NOTICES AND ORDERS OF THE DAY
Items marked † are new or have been altered.
Items expected to be taken during an adjournment are marked # (lunch) or ‡ (dinner).
MONDAY 17TH MAY
At half-past two o’clock
*The Lord Redesdale—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they expect the Iraq Survey Group to have completed its work by 30th June 2004.
*The Lord St John of Bletso—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to assist in securing political and economic sustainable development in Sierra Leone.
*The Lord Ezra—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the conclusion of the recent Utilities Report by Price Waterhouse Cooper that security of supply is now the leading strategic aspect of the power market.
†*The Baroness Noakes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they are making in implementing efficiency savings identified by the Gershon review.
†Higher Education Bill—House to be again in Committee [The Baroness Ashton of Upholland] [14th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee]
‡The Baroness Rendell of Babergh—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their view of the therapies available to help people to stop smoking.
In the Moses Room
At 3.30 pm
†Civil Partnership Bill [HL]—Further consideration in Grand Committee [The Baroness Scotland of Asthal] [16th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee]
TUESDAY 18TH MAY
*The Lord Lea of Crondall—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether newspaper proprietors should have more influence over the development of public policy than Parliament.
*The Lord Clement-Jones—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are satisfied with the progress and performance of Patients’ Forums.
*The Lord Peyton of Yeovil—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have identified a suitable person to fill the post of Director of Business Change and Delivery in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; what the postholder’s duties will be; and how much the postholder will be paid.
*The Baroness Knight of Collingtree—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, given that the Turkish Cypriots have voted to accept the Annan Plan, they will now take steps within the European Union to promote the immediate amendment of legislation which restricts trade or communication with Northern Cyprus.
University of Manchester Bill [HL]—Third Reading
Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill—Report [The Baroness Scotland of Asthal]
‡The Baroness Hooper—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to make changes in the Overseas Territories following the meeting of the Overseas Territories Council 2003.
WEDNESDAY 19TH MAY
*The Baroness Sharp of Guildford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that funding for school sixth forms matches that for further education colleges.
*The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what their reasons are for not giving BAe Systems PLC preferred contractor status for defence procurement projects.
*The Baroness Gardner of Parkes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the degree of access for patients to National Health Service dental services is satisfactory.
The Lord Monro of Langholm—To call attention to the Government’s policy on sport and the progress of the London 2012 Olympic Bid; and to move for papers.
The Lord Fowler—To call attention to the worldwide spread of HIV/AIDS; and to move for papers.
Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004—The Earl Howe to move, That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Regulations, laid before the House on 1st April, be annulled (S.I. 2004/1031). [4th Report from the Merits Committee]
In the Moses Room
At 3.30 pm
Fire and Rescue Services Bill—Further consideration in Grand Committee [The Lord Rooker] [13th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee]
THURSDAY 20TH MAY
[At eleven o’clock]
*The Baroness Stern—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the current level of service provided by the London Probation Area.
*The Lord Harrison—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are planning to enforce employment rights and the minimum wage for homeworkers, as raised in the Oxfam, Trades Union Congress and National Group on Homeworking report, Made at home.
*The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will uphold in the European Union a moral vision in its internal and external policies appropriate for a re-united continent.
*The Lord Alton of Liverpool—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the allegation by Human Rights Watch that the government of Sudan are responsible for ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity in Darfur.
†Civil Service (No. 2) Bill [HL]—Third Reading [The Lord Lester of Herne Hill]
Children Bill [HL]—House to be again in Committee [The Baroness Ashton of Upholland] [12th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee]
#Northern Ireland Act 1998 and Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Modification) Order 2004—The Lord President (Baroness Amos) to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 20th April be approved. [17th Report from the Joint Committee and 5th Report from the Merits Committee]
#Direction given by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland under Section 51B of the Northern Ireland Act 1998—The Lord President (Baroness Amos) to move, That the Direction laid before the House on 28th April be approved. [17th Report from the Joint Committee and 6th Report from the Merits Committee]
FRIDAY 21ST MAY
[At eleven o’clock]
The Lord Scott of Foscote—To move, That this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on The Future Role of the European Court of Justice (6th Report, HL Paper 47).
The Lord Lea of Crondall—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what benefits have been gained by people at work in Britain arising from the signing of the European Union Social Chapter in 1997.
MONDAY 24TH MAY
*The Baroness Whitaker—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve the performance of the Crown Prosecution Service in bringing offenders to justice.
*The Lord Barnett—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will provide an interpretation of their negotiating position for the draft European Union Constitutional Treaty in respect of a red line on taxation.
†*The Lord Faulkner of Worcester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether it is appropriate in cases where football clubs go into administration for “football creditors” to take precedence over the claims of the Inland Revenue.
†‡The Viscount Bridgeman—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their current policy with respect to foreign nationals held in prisons and detention centres.
[It is expected that the Committee stage of the Children Bill will continue]
[It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Fire and Rescue Services Bill will continue at 3.30 pm in the Moses Room]
TUESDAY 25TH MAY
*The Lord Walton of Detchant—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to restore to the Higher Education Funding Councils the research infrastructure funding which was transferred to the Research Councils.
*The Lord Ahmed—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the searching of goods for export and travellers at United Kingdom airports is targeted at those destined for particular destinations.
*The Lord Tebbit—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the European Commission concerning the case of Mr Hans-Martin Tillack, a journalist investigating corruption in the European Union.
†*The Earl of Caithness—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are satisfied with the quality of the Home Office website.
Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Bill—Second Reading [The Lord Filkin]
[It is expected that the Committee stage of the Higher Education Bill will continue]
[It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Civil Partnership Bill will continue at 3.30 pm in the Moses Room]
WEDNESDAY 26TH MAY
The Lord Wright of Richmond—To call attention to the current priorities in Her Majesty’s Government’s conduct of foreign and commonwealth affairs; and to move for papers.
The Lord Joffe—To call attention to the 25 per cent fall since 1992 in charitable giving as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product; and to move for papers.
†Mersey Tunnels Bill—Third Reading [The Lord Smith of Leigh]
[It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Civil Partnership Bill will continue at 3.30 pm in the Moses Room]
THURSDAY 27TH MAY
[It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Civil Partnership Bill will continue at 2 pm in the Moses Room]
MONDAY 7TH JUNE
Statute Law (Repeals) Bill [HL]—Committee (on recommitment) [The Lord Falconer of Thoroton]
†Housing Bill—Second Reading [The Lord Rooker]
[It is expected that the Report stage of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill will continue]
In the Moses Room
At 3.30 pm
Employment Relations Bill—Grand Committee [The Lord Sainsbury of Turville]
WEDNESDAY 9TH JUNE
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (Disclosure of Donor Information) Regulations 2004—The Lord Warner to move, That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 4th May be approved. [18th Report from the Joint Committee]
[It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Employment Relations Bill will continue at 3.30 pm in the Moses Room]
THURSDAY 10TH JUNE
Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill—Second Reading [The Lord Bach]
NO DAY NAMED
PART I
The Lord Northbourne—To call attention to the Government’s progress in fulfilling their commitment to be “tough on the causes of crime”; and to move for papers.
The Lord Howe of Aberavon—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in light of the Prime Minister’s initiative to attract more overseas students to the United Kingdom, whether they plan to make entry and visa arrangements for such students more user-friendly.
The Baroness Stern—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the independence and accountability of H M Inspectorate of Prisons are not compromised.
The Lord Gray of Contin—To move, That this House takes note of the Energy White Paper, published in February 2003, entitled Our Energy Future—Creating a Low Carbon Economy.
The Lord Faulkner of Worcester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve relations with Taiwan.
The Lord Norton of Louth—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to recommend the greater use of Special Public Bill Committees in the House of Lords.
The Lord Norton of Louth—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review the method of determining members’ allowances in local authorities.
The Baroness Sharp of Guildford—To call attention to political involvement in decisions affecting the university and research sectors; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Massey of Darwen—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the British Medical Association report Adolescent Health, with particular regard to obesity and sexual health.
The Earl Russell—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they found it necessary to announce in 1999 a target for the eradication of child poverty, which they have now had to abandon.
The Baroness Rawlings—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy on recent developments in Georgia.
The Baroness Rawlings—To call attention to the political situation in Brazil; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Rawlings—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy on recent developments in Hong Kong.
The Lord Clinton-Davis—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps are being taken to improve aviation security, and whether they intend to raise this issue in the appropriate international fora.
The Baroness Trumpington—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they see the future of rural veterinary practices in the United Kingdom.
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will work to create as soon as possible a United Nations or multinational Interim Authority for the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem.
The Lord Wakeham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they propose to take following the Independent Review of Government Communications.
The Lord Livsey of Talgarth—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they will take to improve access to justice in mid-Wales.
The Earl Howe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent mental health patients should be able to exercise choice in the way they are treated under the National Health Service.
The Earl Howe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the risk-sharing scheme, designed to allow eligible patients with multiple sclerosis to have access to beta interferon and glatiramer acetate in controlled trials, is working satisfactorily.
The Lord Norton of Louth—To call attention to the case for improving contact and co-operation between the two Houses of Parliament; and to move for papers.
Food Benefit Schemes (Northern Ireland) Order 2003—The Lord Clement-Jones to move to resolve, That this House calls on Her Majesty’s Government to revoke the Order laid before the House on 8th January (S.I. 2003/3202).
The Earl of Sandwich—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made since 11th September 2001 with their programmes to expand awareness of other cultures and with global citizenship education.
The Baroness Barker—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy towards access to personal information relating to individuals who receive, or have received, social care, or who have been adopted; and whether they have any proposals for change.
The Lord Bishop of Oxford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking, together with international agencies, to shut down websites that give access to violent pornography.
The Baroness Whitaker—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the United Nations should be strengthened to respond to current threats to world peace and security.
The Baroness Buscombe—To call attention to the significance of intellectual property rights protection for the creative industries; and to move for papers.
The Lord Mitchell—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to reduce the incidence of foetal alcohol syndrome.
The Lord Alton of Liverpool—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures are being taken to develop an international strategy to end the killing of street children in Central and South America.
The Baroness Whitaker—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they respond to recent initiatives to strengthen the United Nations in the face of current threats to world peace and security.
The Lord Dearing—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what changes are desirable to schools’ inspections so that they make the best possible contribution to the quality, effectiveness and well-being of education.
The Baroness Cox—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have received any reports on discussions between the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) and leaders of ethnic national groups within Burma.
The Lord Harrison—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they are giving to how business rates for small businesses are levied.
The Lord Harrison—To call attention to Her Majesty’s Government’s contribution to maintaining the architectural heritage of England’s churches, and to how their functions as places of worship can be sympathetically combined with other ways of serving the whole of their local communities; and to move for papers.
The Lord Baker of Dorking—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to mark the publication of the new Oxford Dictionary of National Biography as a record of those men and women who have shaped Britain’s past.
The Lord Greaves—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made on the introduction in England of the access provisions in Part I of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.
Draft Guidance issued under section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003 and Draft Guidance to Police Officers on the Operation of Closure Powers in Part 8 of the Licensing Act 2003—The Lord Redesdale to move, That this House regrets Her Majesty’s Government’s decision to lay the draft Guidance on 23rd March, before they have laid Orders under sections 55, 92, 100, 110 and 133 of and Schedule 8 to the Licensing Act 2003, which set out the level of fees which applicants for licences will be required to pay licensing authorities.
The Lord Pearson of Rannoch—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they agree with the First Report from the Committee for Privileges, Code of Conduct and Members’ Interests, and in particular its recommendation that members of the House in receipt of pensions from the European Union do not normally need to declare such pensions as a financial interest when taking part in debates on European Union matters; and, if so, why.
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the present bio-security arrangements for the control of disease in agriculture and horticulture are adequate.
The Baroness Hooper—To call attention to recent developments in Latin America; and to move for papers.
The Lord Grantchester—To call attention to the provision of affordable housing as part of rural regeneration; and to move for papers.
The Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract—To call attention to the claims for compensation for mineworkers and former mineworkers who suffer from bronchitis and emphysema, and the legal fees associated with such claims; and to move for papers.
The Lord Dubs—To call attention to the enlargement of the European Union on 1st May 2004 and to what Her Majesty’s Government could do to ensure that the British people are kept fully informed of issues affecting Britain’s membership; and to move for papers.
The Lord Dholakia—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the report by the Commission on Women and the Criminal Justice System.
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To call attention to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and the consequences of the referendum on the Annan Plan; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Northover—To call attention to the case for assistance to deal with the increasing number of orphans as a result of HIV/AIDS in Africa and elsewhere; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Gale—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to improve the position of women in prison.
The Lord Selsdon—To ask Her Majesty’s Government in what ways their policy for encouraging a just and lasting peace throughout the Middle East differs from that of the United States.
The Baroness Rawlings—To call attention to the Departmental Report 2004 for the Department for International Development; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Greengross—To call attention to the physical, mental and financial abuse of older people; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To call attention to the state of the marine environment and to the progress made in establishing a marine landscape classification; and to move for papers.
The Lord Dholakia—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will seek to ensure that their plans for the establishment of the National Offenders Management Service receive adequate Parliamentary scrutiny.
PART II
SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS
[The date in brackets is that on which the Report was published]
The Lord Slynn of Hadley—To move, That this House takes note of the Report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Corruption Bill (HL Paper 157). [31st July, Session 2002-03]
The Lord Grenfell—To move, That this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee: Annual Report from the Committee (44th Report, HL Paper 191). [27th November]
The Earl of Selborne—To move, That this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on European Union Waste Management Policy (47th Report, HL Paper 194). [10th December]
The Lord Peston—To move, That this House takes note of the Report of the Select Committee on Economic Affairs on Aspects of the Economics of an Ageing Population (4th Report, HL Paper 179). [10th January]
The Lord Williamson of Horton—To move, That this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on the Working Time Directive: a Response to the European Commission’s Review (9th Report, HL Paper 67). [8th April]
The Lord Bowness—To move, That this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on EU Development Aid in Transition (12th Report, HL Paper 75). [29th April]
The Baroness Harris of Richmond—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the report from the Select Committee on the European Union, Handling EU asylum claims: new approaches examined (11th Report, HL Paper 74), what progress they have made in developing their proposals for regional protection areas and what view they take of the proposals of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for the determination of asylum claims on an European Union basis, including the establishment of European Union reception centres. [30th April]
†The Lord Norton of Louth—To move, That this House takes note of the Report of the Select Committee on the Constitution on the Regulatory State: Ensuring its Accountability (6th Report, HL Paper 68). [6th May]
QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
[Tabled on 13th May]
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much was spent on purchasing alcohol by the Home Office in each of the financial years 1997-98 to 2002-03. [HO] (HL2824)
The Lord Maginnis of Drumglass—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, given that the Turkish Cypriots have voted to accept the Annan Plan, whether they will permit without delay direct flights between Northern Cyprus and United Kingdom airports. [FCO] (HL2825)
The Lord Plumb—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to preserve the native red squirrel from extinction; and what action they are taking to control grey squirrels. [DEFRA] (HL2826)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are taking all reasonable steps to bring to justice Iraqis and other foreign nationals responsible for unlawful killings in the United Kingdom zone of Iraq. [FCO] (HL2827)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will establish an independent civilian-led investigation into alleged unlawful killings by British Forces in Iraq; and whether they will compensate the families of persons unlawfully killed by members of Her Majesty’s Armed Forces. [MoD] (HL2828)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are ensuring that British Forces in Iraq fully understand current instructions to treat prisoners and detainees in accordance with the Geneva Conventions and to use the minimum necessary force in dealing with insurgents and demonstrators. [MoD] (HL2829)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to train the Iraqi police in the United Kingdom zone in crowd control and the minimum use of force, especially as regards firearms. [FCO] (HL2830)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their dialogue with Iran includes consular or Red Crescent visits to Abrahim Khodabandeh and Jamil Bassam, held in Evin prison. [FCO] (HL2831)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the cost of producing the Northern Ireland Prison Service’s Corporate Plan and Business Plan on CD-Rom; and how this compares with the cost of printing and distributing a similar number of paper copies. [NIO] (HL2832)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider that the new Commission for Equality and Human Rights should be empowered to seek judicial review of breaches of section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 by public authorities. [HO] (HL2833)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which of the following recommendations made by the International Committee of the Red Cross in its Report of February 2004 they have accepted and implemented—
(a) to respect at all times the human dignity, physical integrity and cultural sensitivity of the persons deprived of their liberty held under control;
(b) to set up a system of notifications of arrest to ensure quick and accurate transmission of information to the families of persons deprived of their liberty;
(c) to prevent all forms of ill-treatment, moral or physical coercion of persons deprived of their liberty in relation to interrogation;
(d) to set up an internment regime which ensures the respect of the psychological integrity and human dignity of the persons deprived of their liberty;
(e) to ensure that all persons deprived of their liberty are allowed sufficient time every day outside in the sunlight, and that they are allowed to move and exercise in the outside yard;
(f) to define and apply regulations and sanctions compatible with international humanitarian law and to ensure that persons deprived of their liberty are fully informed about such regulations;
(g) to investigate thoroughly violations of international humanitarian law in order to determine responsibilities and prosecute those found responsible for violations of international humanitarian law; and
(h) to ensure that battle group units arresting individuals and also staff in charge of internment facilities receive adequate training enabling them to operate in a proper manner and fulfil their responsibilities as arresting authority without resorting to ill-treatment or making excessive use of force. [HO] (HL2834)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by the Lord Bach on 12th May (HL Deb, col. 378), when and in what circumstances Ministers were first informed of the practice of hooding; what was the nature of the practice; and what were the reasons for its abandonment. [MoD] (HL2835)
The Lord Carter—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the White Paper Fairness for All was not available in formats accessible for disabled people at the same time as the publication of the original documents. [DTI] (HL2836)
The Lord Carter—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will ensure that when Government documents are to be issued in formats accessible to disabled people such formats are available at the same time as the publication of the original documents. [CO] (HL2837)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Whitty on 6th May (WA 136), what criteria have been used to evaluate the “successful measures taken by the French, Belgian and German governments to reduce the incidence of rabies in wild foxes”; and over what period the evaluation has been carried out. [DEFRA] (HL2838)
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Whitty on 6th May (WA 136), what was the cause of the unsatisfactory functioning of electrified grids at the Channel Tunnel entrance. [DEFRA] (HL2839)
The Lord Monson—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether human rights legislation prevents government and local authorities from banning or restricting the use of loudhailers in public places; and what is the nature and scope of such restrictions as may be permitted by the legislation. [HO] (HL2840)
The Lord Monson—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean said on 11th May that the draft European Union Constitutional Treaty “will for the first time give this Parliament a power at European Union level to enforce subsidiarity” (HL Deb, col. 242) when the draft treaty allows the European Commission to override the wishes of national parliaments in the matter of subsidiarity. [FCO] (HL2841)
The Lord Rogan—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, given that the Turkish Cypriots have voted to accept the Annan Plan, they will extend to Turkish Cypriot students access to education in the United Kingdom on the same basis and at the same cost as that extended to Greek Cypriot students. [FCO] (HL2842)
The Lord Northbourne—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to change the current arrangements in maintained schools for keeping parents informed about the educational policy and achievement of the school, governors’ reports and OFSTED reports. [DfES] (HL2843)
The Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbots—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many individual money laundering reports were made to the National Criminal Intelligence Service in each of the last three years. [HO] (HL2844)
The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which Royal Navy ships are currently equipped with the MK 251 Active Decoy Round. [MoD] (HL2845)
The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many additional Royal Navy ships will be equipped with the MK 251 Active Decoy Round this year. [MoD] (HL2846)
The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what provision there is to fit Ships Taken Up From Trade with the MK 251 Active Decoy Round. [MoD] (HL2847)
The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the recent Lancaster University report, how long reactor compartments from Royal Navy nuclear submarines must be stored before the core reaches a safe level of radioactivity. [MoD] (HL2848)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord President on 10th May (WA 2), what are the tourist priorities identified by the Northern Ireland Tourist Board for attention over the next three years; and on what basis they were selected. [NIO] (HL2849)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord President on 10th May (WA 126) concerning Belfast City Centre, when the business case referred to was supplied to the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure. [NIO] (HL2850)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by the Lord President on 29th March (WA 127) and 10th May (WA 1) concerning the 2004 budget of the Ulster Scots Agency, why they state that “proportionality was maintained at the same level as in previous years as no new factors have emerged” if there was no consultation between the Agency and the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure. [NIO] (HL2851)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord President on 12th May (WA 35-37) concerning the Special European Union Programmes Body, how much funding each successful applicant in Tables 1 and 2 received. [NIO] (HL2852)
The Lord Alton of Liverpool—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the representations made to them about the case of Fathi Eljahmi, the Libyan human rights and democracy campaigner, whose family disappeared in Libya on 26th March. [FCO] (HL2853)
The Lord Alton of Liverpool—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Warner on 11th May (WA 32), when the Department of Health’s review of its executive non-departmental bodies, special health authorities and executive agencies will be completed. [DoH] (HL2854)
The Lord Alton of Liverpool—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Tutsi women raped by Hutu militiamen during the genocide in Rwanda have had access to HIV drugs and nutritional programmes funded by the international community; and whether their imprisoned attackers are being supported by these programmes. [DfID] (HL2855)
The Lord Alton of Liverpool—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what pressure they have exerted on the Rwandan government to make women victims of rape by Hutu militiamen a priority for medical and welfare programmes. [DfID] (HL2856)
The Lord Alton of Liverpool—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will raise with the Rwandan government the concerns of the Rwanda Survivors Fund that failure to care for raped women may result in their deaths before they are able to testify against their attackers. [DfID] (HL2857)
The Lord Alton of Liverpool—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what weight they attach to the identification by the United Nations of Darfur as “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis”; and whether they will set out their policy in relation to human rights violations by the Janjaweed militia in this province of Sudan. [FCO] (HL2858)
The Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bach on 8th July 2003 (WA 31-32) concerning the arrangement for the transfer of prisoners of war, civilian internees and civilian detainees that was declassified on 11th November 2003, how many prisoners of war, civilian internees and civilian detainees have been transferred from the United Kingdom as the detaining power to the United States as the accepting power; and how many in each of those categories are still held by the United States as the accepting power. [MoD] (HL2859)
The Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bach on 8th July 2003 (WA 31-32) concerning the arrangement for the transfer of prisoners of war, civilian internees and civilian detainees that was declassified on 11th November 2003, how many prisoners of war, civilian internees and civilian detainees transferred to the United States as the accepting power have been repatriated or removed to territories outside Iraq; and why. [MoD] (HL2860)
The Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bach on 8th July 2003 (WA 31-32) concerning the arrangement for the transfer of prisoners of war, civilian internees and civilian detainees that was declassified on 11th November 2003, how the United Kingdom has enforced the responsibility of the United States as the accepting power for maintaining and safeguarding all such individuals; and how many visits have been made to such prisoners of war, civilian internees and civilian detainees, using Her Majesty’s Government’s full right of access. [MoD] (HL2861)
The Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bach on 30th April (WA 106-107), whether they now believe all persons captured by United Kingdom forces in Iraq and transferred to United States control have been treated humanely and decently; and what inquiries they have made and actions they have taken to ensure they have been so treated. [MoD] (HL2862)
QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER AWAITING ANSWER
13th MAY 2004
[Tabled on the dates shown]
[The Government department responsible for
answering each Question is shown in brackets]
18th March
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much they have paid to paramilitary prisoners support groups in each year since 1999. [NIO](HL2010)
30th March
The Lord Marlesford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 11th March (WA 190), whether they will give a breakdown of the figure of £706, being the average cost of supervising and administering 40 hours of community service. [HO](HL2270)
19th April
The Lord Eames—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of recent deaths of sports personalities in Northern Ireland, they will institute and encourage scientific investigation of the condition referred to as sudden adult death syndrome. [DoH](HL2439)
The Lord Judd—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, following recent reports concerning the radiation contamination from depleted uranium shells of United States troops serving in Iraq, what checks for radiation contamination are being undertaken by British service personnel; and what is their estimate of the number of British and Iraqi service personnel and civilians who may be similarly contaminated. [MoD](HL2444)
The Lord Judd—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking with statutory and voluntary organisations to ensure the protection of red squirrels wherever they currently exist within the United Kingdom. [DEFRA] (HL2447)
The Lord Elton--To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by the Lord Bach on 6th April (HL Deb, col. 1722) that “the GR 7/9 Harrier that will be on the aircraft carriers will be sufficient, as far as air cover is concerned, until the Joint Strike Fighter comes along”, how this is compatible with the Written Answer by the Lord Bach on 5th April (WA 198) which stated that the principal roles of this aircraft are ground attack and reconnaissance, not air defence, and that the missiles it carried were for self-defence. [MoD] (HL2448)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to justify the decision-making process surrounding the budget of the Language Implementation Body and including consultation with the bodies concerned. [NIO](HL2463)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord President on 6th April (WA 219) concerning consultants employed by the Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure, when Donal O’Ríagaín first gave advice to the Department; on what topics; and whether any of his days’ consultations were for e-mail and telephone consultations. [NIO](HL2464)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord President on 6th April (WA 219) concerning consultants employed by the Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure, how much has been paid to consultants to date for advice on the proposed Ulster Scots Academy. [NIO](HL2465)
20th April
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what means they are using to ensure that the new criminal offence of taking a girl to another country for the purposes of genital mutilation is made known as widely as possible in this country. [HO](HL2473)
The Viscount Simon—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to repeat their demands to the food and retail industry on salt reduction and for that industry to come forward with proposals and a timeframe for reducing fat and sugar levels in foods. [DoH](HL2483)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to modify the decision-making process surrounding the budget and business cases for the Language Implementation Body, including consultation with the two agencies concerned. [NIO](HL2484)
21st April
The Lord Dixon—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Warner on 20th April (WA 31), which local authorities in the north-east region contribute along with the National Health Service to the funding of alcohol treatment centres. [DoH](HL2497)
22nd April
The Lord Selsdon—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which documents issued by Government departments are accepted as proof of identity; and for which purposes. [CO](HL2510)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much money each Northern Ireland Department spent in the year 2003-04; whether there was an underspend in any Department; and, if so, what was the amount and why. [NIO](HL2514)
The Lord Colwyn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Warner on 17th March (WA 53), what mechanisms are in place to ensure that Primary Care Trusts provide primary dental services to homeless people; and what action will be taken if it is found that these services have been reduced due to lack of use. [DoH](HL2518)
The Lord Colwyn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Warner on 9th March (WA 160), which countries they intend to contact in order actively to recruit dentists; and whether they will provide details of any agreements. [DoH](HL2520)
The Lord Colwyn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Warner on 9th March (WA 160), what discussions they have had with the British Dental Association and the General Dental Council regarding the movement of dental personnel to the United Kingdom from European Union accession countries; and what is the number of dental personnel from European Union accession countries aiming to come to work in the United Kingdom after 1st May 2004. [DoH](HL2521)
The Lord Colwyn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Warner on 17th March (WA 52), whether dentists are still being encouraged to take up Personal Dentist Service (PDS) contracts in the context of the field sites as specified in the new dental contract of 2005. [DoH](HL2522)
23rd April
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many criminal offences have been created in Acts and Regulations sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs since its inception. [DEFRA](HL2533)
The Earl of Northesk—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that data collected by Government departments and their agencies are not subject to inappropriate and illegal access by the staff of such organisations. [CO](HL2536)
26th April
The Lord Craig of Radley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many monthly flying hours are being programmed for aircrew in operational fast jet formations in this financial year; and what were the monthly flying hours achieved in these formations in the previous two financial years. [MoD](HL2551)
The Lord Marlesford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government who took the decision to allow European Union passengers arriving at London Stansted airport between 23.00 hours and midnight on Friday 16th April to pass through immigration without physical inspection of their passports; and on what basis this decision was authorised. [HO](HL2554)
27th April
The Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Sudan (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2004 does not prohibit the provision, manufacture, maintenance or use of restricted goods. [FCO](HL2561)
The Earl Howe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the outcome of the telephone conversation between the Minister for Public Health and Commissioner Byrne on 12th March in relation to the Food Supplements Directive; and whether a date has been set for a meeting between the Minister and the Commissioner to take forward further discussions. [DoH](HL2567)
The Lord Laird—To ask Her Majesty’s Government under what terms Northern Ireland civil servants are able to obtain legal representation by the Crown for cases arising from actions taken in the course of their duties; how these terms differ between Northern Ireland Civil Service Departments; and what are the corresponding terms applicable to civil servants seconded to the Police Service of Northern Ireland. [NIO](HL2569)
The Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bach on 14th January (WA 87-88), how many personnel have been offered both the uranium and the follow-up isotope tests from the outset; and how many have taken up the offer. [MoD](HL2571)
28th April
The Lord Harris of Haringey—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Ministry of Defence, its agencies, or any of the armed services have been the victim of attacks by the MyDoom, NetSky and SoBig programs or by any other malicious programs over the last three years; and, if so—
(a)which organisations were affected;
(b)how many computer or communications systems were involved;
(c)how long it took to remove the malicious programs from the affected systems and restore them to normal operation; and
(d)what was the resultant degradation to the United Kingdom’s military readiness. [MoD](HL2579)
The Lord Fyfe of Fairfield—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether it is an appropriate use of police resources for the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police to conduct an investigation into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales; and whether this will div
BILLS IN PROGRESS
[The date in square brackets is the date for which the bill is set down]
Waiting for Second Reading
Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) [25th May]
Sustainable and Secure Buildings
Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) [10th June]
Committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
University of Wales, Cardiff [HL]
Committed to a Select Committee
Constitutional Reform [HL]
Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill [HL]
Committed to a Grand Committee
Fire and Rescue Services [19th May]
Civil Partnership [HL] [17th May]
Employment Relations [7th June]
Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
Higher Education [17th May]
Tobacco Smoking (Public Places and Workplaces) [HL]
Re-committed to a Committee of the Whole House
Statute Law (Repeals) [HL] [7th June]
Waiting for Report
Wild Mammals (Protection) (Amendment) [HL]
Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) [HL]
Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery
Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) [18th May]
Waiting for Third Reading
Civil Service (No. 2) [HL] (formerly Executive Powers and Civil Service [HL]) [20th May]
Mersey Tunnels [26th May]
University of Manchester [HL] [18th May]
Sent to the Commons
Fishery Limits (United Kingdom) [HL]
Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims [HL]
Air Traffic Emissions Reduction [HL]
Human Rights Act 1998 (Making of Remedial Orders) Amendment [HL]
Health Protection Agency [HL]
Smoking in Public Places (Wales) [HL]
Public Audit (Wales) [HL]
AFFIRMATIVE INSTRUMENTS IN PROGRESS
[The Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee has drawn attention
to those instruments marked * in the reports indicated]
[The date in square brackets is the date for which the instrument is set down]
Waiting for consideration by the Joint Committee
Draft Broadcasting (Original Productions) Order 2004
Draft London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) Order 2004
Draft Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (Amendment) Order 2004
Draft West Northamptonshire Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) Order 2004
Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Conditional Cautions: Code of Practice) Order 2004
Northern Ireland Act 1998 and Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Modification) Order 2004 [*5th Report] [20th May]
Draft Human Rights Act 1998 (Amendment) Order 2004
Direction given by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland under Section 51B of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 [*6th Report] [20th May]
Draft Licensing (Indoor Arenas) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004
Mental Health (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004
Draft Guidance issued under Section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003 and Draft Guidance to Police Officers on the Operation of Closure Powers in Part 8 of the Licensing Act 2003 [*2nd Report]
Draft Health Professions (Operating Department Practitioners and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2004
Draft Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (Disclosure of Donor Information) Regulations 2004 [9th June]
HYBRID INSTRUMENTS IN PROGRESS
Waiting for expiry of petitioning period
London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) Order 2004 [27th May]
West Northamptonshire Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) Order 2004 [27th May]
NEGATIVE INSTRUMENTS
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| Praying time
expires | To be
debated |
Instruments reported by the Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee | | |
Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004 [4th Report] | 22nd May | 19th May |
Social Security (Habitual Residence) Amendment Regulations 2004 [6th Report] | 18th June | |
Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2004 [6th Report] | 18th June | |
Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Administration) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 [6th Report] | 18th June | |
Tax Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 2) Regulations 2004 [6th Report] | 18th June | |
Tax Credits (Residence) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 [6th Report] | 18th June | |
Child Benefit (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 [6th Report] | 18th June | |
Allocation of Housing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 [6th Report] | 18th June | |
Homelessness Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 [6th Report] | 18th June | |
Immigration (European Economic Area) and Accession (Amendment) Regulations 2004 [6th Report] | 18th June | |
REGULATORY REFORM ORDERS IN PROGRESS
Order referred to the Regulatory Reform Committee for first-stage scrutiny
Draft Regulatory Reform (Local Commissioner for Wales) Order 2004
Draft Regulatory Reform (Trading Stamps) Order 2004
Draft Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2004
Reported following first-stage scrutiny by the Regulatory Reform Committee
Draft Regulatory Reform (Patents) Order 2004 [6th Report]
Draft Regulatory Reform (National Health Service Charitable Trust Accounts and Audit) Order 2004 [11th Report]
Order referred to the Regulatory Reform Committee for second-stage scrutiny
Draft Regulatory Reform (Museum of London) (Location of Premises) Order 2004
COMMITTEES
[Unless otherwise indicated, Committees meet in the Lords’ rooms
in the Committee Corridor as indicated in the daily broadsheets]
MONDAY 17TH MAY
| Finance Bill (Sub-Committee) | 3.00 pm |
| European Union (Sub-Committee B) | 4.00 pm |
TUESDAY 18TH MAY
| European Union (Sub-Committee F) | at Eurojust and Europol, | in the Hague |
| Constitutional Reform Bill [HL] (Select Committee) | 10.00 am |
| European Union (Sub-Committee A) | 10.30 am |
| Science and Technology (Sub-Committee I) | 3.30 pm |
| (Science and International Agreements) | in Room 134, 2 Millbank |
| Economic Affairs (Select Committee) | 4.00 pm |
| Merits of Statutory Instruments | 4.00 pm |
| (Select Committee) | in Committee Room G |
| Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) | 4.15 pm |
WEDNESDAY 19TH MAY
| Draft Charities Bill (Joint Committee) | 9.00 am |
| Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform | 10.30 am |
| (Select Committee) |
| European Union (Sub-Committee D) | 10.30 am |
| European Union (Sub-Committee G) | 3.30 pm |
| Constitution Committee | 3.30 pm |
| Procedure of the House | 4.00 pm |
| (Select Committee) | in Committee Room G |
| European Union (Sub-Committee E) | 4.15 pm |
| Human Rights (Joint Committee) | 4.15 pm |
THURSDAY 20TH MAY
| European Union (Sub-Committee C) | 10.30 am |
TUESDAY 25TH MAY
| Information Committee | 4.15 pm |
WEDNESDAY 26TH MAY
| Science and Technology (Sub-Committee II) | 3.30 pm |
| (Practicalities of Renewable Energy) | in Room 134, 2 Millbank |
TUESDAY 8TH JUNE
| European Union (Select Committee) | 4.15 pm |
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