Table of Contents for Lords Hansard of 22 Jul 2008

Baroness Perry of Southwark:

Lord Walton of Detchant:

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Lord Ashley of Stoke:

Baroness Gardner of Parkes:

Baroness Jay of Paddington:

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Baroness Barker:

Baroness Greengross:

Earl Ferrers:

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

Russia: Human Rights [22 Jul 2008]

11.15 am

Lord Judd

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Lord Judd:

Lord Howell of Guildford:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Column: 1647

Lord Anderson of Swansea:

Lord Renton of Mount Harry:

Lord Ahmed:

Column: 1648

Nuclear Weapons [22 Jul 2008]

11.23 am

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

Lord Hylton:

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean:

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Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Howell of Guildford:

The Lord Bishop of Ripon and Leeds:

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Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer:

Lord Archer of Sandwell

Iran: People’s Mujaheddin Organisation [22 Jul 2008]

11.30 am

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

Lord Archer of Sandwell:

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Lord Waddington:

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean:

Lord Slynn of Hadley:

Lord Avebury:

Noble Lords:

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

Lord Slynn of Hadley:

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Business

11.38 am

Pensions Bill

Column: 1653

Crossrail Bill

Viscount Colville of Culross:

Column: 1654

Earl Attlee:

Column: 1655

11.45 am

Lord Bradshaw:

The Earl of Mar and Kellie:

Freedom of Information (Parliament and National Assembly for Wales) Order 2008

11.48 am

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

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Lord Strathclyde:

Lord Addington:

Earl Attlee:

The Earl of Erroll:

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Lord Clark of Windermere:

The Lord Bishop of Ripon and Leeds:

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Secure Training Centres: Use of Restraint (JCHR Report)

12.03 pm

Lord Dubs

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12.14 pm

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12.21 pm

Baroness Falkner of Margravine:

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12.35 pm

Viscount Bridgeman:

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12.41 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families (Lord Adonis):

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Baroness Falkner of Margravine:

Column: 1674

Baroness Falkner of Margravine:

Lord Adonis:

1.02 pm

Lord Dubs:

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Iraq [22 Jul 2008]

1.03 pm

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

1.14 pm

Lord Strathclyde:

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1.22 pm

Lord Avebury:

Column: 1681

1.26 pm

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1.32 pm

Lord Bramall:

Lord Bramall:

Lord Bramall:

Column: 1684

Lord Fowler:

Column: 1685

Baroness Tonge:

Lord Hannay of Chiswick:

Lord Sheikh:

Lord Hylton:

Column: 1686

Lord Marlesford:

Lord Williamson of Horton:

Column: 1687

The Lord Speaker (Baroness Hayman):

Housing and Regeneration Bill

Column: 1688

Crossrail Bill

Royal Assent

Business

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

Column: WS133

Written Statements [22 Jul 2008]

Column: WS134

Counterterrorism [22 Jul 2008]

Courts Service: Key Performance Indicators [22 Jul 2008]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Column: WS135

Courts: Disclosure in Expert Evidence [22 Jul 2008]

The Attorney-General (Baroness Scotland of Asthal):

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Debt: European Investment Bank Loans [22 Jul 2008]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families (Lord Adonis):

Department for Children, Schools and Families: Official Receptions [22 Jul 2008]

Column: WS138

Education: National Curriculum Tests [22 Jul 2008]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families (Lord Adonis):

Column: WS139

Energy: Nuclear Power Stations [22 Jul 2008]

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

EU: Justice and Home Affairs Council [22 Jul 2008]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

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Government: Cars [22 Jul 2008]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families (Lord Adonis):

Column: WS143

Health: Teenage Pregnancy [22 Jul 2008]

Intelligence: Commissioners' Annual Reports [22 Jul 2008]

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

Column: WS144

Legal Services Commission [22 Jul 2008]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Ministerial Gifts [22 Jul 2008]

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

Ministerial Travel 2007-08 [22 Jul 2008]

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

National Security Strategy [22 Jul 2008]

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

Column: WS145

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Prison Service Pay Review Body [22 Jul 2008]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Questions for Written Answer [22 Jul 2008]

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

Regional Development Agencies: Annual Reports and Accounts [22 Jul 2008]

Column: WS147

Regional Spatial Strategy for the East Midlands [22 Jul 2008]

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

Regional Spatial Strategy for the South-west [22 Jul 2008]

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

Column: WS149

Special Advisers [22 Jul 2008]

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

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Terrorism: Hazardous Substances [22 Jul 2008]

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

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Transport: Personnel [22 Jul 2008]

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Column: WA227

Written Answers [22 Jul 2008]

Abortion [22 Jul 2008]

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

Afghanistan: EU Police Mission [22 Jul 2008]

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

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

Afghanistan: Refugees [22 Jul 2008]

Baroness Northover

Africa: Agricultural Input Subsidies [22 Jul 2008]

Airports: Public Transport [22 Jul 2008]

Column: WA229

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

Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act: Voluntary Retention of Data [22 Jul 2008]

The Earl of Northesk

Arabic [22 Jul 2008]

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

Armed Forces: Buses [22 Jul 2008]

Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate

Armed Forces: Pensions [22 Jul 2008]

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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Aviation: Domestic Flights [22 Jul 2008]

Aviation: Heathrow [22 Jul 2008]

Column: WA232

Banking: Bank of England [22 Jul 2008]

Lord Barnett

Banking: Charges [22 Jul 2008]

Lord Dykes

Column: WA233

Benefits: Overseas Recipients [22 Jul 2008]

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

Column: WA234

Bonuses: DBERR [22 Jul 2008]

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

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British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference [22 Jul 2008]

Broadcasting: Digital Switchover [22 Jul 2008]

Lord Kilclooney

Lord Kilclooney

Lord Stoddart of Swindon

Budget [22 Jul 2008]

Control Orders [22 Jul 2008]

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

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Counterterrorism [22 Jul 2008]

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

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Lord Ahmed

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

Column: WA241

Crime: Knives [22 Jul 2008]

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

Crime: Online Fraud [22 Jul 2008]

Lord Broers

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

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Department for Communities and Local Government: Architects, Planners and Surveyors [22 Jul 2008]

Baroness Whitaker

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

Department for Transport: Publications [22 Jul 2008]

Deportation [22 Jul 2008]

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

Column: WA243

Discrimination [22 Jul 2008]

Lord Lester of Herne Hill

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

Embryology [22 Jul 2008]

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

Column: WA245

Equality Commission: Northern Ireland [22 Jul 2008]

Essex [22 Jul 2008]

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

EU: Data Retention Directive [22 Jul 2008]

The Earl of Northesk

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

Fertility Treatment [22 Jul 2008]

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

Column: WA247

Food: Pork and Bacon [22 Jul 2008]

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

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

Column: WA248

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

Column: WA249

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Column: WA250

Freedom of Information [22 Jul 2008]

Baroness Harris of Richmond

Gibraltar: Police [22 Jul 2008]

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

Baroness Harris of Richmond

Baroness Taylor of Bolton:

Column: WA251

Government: Home Office Laptops and Phones [22 Jul 2008]

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

Government: IT Contracts [22 Jul 2008]

Government: Regional Ministers [22 Jul 2008]

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

Column: WA252

Health: Chief Medical Officer's Annual Report [22 Jul 2008]

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

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

Health: Commissions [22 Jul 2008]

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

Column: WA253

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

Health: Cord Blood [22 Jul 2008]

Baroness Tonge

Column: WA254

Health: Drug Tariff [22 Jul 2008]

Baroness Masham of Ilton

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

Health: Herbal Products [22 Jul 2008]

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

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

Column: WA255

Health: Medical Records [22 Jul 2008]

Baroness Tonge

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

Health: Urology Appliances [22 Jul 2008]

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

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House of Lords: IT [22 Jul 2008]

The Chairman of Committees (Lord Brabazon of Tara):

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House of Lords: Photocopiers [22 Jul 2008]

The Chairman of Committees (Lord Brabazon of Tara):

Column: WA260

Housing: Affordability [22 Jul 2008]

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

Column: WA261

Housing: Design [22 Jul 2008]

Lord Patten

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

Housing: Development [22 Jul 2008]

Lord Patten

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

Housing: Home Information Packs [22 Jul 2008]

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

Column: WA262

Housing: Mortgages [22 Jul 2008]

Lord Ouseley

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

Immigration: Cost of Applications [22 Jul 2008]

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

Immigration: Failed Asylum Seekers [22 Jul 2008]

Lord Roberts of Llandudno

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

Column: WA263

Immigration: Georgia [22 Jul 2008]

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

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

Column: WA264

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

Immigration: Harmondsworth [22 Jul 2008]

The Earl of Sandwich

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Immigration: Removal of Children [22 Jul 2008]

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

Immigration: Women [22 Jul 2008]

Baroness Howarth of Breckland

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

Column: WA266

Industrial Tribunals [22 Jul 2008]

Lord Monson

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

Interception of Communications [22 Jul 2008]

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

Column: WA267

Internet: Communications [22 Jul 2008]

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

Internet: Deep Packet Inspection [22 Jul 2008]

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

Internet: Searches [22 Jul 2008]

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

Column: WA268

Baroness Vadera:

Column: WA269

Internet: Unencrypted Material [22 Jul 2008]

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

Iraq and Afghanistan: Northern Ireland Regiments [22 Jul 2008]

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

Iraq: Displaced People [22 Jul 2008]

Column: WA270

Israel and Palestine: Gaza [22 Jul 2008]

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

Judicial Appointments [22 Jul 2008]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Column: WA271

Justice: Children and Young People [22 Jul 2008]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

Column: WA272

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

Landmines [22 Jul 2008]

Lord Morris of Manchester

Licensing: Music [22 Jul 2008]

Lord Clement-Jones

Mauritania: Economic Migrants [22 Jul 2008]

Viscount Waverley

Column: WA273

Motorists: First Aid [22 Jul 2008]

Lord Dykes

National Security [22 Jul 2008]

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

Navy: Aircraft Carriers [22 Jul 2008]

Lord Astor of Hever

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

Column: WA274

Lord Astor of Hever

Baroness Taylor of Bolton:

Navy: Fleet Tankers [22 Jul 2008]

Lord Astor of Hever

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

Nigeria: British High Commission [22 Jul 2008]

Lord Marlesford

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

Northern Ireland Office: Bonuses [22 Jul 2008]

Column: WA275

Pakistan: DfID [22 Jul 2008]

Parades: Northern Ireland [22 Jul 2008]

Column: WA276

People Trafficking: Operation Pentameter 2 [22 Jul 2008]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Police: Northern Ireland [22 Jul 2008]

Column: WA277

Political Parties: Funding [22 Jul 2008]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Prisoners: Database [22 Jul 2008]

Baroness Quin

Prisons: Cells [22 Jul 2008]

Lord Ramsbotham

Column: WA278

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Prisons: Chaplains [22 Jul 2008]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Questions for Written Answer: Late Answers [22 Jul 2008]

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

Lord Jopling

Railways: Blackpool Trams [22 Jul 2008]

Railways: CCTV [22 Jul 2008]

Railways: High Speed 1 [22 Jul 2008]

Column: WA280

Railways: Procurement [22 Jul 2008]

Railways: Rolling Stock [22 Jul 2008]

Refugees: Sexual Violence [22 Jul 2008]

Baroness Northover

Column: WA281

Lord Stoddart of Swindon

Regulation of Investigatory Powers [22 Jul 2008]

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

Research: Cyber Infrastructure [22 Jul 2008]

Lord Dykes

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (Baroness Morgan of Drefelin):

Column: WA282

Roads: M11 [22 Jul 2008]

Roads: M25 [22 Jul 2008]

Column: WA283

Lord Jones of Cheltenham

Sierra Leone: Fishing [22 Jul 2008]

Column: WA284

Suicide [22 Jul 2008]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Telecommunications: Fibre-optic Ducting [22 Jul 2008]

Column: WA285

Terrorism: Proscribed Organisations [22 Jul 2008]

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

Tourism: Cruise Ships [22 Jul 2008]

Lord Berkeley

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

Column: WA286

Transport: Heavy Goods Vehicles [22 Jul 2008]

Uganda: International Aid [22 Jul 2008]

The Earl of Sandwich

Column: WA287

The Earl of Sandwich

Column: WA288

Visas: Migrant Domestic Workers [22 Jul 2008]