Wednesday 25 April 2007 at 3.00pm Prayers will have been read
*Oral questions, 30 minutes
*Lord Tomlinson to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have assessed the extent to which the report and recommendations by the Joint Committee on Conventions, Conventions of the United Kingdom Parliament (HL Paper 265, Session 2005-06), endorsed by both Houses of Parliament, are being observed.
*Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to handle mentally ill people in prison, in light of the Prime Minister’s review of the criminal justice system.
*Baroness Sharples to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the armed forces have all the equipment they need to minimise casualties in armed conflict.
*Lord Faulkner of Worcester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the report by Amnesty International on the increasing use of the death penalty in Iraq.
Human Tissue and Embryos The Lord President (Baroness Amos) to move that it is expedient that a Joint Committee of Lords and Commons be appointed to consider and report on any draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill presented to both Houses by a Minister of the Crown and that the Committee should report on any draft Bill by 25 July.
Serious Crime Bill [HL] Report [Baroness Scotland of Asthal]
†Government of Wales Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007 Lord Evans of Temple Guiting to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 26 March be approved. 14th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee (Dinner break business)
Representation of the People (National Assembly for Wales) (Access to Election Documents) Regulations 2007 Baroness Morgan of Drefelin to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 7 March be approved. 12th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee (Dinner break business)
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Future Business
Thursday 26 April at 11.00am
Lord Hameed will be introduced.
*Lord Palmer to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in light of recent energy price rises, what steps they are taking to assist those pensioners and low-income families who are experiencing fuel poverty.
*Baroness Hanham to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement that they intend to bring forward primary legislation to require signatures in polling stations, when such legislation will be introduced.
*Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received about the withdrawal of saver fares on the railways.
†*Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty’s Government what further steps they are taking to secure the release of the BBC journalist Alan Johnston, and to obtain information about his detention.
Lord James of Blackheath to call attention to budgetary reporting and the use of resources in the National Health Service; and to move for papers.
Lord Bruce-Lockhart to call attention to the recommendations of the Lyons Inquiry into Local Government, and the future of local government funding; and to move for papers.
Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Tunnicliffe]
London Local Authorities Bill [HL] Third Reading [Lord Jenkin of Roding]
Monday 30 April at 2.30pm
Lord Krebs and
Lord Mawson will be introduced.
*Lord Trefgarne to ask Her Majesty’s Government what construction and certification standards they propose for the two aircraft carriers to be ordered for the Royal Navy.
*Lord Barnett to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their definition of a green tax.
*Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the current humanitarian and security situation in Darfur and Chad.
*Lord Whitty to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider extending the mandate of the Electoral Commission to include ballots on transfers of council housing stock in order to ensure the fairness and transparency of such ballots.
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. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)
It is expected that the Report stage of the Serious Crime Bill will conclude.
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm
Greater London Authority Bill Committee [Baroness Andrews] 7th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee
Tuesday 1 May at 2.30pm
*Lord Ashley of Stoke to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the VAT paid by disabled people in view of the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group’s report VAT and disabled people—the case for removing the barriers.
*Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government why HOK Sport’s design for the 2012 Olympic stadium does not include a roof structure.
*Lord Goodlad to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they propose to take to reduce inflation.
International Tribunals (Sierra Leone) Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Triesman]
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) and the Follow-up Report (3rd Report, Session 2006-07, HL Paper 51).
†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.
Wednesday 2 May at 3.00pm
*Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have to deliver foreign language training to members of the United Kingdom diplomatic service.
*Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have improved the quality of their initial decisions on asylum seekers through the New Asylum Model.
*Lord Cavendish of Furness to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have for a new constitution or pattern of governance for the European Union.
†Transport for London Bill [HL] Third Reading [The Chairman of Committees]
Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Third Reading [Lord Rooker]
†Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (day 2) [Lord Davies of Oldham] 7th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee
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. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)
It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Greater London Authority Bill will continue at 3.45pm in the Moses Room.
Thursday 3 May at 11.00am
*Baroness Knight of Collingtree to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many consultants are currently suspended from their duties in National Health Service hospitals; and what estimate has been made of the resulting annual cost.
*Lord Faulkner of Worcester to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will seek to secure an amendment to the 1995 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in order to make the killing of journalists in war zones a crime under international law.
*Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many member states have now signed the United Nations Convention on Disability Rights.
Lord Patel to call attention to the potential benefits of stem cell research and related issues; and to move for papers.
It is expected that the following two motions in the name of Lord Broers will be debated together.
Lord Broers to call attention to science teaching; and to move for papers.
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).
Gambling Act 2005 (Exclusion of Children from Track Areas) Order 2007 Lord Davies of Oldham to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 21 February be approved. 10th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Gambling Act 2005 (Mandatory and Default Conditions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 Lord Davies of Oldham to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 26 February be approved. 11th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
It is expected that the following two motions in the name of Lord Bassam of Brighton will be debated together.
Integration Loans for Refugees and Others Regulations 2007 Lord Bassam of Brighton to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 21 February be approved. 10th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee and 12th Report from the Merits Committee
Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Amendment of Section 76(3)) Order 2007 Lord Bassam of Brighton to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 8 March be approved. 12th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Tuesday 8 May at 2.30pm
*Lord Janner of Braunstone to ask the Chairman of Committees what progress has been made in the cleaning of the exterior of the Palace of Westminster; and when this work will be completed.
*Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to celebrate Europe Day this year.
*Lord Waddington to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether in negotiations within the European Union they propose to agree to a reduction in the number of policy areas covered by national vetoes.
Legal Services Bill [HL] Report (day 3) [Lord Falconer of Thoroton]
Baroness Massey of Darwen to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to develop the education of young people in custody. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)
It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Greater London Authority Bill will continue at 3.30pm in the Moses Room.
Wednesday 9 May at 3.00pm
*Lord Dubs to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the cost to hospital in-patients of making and receiving land-line telephone calls.
*Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they provide guidance and help for people of all ages in stressful situations who might become homeless and destitute.
*Lord Giddens to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are concerned about the level of inequality in the distribution of wealth in the United Kingdom.
†Victims of Overseas Terrorism Bill [HL] Committee [Lord Brennan]
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).
†It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Greater London Authority Bill will continue at 3.45pm in the Moses Room.
Thursday 10 May at 11.00am
*Lord Bishop of Ripon and Leeds to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they have taken to support the voluntary sector in the management of Approved Premises (formerly known as Probation and Bail Hostels).
*Baroness Trumpington to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they are making in reducing incidents of fly-tipping.
*Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government what contribution United Kingdom forces deployed to Afghanistan are making to assist the Afghan National Army and the Afghan National Police.
†Baroness Howells of St Davids to call attention to the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade and to the United Kingdom’s role in tackling its legacies; and to move for papers.
†Baroness Pitkeathley to call attention to developments in social care provision; and to move for papers.
†Vehicle Registration Marks Bill Second Reading [Earl Attlee]
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 2.00pm
Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill [HL] Committee [Lord Lester of Herne Hill]
Monday 14 May at 2.30pm
*Lord Hannay of Chiswick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the value of the United Kingdom’s membership of the Seven Nation Initiative on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament; and what are their intentions with regard to the future work of the group, particularly in the run up to the next review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 2010.
*Lord Crickhowell to ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of the total capital value of new hospital building projects, with a value of £29.7 million or above, built since 1997 relates to hospitals situated in Parliamentary constituencies which currently have a sitting Labour Member of Parliament.
*Lord Teverson to ask Her Majesty’s Government when, following decisions taken at the March European Council on climate change, they expect the last incandescent light bulb to be switched off in the United Kingdom.
*Lord Eden of Winton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the decision to exclude some 22,000 Gurkha veterans who left service before 1997 from the new pension arrangements available to Gurkha veterans who retired after July 1997.
†Pensions Bill Second Reading [Lord McKenzie of Luton]
Tuesday 15 May at 2.30pm
*Lord Bishop of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what provision they are making for extra policing in Liverpool during its year as European Capital of Culture.
*Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the law on the compensation of victims of rape and other sexual offences.
*Lord Willoughby de Broke to ask Her Majesty’s Government why they have overridden the Scrutiny Reserve resolution relating to the work of the European Union Select Committee on 157 occasions in the last three years.
†Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Report [Lord Davies of Oldham]
Wednesday 16 May at 3.00pm
*Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty’s Government how far their war against terror extends in geographical terms; and what are the main activities which they include within the term global terrorism.
*Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on the 19,000 2005 Single Farm Payments currently being reviewed by the Rural Payments Agency.
*Lord Sheldon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest estimate of changes in the level of support for the Arts as a consequence of the rising cost of the 2012 London Olympic Games.
†Offender Management Bill Committee [Baroness Scotland of Asthal] 7th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee
Thursday 17 May at 11.00am
*Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government why there is a £10 charge for refunding rail tickets purchased online, but not for refunding tickets purchased at stations.
*Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will ensure that there are effective procedures for referring all detained asylum applicants who allege previous torture to the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture.
†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. (Balloted debate, 2½ hours)
†Lord Baker of Dorking to call attention to the effect upon heritage and the Arts of the transfer of Lottery funds to the 2012 London Olympic Games; and to move for papers. (Balloted debate, 2½ hours)
†It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill will continue at 2.00pm in the Moses Room, and that it will conclude.
Friday 18 May at 11.00am
†Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Baker of Dorking]
Monday 21 May at 2.30pm
*Lord Ezra to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to increase gas storage capacity.
*Baroness Turner of Camden to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether adequate specialist therapy is available to patients leaving hospital following strokes, in particular speech therapy; and what steps they are taking to ensure such therapy is available in all areas.
†*Baroness Massey of Darwen to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to increase the uptake of the Child Trust Fund.
Tuesday 22 May at 2.30pm
*Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many home inspectors there are who are qualified to issue energy performance certificates required to market homes for sale after 1 June 2007; and how home owners wishing to sell privately will know how and where to make contact in their area.
*Baroness Noakes to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish the report on the costs of identity cards which was due by 31 March 2007 under the terms of section 37 of the Identity Cards Act 2006.
†*Lord Anderson of Swansea to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in response to the defeat of the Gambling (Geographical Distribution of Casino Premises Licences) Order 2007 in the House of Lords on 28 March, they will introduce two Orders separating the supercasinos from the other proposed casinos.
Wednesday 23 May at 3.00pm
*Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in view of the federal government of Switzerland’s calculation that Swiss membership of the European Union would be nine times more expensive than Switzerland’s current bilateral arrangements with the European Union, a similar position applies to the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union.
†*Lord Tyler to ask Her Majesty’s Government when the conclusions of the internal Department for Constitutional Affairs examination of different electoral systems in the United Kingdom will be published.
†*Lord Lee of Trafford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the impact of climate change on the United Kingdom’s tourism industry.
Thursday 24 May at 11.00am
†*Lord Northbourne to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in implementing their policy of end-to-end offender management.
†*Lord Blaker to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the peace plan signed by 22 Arab nations on 28 March.
†*Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the government of Burma with regard to continuing offensives and threats of further offensives against the Karen people inside Karen State and in camps for the displaced in Thailand.
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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 Teverson to call attention to the current operations and future development of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme; and to move for papers.
Lord Teverson to call attention to the growth of private equity in the financing of British industry; 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 Cobbold to call attention to the report Drugs—facing facts by the RSA Commission on Illegal Drugs, Communities and Public Policy, published in March 2007; and to move for papers.
†Earl of Glasgow to call attention to the opportunities and challenges facing the United Kingdom tourism industry; and to move for papers.
†Lord Selsdon to call attention to the present condition of the Royal Navy; and to move for papers.
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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 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 Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the future of British architecture.
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 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 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.
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.
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 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 action they will take to secure implementation of 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 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.
Baroness D’Souza to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made by Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan.
Baroness Howe of Idlicote to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in implementing the plans outlined in the Department of Health document, Improving access to audiology services in England; how they intend to ensure that audiology is regarded as a priority area by strategic health authorities and primary care trusts; and what specific role they envisage for the independent sector.
Lord Waddington to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will assist those who served the Crown in Southern Rhodesia before the unilateral declaration of independence, and in many cases afterwards, for whose pensions the government of Zimbabwe took responsibility under the Independence Constitution but who are no longer receiving any pension.
Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consultations they are holding in connection with the revision of their alcohol harm reduction strategy.
Lord Teverson to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to substitute long distance passenger travel within the United Kingdom from air to rail.
†Baroness Uddin to ask Her Majesty’s Government what efforts they are making to support families of children with special educational needs.
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Questions for Written Answer
Tabled on 24 April and due for answer on 8 May.
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 17 April (WA 42-3), whether they will explain the feasibility of proposals to allow research activities that involve alteration of the genetic structure of human embryos in order to understand how specific gene defects lead to failure of embryo implantation, whilst maintaining a specific prohibition against transferral of such embryos to the womb of either a woman or an animal.
HL3401
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 17 April (WA 42-3), bearing in mind that the other suggested aims of research on embryos might include understanding how specific gene defects lead to symptoms of disease, why embryonic stem cells would not be sufficient for such purposes; and to what extent organismal development might be required to establish the appearance of symptoms consistent with disease onset, especially in light of the current 14 day rule. HL3402
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 17 April (WA 42-3), whether the continuation of licensing controls on research projects involving human embryos allows specific prohibitions in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 to be reinterpreted without recourse to Parliament; and whether such prohibitions were breached by the regulatory authority when granting HFEA Research Licence R0153. HL3403
Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many male patients were treated in geriatric wards in the National Health Service in England and Wales during 2005 and 2006 respectively. HL3404
Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many female patients were treated in geriatric wards in the National Health Service in England and Wales during 2005 and 2006 respectively. HL3405
Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many male patients were treated in general surgery wards in the National Health Service in England and Wales during 2005 and 2006 respectively. HL3406
Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many female patients were treated in general surgery wards in the National Health Service in England and Wales during 2005 and 2006 respectively. HL3407
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 18 April (WA 86) concerning the job application for the Ulster Scots Agency, under what authority the Agency is required to agree all job advertisements with the Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure. HL3408
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 18 April (WA 58) concerning parity of esteem for both communities in Northern Ireland, whether the comparative levels of funding of the Ulster Scots community and the Irish Community reflect parity of esteem. HL3409
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 18 April (WA 84) concerning Tourism Ireland, why 80 promotional events had Irish dancing associated with them while the company had only five events associated with Scottish dancing; and whether parity of esteem for both communities was achieved on this occasion. HL3410
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 18 April (WA 75) concerning the budget for the Northern Ireland Events Company, what consultation took place before the 2007-08 budget was set; who took part in the consultation; when the consultation took place; and whether they will place in the Library of the House copies of the consultation documentation. HL3411
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the potential benefit to Northern Ireland was considered in calculating funding to be provided for Rally Ireland, the Circuit of Ireland and the North West 200; and, if so, how it was calculated in each case. HL3412
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have reached a decision not to site the Northern Ireland Record Office in either the old Crumlin Road Jail or the Court House; and, if so, when the decision was taken and for what reason. HL3413
Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the government of Vietnam about the recommendations made by the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, in their report VIETNAM: Twelve human rights defenders have the floor.
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Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance they are providing to the government of Afghanistan to combat violence against women and improve family planning and maternal health; and whether they will respond to the call made by the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund in Kabul on 23 April for greater investment in the health and well-being of Afghanistan’s women and their families. HL3415
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider reforming the law so as to allow the re-opening of proceedings in appropriate cases following judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. HL3416
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, when considering how to implement the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in Hirst v United Kingdom on prisoners’ voting rights, they will have regard to the way in which the government of the Republic of Cyprus has amended legislation to give effect to the judgment by conferring the right to vote on all prisoners remanded in custody. HL3417
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to implement the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights on the common law of contempt of court in the case of Kyprianou v Cyprus. HL3418
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in relation to possible amendments to the Freedom of Information Act 2000, they have been made aware of any national legislature which has exempted itself by conferring an immunity from the effects of freedom of information legislation. HL3419
Lord Tyler to ask the Chairman of Committees what estimate has been made of the costs of purchasing and refurbishing accommodation in 1 Millbank for use by the House of Lords in (a) 2006-07; (b) 2007-08; (c) 2008-09; and (d) 2009-10. HL3420
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total amount of landfill tax credit currently held by environmental bodies; and what percentage of this has been held for more than two years. HL3421
Lord Jopling to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 23 April (WA 118), whether they will now answer Question for Written Answer HL3073 by Lord Jopling. HL3422
Lord Jopling to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Home Office’s failure to answer Lord Avebury’s Question for Written Answer HL1365, due for answer by the end of January, was caused by the Department mislaying the question; and, if not, whether they will now explain the reasons for it remaining unanswered. HL3423
Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans for ensuring urgent access to podiatric care for diabetics, irrespective of where they live, under the National Health Service. HL3424
Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are considering to establish a national foot assessment scheme to ensure that patients with the same level of need have the same access to podiatric care under the National Health Service. HL3425
Lord Steinberg to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of how many companies still offer a final salary pension scheme. HL3426
Lord Steinberg to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many internet gambling companies have indicated that they are changing their domain in view of the proposals in the recent Budget. HL3427
Lord Steinberg to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total number of deaths in the United Kingdom resulting from drug abuse in the last five years. HL3428
Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their current position with regard to the appropriateness of the implementation of Sharia law in the United Kingdom. HL3429
Lord Monson to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Falconer of Thoroton on 16 April (WA 15-6), why, when Jersey and Guernsey are not part of the European Union and United Kingdom consumers can obtain food supplements and herbal remedies via the internet, they exerted pressure on those territories to conform with European Union obligations concerning the composition, presentation and marketing of such products. HL3430
Lord Colwyn to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the cost implications of the Chief Dental Officer’s advice that all endodontic instruments should be treated as single use; and how these will be reflected in the value of Band 3 Units of Dental Activity. HL3431
Lord Colwyn to ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidelines they have issued to primary care trusts concerning the administration charges for the provision of private prescription forms. HL3432
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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.
16 January (30 January)
HL1365 Lord Avebury [HO]
8 February (22 February)
HL2018 Lord Tebbit [HO]
19 February (5 March)
HL2053 Lord Avebury [HO]
HL2102 Baroness Stern [HO]
21 February (7 March)
HL2185 Lord Hanningfield [DfT]
23 February (9 March)
HL2268 Lord Roberts of Llandudno [HO]
26 February (12 March)
HL2316 Earl Howe [DTI]
HL2317 Earl Howe [DTI]
HL2322 Lord Hylton [HO]
28 February (14 March)
HL2377 Lord Hylton [HO]
1 March (15 March)
HL2419 Lord Marlesford [HO]
7 March (21 March)
HL2528 Lord Kilclooney [NIO]
8 March (22 March)
HL2602 Lord Laird [NIO]
13 March (27 March)
HL2656 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2669 Lord Ramsbotham [HO]
HL2670 Lord Ramsbotham [HO]
HL2671 Lord Ramsbotham [HO]
HL2673 Lord Ramsbotham [HO]
14 March (28 March)
HL2703 Lord Ramsbotham [HO]
HL2719 Lord Turnbull [HO]
HL2720 Lord Turnbull [HO]
15 March (29 March)
HL2738 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2756 Lord Hylton [HO]
16 March (30 March)
HL2786 Baroness Ludford [HO]
20 March (3 April)
HL2851 Earl of Listowel [HO]
HL2864 Lord Hanningfield [SO]
HL2865 Lord Hanningfield [SO]
21 March (4 April)
HL2894 Lord Luke [DCMS]
HL2903 Lord Hoyle [MoD]
22 March (5 April)
HL2943 Earl of Sandwich [DEFRA]
HL2968 Baroness Byford [DCLG]
26 March (10 April)
HL2989 Lord Hylton [HO]
27 March (10 April)
HL3039 Lord Garden [MoD]
28 March (11 April)
HL3061 Duke of Montrose [SO]
HL3065 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL3074 Lord Lester of Herne Hill [HO]
HL3075 Lord Lester of Herne Hill [DfT]
29 March (12 April)
HL3093 Lord Hylton [HO]
HL3096 Lord Hylton [HO]
HL3114 Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract [DTI]
HL3121 Lord Colwyn [DoH]
HL3122 Lord Colwyn [DoH]
HL3127 Lord Marlesford [DWP]
HL3129 Lord Marlesford [DWP]
HL3131 Lord Marlesford [HMT]
Number of questions allocated to each department which are unanswered after 14 days.
| [DCLG] 1
| [DCMS] 1
| [DEFRA] 1
| [DfT] 2
| [DoH] 2
| [DTI] 3 |
| [DWP] 2
| [HMT] 1
| [HO] 22
| [MoD] 2
| [NIO] 5
| [SO] 3 |
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Bills in Progress
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| Type of Bill
| To be considered |
| Waiting for Second Reading
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| |
| European Union (Implications of Withdrawal) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Bailiffs (Licensing) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Leasehold Information [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 18 May |
| Television Advertising (Food) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Torture (Damages) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| House of Lords (Amendment) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| House of Lords [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Royal Commission (Slavery) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| International Tribunals (Sierra Leone) [HL]
| Government
| 1 May |
| Pensions
| Government
| 14 May |
| Life Peerages (Residency for Taxation Purposes) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Vehicle Registration Marks
| Private Member’s
| 10 May |
| Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) [HL]
| Private
| 26 April |
| Committed to a Select Committee
|
| |
| Bournemouth Borough Council [HL]
| Private
| |
| Manchester City Council [HL]
| Private
| |
| Re-committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
|
| |
| London Local Authorities and Transport for London
| Private
| 25 April |
| Committed to a Grand Committee
|
| |
| Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 10 May |
| Greater London Authority
| Government
| 30 April |
| Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
|
| |
| Public Demonstrations (Repeals) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Interception of Communications (Admissibility of Evidence) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
Statistics and Registration Service
(Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| 2 May |
| Offender Management
| Government
| 16 May |
| Victims of Overseas Terrorism [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 9 May |
| Alcohol Labelling [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Waiting for Report
|
| |
| Legal Services [HL]
| Government
| 8 May |
| Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information)
| Government
| 15 May |
| Development Orders (Microgeneration) [HL] (formerly Energy Efficiency and Microgeneration [HL])
| Private Member’s
| |
Serious Crime [HL]
(Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| 25 April |
| Waiting for Third Reading
|
| |
| Corruption [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Justice and Security (Northern Ireland)
| Government
| 2 May |
| London Local Authorities [HL]
| Private
| 26 April |
| Transport for London [HL]
| Private
| 2 May |
| Sent to the Commons
|
| |
| Concessionary Bus Travel [HL]
| Government
| |
Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress [HL]
(Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| |
| Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement [HL]
| Government
| |
| Mental Health [HL]
| Government
| |
Further Education and Training [HL]
(Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| |
| Government Spending (Website) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| European Union (Information, etc.) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Parliament (Joint Departments) [HL]
|
| |
| Palliative Care [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Disabled Persons (Independent Living) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Piped Music etc. (Hospitals) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Whitehaven Harbour [HL]
| Private
| |
| Returned to the Commons amended
|
| |
| Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide
| Government
| |
| Welfare Reform
| 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
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| Merits Committee
| To be considered |
| Waiting for consideration by the Statutory Instruments Committee
|
| |
| Draft Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (Corresponding Amendments) Order 2007
|
| |
| Draft Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
|
| |
| Draft Lord Chancellor (Modification of Functions) Order 2007
|
| |
| 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 Integration Loans for Refugees and Others Regulations 2007
| 12th Report
| 3 May |
| Draft Gambling Act 2005 (Exclusion of Children from Track Areas) Order 2007
|
| 3 May |
| Draft Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007
| 14th Report
| |
| Draft Gambling Act 2005 (Mandatory and Default Conditions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007
|
| 3 May |
| Draft Representation of the People (National Assembly for Wales) (Access to Election Documents) Regulations 2007
|
| 25 April |
| Draft Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Amendment of Section 76(3)) Order 2007
|
| 3 May |
| Draft Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) (Further Education) Regulations 2007
|
| |
| Draft Government of Wales Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007
|
| 25 April |
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Negative Instruments
Instruments reported by the Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee
|
| Praying time expires
| To be considered |
| 14th Report
|
| |
| Home Information Pack (Redress Scheme) Order 2007
| 26 April
| |
| 15th Report
|
| |
| Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) Regulations 2007
| 27 April
| |
| Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Surcharge) Order 2007
| 3 May
| |
| Water Resources Management Plan Regulations 2007
| 3 May
| |
| 16th Report
|
| |
| Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007
| 10 May
| |
| Electricity Generating Stations and Overhead Lines (Inquiries Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2007
| 10 May
| |
| 18th Report
|
| |
| Home Information Pack Regulations 2007
| 24 May
| |
| Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007
| 24 May
| |
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Regulatory Reform Orders in Progress
The Regulatory Reform Committee has reported on Orders in the reports indicated
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| 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
| Wednesday 25 April
|
| |
| Climate Change
| Joint Committee
| 9.00am
in the Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House |
| London Local Authorities and Transport for London Bill
| Unopposed Bill Committee
| 10.30am
in Committee Room G |
| Science and Technology
| Sub-Committee II Personal Internet Security
| 3.30pm |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee E Law and Institutions
| 4.15pm |
| Thursday 26 April
|
| |
| 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 30 April
|
| |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee B Internal Market
| 4.00pm |
| Tuesday 1 May
|
| |
| Constitution Committee
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee A Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade
| 10.30am |
| Economic Affairs
| Select Committee
| Noon |
| Communications
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| Regulators
| Select Committee
| 4.00pm |
| European Union
| Select Committee
| 4.15pm |
| Wednesday 2 May
|
| |
| Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| Tuesday 8 May
|
| |
| Merits of Statutory Instruments
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| Wednesday 9 May
|
| |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee F Home Affairs
| 10.00am |
| Monday 14 May
|
| |
| Science and Technology
| Sub-Committee I Allergy
| 3.00pm |
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Minutes of Proceedings of Tuesday 24 April 2007
The House met at 2.30pm
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of St Albans
1 Baroness Coussins Jean Elizabeth Coussins, having been created Baroness Coussins, of Whitehall Park in the London Borough of Islington, for life by Letters Patent dated 23 March 2007, was introduced between Baroness O’Neill of Bengarve and Lord Condon, and took and subscribed the oath.
2 Baroness Campbell of Surbiton Dame Jane Susan Campbell DBE, having been created Baroness Campbell of Surbiton, of Surbiton in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, for life by Letters Patent dated 30 March 2007, was introduced between Lord Ashley of Stoke and Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, and took and subscribed the oath.
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Select Committee Reports
3 European Union Committee
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
Prüm: an effective weapon against terrorism and crime? (18th Report, HL Paper 90)
4 Merits of Statutory Instruments
The following Reports from the Select Committee were made and ordered to be printed:
18th Report, on the following negative instruments, together with the minutes of evidence:
Home Information Pack Regulations 2007;
Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007. (HL Paper 92)
19th Report. (HL Paper 93)
Private Business
5 Whitehaven Harbour Bill [HL] The bill was read a third time and passed. The bill was sent to the Commons.
Public Business
6 Water supply A question was asked by Lord Rosser and answered by Lord Rooker.
7 Department of Health: procurement A question was asked by Earl Howe and answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath.
8 National Health Service: education and training A question was asked by Baroness Emerton and answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath.
9 Iraq: humanitarian assistance A question was asked by Lord Fowler and answered by the Lord President (Baroness Amos).
10 Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill [HL] The bill was read a third time and passed. The bill was sent to the Commons.
11 Palliative Care Bill [HL] The bill was read a third time. A privilege amendment was agreed to. Then the bill was passed and sent to the Commons.
12 Disabled Persons (Independent Living) Bill [HL] The bill was read a third time. A privilege amendment was agreed to. Then the bill was passed and sent to the Commons.
13 Piped Music etc. (Hospitals) Bill [HL] The bill was read a third time and passed. The bill was sent to the Commons.
14 Statistics and Registration Service Bill The bill was considered in Committee. Amendment 8 was agreed to (see division list 1). Amendments were agreed to. The House resumed.
15 HIV/AIDS: children A question was asked by Baroness Northover and, after debate, answered by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon.
16 Statistics and Registration Service Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 31. Amendment 39 was disagreed to (see division list 2). The House resumed after amendment 41.
The House adjourned at 9.58pm until Wednesday 25 April at 9.45am for judicial business, 3.00pm for public business.
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:
Defence—Minute concerning the gifting of surplus defence equipment to Oman. (—)
Negative Instruments
The following instruments were laid before the House:
1 Service Charges (Summary of Rights and Obligations, and Transitional Provision) (England) Regulations 2007, laid under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985. (1257)
2 Administration Charges (Summary of Rights and Obligations) (England) Regulations 2007, laid under the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002. (1258)
Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings
The following papers were laid before the House:
1 Report for 2005-06 of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies, laid under the Companies Act 1989.
2 Report for 2006 on the number of notices served, directions given and enforcement notices served under the Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990, laid under that Act.
3 Report for 2006 on the number of notices served, directions given and enforcement notices served under the Aviation Security Act 1982, laid under that Act.
4 Report for 2006 on the number of notices served, directions given and enforcement notices served under the Channel Tunnel (Security) Order 1994, laid under that Act.
5 Report for 2006 on the number of notices served, instructions given and enforcement notices served under the Railways Act 1993, laid under that Act.
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Judicial Business
1 Ralston (AP) (Original Appellant and Cross-respondent) v Scottish Ministers (Original Respondents and Cross-appellants) (Scotland) The cross-appeal of the Scottish Ministers was presented and it was ordered that in accordance with Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 5 June.
2 Brit Syndicates Limited for and on behalf of Brit Syndicate 2987 at Lloyd’s for the 2003 year of account and others (Respondents) v Italaudit SpA (in liquidation) (formerly Grant Thornton SpA) and others (Appellants) The petition of appellants praying that the appeal be restored and for leave to give security for costs notwithstanding that the time limited by Standing Order V has expired (the agents for the respondents not consenting thereto) was presented; and it was referred to an Appeal Committee.
Wednesday 25 April at 9.45am
Judgment in the following causes:
St Helens Borough Council (Respondents) v Derbyshire and others (Appellants)
Stack (Appellant) v Dowden (Respondent)
Melville Dundas Limited (in receivership) and others (Respondents) v George Wimpey UK Limited and others (Appellants) (Scotland)
Belfast City Council (Appellants) v Miss Behavin’ Limited (Respondents) Northern Ireland)
Riverside Housing Association Limited (Appellants) v White (FC) and another (FC) (Respondents)
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Divisions on 24 April 2007
Statistics and Registration Service Bill
Division No. 1
Baroness Noakes moved amendment 8, in clause 3, page 2, line 3, to leave out “Treasury” and insert “Cabinet Office”. The Committee divided:
Contents 186
Not-contents 130
Contents
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| Addington, L.
| Anelay of St Johns, B. |
| Arran, E.
| Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, L.
| Astor of Hever, L. |
| Attlee, E.
| Avebury, L.
| Barker, B. |
| Beaumont of Whitley, L.
| Blaker, L.
| Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, B. |
| Bowness, L.
| Bridgeman, V.
| Brittan of Spennithorne, L. |
| Brougham and Vaux, L.
| Bruce-Lockhart, L.
| Burnett, L. |
| Butler-Sloss, B.
| Byford, B.
| Caithness, E. |
| Carlile of Berriew, L.
| Carnegy of Lour, B.
| Cathcart, E. |
| Chorley, L.
| Clement-Jones, L.
| Colville of Culross, V. |
| Colwyn, L.
| Courtown, E.
| Craigavon, V. |
| Crathorne, L.
| Crickhowell, L.
| Darcy de Knayth, B. |
| De Mauley, L.
| Dean of Harptree, L.
| Dearing, L. |
| Denham, L.
| Dixon-Smith, L.
| Dykes, L. |
| Eccles, V.
| Eccles of Moulton, B.
| Elles, B. |
| Elliott of Morpeth, L.
| Elton, L.
| Falkland, V. |
| Falkner of Margravine, B.
| Fearn, L.
| Fookes, B. |
| Fowler, L.
| Freeman, L.
| Garden, L. |
| Gardner of Parkes, B.
| Glasgow, E.
| Glenarthur, L. |
| Glentoran, L.
| Goodhart, L.
| Goodlad, L. |
| Goschen, V.
| Greenway, L.
| Hamilton of Epsom, L. |
| Hamwee, B.
| Hanham, B.
| Hannay of Chiswick, L. |
| Hanningfield, L.
| Harris of Peckham, L.
| Harris of Richmond, B. |
| Henley, L.
| Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, L.
| Hogg, B. |
| Howard of Rising, L.
| Howe, E.
| Howell of Guildford, L. |
| Hunt of Wirral, L.
| Hurd of Westwell, L.
| Jenkin of Roding, L. |
| Jopling, L.
| Kimball, L.
| Kingsland, L. |
| Kirkham, L.
| Kirkwood of Kirkhope, L.
| Lamont of Lerwick, L. |
| Lang of Monkton, L.
| Lester of Herne Hill, L.
| Lindsay, E. |
| Linklater of Butterstone, B.
| Listowel, E.
| Liverpool, E. |
| Lucas, L.
| Luke, L.
| Lyell of Markyate, L. |
| McColl of Dulwich, L.
| Mackie of Benshie, L.
| MacLaurin of Knebworth, L. |
| McNally, L.
| Maddock, B.
| Maginnis of Drumglass, L. |
| Mancroft, L.
| Mar, C.
| Mar and Kellie, E. |
| Marland, L.
| Marlesford, L.
| Methuen, L. |
| Miller of Chilthorne Domer, B.
| Montagu of Beaulieu, L.
| Montgomery of Alamein, V. |
| Montrose, D.
| Morris of Bolton, B.
| Moser, L. |
| Moynihan, L.
| Newby, L.
| Newton of Braintree, L. |
| Noakes, B.
| Northbrook, L.
| Northesk, E. |
| Northover, B.
| Norton of Louth, L.
| O’Cathain, B. |
| Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay, L.
| Onslow, E.
| Oppenheim-Barnes, B. |
| Palmer, L.
| Palumbo, L.
| Park of Monmouth, B. |
| Perry of Southwark, B.
| Pilkington of Oxenford, L.
| Platt of Writtle, B. |
| Plumb, L.
| Prior, L.
| Rawlings, B. |
| Razzall, L.
| Reay, L.
| Renton of Mount Harry, L. |
| Roberts of Conwy, L.
| Roberts of Llandudno, L. [Teller]
| Rodgers of Quarry Bank, L. |
| Rogan, L.
| Roper, L.
| Rotherwick, L. |
| Russell-Johnston, L.
| St. John of Bletso, L.
| St John of Fawsley, L. |
| Saltoun of Abernethy, Ly.
| Sandberg, L.
| Sandwich, E. |
| Scott of Needham Market, B.
| Seccombe, B. [Teller]
| Selsdon, L. |
| Sharp of Guildford, B.
| Sharples, B.
| Shaw of Northstead, L. |
| Shephard of Northwold, B.
| Shutt of Greetland, L.
| Skelmersdale, L. |
| Slim, V.
| Smith of Clifton, L.
| Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, L. |
| Steinberg, L.
| Stern, B.
| Stoddart of Swindon, L. |
| Strathclyde, L.
| Swinfen, L.
| Taverne, L. |
| Taylor of Holbeach, L.
| Taylor of Warwick, L.
| Teverson, L. |
| Thatcher, B.
| Thomas of Gresford, L.
| Thomas of Walliswood, B. |
| Thomas of Winchester, B.
| Tonge, B.
| Tordoff, L. |
| Tugendhat, L.
| Turnbull, L.
| Tyler, L. |
| Ullswater, V.
| Verma, B.
| Waddington, L. |
| Wade of Chorlton, L.
| Wakeham, L.
| Waldegrave of North Hill, L. |
| Wallace of Saltaire, L.
| Walmsley, B.
| Walpole, L. |
| Watson of Richmond, L.
| Wilcox, B.
| Williams of Crosby, B. |
| Williamson of Horton, L
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Not Contents
| Acton, L.
| Adams of Craigielea, B.
| Adonis, L. |
| Alli, L.
| Amos, B. (Lord President)
| Anderson of Swansea, L. |
| Andrews, B.
| Archer of Sandwell, L.
| Bach, L. |
| Bassam of Brighton, L.
| Berkeley, L.
| Billingham, B. |
| Bilston, L.
| Borrie, L.
| Boyd of Duncansby, L. |
| Bradley, L.
| Bragg, L.
| Brooke of Alverthorpe, L. |
| Brookman, L.
| Brooks of Tremorfa, L.
| Campbell-Savours, L. |
| Carter of Coles, L.
| Christopher, L.
| Clark of Windermere, L. |
| Clarke of Hampstead, L.
| Clinton-Davis, L.
| Cohen of Pimlico, B. |
| Corbett of Castle Vale, L.
| Crawley, B.
| Croham, L. |
| Davies of Oldham, L.
| Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, B.
| Desai, L. |
| Drayson, L.
| Dubs, L.
| Elder, L. |
| Evans of Parkside, L.
| Evans of Temple Guiting, L. [Teller]
| 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.
| Gavron, L. |
| Gibson of Market Rasen, B.
| Golding, B.
| Goldsmith, L. |
| Gordon of Strathblane, L.
| Goudie, B.
| Graham of Edmonton, L. |
| Grocott, L. [Teller]
| Harris of Haringey, L.
| Harrison, L. |
| Hart of Chilton, L.
| Haskel, L.
| Haworth, L. |
| Hilton of Eggardon, B.
| Hollis of Heigham, B.
| Howarth of Newport, L. |
| Howells of St. Davids, B.
| Howie of Troon, L.
| Hoyle, L. |
| Hughes of Woodside, L.
| Hunt of Kings Heath, L.
| Janner of Braunstone, L. |
| Jones, L.
| Jones of Whitchurch, B.
| Judd, L. |
| Kilclooney, L.
| Layard, L.
| Lea of Crondall, L. |
| Leitch, L.
| Levy, L.
| Lofthouse of Pontefract, L. |
| Macdonald of Tradeston, L.
| McIntosh of Hudnall, B.
| MacKenzie of Culkein, L. |
| McKenzie of Luton, L.
| Mason of Barnsley, L.
| Massey of Darwen, B. |
| Maxton, L.
| Moonie, L.
| Morgan of Drefelin, B. |
| Morgan of Huyton, B.
| Morris of Aberavon, L.
| Morris of Handsworth, L. |
| Morris of Manchester, L.
| Morris of Yardley, B.
| Pendry, L. |
| Pitkeathley, B.
| Prys-Davies, L.
| Puttnam, L. |
| Quin, B.
| Radice, L.
| Ramsay of Cartvale, B. |
| Rea, L.
| Richard, L.
| Robertson of Port Ellen, L. |
| Rooker, L.
| Rosser, L.
| Rowlands, L. |
| Royall of Blaisdon, B.
| Scotland of Asthal, B.
| Sewel, L. |
| Sheldon, L.
| Smith of Leigh, L.
| Soley, L. |
| Stone of Blackheath, L.
| Taylor of Blackburn, L.
| Taylor of Bolton, B. |
| Temple-Morris, L.
| Thornton, B.
| Tomlinson, L. |
| Truscott, L.
| Tunnicliffe, L.
| Turnberg, L. |
| Turner of Camden, B.
| Varley, L.
| Wall of New Barnet, B. |
| Warner, L.
| Warwick of Undercliffe, B.
| Watson of Invergowrie, L. |
| Whitaker, B.
| Whitty, L.
| Winston, L. |
| Woolmer of Leeds, L.
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Statistics and Registration Service Bill
Division No. 2
The Earl of Northesk moved amendment 39, in clause 7, page 4, line 33, at end to insert “and ensuring appropriate data protection safeguards in respect of the raw data from which official statistics are derived”. The Committee divided:
Contents 36
Not-contents 40
Contents
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| Astor of Hever, L.
| Brougham and Vaux, L. |
| Colwyn, L.
| Craigavon, V.
| Crathorne, L. |
| Ferrers, E.
| Fookes, B.
| Fowler, L. |
| Hooson, L.
| Howard of Rising, L.
| Jenkin of Roding, L. |
| Linklater of Butterstone, B.
| Mackie of Benshie, L.
| Maginnis of Drumglass, L. |
| Mar, C.
| Masham of Ilton, B.
| Miller of Hendon, B. |
| Montrose, D. [Teller]
| Newby, L.
| Noakes, B. |
| Northbrook, L. [Teller]
| Northesk, E.
| Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay, L. |
| Rennard, L.
| Roberts of Llandudno, L.
| Sharp of Guildford, B. |
| Shutt of Greetland, L.
| Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, L.
| Taylor of Holbeach, L. |
| Teverson, L.
| Thomas of Gresford, L.
| Tonge, B. |
| Tyler, L.
| Ullswater, V.
| Wade of Chorlton, L. |
| Walmsley, B.
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| Adams of Craigielea, B.
| Bassam of Brighton, L.
| Bilston, L. |
| Boyd of Duncansby, L.
| Bradley, L.
| Campbell-Savours, L. |
| Crawley, B.
| Davies of Oldham, L.
| Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, B. |
| Elder, L.
| Evans of Parkside, L.
| Evans of Temple Guiting, L. [Teller] |
| Farrington of Ribbleton, B.
| Foulkes of Cumnock, L.
| Golding, B. |
| Grocott, L. [Teller]
| Harris of Haringey, L.
| Haworth, L. |
| Hughes of Woodside, L.
| Hunt of Kings Heath, L.
| Jones, L. |
| Layard, L.
| Lea of Crondall, L.
| Macdonald of Tradeston, L. |
| McKenzie of Luton, L.
| Massey of Darwen, B.
| Maxton, L. |
| Moser, L.
| Pendry, L.
| Pitkeathley, B. |
| Ramsay of Cartvale, B.
| Royall of Blaisdon, B.
| Scotland of Asthal, B. |
| Sewel, L.
| Taylor of Bolton, B.
| Tomlinson, L. |
| Tunnicliffe, L.
| Turnberg, L.
| Warwick of Undercliffe, B. |
| Whitaker, B.
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