To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what criteria are used to determine the granting of a Downing Street pass; and how many such passes there are.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what criteria are used to determine the granting of a Downing Street pass; and how many such passes there are.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the annual cost of security staff in NHS hospitals in Shropshire has been in each year since 1997;

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the annual cost of security staff in NHS hospitals in Shropshire has been in each year since 1997;

(2) what percentage of security cameras at Shropshire NHS hospitals were found to be faulty in each year since 1997.

(2) what percentage of security cameras at Shropshire NHS hospitals were found to be faulty in each year since 1997.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the use of pilotless drones and other unmanned air vehicles for European Union border surveillance; and what is their assessment of any implications for asylum seekers having their applications assessed in Europe.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the use of pilotless drones and other unmanned air vehicles for European Union border surveillance; and what is their assessment of any implications for asylum seekers having their applications assessed in Europe.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what date his Department ceased to maintain a database of passes issued to major defence contractors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what date his Department ceased to maintain a database of passes issued to major defence contractors.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures are in place to protect injured service personnel at Selly Oak Hospital from abuse by civilian patients and their visitors.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures are in place to protect injured service personnel at Selly Oak Hospital from abuse by civilian patients and their visitors.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether any (a) individuals and (b) categories of British citizen will be exempt from undergoing full body scans when passing through airport security.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether any (a) individuals and (b) categories of British citizen will be exempt from undergoing full body scans when passing through airport security.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether he discussed with the Secretary of State for Health the potential health implications of the use of body scanners at airports.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether he discussed with the Secretary of State for Health the potential health implications of the use of body scanners at airports.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many valid civilian passes granting access to his Department's London buildings have been issued to employees of private defence companies in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many valid civilian passes granting access to his Department's London buildings have been issued to employees of private defence companies in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence to employees of which private defence companies have civilian passes granting access to his Department's London buildings been issued since 1 January 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence to employees of which private defence companies have civilian passes granting access to his Department's London buildings been issued since 1 January 2008.

My right hon. and noble Friend the Secretary of State for the Department for Transport has made the following ministerial statement:"On 1 February 2010, Official Report columns 2-4WS, I announced the initial deployment of security scanners at Heathrow and Manchester airports. This was part of a package of measures announced...

My right hon. and noble Friend the Secretary of State for the Department for Transport has made the following ministerial statement:"On 1 February 2010, Official Report columns 2-4WS, I announced the initial deployment of security scanners at Heathrow and Manchester airports. This was part of a package of measures announced...

On 1 February, I announced the initial deployment of security scanners at Heathrow and Manchester Airports. This was part of a package of measures announced as a direct response to the attempted attack on Northwest flight 253 to Detroit on Christmas Day 2009. The device used on that flight had...

On 1 February, I announced the initial deployment of security scanners at Heathrow and Manchester Airports. This was part of a package of measures announced as a direct response to the attempted attack on Northwest flight 253 to Detroit on Christmas Day 2009. The device used on that flight had...

Draft Children Act 2004 Information Database (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010. Considered by Delegated Legislation Committee. Agreed to on division (9 votes to 6).

Draft Children Act 2004 Information Database (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010. Considered by Delegated Legislation Committee. Agreed to on division (9 votes to 6).

To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission pursuant to the answer of 15 December 2009, Official Report, column 953W, on security, what the private security firm was; and how much has been paid to that firm.

To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission pursuant to the answer of 15 December 2009, Official Report, column 953W, on security, what the private security firm was; and how much has been paid to that firm.

SI 2010/902. With an explanatory memorandum and impact assessment from the Department for Transport. Coming into force 29 April 2010.

SI 2010/902. With an explanatory memorandum and impact assessment from the Department for Transport. Coming into force 29 April 2010.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what steps he plans to take to improve airport security.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what steps he plans to take to improve airport security.

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for that reply. She will recall that one of my questions was whether it might be possible, as part of the accountability process, for Members of your Lordships’ House from Northern Ireland to serve on that committee and to entrench the...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for that reply. She will recall that one of my questions was whether it might be possible, as part of the accountability process, for Members of your Lordships’ House from Northern Ireland to serve on that committee and to entrench the...

Indeed, my Lords. I will swiftly move on. The noble Lord, Lord Alton, asked for an update on parading. As we know, the agreement at Hillsborough outlined a route map to finding and implementing a new and improved framework for regulating and adjudicating on parading. A working group was established...

Indeed, my Lords. I will swiftly move on. The noble Lord, Lord Alton, asked for an update on parading. As we know, the agreement at Hillsborough outlined a route map to finding and implementing a new and improved framework for regulating and adjudicating on parading. A working group was established...

Perhaps the noble Baroness will allow me to point out to the noble Lord that, while I was First Minister, I had the pleasure of operating from an office in Stormont Castle.

Perhaps the noble Baroness will allow me to point out to the noble Lord that, while I was First Minister, I had the pleasure of operating from an office in Stormont Castle.

Stormont Castle is the base of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Stormont house is temporarily used by him, but it was always the home of the Speaker of the Northern Ireland parliament. Under devolution it should go back to where it was.

Stormont Castle is the base of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Stormont house is temporarily used by him, but it was always the home of the Speaker of the Northern Ireland parliament. Under devolution it should go back to where it was.