*Baroness Perry of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in view of the number of vacancies for the post of head teacher, particularly in primary schools, they will take urgent action to encourage more well-qualified applicants for these posts.

*Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the fatal attack on a British Armed Forces patrol boat near Basra on 12 November.

*Baroness Sharp of Guildford to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the results of the 2005-06 evaluation of the “Every Child a Reader” initiative are yet available; and whether extra support is now being given to primary schools to help pupils catch up before the transition to secondary school.

*Baroness Rawlings to ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of projects funded by the Department for International Development address climate change concerns in developing countries.

Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill [HL] The Baroness Ashton of Upholland to move that it be an instruction to the Grand Committee to which the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order:

Clauses 1 and 2
Schedule 1
Clauses 3 and 4
Schedule 2
Clause 5
Schedule 3
Clauses 6 and 7
Schedule 4
Clauses 8 to 22
Schedule 5
Clauses 23 to 35
Schedule 6
Clauses 36 to 42
Schedule 7
Clauses 43 to 45
Schedules 8 and 9
Clauses 46 and 47
Schedule 10
Clauses 48 to 50

Schedule 11
Clauses 51 to 54
Schedules 12 and 13
Clauses 55 to 78
Schedule 14
Clauses 79 to 83
Schedule 15
Clauses 84 to 98
Schedule 16
Clauses 99 and 100
Schedules 17 to 20
Clauses 101 to 105
Schedule 21
Clauses 106 to 130
Schedule 22
Clauses 131 to 137
Schedule 23
Clauses 138 to 140.

Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Truscott]

†If the bill is read a second time, Lord Truscott to move that the bill be committed to a Grand Committee.

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment No. 2) (England and Wales) Order 2006 Lord Bassam of Brighton to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 16 November be approved. First Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee

Asylum (First List of Safe Countries) (Amendment) Order 2006 Lord Bassam of Brighton to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 16 November be approved. 2nd Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee

Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2006 Lord Bassam of Brighton to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 21 November be approved. 2nd Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee

Compensation Act 2006 (Contribution for Mesothelioma Claims) Regulations 2006 Lord McKenzie of Luton to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 2 November be approved. First Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee

Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the United Nations resolution on diabetes.

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Future Business

Tuesday 5 December at 2.30pm

*Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they will take to ensure that the gas industry improves the United Kingdom public’s awareness of gas safety issues and in particular awareness of carbon monoxide poisoning.

*Baroness Wilcox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of passenger trains in the United Kingdom continue to discharge raw sewage on the tracks; and when they expect the practice to end.

*Lord Barnett to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider it appropriate to use the Parliament Acts to enact legislation on House of Lords reform.

Lord Triesman to move that this House takes note of developments in the Middle East and Afghanistan.

Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm

†Compensation (Claims Management Services) Regulations 2006 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Evans of Temple Guiting] First Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee and 2nd Report from the Merits Committee

†Compensation (Specification of Benefits) Order 2006 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Evans of Temple Guiting] First Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee and 2nd Report from the Merits Committee

†Compensation (Regulated Claims Management Services) Order 2006 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Evans of Temple Guiting] First Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee and 2nd Report from the Merits Committee

†Association of Law Costs Draftsmen Order 2006 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Evans of Temple Guiting] 36th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee (Session 2005-06)

†Representation of the People (Combination of Polls) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Evans of Temple Guiting] First Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee

Baroness Byford to move that the Grand Committee do consider the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (England) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/2362). 46th Report from the Merits Committee (Session 2005-06)

Baroness Byford to move that the Grand Committee do consider the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/2522). 46th Report from the Merits Committee (Session 2005-06)

†Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Regulations 2006 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Royall of Blaisdon] 2nd Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee and 2nd Report from the Merits Committee

†Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions) (England and Wales) Order 2006 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Evans of Temple Guiting] First Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee

†Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) (No. 3) Order 2006 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Evans of Temple Guiting] First Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee

Wednesday 6 December at 3.00pm
Prayers will have been read

*Lord Faulkner of Worcester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect the wrecks of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse from the activities of foreign nationals undertaking penetration dives and disturbing the human remains which lie there.

*Lord Razzall to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in light of the ongoing Serious Fraud Office investigation, they have reassessed their view of the granting of an export licence for the sale of an air traffic control system from BAE to the government of Tanzania.

*Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the development of rail freight through the Channel Tunnel.

Legal Services Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Falconer of Thoroton]

Curd Cheese (Restriction on Placing on the Market) (England) Regulations 2006 Lord Willoughby de Broke to move to resolve that this House calls upon Her Majesty’s Government to revoke the Regulations laid before the House on 17 October (SI 2006/2787). 47th Report from the Merits Committee (Session 2005-06)

Lord Dholakia to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will bring forward legislation to reform the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Thursday 7 December at 11.00am

*Lord Berkeley to ask the Chairman of Committees what progress has been made in the World Squares project for Parliament Square and Old Palace Yard and the consequent impact on security.

*Lord Livsey of Talgarth to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to extending the period for Hill Farming Allowance payments for a further three years after 2006-07.

*Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the State Peace and Development Council of Myanmar (Burma) over reports of continuing offensives against ethnic national groups.

Travel Expenses for Lords’ spouses, civil partners and children The Lord President (Baroness Amos) to move to resolve that this House approves the following proposals with respect to travel expenses incurred by spouses, civil partners and children of Members of this House on or after 1 January 2006—

(1) The Resolution of 27 November 1996 is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1) after “spouse” insert “or civil partner” and after “18” insert “, or any child in full-time secondary education, during the academic year in which they become aged 18,”.

(3) In paragraph (3) after “spouse” insert “or civil partner” and after “18” insert “, or any child in full-time secondary education, during the academic year in which they become aged 18,”.

Lord Colwyn to call attention to the current situation in the National Health Service; and to move for papers.

Lord Bruce-Lockhart to call attention to the funding of local authority adult social services and the consequences for the rising numbers of elderly people; and to move for papers.

Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2006 Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 15 November be approved. First Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee

†Films (Definition of “British Film”) (No. 2) Order 2006 Lord Evans of Temple Guiting to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 28 November be approved.

Lord Howarth of Newport to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase support for the conservation of historic places of worship.

Monday 11 December at 2.30pm

*Lord Dholakia to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they hold records relating to the ethnicity of those whose DNA is collected for the national DNA database.

*Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to communicate to both Houses of Parliament on the United Kingdom contribution to the development of European Security and Defence Policy.

*Baroness Trumpington to ask Her Majesty’s Government why Bow Street Magistrates’ Court was closed.

*Lord Ezra to ask Her Majesty’s Government what further measures they have in mind to stimulate energy efficiency in households in the light of the recent report by the Energy Saving Trust.

Housing (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 Lord Rooker to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 20 November be approved.

Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 Lord Rooker to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 9 October be approved.

Investment Exchanges and Clearing Houses Bill Second Reading [Lord McKenzie of Luton]

†If the bill is read a second time, Lord McKenzie of Luton to move that the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

Lord Anderson of Swansea to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have for the future status of Kosovo.

Tuesday 12 December at 2.30pm

*Viscount Falkland to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they accept Commissioner Verheugen’s estimate that European Union regulation is costing €660 billion per annum to European Union member states’ economies.

*Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether all the emergency services in London now have a radio system that operates below and above ground.

*Lord Geddes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they seek to encourage loyalty and dedication in the workplace; and, if so, whether they consider that the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 promote that objective.

Concessionary Bus Travel Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Davies of Oldham]

Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations) Order 2006 Baroness Scotland of Asthal to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 7 November be approved. First Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee

Baroness Greengross to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the indirect social costs of clinical decisions are being met by Government departments other than the Department of Health.

Wednesday 13 December at 3.00pm

*Baroness Miller of Hendon to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Ministers giving evidence to committees of enquiry of foreign legislatures are bound by the Official Secrets Act 1989 and rules about the confidentiality of Cabinet discussions.

*Lord Sheldon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements they are making to allow special advisers to give evidence to select committees.

*Lord Lee of Trafford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what options they are considering in relation to the siting of regional or “super” casinos.

Further Education and Training Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Adonis]

Lord Renton of Mount Harry to move that this House takes note of the report of the European Union Committee on Managing Nuclear Safety and Waste: the role of the EU. (37th Report, HL Paper 211, Session 2005-06)

Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.45pm

Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill [HL] [Baroness Ashton of Upholland]

Thursday 14 December at 11.00am

*Lord Janner to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many cyclists were killed and how many injured in the United Kingdom in hours of darkness during each of the last three years for which records are available.

*Baroness Neuberger to ask Her Majesty’s Government why National Health Service trusts can recover VAT paid to employment agencies for nurses but not for other health professionals.

*Lord Teverson to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the future of regional assemblies in England, outside London.

Lord Fowler to call attention to the Government’s policy on HIV/AIDS and sexual health; and to move for papers. (Balloted debate, 2½ hours)

Lord Hylton to call attention to the human consequences of current immigration and asylum law and practice and to possible improvements in the systems of assessment, care and support; and to move for papers. (Balloted debate, 2½ hours)

Petroleum Act 1998 (Third Party Access) Order 2007 Lord Truscott to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 20 November be approved. 2nd Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee

Science and Technology Facilities Council Order 2007 Lord Truscott to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 20 November be approved. 2nd Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee

Technology Strategy Board Order 2007 Lord Truscott to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 23 November be approved. 2nd Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee

It is expected that the above two motions will be debated together.

Employment Act 2002 (Amendment of Schedules 3, 4 and 5) Order 2006 Lord Truscott to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 23 November be approved. 2nd Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee

It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill will continue at 2.00pm in the Moses Room.

Friday 15 December at 11.00am

Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Dubs]

Monday 18 December at 2.30pm

*Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the current estimate of the costs of the building programme for the 2012 London Olympic Games.

*Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many outstanding single farm payments are still to be made for 2005; and what proportion are for full or part payment.

*Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect fish stocks around United Kingdom shores.

*Lord Bishop of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the ecological principles behind the Building Schools for the Future Programme.

Tuesday 19 December at 11.00am

*Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the current prospects for peace and multi-party democracy in Nepal.

*Lord Renton of Mount Harry to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will introduce a review of the standards set by the Health and Safety Executive in view of its assessment of the risks posed by trees on National Trust land.

*Baroness Wilkins to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish their response to the report, Reviewing the disabled facilities grant programme, published in October 2005.

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Motions for Balloted Debate

Ballot on 12 December for debate on 18 January. Time limit 2½ hours

Lord Chidgey to call attention to the present franchising system for the railway industry; and to move for papers.

Earl of Listowel to call attention to issues relating to the social care workforce; and to move for papers.

Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe to call attention to the economic impact of higher education institutions; and to move for papers.

Lord Tombs to call attention to the mechanism for taking strategic decisions in the electricity supply industry; and to move for papers.

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Other Motions for Debate

Lord Dykes to call attention to the economic and social conditions in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank; and to move for papers.

Viscount Montgomery of Alamein to call attention to developments in Latin America; and to move for papers.

Lord Northbourne to call attention to the rights of the child and to the role of stability and family life in the well being of children; and to move for papers.

Lord Alton of Liverpool to call attention to conflict in Africa; and to move for papers.

Baroness Stern to move that this House takes note of the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism, Cm. 6901, presented to Parliament on 24 July; and requests that Her Majesty’s Government do not ratify it until the Joint Committee on Human Rights has reported on its implications.

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Motions relating to Statutory Instruments

Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 Lord Morrow to move that a Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Regulations, laid before the House on 24 November, be annulled.

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Questions for Short Debate

Time limit 1 hour or 1½ hours

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to efforts to eradicate contemporary slavery.

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, (Session 2003-04, HL Paper 69) 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.

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they propose to honour their commitment that family carers of people with lifelong severe intellectual impairment should be at the heart of decision-making about their relatives’ accommodation, health care and support.

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the government of Botswana about its treatment of the bushmen of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.

Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance they are providing to meet relief and development needs in the Palestinian Occupied Territories.

Lord Blaker to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the current state of relations between the government of Israel and the various Palestinian political organisations.

Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they will take in response to the report by the Youth Justice Board, published on 2 November, on research into Anti-social Behaviour Orders given to young people between January 2004 and January 2005.

Viscount Montgomery of Alamein to ask Her Majesty’s Government what benefits are expected from the International Polar Year 2007-08 following the British hosting of the Antarctic Treaty consultative meeting in Edinburgh in June.

Baroness Jay of Paddington to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they assess the effectiveness of palliative care services; and on what basis decisions to fund additional services are taken.

Lord Alderdice to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in the statutory regulation of the professions of psychology, psychotherapy and counselling in the past six years.

Lord Alderdice to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they would support moves towards developing an inclusive semi-permanent conference table to address the problems of the Middle East.

Lord Harries of Pentregarth to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to further the independence of West Papua.

Lord Holme of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the level of Chinese investment in Africa.

Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to combat AIDS across the world and its effect on children.

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether physical restraints, including seclusion and strip searching, are used on children in custody.

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the future of British architecture.

Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government why civil justice costs must be recovered in their entirety from those who become suitors before the court.

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they propose to address the present problems facing the bus industry.

Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on their capital building programme.

Baroness Neuberger to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to prevent malnutrition in hospitals, as highlighted in the Age Concern report, Hungry to be Heard.

Baroness Neuberger to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the British Medical Association’s report, Child and adolescent mental health—a guide for healthcare professionals, published in June 2006.

Baroness Sharp of Guildford to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether current or proposed methods of allocating research funds amongst universities are sufficient to support basic research infrastructures or to promote innovative and applied research.

Lord Hanningfield to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to alleviate the financial pressures facing local authorities in relation to adult social care and to minimise the impact that this has on the delivery of other services.

Lord Turnberg to ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice they will seek in formulating their response to the Chief Medical Officer’s report, Good Doctors, Safer Patients.

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to increase provision of contraceptive services, prevent the closure of specialist community clinics and increase the availability of training in contraceptive services and sexual health.

Lord Dubs to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to help provide homes for homeless and overcrowded families.

Baroness Massey of Darwen to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to develop the education of young people in custody.

Lord Burnett to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the future of inheritance tax.

Lord Jenkin of Roding to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will announce their decision on the provision of Alternatively Secured Pensions.

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking, along with international partners, to secure peace in Darfur.

Lord Taverne to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will withdraw financial support which encourages farmers to convert to organic farming.

Viscount Montgomery of Alamein to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the development of the Central American Integration System.

Lord Woolmer of Leeds to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of the Yorkshire and Humber region to the United Kingdom economy.

Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role and contribution of the creative industries to the economy and well being of the United Kingdom.

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government what provision they will make for the teaching of English for speakers of other languages in England in the next academic year.

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Questions for Written Answer

Tabled on 30 November and due for answer on 14 December.

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty’s Government on how many occasions physical restraint was used at Hindley Young Offenders Institution on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November. HL491

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty’s Government on how many occasions physical restraint was used at Lancaster Farms Young Offenders Institution on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November. HL492

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty’s Government on how many occasions physical restraint was used at Huntercombe Young Offenders Institution on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November. HL493

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty’s Government on how many occasions physical restraint was used at Stoke Heath Young Offenders Institution on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November. HL494

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty’s Government on how many occasions physical restraint was used at Thorn Cross Young Offenders Institution on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November. HL495

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty’s Government on how many occasions physical restraint was used at Warren Hill Young Offenders Institution on, respectively, male and female clients during each of the 12 months prior to 1 November. HL496

Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government what Ministry of Defence stores from the Banja Luka metal factory have been (a) sold, or (b) gifted to commercial entities in (i) the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and (ii) the Republic of Srpska. HL497

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government in what circumstances the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service is allowed to bring potential heart attack victims to Whiteabbey Hospital. HL498

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the target response time for ambulances attending potential patients in Northern Ireland; how response times are monitored; and what the average response times have been for each of the last five years. HL499

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many ambulances have been available to the Ambulance Service in each area throughout Northern Ireland on 1 January for each of the last five years. HL500

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total budget of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service for each of the last five financial years. HL501

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they will make to support those in Northern Ireland who have as a native tongue (a) Polish; (b) a Chinese language; (c) Irish; and (d) Ulster Scots. HL502

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they will make to provide further assistance to adult dyslexics in Northern Ireland. HL503

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo about the country’s declining hippopotamus population due to poaching. HL504

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made, or received from the appropriate international organisation, of the impact of poaching on wildlife populations in the Democratic Republic of Congo. HL505

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance they have offered to the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to assist wildlife wardens to prevent poaching of wildlife. HL506

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance they provide to the Democratic Republic of Congo regarding family planning. HL507

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the procurement and construction timetable for St Helena’s airport. HL508

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment has been made of birth rate trends in London, including the proportion of premature births; and what provision (a) exists, and (b) is planned for improving access to treatment for premature births. HL509

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the costs incurred by each local partnership between police and local authorities that submitted proposals for Wave 2 of the 101—Single Non Emergency Number Programme in developing and submitting those proposals, as estimated (a) by the Government, and (b) by each partnership. HL510

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the costs incurred by each local partnership between police and local authorities in developing and submitting proposals for Wave 2 of the 101—Single Non Emergency Number Programme have been, or will be, reimbursed; and, if so, on what basis. HL511

Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the outcome of the trip by Home Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials to Nepal last week; and whether they will place any information or documents pertaining to that visit in the Library of the House. HL512

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria the Environment Agency uses to assess whether online access to information about water abstraction is a threat to national security; and whom they consult in making the decision. HL513

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 27 November (WA 34), what is on the finite list of exemptions from disclosure of environmental information. HL514

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 27 November (WA 34), what are (a) the specified interests, and (b) the public interests they or the Environment Agency considered relevant in deciding whether online access to information on water abstraction is a threat to national security. HL515

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 27 November (WA 26), where they keep details relating to internal reviews under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/3391) and the nature and subject matter of the information requested; and how such data are made available to the public. HL516

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what funds are available to the public or businesses to help create a stock of captive bred specimens of a kind of animal such as coral for the purposes of ensuring a sustainable captive-bred trade in that kind of animal. HL517

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what area of land has so far been designated or protected under sections 128 to 138 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005. HL518

Baroness Noakes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether persons serving custodial sentences are entitled to claim (a) working tax credits, or (b) any other tax credits; and, if so, how much has been paid in each of the last two financial years; and to how many claimants. HL519

Baroness Noakes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to alter the relationship between Monitor and National Health Service foundation trusts. HL520

Baroness Noakes to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much National Health Service foundation trusts have borrowed from the private sector by way of loans with repayment terms extending beyond one year. HL521

Baroness Noakes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the European Union Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC applies to data transferred by way of the SWIFT international money transfer service; and, if so, what advice they have given to United Kingdom banks and other financial institutions about compliance with that Directive or with the Data Protection Act 1998. HL522

Lord Baker of Dorking to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, following the decision of the Information Commissioner in the case of the Vauxhall Tower, it is now the practice of the Minister who makes a decision on a planning application to issue at the same time as the decision is announced a redacted version of the submission received from the department. HL523

Lord Baker of Dorking to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will place in the Library of the House the admissions criteria for all the exclusive faith schools that have been approved since 1997. HL524

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the conditions and circumstances in which DNA would be taken from an accuser of rape from the time of the original reporting of the rape to the period following the verdict of a jury in a rape trial. HL525

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will provide statistics on the number of—

(a) reported rape allegations;

(b) persons subject to charge;

(d) persons convicted;

in each of the last three years for England and Wales and, if available, Scotland. HL526

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty’s Government what study data are kept on rape cases which draw a distinction between rape by a stranger as against rape by a person known to the accuser. HL527

Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they hold statistics that identify the nature of the criminal allegations when remand was ordered by the court. HL528

Lord Monson to ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the alleged crime committed in Worsley, Greater Manchester, in late September which resulted in a 14-year old schoolgirl being arrested more than a week after an incident, and being fingerprinted, searched and detained for 3½ hours before being released without charge. HL529

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many and which Government department websites hold information on (a) the Convention on the Rights of the Child; (b) the United Nations reporting process; (c) recommendations to the United Kingdom by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child; and (d) the Government’s response to those recommendations. HL530

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether information is disseminated on (a) the Convention on the Rights of the Child; (b) the United Nations reporting process; (c) recommendations to the United Kingdom by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child; and (d) the Government’s response to those recommendations to schools, health centres, hospitals, courts, job centres, post offices, libraries and other similar establishments; and, if so, how. HL531

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their position on the accession of Turkey to the European Union. HL532

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in order to prevent possible commercial disadvantage, they will reduce the £3,000 registration fee payable by United Kingdom poultry producers under the integrated pollution prevention and control regulations, bearing in mind the £700 registration fee payable by Danish poultry producers. HL533

Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will reduce the charges that United Kingdom poultry producers are required to pay on an annual basis under the integrated pollution prevention and control regulations once they are registered under the scheme. HL534

Lord Alderdice to ask Her Majesty’s Government what cost/benefit analysis was conducted to justify the conclusions and proposals contained in the recently published report on The Future of Pathology Services in Northern Ireland. HL535

Lord Alderdice to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the expected costs of the new laboratory facilities which will need to be provided in the event of the implementation of the recommendations in the report on The Future of Pathology Services in Northern Ireland. HL536

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Questions unanswered after 14 days

The questions asked on the dates shown in bold were due for answer by the dates in brackets The Government department responsible for answering each Question is shown in square brackets.

15 November (29 November)

HL24 Lord Morris of Manchester [MoD]

HL25 Lord Morris of Manchester [MoD]

HL26 Lord Morris of Manchester [DWP]

HL36 Lord Pearson of Rannoch [DoH]

HL46 Lord Newby [MoD]

HL57 Lord Laird [NIO]

HL65 Lord Luke [DCMS]

HL71 Lord Powell of Bayswater [DoH]

16 November (30 November)

HL81 Lord Ouseley [HO]

HL104 Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer [DTI]

HL123 Baroness Wilkins [DoH]

HL124 Lord Morris of Manchester [MoD]

HL125 Lord Morris of Manchester [MoD]

HL126 Lord Morris of Manchester [MoD]

HL127 Lord Morris of Manchester [MoD]

HL128 Lord Morris of Manchester [MoD]

HL142 Lord Laird [NIO]

HL146 Lord Laird [NIO]

Number of questions allocated to each department which are unanswered after 14 days.

[DCMS] 1	[DoH] 3	[DTI] 1	[DWP] 1	[HO] 1	[MoD] 8
[NIO] 3

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Bills in Progress

	Type of Bill	To be considered
Waiting for Second Reading
Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress [HL]	Government	4 December
Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) [HL]	Private Member’s
Palliative Care [HL]	Private Member’s
Further Education and Training [HL]	Government	13 December
European Union (Implications of Withdrawal) [HL]	Private Member’s
Legal Services [HL]	Government	6 December
Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) [HL]	Private Member’s	15 December
Interception of Communications (Admissibility of Evidence) [HL]	Private Member’s
Public Demonstrations (Repeals) [HL]	Private Member’s
Concessionary Bus Travel [HL]	Government	12 December
Disabled Persons (Independent Living) [HL]	Private Member’s
European Union (Information, etc.) [HL]	Private Member’s
Bailiffs (Licensing) [HL]	Private Member’s
Investment Exchanges and Clearing Houses	Government	11 December
Corruption [HL]	Private Member’s
Committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
Whitehaven Harbour [HL]	Private
Re-committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
Transport for London [HL]	Private
London Local Authorities and Transport for London	Private
Committed to a Grand Committee
Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement [HL]	Government	13 December
Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
Mental Health [HL]	Government
Waiting for Third Reading
London Local Authorities [HL]	Private

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Affirmative Instruments in Progress

The Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee has drawn attention to certain instruments in the reports indicated

	Merits Committee	To be considered
Waiting for consideration by the Statutory Instruments Committee
Draft Compensation (Exemptions) Order 2006
Draft Films (Definition of “British Film”) (No. 2) Order 2006		7 December
Draft District Electoral Areas Commissioner (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2006
Referred to a Grand Committee and Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Association of Law Costs Draftsmen Order 2006		5 December
Draft Representation of the People (Combination of Polls) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006		5 December
Draft Compensation (Claims Management Services) Regulations 2006	2nd Report	5 December
Draft Compensation (Specification of Benefits) Order 2006	2nd Report	5 December
Draft Compensation (Regulated Claims Management Services) Order 2006	2nd Report	5 December
Draft Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions) (England and Wales) Order 2006		5 December
Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) (No. 3) Order 2006		5 December
Draft Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Regulations 2006	2nd Report	5 December
Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Loss of Capacity during Research Project) (England) Regulations 2006
Draft Compensation Act 2006 (Contribution for Mesothelioma Claims) Regulations 2006		4 December
Draft Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations) Order 2006		12 December
Draft Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2006		7 December
Draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment No. 2) (England and Wales) Order 2006		4 December
Draft Housing (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006		11 December
Draft Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006		11 December
Draft Asylum (First List of Safe Countries) (Amendment) Order 2006		4 December
Draft Science and Technology Facilities Council Order 2007		14 December
Draft Petroleum Act 1998 (Third Party Access) Order 2007		14 December
Draft Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2006
Draft Employment Act 2002 (Amendment of Schedules 3, 4 and 5) Order 2006		14 December
Draft Technology Strategy Board Order 2007		14 December

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Negative Instruments

Instruments reported by the Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee

	Praying time expires	To be considered
47th Report
Curd Cheese (Restriction on Placing on the Market) (England) Regulations 2006	1 December	6 December
Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006	4 December

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Regulatory Reform Orders in Progress

The Regulatory Reform Committee has reported on Orders in the reports indicated

	Regulatory Reform Committee	To be considered
Reported following first-stage scrutiny by the Regulatory Reform Committee
Draft Regulatory Reform (Public Service Vehicles) Order 2005	14th Report

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Committees

Unless otherwise indicated, Committees meet in the Lords’ rooms in the Committee Corridor as indicated in the daily broadsheet

Monday 4 December
Human Rights	Joint Committee	4.00pm
Tuesday 5 December
European Union	Sub Committee A Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade	10.30am
Economic Affairs	Select Committee	3.30pm
Merits of Statutory Instruments	Select Committee	3.30pm
Wednesday 6 December
Constitution Committee	Select Committee	10.30am
European Union	Sub-Committee D Environment and Agriculture	10.30am
Science and Technology	Sub-Committee I Allergy	11.00am
Statutory Instruments	Joint Committee	4.00pm
European Union	Sub-Committee E Law and Institutions	4.15pm
Thursday 7 December
European Union	Sub-Committee G Social and Consumer Affairs	9.30am
European Union	Sub-Committee C Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy	10.30am
Monday 11 December
Procedure Committee	Domestic Committee	4.00pm
Tuesday 12 December
Science and Technology	Select Committee	11.00am in Room 134, Millbank House
European Union	Select Committee	4.15pm
Wednesday 13 December
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform	Select Committee	10.30am
European Union	Sub-Committee F Home Affairs	10.30am

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Minutes of Proceedings of Thursday 30 November 2006

The House met at 11.00am
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of London

Public Business

1 HIV/AIDS: G8 Agreement A question was asked by Baroness Northover and answered by the Lord President (Baroness Amos).

2 Euro A question was asked by Lord Watson of Richmond and answered by Lord McKenzie of Luton.

3 Somalia A question was asked by Lord Avebury and answered by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon.

4 BBC: Chairman A question was asked by Baroness Howe of Idlicote and answered by Lord Davies of Oldham.

5 Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Regulations 2006

6 Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions) (England and Wales) Order 2006

7 Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) (No. 3) Order 2006

The Lord President (Baroness Amos) moved that the instruments be referred to a Grand Committee en bloc. The motion was agreed to.

8 Information The Chairman of Committees moved that a Select Committee be appointed to consider information and communications services, including the Library and the Parliamentary Archives, within financial limits approved by the House Committee;

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:

L Brooke of Alverthorpe
L Brougham and Vaux
L Craig of Radley
B Greenfield
L Haskel
L Jones of Cheltenham
L Kalms

L Methuen
B Miller of Hendon
B Prosser
L Puttnam
L Renton of Mount Harry (Chairman)
L Rodger of Earlsferry;

That the Committee have leave to report from time to time.

The motion was agreed to.

9 Consolidation etc. Bills The Chairman of Committees moved, in accordance with Standing Order 52, that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following Lords be appointed to join with a Committee of the Commons as the Joint Committee on Consolidation etc. Bills:

L Acton
V Bledisloe
L Campbell of Alloway
L Christopher
V Colville of Culross
E Dundee

B Fookes
L Janner of Braunstone
B Mallalieu
L Methuen
L Razzall
L Rodger of Earlsferry.

The motion was agreed to, and a message was sent to the Commons.

10 Human Rights The Chairman of Committees moved that a Select Committee of six members be appointed to join with the Committee appointed by the Commons as the Joint Committee on Human Rights:

To consider:

(a) matters relating to human rights in the United Kingdom (but excluding consideration of individual cases);

(b) proposals for remedial orders, draft remedial orders and remedial orders made under section 10 of and laid under Schedule 2 to the Human Rights Act 1998; and

(c) in respect of draft remedial orders and remedial orders, whether the special attention of the House should be drawn to them on any of the grounds specified in Standing Order 73 (Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments);

To report to the House:

(a) in relation to any document containing proposals laid before the House under paragraph 3 of the said Schedule 2, its recommendation whether a draft order in the same terms as the proposals should be laid before the House; or

(b) in relation to any draft order laid under paragraph 2 of the said Schedule 2, its recommendation whether the draft Order should be approved;

and to have power to report to the House on any matter arising from its consideration of the said proposals or draft orders; and

To report to the House in respect of any original order laid under paragraph 4 of the said Schedule 2, its recommendation whether:

(a) the order should be approved in the form in which it was originally laid before Parliament; or

(b) that the order should be replaced by a new order modifying the provisions of the original order; or

and to have power to report to the House on any matter arising from its consideration of the said order or any replacement order;

That the following members be appointed to the Committee:

L Fraser of Carmyllie
L Judd
L Lester of Herne Hill

E Onslow
L Plant of Highfield
B Stern;

That the Committee have power to agree with the Committee appointed by the Commons in the appointment of a Chairman;

That the quorum of the Committee shall be two;

That the Committee have power to adjourn from place to place;

That the Committee have leave to report from time to time;

That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;

That the evidence taken by the Human Rights Committee in the last session of Parliament be referred to the Committee;

That the evidence taken by the Committee shall, if the Committee so wishes, be printed.

The motion was agreed to, and a message was sent to the Commons.

11 Bangladesh: elections (Balloted debate) Lord Avebury moved for papers relating to the role of the international community in the forthcoming elections in Bangladesh. After debate, the motion was withdrawn.

12 North Korea: nuclear test (Balloted debate) Lord Alton of Liverpool moved for papers relating to the implications of North Korea’s decision to conduct its first nuclear test. After debate, the motion was withdrawn.

13 NATO Summit A statement was repeated by Lord Drayson.

14 European Union and Africa: Towards a Strategic Partnership (EUC Report) Lord Bowness moved that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on the European Union and Africa: Towards a Strategic Partnership (34th Report, HL Paper 206, 2005-06). After debate, the motion was agreed to.

15 European Union and Africa: Follow-up report (EUC Report) Lord Bowness moved that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on the European Union and Africa: Follow-up report (49th Report, HL Paper 269, 2005-06). The motion was agreed to.

The House adjourned at 6.02pm until Monday 4 December at 2.30pm.

Paul Hayter

Clerk of the Parliaments

Correction

In the Minutes of Proceedings of 27 November, the following item, which was included as item 4 under Negative Instruments, should have appeared as an Instrument not subject to parliamentary proceedings:

Transformational Grants Joint Scheme (Revocation) Order 2006, laid under the National Lottery etc. Act 1993. (3146)

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Papers

All statutory instruments laid before the House are accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum presented by command of Her Majesty, unless otherwise indicated.

Affirmative Instrument

The following instrument was laid before the House for approval by resolution:

Draft District Electoral Areas Commissioner (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2006, laid under the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

Negative Instrument

The following instrument was laid before the House:

Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) Regulations 2006, laid under the Health Act 2006. (3148)

Paper not subject to parliamentary proceedings

The following paper was laid before the House:

Report and Accounts for 2005-06 of the Labour Relations Agency, laid under the Northern Ireland Act 2000.

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Judicial Business

Thursday 30 November

1 Fosters Marketing and another and another (Petitioner) v. Forest International Gaskets Limited (Respondents) The petition of Helen Foster praying for leave to appeal notwithstanding that the time limited by Standing Order II has expired was presented without payment of the fee, such fee having been waived by the Appeal Committee pursuant to Standing Order XIII; the said petition was referred to an Appeal Committee.

2 Appeal Committee The 6th Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Order was made:

R (on the application of Al Rawi and others (Petitioners) and others and others (Petitioners)) v. Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and another (Respondents) That leave to appeal be given; and that the petition of appeal be lodged by 14 December.