House of Lords Business

Monday 3 June 2013 at 2.30pm

*Oral Questions, 30 minutes

*Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any proposals to privatise or reorganise the handling and repayment of student loans.

*Baroness Bakewell to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are taking any action to address the decline in the numbers of those opting for part-time university study.

*Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the impact of cuts in legal aid on access to justice.

*Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will encourage an international conference of Muslim leaders to address the issue of violent extremism within that religion.

†Local Transport Act 2008 (Traffic Commissioners) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2013Lord Popat to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 25 March be approved. 23rd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Session 2012–13, considered in Grand Committee on 21 May

Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill Second Reading [Baroness Stowell of Beeston]

Lord Dear to move, as an amendment to the motion that the bill be now read a second time, to leave out from "that" to the end and insert "this House declines to give the bill a second reading".

Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm

Licensing Act 2003 (Descriptions of Entertainment) (Amendment) Order 2013 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Gardiner of Kimble] 1st Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

Lord Teverson to move that the Grand Committee takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on The EU’s External Action Service (11th Report, Session 2012–13, HL Paper 147).

Lord Carter of Coles to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on Leaving a bitter taste? The EU Sugar Regime (4th Report, Session 2012–13, HL Paper 44).

Future Business 

Tuesday 4 June at 2.30pm

*Lord Davies of Oldham to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether consideration has been given to extending the management by Directly Operated Railways of the East Coast Main Line franchise.

*Lord Barnett to ask Her Majesty’s Government what was meant by the reference to "flexibility in the fiscal framework" in the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s speech to the International Monetary Fund in Washington in April.

*Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the changes in the rights of women since Emily Davison’s fatal injury at Epsom on 4 June 1913.

Hertfordshire County Council (Filming on Highways) [HL] Third Reading [The Chairman of Committees]

†Local Audit and Accountability Bill [HL] Baroness Hanham to move that it be an instruction to the Grand Committee to which the Local Audit and Accountability Bill [HL] has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order:

Clause 1 Schedule 1 Clause 2 Schedule 2 Clauses 3 to 7 Schedule 3 Clauses 8 and 9 Schedule 4 Clauses 10 to 17 Schedule 5 Clause 18 Schedule 6 Clauses 19 to 23 Schedule 7

Clauses 24 to 28 Schedule 8 Clauses 29 to 32 Schedule 9 Clause 33 Schedule 10 Clauses 34 and 35 Schedule 11 Clauses 36 to 42 Schedule 12 Clauses 43 and 44 Schedule 13 Clauses 45 to 47.

†Care Bill [HL] Committee [Earl Howe] 1st Report from the Delegated Powers Committee

Lord Fowler to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to support the global fund on HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)

Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm

The following two motions are expected to be debated together:

Elections (Fresh Signatures for Absent Voters) Regulations 2013 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Wallace of Saltaire] 1st Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) (Fresh Signatures for Absent Voters) Order 2013 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Wallace of Saltaire] 1st Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

Planning Act 2008 (Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects) (Electric Lines) Order 2013 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Verma] 1st Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2013 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Taylor of Holbeach] 1st Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations) Order 2013 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Taylor of Holbeach] 1st Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to immigration officers and designated customs officials in England and Wales) Order 2013 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Taylor of Holbeach] 1st Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Randerson] 1st Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of duration of non-jury trial provisions) Order 2013 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Randerson] 1st Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

Wednesday 5 June at 3.00pm

*Lord Soley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to encourage brain donation to assist scientific research including into degenerative brain diseases.

*Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of ethnic tensions and progress towards democracy in Burma.

*Baroness Tyler of Enfield to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider linking the separate outcomes frameworks for health and social care.

†Offender Rehabilitation Bill [HL] Committee [Lord McNally] 1st Report from the Delegated Powers Committee

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the progress being made in Burma to end ethnic tensions and to secure democracy. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)

Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm

†Mesothelioma Bill [HL] Committee [Lord Freud] 1st Report from the Delegated Powers Committee

Thursday 6 June at 11.00am

*Baroness Knight of Collingtree to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to cease the practice of terminations of pregnancy in NHS hospitals which are not compliant with the Abortion Act 1967.

*Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to increase the membership of the Order of the Companions of Honour.

*Lord Stoneham of Droxford to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish the prospectus for the establishment of new Garden Cities.

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to move that this House takes note of the economic and social consequences of tax evasion and avoidance.

Lord Dubs to move that this House takes note of levels of unmet housing need.

Lord Hannay of Chiswick to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on The EU’s Global Approach to Migration and Mobility (8th Report, Session 2012–13, HL Paper 91).

Monday 10 June at 2.30pm

*Lord Spicer to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to expedite the announcement of their policy on the future of London airports.

*Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the situation of religious minorities in Egypt since the Arab Spring.

*Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will enable the use of new experimental drugs by terminally ill patients who are prepared to waive their right to sue pharmaceutical companies in order to assist the development of new drugs and ease their own condition.

*Baroness Cumberlege to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure that independent midwives can continue to work with clinical indemnity.

Tuesday 11 June at 2.30pm

*Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to amend the legislation on late payments to improve the cash flow of small businesses.

*Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to address the increase in the level of atmospheric carbon recently recorded by the monitoring station at Mauna Loa in Hawaii.

*Baroness Massey of Darwen to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the report by Ofsted Not yet good enough: personal, social, health and economic education in schools, published on 1 May.

Wednesday 12 June at 3.00pm

*Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to re-examine the status of those films, videos and DVDs currently exempt from classification by the British Board of Film Classification.

*Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to reach conclusions on changes to OFCOM’s statutory duties and functions with respect to public service broadcasting.

*Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Russia about their policy toward non-governmental organisations.

Thursday 13 June at 11.00am

*Lord Shipley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have to make it easier for deaf people to access telephone banking and other similar services.

*Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Germany about recent comments made by senior members of that government about the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union.

*Lord Trefgarne to ask the Chairman of Committees what is the present condition of the two large Maclise frescos in the Royal Gallery; and what are his plans for their restoration.

Monday 17 June at 2.30pm

*Lord Touhig to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the findings of the campaign by the National Autistic Society Push for Action, launched on 14 May.

*Lord Lee of Trafford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the ability of the Royal Navy’s escort vessels to meet the United Kingdom’s maritime commitments.

*Baroness Thornton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase the number of women on boards.

*Baroness Smith of Basildon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average time taken to assess and process an overseas visitor’s application for a visa.

Tuesday 18 June at 2.30pm

*Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their plans for increasing the ratio of children to staff allowable for childminders and nurseries.

*Lord Hoyle to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they still plan to carry out their proposed cull of badgers.

*Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with European partners regarding the right to security for Palestinian children living in the Gaza Strip.

†Wednesday 19 June at 3.00pm

†*Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they propose to take action to prevent the re-emergence of the payment of referral fees through the use of Alternative Business Structures.

†*Baroness Benjamin to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to protect children from easily accessing pornography and other adult material online.

Motions for Balloted Debate 

Ballot on 4 June for debate on 20 June. Time limit 2½ hours

Lord Lucas to move that this House takes note of the role of trust in society.

Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale to move that this House takes note of the 2013 G8 Summit in Northern Ireland.

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to move that this House takes note of the case for allowing asylum seekers to work.

Lord Cormack to move that this House takes note of the future of English parish churches.

The Earl of Clancarty to move that this House takes note of the significance of the arts and creative industries for the growth of the economy.

Lord Alton of Liverpool to move that this House takes note of the security and human rights issues on the Korean peninsula and in East Asia.

Baroness Tyler of Enfield to move that this House takes note of recent trends in social mobility including the impact of factors such as character and resilience in shaping individual prospects.

Baroness Meacher to move that this House takes note of the report Towards a Safer Drugs Policy.

Baroness Tonge to move that this House takes note of the Middle East peace process.

Lord Fowler to move that this House takes note of worldwide efforts to tackle HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to move that this House takes note of the development of the co-operative housing sector in the United Kingdom.

Baroness Berridge to move that this House takes note of the implications of the removal of the presumptions of public benefit for religion and education under the Charities Act 2006.

Lord Sharkey to move that this House takes note of the prospects for the reunification of Cyprus.

Baroness Brinton to move that this House takes note of the level of education support and mental health provision available to children who are severely bullied at school.

Lord Harrison to move that this House takes note of the contribution of atheists and humanists to United Kingdom society.

Lord Lexden to move that this House takes note of the non-applicability of the Defamation Act 2013 to Northern Ireland.

Lord Lester of Herne Hill to move that this House takes note of the report of the Commission on a British Bill of Rights. [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Member, Commission on a Bill of Rights

Baroness Hooper to move that this House takes note of developments in Latin America.

Lord Turnberg to move that this House takes note of the role of research in the National Health Service.

Lord Desai to move that this House takes note of the new scientific evidence on global warming and the implications for climate change policy.

Select Committee Reports 

The date on which the report was published is in italics

Lord Krebs to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Science and Technology Committee on Sport and exercise science and medicine: building on the Olympic legacy to improve the nation’s health (1st Report, Session 2012–13, HL Paper 33). 18 July 2012

Lord Boswell of Aynho to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on The future of EU enlargement (10th Report, Session 2012–13, HL Paper 129). 6 March 2013

Lord Cope of Berkeley to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Select Committee on Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (Session 2012–13, HL Paper 131). 8 March 2013

Other Motion for Debate 

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to move that this House takes note of the development of credit unions in the United Kingdom.

Motions relating to Delegated Legislation 

Lord Bach to move that this House regrets that the Civil Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Payment for Services) Regulations 2013, laid before the House on 7 March, will result in a substantial number of vulnerable people not being eligible for legal aid because of the capital in their house. (SI 2013/480)

Lord Avebury to move that this House regrets that the Town and Country Planning (Temporary Stop Notice) (England) (Revocation) Regulations 2013, laid before the House on 12 April, will have a negative impact on vulnerable Traveller families. (SI 2013/830)

Lord Alton of Liverpool to move that this House regrets that the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance and Carer’s Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 2013, laid before the House on 4 March, will result in the loss of Motability provision for many disabled people; and that this House considers that transitional arrangements should be put in place urgently. (SI 2013/389)

Questions for Short Debate 

Time limit 1 hour or 1½ hours

Lord Sacks to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the relationship between business and society. (8 May)

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to support and promote the impact of music upon tourism. (8 May)

Baroness Young of Hornsey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the contribution of people from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean to British efforts in the First World War is recognised in the forthcoming commemorations. (8 May)

Baroness Tyler of Enfield to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to promote social mobility, and what assessment they have made of the impact of factors such as character and resilience on individuals’ prospects. (8 May)

Lord Bates to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the review by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel When laws become too complex, published on 16 April 2013. (8 May)

Lord Cormack to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to develop a citizenship programme in schools. (8 May)

Baroness Crawley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that local regulatory services, including trading standards and environmental health, are fit for purpose, in the light of recent cuts to those services. (8 May)

Lord Harries of Pentregarth to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the human rights situation in West Papua. (8 May)

Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the progress and impact of the Public Health Responsibility Deal. (8 May)

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to transfer a portion of the international development budget to the budget of the Ministry of Defence. (8 May)

Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they intend to propose to the European Union Economic and Financial Affairs Council to assist in promoting the trading activities of the City of London. (8 May)

Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the report of the Commission on a British Bill of Rights. (8 May) [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Member, Commission on a Bill of Rights

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to introduce statutory employment contracts for MPs and other elected politicians. (8 May)

Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of recent developments designed to halt the conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. (8 May)

Baroness Hamwee to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to review the social and economic impact on families of recent changes to the immigration rules. (8 May)

Baroness King of Bow to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of low-quality housing on child development. (8 May)

Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest assessment since February 2008 of the arrangements for preserving Government archives and preparing official histories. (8 May)

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to providing patients with a right to die at home. (8 May)

Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their proposals for reform of the process of rehabilitation of offenders in England and Wales will focus on reducing reoffending or increasing the number of prison places. (8 May)

Baroness Brinton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what the relevant bodies are doing to ensure that pupils who have not been formally excluded but are not attending school are provided with a full-time education. (8 May)

Baroness Hollins to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to address the health inequalities highlighted by the Confidential Inquiry into premature deaths of people with learning disabilities. (8 May)

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of European Union and United Kingdom aid to Palestine. (8 May)

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they will take to promote the needs of deaf people in the provision of public services. (8 May)

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the World Bank’s work on water management in Central Asia. (8 May)

Lord Lucas to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the impact on United Kingdom-based business of HM Revenue and Customs closing down tax avoidance by international businesses. (8 May)

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the alternatives to the payday lending industry available to consumers. (9 May)

Lord Trimble to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the governments of Russia and other European countries about the Khodorkovsky case at the European Court of Human Rights. (9 May)

Lord Stoneham of Droxford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they expect to make in increasing housebuilding by May 2015. (9 May)

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase the use and quality of bus services. (9 May)

Lord Turnberg to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the report by the Association of Medical Research Charities Our Vision for Research in the NHS. (9 May)

Lord Bowness to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their priorities for the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe Helsinki +40 discussions; and what progress has been made. (9 May)

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in preparing a code of conduct for the civilian and military use of drones operating from the United Kingdom; and what negotiations they advocate for an international code. (9 May)

Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the Defamation Act 2013 not applying to Northern Ireland. (13 May)

Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the United Kingdom’s relationship with Monaco. (13 May)

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the contribution of the arts to the nation’s education, health and emotional wellbeing. (15 May)

Lord Crisp to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the risks posed by antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections; and what plans they have to reduce such risks. (15 May)

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the findings and recommendations of the report of the London Finance Commission Raising the Capital. (21 May)

Lord Luce to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the United Kingdom’s relationships with the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. (21 May)

†Baroness Bakewell to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential of part-time study to enable more people to acquire qualifications. (22 May) [I]Category 10: Non-financial interests (b)
President, Birkbeck, University of London

†Lord Stirrup to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of prospects for progress towards an agreement between Israel and Palestine on a two-state solution. (22 May)

Questions for Written Answer 

Tabled on 22 May and due for answer by 6 June.

Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the threshold of domestic turnover for registration for VAT in each member state of the European Union; and whether the European Commission has made any proposal to harmonise those thresholds.   HL466

Lord Storey to ask the Chairman of Committees, further to his Written Answer on 22 April (WA 382), to which group, individual or office Room 13 on the second floor, West Front, has been allocated.   HL467

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations in the report by Reform Must do better: spending on schools relating to the ring-fenced schools budget; whether they intend to abolish that budget; and, if so, what assessment they have made of the consequences for the education system.   HL468

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that both further and higher education institutions provide adequate services in support of students’ mental well-being.
   HL469

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review (1) the remit of, and (2) the name given to, the new draft National Curriculum to reflect (a) its application to English schools only, and (b) that academies and free schools are under no legal obligation to follow it.   HL470

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to (1) the safety and well-being of (a) child minders, and (b) nursery staff, and (2) the estimated reduction in childcare costs, as part of their proposals to increase the number of children that may be cared for by a single adult.   HL471

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Nash on 22 April (WA 364), whether they ensure that training for all classroom teachers on special educational needs, including dyslexia, is included in every initial teacher training course.   HL472

The Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 16 May (WA 7), whether the Department of Health holds any information on when the Committee on Toxicity will consider the research papers on cabin air quality submitted to it by the Department for Transport in May 2012.   HL473

The Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty’s Government what research they carried out into the preferences of patients who previously received prescriptions from dispensing doctors when developing the new Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment.   HL474

The Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether provisions exist to require customers in rural areas to purchase certain goods from certain types of business, other than in the case of pharmacies; and, if so, whether those provisions are intended to protect the viability of businesses concerned.   HL475

Viscount Astor to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their forecast of Government funding for Network Rail based on Network Rail’s business plan for 2014–19.   HL476

Viscount Astor to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the projected average fare for HS2 at the commencement of the service from London to Birmingham, for the whole journey and per kilometre travelled.   HL477

Viscount Astor to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the procedure for appeal for those applicants turned down for compensation under the Government’s Exceptional Hardship Scheme for HS2.   HL478

Viscount Astor to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish the names of the members of the independent panel for the Exceptional Hardship Scheme for HS2.   HL479

Viscount Astor to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish a list of those to be consulted on the proposed property bond for HS2.   HL480

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what potential risks they have assessed concerning the operations of intensive farming units, including intensive dairy farms.
   HL481

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have received assessments of the whole carbon cycle of (1) a litre of milk, and (2) a kilogram of pork, produced under (a) traditional extensive husbandry methods, and (b) intensive indoor conditions.   HL482

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many intensive dairy farms exist in the United Kingdom; and how many house more than (1) 500, and (2) 1000, dairy cows.
   HL483

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many intensive pig farms exist in the United Kingdom; and how many house more than (1) 500, and (2) 1000, pigs.
   HL484

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government from which external groups or individuals, including academics, they have received advice about intensive dairy farms; when they met such groups or individuals; and what was the content of those discussions.   HL485

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government from which external groups or individuals, including academics and practitioners, they have received advice about intensive pig farms; when they met such groups or individuals; and what was the content of those discussions.
   HL486

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have received advice concerning animal welfare issues associated with intensive dairy farming that do not occur in traditional pasture-based dairy farming; and, if so, what was that advice.   HL487

Lord Luce to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the findings of the Danish Rheumatic Association that effective antibiotic treatment can tackle one of the causes of chronic back pain for those with excess fluid in their vertebrae.   HL488

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have had discussions with the Electoral Commission over reports that a company has advertised their services to assist people to register to vote in return for a fee; and whether they have plans to legislate to outlaw such practices.   HL489

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether election material posted on the internet requires an imprint and, if so, in what form; and whether they have plans to make regulations under section 143(6) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.   HL490

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have assessed the findings of the report by Citizens’ Advice Scotland Offline and left Behind: Digital Exclusion amongst Scotland’s CAB clients; and what support they are providing to benefit claimants who have difficulties in using the internet due to lack of access, lack of skills, disabilities and mental health problems.   HL491

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of universal credit claimants they estimate will require budgeting advances to help with the system of payment of universal credit monthly in arrears.   HL492

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of universal credit claimants they estimate to be in receipt of earnings not covered by real time information.   HL493

Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for upgrading the short-term holding facilities at Heathrow Airport; and what approved budgets can be used for that purpose.
   HL494

Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what subjects are on the agenda for their discussions with President Santos of Colombia during his forthcoming visit to the United Kingdom; and whether they plan to offer any help in negotiations for a peace deal between the government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.   HL495

Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will ask President Santos of Colombia during his forthcoming visit to the United Kingdom about the mechanisms for participation of Colombian civil society in the peace negotiations between the government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.   HL496

Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will raise with President Santos of Colombia during his forthcoming visit to the United Kingdom the possible involvement of Baroness Amos, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, to help facilitate the peace negotiations between the government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.   HL497

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the resettlement options scheme to be offered to Afghan interpreters who have worked with the United Kingdom armed forces is confined to those employed between December 2012 and December 2014; and, if so, why.   HL498

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the resettlement options scheme to be offered to Afghan interpreters who have worked with the United Kingdom armed forces will include the Kabul-based spokesmen who have received threats from the Taliban due to the high-profile nature of their work; and, if not, why not.   HL499

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the resettlement options scheme to be offered to Afghan interpreters who have worked with the United Kingdom armed forces will include those working for the secret service; and, if not, why not.   HL500

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Afghan interpreters will be excluded from the resettlement options scheme if it is limited to frontline staff employed between December 2012 and December 2014.   HL501

Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they will take to counter any undue private sector interference in the National Health Service.   HL502

Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the all-party draft Royal Charter on press regulation will put in place adequate protection for potential future victims of press intrusion.   HL503

Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made by HM Revenue and Customs in securing increased tax payments from individual and corporate tax avoiders, including those based in tax havens; and what figures are available to demonstrate that progress.   HL504

Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of Royal Mail’s return to profitability, they will reassess plans to privatise it.   HL505

Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of current pressures on public spending, how they will ensure that plans to commemorate the centenary of the First World War provide value for money; and whether they have considered cancelling those plans.   HL506

Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 21 May (WA 59), how many non-British children were intercepted at Greater London and south-east regional ports in 2012.   HL507

Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children have been identified as being trafficked for labour exploitation, including domestic servitude, since 2007; and what action they are taking to implement the International Labour Organisation Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour, ratified by the United Kingdom in 2000.   HL508

Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 22 April (WA 387) which stated that 27.5 per cent of Nigerian children referred to the National Referral Mechanism have received a positive conclusive grounds decision, what is the main reason for a refusal of a conclusive grounds decision; and whether the percentage of Nigerian children receiving a positive conclusive grounds decision is consistent with that of other nationality groups referred to the National Referral Mechanism.   HL509

Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre will include the trafficking of children for sexual exploitation as one of its key priority threat areas when it becomes part of the National Crime Agency in October.   HL510

Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many foreign children and young people up to the age of 21 were accommodated in the youth secure estate over the past three years; and what nationalities those children and young people principally represented.   HL511

Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the cost of providing specialist care and additional safeguards in the accommodation for child victims of trafficking.   HL512

The Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the second report of the Bail Observation Project on Immigration Bail Hearings, and in particular the section on the independence of immigration judges.   HL513

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their detailed estimate of the cost of abolishing the Audit Commission.   HL514

Questions unanswered after 10 working days 

8 May (22 May)

HL7 Lord Lester of Herne Hill [MoJ]

HL18 Baroness Whitaker [DCMS]

HL19 Baroness Whitaker [MoJ]

HL24 Lord Hylton [HO]

HL38 Lord Harris of Haringey [HO]

HL52 Lord Quirk [DfE]

HL53 Lord Quirk [DfE]

HL71 Lord Avebury [MoJ]

Number of questions allocated to each department which are unanswered after 10 working days.

[DCMS] 1

[DfE] 2

[HO] 2

[MoJ] 3

Bills in Progress 

	Type of Bill	To be considered
To be heard by the Examiners
Humber Bridge Bill	Private	6 June
Waiting for Second Reading
Extension of Franchise (House of Lords) [HL]	Private Member’s
Cultural and Community Distribution Deregulation [HL]	Private Member’s
Littering from Vehicles [HL]	Private Member’s
Alan Turing (Statutory Pardon) [HL]	Private Member’s
Voting Age (Comprehensive Reduction) [HL]	Private Member’s
Medicinal Labelling [HL]	Private Member’s
Equality (Titles) [HL]	Private Member’s
Firearms (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
Rights of the Sovereign and the Duchy of Cornwall [HL]	Private Member’s
Health and Social Care (Amendment) (Food Standards) [HL]	Private Member’s
Age of Criminal Responsibility [HL]	Private Member’s
Unsolicited Telephone Communications [HL]	Private Member’s
Online Safety [HL]	Private Member’s
Arbitration and Mediation (Equality) Services [HL]	Private Member’s
Medical Innovation [HL]	Private Member’s
Social Care Portability [HL]	Private Member’s
House of Lords Reform [HL]	Private Member’s
Assisted Dying [HL]	Private Member’s
European Union (Withdrawal) [HL]	Private Member’s
National Health Service (Amended Duties and Powers) [HL]	Private Member’s
Marriage (Approved Organisations) [HL]	Private Member’s
Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
Marriage (Same Sex Couples)	Government	3 June
Committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
Transport for London [HL]	Private
Committed to a Grand Committee
Mesothelioma [HL]	Government	5 June
Intellectual Property [HL]	Government
Local Audit and Accountability [HL]	Government
Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
Offender Rehabilitation [HL]	Government	5 June
Care [HL]	Government	4 June
Waiting for Third Reading
Hertfordshire County Council (Filming on Highways) [HL]	Private	4 June
Sent to the Commons
London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) [HL]	Private
City of London (Various Powers) [HL]	Private

Affirmative Instruments in Progress 

The Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee has drawn attention to certain instruments in the reports indicated

	Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee	To be considered
Waiting for consideration by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Draft Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2013
Draft Public Bodies (Abolition of the Registrar of Public Lending Right) Order 2013
Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Code of Practice) Order 2013
Draft Public Bodies (Abolition of BRB (Residuary) Limited) Order 2013
Draft Water Industry (Specified Infrastructure Projects) (English Undertakers) Regulations 2013
Draft Education (Amendment of the Curriculum Requirements for Second Key Stage) (England) Order 2013
Draft Highway and Railway (Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project) Order 2013
Draft Child Support and Claims and Payments (Miscellaneous Amendments and Change to the Minimum Amount of Liability) Regulations 2013
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
Draft Legal Aid (Information about Financial Resources) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
Draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Referral Fees) Regulations 2013
Referred to a Grand Committee and Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Planning Act 2008 (Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects) (Electric Lines) Order 2013		4 June
Draft Licensing Act 2003 (Descriptions of Entertainment) (Amendment) Order 2013		3 June
Draft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to immigration officers and designated customs officials in England and Wales) Order 2013		4 June
Draft Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations) Order 2013		4 June
Draft Elections (Fresh Signatures for Absent Voters) Regulations 2013		4 June
Draft National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) (Fresh Signatures for Absent Voters) Order 2013		4 June
Draft Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2013		4 June
Draft Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of duration of non-jury trial provisions) Order 2013		4 June
Draft Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2013		4 June
Considered in Grand Committee and Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Local Transport Act 2008 (Traffic Commissioners) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2013		3 June
Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft National Health Service (Direct Payments) (Repeal of Pilot Schemes Limitation) Order 2013
Draft Added Tribunals (Employment Tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunal) Order 2013
Draft Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal Fees Order 2013

Negative Instruments 

Instruments reported by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

	Praying time expires	To be considered
1st Report
Town and Country Planning (Temporary Stop Notice) (England) (Revocation) Regulations 2013	4 June
Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust (Appointment of Trust Special Administrators) Order 2013	16 June
2nd Report
Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order 2013	28 June
Town and Country Planning (Compensation) (England) Regulations 2013	28 June
Instruments not reported by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
Social Security (Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance and Carer’s Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 2013	30 April
Civil Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Payment for Services) Regulations 2013	3 May

Legislative Reform Order in Progress 

	Date of Laying	Parliamentary procedure
Draft Order laid before the House and referred to the Regulatory Reform Committee
Draft Legislative Reform (Regulation of Providers of Social Work Services) (England and Wales) Order 2013	13 May	Affirmative

Public Bodies Orders in Progress 

	Scrutiny period expires	To be considered
Draft Order waiting for consideration by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
Draft Public Bodies (Abolition of BRB (Residuary) Limited) Order 2013	5 July
Draft Orders reported from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
Draft Public Bodies (Abolition of Victims’ Advisory Panel) Order 2013 1st Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee and 1st Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments	27 June
Draft Public Bodies (Abolition of the Registrar of Public Lending Right) Order 2013 2nd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee	29 June
Draft Orders reported from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee under the enhanced affirmative procedure
Draft Public Bodies (Abolition of Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council) Order 2013, 15th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Session 2012–13, 25th, 32nd and 35th Reports from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, Session 2012–13, and 2nd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, Session 2013-14	16 March
Draft Public Bodies (Merger of the Gambling Commission and the National Lottery Commission) Order 2013, 35th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, Session 2012–13, 23rd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Session 2012–13	11 July

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 3 June
Soft Power	Select Committee	10.00am
European Union	EU Sub-Committee B Internal Market, Infrastructure and Employment	4.00pm
Tuesday 4 June
Mental Capacity Act 2005	Select Committee	10.00am
European Union	EU Sub-Committee A Economic and Financial Affairs	10.00am
Science and Technology	Select Committee	10.00am
Inquiries Act 2005	Select Committee	10.30am
Human Rights	Joint Committee	2.00pm
Communications	Select Committee	3.15pm
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny	Select Committee	3.30pm
Economic Affairs	Select Committee	3.30pm
European Union	Select Committee	4.00pm
Administration and Works	Domestic Committee	4.15pm in Committee Room G
Parliamentary Privilege	Joint Committee	5.00pm
Wednesday 5 June
Prisoner Voting	Select Committee	9.30am
European Union	EU Sub-Committee D Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy	10.00am
Constitution	Select Committee	10.15am
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform	Select Committee	10.30am
Olympic and Paralympic Legacy	Select Committee	10.30am
Statutory Instruments	Joint Committee	3.45pm
Thursday 6 June
European Union	EU Sub-Committee C External Affairs	9.30am
Monday 17 June
National Security Strategy	Joint Committee	4.00pm

Minutes of Proceedings of Wednesday 22 May 2013 

The House met at 11.00am.

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Newcastle.

Select Committee Reports

1 Privileges and Conduct 
The following Reports from the Select Committee were made and ordered to be printed:

The Conduct of Baroness Knight of Collingtree (1st Report, HL Paper 10) 
The Conduct of Lord Deben. (2nd Report, HL Paper 11).

2 Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform 
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:

1st Report, on the following bills:  
Care Bill [HL]  
Offender Rehabilitation Bill [HL]  
Mesothelioma Bill [HL]. (HL Paper 12)

Public Business

3 Daylight saving A question was asked by Lord Tanlaw and answered by Earl Attlee.

4 Syria A question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock and answered by Baroness Warsi.

5 Publishing: Public Lending Right A question was asked by Baroness Benjamin and answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble.

6 Insurance: flood risk areas A question was asked by Lord Dubs and answered by Lord De Mauley.

7 Commissioner for Standards The Chairman of Committees moved that this House do extend the term of appointment of Paul Kernaghan CBE QPM as House of Lords Commissioner for Standards to 1 June 2016. The motion was agreed to.

8 Reservoirs Act 1975 (Exemptions, Appeals and Inspections) (England) Regulations 2013 Lord De Mauley moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 26 March be approved. The motion was agreed to.

9 Duty to Participate in Education or Training (Alternative Ways of Working) Regulations 2013 Baroness Garden of Frognal moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 14 March be approved. The motion was agreed to.

10 Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments to Part 1 of the Education and Skills Act 2008) Order 2013 Baroness Garden of Frognal moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 14 March be approved. The motion was agreed to.

11 Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2013 Viscount Younger of Leckie moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 25 March be approved. The motion was agreed to.

12 Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (Contractual Scheme) Regulations 2013 Lord Newby moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 26 March be approved. The motion was agreed to.

13 Police Act 1997 (Criminal Record Certificates: Relevant Matters) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2013 Lord Taylor of Holbeach moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 26 March be approved. The motion was agreed to.

14 Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2013 Lord Taylor of Holbeach moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 26 March be approved. The motion was agreed to.

15 Offender Rehabilitation Bill [HL] Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, on behalf of Lord McNally, moved that it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to which the Offender Rehabilitation Bill [HL] has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order:

Clauses 1 and 2  Schedule 1  Clause 3  Schedule 2  Clauses 4 to 7  Schedule 3  Clauses 8 to 12  Schedule 4

Clause 13  Schedule 5  Clauses 14 to 17  Schedule 6  Clauses 18 and 19  Schedule 7  Clauses 20 to 22.

The motion was agreed to.

16 Mesothelioma Bill [HL] Earl Attlee, on behalf of Lord Freud, moved that it be an instruction to the Grand Committee to which the Mesothelioma Bill [HL] has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order:

Clauses 1 to 11  Schedule 1  Clause 12

Schedule 2  Clauses 13 to 21.

The motion was agreed to.

17 Care Bill [HL] Earl Howe moved that it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to which the Care Bill [HL] has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order:

Clause 83  Schedule 5  Clauses 84 to 91  Schedule 6  Clauses 92 to 96  Schedule 7  Clauses 97 to 100  Schedule 8  Clauses 101 to 106  Clauses 74 to 82

Clauses 1 to 38  Schedule 1  Clauses 39 to 42  Schedule 2  Clauses 43 to 67  Schedule 3  Clause 68  Schedule 4  Clauses 69 to 73  Clauses 107 to 113.

The motion was agreed to.

18 Intellectual Property Bill [HL] Viscount Younger of Leckie moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Grand Committee.

19 Local Audit and Accountability Bill [HL] Baroness Hanham moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Grand Committee.

The House adjourned at 4.46pm until Monday 3 June at 2.30pm.

David Beamish

Clerk of the Parliaments

Grand Committee Business

The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 12 noon.

Housing A question was asked by Lord Dubs and, after debate, answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon.

Kenya: presidential election A question was asked by Lord Chidgey and, after debate, answered by Baroness Warsi.

Pakistan: religious violence A question was asked by Lord Avebury and, after debate, answered by Baroness Warsi.

Leveson Report: media plurality A question was asked by Lord Sharkey and, after debate, answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble.

The Committee adjourned at 3.57pm.

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 (1) Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) Rules 2013   (1169)

(2) Qualifications for Appointment of Members to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Amendment) Order 2013   (1185)

(3) First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) (Amendment) Order 2013   (1187)

(4) Tribunal Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2013   (1188)

laid under the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.

2 Merchant Shipping (Categorisation of Registries of Relevant British Possessions) (Amendment) Order 2013, laid under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.   (1115)