NOTICES AND ORDERS OF THE DAY
Items marked † are new or have been altered.
Items marked ‡ are expected to be taken during the dinner adjournment.
TUESDAY 26TH MARCH
At half-past two o’clock
*The Lord McNally—To ask the Leader of the House whether an opportunity will be provided for the House to debate and choose among the various options on the size of the elected element in a reformed House of Lords.
*The Lord Campbell of Croy—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are taking action to anticipate the possibility of a serious outbreak of measles.
*The Lord Jenkins of Putney—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will move in the United Nations or the Security Council for the globally enforced abolition of nuclear weapons.
*The Lord Bradshaw—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the number of staff employed by the Railway Inspectorate this year will increase to over 200 compared with 31 employed in 1987.
HSBC Investment Banking Bill [HL]—Third Reading
Animal Health Bill—Committee [The Lord Whitty]
The Lord Moran—To move, as an amendment to the motion that the House do now resolve itself into a Committee upon the bill, to leave out from (“House”) to the end and insert “declines to consider the bill in Committee until
(i) the responses to the consultation on implementation of powers in the bill have been considered and Her Majesty’s Government have published their response; and
(ii) Her Majesty’s Government have received, considered and published the results of the inquiries they have commissioned into foot-and-mouth disease from the National Audit Office and the Royal Society.”
‡The Baroness Cox—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to recent developments in Indonesia.
In Committee Room 4
At 3.30 pm
†Employment Bill—Further consideration in Grand Committee [The Lord Sainsbury of Turville]
WEDNESDAY 27TH MARCH
*The Baroness Trumpington—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider replacing local disabled parking badges with a universal nationwide scheme.
*The Earl of Sandwich—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what they are doing to promote the success of the latest peace initiative in the Middle East.
*The Lord Watson of Richmond—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will drop their proposal to end compulsory foreign language learning after age 14 given the decline in foreign language learning in schools and universities which such a step would accelerate.
†*The Lord Smith of Clifton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the implications of the break-in at Castlereagh police station in Northern Ireland and the theft of classified information; and what steps they are taking to prevent a re-occurrence.
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee—The Chairman of Committees to move, That the Lord Dahrendorf be appointed a Member of the Select Committee in the place of the Lord Alexander of Weedon, and that he be appointed Chairman thereof.
The Lord Patten—To call attention to the political philosophy underlying Her Majesty’s Government’s development and delivery of public policy; and to move for papers.
The Lord Elton—To call attention to the available means of reducing the level and cost of crime and thereby reducing the size and cost of the prison population; and to move for papers.
Regulatory Reform (Golden Jubilee Licensing) Order 2002—The Lord Davies of Oldham to move, That the draft Regulatory Reform Order laid before the House on 28th November 2001 be approved. [15th Report from the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee]
†Regulatory Reform (Voluntary Aided Schools Liabilities and Funding) (England) Order 2002—The Lord Davies of Oldham to move, That the draft Regulatory Reform Order laid before the House on 20th November 2001 be approved. [15th Report from the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee]
Dignity at Work Bill [HL]—Second Reading [The Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen]
THURSDAY 28TH MARCH
[At eleven o’clock]
*The Lord Luke—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what provision they have made to distribute The Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal to voluntary workers, such as St John Ambulance, the Red Cross and the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service.
*The Lord Campbell-Savours—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have to promote within the United Kingdom an understanding of Islamic views on international affairs.
*The Lord Graham of Edmonton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consultations they undertook about the Fenestration Self Assessment Scheme before they laid the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2002.
Renewables Obligation Order 2002—The Lord McIntosh of Haringey to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 13th February be approved. [20th Report from the Joint Committee]
Companies (Particulars of Usual Residential Address) (Confidentiality Orders) Regulations 2002—The Lord McIntosh of Haringey to move, That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 7th March be approved. [22nd Report from the Joint Committee]
Limited Liability Partnerships (Particulars of Usual Residential Address) (Confidentiality Orders) Regulations 2002—The Lord McIntosh of Haringey to move, That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 7th March be approved. [22nd Report from the Joint Committee]
Limited Liability Partnerships (No. 2) Regulations 2002—The Lord McIntosh of Haringey to move, That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 7th March be approved. [22nd Report from the Joint Committee]
Companies (Competent Authority) (Fees) Regulations 2002—The Lord McIntosh of Haringey to move, That the Regulations laid before the House on 7th March be approved. [22nd Report from the Joint Committee]
Limited Liability Partnerships (Competent Authority) (Fees) Regulations 2002—The Lord McIntosh of Haringey to move, That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 7th March be approved. [22nd Report from the Joint Committee]
Contracting Out (Local Education Authority Functions) (England) Order 2002—The Lord Davies of Oldham to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 7th February be approved. [20th Report from the Joint Committee]
[It is expected that the Committee stage of the Animal Health Bill will be continued this day]
MONDAY 8TH APRIL
*The Lord Alexander of Weedon—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the future of “defined benefit” occupational pension schemes and the effect that Financial Reporting Standard 17 has on such schemes.
*The Baroness Blatch—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they expect headteachers to respond to the document issued by the Commission for Racial Equality requiring policy statements and records relating to the ethnic origin of pupils.
*The Baroness Gardner of Parkes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they support the British Retail Consortium’s efforts to introduce a nationally recognisable PASS (Proof of Age Standards Scheme) for use by those aged 12 and over.
*The Lord Lamont of Lerwick—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the next steps in the Northern Ireland peace process.
Police Reform Bill [HL]—Report [The Lord Rooker]
‡The Lord Hoyle—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what they are doing to improve industrial relations in Consignia.
TUESDAY 9TH APRIL
*The Lord Dormand of Easington—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to increase the size of grants made to students, including mature students, undertaking university degree courses.
*The Lord Ashley of Stoke—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make the Access to Work Scheme statutory.
*The Lord Higgins—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps have been taken by the Information Commissioner and credit agencies to ensure that, when an individual applies for credit, such agencies reveal information concerning that individual alone, and that data on others in the same family or at the same address remain confidential.
*The Baroness Seccombe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to announce the successor scheme to Individual Learning Accounts.
‡The Lord Smith of Leigh—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their strategies towards regeneration in urban areas are effective.
[It is expected that the Report stage of the Police Reform Bill will be concluded this day]
WEDNESDAY 10TH APRIL
*The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to report to Parliament on the progress of work at Porton Down on vaccine interactions and the health effects of the multiple immunisation of troops deployed in the Gulf War.
*The Lord Corbett of Castle Vale—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in reducing the time between arrest and sentence of young offenders.
*The Lord Renton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will introduce legislation, giving third parties rights of appeal in planning cases, in which those parties have interests defined by the legislation.
The Baroness Williams of Crosby—To call attention to the development of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, and to the case for resuming United Nations inspections there; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Sharp of Guildford—To call attention to the state of the public services; and to move for papers.
Disability Discrimination (Amendment) Bill [HL]—Report [The Lord Ashley of Stoke]
THURSDAY 11TH APRIL
*The Lord Pearson of Rannoch—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they believe that the European Union has maintained peace in Europe, and whether it is likely to do so in future.
*The Baroness Miller of Hendon—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their reaction to the £462 million loss recorded by Corus and what action they intend to take to safeguard jobs in the United Kingdom steel industry against subsidised foreign competition.
*The Lord Bramall—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what their proposals are for Courts Martial in the future.
[It is expected that the Committee stage of the Animal Health Bill will be continued this day]
MONDAY 15TH APRIL
*The Lord Woolmer of Leeds—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to provide United Kingdom citizens with the facility to have an on-line calculation of their state pension forecasts.
*The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will follow the example of numerous other countries in banning the use of hand-held mobile phones when driving.
†*The Lord Archer of Sandwell—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have initiated discussions with a view to clarifying the limits of legitimate intervention in the territory of states harbouring terrorists.
†Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill [HL]—Consideration of Commons Amendments [The Lord Chancellor]
Education Bill—Committee [The Baroness Ashton of Upholland]
TUESDAY 16TH APRIL
*The Lord Vivian—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what rights members of the Armed Forces have under Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights to form a trade union.
†*The Lord Beaumont of Whitley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the inhabitants of Ascension Island can hold free elections by secret ballot so that the implementation of tax legislation on 1st April 2002 does not result in taxation without representation.
The Lord Scott of Foscote—To move, That this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on The European Arrest Warrant (16th Report, HL Paper 89). [6th March]
WEDNESDAY 17TH APRIL
*The Lord Hogg of Cumbernauld—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many fatal accidents have occurred on British mountains in each of the past five years.
*The Baroness Massey of Darwen—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are supporting sexual and reproductive health care in developing countries.
†*The Lord Ahmed—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what they are doing to help long-term development in Pakistan.
Scottish Parliament (Referendum) Bill [HL]—Second Reading [The Lord Palmer]
THURSDAY 18TH APRIL
*The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will produce a formal response to the Report of the Policy Commission on the Future of Food and Farming, indicating how they intend to take forward the recommendations therein; and whether they have calculated the costs of doing so.
National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill—House to be again in Committee [The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath]
†‡The Baroness Hooper—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what part they intend to play in the Euro-Latin American Summit planned by the Spanish Presidency of the European Union, particularly in view of recent developments in Argentina and Mercosur.
MONDAY 22ND APRIL
†*The Lord Blaker—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their policies towards the countries of Southern Africa.
TUESDAY 23RD APRIL
†*The Baroness Walmsley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether a Children’s Commissioner will be appointed in all parts of the United Kingdom.
NO DAY NAMED
PART I
The Viscount Waverley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether it would assist future conflict resolution if United Nations principles were modernised by clarifying the criteria when the right of self determination can supersede that of territorial integrity.
The Lord Freyberg—To call attention to the state of the arts and cultural institutions; and to move for papers.
The Lord Alexander of Weedon—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are considering transferring the political functions of the Lord Chancellor to the Home Office, so that a non-political Lord Chancellor may serve the interests of the judiciary and the law.
The Earl of Sandwich—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have a policy on international migration.
The Lord Northbourne—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether all children in school are being taught to understand what their responsibilities as parents will be when they have their own children.
The Earl Howe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what account they have taken of the reports entitled “Future Imperfect?” and “You Can Take Him Home Now” recently published by the King’s Fund and Carers National Association respectively.
The Lord Clement-Jones—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to define the scope and benefit of private sector involvement in the National Health Service.
The Lord Luke—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy towards aquatic sports in the United Kingdom and the seas around it.
The Lord Burnham—To call attention to the Armed Forces of the Crown; and to move for papers.
The Earl of Northesk—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what their current policy is towards the privacy and retention of personal data.
The Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede—To call attention to the situation in Belarus; and to move for papers.
The Lord Hylton—To move to resolve, That this House urges Her Majesty’s Government, following the unanimous judgment of the European Court of Human Rights of 17th July, to seek the release from prison of Mrs Leyla Zana, Mr Hatip Dicle, Mr Orhan Dogan and Mr Selim Sadak, four members of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, originally sentenced in 1994.
The Lord Desai—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy regarding the special health problems faced by ethnic minorities.
The Lord Campbell of Croy—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Ministerial Code published on 31st July 1997 has been replaced by the Ministerial Code dated July 2001, with a Code of Conduct for Special Advisers dated July 2001.
The Lord Luke—To ask Her Majesty’s Government by what criteria they will select the United Kingdom’s entry for the European Capital of Culture for 2008.
The Lord Saatchi—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that financial institutions do not support terrorism.
The Viscount Waverley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the state of the United Kingdom’s relations with Kazakhstan.
The Lord Berkeley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the quality and effectiveness of the United Kingdom’s rail infrastructure are satisfactory.
The Lord Ezra—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy on the future of the coal industry.
The Lord Mancroft—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy in respect of drugs and drug use.
The Earl of Caithness—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to implement the recommendations in the report Rural Recovery after Foot-and-Mouth Disease by Lord Haskins and the report from the Rural Task Force Tackling the impact of foot-and-mouth disease on the rural economy.
The Baroness Greengross—To call attention to corporate social responsibility in an economic downturn; and to move for papers.
The Lord Walker of Worcester—To call attention to the place of inward investment in the United Kingdom economy; and to move for papers.
The Lord Mayhew of Twysden—To call attention to the development of administrative law in England and Wales, and in particular to judicial review as a curb upon improper use of executive power; and to move for papers.
The Lord Blackwell—To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what causes they attribute the low take-up of stakeholder pensions sales to date.
The Lord Clement-Jones—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they are making on drawing up the Diabetes National Service Framework; and whether specific funding will be allocated to implement it.
The Lord Donoughue—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the future of the United Kingdom horse-racing industry.
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider that cultural attitudes towards the employment of disabled people in the performing arts are a barrier to their successful employment in this area.
The Lord Redesdale—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to implement the recommendations in The Historic Environment: A Force for Our Future, issued by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
The Lord Campbell of Croy—To call attention to the difficulties that arise in daily life for severely disabled people; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Prashar—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will establish a national network of centres to provide comprehensive and multi-disciplinary support for people with sickle cell disease and thalassaemia.
The Lord Freyberg—To call attention to the role of design in improving public services; and to move for papers.
The Viscount Falkland—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their medium and long term expectations from the regions with respect to their current arts policy.
The Viscount Falkland—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider the recent increase in film production in the United Kingdom to have sufficiently matched quantity with quality.
The Viscount Tenby—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what long-term plans they have to deal with the problems of speeding by drivers.
The Lord Harrison—To call attention to the provision of care for sufferers of Parkinson’s disease; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Park of Monmouth—To call attention to the statement by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland on her investigation of matters relating to the Omagh Bomb on 15th August 1998; and to move for papers.
The Lord McColl of Dulwich—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to deal with the increasing problem of binge drinking.
The Countess of Mar—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the Report to the Chief Medical Officer of an Independent Working Group on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis dated January 2002.
The Baroness Boothroyd—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in recognising the contribution made by women during the Second World War, they support the proposal for a national memorial to the Women of World War Two.
The Lord Goodhart—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any proposals to cap donations to political parties and to increase support out of public funds.
The Baroness Sharp of Guildford—To draw attention to the major shortages in the number of people being trained in craft skills such as plumbing, electrical and gas fitting, despite the efforts of the Learning and Skills Council; and to move for papers.
The Earl Russell—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are satisfied with the working of the New Deal For Young People in the light of the National Audit Office report of 25th February.
The Lord Parekh—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to foster cohesiveness and a sense of national identity.
The Lord Hooson—To call attention to the role of “creative accountancy”, as exemplified by the Enron affair, in undermining confidence in the global benefits of capitalism; and to move for papers.
The Lord Campbell of Alloway—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to contain disruption to public services.
The Lord Jenkins of Putney—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has happened to the nuclear weapon proposals put to the United Nations by the Australian government.
The Lord Moynihan—To call attention to the Energy Review published by the Performance and Innovation Unit in February; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Linklater of Butterstone—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy on prison visitors’ centres and their role in the resettlement of prisoners in society after release.
The Lord Taverne—To call attention to the case for promoting respect for scientific evidence in the consideration of issues concerned with food, medicine and health; and to move for papers.
The Lord Cobbold—To call attention to the long term effectiveness of current national and international policies on drugs; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they propose to take in the light of the Annual Report of the BBC.
Wireless Telegraphy (Television Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2002—The Baroness Anelay of St Johns to move, That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Regulations, laid before the House on 11th March, be annulled (S.I. 2002/641).
The Lord Harrison—To call attention to the case for reforms in the planning system; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Walmsley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action is being taken to ensure children in all parts of the United Kingdom receive equal rights, representation and protection.
The Baroness Greengross—To call attention to the 2nd United Nations World Assembly on Ageing in Madrid in April 2002; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Gould of Potternewton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they intend to take to implement the recommendations of the section of the Chief Medical Officer’s report Epilepsy—Death in the Shadows.
PART II
MOTIONS FOR BALLOTED DEBATES
[Ballot on 27th March for debate on 17th April]
The Lord Lipsey—To call attention to the implications of the fall in turnout at the last general election; and to move for papers.
The Lord Plumb—To call attention to the state of the livestock industry; and to move for papers.
The Lord Beaumont of Whitley—To call attention to Growing in the Community: a good practice guide for the management of allotments (published by the Local Government Association partly on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions); and to move for papers.
The Lord Dearing—To call attention to the resources available to support Her Majesty’s Government’s announced policies for education and skills; and to move for papers.
The Lord Peston—To call attention to Science Year; and to move for papers.
The Countess of Mar—To call attention to the length of time taken to answer written questions and to the standard of replies to both oral and written questions; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Crawley—To call attention to the Green Paper Planning: Delivering a Fundamental Change (published by the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions); and to move for papers.
The Lord Holme of Cheltenham—To call attention to the case for a Civil Service Act clarifying the respective responsibilities of Ministers, political advisers and civil servants; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe—To call attention to the work of universities in widening participation, as set out in Universities UK’s forthcoming report Social Class and Participation in Higher Education; and to move for papers.
The Lord Northbourne—To call attention to the causes of juvenile crime; and to move for papers.
The Lord Moynihan—To call attention to the case for a comprehensive review of United Kingdom sports policy; and to move for papers.
PART III
SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS
[The date in brackets is that on which the Report was published]
The Lord Scott of Foscote—To move, That this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on Minimum Standards of Reception Conditions for Asylum Seekers (8th Report, HL Paper 49). [10th December]
The Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle—To move, That this House takes note of the Report of the Select Committee on Chinook ZD 576 (HL Paper 25). [5th February]
The Lord Jopling—To move, That this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on The European Policy on Security and Defence (11th Report, HL Paper 71). [7th February]
The Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe—To move, That this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on Energy Supply: how secure are we? (14th Report, HL Paper 82). [18th February]
The Lord Bishop of Oxford—To move, That this House takes note of the Report of the Select Committee on Stem Cell Research (HL Paper 83). [27th February]
The Baroness Harris of Richmond—To move, That this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on Working in Europe: Access for All (15th Report, HL Paper 88). [11th March]
The Lord Crickhowell—To move, That this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on Reducing the Risk: Regulating Industrial Chemicals (13th Report, HL Paper 81). [12th March]
QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
[Tabled on 25th March, or unanswered after 21 days]
9th January
The Lord Wedderburn of Charlton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any awards of costs have been made within the last five years in respect of time spent by a party in preparing his or her case—
(a) where the party was legally represented; or
(b) where the party was not so represented,
in any of the following—
and, if so, on what principles and authority these awards were made and what was the range of amounts involved in such awards. (HL2256)
14th January
The Lord Lipsey—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which government agencies require the submission of originals of passports, driving licences or birth certificates with applications for official documents. (HL2286)
15th January
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what instructions they have given to British military attachés to verify that licensed exports of arms and equipment are in fact used for the purposes for which they were approved; whether diversions have occurred; and whether they will strengthen the instructions and widen their application. (HL2323)
16th January
The Earl of Northesk—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they have taken to protect Government websites from the Badtrans virus. (HL2354)
21st January
The Baroness Greengross—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what regulation is in place for the home security industry providing fire alarm, burglar alarm and similar services to the residential market. (HL2427)
28th January
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean on 23rd January (WA 206), what restrictions are now in force on exports of arms from the United Kingdom to—
(a) the republics of central Asia; and
29th January
The Lord Vivian—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether an arms embargo is still imposed on Pakistan. (HL2592)
31st January
The Baroness Rawlings—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they can provide financial details of the international indebtedness of the Afghan government. (HL2648)
The Baroness Rawlings—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will provide details of how the £500 million of European Union aid is being distributed in Afghanistan; how much has already been distributed; and to whom. (HL2649)
4th February
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the principle that justifies providing different burdens of proof for claims of unlawful discrimination in employment and non-employment claims under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 as amended. (HL2702)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will introduce amending legislation to provide for the same burden of proof for claims of unlawful discrimination in employment and non-employment cases under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975. (HL2703)
7th February
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the undertaking by the Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to follow up points raised in the debate on food and nutrition on 30th January (HL Deb, col. 260), whether they will say—
(a) when they will conduct a survey into the effects of the nutritional guidelines for schools, introduced on 1st April 2001, on the current content, take-up and cost of school of school meals;
(b) when they will launch a campaign to promote healthy eating among young adults; and
(c) what amount of money they consider is necessary for an adult to spend per week on food in order to ensure a healthy balanced diet. (HL2779)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by the Lord Falconer of Thoroton on the Air Transport Industry on 14th January (HL Deb, col. 825), whether they have set targets for the reduction of emissions from military air transport; and, if so, what they are. (HL2802)
12th February
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend that there should be a comprehensive response on behalf of the various Government Departments affected by the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights, given on 4th May 2001, concerning the cases of Jordan, Kelly, McKerr and Shanaghan v. United Kingdom; if not, why not; and, if so, when. (HL2853)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of the settlement of the case of Fielding v. United Kingdom before the European Court of Human Rights, they will make bereavement benefits available to widowers without sex discrimination. (HL2859)
14th February
The Lord Wedderburn of Charlton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish immediately the annual number of applications made to Industrial Tribunals and Employment Tribunals in each of the years from 1981 to 2001; and what was the percentage in each year of those applications which led to the complaints being upheld in the Tribunals. (HL2896)
25th February
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which health authorities have developed strategies for dealing with problem gambling. (HL2924)
The Baroness Masham of Ilton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to rectify the situation at the health care unit of H M Prison Wandsworth where physically ill and mentally ill patients are accommodated together and there is an extreme shortage of nurses. (HL2959)
27th February
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether inspection by the European Commission of French poultry slaughterhouses has found any improvement since the Commission’s adverse reports in 1999. (HL3018)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Brazil conformed to the European Union ruling on slaughter practices by the given deadline of January 2000; and what has been the progress since then. (HL3019)
The Earl of Northesk—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the cost of Government advertising for each of the years 1998-99, 1999-2000 and 2000-01; and what is the estimated cost for the current financial year. (HL3038)
The Earl of Northesk—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the cost of external public relations and consultancy contracts entered into by Government Departments for each of the years 1998-99, 1999-2000 and 2000-01; and what is their estimated cost for the current financial year. (HL3039)
The Earl of Northesk—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the cost of special advisers employed by the Government on a Departmental basis for each of the years 1998-99, 1999-2000 and 2000-01; and what is their estimated cost for the current financial year. (HL3040)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have received representations from residents of the Republic of Ireland who are seeking British passports as an indicator of equality as outlined in the Belfast Agreement of 1998; and, if so, what was their response. (HL3051)
28th February
The Baroness Sharp of Guildford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether local authorities have the power to pass a bylaw requiring all shops and sales outlets in their jurisdiction to take deposits on all sales of bottles and cans containing alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages. (HL3089)
1st March
The Lord Howie of Troon—To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what evidence they have concluded that Building Regulations Approved Documents have inhibited designers and developers from pursing innovation in construction, as stated in the document Regulatory Reform—the Government’s Action Plan. (HL3092)
The Lord Vivian—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which Ministers, members of the Opposition and senior officers have visited Afghanistan; when these visits took place; and how long was each visit. (HL3094)
The Lord Vivian—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many personnel in each armed service have been waiting for medical consultations; and how many have been waiting for medical operations, showing the number of months they have been waiting. (HL3099)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the government of the Republic of Ireland has ever been consulted on the conferment of peerages; if so, when; about whom; why; and whether the practice will continue. (HL3102)
4th March
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 27th February (WA 246), what are the criteria agreed with the Security Service for the release of historical documents to the Public Record Office; and which of these criteria would justify the continuing withholding of public access to the MI5 records relating to Nazi war crimes already released into the public domain in the United States under the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act 1998. (HL3118)
25th March
The Lord Burlison—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what the compliance statistics for working families’ tax credit were in the nine months to 31st December 2001; and what the comparable statistics were in the previous year. (HL3508)
The Lord Acton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the National Health Service Purchasing and Supply Agency will publish their annual business plan. (HL3509)
The Lord Campbell-Savours—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Law Commission intends to publish its thirty-sixth Annual Report. (HL3510)
The Lord Christopher—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish the key targets for 2002-03 for the Medical Devices Agency. (HL3511)
The Lord Merlyn-Rees—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in implementing the recommendations made by his Honour John Gower QC and Sir Anthony Hammond KCB QC in their report on prosecutions conducted by the Solicitor’s Office of H M Customs and Excise. (HL3512)
The Lord Haskel—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what key performance targets they have set for Her Majesty’s Land Registry executive agency for 2002-2003. (HL3513)
The Lord Brookman—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made with the Quinquennial Review of the Defence Medical Agencies. (HL3514)
The Baroness Gale—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish the impact analysis of the discount rate change for personal injury awards from 3 per cent to 2.5 per cent. (HL3515)
The Lord Hughes of Woodside—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what key performance targets the Lord Chancellor has set for the Public Records Office Executive Agency for 2002-2003. (HL3516)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will offer reconstruction aid to Indonesia for Sulawesi and Ambon, subject to the implementation by all parties of the Malino I and Malino II Agreements. (HL3517)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they and other regional powers are able to assist Indonesia in disarming Laskar Jihad and rival militants, dismantling training camps, removing landmines, and deporting infiltrated foreigners. (HL3518)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are exploring with the government of Indonesia the practicality of stationing international human rights observers in Sulawesi and Maluku. (HL3519)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether either the Council of Europe or the European Court of Human Rights have formally registered complaints by journalists and others against restrictions on freedom of expression by the government of Moldova; and what consideration or procedures are pending. (HL3520)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the response of the government of Moldova to the recent resolution of the European Parliament calling on Moldova to respect human rights and democratic processes. (HL3521)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider that Moldova qualifies as a Heavily Indebted Poor Country. (HL3522)
The Lord Hogg of Cumbernauld—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Union of the Crowns. (HL3523)
The Lord Judd—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the risk to innocent men, women and children of unexploded ammunition in Afghanistan; what indications this has for future military policy; and what action they are taking. (HL3524)
The Lord Judd—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people who were in detention at Yarl’s Wood at the time of the recent fire there have since been deported; how many have been or are still detained in prison elsewhere without charge; what are the reasons in each of these categories; and what has been the Government’s response to representations on these matters by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. (HL3525)
The Lord Fearn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps are being taken to improve security at Heathrow airport for passengers travelling on international flights to and from that airport. (HL3526)
The Lord Fearn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what additional security measures (including reinforced cockpit doors) have been introduced to aircraft using Heathrow and Manchester airports since 11th September 2001. (HL3527)
The Lord Fearn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Gibraltarians will be entitled to vote in any referendum which may be called to decide the future constitution of Gibraltar. (HL3528)
The Lord Fearn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what response they have made to the Gibraltar government on the new constitution document recently approved by that government. (HL3529)
The Lord Beaumont of Whitley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend that used tyres and chipped tyres shall be disposed of when they are banned from landfill sites in 2003 and 2006 respectively. (HL3530)
The Lord Beaumont of Whitley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the figure for the number of times (total and percentage) the London Magistrates Courts and London Youth Courts have had to adjourn trials over the last year; and how many of those were because of a lack of court time. (HL3531)
The Lord Beaumont of Whitley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the figure for the number (total and percentage) of the London Magistrates Courts and London Youth Courts in which the Witness Support Service is operating. (HL3532)
The Lord Beaumont of Whitley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the most recent figures (total and percentage) for the number of cases in the London Magistrates Courts and London Youth Courts in which no evidence has been offered by the Crown Prosecution Service; and how many and what percentage of those are cases in which no evidence has been offered after an adjournment has been refused. (HL3533)
The Lord Beaumont of Whitley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the shortfall in the London Area Crown Prosecution Service of “in house” lawyers; and how many have been recruited in the last six months. (HL3534)
The Lord Beaumont of Whitley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the current daily and half daily rates for independent advocates representing the Crown Prosecution Service in the London Magistrates Courts and London Youth Courts; and how that compares with the average brief fee in the Crown Court. (HL3535)
The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Sainsbury of Turville on 25th March (HL3356), whether they will now consider collating statistics on the number of prosecutions and convictions under the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1998 annually; and what is the earliest date after 31st March 2003 by which they expect it to be practicable for the Department of Trade and Industry to publish statistics for the five-year period ending on that date. (HL3536)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bassam of Brighton on 19th March 2001 (WA 127), whether they will now publish the operational enforcement manual containing instructions for members of the Immigration Service. (HL3537)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the legislation that governs terrorist prisoner releases since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement; and how many prisoners have benefited from it. (HL3538)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many terrorist prisoners have (a) escaped from prison since 1970 and were not recaptured to complete their sentences; and (b) escaped from police custody before conviction. (HL3539)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the guidelines and procedures for the use of the Royal Prerogative; and whether the Royal Prerogative has ever been used for terrorist prisoners. (HL3540)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will give a breakdown of the number of terrorist prisoners and their paramilitary alignment in H M Prison Maghaberry and H M Prison Magilligan. (HL3541)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many terrorist extradition proceedings have been initiated since 1970; how many have been successful; and what nations they were being extradited from. (HL3542)
The Earl Howe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will add familial hyperlipidaemia to the list of medical conditions that are eligible for exemption from prescription charges; and, if not, why not. (HL3543)
The Earl Howe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what research they have recently sponsored, or are aware of, into familial hyperlipidaemia. (HL3544)
The Earl Howe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria for inclusion underpin the list of medical conditions eligible for an exemption from prescription charges. (HL3545)
The Earl Howe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many specialist pain control clinics were operational within each region of the National Health Service on the latest date for which figures are available; and how many were operational three years before that. (HL3546)
The Earl Howe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many specialist pain control clinics have closed during the past three years in Somerset, Wiltshire, Devon and Cornwall. (HL3547)
The Earl Howe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will prepare National Service Frameworks for the treatment of long term medical conditions, including the control of chronic pain. (HL3548)
BILLS IN PROGRESS
[The date in square brackets is the date for which the bill is set down]
Waiting for Second Reading
European Union (Implications of Withdrawal) [HL]
Welfare of Ducks [HL]
Dignity at Work [HL] [27th March]
National Lottery (Amendment) [HL]
Tax Credits
Justice (Northern Ireland)
Scottish Parliament (Referendum) [HL] [17th April]
Marine Wildlife Conservation
London Local Authorities and Transport for London [HL]
Committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
Milford Haven Port Authority [HL]
Committed to a Select Committee
London Local Authorities [HL]
Referred to the Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills
European Parliamentary Elections [HL] [30th April]
Committed to a Grand Committee
Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
Animal Health [26th March]
Parliament Act 1949 (Amendment) [HL]
Civil Partnerships [HL]
Religious Offences [HL]
National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions [18th April]
Education [15th April]
Sex Discrimination (Amendment) (No. 2) [HL]
Proceeds of Crime
Waiting for Report
Export Control
Disability Discrimination (Amendment) [HL]
Police Reform [HL] [8th April]
Waiting for Third Reading
HSBC Investment Banking [HL] [26th March]
Greenham and Crookham Commons
Sent to the Commons
National Heritage [HL]
Christmas Day (Trading) [HL]
State Pension Credit [HL]
Tobacco Advertising and Promotion [HL]
Barclays Group Reorganisation [HL]
Waiting for consideration of Commons amendments
Commonhold and Leasehold Reform [HL] [15th April]
Returned to the Commons amended
Football (Disorder) (Amendment)
Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland)
AFFIRMATIVE INSTRUMENTS IN PROGRESS
Waiting for consideration by the Joint Committee
Draft Court of Appeal (Appeals from Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission) Rules 2002
Draft Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (Schedule 3 Amendment) Order 2002
Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Contracting Out (Local Education Authority Functions) (England) Order 2002
Draft Renewables Obligation Order 2002
Draft Electricity and Gas (Determination of Turnover for Penalties) Order 2002
Draft Companies (Particulars of Usual Residential Address) (Confidentiality Orders) Regulations 2002
Draft Limited Liability Partnerships (No. 2) Regulations 2002
Draft Limited Liability Partnerships (Particulars of Usual Residential Address) (Confidentiality Orders) Regulations 2002
Companies (Competent Authority) (Fees) Regulations 2002
Limited Liability Partnerships (Competent Authority) (Fees) Regulations 2002
Draft Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2002
DEREGULATION PROPOSAL IN PROGRESS
Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Deregulation (Correction of Birth and Death Entries in Registers or Other Records) Order 2002 [17th Report]
REGULATORY REFORM PROPOSALS IN PROGRESS
Reported from the Select Committee
Draft Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 [15th Report]
Draft Regulatory Reform (Carer’s Allowance) Order 2002 [15th Report]
Draft Regulatory Reform (Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979) Order 2002 [15th Report]
Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Regulatory Reform (Voluntary Aided Schools Liabilities and Funding) (England) Order 2002 [15th Report]
Draft Regulatory Reform (Golden Jubilee Licensing) Order 2002 [15th Report]
HUMAN RIGHTS REMEDIAL ORDER IN PROGRESS
[The date in brackets is the date of the expiry
of the statutory period]
Urgent order under paragraph 4 of the Human Rights Act 1998 waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Mental Health Act 1983 (Remedial) Order 2001 [26th April] [6th Report]
COMMITTEES
[Unless otherwise indicated, Committees meet in the Lords’ rooms
in the Committee Corridor as indicated in the daily broadsheets]
TUESDAY 26TH MARCH
| European Union (Sub-Committee A) | 10.30 am |
| Science and Technology (Sub-Committee I) | 10.30 am |
| (Systematic Biology) | in Millbank House |
| Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) | 12.30 pm |
| Economic Affairs (Select Committee) | 4.00 pm |
WEDNESDAY 27TH MARCH
| European Union (Sub-Committee D) | 10.30 am |
THURSDAY 28TH MARCH
| European Union (Sub-Committee C) | 10.30 am |
MONDAY 8TH APRIL
| Science and Technology (Select Committee) | 3.30 pm |
| in Millbank House |
TUESDAY 9TH APRIL
| Animals in Scientific Procedures (Select Committee) | 3.15 pm |
| European Union (Select Committee) | 4.15 pm |
WEDNESDAY 10TH APRIL
| European Union (Sub-Committee F) | 10.30 am |
| Constitution (Select Committee) | 3.45 pm |
| European Union (Sub-Committee E) | 4.15 pm |
MONDAY 15TH APRIL
| European Union (Sub-Committee B) | 4.15 pm |
| Human Rights (Joint Committee) | 4.30 pm |
WEDNESDAY 17TH APRIL
| Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform | 10.30 am |
| (Select Committee) |
| Science and Technology (Sub-Committee II) | 3.30 pm |
| (Innovations in microprocessing) |
MONDAY 22ND APRIL
| Ecclesiastical Committee | 4.30 pm |
TUESDAY 23RD APRIL
| Library and Computers (Sub-Committee) | 4.15 pm |
TUESDAY 30TH APRIL
| Consolidation Bills (Joint Committee) | 2.30 pm |
| (European Parliamentary Elections Bill [HL]) |
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