Monday 7 July 2008 at 2.30pm
Lord Bates will be introduced
*Oral questions, 30 minutes
*Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the review Time out of Cell, published by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons in June 2008.
*Lord Sheikh to ask Her Majesty’s Government what support they are giving to the police and the insurance industry to tackle the increasing occurrence of insurance fraud.
*Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to provide information on new legislation and policies to the devolved administrations.
*Lord Campbell of Alloway to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the efficacy of the defence procurement process.
Lord Bach intends to move the following four motions en bloc: but if any Lord objects the motions must be moved separately to the extent desired.
Probate Services (Approved Bodies) Order 2008 Lord Bach to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 9 June be approved. 22nd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 2 July
Representation of the People (Amendment) Regulations 2008 Lord Bach to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 11 June be approved. 22nd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 2 July
Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Electoral Regions (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2008 Lord Bach to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 11 June be approved. 22nd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 2 July
European Parliament (Number of MEPs and Distribution between Electoral Regions) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) Order 2008 Lord Bach to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 11 June be approved. 22nd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 2 July
Baroness Vadera intends to move the following six motions en bloc: but if any Lord objects the motions must be moved separately to the extent desired.
National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2008 Baroness Vadera to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 2 June be approved. 21st Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 2 July
Cancellation of Contracts made in a Consumer’s Home or Place of Work etc. Regulations 2008 Baroness Vadera to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 4 June be approved. 21st Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 2 July
Companies (Reduction of Share Capital) Order 2008 Baroness Vadera to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 9 June be approved. 22nd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 2 July
Small Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts) Regulations 2008 Baroness Vadera to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 9 June be approved. 22nd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 2 July
Large and Medium-sized Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts) Regulations 2008 Baroness Vadera to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 9 June be approved. 22nd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 2 July
Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2008 Baroness Vadera to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 9 June be approved. 22nd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 2 July
Special Educational Needs (Information) Bill Third Reading [Baroness Pitkeathley]
Housing and Regeneration Bill Report [Baroness Andrews] 17th Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights
Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008 Lord McKenzie of Luton to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 23 June be approved. 23rd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (Dinner break business)
Social Security (Students Responsible for Children or Young Persons) Amendment Regulations 2008 Lord McKenzie of Luton to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 14 May be approved. 20th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (Dinner break business)
Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008 Lord McKenzie of Luton to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 18 June be approved. 23rd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (Dinner break business)
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Future Business
Tuesday 8 July at 2.30pm
*Baroness Sharples to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their current assessment of progress made by the agency NHS Connecting for Health.
*Baroness Sharp of Guildford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to promote the recruitment and retention of highly qualified graduate women in the jobs for which they are qualified.
*Viscount Ullswater to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they expect the Taliban to be defeated by military means.
†*Lord Blaker to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made at the United Nations on securing international action on the situation in Zimbabwe.
Retail Development Bill [HL] Third Reading [Lord Cotter]
Counter-Terrorism Bill Second Reading [Lord West of Spithead]
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm
Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2008 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Davies of Oldham] 22nd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2008 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Rooker] 23rd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
London Waste and Recycling Board Order 2008 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Rooker] 22nd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Wednesday 9 July at 3.00pm
Prayers will have been read
*Lord Barnett to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether it is their policy that no commercial bank should be allowed to become bankrupt.
*Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the report Moral, But No Compass commissioned by the Church of England.
*Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they now expect to ratify the United Nations Convention on Disability Rights.
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether specialist hospital units have an obligation of ongoing care towards their patients when a clinical crisis occurs. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)
It is expected that the Report stage of the Housing and Regeneration Bill will conclude.
Thursday 10 July at 11.00am
*Lord Teverson to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will refer to the Office of Fair Trading the practice of car park operators, including local authorities, of using payment machines that do not give change.
*Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government why they are intervening before the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Horst Schalk and Johann Kopf v Austria (Application No 30141/04) to contend that same-sex relationships fall outside the ambit of family life for the purposes of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
*Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent meetings they have held with the government of France to discuss priorities during the French Presidency of the European Union.
Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL] Report [Lord Selsdon]
Pensions Bill Committee (day 5) [Lord McKenzie of Luton] 9th and 11th Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee
†If the Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill is received from the Commons, it is expected to be read a second time.
Monday 14 July at 2.30pm
Lord Smith of Kelvin will be introduced
*Lord Jenkin of Roding to ask Her Majesty’s Government who will be invited to take part in the proposed Nuclear Development Forum announced on 12 June; and whether it will include representatives of the bodies engaged in promoting skills and training for work in the nuclear industry.
*Lord Sheldon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they are giving to the possibility of extending the state retirement age beyond the present age of 65, and 68 in 2044.
*Baroness Trumpington to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will require all the air entering passenger aircraft to be filtered.
*Lord Lucas to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to ensure that the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education is seen to be fully independent of the universities.
Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask the Chairman of Committees whether he will make representations to the World Squares for All Steering Group on the proposal to close only the road on the south side of Parliament Square and not that on the east side. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)
Tuesday 15 July at 2.30pm
*Lord Harries of Pentregarth to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they intend to take in the light of the fourth report on Restorative Justice.
*Lord Hunt of Chesterton to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to issue data on the changing average temperature of the land areas of the world in order to inform the development of their policy on climate change.
†*Baroness Walmsley to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families will head the United Kingdom delegation reporting to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child in Geneva on 23 September.
Planning Bill Second Reading [Baroness Andrews]
Wednesday 16 July at 3.00pm
*Lord Faulkner of Worcester to ask the Chairman of Committees what steps are being taken to measure and reduce the carbon footprint of members and staff of the House of Lords travelling on parliamentary business.
*Lord Rosser to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for reviewing the rules on street photography.
*Baroness Whitaker to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will add a separate category to the 2011 Census for Romany Gypsies and Irish Travellers.
Crossrail Bill Report [Lord Bassam of Brighton]
Lord Goodlad to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the report of the Constitution Committee on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny in the 2006-07 session. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.45pm
Immigration (Supply of Information to the Secretary of State for Immigration Purposes) Order 2008 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord West of Spithead] 24th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Civil Penalty Code of Practice) Order 2008 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord West of Spithead] 22nd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Immigration (Biometric Registration) Regulations 2008 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord West of Spithead] 22nd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2008 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord West of Spithead] 21st Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Order 2008 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord West of Spithead] 22nd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Thursday 17 July at 11.00am
*Lord Higgins to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to co-ordinate monetary and fiscal policy.
*Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance they have issued to internet service providers on when and how they can intercept their customers’ website use; and what information they have made available to the public about the privacy issues involved.
*Baroness Hanham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what account they have taken of Police Authorities’ 3-year corporate planning and efficiency programmes in the grant settlement for 2008-11.
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 2.00pm
Lord Patel to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reduce hospital-acquired infections. (1 hour)
Lord Lipsey to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will issue medals to all British military personnel who have been seriously wounded in the Afghan and Iraqi campaigns. (1 hour)
Lord Chidgey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the findings of the report Strengthening Parliaments in Africa: improving support prepared by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Africa. (1 hour)
Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the Rugby Football Union’s Go Play Rugby scheme; and what lessons can be drawn for encouraging amateur participation in other sports. (1 hour)
Friday 18 July at 10.00am
†Health and Safety (Offences) Bill Committee [Lord Grocott]
The following two motions are expected to be debated together:
Finance Bill Second Reading [Lord Davies of Oldham]
Lord Vallance of Tummel to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Economic Affairs Committee on The Finance Bill 2008 (2nd Report, HL Paper 117).
Monday 21 July at 2.30pm
*Lord Dubs to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the size of the prison population.
*Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure that British Overseas Territories, particularly the Cayman Islands, are included in the white list of financial centres with top quality anti-money-laundering controls.
*Baroness Greengross to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to encourage the use of telehealth and telecare technology to help the management of long-term conditions.
*Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review Network Rail’s corporate governance.
Energy Bill Report [Lord Jones of Birmingham]
Tuesday 22 July at 11.00am
*Baroness Perry of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to increase Government spending on research into dementia.
*Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government what initiatives they will take to encourage dialogue between the European Union and the government of Russia on the place of human rights, freedom of the media and civil society in the context of stable democracy and containing extremism.
*Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will propose a new treaty, under which, pending full nuclear disarmament, states possessing nuclear weapons would undertake not to use them to attack states without nuclear weapons.
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Motions relating to Select Committee Reports
The date on which the Report was published is in italics
Lord Goodlad to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Constitution Committee on Relations between the executive, the judiciary and Parliament (6th Report, Session 2006-07, HL Paper 151). 26 July 2007
Lord Wakeham to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Economic Affairs Committee on The Economic Impact of Immigration (First Report, HL Paper 82). 1 April 2008
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Motions relating to Delegated Legislation
European Parliament (House of Lords Disqualification) Regulations 2008 Lord Trefgarne to move that a Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Regulations, laid before the House on 24 June, be annulled (SI 2008/1647). 24th Report from the Merits Committee
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Other Motions for Debate
Viscount Montgomery of Alamein to call attention to developments in Latin America; and to move for papers.
Lord Northbourne to call attention to the role of parents in enabling their child to achieve good outcomes at school; and to move for papers.
Lord Norton of Louth to call attention to the case for improving the form in which legislation is presented to Parliament; and to move for papers.
Lord Alton of Liverpool to call attention to Her Majesty’s Government’s policies on multi-culturalism and community cohesion; and to move for papers.
Earl of Glasgow to call attention to the opportunities and challenges facing the United Kingdom tourism industry; and to move for papers.
Lord Norton of Louth to call attention to the case for more post-legislative scrutiny by Parliament; and to move for papers.
Lord Harrison to call attention to the British Humanist Association’s reports Quality and Equality: Human Rights, Public Services and Religious Organisations and The Case for Secularism: A Neutral State in an Open Society; and to move for papers.
Baroness Williams of Crosby to call attention to the impact of national tests and league tables on educational achievement; and to move for papers.
Baroness Uddin to call attention to efforts to support families of children with special educational needs; and to move for papers.
Lord Naseby to call attention to the new peace initiative in Sri Lanka; and to move for papers.
Baroness Cox to call attention to the protection of the freedoms of United Kingdom citizens offered by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and to move for papers.
Lord Corbett of Castle Vale to call attention to the human rights situation in Iran; and to move for papers.
Lord Lamont of Lerwick to call attention to the values of tolerance and justice in Islam, the need to avoid a clash of civilisations and the role of British foreign policy in achieving this; and to move for papers.
Lord Bilimoria to call attention to the case for reform of international institutions, specifically the United Nations, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund; and to move for papers.
Lord Cobbold to call attention to Her Majesty’s Government’s policy document Drugs: protecting families and communities; and to move for papers.
Lord Trefgarne to call attention to the role of the House of Lords in holding ministers to account, and to the effect of recent changes to the procedures of the House in that regard; and to move for papers.
Lord Faulkner of Worcester to call attention to recent developments in Taiwan; and to move for papers.
Baroness Valentine to call attention to the case for ensuring that Heathrow airport provides a world-class service; and to move for papers.
Lord Graham of Edmonton to call attention to the 60th anniversary of the creation of the National Health Service and its effects on the British people; and to move for papers.
Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract to call attention to the conduct of solicitors in the British Coal litigation; and to move for papers.
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Questions for Short Debate
Time limit 1 hour or 1½ hours
Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what they see as the eventual destination of the project of European Union.
Lord Best to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to remove barriers caused by housing benefit restrictions that prevent young people leaving hostels and supported housing projects.
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will undertake a full analysis of the prospects for United Kingdom membership of the eurozone including the risk that further delay will make it harder to achieve United Kingdom membership.
Earl Howe to ask Her Majesty’s Government how implementation of the Musculoskeletal Services Framework is progressing, with particular emphasis on health and employment issues.
Baroness Trumpington to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will examine the present contributions of the police and the Home Office in the identification, prevention, solving and reduction of crime.
Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage the co-ordination of fire safety and emergency services across the European Union.
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will introduce legislation to ensure that, for customers with personal bank accounts, United Kingdom banks levy the same charges for transfers and payments between the United Kingdom and other European Union member states as they levy in domestic transactions, in accordance with European Commission objectives.
Lord Lyell of Markyate to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the workings of the Border and Immigration Agency in relation to visas for students whose courses include short periods of unpaid work experience.
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will hold discussions with the European Union presidency and Commission to seek new initiatives to assist with the crisis in Gaza and the West Bank.
Lord Filkin to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to allow for better post-legislative scrutiny by Parliament.
Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are taking forward the recommendations of the Roberts Commission report Representing the future: The report of the Councillors Commission.
Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are taking forward the Improving Nutritional Care action plan published by the Department of Health in October 2007.
Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they have taken to ensure that every United Kingdom citizen is protected in the exercise of their freedoms as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the situation in, and future prospects for, Kashmir.
Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the political situation in Pakistan.
Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the constitutional developments in the Maldives and Sri Lanka.
Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have to ensure that the New Approach to Appraisal for major highway projects is in line with other aspects of Government policy.
Baroness Gale to ask Her Majesty’s Government what further measures they will take to encourage the full participation of women in public and political life.
Lord May of Oxford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the incidence of HIV/AIDS.
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made with the Millennium Development Goals, particularly in relation to levels of child mortality.
Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will conduct an inquiry into the approach of the Environment Agency and the Environment Agency Wales in pursuing those liable for remediation of Brofiscin Quarry and other legacy sites.
Baroness Howells of St Davids to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to ensure that the United Nations can act in accordance with the objectives outlined in the preamble to the Charter of the United Nations.
Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of whether Al-Qaeda is an ideological movement or an international organisation.
Earl of Dundee to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have beyond 2010 to achieve further road casualty reductions.
Lord Burnett to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that there are opportunities for service personnel severely wounded and disabled on active service to remain with their corps regiments or units in administrative or clerical roles.
Baroness Neuberger to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in light of the King’s Fund report Improving Choice at End of Life, they will consider recommending the adoption of the Marie Curie Delivering Choice Programme nationwide.
Lord Low of Dalston to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they will respond to the recommendations in Dame Carol Black’s Review of the Health of the Working Age Population.
Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they propose to review the application of inheritance tax to cohabiting and dependent close family members.
Lord Thomas of Gresford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the investigation by the Crown Prosecution Service and West Midlands Police into the Channel 4 Dispatches programme “Undercover Mosque”; and whether this has affected policy on the prosecution of offences of incitement to racial hatred and incitement to religious hatred.
Lord Faulkner of Worcester to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they view the change of government in Taiwan.
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are ensuring coordination between health services, the police and counselling services for child and adult victims of rape.
Viscount Simon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking regarding the prevalence and treatment of asthma.
Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the performance of the Law Society (Legal Complaints Service and Solicitors Regulation Authority) in the British Coal litigation.
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the implications of the projected increase in the population of the United Kingdom and of the world.
Lord Luce to ask Her Majesty’s Government why they propose to end the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Scheme relating to the whole Commonwealth.
Lord Harries of Pentregarth to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the fourth report on Restorative Justice, whether they plan to expand the role of restorative justice in the criminal justice system.
Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the role of Privy Counsellors.
Earl of Selborne to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the future funding of agricultural and food research.
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Questions for Written Answer
Tabled on 4 July and due for answer by 18 July.
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many prisoners had their sentences increased in each of the last five years as a result of contravening prison rules. HL4678
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 6 May (WA 57) concerning levels of policing in Northern Ireland, when the review of police and staff in F District will be completed; and whether the review will be published. HL4679
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, when calculating the cost of immigration applications, they have regard to the length of time the applicant has lived in the United Kingdom as a taxpayer. HL4680
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the agreed amount payable to the Commissioners of the Northern Ireland Parades Commission since 2005; what were their terms and conditions of employment; what was actually paid to each; and what amount of income tax and national insurance payments were deducted as part of their conditions of employment. HL4681
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 2 July (WA 43) concerning the Northern Ireland Parades Commission, whether the Northern Ireland Office enquired from the parades commissioners whether they had paid income tax and national insurance contributions. HL4682
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 2 July (WA 42) concerning the murders of Ulster Defence Regiment and Royal Irish Regiment members, how they can consider that work is complete in 15 cases when there have been no convictions. HL4683
Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Nigerian citizens are employed in the administration of visa applications at the British High Commission offices in (1) Abuja and (2) Lagos.
HL4684
Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many transport aircraft used for troop movements are currently owned by, and in service with the Royal Air Force; and what are the make, year of manufacture and year of acquisition of each. HL4685
Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what transport aircraft are currently chartered for troop movements by the Royal Air Force; and from which companies. HL4686
Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what transport aircraft for troop movements are currently on order by the Ministry of Defence; and what are the make, cost, and anticipated delivery date of each. HL4687
Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many dogs trained to detect imports of bush meat are currently in service with HM Revenue and Customs. HL4688
Lord Corbett of Castle Vale to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the results of the review of the efficiency of the interface between the National Firearms Licensing Management System and the Police National Computer carried out by the National Police Improvement Agency and the Association of Chief Police Officers. HL4689
Lord Acton to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 24 June (WS 921-3) stating that “a cross-departmental Criminal Justice Women’s Unit has been established with a senior civil servant appointed to head up the unit”, (a) what grade is the senior civil servant, and (b) whether the appointment is full-time. HL4690
Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government under what headings the £480 million earmarked by the Department for International Development for development work in Pakistan during 2008-2011 will be broken down; and what safeguards there will be to ensure that the expenditure benefits those most in need. HL4691
Lord Hanningfield to ask Her Majesty’s Government on how many occasions the Minister for the East of England has visited (a) the East of England and (b) Essex since her appointment. HL4692
Lord Hanningfield to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many staff working for the Department for Communities and Local Government were paid a bonus in each of the last five years; and what was the total amount of bonuses paid by the Department. HL4693
Lord Hanningfield to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many staff working for the Department for Transport were paid a bonus in each of the last five years; and what was the total amount of bonuses paid by the Department. HL4694
Lord Hanningfield to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many staff working for the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform were paid a bonus in each of the last five years; and what was the total amount of bonuses paid by the Department. HL4695
Lord Hanningfield to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many staff working for the Department of Health were paid a bonus in each of the last five years; and what was the total amount of bonuses paid by the Department. HL4696
Lord Hanningfield to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much additional funding is given by the Department for Transport to local authorities in the Dartford crossing area in recognition of the impact of the crossing on local transport infrastructure. HL4697
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Questions unanswered after 14 days
The questions asked on the dates shown in bold were due for answer by the dates in brackets.
The Government department responsible for answering each Question is shown in square brackets.
21 April (6 May)
HL3092 Lord Avebury [DfID]
HL3111 Lord Hylton [DfID]
30 April 2008 (14 May)
HL3410 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
HL3411 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
HL3412 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
HL3414 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
1 May 2008 (15 May)
HL3425 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
HL3426 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
HL3427 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
HL3433 Baroness Tonge [DfID]
12 May 2008 (27 May)
HL3589 Lord Jones of Cheltenham [DfID]
16 May 2008 (30 May)
HL3734 Lord Laird [NIO]
19 May 2008 (2 June)
HL3736 Lord Laird [CO]
HL3740 Lord Laird [NIO]
20 May 2008 (3 June)
HL3774 Lord Browne of Belmont [NIO]
2 June 2008 (16 June)
HL3875 Lord Dykes [DfBERR]
HL3878 Lord Dykes [DfBERR]
3 June 2008 (17 June)
HL3924 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL3928 Lord Laird [NIO]
5 June 2008 (19 June)
HL3998 Lord Laird [FCO]
HL4002 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL4010 Earl of Sandwich [DfID]
HL4011 Earl of Sandwich [DfID]
9 June 2008 (23 June)
HL4027 Viscount Waverley [CO]
HL4028 Viscount Waverley [CO]
HL4029 Viscount Waverley [CO]
HL4030 Viscount Waverley [CO]
HL4043 Baroness Tonge [DfID]
HL4044 Baroness Tonge [DfID]
10 June 2008 (24 June)
HL4073 Lord Hanningfield [DfID]
12 June 2008 (26 June)
HL4164 Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract [DfBERR]
HL4168 Lord Hanningfield [DfBERR]
HL4180 Lord Dubs [DfT]
HL4185 Lord Laird [NIO]
16 June 2008 (30 June)
HL4236 Lord Hylton [DfID]
HL4239 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL4242 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL4245 Lord Morris of Manchester [DfID]
HL4250 Lord Taylor of Holbeach [CO]
17 June 2008 (1 July)
HL4263 Baroness Blood [NIO]
HL4270 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL4272 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL4275 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL4297 Lord Hylton [FCO]
HL4298 Lord Hylton [FCO]
HL4300 Lord Patten [FCO]
18 June 2008 (2 July)
HL4302 Lord Jopling [LHOL]
HL4309 Lord Hanningfield [HMT]
HL4316 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL4317 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL4318 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL4319 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL4320 Lord Laird [NIO]
19 June 2008 (3 July)
HL4333 Earl of Listowel [DoH]
HL4336 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL4337 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL4338 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL4340 Lord Laird [LHOL]
HL4341 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL4359 Lord Dykes [FCO]
HL4360 Lord Dykes [FCO]
Number of questions allocated to each department which are unanswered after 14 days.
| [CO] 6
| [DfBERR] 4
| [DfID] 11
| [DfT] 1
| [DoH] 1
| [FCO] 6 |
| [HMT] 1
| [HO] 7
| [LHOL] 2
| [NIO] 22
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Bills in Progress
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| Type of Bill
| To be considered |
| Waiting for Second Reading
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| Iraq War Inquiry [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Borough Freedom (No. 2) [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Counter-Terrorism
| Government
| 8 July |
| Planning
| Government
| 15 July |
| Finance
| Government
| 18 July |
| Broads Authority
| Private
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| Committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
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| Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) [HL]
| Private
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| Committed to a Select Committee
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| London Local Authorities [HL]
| Private
| 7 July |
| London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) [HL]
| Private
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| Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
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| House of Lords [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Kidney Transplant [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| House of Lords (Amendment) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| House of Lords (Members’ Taxation Status) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Safety Deposit Current Accounts [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Torture (Damages) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Sunday Trading (Horticulture) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Pensions
| Government
| 10 July |
| Education and Skills (Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| |
| Health and Safety (Offences)
| Private Member’s
| 18 July |
| Immigration (Discharged Gurkhas) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Waiting for Report
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| Housing and Regeneration (Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| 7 July |
| Crossrail
| Government
| 16 July |
| Powers of Entry etc. [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 10 July |
| Energy (Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| 21 July |
| Planning and Energy
| Private Member’s
| |
| Waiting for Third Reading
|
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| Retail Development [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 8 July |
| Special Educational Needs (Information)
| Private Member’s
| 7 July |
| National Insurance Contributions
| Government
| |
| Sent to the Commons
|
| |
| Local Transport [HL]
| Government
| |
| Human Fertilisation and Embryology [HL]
| Government
| |
| Disabled Persons (Independent Living) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts [HL]
(Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| |
| Children and Young Persons [HL]
| Government
| |
| Climate Change [HL] (Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| |
| Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions [HL]
| Government
| |
| Statute Law (Repeals) [HL] (Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| |
| Employment [HL]
| Government
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| Alcohol Labelling [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Bournemouth Borough Council [HL]
| Private
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| Manchester City Council [HL]
| Private
| |
| Returned to the Commons Amended
|
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| Health and Social Care (Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| |
| Waiting for Royal Assent
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| Sale of Student Loans
| Government
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| London Local Authorities and Transport for London
| Private
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Affirmative Instruments in Progress
The Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee has drawn attention to certain instruments in the reports indicated
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| Merits Committee
| To be considered |
| Waiting for consideration by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
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| Draft Maternity and Parental Leave etc. and the Paternity and Adoption Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2008
|
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| Draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2008
|
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| Draft Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
|
| |
| Referred to a Grand Committee and Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
|
| |
| Draft London Waste and Recycling Board Order 2008
|
| 8 July |
| Draft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2008
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| 8 July |
| Draft Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2008
|
| 16 July |
| Draft Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Order 2008
|
| 16 July |
| Draft Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2008
|
| 8 July |
| Draft Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Civil Penalty Code of Practice) Order 2008
|
| 16 July |
| Draft Immigration (Biometric Registration) Regulations 2008
|
| 16 July |
| Draft Immigration (Supply of Information to the Secretary of State for Immigration Purposes) Order 2008
|
| 16 July |
| Considered by a Grand Committee and Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
|
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| Draft Probate Services (Approved Bodies) Order 2008
|
| 7 July |
| Draft Representation of the People (Amendment) Regulations 2008
|
| 7 July |
| Draft European Parliament (Number of MEPs and Distribution between Electoral Regions) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) Order 2008
|
| 7 July |
| Draft Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Electoral Regions (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2008
|
| 7 July |
| Draft National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2008
|
| 7 July |
| Draft Cancellation of Contracts made in a Consumer’s Home or Place of Work etc. Regulations 2008
|
| 7 July |
| Draft Companies (Reduction of Share Capital) Order 2008
|
| 7 July |
| Draft Small Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts) Regulations 2008
|
| 7 July |
| Draft Large and Medium-sized Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts) Regulations 2008
|
| 7 July |
| Draft Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2008
|
| 7 July |
| Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
|
| |
| Draft Social Security (Students Responsible for Children or Young Persons) Amendment Regulations 2008
|
| 7 July |
| Draft Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 (Specified Organisations) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Composition of Tribunal) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Appeals from the Upper Tribunal to the Court of Appeal Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2008
|
| |
| Draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigative Powers of Prosecutors in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: Code of Practice) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008
|
| 7 July |
| Draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) Regulations 2008
|
| 7 July |
Super-affirmative Instrument in Progress
This category lists super-affirmative instruments for which the House has not appointed special scrutiny arrangements. See the separate lists below for Human Rights Act 1998 Remedial Orders and Legislative Reform Orders.
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| Date of Laying
| Expiry of first-stage scrutiny |
| Proposal laid before the House for first-stage scrutiny
|
| |
| Proposed draft Criminal Damage (Compensation) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2008
| 25 June
| 6 November |
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Negative Instruments
Instruments reported by the Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee
|
| Praying time expires
| To be considered |
| 24th Report
|
| |
| Fire and Rescue Services (National Framework) (England) Order 2008
| 12 July
| |
| European Parliament (House of Lords Disqualification) Regulations 2008
| 16 October
| |
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Legislative Reform Orders in Progress
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| Date of Laying
| Parliamentary Procedure |
| Affirmative draft Order laid before the House and referred to the Regulatory Reform Committee
|
| |
| Draft Legislative Reform (Consumer Credit) Order 2008
| 17 June
| Affirmative |
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|
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|
| Date of Laying
| Regulatory Reform Committee |
| Second-stage super-affirmative draft Order laid before the House and referred to the Regulatory Reform Committee
|
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| Draft Legislative Reform (Local Authority Consent Requirements) (England and Wales) Order 2007
| 26 June
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Committees
Unless otherwise indicated, Committees meet in the Lords’ rooms in the Committee Corridor as indicated in the daily broadsheet. Only the next meeting of each Committee is listed below. Further details of these meetings, and of planned further meetings, may be found in the House of Lords Committees Weekly Bulletin.
| Monday 7 July
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| London Local Authorities Bill [HL]
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee B Internal Market
| 4.00pm |
| Privileges Committee
| Domestic Committee
| 4.00pm |
| Tuesday 8 July
|
| |
| Human Rights
| Joint Committee
| 1.30pm |
| Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
| Joint Committee
| 1.30pm |
| Science and Technology
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| Merits of Statutory Instruments
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| Economic Affairs
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| European Union
| Select Committee
| 4.15pm |
| Wednesday 9 July
|
| |
| Communications
| Select Committee
| 9.45am |
| Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| Constitution
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee D Environment and Agriculture
| 10.30am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee F Home Affairs
| 10.30am |
| Science and Technology
| Sub-Committee II Genomic Medicine
10.30am | |
in Committee Room G
| Statutory Instruments
| Joint Committee
| 3.45pm |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee E Law and Institutions
| 4.15pm |
| Thursday 10 July
|
| |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee A Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade
| visit to Geneva |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee G Social Policy and Consumer Affairs
| 10.00am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee C Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy
| 10.30am |
| Monday 14 July
|
| |
| Science and Technology
| Sub-Committee I Waste Reduction
| 3.30pm |
| Tuesday 15 July
|
| |
| House Committee
| Domestic Committee
| 4.00pm |
| Wednesday 16 July
|
| |
| Draft Marine Bill
| Joint Committee
9.30am | |
in the Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
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Minutes of Proceedings of Friday 4 July 2008
The House met at 10.00am
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham
Public Business
1 Health and Safety (Offences) Bill Lord Grocott moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
2 Immigration (Discharged Gurkhas) Bill [HL] Lord Lee of Trafford moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
3 Planning and Energy Bill The bill was considered in Committee. An amendment was agreed to. The House resumed and the bill was reported with an amendment. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 75)
The House adjourned at 12.25pm until 2.30pm on Monday 7 July.
Michael Pownall
Clerk of the Parliaments
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Papers
All statutory instruments laid before the House are accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum presented by command of Her Majesty, unless otherwise indicated.
Negative Instruments
The following instruments were laid before the House:
1 Education (Hazardous Equipment and Materials in Schools) (Removal of Restriction on Use) (England) Regulations 2008, laid under the Education Act 1996. (1701)
2 Land Registration (Electronic Conveyancing) Rules 2008, laid under the Land Registration Act 2002. (1750)
3 Consumer Credit (Information Requirements and Duration of Licences and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2008, laid under the Consumer Credit Act 1974. (1751)
4 Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (Dudley) Designation Order 2008, laid under the Traffic Management Act 2004. (1764)
5 Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations 2008, laid under the Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969. (1765)
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Judicial Business
Friday 4 July
1 OO (Jordan) (Respondent) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) (England) The appeal of the Secretary of State for the Home Department was presented and it was ordered that in accordance with Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 6 October.
Monday 7 July at 10.00am
In Committee Room No 1
Hearing by the Appellate Committee in the following cause:
R (on the application of Corner House Research and others) (Respondents) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office (Appellant) (Criminal Appeal from Her Majesty’s High Court of Justice)
ISBN 9780 108449437
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