Wednesday 9 May 2007 at 3.00pm
*Oral questions, 30 minutes
*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.
†*Baroness Hanham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what immediate reconsideration they are giving to their policy on Home Information Packs in the light of the 18th Report from the Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee (HL Paper 92).
†Victims of Overseas Terrorism Bill [HL] Committee [Lord Brennan]
†Lord Brennan to move that the order of commitment be discharged.
Administration and Works Committee The Chairman of Committees to move that the First Report from the Select Committee (HL Paper 74) be agreed to.
Serious Crime Bill [HL] Third Reading [Baroness Scotland of Asthal]
Lord Grenfell to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on Further Enlargement of the EU: Threat or Opportunity (53rd Report, Session 2005-06, HL Paper 273).
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.45pm
†Greater London Authority Bill Committee (day 4) [Baroness Andrews] 7th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee
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Future Business
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.
†*Lord Ramsbotham to ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Home Office has taken no action to establish anti-corruption squads n the Prison Service, as recommended in a report in May 2006 by Jonathan Cox (formerly of the Metropolitan Police) and Peter Siddons (formerly of the Prison Service).
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]
If the bill is read a second time, Earl Attlee to move that the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
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]
†It is expected that the following two motions will be debated together.
†Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Quality and Safety) Regulations 2007 Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 25 April be approved.
†Human Tissue (Quality and Safety for Human Application) Regulations 2007 Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 25 April be approved.
†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.
†It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Greater London Authority Bill will continue at 3.30pm in the Moses Room, and that it will conclude.
Tuesday 15 May at 2.30pm
Lord Bew will be introduced.
*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.
Alcohol Labelling Bill [HL] Committee [Lord Mitchell]
International Tribunals (Sierra Leone) Bill [HL] Committee [Lord Triesman]
†Legal Services Bill [HL] Third Reading [Lord Falconer of Thoroton]
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 or rape, to the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, or to other medical practitioners experienced in the field.
*Lord Hamilton of Epsom to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to deal with leaks from terrorist inquiries so that public safety is not endangered.
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)
†Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 Lord Evans of Temple Guiting to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 29 March be approved. 15th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
†Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007 Lord Evans of Temple Guiting to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 26 February be approved. 11th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee and 14th Report from the Merits Committee
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (Corresponding Amendments) Order 2007 Baroness Andrews to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 28 March be approved. 15th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
†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.
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]
House of Lords (Amendment) Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Avebury]
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.
*Lord Jenkin of Roding to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Ministers decided not to follow advice from officials on the impact on the finances of pension schemes of the abolition of tax credits.
†Baroness Sharp of Guildford to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether current methods of funding for research infrastructure are sufficient to allow all universities to engage in basic, innovative and applied research. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)
It is expected that the Committee stage of the Offender Management Bill will continue.
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.
†Baroness Hanham to move that this House calls on Her Majesty’s Government to revoke the Home Information Pack Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/992), to take account of the Report on the Regulations by the Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee and not to lay further regulations concerning Home Information Packs until after full consideration by the Government and Parliament of the pilot schemes and of the representations of stakeholders and consumers. 18th Report from the Merits Committee
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.
†Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (day 3) [Lord Davies of Oldham] 7th Report from the delegated Powers Committee
†It is expected that the Committee stage of the Offender Management Bill will continue, before the Statistics and Registration Service Bill
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.
†Lord Freeman to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on Mobile Phone Charges in the EU: Curbing the Excesses (17th Report, HL Paper 79).
Monday 4 June at 2.30pm
†*Viscount Falkland to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to place appropriate limits on the number of betting shops, particularly in inner cities.
†*Lord Newby to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the relocation of the Office for National Statistics to Newport can be undertaken without disruption to the production of key economic and social statistics.
†*Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make the Olympic site an exemplar site of sustainable development; and whether any features of the current design recognise the features already on site that could be exemplars of sustainable city living.
†*Lord Craig of Radley to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the two inquiries set in hand by the Secretary of State for Defence on 16 April following the seizure of Royal Navy and Royal Marine personnel by the Iranian authorities on 23 March have been completed.
Tuesday 5 June at 2.30pm
†*Lord Barnett to ask Her Majesty’s Government, following recent elections in Scotland, what plans they have for changes in financial policies.
†*Lord Faulkner of Worcester to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will establish a Royal Commission on the Constitution.
†*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.
Wednesday 6 June at 3.00pm
†*Lord Selkirk of Douglas to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they propose to take any action following the rejection of more than 100,000 votes in the Scottish election on 3 May.
†*Baroness Murphy to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in developing a national monitoring system of critical health outcomes for people with a mental health condition or learning disability following the reports by the Disability Rights Commission and Mencap.
†*Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the denial of some National Health Service treatment to certain obese people and smokers, given that treatment is provided to drug addicts, alcoholics and those suffering from anorexia.
Thursday 7 June at 11.00am
†*Lord Ashley of Stoke to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the reasons for the low take-up of the disability living allowance.
†*Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty’s Government what mechanisms are in place in the National Health Service to ensure that cancer patients are aware of the financial support available to them through the benefits system.
†*Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, since other transport museums are open to the public free of charge, they will consider granting free entry to the National Waterways Museums at Ellesmere Port, Gloucester Docks and Stoke Bruerne.
†Lord Dear to call attention to current arrangements for policing in England and Wales, and to possible improvements; and to move for papers.
†Lord Hastings of Scarisbrick to call attention to the Parliamentary and anti-slavery legacy of William Wilberforce in the context of multi-cultural Britain; and to move for papers.
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Select Committee Reports
The date on which the Report was published is in italics
Baroness Sharp of Guildford to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Science and Technology Committee on Science and Heritage (9th Report, Session 2005-06, HL Paper 256). 16 November 2006
Lord Wakeham to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Economic Affairs Committee on The Current State of Monetary Policy (First Report, HL Paper 14). 18 December 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.
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.
†Lord Renton of Mount Harry to call attention to the education and visitor facilities in Parliament; and to move for papers.
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Motions relating to Statutory Instruments
Earl Attlee to move to resolve that this House regrets the Government’s decision to exempt the police and the armed forces from the provisions of the Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/605).
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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.
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.
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.
Lord Saatchi to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the current anti-Americanism in the world.
Lord Sheikh to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to address the issue of identity theft.
Earl of Dundee to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to repeal legislation under the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006.
Baroness Quin to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve osteoporosis services within the National Health Service.
Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what initiatives they are considering to end global terrorism.
Lord Layard to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for implementing the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence’s guidelines on the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders.
Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have for the enforcement of a code of conduct for special advisers to Ministers.
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Questions for Written Answer
Tabled on 8 May and due for answer by 22 May.
Earl Howe to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Nutrition and Health Claims Made on Food Regulation, the Food Supplements Directive and the Medicines Directive are principally concerned with removing barriers to the free movement of goods within the European Union; whether these measures are required to be implemented by the governments of the Channel Islands under the provisions of Protocol 3 of the Treaty; and whether these governments have indicated that they agree with the Government’s view on these matters. HL3630
Earl Howe to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they will take in light of the decision of the Metropolitan Police to halve the budget of their Art and Antiques Unit in 2007-08 compared to the previous year. HL3631
Earl Howe to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the implications for public policy from the recent announcement by the Metropolitan Police to seek private sponsorship to finance part of the costs of their Art and Antiques Unit. HL3632
Earl Howe to ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the cost of treating patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease in each strategic health authority of the National Health Service during the latest year for which figures are available. HL3633
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to bring into force the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006. HL3634
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any changes to United Kingdom law will be needed in order to comply with the European Union Framework Decision on Combating certain forms and expressions of Racism and Xenophobia. HL3635
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by Lord Falconer of Thoroton on 29 March (HL Deb, col 1797), what are the criteria for ensuring that there is a properly resourced and effective civil and family justice system. HL3636
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Advocate-General for Scotland has a role in determining policy for the funding and administration of the civil and family justice system in England and Wales. HL3637
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to encourage other states in the Council of Europe to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings so that it may enter into force. HL3638
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have given consideration to the 26th Report of the Joint Committee for Human Rights (HL Paper 245, Session 2005-06) regarding the treatment of victims of trafficking and the implementation of recovery and reflection periods; and, if so, what steps they intend to take to implement the recommendations in this report.
HL3639
Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Oldham on 16 April (WA 25), whether they will ask the London Borough of Newham to commission an investigation of the health issues for Gypsy families occupying the Clays Lane site by building operations related to the 2012 Olympic Games around the site; whether they will ask for a report on when it is expected that the proposed Major Road site for rehousing the people from Clays Lane will be ready; whether it is proposed to replace the recreational space at Major Road which would be lost as a result of the proposed use; and what was the outcome of legal proceedings in relation to the Major Road site. HL3640
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the suggestion that the European Union should hold a single seat in the United Nations Security Council with or without any changes to the present membership of the Council by individual member states. HL3641
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what further National Grid electricity interconnector openings will be announced in the next 12 months with countries such as France, Holland, Germany, Belgium and Ireland. HL3642
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the rate of growth of the installation of renewable electricity generators in rural areas is at a sustainable level; and whether they will consider measures to accelerate such growth. HL3643
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the government of Iraq to encourage it to abolish the use of the death penalty. HL3644
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will open discussions with the relevant sector representatives with a view to stricter curbs on junk food advertising on television. HL3645
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will seek to initiate a new United Nations Security Council Resolution to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, combining a call for complete Israeli withdrawal with recognition by the Hamas government of Israel as a legitimate state. HL3646
Lord Inglewood to ask Her Majesty’s Government why Appendix 4 of the 1992 Habitats Directive does not include the red squirrel as being protected, whereas the Berne Convention, to which all European Union member states are signatories, lists the red squirrel as a protected animal under Appendix 3. HL3647
Lord Inglewood to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the level of grant-funded research being carried out into squirrelpox and immunocontraception in mammals; and what grant-funded research is currently taking place. HL3648
Lord Inglewood to ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent they have met their obligations to red squirrels under the Biodiversity Action Plan; and whether they have met any of their obligations to spend money on protection of this species. HL3649
Lord Inglewood to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they still regard grey squirrels as an invasive alien species. HL3650
Lord Steel of Aikwood to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will introduce legislation to prevent United Kingdom companies and citizens from marketing or purchasing properties in those parts of the West Bank which are under an occupation considered in international law to be illegal.
HL3651
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the likely impact the creation of an independent Kosovo would have on international organised crime within its frontiers. HL3652
Lord Leach of Fairford to ask Her Majesty’s Government which Ministers will be attending the European Council on 22 and 23 June along with the Prime Minister. HL3653
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Police Service of Northern Ireland officers were injured, and how seriously, in the incident near Crossmaglen on 8 November 2007; and how many people were arrested. HL3654
Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the current status of the European Union Galileo project; and whether it will have any military purpose. HL3655
Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the European Union’s proposed Regulation on the liability of passenger carriers by sea and inland waterways in the event of accidents would apply to chain and cable ferries operating in the United Kingdom. HL3656
Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the centralisation of licensing staff by the Vehicle Operator and Services Agency at Leeds allows the Traffic Commissioners to carry out their supervisory role over road transport operators properly. HL3657
Lord Turnberg to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the impact on the Middle East peace process of proposals by United Kingdom academies to boycott Israeli universities, in view of the active research collaboration which exists between Israeli and Palestinian, Jordanian and Egyptian universities. HL3658
Baroness Sharp of Guildford to ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent local authorities are experiencing difficulties in recruiting appropriately qualified educational psychologists to meet their responsibilities for children with special educational needs and for more general support for schools, especially those in disadvantaged areas; and what estimates there are of current unfilled vacancies.
HL3659
Baroness Sharp of Guildford to ask Her Majesty’s Government—
(a) how many students started training in September 2006 for the new three-year doctorate in Educational Psychology which requires years two and three to be spent in a trainee placement with a local authority; and
(b) how many local authority placement positions will be available for these students in September 2007. HL3660
Baroness Sharp of Guildford to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have had discussions with the Focus Learning Trust about the establishment of academies or participation in trust schools by that group. HL3661
Baroness Sharp of Guildford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what procedures are in place for inspection of schools run by the Focus Learning Trust; and whether children attending schools run by that Trust are receiving a satisfactory education. HL3662
Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to inform international passengers in transit through United Kingdom airports of the maximum allowance of one item of cabin baggage per passenger. HL3663
Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the impact of the current security measures on transit times at Heathrow airport. HL3664
Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the impact of the current security measures on the daily number of passengers in transit at Heathrow airport who miss their connecting flights. HL3665
Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the guidelines to security staff at Heathrow airport on how many spot checks should be carried out. HL3666
Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the risk that a passenger in a United Kingdom airport could pass through the walk-through security undetected with sufficient liquids strapped to the body to destroy an aircraft. HL3667
Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty’s Government why passengers in transit at United Kingdom airports are required to go through secondary security arrangements when they have already been through security arrangements at the country of origin of the flight. HL3668
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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.
26 February (12 March)
HL2317 Earl Howe [DTI]
13 March (27 March)
HL2656 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2670 Lord Ramsbotham [HO]
HL2671 Lord Ramsbotham [HO]
28 March (11 April)
HL3061 Duke of Montrose [SO]
HL3074 Lord Lester of Herne Hill [HO]
29 March (12 April)
HL3093 Lord Hylton [HO]
HL3114 Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract [DTI]
HL3121 Lord Colwyn [DoH]
HL3127 Lord Marlesford [DWP]
HL3129 Lord Marlesford [DWP]
16 April (30 April)
HL3144 Lord Adebowale [DoH]
HL3146 Lord Lester of Herne Hill [HO]
HL3158 Baroness Finlay of Llandaff [DoH]
HL3159 Baroness Finlay of Llandaff [DoH]
HL3161 Baroness Finlay of Llandaff [DoH]
HL3165 Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn [HO]
HL3175 Lord Alton of Liverpool [DoH]
HL3177 Lord Alton of Liverpool [DfID]
HL3181 Lord Carlile of Berriew [HO]
HL3193 Lord Corbett of Castle Vale [DoH]
HL3194 Lord Marlesford [HO]
HL3212 Lord Ouseley [HO]
HL3215 Lord Ouseley [HO]
HL3216 Lord Ouseley [HO]
17 April (1 May)
HL3221 Countess of Mar [DEFRA]
HL3238 Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope [DWP]
HL3239 Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope [DWP]
HL3240 Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope [DWP]
HL3252 Lord Patten [DoH]
HL3261 Lord Smith of Leigh [DoH]
HL3264 Lord Tyler [DWP]
HL3269 Lord Tyler [DoH]
18 April (2 May)
HL3278 Lord Alton of Liverpool [DoH]
HL3280 Lord Hylton [DfID]
HL3298 Lord Dear [DEFRA]
HL3299 Lord Tyler [DEFRA]
HL3300 Lord Tyler [HO]
HL3303 Lord Tyler [FCO]
HL3309 Lord Bradley [HO]
HL3312 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL3326 Lord Kilclooney [NIO]
19 April (3 May)
HL3348 Countess of Mar [DEFRA]
HL3349 Countess of Mar [DEFRA]
HL3350 Countess of Mar [DEFRA]
HL3351 Countess of Mar [DoH]
HL3353 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL3354 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL3355 Lord Laird [NIO]
20 April (4 May)
HL3360 Lord Marlesford [DWP]
HL3361 Lord Marlesford [MoD]
HL3362 Lord Marlesford [HO]
HL3363 Lord Marlesford [HO]
HL3364 Lord Marlesford [HO]
23 April (7 May)
HL3380 Lord Morris of Manchester [DoH]
HL3382 Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes [DoH]
HL3383 Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes [DoH]
HL3384 Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes [DoH]
HL3385 Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes [DoH]
HL3386 Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes [DoH]
HL3387 Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes [DoH]
HL3392 Lord Fearn [HMT]
24 April (8 May)
HL3401 Lord Alton of Liverpool [DoH]
HL3402 Lord Alton of Liverpool [DoH]
HL3403 Lord Alton of Liverpool [DoH]
HL3404 Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes [DoH]
HL3405 Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes [DoH]
HL3406 Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes [DoH]
HL3407 Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes [DoH]
HL3415 Lord Avebury [DfID]
HL3419 Lord Lester of Herne Hill [DCA]
HL3423 Lord Jopling [HO]
HL3426 Lord Steinberg [DWP]
HL3429 Baroness Cox [DCA]
HL3431 Lord Colwyn [DoH]
Number of questions allocated to each department which are unanswered after 14 days.
| [DCA] 2
| [DEFRA] 6
| [DfID] 3
| [DoH] 27
| [DTI] 2
| [DWP] 8 |
| [FCO] 1
| [HMT] 1
| [HO] 17
| [MoD] 1
| [NIO] 6
| [SO] 1 |
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Bills in Progress
|
| Type of Bill
| To be considered |
| Waiting for Second Reading
|
| |
| 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
| 18 May |
| House of Lords [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Royal Commission (Slavery) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Pensions
| Government
| 14 May |
| Life Peerages (Residency for Taxation Purposes) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Vehicle Registration Marks
| Private Member’s
| 10 May |
| Building Societies (Funding) and Mutual Societies (Transfers)
| Private Member’s
| |
| Committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
|
| |
| Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) [HL]
| Private
| |
| Committed to a Select Committee
|
| |
| Bournemouth Borough Council [HL]
| Private
| |
| Manchester City Council [HL]
| Private
| |
| Committed to a Grand Committee
|
| |
| Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 10 May |
| Greater London Authority
| Government
| 9 May |
| 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
| 23 May |
| Offender Management
| Government
| 16 May |
| Victims of Overseas Terrorism [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 9 May |
| Alcohol Labelling [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 15 May |
| International Tribunals (Sierra Leone) [HL]
| Government
| 15 May |
| Waiting for Report
|
| |
| Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information)
| Government
| 15 May |
| Development Orders (Microgeneration) [HL] (formerly Energy Efficiency and Microgeneration [HL])
| Private Member’s
| |
| Waiting for Third Reading
|
| |
| Corruption [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
Serious Crime [HL]
(Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| 9 May |
| Legal Services [HL]
| Government
| 15 May |
| London Local Authorities and Transport for London
| Private
| |
| 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
| |
| London Local Authorities [HL]
| Private
| |
| Transport for London [HL]
| Private
| |
| Returned to the Commons amended
|
| |
| Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide
| Government
| |
| Justice and Security (Northern Ireland)
| 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 Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Quality and Safety) Regulations 2007
|
| 14 May |
| Draft Human Tissue (Quality and Safety for Human Application) Regulations 2007
|
| 14 May |
| Draft Trade Marks (Relative Grounds) 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 Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007
| 14th Report
| 17 May |
| Draft Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) (Further Education) Regulations 2007
|
| |
| Draft Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (Corresponding Amendments) Order 2007
|
| 17 May |
| Draft Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
|
| 17 May |
| Draft Lord Chancellor (Modification of Functions) Order 2007
|
| |
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Negative Instruments
Instruments reported by the Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee
|
| Praying time expires
| To be considered |
| 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
| 22 May |
| Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007
| 24 May
| |
| 20th Report
|
| |
| Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Surcharge) (No. 2) Order 2007
| 24 May
| |
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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
| Wednesday 9 May
|
| |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee F Home Affairs
| 10.00am |
| Draft Climate Change Bill
| Joint Committee
| 2.00pm |
| Constitution Committee
| Select Committee
| 2.30pm |
| Economic Affairs
| Sub-Committee on the Finance Bill
| 3.45pm |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee E Law and Institutions
| 4.15pm |
| Thursday 10 May
|
| |
| 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 14 May
|
| |
| Science and Technology
| Sub-Committee I Allergy
| 3.00pm |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee B Internal Market
| 4.00pm |
| Human Rights
| Joint Committee
| 4.00pm |
| Tuesday 15 May
|
| |
| Merits of Statutory Instruments
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| Regulators
| Select Committee
| 4.00pm |
| Wednesday 16 May
|
| |
| Science and Technology
| Select Committee
| 11.00am
in Room 134, 2 Millbank |
| Tuesday 22 May
|
| |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee A Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade
| 10.30am |
| Economic Affairs
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| European Union
| Select Committee
| 4.15pm |
| Wednesday 23 May
|
| |
| Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| Tuesday 5 June
|
| |
| Information Committee
| Domestic Committee
| 4.15pm |
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Minutes of Proceedings of Tuesday 8 May 2007
The House met at 2.30pm
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of London
1 Lord Weatherill The Lord Speaker informed the House that Lord Weatherill, a member of the House, had died on 6 May 2007.
2 Lord Weatherill Tributes were paid to the late Lord Weatherill.
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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:
Stopping the Carousel: Missing Trader Fraud in the EU. (20th Report, HL Paper 101)
4 Merits of Statutory Instruments
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
20th Report, on the following negative instrument:
Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Surcharge) (No. 2) Order 2007. (HL Paper 102)
Public Business
5 Europe Day A question was asked by Lord Dykes and answered by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon.
6 European Union: national vetoes A question was asked by Lord Waddington and answered by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon.
7 Fair Trade A question was asked by Lord Bilston and answered by Lord Truscott.
8 Afghanistan: combat vehicles A question was asked by Lord Craig of Radley and answered by Lord Drayson.
9 Human Tissue and Embryos Bill (Draft) The Chairman of Committees moved that the Commons message of 2 May be considered and that a Committee of nine Lords members be appointed to join with the Committee appointed by the Commons 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 the draft Bill by 25 July;
That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following Lords members be appointed to the Committee:
B Deech
B Hollis of Heigham
L Jenkin of Roding
L Mackay of Clashfern
B Neuberger
| Bp St Albans
L Selsdon
L Turnberg
L Winston; |
That the Committee have power to agree with the Committee appointed by the Commons in the appointment of a Chairman;
That the Committee have leave to report from time to time notwithstanding any adjournment of the House;
That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;
That the Committee have power to adjourn from place to place;
That the quorum of the Committee be two; and
That the reports of the Committee from time to time shall be printed, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House.
The motion was agreed to, and a message was sent to the Commons.
10 Legal Services Bill [HL] The report stage was continued, beginning with amendment 334. Amendments were agreed to. Amendments 354 and 383 were agreed to (see division lists 1 and 2). The report stage was adjourned.
11 Elections: Scottish Parliament Lord Evans of Temple Guiting repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.
12 Education: young people in custody A question was asked by Baroness Massey of Darwen and, after debate, answered by Lord Adonis.
13 Legal Services Bill [HL] The report stage was continued, beginning with amendment 446ZA. Amendments were agreed to. Amendment 614 was disagreed to (see division list 3). The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 67)
The House adjourned at 10.31pm until Wednesday 9 May at 3.00pm.
Paul Hayter
Clerk of the Parliaments
Appendix
The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 3.30pm
Greater London Authority Bill The Grand Committee further considered the bill, beginning with amendment 68. The Committee adjourned after amendment 91.
The Committee adjourned at 7.44pm.
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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 Papers
The following papers were presented to the House by command of Her Majesty on the dates shown:
1 Broadcasting—Agreement between the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the British Broadcasting Corporation regarding the Digital Switchover Help Scheme. (4 May) (7118)
2 Departmental Performance—Report for 2006-07 of the Department for Constitutional Affairs. (8 May) (7097)
Statutory Instruments (Standing Order 71)
The following negative instruments, having been laid before the House on 4 May were ordered to lie on the Table.
1 (1) School Organisation (Establishment and Discontinuance of Schools) (England) Regulations 2007 (1288)
(2) School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools) (England) Regulations 2007 (1289)
(3) School Organisation (Transitional Provisions) (England) Regulations 2007 (1355)
laid under the Education and Inspections Act 2006.
2 Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Designated Sites under Section 128) (Amendment) Order 2007, laid under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005. (1387)
Affirmative Instrument
The following instrument was laid before the House for approval by resolution:
Draft Trade Marks (Relative Grounds) Order 2007, laid under the Trade Marks Act 1994.
Negative Instrument
The following instrument was laid before the House:
Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2007, laid under the Education (Fees & Awards) Act 1983. (1336)
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Judicial Business
Tuesday 8 May
1 Secretary of State for the Home Department (Petitioner) v AH (Sudan) and others (Respondents) The petition of the Secretary of State for the Home Department praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee (lodged 3 May).
2 H (FC) (Appellant) v Suffolk County Council (Respondents) The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee (lodged 30 April).
3 Appeal Committee The 44th Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Order was made:
R (on the application of Edwards and another) (Appellant) v Environment Agency and others (Respondents) That the petition of Cemex UK Cement Limited that they might be heard or otherwise intervene in the said appeal be allowed.
4 Appeal Committee The 45th Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Order was made:
In re Officer L (Respondent) (Northern Ireland) That the petition of Jessica Hamill that she might be heard or otherwise intervene in the said appeal be allowed to the extent that she may lodge written submissions only.
Wednesday 9 May at 10.30am
In Committee Room No. 1
R (on the application of Godmanchester Town Council) (Appellants) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Respondent) and one other action
R (on the application of Drain) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Respondent) and one other action
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Divisions on 8 May 2007
Legal Services Bill [HL]
Division No. 1
Lord Kingsland moved amendment 354, in clause 130, page 67, line 12, at end to insert:
“(ha)for an ombudsman to award costs against the respondent in favour of the OLC for the purpose of providing a contribution to resources deployed in dealing with the complaint if—
(i)the complaint against the respondent is determined or otherwise resolved substantially in favour of the complainant, or
(ii)in the ombudsman’s opinion the respondent failed to deal with the complaint in accordance with the regulatory arrangements which the relevant approved regulator has made under section 109.”
The House divided:
Contents 183
Not-contents 127
Contents
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| Addington, L.
| Allenby of Megiddo, V. |
| Alliance, L.
| Ampthill, L.
| Anelay of St Johns, B. |
| Arran, E.
| Astor of Hever, L.
| Attlee, E. |
| Barker, B.
| Beaumont of Whitley, L.
| Biffen, L. |
| Bledisloe, V.
| Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, B.
| Bowness, L. |
| Bradshaw, L.
| Bridgeman, V.
| Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, L. |
| Brougham and Vaux, L.
| Butler-Sloss, B.
| Byford, B. |
| Campbell of Alloway, L.
| Cathcart, E.
| Cavendish of Furness, L. |
| Chadlington, L.
| Chidgey, L.
| Clement-Jones, L. |
| Colville of Culross, V.
| Cope of Berkeley, L. [Teller]
| Craig of Radley, L. |
| Crickhowell, L.
| Crisp, L.
| De Mauley, L. |
| Dean of Harptree, L.
| Dear, L.
| Denham, L. |
| Dholakia, L.
| Dixon-Smith, L.
| Dykes, L. |
| Eccles, V.
| Eccles of Moulton, B.
| Elles, B. |
| Elliott of Morpeth, L.
| Elystan-Morgan, L.
| Ezra, L. |
| Feldman, L.
| Fellowes, L.
| Flather, B. |
| Fookes, B.
| Freeman, L.
| Garden, L. |
| Gardner of Parkes, B.
| Gilmour of Craigmillar, L.
| Glasgow, E. |
| Glentoran, L.
| Goodhart, L.
| Goodlad, L. |
| Griffiths of Fforestfach, L.
| Hamilton of Epsom, L.
| Hamwee, B. |
| Hanham, B.
| Hanningfield, L.
| Harris of Richmond, B. |
| Hayhoe, L.
| Henley, L.
| Higgins, L. |
| Hooper, B.
| Howard of Rising, L.
| Howe, E. |
| Howe of Aberavon, L.
| Howell of Guildford, L.
| Hunt of Wirral, L. |
| Inglewood, L.
| James of Blackheath, L.
| Jenkin of Roding, L. |
| Kalms, L.
| Kimball, L.
| Kingsland, L. |
| Kirkham, L.
| Kirkwood of Kirkhope, L.
| Knight of Collingtree, B. |
| Laing of Dunphail, L.
| Lamont of Lerwick, L.
| Lane of Horsell, L. |
| Lester of Herne Hill, L.
| Lewis of Newnham, L.
| Livsey of Talgarth, L. |
| Lloyd of Berwick, L.
| Lucas, L.
| Luke, L. |
| Lyell of Markyate, L.
| McColl of Dulwich, L.
| Maclennan of Rogart, L. |
| McNally, L.
| Maginnis of Drumglass, L.
| Mar and Kellie, E. |
| Marlesford, L.
| Masham of Ilton, B.
| Mayhew of Twysden, L. |
| Miller of Chilthorne Domer, B.
| Miller of Hendon, B.
| Morris of Bolton, B. |
| Naseby, L.
| Neill of Bladen, L.
| Neuberger, B. |
| Newby, L.
| Noakes, B.
| Northbrook, L. |
| Northesk, E.
| Northover, B.
| Norton of Louth, L. |
| O'Cathain, B.
| Onslow, E.
| Oppenheim-Barnes, B. |
| Palmer, L.
| Park of Monmouth, B.
| Patten, L. |
| Pearson of Rannoch, L.
| Perry of Southwark, B.
| Pilkington of Oxenford, L. |
| Quinton, L.
| Rawlings, B.
| Reay, L. |
| Rees, L.
| Rees-Mogg, L.
| Rennard, L. |
| Renton of Mount Harry, L.
| Roberts of Conwy, L.
| Roberts of Llandudno, L. |
| Rodgers of Quarry Bank, L.
| Rogan, L.
| Roper, L. |
| Rotherwick, L.
| Ryder of Wensum, L.
| Saatchi, L. |
| Saltoun of Abernethy, Ly.
| Scott of Needham Market, B.
| Selborne, E. |
| Selkirk of Douglas, L.
| Sharp of Guildford, B.
| Sharples, B. |
| Shaw of Northstead, L.
| Sheikh, L.
| Shephard of Northwold, B. |
| Shutt of Greetland, L. [Teller]
| Skelmersdale, L.
| Skidelsky, L. |
| Slim, V.
| Slynn of Hadley, L.
| Smith of Clifton, L. |
| Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, L.
| Steel of Aikwood, L.
| Stevens of Ludgate, L. |
| Stewartby, L.
| Stoddart of Swindon, L.
| Strathclyde, L. |
| Swinfen, L.
| Taverne, L.
| Taylor of Holbeach, L. |
| Tebbit, L.
| Teverson, L.
| Thatcher, B. |
| Thomas of Walliswood, B.
| Thomas of Winchester, B.
| Tonge, B. |
| Tope, L.
| Tordoff, L.
| Trenchard, V. |
| Trimble, L.
| Trumpington, B.
| Tyler, L. |
| Ullswater, V.
| Vallance of Tummel, L.
| Verma, B. |
| Waddington, L.
| Wade of Chorlton, L.
| Wakeham, L. |
| Waldegrave of North Hill, L.
| Wallace of Saltaire, L.
| Walmsley, B. |
| Walpole, L.
| Warnock, B.
| Williams of Crosby, B. |
| Windlesham, L.
|
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| Adonis, L.
| Ahmed, L.
| Alli, L. |
| Amos, B. (Lord President)
| Anderson of Swansea, L.
| Andrews, B. |
| Archer of Sandwell, L.
| Ashton of Upholland, B.
| Bach, L. |
| Barnett, L.
| Billingham, B.
| Bilston, L. |
| Blood, B.
| Boothroyd, B.
| Borrie, L. |
| Boyd of Duncansby, L.
| Bradley, L.
| Bragg, L. |
| Brooke of Alverthorpe, L.
| Brookman, L.
| Campbell-Savours, L. |
| Carter of Coles, L.
| Christopher, L.
| Clarke of Hampstead, L. |
| Cobbold, L.
| Cohen of Pimlico, B.
| Corbett of Castle Vale, L. |
| Corston, B.
| Crawley, B.
| D'Souza, B. |
| David, B.
| Davidson of Glen Clova, L.
| Davies of Coity, L. |
| Davies of Oldham, L. [Teller]
| Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, B.
| Drayson, L. |
| Dubs, L.
| Elder, L.
| Evans of Parkside, L. |
| Falconer of Thoroton, L. (Lord Chancellor)
| Farrington of Ribbleton, B.
| Faulkner of Worcester, L. |
| Filkin, L.
| Finlay of Llandaff, B.
| Ford, B. |
| Foster of Bishop Auckland, L.
| Fyfe of Fairfield, L.
| Gale, B. |
| Gavron, L.
| Gibson of Market Rasen, B.
| Golding, B. |
| Goldsmith, L.
| Gordon of Strathblane, L.
| Goudie, B. |
| Gould of Brookwood, L.
| Gould of Potternewton, B.
| Graham of Edmonton, L. |
| Gregson, 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 Breckland, B.
| Howarth of Newport, L.
| Howells of St. Davids, B. |
| Howie of Troon, L.
| Hughes of Woodside, L.
| Hunt of Chesterton, L. |
| Hunt of Kings Heath, L.
| Irvine of Lairg, L.
| Jay of Paddington, B. |
| Jones, L.
| King of West Bromwich, L.
| Kinnock, L. |
| Lea of Crondall, L.
| Lipsey, L.
| Lofthouse of Pontefract, L. |
| McDonagh, B.
| Macdonald of Tradeston, L.
| McIntosh of Hudnall, B. |
| Mackenzie of Framwellgate, L.
| McKenzie of Luton, L.
| Mason of Barnsley, L. |
| Massey of Darwen, B.
| Mitchell, L.
| Moonie, L. |
| Morgan of Drefelin, B.
| Morgan of Huyton, B.
| Morris of Yardley, B. |
| Moser, L.
| O'Neill of Clackmannan, L.
| Pendry, L. |
| Pitkeathley, B.
| Plant of Highfield, L.
| Quin, B. |
| Ramsay of Cartvale, B.
| Ramsbotham, L.
| Rendell of Babergh, B. |
| Rooker, L.
| Rowlands, L.
| Royall of Blaisdon, B. |
| Sawyer, L.
| Sheldon, L.
| Simon, V. |
| Smith of Gilmorehill, B.
| Soley, L.
| Stone of Blackheath, L. |
| Strabolgi, L.
| Symons of Vernham Dean, B.
| 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.
| Williamson of Horton, L.
| Woolmer of Leeds, L. |
| Young of Hornsey, B.
|
| |
Legal Services Bill [HL]
Division No. 2
Lord Kingsland moved amendment 383, after clause 139, to insert the new clause Handling of complaints by approved regulator. The House divided:
Contents 185
Not-contents 135
Contents
|
| Addington, L.
| Allenby of Megiddo, V. |
| Alliance, L.
| Alton of Liverpool, L.
| Arran, E. |
| Astor of Hever, L.
| Attlee, E.
| Baker of Dorking, L. |
| Barker, B.
| Beaumont of Whitley, L.
| Biffen, L. |
| Blackwell, L.
| Bledisloe, V.
| Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, B. |
| Borrie, L.
| Bowness, L.
| Bradshaw, L. |
| Bridgeman, V.
| Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, L.
| Brougham and Vaux, L. |
| Butler-Sloss, B.
| Byford, B.
| Cameron of Dillington, L. |
| Campbell of Alloway, L.
| Cathcart, E.
| Cavendish of Furness, L. |
| Chadlington, L.
| Chidgey, L.
| Clement-Jones, L. |
| Colville of Culross, V.
| Colwyn, L.
| Cope of Berkeley, L. |
| Craigavon, V.
| Crickhowell, L.
| De Mauley, L. |
| Dean of Harptree, L.
| Dear, L.
| Denham, L. |
| Dholakia, L.
| Dixon-Smith, L.
| Dykes, L. |
| Eccles, V.
| Eccles of Moulton, B.
| Elles, B. |
| Elliott of Morpeth, L.
| Feldman, L.
| Fellowes, L. |
| Finlay of Llandaff, B.
| Flather, B.
| Fookes, B. |
| Forsyth of Drumlean, L.
| Fowler, L.
| Freeman, L. |
| Garden, L.
| Gardner of Parkes, B.
| Geddes, L. |
| Gilmour of Craigmillar, L.
| Glasgow, E.
| Glentoran, L. |
| Goodhart, L.
| Goodlad, L.
| Griffiths of Fforestfach, L. |
| Hamilton of Epsom, L.
| Hamwee, B.
| Hanham, B. |
| Hanningfield, L.
| Harris of Richmond, B.
| Haskins, L. |
| Henley, L.
| Higgins, L.
| Hooper, B. |
| Howard of Rising, L.
| Howe, E.
| Howe of Aberavon, L. |
| Howell of Guildford, L.
| Hunt of Wirral, L.
| Inglewood, L. |
| James of Blackheath, L.
| Jenkin of Roding, L.
| Kalms, L. |
| Kimball, L.
| King of Bridgwater, L.
| Kingsland, L. |
| Kirkwood of Kirkhope, L.
| Knight of Collingtree, B.
| Lamont of Lerwick, L. |
| Lane of Horsell, L.
| Lee of Trafford, L.
| Lester of Herne Hill, L. |
| Lewis of Newnham, L.
| Linklater of Butterstone, B.
| Livsey of Talgarth, L. |
| Lloyd of Berwick, L.
| Lucas, L.
| Luke, L. [Teller] |
| Lyell of Markyate, L.
| McColl of Dulwich, L.
| Maclennan of Rogart, L. |
| McNally, L.
| Maginnis of Drumglass, L.
| Mar, C. |
| Mar and Kellie, E.
| Marlesford, L.
| Masham of Ilton, B. |
| Mayhew of Twysden, L.
| Miller of Chilthorne Domer, B.
| Miller of Hendon, B. |
| Monson, L.
| Montrose, D.
| Morris of Bolton, B. |
| Naseby, L.
| Neill of Bladen, L.
| Neuberger, B. |
| Newby, L.
| Noakes, B.
| Northbrook, L. |
| Northesk, E.
| Northover, B.
| Norton of Louth, L. |
| O'Cathain, B.
| Onslow, E.
| Palmer, L. |
| Park of Monmouth, B.
| Patel, L.
| Patten, L. |
| Pearson of Rannoch, L.
| Perry of Southwark, B.
| Pilkington of Oxenford, L. |
| Quinton, L.
| Ramsbotham, L.
| Reay, L. |
| Rees, L.
| Rees-Mogg, L.
| Rennard, L. |
| Renton of Mount Harry, L.
| Roberts of Conwy, L.
| Roberts of Llandudno, L. |
| Rodgers of Quarry Bank, L.
| Rogan, L.
| Roper, L. |
| Rotherwick, L.
| Saatchi, L.
| Scott of Needham Market, B. |
| Selborne, E.
| Selkirk of Douglas, L.
| Sharp of Guildford, B. |
| Sharples, B.
| Shaw of Northstead, L.
| Sheikh, L. |
| Shephard of Northwold, B.
| Shutt of Greetland, L. [Teller]
| Skelmersdale, L. |
| Slynn of Hadley, L.
| Smith of Clifton, L.
| Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, L. |
| Steel of Aikwood, L.
| Stevens of Ludgate, L.
| Stewartby, L. |
| Stoddart of Swindon, L.
| Swinfen, L.
| Taylor of Holbeach, L. |
| Tebbit, L.
| Teverson, L.
| Thatcher, B. |
| Thomas of Walliswood, B.
| Thomas of Winchester, B.
| Tonge, B. |
| Tope, L.
| Tordoff, L.
| Trenchard, V. |
| Trumpington, B.
| Tyler, L.
| Ullswater, V. |
| Vallance of Tummel, L.
| Verma, B.
| Waddington, L. |
| Wade of Chorlton, L.
| Wakeham, L.
| Waldegrave of North Hill, L. |
| Wallace of Saltaire, L.
| Walmsley, B.
| Walpole, L. |
| Williams of Crosby, B.
| Wilson of Tillyorn, L.
| Windlesham, L. |
Not Contents
| Adonis, L.
| Ahmed, L.
| Amos, B. (Lord President) |
| Anderson of Swansea, L.
| Andrews, B.
| Archer of Sandwell, L. |
| Ashton of Upholland, B.
| Bach, L.
| Barnett, L. |
| Bassam of Brighton, L.
| Berkeley, L.
| Billingham, B. |
| Bilston, L.
| Blood, B.
| Boothroyd, B. |
| Boyd of Duncansby, L.
| Bradley, 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.
| Cohen of Pimlico, B.
| Corbett of Castle Vale, L. |
| Corston, B.
| Coussins, B.
| Crawley, B. |
| Cunningham of Felling, L.
| D'Souza, B.
| David, B. |
| Davidson of Glen Clova, L.
| Davies of Coity, L.
| Davies of Oldham, L. [Teller] |
| Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, B.
| Drayson, L.
| Dubs, L. |
| Elder, L.
| Elystan-Morgan, L.
| Evans of Parkside, L. |
| Evans of Temple Guiting, L.
| Falconer of Thoroton, L. (Lord Chancellor)
| Farrington of Ribbleton, B. |
| Filkin, L.
| Ford, B.
| Foster of Bishop Auckland, L. |
| Fyfe of Fairfield, L.
| Gale, B.
| Gavron, L. |
| Gibson of Market Rasen, B.
| Golding, B.
| Goldsmith, L. |
| Gordon of Strathblane, L.
| Goudie, B.
| Gould of Brookwood, L. |
| Gould of Potternewton, B.
| Graham of Edmonton, L.
| Gregson, L. |
| Grocott, L. [Teller]
| Harris of Haringey, L.
| Harrison, L. |
| Hart of Chilton, L.
| Haskel, L.
| Haworth, L. |
| Henig, B.
| Hilton of Eggardon, B.
| Hollis of Heigham, B. |
| Howarth of Breckland, B.
| Howarth of Newport, L.
| Howells of St. Davids, B. |
| Howie of Troon, L.
| Hughes of Woodside, L.
| Hunt of Chesterton, L. |
| Hunt of Kings Heath, L.
| Irvine of Lairg, L.
| Jay of Paddington, B. |
| Jones, L.
| Kinnock, L.
| Lea of Crondall, L. |
| Lipsey, L.
| Lofthouse of Pontefract, L.
| McDonagh, B. |
| Macdonald of Tradeston, L.
| McIntosh of Hudnall, B.
| Mackenzie of Framwellgate, L. |
| McKenzie of Luton, L.
| Mason of Barnsley, L.
| Massey of Darwen, B. |
| Mitchell, L.
| Moonie, L.
| Morgan of Drefelin, B. |
| Morgan of Huyton, B.
| Morris of Yardley, B.
| Moser, L. |
| O'Neill of Clackmannan, L.
| Patel of Blackburn, L.
| Pendry, L. |
| Pitkeathley, B.
| Plant of Highfield, L.
| Ponsonby of Shulbrede, L. |
| Quin, B.
| Ramsay of Cartvale, B.
| Rea, L. |
| Rendell of Babergh, B.
| Rooker, L.
| Rowlands, L. |
| Royall of Blaisdon, B.
| St. John of Bletso, L.
| Sawyer, L. |
| Sheldon, L.
| Simon, V.
| Slim, V. |
| Snape, L.
| Soley, L.
| Stone of Blackheath, L. |
| Strabolgi, L.
| Symons of Vernham Dean, B.
| 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.
| Watson of Invergowrie, L.
| Williams of Elvel, L. |
| Williamson of Horton, L.
| Woolmer of Leeds, L.
| Young of Hornsey, B. |
Legal Services Bill [HL]
Division No. 3
Lord Kingsland moved amendment 614, in clause 184, page 99, line 4, to leave out subsection (2). The House divided:
Contents 41
Not-contents 65
Contents
|
| Addington, L.
| Barker, B. |
| Best, L.
| Burnett, L.
| Campbell of Alloway, L. |
| Cope of Berkeley, L.
| Craigavon, V.
| Dixon-Smith, L. |
| Dundee, E.
| Dykes, L.
| Fookes, B. |
| Geddes, L.
| Hanningfield, L.
| Hunt of Wirral, L. |
| Jopling, L.
| Kingsland, L.
| Kirkwood of Kirkhope, L. |
| Lee of Trafford, L.
| Luke, L. [Teller]
| Maclennan of Rogart, L. |
| McNally, L.
| Mar and Kellie, E.
| Marlesford, L. |
| Masham of Ilton, B.
| Miller of Hendon, B.
| Montrose, D. |
| Neill of Bladen, L.
| Roper, L.
| Sharples, B. |
| Shutt of Greetland, L. [Teller]
| Smith of Clifton, L.
| Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, L. |
| Steel of Aikwood, L.
| Stern, B.
| Taylor of Holbeach, L. |
| Trenchard, V.
| Trimble, L.
| Ullswater, V. |
| Wakeham, L.
| Walmsley, B.
| Walpole, L. |
Not Contents
| Adams of Craigielea, B.
| Ashton of Upholland, B.
| Bach, L. |
| Bilston, L.
| Blackstone, B.
| Borrie, L. |
| Boyd of Duncansby, L.
| Bradley, L.
| Brennan, L. |
| Brooke of Alverthorpe, L.
| Brooks of Tremorfa, L.
| Butler-Sloss, B. |
| Campbell-Savours, L.
| Carter of Coles, L.
| Clark of Windermere, L. |
| Corston, B.
| Crawley, B.
| Davies of Oldham, L. |
| Dubs, L.
| Evans of Parkside, L.
| Evans of Temple Guiting, L. [Teller] |
| Falconer of Thoroton, L. (Lord Chancellor)
| Farrington of Ribbleton, B.
| Foster of Bishop Auckland, L. |
| Fyfe of Fairfield, L.
| Golding, B.
| Goldsmith, L. |
| Grocott, L. [Teller]
| Harris of Haringey, L.
| Hart of Chilton, L. |
| Haworth, L.
| Hoyle, L.
| Hunt of Kings Heath, L. |
| Jones, L.
| Jones of Whitchurch, B.
| Judd, L. |
| Kilclooney, L.
| Lea of Crondall, L.
| Macdonald of Tradeston, L. |
| McIntosh of Hudnall, B.
| McKenzie of Luton, L.
| Massey of Darwen, B. |
| Maxton, L.
| Moonie, L.
| Morgan of Drefelin, B. |
| O'Neill of Clackmannan, L.
| Patel, L.
| Pendry, L. |
| Plant of Highfield, L.
| Prosser, B.
| Quin, B. |
| Rendell of Babergh, B.
| Rosser, L.
| Rowlands, L. |
| Royall of Blaisdon, B.
| Sawyer, L.
| Simon, V. |
| Snape, L.
| Stone of Blackheath, L.
| Symons of Vernham Dean, B. |
| Taylor of Bolton, B.
| Tunnicliffe, L.
| Warner, L. |
| Waverley, V.
| Young of Norwood Green, L.
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