Table of Contents for
Tuesday 16 Dec 2003

Volume No. 655 Part No. 12

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The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford

Disabled Children and Child Abuse

Radioactive Waste Management

Teachers: Staffing Levels

Postal Services: Liberalisation

Iraq: Reconstruction Contracts

Statute Law (Repeals) Bill [HL]

Business of the House: Standing Order 47

Consolidated Fund Bill

Extradition Act 2003 (Designation of Part 2 Territories) Order 2003

Extradition Act 2003 (Police Powers: Code of Practice) Order 2003

Extradition Act 2003 (Part 3 Designation) Order 2003

Extradition Act 2003 (Designation of Part 1 Territories) Order 2003

Export of Goods, Transfer of Technology and Provision of Technical Assistance (Control) Order 2003

Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]

Financial Statement and Budget Report

Written Answers

Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan: Social and Civil Development

North/South Implementation Bodies

Ulster-Scots Agency

Northern Ireland: Ombudsmen

Northern Ireland: Oversight Commissioners

Strangford Lough

Afghanistan: Reconstruction

Heavily Indebted Poor Countries

House of Lords: September Sittings

Northern Ireland: Inward Investment

Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission

Parliamentary Pay and Allowances

Council of Europe and Western European Union: British Delegation

Prisoners: Heroin Users

Young Offenders: High Intensity Training Programme

Prisons: Visitors' Centres

HM Inspector of Prisons

Criminal Offences

Mr Lumituri Shala

Counter-terrorism Activities Funding

West Bank: Collective Punishments

Iraq: Political Institutions

United Nations Convention Against Torture

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Travel Advice

Democratic Republic of Congo: Arms Embargo

Service Attributable Pensions

Armed Forces' Pay Review Body: Service Medical and Dental Officers

Schools: Attainment of Pupils

Schools: Parenthood Education

Speech Therapy

Prescription Charges

Hospital Waiting Lists

Elections: Postal Voting

Radio Frequency Identification Tags

UK Space Strategy 2003–06 and Beyond

Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council

Olympic Lottery Games

Sports Grounds

Consolidated Fund Bill

Public Transport: Disabled People

Roads: Private Finance Contracts

End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations 2003

Rail Passenger Fatalities

Regulatory Impact Assessment



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Tuesday 16 Dec 2003

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The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford [16 Dec 2003]

Disabled Children and Child Abuse [16 Dec 2003]

2.41 p.m.

Lord Ashley of Stoke — Disabled Children and Child Abuse [16 Dec 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills (Baroness Ashton of Upholland)

Lord Ashley of Stoke

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

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Lord Campbell of Croy

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Lord Addington

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Wilkins

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

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Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Masham of Ilton

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Seccombe

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

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The Earl of Listowel

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Radioactive Waste Management [16 Dec 2003]

2.49 p.m.

Earl Attlee — Radioactive Waste Management [16 Dec 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Whitty)

Earl Attlee

Lord Whitty

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Lord Lawson of Blaby

Lord Whitty

Lord Campbell-Savours

Lord Whitty

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Lord Whitty

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Lord Jenkin of Roding

Lord Whitty

Lord Hylton

Lord Whitty

Lord Walton of Detchant

Lord Whitty

Lord Ezra

Lord Whitty

Lord Dixon-Smith

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Lord Whitty

Teachers: Staffing Levels [16 Dec 2003]

2.57 p.m.

Baroness Sharp of Guildford — Teachers: Staffing Levels [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Sharp of Guildford

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Lord Tanlaw

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

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Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Seccombe

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Postal Services: Liberalisation [16 Dec 2003]

3.1 p.m.

Lord Roberts of Conwy — Postal Services: Liberalisation [16 Dec 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Sainsbury of Turville)

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Lord Roberts of Conwy

Lord Sainsbury of Turville

Lord Clarke of Hampstead

Lord Sainsbury of Turville

Lord Razzall

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Lord Sainsbury of Turville

Baroness Miller of Hendon

Lord Sainsbury of Turville

Lord Roberts of Conwy

Lord Sainsbury of Turville

Iraq: Reconstruction Contracts [16 Dec 2003]

3.8 p.m.

Lord Lamont of Lerwick — Iraq: Reconstruction Contracts [16 Dec 2003]

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The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)

Lord Lamont of Lerwick

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Lord Wallace of Saltaire

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

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Lord Gilbert

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Lord Howell of Guildford

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

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Statute Law (Repeals) Bill [HL] [16 Dec 2003]

3.15 p.m.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs (Lord Filkin)

Business of the House: Standing Order 47 [16 Dec 2003]

The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Amos)

Consolidated Fund Bill [16 Dec 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Lord McIntosh of Haringey)

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Extradition Act 2003 (Designation of Part 2 Territories) Order 2003 [16 Dec 2003]

3.16 p.m.

The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)

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Lord Goodhart

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Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Column: 1068

Lord Stoddart of Swindon

Baroness Carnegy of Lour

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3.45 p.m.

Earl Russell

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Earl Russell

Lord Dahrendorf

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Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Column: 1071

Lord Goodhart

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Column: 1072

Lord Mackie of Benshie

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

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Earl Russell

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Lord Goodhart

4.1 p.m.

Division No. 1 (Extradition Act 2003 (Designation of Part 2 Territories) Order 2003) [16 Dec 2003]

Column: 1075

Extradition Act 2003 (Police Powers: Code of Practice) Order 2003 [16 Dec 2003]

4.12 p.m.

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

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Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Column: 1078

Lord Goodhart

Baroness Carnegy of Lour

Column: 1079

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Extradition Act 2003 (Part 3 Designation) Order 2003 [16 Dec 2003]

4.28 p.m.

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Extradition Act 2003 (Designation of Part 1 Territories) Order 2003 [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Column: 1080

Export of Goods, Transfer of Technology and Provision of Technical Assistance (Control) Order 2003 [16 Dec 2003]

4.30 p.m.

Baroness Miller of Hendon

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Column: 1084

4.45 p.m.

Baroness Sharp of Guildford

Lord May of Oxford

Column: 1085

Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe

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5 p.m.

Lord Sainsbury of Turville

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Baroness Miller of Hendon

Column: 1091

Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL] [16 Dec 2003]

5.11 p.m.

Baroness Amos

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Column: 1095

5.24 p.m.

Lord Glentoran

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Column: 1099

5.37 p.m.

Lord Smith of Clifton

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Column: 1102

5.49 p.m.

Lord Laird

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Column: 1104

5.57 p.m.

Viscount Brookeborough

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Column: 1106

6.3 p.m.

Lord Hylton

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6.8 p.m.

Lord Mayhew of Twysden

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6.18 p.m.

Baroness Goudie

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6.24 p.m.

Lord Fitt

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6.28 p.m.

Baroness Harris of Richmond

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Column: 1114

6.37 p.m.

Lord Kingsland

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Column: 1116

6.42 p.m.

Baroness Amos

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Lord Smith of Clifton

Column: 1120

Baroness Amos

Lord Mayhew of Twysden

Baroness Amos

Financial Statement and Budget Report [16 Dec 2003]

6.59 p.m.

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

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Column: 1122

7.6 p.m.

Baroness Noakes

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Baroness Noakes

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Column: 1124

Column: 1125

7.18 p.m.

Lord Higgins

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Column: 1127

Column: 1128

7.31 p.m.

Lord Northbrook

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7.43 p.m.

Lord Taverne

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Column: 1133

Baroness Harris of Richmond

Lord Taverne

7.50 p.m.

Baroness Wilcox

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Column: 1135

7.56 p.m.

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Column: 1136

Lord Taverne

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Baroness Noakes

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

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Baroness Noakes

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

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Baroness Noakes

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Higgins

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Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Higgins

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

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Lord Northbrook

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

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Column: 1142

Column: WA119

Written Answers [16 Dec 2003]

Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan: Social and Civil Development [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Alton of Liverpool — Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan: Social and Civil Development [16 Dec 2003]

The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Amos)

North/South Implementation Bodies [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Laird — North/South Implementation Bodies [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Amos

Column: WA120

Ulster-Scots Agency [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Laird — Ulster-Scots Agency [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Amos

Northern Ireland: Ombudsmen [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Glentoran — Northern Ireland: Ombudsmen [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Amos

Northern Ireland: Oversight Commissioners [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Glentoran — Northern Ireland: Oversight Commissioners [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Amos

Strangford Lough [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Kilclooney — Strangford Lough [16 Dec 2003]

Column: WA121

Baroness Amos

Afghanistan: Reconstruction [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Judd — Afghanistan: Reconstruction [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Amos

Heavily Indebted Poor Countries [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Hylton — Heavily Indebted Poor Countries [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Amos

Column: WA122

Lord Hylton — Heavily Indebted Poor Countries [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Amos

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Column: WA123

Column: WA123

House of Lords: September Sittings [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Cope of Berkeley — House of Lords: September Sittings [16 Dec 2003]

Column: WA124

Baroness Amos

Column: WA125

Northern Ireland: Inward Investment [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Kilclooney — Northern Ireland: Inward Investment [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Amos

Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Laird — Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Amos

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Parliamentary Pay and Allowances [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Turner of Camden — Parliamentary Pay and Allowances [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Amos

Council of Europe and Western European Union: British Delegation [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Clinton-Davies — Council of Europe and Western European Union: British Delegation [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Amos

Prisoners: Heroin Users [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Chadlington — Prisoners: Heroin Users [16 Dec 2003]

Column: WA127

The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)

Young Offenders: High Intensity Training Programme [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Chadlington — Young Offenders: High Intensity Training Programme [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Prisons: Visitors' Centres [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Elton — Prisons: Visitors' Centres [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

HM Inspector of Prisons [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Elton — HM Inspector of Prisons [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Column: WA128

Criminal Offences [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Hylton — Criminal Offences [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Column: WA129

Mr Lumituri Shala [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Bradshaw — Mr Lumituri Shala [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Counter-terrorism Activities Funding [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Smith of Leigh — Counter-terrorism Activities Funding [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Column: WA130

West Bank: Collective Punishments [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Hylton — West Bank: Collective Punishments [16 Dec 2003]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)

Iraq: Political Institutions [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Judd — Iraq: Political Institutions [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Column: WA131

United Nations Convention Against Torture [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Berkeley — United Nations Convention Against Torture [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Travel Advice [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Berkeley — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Travel Advice [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

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Column: WA133

Democratic Republic of Congo: Arms Embargo [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Berkeley — Democratic Republic of Congo: Arms Embargo [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Column: WA134

Service Attributable Pensions [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Turner of Camden — Service Attributable Pensions [16 Dec 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Bach)

Column: WA135

Armed Forces' Pay Review Body: Service Medical and Dental Officers [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Hilton of Eggardon — Armed Forces' Pay Review Body: Service Medical and Dental Officers [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Bach

Column: WA136

Schools: Attainment of Pupils [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Northbourne — Schools: Attainment of Pupils [16 Dec 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills (Baroness Ashton of Upholland)

Column: WA137

Column: WA137

Column: WA137

Schools: Parenthood Education [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Northbourne — Schools: Parenthood Education [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Column: WA138

Speech Therapy [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Uddin — Speech Therapy [16 Dec 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Warner)

Prescription Charges [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff — Prescription Charges [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Warner

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Baroness Finlay of Llandaff — Prescription Charges [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Warner

Hospital Waiting Lists [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Roberts of Conwy — Hospital Waiting Lists [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff — Hospital Waiting Lists [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Warner

Elections: Postal Voting [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Norton of Louth — Elections: Postal Voting [16 Dec 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs (Lord Filkin)

Column: WA140

Radio Frequency Identification Tags [16 Dec 2003]

The Earl of Northesk — Radio Frequency Identification Tags [16 Dec 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Sainsbury of Turville)

UK Space Strategy 2003–06 and Beyond [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Hilton of Eggardon — UK Space Strategy 2003–06 and Beyond [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Sainsbury of Turville

Column: WA141

Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Campbell-Savours — Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council [16 Dec 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Baroness Hollis of Heigham)

Column: WA142

Olympic Lottery Games [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Moynihan — Olympic Lottery Games [16 Dec 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Lord McIntosh of Haringey)

Column: WA143

Sports Grounds [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Moynihan — Sports Grounds [16 Dec 2003]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Moynihan — Sports Grounds [16 Dec 2003]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Consolidated Fund Bill [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Hilton of Eggardon — Consolidated Fund Bill [16 Dec 2003]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Public Transport: Disabled People [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff — Public Transport: Disabled People [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Davies of Oldham

Column: WA144

Roads: Private Finance Contracts [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay — Roads: Private Finance Contracts [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Davies of Oldham

End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations 2003 [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts — End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations 2003 [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Davies of Oldham

Column: WA145

Rail Passenger Fatalities [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts — Rail Passenger Fatalities [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Davies of Oldham

Column: WA146

Regulatory Impact Assessment [16 Dec 2003]

Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe — Regulatory Impact Assessment [16 Dec 2003]

Lord Bassam of Brighton


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