To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the (a) target and (b) outturn numbers of recruits to initial teacher training in each secondary school subject were in each year since 2001-02; what the target is for 2007-08; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the (a) target and (b) outturn numbers of recruits to initial teacher training in each secondary school subject were in each year since 2001-02; what the target is for 2007-08; and if he will make a statement.

(2) how much was spent on mandatory leadership training in his Department in each financial year since 2003-04.

(2) how much was spent on mandatory leadership training in his Department in each financial year since 2003-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many paramedics are in training in each strategic health authority area in England; and what the numbers were in 2005.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many paramedics are in training in each strategic health authority area in England; and what the numbers were in 2005.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many GPs in (a) Lancashire and (b) England were invited by their primary care trusts to attend courses to update their skills in each year since 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many GPs in (a) Lancashire and (b) England were invited by their primary care trusts to attend courses to update their skills in each year since 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what steps he is taking together with (a) Jobcentre Plus and (b) the Department of Work and Pensions to improve coordination of education and training programmes in the post-16 sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what steps he is taking together with (a) Jobcentre Plus and (b) the Department of Work and Pensions to improve coordination of education and training programmes in the post-16 sector.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What is the process of selection and training for military drivers in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What is the process of selection and training for military drivers in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the deployment of all Mastiff and Vector vehicles to Afghanistan is on schedule to be completed by autumn 2007; and how many Mastiff and Vector vehicles are available to service personnel for training purposes prior to deployment to Afghanistan.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the deployment of all Mastiff and Vector vehicles to Afghanistan is on schedule to be completed by autumn 2007; and how many Mastiff and Vector vehicles are available to service personnel for training purposes prior to deployment to Afghanistan.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What plans they have to improve the support given to (a) adult carers, and (b) child carers.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What plans they have to improve the support given to (a) adult carers, and (b) child carers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what the average (a) training and (b) student support costs were to train (i) a doctor on a conventional undergraduate training scheme over six years and (ii) a doctor on a fast-track postgraduate training scheme over four years in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what the average (a) training and (b) student support costs were to train (i) a doctor on a conventional undergraduate training scheme over six years and (ii) a doctor on a fast-track postgraduate training scheme over four years in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the last audit of the use of multi-professional education and training funding was published; and when he expects the next one.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the last audit of the use of multi-professional education and training funding was published; and when he expects the next one.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what training Solicitors Regulation Authority caseworkers receive; what the length is of that training; and whether Solicitors Regulation Authority caseworkers receive training on interacting with local communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what training Solicitors Regulation Authority caseworkers receive; what the length is of that training; and whether Solicitors Regulation Authority caseworkers receive training on interacting with local communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he plans to relocate the Royal Marine training hulk HMS Rame Head from Fareham Creek; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he plans to relocate the Royal Marine training hulk HMS Rame Head from Fareham Creek; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence where the training conducted for Turnchapel-based 539 Assault Squadron is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence where the training conducted for Turnchapel-based 539 Assault Squadron is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence where training for the landing craft which support (a) HMS Ocean, (b) HMS Albion and (c) HMS Bulwark is conducted.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence where training for the landing craft which support (a) HMS Ocean, (b) HMS Albion and (c) HMS Bulwark is conducted.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what account is taken of performance in the combat fitness test in the assessment of (a) suitability and (b) progress of Territorial Army applicants for potential junior NCO courses; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what account is taken of performance in the combat fitness test in the assessment of (a) suitability and (b) progress of Territorial Army applicants for potential junior NCO courses; and if he will make a statement.

My Lords, I begin by declaring an interest albeit a rather diffuse one: before I was personally transmuted into a theoretical biologist with interests in ecology and conservation biology, I was a plasma physicist working on the basic science underlying fusion reaction. I spent 11 years at Princeton as the...

My Lords, I begin by declaring an interest albeit a rather diffuse one: before I was personally transmuted into a theoretical biologist with interests in ecology and conservation biology, I was a plasma physicist working on the basic science underlying fusion reaction. I spent 11 years at Princeton as the...

My Lords, I speak as a member of the Science and Technology Select Committee, although I was not involved in the initial report on the management of radioactive nuclear waste back in 1999, and only peripherally involved in the 2004 report which was under way when I joined the committee...

My Lords, I speak as a member of the Science and Technology Select Committee, although I was not involved in the initial report on the management of radioactive nuclear waste back in 1999, and only peripherally involved in the 2004 report which was under way when I joined the committee...

My Lords, I speak in support of the report of the Science and Technology Committee. Nuclear waste is an essential part of restarting the UK nuclear energy programme. I declare an interest as a member of the stakeholder advisory group of EDF Energy, but my remarks are entirely my own....

My Lords, I speak in support of the report of the Science and Technology Committee. Nuclear waste is an essential part of restarting the UK nuclear energy programme. I declare an interest as a member of the stakeholder advisory group of EDF Energy, but my remarks are entirely my own....

rose to move, That this House takes note of the report of the Science and Technology Committee on Radioactive Waste Management: An Update (4th Report, HL Paper 109). The noble Earl said: My Lords, I move the Motion in the place of the noble Lord, Lord Broers, the chairman of...

rose to move, That this House takes note of the report of the Science and Technology Committee on Radioactive Waste Management: An Update (4th Report, HL Paper 109). The noble Earl said: My Lords, I move the Motion in the place of the noble Lord, Lord Broers, the chairman of...

My Lords, as has been said, the first inquiry by the Select Committee on Science and Technology was published in March 1999—eight and a half years ago. In the subsequent years, Government have shown a mixture of procrastination, indecision and, most importantly, a failure to grasp the nature of the...

My Lords, as has been said, the first inquiry by the Select Committee on Science and Technology was published in March 1999—eight and a half years ago. In the subsequent years, Government have shown a mixture of procrastination, indecision and, most importantly, a failure to grasp the nature of the...