Table of Contents for
Monday 12 May 2008

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House of Lords

Education: Chevening and Commonwealth Scholarships

Questions for Written Answer

Consumer Credit

Voluntary Organisations

Planning and Energy Bill

European Union (Amendment) Bill

Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Regulation of Loans etc.: Northern Ireland) Order 2008

European Union (Amendment) Bill

Grand Committee

Health and Social Care Bill

Written Statements

Anti-Semitism

Cyprus: British Troops

Farepak

Health: Care and Support

Health: Next-stage Review

National Insurance

Planning: East of England Plan

Written Answers

Airports: Heathrow

Arts Council

Building Regulations

Care Services: Older People

Charles Darwin: Bicentenary

Civil Service

Computer Systems: DCLG

Construction

Crime: Sentencing

Economic Development

Embryology

Health: Organophosphates

House of Lords: Appointments Commission

Israel and Palestine: Gaza

Israel and Palestine: World Heritage Sites

Local Government: Design Reviews

Northern Ireland Office: Mobile Phones

Northern Ireland Office: Website

Northern Ireland: Bill of Rights

Northern Ireland: Human Rights Commission

Northern Ireland: Murder Prosecutions

Northern Ireland: Youth Justice Agency

Office of Fair Trading: Milk and Cheese

Revenue and Customs

Roads: Advertisements

Shipping: Stricken Vessels

Trees

This Table of Contents lists subject headings, timelines and
names of speakers in the Lords Hansard text for
Monday 12 May 2008

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House of Lords [12 May 2008]

Education: Chevening and Commonwealth Scholarships [12 May 2008]

Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Malloch-Brown):

Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe:

Lord Malloch-Brown:

Lord Howell of Guildford:

Column: 794

Lord Malloch-Brown:

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff:

Lord Malloch-Brown:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Malloch-Brown:

Column: 795

Lord Judd:

Lord Hannay of Chiswick:

The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Ashton of Upholland):

Lord Hannay of Chiswick:

Lord Malloch-Brown:

Lord Judd:

Lord Malloch-Brown:

Column: 796

Questions for Written Answer [12 May 2008]

2.45 pm

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Ashton of Upholland):

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

The Countess of Mar:

Column: 797

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Lord Maclennan of Rogart:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Lord Campbell-Savours:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Lord De Mauley:

Column: 798

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Lord Swinfen:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Consumer Credit [12 May 2008]

2.52 pm

Lord Dykes

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Baroness Vadera):

Lord Dykes:

Column: 799

Baroness Vadera:

Lord Borrie:

Baroness Vadera:

Lord Campbell-Savours:

Baroness Vadera:

Column: 800

Lord Lawson of Blaby:

Baroness Vadera:

Lord Rotherwick:

Baroness Vadera:

Lord Tomlinson:

Baroness Vadera:

Column: 801

Voluntary Organisations [12 May 2008]

2.59 pm

Lord Judd

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Lord Judd:

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Lord Maclennan of Rogart:

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Column: 802

Lord De Mauley:

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Lord Walton of Detchant:

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer:

Column: 803

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Planning and Energy Bill

European Union (Amendment) Bill [12 May 2008]

3.07 pm

The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Ashton of Upholland):

Lord Astor of Hever

Column: 804

Lord Lee of Trafford:

Column: 805

3.15 pm

Lord Bach:

Column: 806

Column: 807

Lord Astor of Hever:

Lord Howell of Guildford

Column: 808

Lord Maclennan of Rogart:

Lord Howell of Guildford:

3.30 pm

Lord Maclennan of Rogart:

Column: 810

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Maclennan of Rogart:

Column: 811

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Lord Maclennan of Rogart:

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Lord Grenfell:

Column: 812

3.45 pm

Lord Maclennan of Rogart:

Lord Stoddart of Swindon:

Column: 813

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Column: 814

Lord Tomlinson:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Column: 815

4 pm

Baroness Ludford:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Hannay of Chiswick:

Column: 816

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Kerr of Kinlochard:

Lord Campbell of Alloway:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Column: 817

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Column: 818

Column: 819

4.15 pm

Column: 820

Lord Howell of Guildford:

Lord Roper:

Lord Howell of Guildford:

Column: 821

Lord Maclennan of Rogart:

Lord Howell of Guildford:

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen):

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

Column: 822

Noble Lords:

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Column: 823

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

4.30 pm

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Lamont of Lerwick:

Column: 824

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Stoddart of Swindon:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Willoughby de Broke:

Lord Stoddart of Swindon:

Column: 825

Lord Hannay of Chiswick:

The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Ashton of Upholland):

Column: 826

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Lord Howell of Guildford

Column: 827

4.45 pm

Lord Blackwell:

Column: 828

Lord Williamson of Horton:

Column: 829

Lord Dykes:

Column: 830

Lord Stoddart of Swindon:

Column: 831

5 pm

Lord Kerr of Kinlochard:

Lord Stoddart of Swindon:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Column: 832

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Column: 833

Lord Stoddart of Swindon:

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Lord Stoddart of Swindon:

Lord Howell of Guildford:

Column: 834

5.15 pm

Lord Hunt of Wirral

Column: 835

Lord Lamont of Lerwick:

Column: 838

5.30 pm

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Column: 839

Column: 840

Lord Radice:

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Column: 841

Lord Grenfell:

Lord Williamson of Horton:

Column: 842

5.45 pm

Lord Blackwell:

Column: 843

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Lord Blackwell:

Lord Hunt of Chesterton:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Hunt of Chesterton:

Column: 844

Lord Dykes:

Column: 845

6 pm

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Dykes:

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville:

Column: 846

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Column: 847

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Column: 848

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Column: 849

Column: 850

6.15 pm

Lord Hunt of Wirral:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Lord Hunt of Wirral:

Baroness Quin:

Column: 851

Lord Hunt of Wirral:

6.22 pm

6.33 pm

The Duke of Montrose

Column: 854

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

The Duke of Montrose:

Lord McNally:

The Duke of Montrose:

Column: 855

Column: 856

6.45 pm

Lord Teverson:

Column: 857

Lord Willoughby de Broke:

Column: 858

Lord Teverson:

Lord Willoughby de Broke:

Column: 859

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Column: 860

7 pm

Lord Stoddart of Swindon:

Column: 861

Lord Teverson:

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Lord Stoddart of Swindon:

Lord Bach:

Column: 862

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Lord Bach:

Column: 863

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Lord Stoddart of Swindon:

Lord Bach:

The Duke of Montrose:

Lord Bach:

Column: 864

Lord Willoughby de Broke:

Lord Bach:

Column: 865

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

The Duke of Montrose:

Column: 866

Baroness Crawley:

Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Regulation of Loans etc.: Northern Ireland) Order 2008

7.24 pm

Lord Rooker

Column: 867

Column: 868

Lord Glentoran:

Lord Rooker:

Lord Glentoran:

Baroness Harris of Richmond:

Lord Laird:

Column: 869

Lord Bew:

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville:

Column: 870

Lord Rooker:

Lord Laird:

Lord Rooker:

Column: 871

Lord Glentoran:

Lord Rooker:

Column: 872

Lord Kilclooney:

Lord Rooker:

Lord Laird:

Lord Rooker:

Lord Davies of Oldham:

European Union (Amendment) Bill [12 May 2008]

Lord Taylor of Holbeach

Column: 873

Column: 874

8.30 pm

Column: 875

Lord Willoughby de Broke:

Column: 876

Column: 877

Lord Teverson:

8.45 pm

Column: 878

Lord Willoughby de Broke:

Lord Teverson:

Column: 879

Lord Tomlinson:

Lord Willoughby de Broke:

Lord Tomlinson:

Column: 880

Lord Williamson of Horton:

Column: 881

9 pm

Lord Stoddart of Swindon:

Column: 882

Lord Hannay of Chiswick:

Lord Stoddart of Swindon:

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Column: 883

A noble Lord:

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Column: 884

Lord Tomlinson:

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

9.15 pm

Lord Bach:

Column: 885

Column: 886

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Lord Bach:

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Lord Bach:

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Lord Teverson:

Column: 887

Lord Bach:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Bach:

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Lord Bach:

Lord Lamont of Lerwick:

Lord Bach:

Column: 888

9.30 pm

Column: 889

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Lord Bach:

Column: 890

Baroness Byford:

Noble Lords:

Baroness Byford:

Column: 891

Noble Lords:

Baroness Byford:

Lord Bach:

Lord Lamont of Lerwick:

Lord Bach:

Column: 892

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Lord Bach:

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Column: 893

Lord Kingsland

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

A noble Lord:

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Ashton of Upholland):

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Column: 894

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Lord Lamont of Lerwick:

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Column: 895

Lord Tomlinson:

Lord Kingsland:

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Lord Kingsland:

Column: 896

Column: 897

Column: 898

Column: 899

10.15 pm

Lord Blackwell:

Column: 900

Lord Goodhart:

Column: 901

Column: 902

10.30 pm

Column: 903

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Column: 904

Column: 905

Lord Lamont of Lerwick:

Baroness Ludford:

Column: 906

10.45 pm

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Lord Blackwell:

Column: 907

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Lord Lamont of Lerwick:

Column: 908

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Baroness Ludford:

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Column: 909

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Column: 910

11 pm

Column: 911

Lord Kingsland:

Column: 912

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Column: 913

Lord Thomas of Gresford:

Lord Kingsland:

Lord Thomas of Gresford:

Lord Kingsland:

Lord Thomas of Gresford:

Lord Kingsland:

Column: 914

Lord Goodhart:

Lord Kingsland:

11.15 pm

Lord Goodhart:

Lord Kingsland:

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon:

Column: GC207

Grand Committee [12 May 2008]

Health and Social Care Bill

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Colwyn):

Baroness Thornton

Column: GC208

Earl Howe

Baroness Thornton:

Column: GC209

Earl Howe:

Baroness Cumberlege

Column: GC210

Baroness Thornton:

Column: GC211

Baroness Cumberlege:

3.45 pm

Earl Howe

Column: GC212

Column: GC213

Baroness Murphy:

Lord Campbell-Savours:

Baroness Thornton:

Column: GC214

4 pm

Column: GC215

Column: GC216

Baroness Howarth of Breckland:

Lord Walton of Detchant:

Lord Campbell-Savours:

Baroness Thornton:

Column: GC217

Baroness Cumberlege:

Baroness Thornton:

Baroness Barker:

Baroness Thornton:

Baroness Barker:

Column: GC218

Baroness Thornton:

The Earl of Onslow:

Baroness Thornton:

4.15 pm

The Earl of Onslow:

Baroness Thornton:

Baroness Barker:

Column: GC219

Baroness Thornton:

The Earl of Onslow:

Baroness Thornton:

Baroness Cumberlege:

Earl Howe:

Column: GC220

Baroness Barker

Baroness Thornton:

Column: GC221

Baroness Barker:

The Earl of Onslow

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff:

Column: GC222

4.30 pm

Baroness Thornton:

Column: GC223

The Earl of Onslow:

Baroness Thornton:

Baroness Tonge:

Column: GC224

Baroness Thornton:

The Earl of Onslow:

Baroness Thornton:

The Earl of Onslow:

Baroness Greengross:

Column: GC225

Baroness Tonge:

The Countess of Mar:

Column: GC226

Baroness Thornton:

4.45 pm

The Earl of Onslow:

Baroness Barker

Column: GC227

Baroness Thornton:

Column: GC228

Baroness Barker:

Column: GC229

Earl Howe

Baroness Thornton:

Column: GC230

Baroness Cumberlege:

Baroness Thornton:

Earl Howe:

5 pm

Baroness Tonge

Column: GC231

Column: GC232

Baroness Thornton:

Baroness Tonge:

Column: GC233

Baroness Barker

5.15 pm

Baroness Thornton:

Column: GC234

Baroness Barker:

Column: GC235

Earl Howe

Lord Walton of Detchant:

Column: GC236

The Countess of Mar:

Baroness Howarth of Breckland:

Earl Howe:

The Countess of Mar:

Baroness Thornton:

Column: GC237

Earl Howe:

Baroness Thornton:

Column: GC238

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Tordoff):

Baroness Tonge

5.45 pm

Column: GC239

Baroness Cumberlege:

Column: GC240

Column: GC241

Column: GC242

6 pm

Baroness Thornton:

Column: GC243

Baroness Tonge:

Baroness Thornton:

Baroness Cumberlege:

Baroness Thornton:

Column: GC244

Column: GC245

Baroness Cumberlege:

Baroness Thornton:

Baroness Howarth of Breckland:

Column: GC246

Baroness Thornton:

Baroness Cumberlege:

Baroness Tonge:

6.15 pm

Baroness Barker

Column: GC247

The Deputy Speaker:

Column: GC248

Baroness Howarth of Breckland:

Lord Harris of Haringey:

Baroness Thornton:

Column: GC249

Baroness Tonge:

Column: GC250

Baroness Thornton:

Baroness Barker:

Column: GC251

Baroness Thornton:

Baroness Barker:

6.45 pm

Baroness Barker

Earl Howe:

Baroness Howarth of Breckland:

Column: GC253

Baroness Murphy:

Baroness Thornton:

Baroness Barker:

Column: GC254

Baroness Barker

Baroness Thornton:

Column: GC255

7 pm

Baroness Barker:

Baroness Thornton:

Baroness Barker:

Earl Howe

Column: GC256

Baroness Thornton:

Column: GC257

Earl Howe:

Baroness Murphy

Column: GC258

Column: GC259

7.15 pm

Baroness Barker:

Baroness Thornton:

Column: GC260

Baroness Murphy:

Column: GC261

Column: GC262

Baroness Thornton:

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen):

Column: WS39

Written Statements [12 May 2008]

Anti-Semitism [12 May 2008]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Andrews):

Cyprus: British Troops [12 May 2008]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Baroness Taylor of Bolton):

Column: WS40

Farepak [12 May 2008]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office & Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Lord Jones of Birmingham):

Column: WS41

Health: Care and Support [12 May 2008]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Darzi of Denham):

Health: Next-stage Review [12 May 2008]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Darzi of Denham):

Column: WS42

Column: WS43

National Insurance [12 May 2008]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Lord McKenzie of Luton):

Planning: East of England Plan [12 May 2008]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Andrews):

Column: WS44

Column: WS45

Column: WS46

Column: WA103

Written Answers [12 May 2008]

Airports: Heathrow [12 May 2008]

Baroness Stern

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead):

Baroness Stern

Lord West of Spithead:

Baroness Stern

Lord West of Spithead:

Arts Council [12 May 2008]

Lord Lester of Herne Hill

Column: WA104

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Lord Lester of Herne Hill

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Building Regulations [12 May 2008]

Lord Taylor of Holbeach

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Andrews):

Care Services: Older People [12 May 2008]

Lord Morris of Manchester

Column: WA105

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Darzi of Denham):

Charles Darwin: Bicentenary [12 May 2008]

Lord Dykes

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Column: WA106

Civil Service [12 May 2008]

Lord Campbell-Savours

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Computer Systems: DCLG [12 May 2008]

Lord Harris of Haringey

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Andrews):

Construction [12 May 2008]

Lord Dykes

Column: WA107

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Andrews):

Crime: Sentencing [12 May 2008]

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Economic Development [12 May 2008]

Lord Wade of Chorlton

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Andrews):

Column: WA108

Embryology [12 May 2008]

Lord Alton of Liverpool

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Darzi of Denham):

Column: WA109

Lord Alton of Liverpool

Lord Darzi of Denham:

Lord Alton of Liverpool

Lord Darzi of Denham:

Column: WA110

Health: Organophosphates [12 May 2008]

The Countess of Mar

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Darzi of Denham):

House of Lords: Appointments Commission [12 May 2008]

Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay

Column: WA111

The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Ashton of Upholland):

Israel and Palestine: Gaza [12 May 2008]

Lord Hylton

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Malloch-Brown):

Baroness Tonge

Lord Malloch-Brown:

Israel and Palestine: World Heritage Sites [12 May 2008]

Baroness Tonge

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Malloch-Brown):

Column: WA112

Local Government: Design Reviews [12 May 2008]

Lord Patten

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Andrews):

Northern Ireland Office: Mobile Phones [12 May 2008]

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Column: WA113

Northern Ireland Office: Website [12 May 2008]

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Northern Ireland: Bill of Rights [12 May 2008]

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Northern Ireland: Human Rights Commission [12 May 2008]

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Northern Ireland: Murder Prosecutions [12 May 2008]

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Northern Ireland: Youth Justice Agency [12 May 2008]

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Column: WA115

Office of Fair Trading: Milk and Cheese [12 May 2008]

Lord Taylor of Holbeach

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Revenue and Customs [12 May 2008]

Lord Campbell-Savours

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Column: WA116

Roads: Advertisements [12 May 2008]

Lord Harrison

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Andrews):

Shipping: Stricken Vessels [12 May 2008]

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Lord Bassam of Brighton:

Column: WA117

Trees [12 May 2008]

Lord Taylor of Holbeach

Column: WA118

The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Rooker):