Tuesday 6 March 2007 at 2.30pm
*Oral questions, 30 minutes
*Lord Quirk to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in view of the Audit Commission report of January 2007, Crossing Borders, they will ensure good provision of English language teaching for immigrant workers.
*Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty’s Government where within the National Health Service diagnosis and treatment are available for autistic children with inflammatory bowel disease.
*Baroness Knight of Collingtree to ask Her Majesty’s Government what further steps they will take, as a guarantor of the Republic of Cyprus through the Treaty of Guarantee, in pursuit of an equitable settlement for all communities on the island.
†*Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the Demos publication Cultural Diplomacy on the value of culture in the United Kingdom’s international relations.
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon intends to move the following three motions en bloc: but if any Lord objects the motions must be moved separately to the extent desired
Smoke-free (Penalties and Discounted Amounts) Regulations 2007 Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 31 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 27 February, 8th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Smoke-free (Exemptions and Vehicles) Regulations 2007 Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 31 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 27 February, 8th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Children and Young Persons (Sale of Tobacco etc.) Order 2007 Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 1 February be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 27 February, 8th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Mental Health Bill [HL] Third Reading [Lord Hunt of Kings Heath]
Further Education and Training Bill [HL] Third Reading [Lord Adonis]
Legal Services Bill [HL] Committee (day 6) [Lord Falconer of Thoroton] 3rd Report from the Delegated Powers Committee
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Future Business
Wednesday 7 March at 3.00pm
Prayers will have been read
*Lord Bishop of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to include forestry in the developing world within the voluntary carbon trading scheme.
*Baroness Miller of Hendon to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will hold discussions with banks, building societies and credit card companies, with a view to addressing the problems faced by those in financial difficulty.
*Lord Sheikh to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many hospitals are being cleaned to the National Health Service specification for cleanliness published in December 2004.
†*Lord Baker of Dorking to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the proposed action by Brighton and Hove City Council to allocate places by lottery for oversubscribed schools.
Lord Rooker intends to move the following two motions en bloc: but if any Lord objects the motions must be moved separately
Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 Lord Rooker to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 18 December 2006 be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 27 February
Policing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 Lord Rooker to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 5 February be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 27 February
Serious Crime Bill [HL] Committee [Baroness Scotland of Asthal] 5th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee
Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2, Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2007 Lord Truscott to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 8 February be approved. 10th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee (Dinner break business)
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.45pm
Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Andrews] 9th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee and 11th Report from the Merits Committee
Docking of Working Dogs’ Tails (England) Regulations 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Rooker] 9th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) Regulations 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Rooker] 9th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Welfare of Animals (Miscellaneous Revocations) (England) Regulations 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Rooker] 9th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Decommissioning of Fishing Vessels Scheme 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Rooker] 9th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Rooker] 9th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Environmental Offences (Use of Fixed Penalty Receipts) Regulations 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Rooker] 8th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Evans of Temple Guiting] 9th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Evans of Temple Guiting] 9th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Evans of Temple Guiting] 9th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Thursday 8 March at 11.00am
*Baroness Trumpington to ask the Chairman of Committees whether the Palace of Westminster is free of asbestos.
*Earl of Onslow to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many samples of DNA have been retained from those who have not been convicted of any offence; how many of those are children, and how many from ethnic minority groups.
*Baroness Harris of Richmond to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to inform independent care providers how and when they can apply for the recently announced £67 million capital grant to improve the care home environment for older people.
Baroness Gould of Potternewton to call attention to the Government’s plans for advancing women’s equality throughout the United Kingdom and internationally; and to move for papers.
Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2007 Baroness Scotland of Asthal to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 21 February be approved. 10th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Lord Woolmer of Leeds to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Select Committee on Including the Aviation Sector in the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (21st Report, Session 2005-06, HL Paper 107).
Monday 12 March at 2.30pm
*Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the law following the Marchese-Falkowski rape case.
*Baroness Whitaker to ask Her Majesty’s Government what the Department for International Development is doing to support improvements in the treatment of women in Pakistan.
*Baroness Murphy to ask Her Majesty’s Government what resources have been withdrawn by primary care trusts from mental health services to offset the deficit in acute hospitals in this financial year.
*Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government why their policy to remove mixed hospital wards has not been implemented ten years after its introduction.
Lord Falconer of Thoroton to move that this House takes note of the White Paper The House of Lords: Reform (Cm. 7027).
Tuesday 13 March at 2.30pm
*Lord Barnett to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to publish the bill on House of Lords reform.
*Lord Faulkner of Worcester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received about the treatment of elderly and disabled airline passengers at United Kingdom airports.
*Lord Trefgarne to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many categories of public officials, for whom Ministers are responsible, have the right to enter private property without a warrant; and how many of these categories have been so empowered in the last ten years.
Government Spending (Website) Bill [HL] Third Reading [Baroness Noakes]
It is expected that the debate on the White Paper, The House of Lords: Reform (Cm. 7027) will conclude.
Wednesday 14 March at 3.00pm
*Earl Howe to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the health risks from smoking hand-rolled tobacco are the same as those from smoking manufactured cigarettes.
*Lord Hoyle to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many incidents have been reported in relation to air safety at Gibraltar Airport in the last six months.
*Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to introduce a simple road user charge for lorries in the United Kingdom; and what consideration they have given to the system currently operating in Germany.
House of Lords Reform (option 1) Lord Falconer of Thoroton to move that this House is of the opinion that a reformed House of Lords should be fully appointed.
House of Lords Reform (option 2) Lord Falconer of Thoroton to move that this House is of the opinion that a reformed House of Lords should be composed of 20% elected members and 80% appointed members.
House of Lords Reform (option 3) Lord Falconer of Thoroton to move that this House is of the opinion that a reformed House of Lords should be composed of 40% elected members and 60% appointed members.
House of Lords Reform (option 4) Lord Falconer of Thoroton to move that this House is of the opinion that a reformed House of Lords should be composed of 50% elected members and 50% appointed members
House of Lords Reform (option 5) Lord Falconer of Thoroton to move that this House is of the opinion that a reformed House of Lords should be composed of 60% elected members and 40% appointed members.
House of Lords Reform (option 6) Lord Falconer of Thoroton to move that this House is of the opinion that a reformed House of Lords should be composed of 80% elected members and 20% appointed members.
House of Lords Reform (option 7) Lord Falconer of Thoroton to move that this House is of the opinion that a reformed House of Lords should be fully elected.
†House of Lords Reform Lord Trefgarne to move that this House is of the opinion that there should be no change to the current composition of the House of Lords.
It is expected that the Committee on the Serious Crime Bill will continue
Thursday 15 March at 11.00am
*Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the justification for using Article 308 of the Treaty Establishing the European Communities as the legal base for the European Union’s initiative to co-ordinate social security systems when that Article permits the European Union to act only “in the course of the operation of the common market”.
*Lord Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of parents of children under six have exercised the right to request flexible working; and what are the obstacles to extending this right to all parents of children up to the age of 18.
*Baroness D’Souza to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have held with the chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Alpha Oumar Konaré, concerning the current state of governance in Zimbabwe.
Lord King of Bridgwater to call attention to the state of the armed forces of the Crown; and to move for papers.
Schedule 5 to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (Modification) Order 2007 Baroness Scotland of Asthal to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 24 January be approved. 7th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Part 7 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (Extension to Animal Pathogens) Order 2007 Baroness Scotland of Asthal to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 24 January be approved. 7th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 2.00pm
Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Evans of Temple Guiting] 8th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee and 10th Report from the Merits Committee
Renewables Obligation Order 2006 (Amendment) Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Evans of Temple Guiting] 10th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Rooker]
Electricity (Single Wholesale Market) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Rooker] 10th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Northern Ireland Policing Board (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Rooker]
Pension Protection Fund (Pension Compensation Cap) Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord McKenzie of Luton] 10th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Occupational Pension Schemes (Levies) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord McKenzie of Luton] 10th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord McKenzie of Luton] 10th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Friday 16 March at 11.00am
Corruption Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Chidgey]
Interception of Communications (Admissibility of Evidence) Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Lloyd of Berwick]
Monday 19 March at 2.30pm
*Lord Woolf to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to implement their strategy to develop restorative justice.
*Baroness Walmsley to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make it compulsory for all new school buildings to have sprinkler systems installed.
*Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many prisoners are being held three-to-a- cell as a result of prison overcrowding.
*Lord Morris of Aberavon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the state of the housing of the United Kingdom’s military component of the United Nations force in Nicosia, Cyprus; and who is responsible for its maintenance.
†Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Third Reading [Lord Davies of Oldham] (Money Bill)
†Welfare Reform Bill Report [Lord McKenzie of Luton]
Income Tax Bill Second Reading (and Committee negatived) [Lord Davies of Oldham] (Money Bill) (Dinner break business)
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm
Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee [Lord Rooker] 6th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee
Tuesday 20 March at 2.30pm
*Viscount Falkland to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the restrictions on civil servants taking employment in the private sector following termination of their service in areas where they have had experience during their service.
*Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have proposals to enhance Parliamentary scrutiny of the rail industry.
*Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the use of the Olympic stadium following completion of the London Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012.
Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Second Reading [Lord Goldsmith]
†Royal Assent
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm
Representation of the People (England and Wales) and the Representation of the People (Combination of Polls) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Evans of Temple Guiting] 10th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Evans of Temple Guiting]
Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (Renewal of Temporary Provisions) Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Rooker]
Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Modification) Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Rooker] 10th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Social Security, Occupational Pension Schemes and Statutory Payments (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Davies of Oldham]
Social Security Contributions (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Davies of Oldham]
Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Davies of Oldham]
Wednesday 21 March at 3.00pm
*Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consult with opposition parties on the provision of a more coherent narrative of national history in English schools.
*Lord Greaves to ask the Chairman of Committees what progress is being made on the provision of a Parliamentary visitor and information centre.
*Baroness Neuberger to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to bring forward legislation specifically to protect vulnerable adults.
It is expected that the Committee on the Serious Crime Bill will continue
It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill will continue
Thursday 22 March at 11.00am
*Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what further help they are considering for veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf conflict with Gulf War illnesses.
*Lord Willoughby de Broke to ask Her Majesty’s Government what effect European Union regulations on driving hours will have on volunteers in the Territorial Army, the fire service and special constables.
*Lord Waddington to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of the 1,013 foreign citizens released from prison without consideration for deportation have since been deported.
Baroness Walmsley to call attention to the monitoring by Parliament and Government of the quality, value for money and transparency of public services commissioned from the private sector; and to move for papers.
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to call attention to the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the United Kingdom; and to move for papers.
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 2.00pm
Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Committee [Lord Davies of Oldham]
Monday 26 March at 2.30pm
*Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have, in the bicentenary year of the abolition of the slave trade, to abolish contemporary forms of slavery.
*Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of India about human rights and exploitation of the Dalits in India.
*Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government why they are proposing to reduce the safeguards against abuse and exploitation of domestic workers who enter the United Kingdom together with their employers by administrative action to make it harder for such persons to change employer.
*Lord Sheldon to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to improve the economic competitiveness of the regions.
Tuesday 27 March at 2.30pm
*Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have received the report by Lord Carlile of Berriew on the definition of terrorism; and, if so, when they expect to publish it.
*Lord Walton of Detchant to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they propose to take towards implementing the recommendations of the recently published Crisp report on Global Health Partnerships.
*Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to fund and develop therapeutic services for abused children.
Wednesday 28 March at 3.00pm
*Earl Attlee to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the principal avoidable causes of delay to the commuter rail system during the autumn.
*Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to UNICEF’s report Child Poverty in Perspective: An overview of well-being in rich countries.
*Lord Roberts of Conwy to ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent progress they have made with their exit strategy for British armed forces in Iraq.
Thursday 29 March at 11.00am
*Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to increase the amount of British food which is publicly procured.
*Lord De Mauley to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much money the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has asked H M Treasury to set aside for the possible European Commission fine which may be required for the late payment of the 2005 single farm payment.
*Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to implement the recommendations of the Affordable Rural Housing Commission.
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Motions for Balloted Debate
Ballot on 6 March for debate on 29 March. Time limit 2½ hours
Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe to call attention to the economic impact of higher education institutions; 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 Norton of Louth to call attention to the case for putting standards-setting bodies falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Office on a statutory footing; and to move for papers.
Lord Morris of Manchester to call attention to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Disabled People; and to move for papers.
Lord Mitchell to call attention to the management of information technology projects in the public sector; and to move for papers.
Lord Elton to call attention to the proceedings of the Oslo Conference on Cluster Munitions on 22 and 23 February; and to move for papers.
†Lord Harrison to call attention to the position in British society of those who profess no religion; and to move for papers.
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Select Committee Reports
The date on which the Report was published is in italics
Lord Holme of Cheltenham to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Constitution Committee on Waging war: Parliament’s role and responsibility (15th Report, Session 2005-06, HL Paper 236). 27 July 2006
Lord Renton of Mount Harry to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Select Committee on The EU Strategy on Biofuels: from field to fuel (47th Report, Session 2005-06, HL Paper 267). 20 November 2006
Lord Grenfell to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Select Committee on Further Enlargement of the EU: Threat or Opportunity (53rd Report, Session 2005-06, HL Paper 273). 23 November 2006
Lord Broers to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Science and Technology Committee on Science Teaching in Schools (10th Report, Session 2005-06, HL Paper 257). 5 November 2006
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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.
Baroness Stern to move that this House takes note of the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism, Cm. 6907, 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.
Lord Alton of Liverpool to call attention to conflict in Africa; and to move for papers.
Baroness Byford to call attention to services to the public in rural areas; and to move for papers.
Lord Norton of Louth to call attention to the case for changing the form in which legislation is presented to Parliament; and to move for papers.
Viscount Waverley to call attention to initiatives to end global terrorism; and to move for papers.
Lord Hylton to call attention to the current treatment and condition of migrant workers; and to move for papers.
Lord Dykes to call attention to bank charges and costs to individual customers; and to move for papers.
Lord Clement-Jones to move that it is expedient that a Joint Committee of Lords and Commons be appointed to consider the recommendations of the Casino Advisory Panel on 30 January 2007; and that the Committee do report by 1 June 2007.
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Questions for Short Debate
Time limit 1 hour or 1½ hours
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 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.
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.
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 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.
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 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 Jenkin of Roding to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will announce their decision on the provision of Alternatively Secured Pensions.
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 Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are supporting Liverpool in preparing for its role as European Capital of Culture 2008.
Lord Ashley of Stoke to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to promote the United Nations Convention on disability.
Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what they can and will do to prevent primary care trusts and hospital trusts reducing spending on specialist nursing services in the treatment and support of patients with long-term conditions.
Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank to ask Her Majesty’s Government how and when they will implement the proposals contained in the Department of Health report, Mending hearts and brains, in respect of stroke victims.
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government what lessons have been learned from the comments made by the coroner in the case of Sergeant Steven Roberts.
Baroness Rawlings to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the current situation in Georgia.
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the performance of the British Airports Authority is satisfactory.
Lord Faulkner of Worcester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance they are giving to the Gambling Commission to ensure that the integrity of sport is not compromised by the growth of the betting industry.
Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the introduction of personal interviews for first time adult passport applicants.
Lord Sheikh to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they will take to address the causes and impact of human trafficking.
Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps are being taken to make sports medicine more readily available through the National Health Service so as to support healthy living programmes, particularly those aimed at combating obesity through greater physical activity.
Lord Barnett to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to dispense with the Barnett formula.
Lord Lloyd of Berwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they are making in moving the Supreme Court to the Middlesex Guildhall.
Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the Report of the All Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Anti-Semitism concerning anti-Semitism on university campuses.
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will undertake a full analysis of the prospects for United Kingdom membership of the eurozone including the risk that further delay will make it harder to achieve United Kingdom membership.
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, before the 40th anniversary of the occupation of the Palestinian Territories in June, they will make representations to the government of Israel about the return of those territories.
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask Her Majesty’s Government what studies have been made of the impact of the provisions of the 8th Company Law Directive on the competitive position of the City of London.
Lord James of Blackheath to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the processes of financial control and budgetary reporting within the National Health Service.
Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the main issues under consideration in relation to the provision of coastal access.
†Earl of Listowel to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards the introduction of an allocated mentor and protected time for all newly qualified social workers.
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Questions for Written Answer
Tabled on 5 March and due for answer by 19 March.
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government in what circumstances the costs of public law litigation brought in the public interest can be paid from central funds; and whether in such cases the costs of the judge and court can be met from fee income. HL2430
Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government by what criteria they decide whether to make a statement to Parliament in the aftermath of a road or rail accident. HL2431
Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they have taken to comply with the ruling of the European Court of First Instance in the case Organisation des Modjahedines du Peuple d’Iran v Council of the European Union, annulling Council Decision 2005/930/EC of 21 December 2005 freezing the funds of the organisation; and in what manner they will now provide for the full hearing of the case against the organisation. HL2432
Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bassam of Brighton on 18 January (WA 172) on discussions with Nepal on citizenship law, whether they will include in the list of matters to be raised by the Minister for International Development during his visit to Nepal next week, a request to the Nepalese authorities to confirm that the record of the meeting on 22 November 2006 prepared by the United Kingdom accurately sets out the Nepalese position.
HL2433
Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made an assessment of the intentions of the caretaker government of Bangladesh regarding the implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord of 1997; and, in particular, whether the caretaker government of Bangladesh has informed the Government about any planned or recently implemented withdrawals from that territory of military units; and, if so, how many men were in those military units. HL2434
Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what the reasons were for the lapse of 18 months between the inspection by the Commission for Social Care Inspection of Hassockfield Secure Training Centre and the publication of the Commission’s report in February 2007. HL2435
Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in respect of the Department for Trade and Industry, (a) on how many occasions in the last year malicious programs have compromised departmental computer systems; and, for each occasion, how many machines were affected; how long it took to remove the programs from the system; and what was the impact on the department’s activities; (b) what penetration tests have been carried out of information systems over the last year and what were the results, indicating in each instance whether the tests were carried out independently of the providers of the system concerned; and (c) on how many occasions in the last year the departmental management team has considered information risk. HL2436
Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in respect of the Department for Transport, (a) on how many occasions in the last year malicious programs have compromised departmental computer systems; and, for each occasion, how many machines were affected; how long it took to remove the programs from the system; and what was the impact on the department’s activities; (b) what penetration tests have been carried out of information systems over the last year and what were the results, indicating in each instance whether the tests were carried out independently of the providers of the system concerned; and (c) on how many occasions in the last year the departmental management team has considered information risk. HL2437
Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in respect of the Department for Work and Pensions, (a) on how many occasions in the last year malicious programs have compromised departmental computer systems; and, for each occasion, how many machines were affected; how long it took to remove the programs from the system; and what was the impact on the department’s activities; (b) what penetration tests have been carried out of information systems over the last year and what were the results, indicating in each instance whether the tests were carried out independently of the providers of the system concerned; and (c) on how many occasions in the last year the departmental management team has considered information risk. HL2438
Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in respect of the Department of Health, (a) on how many occasions in the last year malicious programs have compromised departmental computer systems; and, for each occasion, how many machines were affected; how long it took to remove the programs from the system; and what was the impact on the department’s activities; (b) what penetration tests have been carried out of information systems over the last year and what were the results, indicating in each instance whether the tests were carried out independently of the providers of the system concerned; and (c) on how many occasions in the last year the departmental management team has considered information risk. HL2439
Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in respect of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, (a) on how many occasions in the last year malicious programs have compromised departmental computer systems; and, for each occasion, how many machines were affected; how long it took to remove the programs from the system; and what was the impact on the department’s activities; (b) what penetration tests have been carried out of information systems over the last year and what were the results, indicating in each instance whether the tests were carried out independently of the providers of the system concerned; and (c) on how many occasions in the last year the departmental management team has considered information risk. HL2440
Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in respect of H M Treasury, (a) on how many occasions in the last year malicious programs have compromised departmental computer systems; and, for each occasion, how many machines were affected; how long it took to remove the programs from the system; and what was the impact on the department’s activities; (b) what penetration tests have been carried out of information systems over the last year and what were the results, indicating in each instance whether the tests were carried out independently of the providers of the system concerned; and (c) on how many occasions in the last year the departmental management team has considered information risk. HL2441
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the percentage of all children transferring from primary to secondary schools in each of the last five years who have not achieved their first choice places in (a) England and Wales, and (b) Northern Ireland. HL2442
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 23 January (WA 233), whether the end of 50/50 recruitment to the Police Service of Northern Ireland was agreed or simply noted at St Andrews as part of that Agreement. HL2443
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any proposals to bring the legislation in Northern Ireland on football hooligans inside football stadia in line with that for the rest of the United Kingdom. HL2444
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much it costs per word for the Wales Office to translate English into Welsh. HL2445
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much the repairs to the Royal Canal Longford and Begnagh Bridges have cost; who carried out the work; and after what selection process. HL2446
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much the work on the Royal Canal bridges at Lyneen and Mosstown and lock 45 and associated culverts has cost; who carried out the work; and after what selection process. HL2447
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much the work on the moorings at Kilglass on the Shannon will cost; who is carrying out the work; and after what process of selection. HL2448
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made in the United Kingdom contribution to the International Polar Year investigations, conducted by the Cambridge British Antarctic Survey; and whether these studies are being coordinated with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. HL2449
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made in the study by Ministers in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs into the inclusion of surface transport options in carbon dioxide emission trading mechanisms to effect cheaper carbon reductions. HL2450
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what specific measures they will take to help the European Union increase its development policy funds in the period to 2015 so as to reach the United Nations goal of 0.7 per cent of gross national product, both within the United Kingdom and within the European Union. HL2451
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made an assessment of the recent comments from the European Business School finance and banking team that a European Union single market cannot be completed without a single currency system. HL2452
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what contingency plans the Ministry of Defence has in place to organise any rapid withdrawals of United Kingdom military components from Iraq in circumstances of operational difficulty. HL2453
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the proportions of Sunni and Shia Muslims respectively who are ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom. HL2454
Earl of Listowel to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking in response to the lessons for practice in the National Children’s Bureau report Tell them not to forget about us, a guide to practice with looked after children in custody. HL2455
Earl of Listowel to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that information on a child’s care status is consistently recorded and shared between social care and youth justice agencies when a looked after child is in custody or on remand. HL2456
Earl of Listowel to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure local authorities discharge their responsibilities to looked after children who enter custody or remand.
HL2457
Earl of Listowel to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure the role of personal officer in Young Offender Institutions is effectively implemented. HL2458
Earl of Listowel to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that in the case of a looked after child in custody or on remand there is an effective integration of the child’s sentence plan and his care or pathway plan. HL2459
Earl of Listowel to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are reviewing the balance between the surveillance and support elements of sentences served by children in the community. HL2460
Lord Beaumont of Whitley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what sums the renewables obligation buy-out fund has distributed during each year of the operation of the Renewable Obligation Scheme; and, in each case, to what organisations. HL2461
Lord Beaumont of Whitley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the total revenue raised for dispersal by the Government through renewables obligation buy-out payments during each year of the operation of the Renewable Obligation Scheme. HL2462
Lord Beaumont of Whitley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the proportion of renewable energy, measured in kilowatts per hour, that could be contributed over the next five years by micro-renewable installations on (a) existing buildings, and (b) new buildings.
HL2463
Lord Beaumont of Whitley to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Carbon Trust’s July 2006 report Policy Frameworks for Renewables, why they have ruled out replacement of the Renewable Obligation Scheme by feed-in tariffs. HL2464
Lord Beaumont of Whitley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the extent to which demand for domestic grants under the Low Carbon Buildings Programme is likely to exceed supply in the next two financial years. HL2465
Lord Beaumont of Whitley to ask Her Majesty’s Government at what level they intend to limit monthly grant allocations under Stream One of the Low Carbon Buildings Programme over each of the next two financial years. HL2466
Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Andrews on 8 February (WA 160), whether in conjunction with Westminster City Council they have approached those providing nightly soup runs in Howick Place in order to ask them to desist; if so, when those discussions took place and with whom; and whether any target date has been set for the cessation of this practice. HL2467
Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to commission further research into the causes and treatment of the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Post-abortion Syndrome.
HL2468
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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.
8 January (22 January)
HL1139 Lord Hanningfield [DoH]
11 January (25 January)
HL1287 Lord Roberts of Llandudno [HO]
HL1311 Lord Hanningfield [DCLG]
15 January (29 January)
HL1343 Lord Laird [NIO]
16 January (30 January)
HL1365 Lord Avebury [HO]
HL1392 Countess of Mar [DoH]
22 January (5 February)
HL1541 Lord Avebury [HO]
HL1561 Lord Roberts of Llandudno [DfES]
HL1568 Lord Alton of Liverpool [HO]
24 January (7 February)
HL1621 Lord Alton of Liverpool [HO]
HL1623 Viscount Falkland [DoH]
26 January (9 February)
HL1680 Lord Maginnis of Drumglass [NIO]
HL1681 Lord Maginnis of Drumglass [NIO]
29 January (12 February)
HL1727 Lord Hanningfield [DoH]
30 January (13 February)
HL1759 Lord Astor of Hever [MoD]
HL1760 Lord Astor of Hever [MoD]
HL1761 Lord Astor of Hever [MoD]
HL1762 Lord Carlile of Berriew [HO]
HL1763 Lord Carlile of Berriew [HO]
HL1764 Lord Carlile of Berriew [HO]
HL1765 Lord Carlile of Berriew [HO]
HL1766 Lord Carlile of Berriew [HO]
HL1767 Lord Carlile of Berriew [HO]
HL1783 Lord Hanningfield [HO]
HL1784 Lord Hanningfield [HO]
31 January (14 February)
HL1805 Lord Astor of Hever [MoD]
HL1828 Lord Campbell-Savours [DfES]
HL1829 Lord Campbell-Savours [DfES]
HL1830 Lord Campbell-Savours [DfES]
1 February (15 February)
HL1856 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
HL1858 Lord Hanningfield [DfT]
5 February (19 February)
HL1895 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
6 February (20 February)
HL1921 Lord Alton of Liverpool [DfES]
HL1949 Lord Bradshaw [DfT]
7 February (21 February)
HL1963 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay [DoH]
HL1965 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay [DoH]
HL1968 Lord Hylton [HO]
HL1990 Lord Hanningfield [DoH]
8 February (22 February)
HL2005 Countess of Mar [DoH]
HL2006 Countess of Mar [DoH]
HL2017 Lord Tebbit [NIO]
HL2018 Lord Tebbit [HO]
HL2028 Lord Hanningfield [DWP]
HL2029 Lord Hanningfield [DWP]
HL2031 Lord Hanningfield [DWP]
HL2036 Earl of Sandwich [HO]
HL2037 Earl of Sandwich [HO]
19 February (5 March)
HL2042 Lord Jopling [HO]
HL2043 Lord Jopling [HO]
HL2044 Lord Jopling [HO]
HL2050 Lord Morris of Manchester [HO]
HL2053 Lord Avebury [HO]
HL2063 Lord Hylton [HO]
HL2064 Lord Hylton [HO]
HL2065 Lord Hylton [HO]
HL2067 Lord Maginnis of Drumglass [NIO]
HL2072 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay [HMT]
HL2073 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay [HMT]
HL2074 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay [HMT]
HL2076 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay [HMT]
HL2077 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay [DWP]
HL2078 Lord Janner of Braunstone [MoD]
HL2079 Lord Janner of Braunstone [MoD]
HL2080 Lord Janner of Braunstone [MoD]
HL2083 Lord Mason of Barnsley [CO]
HL2084 Lord Dholakia [HO]
HL2088 Baroness Hanham [DCLG]
HL2089 Baroness Hanham [DCLG]
HL2090 Baroness Hanham [DCLG]
HL2102 Baroness Stern [HO]
Number of questions allocated to each department which are unanswered after 14 days.
| [CO] 1
| [DCLG] 4
| [DfES] 5
| [DfT] 2
| [DoH] 9
| [DWP] 4 |
| [HMT] 4
| [HO] 29
| [MoD] 7
| [NIO] 5
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Bills in Progress
|
| Type of Bill
| To be considered |
| Waiting for Second Reading
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| |
| Income Tax (Money Bill—21 February)
| Government
| 19 March |
| European Union (Implications of Withdrawal) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Interception of Communications (Admissibility of Evidence) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 16 March |
| Bailiffs (Licensing) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Corruption [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 16 March |
| Victims of Overseas Terrorism [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Piped Music etc. (Hospitals) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Fraud (Trials without a Jury)
| Government
| 20 March |
| Alcohol Labelling [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Leasehold Information [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Television Advertising (Food) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Greater London Authority
| Government
| |
| Offender Management
| Government
| |
| Torture (Damages) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) [HL]
| Private
| |
| Committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
|
| |
| Whitehaven Harbour [HL]
| Private
| |
| Committed to a Select Committee
|
| |
| Bournemouth Borough Council [HL]
| Private
| |
| Manchester City Council [HL]
| Private
| |
| Re-committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
|
| |
| Transport for London [HL]
| Private
| 13 March |
| London Local Authorities and Transport for London
| Private
| |
| Committed to a Grand Committee
|
| |
| Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Justice and Security (Northern Ireland)
| Government
| 19 March |
| Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information)
| Government
| 22 March |
| Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
|
| |
| Legal Services [HL]
| Government
| 6 March |
| Disabled Persons (Independent Living) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Public Demonstrations (Repeals) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Serious Crime [HL]
| Government
| 7 March |
| Palliative Care [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Energy Efficiency and Microgeneration [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Parliament (Joint Departments) [HL]
|
| |
| Waiting for Report
|
| |
| European Union (Information, etc.) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Welfare Reform
| Government
| 19 March |
| Waiting for Third Reading
|
| |
| Government Spending (Website) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 13 March |
| Further Education and Training [HL]
| Government
| 6 March |
| Mental Health [HL]
| Government
| 6 March |
| Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) (Money Bill—21 February)
| Government
| 19 March |
| London Local Authorities [HL]
| Private
| |
| Sent to the Commons
|
| |
| Concessionary Bus Travel [HL]
| Government
| |
| Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress [HL]
| Government
| |
| Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement [HL]
| Government
| |
| Returned to the Commons amended
|
| |
| Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide
| Government
| |
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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 Jobseeker’s Allowance (Jobseeker Mandatory Activity) Pilot Regulations 2007
|
| |
| Draft Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007
|
| |
| Draft Gambling Act 2005 (Mandatory and Default Conditions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007
|
| |
| Draft Gambling (Geographical Distribution of Casino Premises Licenses) Order 2007
|
| |
| Draft Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2007
|
| |
| Draft Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (Procedure) Rules 2007
|
| |
| Referred to a Grand Committee and Waiting for consideration by the Statutory Instruments Committee
|
| |
| Draft Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007
|
| 20 March |
| Draft Social Security, Occupational Pension Schemes and Statutory Payments (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2007
|
| 20 March |
| Draft Social Security Contributions (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2007
|
| 20 March |
| Draft Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2007
|
| 20 March |
| Referred to a Grand Committee and Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
|
| |
| Draft Environmental Offences (Use of Fixed Penalty Receipts) Regulations 2007
|
| 7 March |
| Draft Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme Order 2007
| 10th Report
| 15 March |
| Draft Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
|
| 15 March |
| Draft Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2007
|
| 7 March |
| Draft Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
|
| 7 March |
| Draft Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2007
|
| 7 March |
| Draft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007
|
| 7 March |
| Draft Docking of Working Dogs’ Tails (England) Regulations 2007
|
| 7 March |
| Draft Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) Regulations 2007
|
| 7 March |
| Draft Welfare of Animals (Miscellaneous Revocations) (England) Regulations 2007
|
| 7 March |
| Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2007
| 11th Report
| 7 March |
| Decommissioning of Fishing Vessels Scheme 2007
|
| 7 March |
| Draft Renewables Obligation Order 2006 (Amendment) Order 2007
|
| 15 March |
| Draft Electricity (Single Wholesale Market) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
|
| 15 March |
| Draft Northern Ireland Policing Board (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
|
| 15 March |
| Draft Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (Renewal of Temporary Provisions) Order 2007
|
| 20 March |
| Draft Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Modification) Order 2007
|
| 20 March |
| Draft Pension Protection Fund (Pension Compensation Cap) Order 2007
|
| 15 March |
| Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Levies) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
|
| 15 March |
| Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2007
|
| 15 March |
| Draft Representation of the People (England and Wales) and the Representation of the People (Combination of Polls) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
|
| 20 March |
| Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
|
| |
| Draft Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
|
| |
| Draft Taxis (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
|
| |
| Draft Charities (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
|
| |
| Draft Schedule 5 to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (Modification) Order 2007
|
| 15 March |
| Draft Part 7 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (Extension to Animal Pathogens) Order 2007
|
| 15 March |
| Draft Tourist Boards (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2007
|
| |
| Draft Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2007
|
| |
| Draft Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
|
| 7 March |
| Draft Policing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
|
| 7 March |
| Draft Smoke-free (Penalties and Discounted Amounts) Regulations 2007
|
| 6 March |
| Draft Smoke-free (Exemptions and Vehicles) Regulations 2007
|
| 6 March |
| Draft Children and Young Persons (Sale of Tobacco etc.) Order 2007
|
| 6 March |
| Draft Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2, Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2007
|
| 7 March |
| Draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2007
|
| 8 March |
| Draft Integration Loans for Refugees and Others Regulations 2007
|
| |
| Draft Gambling Act 2005 (Exclusion of Children from Track Areas) Order 2007
|
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Negative Instruments
Instruments reported by the Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee
|
| Praying time expires
| To be considered |
| 9th Report
|
| |
| Education (New Secondary School Proposals) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
| 9 March
| |
| Work at Height (Amendment) Regulations 2007
| 16 March
| |
| 11th Report
|
| |
| Education (Prohibition from Teaching or Working with Children) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
| 28 March
| |
| Day Care and Child Minding (Disqualification) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
| 28 March
| |
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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 |
| Proposals reported following first-stage scrutiny by the Regulatory Reform Committee
|
| |
| Draft Regulatory Reform (Public Service Vehicles) Order 2005
| 14th Report
| |
| Draft Regulatory Reform (Game) Order 2007
| 5th Report
| |
| Draft Regulatory Reform (Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) Order 2006
| 5th Report
| |
| Draft Regulatory Reform (Collaboration etc. between Ombudsmen) Order 2007
| 5th Report
| |
| Draft Regulatory Reform (Deer) (England and Wales) Order 2007
| 5th 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
| Tuesday 6 March
|
| |
| Science and Technology
| Sub-Committee II Personal Internet Security
| in the United States |
| 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 |
| House Committee
| Domestic Committee
| 4.00pm |
| European Union
| Select Committee
| 4.15pm |
| Wednesday 7 March
|
| |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee D Environment and Agriculture
| in Brussels |
| Constitution Committee
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee F Home Affairs
| 10.45am |
| 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 8 March
|
| |
| 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 12 March
|
| |
| Human Rights
| Joint Committee
| 4.00pm |
| Tuesday 13 March
|
| |
| Transport for London Bill [HL]
| Unopposed Bill Committee
| 10.30am |
| Wednesday 14 March
|
| |
| Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| Regulators
| Select Committee
| 11.00am
in Room 134, Millbank House |
| Refreshment Committee
| Domestic Committee
| 4.15pm
in Committee Room G |
| Wednesday 21 March
|
| |
| Information Committee
| Domestic Committee
| 4.15pm |
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Minutes of Proceedings of Monday 5 March 2007
The House met at 2.30pm
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Liverpool
1 Baroness Jeger The Lord Speaker informed the House that Baroness Jeger, a member of the House, had died on 26 February 2007.
Public Business
2 Airports: Stansted A question was asked by Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall and answered by Lord Bassam of Brighton.
3 Roads: non-United Kingdom drivers A question was asked by Lord Bradshaw and answered by Baroness Crawley.
4 Railways: passenger capacity A question was asked by Lord Corbett of Castle Vale and answered by Lord Bassam of Brighton.
5 Iran: United Nations sanctions A question was asked by Lord Blaker and answered by Lord Triesman.
6 Torture (Damages) Bill [HL] Lord Archer of Sandwell presented a bill to make provision for actions for damages for torture; and for connected purposes. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 49)
7 Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 Baroness Morgan of Drefelin moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 22 January be approved. The motion was agreed to.
8 Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2007
9 Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2007
Lord Rooker, on behalf of Lord McKenzie of Luton, moved that the draft Orders laid before the House on 24 January be approved en bloc. The motion was agreed to.
10 Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (Continuance in force of sections 1 to 9) Order 2007 Baroness Scotland of Asthal moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 1 February be approved. Then Lord Dholakia moved, as an amendment to the original motion, at end to insert “but this House regrets that the Government has not replaced control orders with new measures to strengthen the ability of terror suspects to be prosecuted in court.” After debate, the amendment was disagreed to (see division list). Then the original motion was agreed to.
11 Welfare reform Lord McKenzie of Luton repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.
12 Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Lord Davies of Oldham moved that the bill be now read a second time. The motion was agreed to and the Committee was negatived.
13 Financial Management and Fraud in the European Union (EUC Report) Lord Radice moved that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Select Committee on Financial Management and Fraud in the European Union: Perceptions, Facts and Proposals (50th Report, Session 2005-06, HL Paper 270). After debate, the motion was agreed to.
The House adjourned at 9.40pm until Tuesday 6 March at 2.30pm.
Paul Hayter
Clerk of the Parliaments
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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.
Command Paper
The following paper was presented to the House by command of Her Majesty on the date shown.
Environment—Report of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution: The Urban Environment. (2 March) (7009)
Statutory Instruments (Standing Order 71)
The following negative instruments, having been laid before the House on 2 March were ordered to lie on the Table.
1 (1) Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (Registration Rules) Order of Council 2007
(441)
(2) Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (Fitness to Practise and Disqualification etc. Rules) Order of Council 2007 (442)
(3) Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (Fitness to Practise and Registration Appeals Committees and their Advisers Rules) Order of Council 2007 (561)
(4) Approved European Pharmacy Qualifications Order of Council 2007 (564)
laid under the Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Order 2007.
2 (1) NHS Direct Special Health Authority Abolition Order 2007 (504)
(2) National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Amendment Regulations 2007 (542)
(3) National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment Regulations 2007
(543)
(4) National Health Service (Dental Charges, General Dental Services Contracts and Personal Dental Services Agreements) Amendment Regulations 2007 (544)
(5) Lewisham Primary Care Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2007 (557)
(6) National Health Service (Functions of Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts and Administration Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (559)
laid under the National Health Service Act 1977.
3 Commission for Social Care Inspection (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) Regulations 2007, laid under the Care Standards Act 2000. (556)
4 Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) Regulations 2007, laid under the European Communities Act 1972. (605)
5 Electricity (Class Exemptions from the Requirement for a Licence) (Amendment) Order 2007, laid under the Electricity Act 1989. (629)
Affirmative Instruments
The following instruments were laid before the House for approval by resolution:
1 Draft Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2007, laid under the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997.
2 Draft Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (Procedure) Rules 2007, laid under the Terrorism Act 2000.
Negative Instruments
The following instruments were laid before the House:
1 Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (Fees) Rules Order 2007, laid under the General and Specialist Medical Practice (Education, Training and Qualifications) Order 2003. (565)
2 (1) Hill Farm Allowance Regulations 2007 (619)
(2) Curd Cheese (Restriction on Placing on the Market) (England) (Revocation) Regulations 2007
(673)
laid under the European Communities Act 1972.
3 Lord Chancellor (Transfer of Functions and Supplementary Provisions) Order 2007, laid under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. (661)
4 Pneumoconiosis etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007, laid under the Northern Ireland Act 2000. (SR109)
Paper not subject to parliamentary proceedings
The following paper was laid before the House:
Treasury Minute dated 5 March 2007, directing the application of certain amounts as Appropriations in Aid of the Estimates for 2005-06, laid under the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000.
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Judicial Business
Monday 5 March
1 In re E (a child) (AP) (Appellant) (Northern Ireland) The appeal of E was presented and it was ordered that in accordance with Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 16 April.
2 H (FC) (Appellant) v Suffolk County Council (Respondents) (England) The appeal of H was presented and it was ordered that in accordance with Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 16 April. The appellant’s certificate of public funding was lodged.
3 R v M and others (Respondents) The petition of the Director of Public Prosecutions (on behalf of Her Majesty) praying for leave to appeal in accordance with the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
Tuesday 6 March at 10.30am
In Committee Room No. 1
Further hearing by the Appellate Committee in the following causes:
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Respondents) v William Grant & Sons Distillers Limited (Appellants) (Scotland)
Small (Her Majesty’s Inspector of Taxes (Respondent) v Mars UK Limited (Appellants)
(Conjoined Appeals)
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Division on 5 March 2007
Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (Continuance in force of sections 1 to 9) Order 2007
Division No. 1
Lord Dholakia moved, as an amendment to the motion that the draft Order be approved, at end to insert “but this House regrets that the Government has not replaced control orders with new measures to strengthen the ability of terror suspects to be prosecuted in court.” The House divided:
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Not-contents 141
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| Addington, L.
| Allenby of Megiddo, V. |
| Alton of Liverpool, L.
| Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, L.
| Avebury, L. |
| Barker, B.
| Beaumont of Whitley, L.
| Best, L. |
| Bledisloe, V.
| Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, B.
| Bowness, L. |
| Bradshaw, L.
| Cameron of Dillington, L.
| Chidgey, L. |
| Chorley, L.
| Clement-Jones, L.
| Clinton-Davis, L. |
| Condon, L.
| Cotter, L.
| Craig of Radley, L. |
| D’Souza, B.
| Darcy de Knayth, B.
| Dear, L. |
| Dholakia, L.
| Dykes, L.
| Falkland, V. |
| Fearn, L.
| Garden, L.
| Glasgow, E. |
| Goodhart, L.
| Greenway, L.
| Hamwee, B. |
| Hastings of Scarisbrick, L.
| Hooson, L.
| Howe of Idlicote, B. |
| Hylton, L.
| Judd, L.
| Kennedy of The Shaws, B. |
| Kirkwood of Kirkhope, L.
| Lester of Herne Hill, L.
| Linklater of Butterstone, B. |
| Listowel, E.
| Lloyd of Berwick, L.
| Ludford, B. |
| Maclennan of Rogart, L.
| McNally, L.
| Maddock, B. |
| Mar, C.
| Mar and Kellie, E.
| Masham of Ilton, B. |
| Mawhinney, L.
| Miller of Chilthorne Domer, B.
| Monson, L. |
| Morgan, L.
| Murphy, B.
| Neuberger, B. |
| Newby, L.
| Nicholson of Winterbourne, B.
| Northover, B. |
| Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay, L.
| Onslow, E.
| Palmer, L. |
| Patel, L.
| Plant of Highfield, L.
| Ramsbotham, L. |
| Razzall, L.
| Redesdale, L.
| Rennard, L. |
| Roberts of Llandudno, L. [Teller]
| Rogan, L.
| Russell-Johnston, L. |
| Ryder of Wensum, L.
| Saltoun of Abernethy, Ly.
| Sandberg, L. |
| Scott of Needham Market, B.
| Shutt of Greetland, L. [Teller]
| Slynn of Hadley, L. |
| Steel of Aikwood, L.
| Stern, B.
| Stoddart of Swindon, L. |
| Tenby, V.
| Teverson, L.
| Thomas of Walliswood, B. |
| Thomas of Winchester, B.
| Thomson of Monifieth, L.
| Tope, L. |
| Tordoff, L.
| Trimble, L.
| Tyler, L. |
| Wallace of Saltaire, L.
| Walmsley, B.
| Walpole, L. |
| Warnock, B.
| Watson of Richmond, L.
| Wedderburn of Charlton, L. |
| Young of Hornsey, B.
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| Acton, L.
| Adonis, L.
| Alli, L. |
| Anderson of Swansea, L.
| Andrews, B.
| Archer of Sandwell, L. |
| Barnett, L.
| Bassam of Brighton, L.
| Bernstein of Craigweil, L. |
| Bhattacharyya, L.
| Billingham, B.
| Bilston, L. |
| Borrie, L.
| Boyd of Duncansby, L.
| Bradley, L. |
| Brennan, L.
| Brett, L.
| Brooke of Alverthorpe, L. |
| Brookman, L.
| Brooks of Tremorfa, L.
| Burlison, L. |
| Campbell-Savours, L.
| Christopher, L.
| Clark of Windermere, L. |
| Clarke of Hampstead, L.
| Colville of Culross, V.
| Corbett of Castle Vale, L. |
| Corston, B.
| Currie of Marylebone, L.
| David, B. |
| Davidson of Glen Clova, L.
| Davies of Coity, L.
| Davies of Oldham, L. [Teller] |
| Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, B.
| Desai, L.
| Donoughue, L. |
| Drayson, L.
| Elder, L.
| Evans of Temple Guiting, L. |
| Evans of Watford, L.
| Falconer of Thoroton, L. (Lord Chancellor)
| Farrington of Ribbleton, B. |
| Faulkner of Worcester, L.
| Filkin, L.
| Ford, B. |
| Foster of Bishop Auckland, L.
| Foulkes of Cumnock, L.
| Fyfe of Fairfield, L. |
| Gale, B.
| Gibson of Market Rasen, B.
| Giddens, L. |
| Golding, B.
| Goldsmith, L.
| Goudie, B. |
| Gould of Brookwood, L.
| Gould of Potternewton, B.
| Graham of Edmonton, L. |
| Gregson, L.
| Griffiths of Burry Port, L.
| Grocott, L. [Teller] |
| Harrison, L.
| Hart of Chilton, L.
| Haskel, L. |
| Haworth, L.
| Henig, B.
| Hollis of Heigham, B. |
| Howarth of Newport, L.
| Hoyle, L.
| Hughes of Woodside, L. |
| Hunt of Kings Heath, L.
| Irvine of Lairg, L.
| Janner of Braunstone, L. |
| Jay of Paddington, B.
| Jones, L.
| Jones of Whitchurch, B. |
| Jordan, L.
| Kilclooney, L.
| King of West Bromwich, L. |
| Kingsmill, B.
| Kinnock, L.
| Kirkhill, L. |
| Lea of Crondall, L.
| Lipsey, L.
| Lofthouse of Pontefract, L. |
| Low of Dalston, L.
| McDonagh, B.
| Macdonald of Tradeston, L. |
| McIntosh of Haringey, L.
| McIntosh of Hudnall, B.
| MacKenzie of Culkein, L. |
| Mackenzie of Framwellgate, L.
| McKenzie of Luton, L.
| Mason of Barnsley, L. |
| Massey of Darwen, B.
| Maxton, L.
| Meacher, B. |
| Moonie, L.
| Morgan of Drefelin, B.
| Morgan of Huyton, B. |
| Morris of Aberavon, L.
| Morris of Handsworth, L.
| Morris of Yardley, B. |
| O’Neill of Clackmannan, L.
| Patel of Blackburn, L.
| Paul, L. |
| Pendry, L.
| Pitkeathley, B.
| Puttnam, L. |
| Quin, B.
| Radice, L.
| Rendell of Babergh, B. |
| Richard, L.
| Rooker, L.
| Rosser, L. |
| Royall of Blaisdon, B.
| Sawyer, L.
| Scotland of Asthal, B. |
| Sheldon, L.
| Simon, V.
| Snape, L. |
| Soley, L.
| Strabolgi, L.
| Symons of Vernham Dean, B. |
| Taylor of Blackburn, L.
| Taylor of Bolton, B.
| Temple-Morris, L. |
| Thomas of Macclesfield, L.
| Thornton, B.
| Tomlinson, L. |
| Triesman, L.
| Truscott, L.
| Tunnicliffe, L. |
| Turnberg, L.
| Wall of New Barnet, B.
| Warwick of Undercliffe, B. |
| Watson of Invergowrie, L.
| Whitaker, B.
| Whitty, L. |
| Williams of Elvel, L.
| Winston, L.
| Woolmer of Leeds, L. |
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