, whether they will do so; and whether they have been...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they have made representations to the Government of Bangladesh concerning their refusal to allow the United Nations special rapporteur on trafficking in persons, Mrs Sigma Huda, to leave Bangladesh in fulfilment of her mandate; if not, whether they will do so; and whether they have been...

asked Her Majesty's Government:What was the outcome of the meeting on 4 May between the quartet and representatives of the Arab League; and what efforts they are making to support the Arab League peace plan and to enable negotiations, whether bilateral or multi-lateral, to start.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What was the outcome of the meeting on 4 May between the quartet and representatives of the Arab League; and what efforts they are making to support the Arab League peace plan and to enable negotiations, whether bilateral or multi-lateral, to start.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they have assessed the extent to which the Hamas political party and its Ministers in the Government of Palestine have given de facto recognition to Israel by their actions in (a) offering to discuss communications and transport between Gaza and the West Bank; (b) accepting the...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they have assessed the extent to which the Hamas political party and its Ministers in the Government of Palestine have given de facto recognition to Israel by their actions in (a) offering to discuss communications and transport between Gaza and the West Bank; (b) accepting the...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon has been in action against armed militants or terrorists; if so, how many fatal casualties the force has received or inflicted; and how many arrests the force has made.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon has been in action against armed militants or terrorists; if so, how many fatal casualties the force has received or inflicted; and how many arrests the force has made.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What steps they and the quartet are taking in order to restore comprehensive ceasefires over the whole of Israel and Palestine.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What steps they and the quartet are taking in order to restore comprehensive ceasefires over the whole of Israel and Palestine.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they are making representations to the Government of Israel concerning the most recent arrests of elected Palestinians, Ministers and former Ministers.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they are making representations to the Government of Israel concerning the most recent arrests of elected Palestinians, Ministers and former Ministers.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will make representations to the Government of Vietnam concerning Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan of Advocates International, both sentenced to imprisonment to be followed by house arrest, and the case of Reverend Nguyen Van Ly, sentenced to eight years in prison; and...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will make representations to the Government of Vietnam concerning Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan of Advocates International, both sentenced to imprisonment to be followed by house arrest, and the case of Reverend Nguyen Van Ly, sentenced to eight years in prison; and...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the meeting of the European Union and Government of Russia took place at Samara as planned; and, if so, what were its conclusions.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the meeting of the European Union and Government of Russia took place at Samara as planned; and, if so, what were its conclusions.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they support the recommendations of the Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, concerning 33 detained members of the Palestinian Legislative Council, including its speaker, and their conditions of captivity; whether they will raise the particular issue of the detention of Dr...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they support the recommendations of the Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, concerning 33 detained members of the Palestinian Legislative Council, including its speaker, and their conditions of captivity; whether they will raise the particular issue of the detention of Dr...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they received copies of the recent report from the Centre for the Defence of the Individual and B’Tselem (the Israeli Information Centre for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories) about Israel's detention and interrogation practices; if so, what conclusions they draw; and when they last discussed...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they received copies of the recent report from the Centre for the Defence of the Individual and B’Tselem (the Israeli Information Centre for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories) about Israel's detention and interrogation practices; if so, what conclusions they draw; and when they last discussed...

asked Her Majesty's Government:What is their response and that of the Middle East Quartet to the list of 33 benchmarks to be implemented by Israel and the Palestinian Authority during 2007; and whether they include family re-unification in both the West Bank and Gaza.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What is their response and that of the Middle East Quartet to the list of 33 benchmarks to be implemented by Israel and the Palestinian Authority during 2007; and whether they include family re-unification in both the West Bank and Gaza.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the Middle East quartet has discussed Israel's plans to build 20,000 houses in east Jerusalem; if not, whether they will put this on their agenda as a matter of urgency; whether they have raised the subject bilaterally; and, if so, when they raised it.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the Middle East quartet has discussed Israel's plans to build 20,000 houses in east Jerusalem; if not, whether they will put this on their agenda as a matter of urgency; whether they have raised the subject bilaterally; and, if so, when they raised it.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they have consulted with International PEN and the International Human Rights Federation concerning cases pending against Mr Ragip Zarakoglu, author and publisher, under Article 301 of the Turkish penal code; and whether attacks on freedom of expression and the delays associated with the charges are relevant...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they have consulted with International PEN and the International Human Rights Federation concerning cases pending against Mr Ragip Zarakoglu, author and publisher, under Article 301 of the Turkish penal code; and whether attacks on freedom of expression and the delays associated with the charges are relevant...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they are providing support for the efforts of the Ministry of Mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to (a) enforce the Congolese mining code; (b) implement the extractive industries transparency initiative; and (c) establish a commission to review the terms of 60 existing international...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they are providing support for the efforts of the Ministry of Mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to (a) enforce the Congolese mining code; (b) implement the extractive industries transparency initiative; and (c) establish a commission to review the terms of 60 existing international...

asked Her Majesty's Government:When they most recently discussed the worldwide effects of arms exports with the Government of Russia and the possible impact of these exports on cross-border wars and terrorism; and whether they plan to continue such dialogue bilaterally and though international fora.

asked Her Majesty's Government:When they most recently discussed the worldwide effects of arms exports with the Government of Russia and the possible impact of these exports on cross-border wars and terrorism; and whether they plan to continue such dialogue bilaterally and though international fora.