Thursday 26 July 2007 at 11.00am
*Oral questions, 30 minutes
*Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what role they envisage British agriculture playing in reaching the Road Transport Fuel Obligation target.
*Lord Grantchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they now propose to take to combat the incidence of tuberculosis in cattle following the recent Independent Scientific Group report.
*Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many commonholds have been registered under the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002; and what encouragement they are giving to developers to build residential commonhold properties on the Olympic site.
*Lord Smith of Clifton to ask Her Majesty’s Government how the public interest will be affected by Metronet’s current financial situation.
†Business of the House The Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland) to move that the debate on the motion in the name of Lord Hunt of Kings Heath set down for today shall be limited to 3½ hours.
Privileges The Chairman of Committees to move that the First Report from the Select Committee be agreed to. (HL Paper 140)
Sustainable Communities Bill Committee [Lord Marlesford]
†Lord Marlesford to move that the order of commitment be discharged.
†Pensions Bill Commons Amendments [Lord McKenzie of Luton]
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to move that this House takes note of The Government’s Draft Legislative Programme (Cm 7175).
Royal Assent
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Future Business
Monday 8 October at 2.30pm
†Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Report [Baroness Andrews]
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. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)
Tuesday 9 October at 2.30pm
Greater London Authority Bill Third Reading [Baroness Andrews]
†UK Borders Bill Report [Lord Bassam of Brighton]
Lord Saatchi to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of anti-Americanism in the world. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)
Wednesday 10 October at 3.00pm
Earl Howe to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the principal challenges facing the National Health Service in London. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)
†It is expected that the Report stage of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill will continue
Thursday 11 October at 11.00am
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. (Lunch break business, 1 hour)
†It is expected that the Report stage of the UK Borders Bill will conclude
Friday 12 October at 11.00am
Building Societies (Funding) and Mutual Societies (Transfers) Bill Third Reading [Lord Naseby]
Lord Wakeham to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Economic Affairs Committee on The Impact of Economic Sanctions (2nd Report, HL Paper 96).
Lord Wright of Richmond to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on Schengen Information System II (SIS II) (9th Report, HL Paper 49).
Monday 15 October at 2.30pm
Guidance issued under section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003 Lord Clement-Jones to move to resolve that this House disapproves the Guidance laid before the House on 28 June. (Dinner break business)
†It is expected that the Report stage of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill will conclude
Tuesday 16 October at 2.30pm
†Lord Renton of Mount Harry to move that the First Report from the Information Committee on Improving Facilities for Educational Visitors to Parliament (HL Paper 117) be agreed to.
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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.
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 Government’s review of their 10-year Drug Strategy; 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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Motion 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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Motions relating to Select Committee Reports
The date on which the Report was published is in italics
Baroness Thomas of Walliswood to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on Improving the mental health of the population: can the European Union help? (14th Report, HL Paper 73). 24 April 2007
Lord Broers to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Science and Technology Committee on Radioactive Waste Management: an Update (4th Report, HL Paper 109). 3 June 2007
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Questions for Short Debate
Time limit 1 hour or 1½ hours
Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government 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.
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 Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the performance of the British Airports Authority is satisfactory.
Lord Barnett to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to dispense with the Barnett formula.
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.
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 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.
Lord Burnett to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of planning and fiscal policy on the availability of new residential property.
Baroness Walmsley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the effectiveness of their new arrangements for child protection.
Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the conduct of solicitors and the role of the Legal Complaints Service and Solicitors Regulation Authority in the British Coal Respiratory Disease Litigation.
Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they will support moves towards the establishment of fundamental rights, democracy, justice and the rule of law for the people of Gilgit and Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere in the region.
Lord Crisp to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have to fund increased training for health workers in developing countries; and what specific role they envisage for United Kingdom universities and National Health Service institutions.
Lord Howarth of Newport to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that local planning authorities take design quality into account when considering planning applications.
Lord Dubs to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy on work opportunities for prisoners.
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in the development of a National Strategy for Autistic Spectrum Disorder; and what consultations they are having with the three devolved administrations.
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the implementation by local authorities of policies with regard to allotments.
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made so far to implement the European Water Framework Directive.
Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest assessment of the arrangements for preserving Government archives and preparing official histories.
Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government which of the Millennium Development Goals are, or are not, being met in Afghanistan.
Earl Howe to ask Her Majesty’s Government how implementation of the Musculoskeletal Services Framework is progressing, with particular emphasis on health and employment issues.
Lord Bilimoria to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they propose to develop the teaching of science and mathematics in the United Kingdom so that future generations may be equipped to compete effectively in the emerging global market place.
Lord Bilston to ask Her Majesty’s Government what initiatives they propose to put forward in the further education field.
Lord Steel of Aikwood to ask Her Majesty’s Government what issues they will raise at the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Kampala.
Viscount Falkland to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have to encourage participation in boxing and other forms of martial arts in the run up to the 2012 Olympic Games.
Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what contribution they are making to the normalisation of the situation in Zimbabwe.
Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in the negotiations to extend full citizenship to the Bihari living in refugee camps in Bangladesh.
†Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what they see as the eventual destination of the project of European Union.
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Questions for Written Answer
Tabled on 25 July and due for answer by 8 August.
Lord Varley to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of the 403 pension schemes which provided information on their assets to the Andrew Young Financial Assistance Scheme Review team have already made legally binding and irrevocable individual annuity contracts for their members with insurance companies; and which are the pension schemes concerned. HL5139
Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made an assessment of the finding in the Coal Health Compensation Schemes report of the National Audit Office, published on 18 July, that through its handling company, Vendside Limited, the Union of Democratic Mineworkers had registered many claims under the British Coal Respiratory Disease Litigation and the British Coal Vibration White Finger Litigation; and, if so, whether each of those claimants would have been required, at some stage, to pay Vendside’s fee, notwithstanding the payment of their legal costs by the Department for Trade and Industry. HL5140
Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will provide the names of each firm of solicitors which served on the panel of solicitors operated by the Union of Democratic Mineworkers and its claims handling company, Vendside Limited, in the British Coal Respiratory Disease Litigation and the British Coal Vibration White Finger Litigation; and whether those panel members included Beresfords, Ashton Morton Slack, Wake Smith and Moss Legal LLP. HL5141
Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will put into the public domain the agreement signed in 1999 between the Union of Democratic Mineworkers and the Department for Trade and Industry in the British Coal Vibration White Finger Litigation, having regard to the recommendations of the Boys Smith report cited by the National Audit Office in its Report Coal Health Compensation Schemes, published on 18 July. HL5142
Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract to ask Her Majesty’s Government, having regard to the recommendations of the Boys Smith report cited by the National Audit Office in its Report Coal Health Compensation Schemes, what plans they have to corroborate the Union of Democratic Mineworkers’ data, especially in relation to the completeness of the list of all claims handled in order to determine compliance by the Union in respect of the two Schemes under the British Coal Respiratory Disease Litigation and the British Coal Vibration White Finger Litigation. HL5143
Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the recommendation of the Boys Smith report cited by the National Audit Office in its Report Coal Health Compensation Schemes that if in future an agreement between two parties is set up, similar to those between the Department for Trade and Industry and the Union of Democratic Mineworkers and Vendside Limited in the British Coal Litigation, designed to regulate the costs payable to third parties, there should be explicit safeguards with a view to binding those parties to the intended arrangements.
HL5144
Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the amounts of compensation paid to claimants represented by Beresfords Solicitors in the British Coal respiratory disease litigation, broken down as between the following bands: (a) 1p to 99p; (b) £1 to £1.99; (c) £2 to £2.99; (d) £3 to £5; (e) £5.01 to £10; (f) £10.01 to £15; (g) £15.01 to £20; (h) £20.01 to £50; (i) £50.01 to £75; (j) £75.01 to £100; (k) £100.01 to £200; (l) £200.01 to £300; (m) £300.01 to £500; (n) £500.01 to £1,000; (o) £1,000.01 to £2,000; (p) £2,000.01 to £3,200; (q) £3,200.01 to £5,000; (r) £5,000.01 to £8,000; (s) £8,000.01 to £10,000; (t) £10,000.01 to £15,000; (u) £15,000.01 to £20,000; (v) £20,000.01 to £25,000; (w) £25,000.01 to £30,000; (x) £30,000.01 to £50,000; (y) 50,000.01 to £75,000; (z) in excess of £75,000.01. HL5145
Baroness Valentine to ask the Leader of the House whether specific arrangements have been made for members of the House of Lords to scrutinise the Government on developments for the London Olympics in a similar arrangement to that put in place for members of the House of Commons. HL5146
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to increase the number of primary care trusts which operate a Race for Health programme for black and ethnic minority patients. HL5147
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps with their international partners to achieve a higher rate of freight transport by ships than by aviation in the long term. HL5148
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will propose changes to European Union Bathing Water Directives 76/160/EEC and 2006/7/EC to increase the protection to the public from sewage pollution on United Kingdom beaches. HL5149
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will seek emergency financial assistance from the European Union allocations available to member states to help with the recent floods in England. HL5150
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by Lord Rooker on 23 July on flooding (HL Deb, cols 564-74), whether they will introduce legislation to give the Environment Agency greater flood prevention powers. HL5151
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will hold talks with United Kingdom food and drink industry representatives to increase public usage of the new guideline daily amount nutrition labels. HL5152
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have held with European Union ministers on the deployment and potential mandate of the international peacekeeping troops to Chad and their relationship with the United Nations, African Union and NATO. HL5153
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they intend to take to follow up the Second International Meeting on Darfur, held in July, in order to assist the international community as it begins to pursue the pre-negotiation stage of the United Nations Roadmap for Darfur.
HL5154
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the overall level of trade between the United Kingdom and Sudan each year, for the past five years; and to what extent pension funds controlled by the Government have been divesting from businesses that support the government of Sudan. HL5155
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of energy used for space heating in domestic properties is taken from local renewable energy sources. HL5156
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the amount of energy used for air conditioning in the United Kingdom each year; what is their prediction for the energy use for air conditioning over the next ten years; and what plans they have to minimise demand. HL5157
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the demand for allotment plots in inner London; and whether they have any plans to increase provision of green spaces in general and allotment plots in particular in inner London. HL5158
Duke of Montrose to ask Her Majesty’s Government, following the Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) Order 2007, whether they have any plans to extend the powers of the Secretary of State to the examination of ballot papers in England and Wales after future elections. HL5159
Lord Krebs to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Natural England is empowered to issue licences to wing-tag or web-tag wild birds for research purposes under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. HL5160
Lord Krebs to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the implications of the relocation of the Office of Science and Innovation for the scrutiny of scientific matters in Parliament. HL5161
Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the provisions of the Dublin System for dealing with asylum applications are consistent with the European Convention on Human Rights; and whether their opinion on this matter has been upheld by the courts of the United Kingdom. HL5162
Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to upgrade the intersection between the A13 and the A130 to increase the safe flow of traffic. HL5163
Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 13 June (WA 20-1), how many passports were included in the packages recorded as lost or stolen in each of the last 12 months whilst in transit between the Identity and Passport Service and the point of delivery. HL5164
Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many non-United Kingdom citizens are employed in (a) the Identity and Passport Service, and (b) the Immigration and Nationality Directorate of the Home Office; and, in each case, how many of these are citizens of other European Union countries. HL5165
Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have applied or will apply positive vetting procedures to all employees of the Identity and Passport Service and the Immigration and Nationality Directorate of the Home Office. HL5166
Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many replacement United Kingdom passports were issued in each of the last 12 months in respect of passports which were reported (a) lost, or (b) stolen; and, in respect of each figure, how many of the applicants had previously reported a passport lost or stolen. HL5167
Lord Clinton-Davis to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the call, made by Lord Owen at the Hearing on 11 July of the Independent Public Inquiry into Contaminated National Health Service Blood Products headed by Lord Archer of Sandwell, for the Department of Health to identify the officials who shredded documents for the period 1989-92; and who from the Department will be assisting the Inquiry to establish the facts of what happened and why. HL5168
Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the present level of the use of sirens by police, particularly in residential areas in the early hours of the morning; and whether they have proposals to discourage such activity. HL5169
Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Appraisal Consultation Document (ACD) on Erythropoietin will facilitate the ethical duty of clinicians to provide the best treatment for their patients; and whether, if a recommendation is made on the basis of cost-effectiveness, the National Institute has an ethical duty to ensure this is properly done. HL5170
Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the preliminary recommendation by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, if it permits Erythropoietins only for Jehovah’s witnesses, would require medical professionals to discriminate against all other faith (or non faith) groups. HL5171
Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence will issue guidance setting out the range of discounts between which purchase of Erythropoietin would be cost effective. HL5172
Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether women with ovarian cancer are recognised as a distinct subgroup of cancer patients; and what is their response to the rejection of this group by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on the basis of there being no biologically plausible survival benefit, as described in the National Institute’s Consultation Document. HL5173
Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty’s Government which advice takes precedence in managing cancer treatment-related anaemia: that of the Chief Medical Officer to conserve blood stocks or cost-effectiveness guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on the use of Erythropoietin. HL5174
Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the survey of National Health Service professionals undertaken in July by Professor Nick Bosanquet, which shows that clinicians frequently use Erythropoietins to manage blood stocks; and what impact negative guidance on Erythropoietin would have on this practice. HL5175
Lord Bradley to ask Her Majesty’s Government which government bodies and non-governmental bodies are issuing Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs leaflets Do you know what’s happening in your feed store? and Bovine TB: Do you know how to reduce your risk?; and how many farmers have received each of these leaflets since their publication. HL5176
Lord Williams of Elvel to ask the Chairman of Committees whether there is a convention that membership of the European Union Committee and the Science and Technology Committee is reserved to back bench Members; and, if so, whether this convention is being observed. HL5177
Baroness Wilkins to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on issuing the comprehensive guidance on the funding of major adaptations in housing associations as promised in their response to Recommendation 19 of the British University report Reviewing the Disabled Facilities Grant Programme, published in October 2005. HL5178
Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to commit (a) troops or (b) civilian personnel to a European Union or other international peacekeeping force in Chad. HL5179
Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the overall level of trade between the United Kingdom and Sudan each year for the past five years. HL5180
Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent pension funds controlled by them have been divesting from businesses that support the government of Sudan. HL5181
Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the cause of the delay in their response of 18 July to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee’s report of 29 March on The Rural Payments Agency and the Implementation of the Single Payment Scheme. HL5182
Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 2 July (HC Deb, 41WS) on the Single Farm Payment, how many cases have subsequently been resolved; and how many are still outstanding.
HL5183
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the regulation of healthcare professionals is still a reserved power in all four countries of the United Kingdom in the light of recent devolution legislation. HL5184
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty’s Government by what process members were appointed to the seven workstreams of the National Advisory Group on Professional Regulation.
HL5185
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will ensure that all the regulators of healthcare professionals in the United Kingdom have the same range of sanctions.
HL5186
Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Sri Lankan immigration detainees have been refusing food and fluids since 23 July; in which United Kingdom detention centres; and what is the Government’s response to this development. HL5187
Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government when Home Office country guidance on Sri Lanka was last updated; and whether it reflects the recent deterioration of the humanitarian situation there and the expulsion of ethnic Tamils from Colombo. HL5188
Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bassam of Brighton on 25 July (HL5034), whether on-the-spot fines will reflect the competitive advantage gained by non-compliant hauliers or their drivers. HL5189
Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bassam of Brighton on 25 July (HL4980), whether, as local government is already engaged in the budgetary process for the year 2008-09, they will give urgent attention to the sufficiency of funds currently available and to their distribution. HL5190
Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bassam of Brighton on 25 July (HL5032) on concessionary bus fares, whether the environmental targets set for prospective railway franchisees amount to a minimum standard that must be achieved. HL5191
Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bassam of Brighton on 24 July (WA 84) on Traffic Commissioners, whether, as the formulation of future Government policy may take some time, they have proposals to respond to the Traffic Commissioners’ annual reports promptly and publicly. HL5192
Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bassam of Brighton on 5 July (WA 190), of the heavy goods vehicles involved in accidents in 2006 how many were left-hand drive. HL5193
Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their current assessment of the integrity of the digital tachographs used in heavy goods vehicles. HL5194
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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.
23 May (6 June)
HL3979 Lord Avebury [HO]
8 June (22 June)
HL4245 Lord Hylton [HO]
20 June (4 July)
HL4427 Lord Mason of Barnsley [MoD]
27 June (11 July)
HL4569 Lord Hylton [HO]
HL4570 Lord Hylton [HO]
28 June (12 July)
HL4604 Lord Hylton [HO]
2 July (16 July)
HL4617 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay [DfBERR]
3 July (17 July)
HL4650 Baroness Finlay of Llandaff [DoH]
HL4651 Baroness Finlay of Llandaff [DoH]
HL4655 Baroness Finlay of Llandaff [DoH]
HL4663 Baroness Whitaker [DfID]
4 July (18 July)
HL4694 Baroness Finlay of Llandaff [DoH]
HL4695 Baroness Finlay of Llandaff [DoH]
HL4710 Viscount Waverley [DfT]
HL4711 Viscount Waverley [DfT]
5 July (19 July)
HL4723 Baroness Finlay of Llandaff [DoH]
HL4729 Lord Ouseley [CLG]
HL4730 Lord Ouseley [HO]
HL4731 Lord Ouseley [HO]
HL4732 Lord Ouseley [CLG]
9 July (23 July)
HL4742 Lord Dykes [DfBERR]
10 July (24 July)
HL4776 Lord Tebbit [NIO]
HL4778 Lord Tebbit [NIO]
HL4783 Earl of Caithness [CO]
HL4784 Earl of Caithness [CO]
HL4785 Earl of Caithness [CO]
HL4786 Earl of Caithness [CO]
HL4787 Lord Dykes [MoD]
HL4803 Lord Hylton [FCO]
HL4806 Lord Selsdon [CO]
HL4814 Lord Browne of Belmont [DoH]
HL4820 Lord De Mauley [CLG]
11 July (25 July)
HL4828 Earl of Sandwich [DfID]
Number of questions allocated to each department which are unanswered after 14 days.
| [CLG] 3
| [CO] 5
| [DfBERR] 2
| [DfID] 2
| [DfT] 2
| [DoH] 7 |
| [FCO] 1
| [HO] 7
| [MoD] 2
| [NIO] 2
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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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| Bailiffs (Licensing) [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Leasehold Information [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Torture (Damages) [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Royal Commission (Slavery) [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Life Peerages (Residency for Taxation Purposes) [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Freedom of Information (Amendment)
| Private Member’s
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| Committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
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| Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) [HL]
| Private
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| Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
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| Public Demonstrations (Repeals) [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Interception of Communications (Admissibility of Evidence) [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Alcohol Labelling [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| House of Lords (Amendment) [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Television Advertising (Food) [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| European Union (Implications of Withdrawal) [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Sustainable Communities
| Private Member’s
| 26 July |
| House of Lords [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Waiting for Report
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| Development Orders (Microgeneration) [HL] (formerly Energy Efficiency and Microgeneration [HL])
| Private Member’s
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| Local Government and Public Involvement in Health
| Government
| 8 October |
| UK Borders
| Government
| 9 October |
| Waiting for Third Reading
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| |
| Greater London Authority
| Government
| 9 October |
| Building Societies (Funding) and Mutual Societies (Transfers)
| Private Member’s
| 12 October |
| London Local Authorities and Transport for London
| Private
| |
| Bournemouth Borough Council [HL]
| Private
| |
| Manchester City Council [HL]
| Private
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| Sent to the Commons
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| Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Government Spending (Website) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| European Union (Information, etc.) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Palliative Care [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Disabled Persons (Independent Living) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Piped Music etc. (Hospitals) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
Serious Crime [HL]
(Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| |
| Legal Services [HL]
| Government
| |
| Victims of Overseas Terrorism [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Corruption [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Transport for London [HL]
| Private
| |
| Return to the Commons amended
|
| |
Further Education and Training [HL]
(Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| |
| Waiting for consideration of Commons amendments
|
| |
| Pensions
| Government
| 26 July |
| Waiting for Royal Assent
|
| |
Statistics and Registration Service
(Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| |
| Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide
| Government
| |
| Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Offender Management
| Government
| |
| National Trust (Northern Ireland)
| Private
| |
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Affirmative Instruments in Progress
The Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee has drawn attention to certain instruments in the reports indicated
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| Merits Committee
| To be considered |
| Waiting for consideration by the Statutory Instruments Committee
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| |
| Company and Business Names (Amendment) Regulations 2007
|
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| Draft Police Reform Act 2002 (Standard Powers and Duties of Community Support Officers) Order 2007
|
| |
| Draft Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) Representations and Appeals Regulations 2007
|
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| Draft Legislative Reform (Local Authority Consent Requirements) (England and Wales) Order 2007
|
| |
| Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
|
| |
| Draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Partnership and Cooperation Agreement) (Republic of Tajikistan) Order 2007
|
| |
| Draft Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007
|
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| Draft Criminal Defence Service (Very High Cost Cases) Regulations 2007
|
| |
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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
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| Draft Regulatory Reform (Public Service Vehicles) Order 2005
| 14th Report
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Committees
Unless otherwise indicated, Committees meet in the Lords’ rooms in the Committee Corridor as indicated in the daily broadsheet
| Thursday 26 July
|
| |
| 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 8 October
|
| |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee B Internal Market
| 4.00pm |
| Tuesday 9 October
|
| |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee A Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade
| 10.30am |
| Merits of Statutory Instruments
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| Regulators
| Select Committee
| 3.00pm |
| Economic Affairs
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| European Union
| Select Committee
| 4.15pm |
| Wednesday 10 October
|
| |
| Communications
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee F Home Affairs
| 10.30am |
| Statutory Instruments
| Joint Committee
| 4.00pm |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee E Law and Institutions
| 4.15pm |
| Tuesday 16 October
|
| |
| House Committee
| Domestic Committee
| 4.00pm |
| Wednesday 17 October
|
| |
| Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| Refreshment Committee
| Domestic Committee
| 4.15pm
in Committee Room G |
| Monday 22 October
|
| |
| Procedure Committee
| Domestic Committee
| 4.00pm |
| Wednesday 24 October
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| Works of Art
| Domestic Committee
| 4.15pm
in Committee Room G |
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Minutes of Proceedings of Wednesday 25 July 2007
The House met at 9.45am
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Sheffield
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Judicial Business
For judicial business see page 21
The House adjourned. The House resumed.
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Select Committee Reports
1 Draft Climate Change Bill
The following report from the Joint Committee was made on 24 July and ordered to be printed:
Draft Climate Change Bill. (HL Paper 170)
2 Communications Committee
The following report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
Chairmanship of the BBC. (First Report, HL Paper 171)
3 Statutory Instruments
The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
25th Report on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments:
Draft Criminal Defence Service (Very High Cost Cases) Regulations 2007
Draft Traffic Management Permit Scheme (England) Regulations 2007. (HL Paper 172)
Public Business
4 European Union: intergovernmental conference A question was asked by Lord Willoughby de Broke and answered by Lord Malloch-Brown.
5 Public companies: directors and employees A question was asked by Lord Smith of Clifton and answered by Lord Davies of Oldham.
6 European Union: justice and home affairs A question was asked by Lord Dykes and answered by the Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland).
7 Afghanistan: NATO forces A question was asked by Lord Sheikh and answered by Lord Malloch-Brown.
8 National security The Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland) repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.
9 Further Education and Training Bill [HL] The Commons amendments were considered. Commons amendment 1 was disagreed to (see division list). Commons amendments 2, 4 and 6 to 8 were disagreed to.
A Committee was appointed to propose reasons. The following Lords were members of the Committee:
Baroness Morris of Bolton
Baroness Sharp of Guildford
Lord Triesman
The Committee proposed the following reason for disagreeing with Commons Amendments 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 and 8:
“Because the proposed delegations of powers of intervention are inappropriate”.
The reason was agreed to. The remaining Commons amendments were agreed to. The bill was returned to the Commons with reasons.
10 Defence: spending review and aircraft carriers Lord Drayson repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.
11 Pensions Bill The bill was returned from the Commons with their disagreement to a Lords amendment insisted on but with amendments proposed in lieu thereof. The amendments were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 102)
12 UK Borders Bill The bill was reported from the Grand Committee with amendments. It was ordered that the bill be printed as amended. (HL Bill 100)
13 Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 242K. Amendments were agreed to. The House resumed and the bill was reported with amendments. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 101)
14 Revised Funding Code Lord Evans of Temple Guiting moved that the draft Code laid before the House on 14 June be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to.
15 Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment etc.) (General Qualifications Bodies) (Alteration of Premises and Enforcement) Regulations 2007 Lord Adonis moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 26 June be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to.
The House adjourned at 9.18pm until Thursday 26 July at 11.00am for public business.
Paul Hayter
Clerk of the Parliaments
Appendix
The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 3.45pm
UK Borders Bill The Grand Committee further considered the bill, beginning with amendment 69. It was ordered that the bill be reported with amendments.
The Committee adjourned at 6.09pm.
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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:
1 Intelligence Services—
(1) Report of the Intelligence and Security Committee on Rendition. (7171)
(2) Government Response to the Report of the Intelligence and Security Committee on Rendition.
(7172)
2 Foreign Affairs—Report for 2005-06 of the Foreign Compensation Commission. (7188)
3 Terrorism—Government Reply to the Report of the Independent Reviewer on the Operation in 2006 of the Terrorism Act 2005. (7194)
4 Immigration—Report of the Investigation into the disturbances at Harmondsworth and Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centres. (—)
Affirmative Instrument
The following instrument was laid before the House for approval by resolution:
Draft Legislative Reform (Local Authority Consent Requirements) (England and Wales) Order 2007, laid under the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006.
Negative Instruments
The following instruments were laid before the House:
1 Education (Individual Pupil Information) (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Regulations 2007, laid under the Education Act 1996. (2050)
2 Nutrition and Health Claims (England) Regulations 2007, laid under the Food Safety Act 1990.
(2080)
3 National Police Records (Recordable Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2007, laid under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. (2121)
4 Plant Health (Phytophthora ramorum) (England) (Amendment) Order 2007, laid under the Plant Health Act 1967. (2155)
5 Money Laundering Regulations 2007, laid under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
(2157)
6 Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2007, laid under the European Communities Act 1972. (2160)
7 Lasting Powers of Attorney, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Public Guardian (Amendment) Regulations 2007, laid under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. (2161)
8 Gambling Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2007, laid under the Gambling Act 2005. (2169)
Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings
The following papers were laid before the House:
1 Report and Accounts for 2006-07 of NHS Blood and Transplant, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the National Health Service Act 2006.
2 Report and Accounts for 2006-07 of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the National Lottery Act 1998.
3 Report and Accounts for 2006-07 of the General Social Care Council, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Care Standards Act 2000.
4 Report and Accounts for 2006-07 of Companies House, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Government Trading Act 1990.
5 Report for 2006-07 of the Professional Oversight Board, laid under the Companies Act 1989.
6 Report and Accounts for 2006-07 of energywatch, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Utilities Act 2000.
7 Accounts for 2005-06 of the Nuclear Decommissioning Funding, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Energy Act 2004.
8 Report and Accounts for 2006-07 of the Coal Authority, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Coal Industry Act 1994.
9 Statement of remuneration to members of the Covent Garden Market Authority, laid under the Covent Garden Market Act 1961.
10 Memorandum of Understanding between the Environment Agency and the Water Services Regulation Authority, laid under the Water Act 2003.
11 Memorandum of Understanding between the Consumer Council for Water and the Water Services Regulation Authority, laid under the Water Industry Act 1991.
12 Accounts for 2006-07 of the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Marshall Aid Commemoration Act 1953.
13 Accounts for 2006-07 of the National Lottery Distribution Fund, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the National Lottery etc. Act 1993.
14 Accounts for 2006-07 of the Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.
15 Accounts for 2006-07 of the Funds in Court England and Wales, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Administration of Justice Act 1982
16 Accounts for 2006-07 of the Social Fund, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Social Security (Administration) Act 1992.
17 Accounts for 2006-07 of the Insolvency Act 1986, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under that Act.
18 Reports and Accounts for 2006-07 of the United Kingdom Debt Management Office and the Debt Management Account, together with the Reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the National Loans Act 1968.
19 Report and Accounts for 2006-07 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990.
20 (1) Report and Accounts for 2006-07 of the Environment Agency Active Pension Fund, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
(2) Report and Accounts for 2006-07 of the Environment Agency Closed Pension Fund, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
laid under the Environment Act 1995.
21 Accounts for 2006-07 of the Crown’s Nominee, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Treasury Solicitor Act 1876.
22 Accounts for 2004-05 relating to issues from the National Loans Fund, together with the Reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid the National Loans Act 1968.
23 Report and Accounts for 2006-07 of the Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Northern Ireland Act 2000.
24 Report and Accounts for 2006-07 of the Northern Ireland Policing Board, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000.
25 (1) Report and Accounts for the period 1 November 2006 to 31 March 2007 of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
(2) Report and Accounts for the period 1 February 2007 to 31 March 2007 of Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
laid under the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003.
26 Report and Accounts for 2006-07 of the General Teaching Council for England, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998.
27 Report and Accounts for 2006-07 of the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005.
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Judicial Business
Wednesday 25 July
1 Jones (Respondent) v Garnett (Her Majesty’s Inspector of Taxes) (Appellant) It was moved by Lord Hoffmann, That the 44th Report from the Appellate Committee be agreed to; the motion was agreed to. It was ordered and adjudged that the Order of the Court of Appeal of 15 December 2005 be affirmed and the appeal dismissed; and that the appellant do pay or cause to be paid to the respondent his costs of the appeal to this House. [2007] UKHL 35
2 Reinwood Limited (Respondents) v L Brown & Sons Limited (Petitioners) The petition of L Brown & Sons Limited praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee (lodged 20 July).
3 Caldarelli (Petitioner) v Court of Naples (Respondents) The petition of Raffaele Caldarelli praying for leave to appeal in accordance with the Extradition Act 2003 was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
Thursday 26 July at 10.30amIn Committee Room No. 1
Hearing by the Appellate Committee in the following causes:
R v Abdroikof (Appellant) and another (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division))
R v Abdroikof and another (Appellant) (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division))
R v Williamson (Appellant) (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division))
(Conjoined Appeals)
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Division on 25 July 2007
Further Education and Training Bill [HL]
Division No. 1
Baroness Morris of Bolton moved amendment 1A, as an amendment to the motion that this House do agree with the Commons in their amendment 1, to leave out “agree” and insert “disagree”. The House divided:
Contents 159
Not-contents 157
Contents
Addington, L.
Alton of Liverpool, L.
Anelay of St Johns, B.
Astor of Hever, L.
Avebury, L.
Beaumont of Whitley, L.
Blaker, L.
Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, B.
Bowness, L.
Bradshaw, L.
Bridgeman, V.
Brittan of Spennithorne, L.
Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, L.
Brougham and Vaux, L.
Bruce-Lockhart, L.
Burnett, L.
Byford, B.
Carnegy of Lour, B.
Cathcart, E.
Chadlington, L.
Chidgey, L.
Colwyn, L.
Cope of Berkeley, L. [Teller]
Cotter, L.
Courtown, E.
Craigavon, V.
Crickhowell, L.
Darcy de Knayth, B.
De Mauley, L.
Dean of Harptree, L.
Denham, L.
Dholakia, L.
Dixon-Smith, L.
Dundee, E.
Dykes, L.
Eccles, V.
Eccles of Moulton, B.
Elliott of Morpeth, L.
Elton, L.
Falkland, V.
Feldman, L.
Flather, B.
Fookes, B.
Fowler, L.
Freeman, L.
Gardner of Parkes, B.
Garel-Jones, L.
Geddes, L.
Glasgow, E.
Glenarthur, L.
Glentoran, L.
Goodhart, L.
| Goodlad, L.
Hamwee, B.
Hanham, B.
Hanningfield, L.
Harris of Richmond, B.
Henley, L.
Higgins, L.
Hooper, B.
Howard of Rising, L.
Howe of Aberavon, L.
Hunt of Wirral, L.
James of Blackheath, L.
James of Holland Park, B.
Jones of Cheltenham, L.
Kimball, L.
King of Bridgwater, L.
Kingsland, L.
Kirkwood of Kirkhope, L.
Knight of Collingtree, B.
Laing of Dunphail, L.
Lee of Trafford, L.
Lester of Herne Hill, L.
Liverpool, E.
Livsey of Talgarth, L.
Lucas, L.
Ludford, B.
Luke, L.
Lyell, L.
Lyell of Markyate, L.
Mackay of Clashfern, L.
Mackie of Benshie, L.
Maclennan of Rogart, L.
McNally, L.
Maddock, B.
Mancroft, L.
Marlesford, L.
Masham of Ilton, B.
Mawhinney, L.
Mayhew of Twysden, L.
Methuen, L.
Miller of Chilthorne Domer, B.
Miller of Hendon, B.
Montrose, D.
Moore of Lower Marsh, L.
Morris of Bolton, B.
Neuberger, B.
Newby, L.
Newton of Braintree, L.
Nicholson of Winterbourne, B.
Noakes, B.
Northbrook, L.
Northover, B.
Norton of Louth, L.
| O’Cathain, B.
Oppenheim-Barnes, B.
Palmer, L.
Park of Monmouth, B.
Parkinson, L.
Patten, L.
Patten of Barnes, L.
Pilkington of Oxenford, L.
Platt of Writtle, B.
Plumb, L.
Razzall, L.
Reay, L.
Rees, L.
Rennard, L.
Roberts of Conwy, L.
Roberts of Llandudno, L.
Roper, L.
Russell-Johnston, L.
St John of Fawsley, L.
Saltoun of Abernethy, Ly.
Seccombe, B.
Selborne, E.
Selkirk of Douglas, L.
Sharp of Guildford, B.
Sharples, B.
Shaw of Northstead, L.
Shephard of Northwold, B.
Shutt of Greetland, L. [Teller]
Skelmersdale, L.
Smith of Clifton, L.
Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, L.
Stewartby, L.
Strathclyde, L.
Swinfen, 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.
Tope, L.
Tordoff, L.
Trumpington, B.
Tyler, L.
Verma, B.
Waddington, L.
Wade of Chorlton, L.
Waldegrave of North Hill, L.
Walmsley, B.
Walpole, L.
Wilcox, B.
Windlesham, L.
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Adams of Craigielea, B.
Adonis, L.
Ahmed, L.
Alli, L.
Amos, B.
Anderson of Swansea, L.
Andrews, B.
Archer of Sandwell, L.
Bach, L.
Barnett, L.
Bassam of Brighton, L.
Berkeley, L.
Best, L.
Bhattacharyya, L.
Bilston, L.
Blood, B.
Borrie, L.
Boston of Faversham, L.
Boyd of Duncansby, L.
Bradley, L.
Bragg, L.
Brennan, L.
Brett, L.
Brooke of Alverthorpe, L.
Brookman, L.
Brooks of Tremorfa, L.
Burlison, L.
Campbell-Savours, L.
Chandos, V.
Clark of Windermere, L.
Clarke of Hampstead, L.
Clinton-Davis, L.
Colville of Culross, V.
Corbett of Castle Vale, L.
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.
Dixon, L.
Drayson, L.
Dubs, L.
Elder, L.
Evans of Temple Guiting, L.
Falkender, B.
Farrington of Ribbleton, B.
Faulkner of Worcester, L.
Filkin, L.
Foster of Bishop Auckland, L.
| Foulkes of Cumnock, L.
Freyberg, L.
Fyfe of Fairfield, L.
Gale, B.
Giddens, L.
Golding, B.
Goldsmith, L.
Gordon of Strathblane, L.
Gould of Potternewton, B.
Graham of Edmonton, L.
Grenfell, L.
Griffiths of Burry Port, L.
Grocott, L. [Teller]
Hannay of Chiswick, L.
Harris of Haringey, L.
Harrison, L.
Hart of Chilton, L.
Haskel, L.
Haskins, L.
Haworth, L.
Henig, B.
Hilton of Eggardon, B.
Hollis of Heigham, B.
Hooson, L.
Howarth of Breckland, B.
Howarth of Newport, L.
Howe of Idlicote, B.
Hoyle, L.
Hughes of Woodside, L.
Hunt of Kings Heath, L.
Janner of Braunstone, L.
Jay of Paddington, B.
Jones, L.
Jones of Whitchurch, B.
Kilclooney, L.
King of West Bromwich, L.
Lea of Crondall, L.
Leitch, L.
Lipsey, L.
Listowel, E.
Lofthouse of Pontefract, L.
McDonagh, B.
McIntosh of Haringey, L.
McIntosh of Hudnall, B.
MacKenzie of Culkein, L.
Mackenzie of Framwellgate, L.
McKenzie of Luton, L.
Maginnis of Drumglass, L.
Mallalieu, B.
Massey of Darwen, B.
Maxton, L.
Montgomery of Alamein, V.
| Morgan of Drefelin, B.
Morris of Aberavon, L.
Morris of Handsworth, L.
Morris of Manchester, L.
O’Neill of Clackmannan, L.
Parekh, L.
Patel, L.
Patel of Blackburn, L.
Pendry, L.
Pitkeathley, B.
Plant of Highfield, L.
Prashar, B.
Prosser, B.
Puttnam, L.
Quin, B.
Radice, L.
Ramsay of Cartvale, B.
Ramsbotham, L.
Rendell of Babergh, B.
Rogan, L.
Rooker, L.
Rosser, L.
Rowlands, L.
Royall of Blaisdon, B.
Sawyer, L.
Scotland of Asthal, B.
Sheldon, L.
Simon, V.
Smith of Finsbury, L.
Snape, L.
Soley, L.
Stone of Blackheath, L.
Strabolgi, L.
Sutherland of Houndwood, L.
Temple-Morris, L.
Tomlinson, L.
Triesman, L.
Truscott, L.
Turner of Camden, B.
Vadera, B.
Wall of New Barnet, B.
Walton of Detchant, L.
Warner, L.
Watson of Invergowrie, L.
Wedderburn of Charlton, L.
West of Spithead, L.
Whitaker, B.
Wilkins, B.
Williams of Elvel, L.
Williamson of Horton, L.
Woolmer of Leeds, L.
Young of Hornsey, B.
Young of Norwood Green, L.
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