Wednesday 7 November 2007 at 3.00pm
†Committee of Selection The Chairman of Committees to move that in accordance with Standing Order 64 a Committee of Selection be appointed to select and propose to the House the names of the members to form each select committee of the House (except the Committee of Selection itself and any committee otherwise provided for by statute or by order of the House) or any other body not being a select committee referred to it by the Chairman of Committees, and the panel of Deputy Chairmen of Committees; and that the following members together with the Chairman of Committees be appointed to the Committee:
B. Anelay of St Johns
B. Ashton of Upholland (Lord President)
B. D’Souza
L. Grocott
L. McNally
| B. Massey of Darwen
B. Shephard of Northwold
L. Shutt of Greetland
L. Strathclyde
V. Tenby. |
†Queen’s Speech Adjourned Debate on the Motion that a Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty as follows:
“Most Gracious Sovereign,
We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, beg leave to thank Your Majesty for the most gracious Speech which Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of Parliament.”
†It is expected that the principal topics for debate will be Foreign and European Affairs, International Development and Defence.
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Future Business
Thursday 8 November at 11.00am
†The Lord Bishop of Carlisle will be introduced
†It is expected that the debate on the Address will continue and that the principal topics for debate will be Health, Social Affairs and Education.
Monday 12 November at 2.30pm
†*Lord Fowler to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in the implementation of their scheme to help in the resettlement of Iraqi citizens who have worked for the United Kingdom forces in Iraq.
†*Lord Dubs to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will reconsider their decision to build a peace wall through the playground of Hazelwood Integrated Primary School in North Belfast.
†*Lord Blaker to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the political situation and the position with regard to democratic freedoms and human rights in Zimbabwe are on the agenda for discussion at the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Uganda.
†*Lord Trefgarne to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the cost to United Kingdom public funds of the work being carried out for the Quartet by their Special Representative on the Middle East, the Right Honourable Tony Blair, and how it is proposed that he will report on his work to Parliament.
†It is expected that the debate on the Address will continue and that the principal topics for debate will be Home, Legal and Constitutional Affairs.
Tuesday 13 November at 2.30pm
†Lord Wallace of Tankerness will be introduced
†*Lord Selkirk of Douglas to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to ensure that the cost of full and necessary insurance premiums to British men and women serving in the Armed Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan will be met.
†*Lord Harries of Pentregarth to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the United Kingdom has a responsibility to raise the case of West Papua in the United Nations Security Council.
†*Lord Higgins to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have to reduce the gold-plating of European Union Directives.
†It is expected that the principal topics for debate will be Local Government, Housing, Transport, Agriculture and the Environment.
Wednesday 14 November at 3.00pm
†*Lord Jenkin of Roding to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to announce the name of the new Chairman of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.
†*Lord Livsey of Talgarth to ask Her Majesty’s Government what legal options are available to compensate United Kingdom sheep and cattle farmers for their losses as a result of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak originating at the Pirbright animal research centre site.
†*Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the economic and human costs of conflict in Africa; and what prospects there are for the ratification of a global arms trade treaty.
†It is expected that the debate on the Address will continue and that the principal topics for debate will be Consumer Affairs, Industry, Energy and Economic Affairs.
Thursday 15 November at 11.00am
†*Lord Dearing to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to address the particular educational needs of children born in August who are at present substantially less likely to enter higher education than those born in September.
†*Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have issued any instructions or guidance to local councils to demolish rather than restore Victorian terraced houses.
†*Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether in their recent report on obesity the Foresight Group considered the effects of exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals such as bisphenol on the developing foetus and young children.
Monday 19 November at 2.30pm
†*Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their justification for the recent statement made by the Prime Minister that “millions of jobs are dependent on our membership of the European Union”.
†*Baroness Howe of Idlicote to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their reaction to the fall in the number of secondary school pupils achieving GCSE success in modern languages.
†*Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many destroyers and similar surface vessels they regard as necessary to dispose of their commitments.
†*Lord De Mauley to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Regulatory Reform Orders have been put forward by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in the last year.
Tuesday 20 November at 2.30pm
†*Lord Ashley of Stoke to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made an assessment of the effectiveness of existing legislation to help disabled people.
†*Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review the effect of the reduction in 1998 of the age of criminal responsibility to 10 years old.
†*Lord Elton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Parliament will be able to amend the new European Union Treaty.
Wednesday 21 November at 3.00pm
†*Lord Renton of Mount Harry to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are proposing any changes in the relationship between the Bank of England, the Financial Services Authority and HM Treasury.
†*Baroness Whitaker to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to incorporate the Convention on the Rights of the Child into domestic legislation.
†*Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will encourage or oblige United Kingdom tobacco manufacturers to introduce the self-extinguishing fire safety cigarette.
Thursday 22 November at 11.00am
†*Lord Blackwell to ask Her Majesty’s Government which articles of the former Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe will not be reflected in the consolidated European Union Treaty base if the proposed European Union Reform Treaty is adopted.
†*Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to inform Parliament about the implications for British involvement in the United States missile defence system of recent United States-Russian negotiations on the system and its future deployment.
†*Baroness Miller of Hendon to ask Her Majesty’s Government why they resisted proposals to impose lower “roaming” mobile telephone charges to customers than were ultimately fixed by the European Union, and what benefits ensue to United Kingdom users from the higher charges that now apply instead of the lower ones that were proposed.
Monday 26 November at 2.30pm
†*Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to meet the Metropolitan Police Commissioner to discuss security policing procedures in London.
†*Baroness Sharples to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans in place to respond to any future Turkish invasion of northern Iraq.
†*Lord Razzall to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in reducing mobile phone “roaming” charges.
†*Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for further high-speed railway lines within the United Kingdom.
Tuesday 27 November at 2.30pm
†*Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Comprehensive Spending Review 2007-08 settlement, whether they have decided to increase funding for bee health.
†*Baroness Sharp of Guildford to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in view of the evidence from the Cambridge-led Primary Review, they are proposing to change the regime of testing in primary schools in England.
†*Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to remember the lives lost and to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq on 20 March 2003.
Wednesday 28 November at 3.00pm
†*Baroness Rawlings to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase the level of aid to Burma and the border areas.
†*Viscount Montgomery of Alamein to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any further plans to close British Embassies in Latin America.
†*Lord Sheldon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the impact of the spending overrun on the 2012 London Olympic Games upon spending on the Arts.
Thursday 29 November at 11.00am
†*Lord Roberts of Conwy to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the United Kingdom’s international competitiveness in the light of the fall from second to ninth place in the World Economic Forum’s annual league table.
Monday 3 December at 2.30pm
†*Lord Barnett to ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent discussions they have had with the Governor of the Bank of England regarding the global credit crunch.
†*Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the progress made in implementing the Charities Act 2006.
Tuesday 4 December at 2.30pm
†*Lord Quirk to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will increase the amount of support and encouragement for adults to pursue part-time higher education.
†*Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their target date for the ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Human Trafficking; and what progress has been made on their action plan.
Thursday 6 December at 11.00am
†*Lord Bishop of Ripon and Leeds to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will alleviate any economic problems facing farmers affected by foot-and-mouth disease and blue tongue restrictions by making part payments of the Single Farm Payments at the beginning of the payment window which opens in December.
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Motions for Balloted Debate
†Ballot on 8 November for debate on 15 November. Time limit 2½ hours
†Lord Fowler to call attention to the case for adequate policies to prevent HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted disease; and to move for papers.
†Lord Harries of Pentregarth to call attention to financial inequality in the United Kingdom; and to move for papers.
†Lord Alton of Liverpool to call attention to the causes and consequences of conflict in Africa; 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 Elton to call attention to the recent proceedings of the United Nations Conference on Certain Conventional Weapons at Geneva; and to move for papers.
†Lord Howarth of Newport to call attention to the case for encouraging high-quality architecture in the United Kingdom and for ensuring that design quality is taken into account by local planning authorities; and to move for papers.
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Select Committee Reports
The date on which the Report was published is in italics
†Lord Wakeham to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Economic Affairs Committee on Apprenticeship: a key route to skill (5th Report, Session 2006-07, HL Paper 138). 20 July 2007.
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Other Motions for Debate
†Viscount Montgomery of Alamein to call attention to developments in Latin America; and to move for papers.
†Lord Northbourne to call attention to the role of parents in enabling their child to achieve good outcomes at school; and to move for papers.
†Lord Clement-Jones to move to resolve that this House regrets the need to use the national lottery to make further payments into the Olympic Lottery Distribution Fund and calls on the Government to minimise the effect of the resulting cuts to lottery funds and in particular guarantee that the Arts, heritage and sport sectors adversely affected by the draft Payments into the Olympic Lottery Distribution Fund etc. Order 2007 benefit from any increase in land value in the Olympic site following completion of the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Motions relating to Statutory Instruments
†Housing Benefit (Local Housing Allowance and Information Sharing) Amendment Regulations 2007 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay to move that a Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Regulations laid before the House on 8 October be annulled (SI 2007/2868).
†Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) (Local Housing Allowance and Information Sharing) Amendment Regulations 2007 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay to move that a Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Regulations laid before the House on 8 October be annulled (SI 2007/2869).
†Housing Benefit (Local Housing Allowance, Miscellaneous and Consequential) Amendment Regulations 2007 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay to move that a Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Regulations laid before the House on 8 October be annulled (SI 2007/2870).
†Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Amendment Order 2007 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay to move that a Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Order laid before the House on 8 October be annulled (SI 2007/2871).
†Social Security (National Insurance Credits) Amendment Regulations 2007 Lord Skelmersdale to move that a Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Regulations laid before the House on 7 September be annulled (SI 2007/2582). 31st Report from the Merits Committee
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Questions for Short Debate
Time limit 1 hour or 1½ hours
†Lord Dubs to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy on work opportunities for prisoners.
†Lord Harries of Pentregarth to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to respond to human rights abuses in West Papua.
†Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to develop restorative justice schemes.
†Lord Blaker to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the prospects for a resolution of the political, economic and human problems in Zimbabwe.
†Lord Jenkin of Roding to ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements will be made for Parliamentary scrutiny of the operation of the new Statistics Board.
†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 Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what they see as the eventual destination of the project of European Union.
†Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reform the Social Fund.
†Baroness Howe of Idlicote to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in implementing the National Audiology Action Plan contained within the Department of Health report, 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 Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of China’s role in promoting and respecting human rights.
†Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve support for the British motorsport industry to ensure it does not lose its global leadership.
†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 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.
†Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the progress of the government of Kenya in meeting the challenges on poverty reduction and the war on corruption set out in the Department for International Development’s 2004-07 country assistance plan.
†Viscount Falkland to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they propose to take to support the training of disabled people on computers in their own homes.
†Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to deal with overcrowding and capacity on railway services.
†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.
†Baroness Sharp of Guildford to ask Her Majesty’s Government why at a time when they are encouraging people to upgrade skills and continue working in later in life, adult learners seeking a second qualification must pay full cost fees.
†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 Best to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to remove barriers caused by housing benefit restrictions that prevent young people leaving hostels and supported housing projects.
†Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what improvements have been made in the management of exotic infectious animal diseases.
†Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether every citizen of the United Kingdom will be protected in the exercise of their freedoms as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Questions for Written Answer
Tabled on 6 November and due for answer by 20 November.
Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are (a) the recommended fees for attendance at courses for qualifications in English for Speakers of Other Languages, and (b) the requirements for citizenship and indefinite leave to remain; and how they are calculated. HL1
Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government, for the smallest levels for which statistics are kept, how many applications have been made for exclusions to access land under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 since the introduction of Part I of that Act in each region; how many applications were approved; how many of the approved exclusions were temporary and how many are permanent; what is the breakdown of categories of exclusions; and what is the area of land to which approved permanent and temporary exclusions in each category currently apply. HL2
Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government, for the smallest levels for which statistics are kept, how many applications have been made for restrictions to access land under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 since the introduction of Part I of that Act in each region; how many applications were approved; how many of the approved restrictions were temporary and how many are permanent; what is the breakdown of categories of restrictions; and what is the area of land to which approved permanent and temporary restrictions in each category currently apply. HL3
Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government, for the smallest levels for which statistics are kept, how many 28-day restrictions on access have been notified under section 22 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 since the introduction of Part I of that Act in each region. HL4
Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made on the development of an on-the-spot diagnostic test for foot-and-mouth disease. HL5
Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the points of agreement that had been reached before the inter-party talks on fundraising and campaign spending by political parties broke down. HL6
Earl Baldwin of Bewdley to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon on 12 July (WA 242), how parents in artificially fluoridated areas who rely on reconstituted infant formula are made aware of the Department of Health’s advice to use water with a low fluoride content; and where the Department recommends that they obtain it. HL7
Earl Baldwin of Bewdley to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 1 October (WA 145) and in the light of the response to the report of the United States National Research Council in March 2006 on the potential risks of water fluoridation at 4 parts per million (ppm), whether the findings of the report have relevance for areas fluoridated at 1 ppm in view both of the wide variations in individual human response and of the Council’s finding that infants and young children are three to four times as susceptible to fluoride as adults. HL8
Earl Baldwin of Bewdley to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 1 October (WA 145-6), whether they will now address the possibility that infants and young children may suffer a range of adverse effects through water fluoridated at 1 part per million (ppm), in the light of the finding by the United States National Research Council in 2006 that these effects are similar to those for adults at 4 ppm for which the Council found evidence of potential harm to bone strength, IQ, brain chemistry and function and thyroid and other endocrine functions.
HL9
Earl Baldwin of Bewdley to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 1 October (WA 145-6), why they now believe that the findings of the United States National Research Council (NRC) in March 2006 are “not directly applicable” to water fluoridation in the United Kingdom because of the differing concentrations of fluoride involved, when as indicated by the Written Answer by Lord Warner on 24 July 2006 (WA 240) they had delayed their own research programme in order to take account of the NRC’s findings in the knowledge that the Council were addressing fluoridation at the higher concentration of 4 parts per million. HL10
Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will ensure that a full official consolidated text of the European Union Reform Treaty signed in Lisbon showing all changes to previous treaties in readable form is made available before the ratification process begins in Parliament. HL11
Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the statement by the President of the European Commission, Mr José Barroso, on the Radio 4 Today programme on 20 October that “the [British] red lines are secure for the time being”. HL12
Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will explain the methods the Prime Minister will adopt to deliver his promise not to support further European Union institutional changes over the next four years in the light of a statement of the Prime Minister of Portugal, Mr José Sócrates, commenting on the European Union Reform Treaty that “this Treaty is not the end of the story because there is no end”. HL13
Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the additional cost, including changes to rolling stock and staff, of revising the areas of the former Virgin Cross Country, Central Trains, Midland Main Line and Silverlink franchises compared with re-letting these franchises on the same service area basis as the previous ones. HL14
Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of optimism bias uplift is included in the current estimate of the total cost of the Crossrail project. HL15
Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the breakdown of capital cost estimate for Crossrail for—
(a) central tunnel and stations including south of the Thames;
(b) Great Western Main Line works;
(c) Great Eastern Main Line works; and
(d) rolling stock. HL16
Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the breakdown of funding sources for the construction of Crossrail between—
(a) central government;
(b) Transport for London;
(c) other public sector funding;
(d) each individual company which has committed funding. HL17
Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assurances have been given to those companies committed to providing private sector funding for Crossrail in respect of frequency of train services. HL18
Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what Government guarantees, if any, have been given to those companies committing to contributing to the funding of Crossrail. HL19
Lord Elton to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Malloch-Brown on 10 October (WA 14), whether Parliament will be able to amend the new European Union Treaty.
HL20
Baroness Gould of Potternewton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the current rate of abortion in England and Wales per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44 compared with other European countries. HL21
Baroness Gould of Potternewton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the annual percentage change in the number of conceptions that end in abortion for each year since 2000. HL22
Baroness Gale to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 27 July (WA 128), whether they are now in a position to give a date for the publication of their response to the consultation document, Convicting Rapists and Protecting Victims-Justice for Victims of Rape. HL23
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the relationship between the Isle of Man and the European Union; and whether they support direct representation for the electors of the Isle of Man to the European Parliament. HL24
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government what functions, both public and private, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has fulfilled in Northern Ireland since appointment. HL25
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the Senior Salaries Review Body to report on the review of Parliamentary pay, pensions and allowances; and when they expect any consequential changes to take effect. HL26
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many prosecutions have been brought in connection with drug dealing in each of the last five years, and this year for the first nine months, in Northern Ireland. HL27
Lord Laird to ask the Chairman of Committees what proposals he has to reduce, for environmental purposes, the amount of paper used in the House of Lords. HL28
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many passports have been issued to people residing on the Isle of Man in each of the last five years. HL29
Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 29 October (WA 15) on deaths caused by infecting National Health Service patients with clostridium difficile, what action was considered or taken by Health Ministers, either during the period covered by the answer or subsequently, against any of the primary care trusts with the highest number of infections. HL30
Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the memorandum on Access to Health Services for Military Veterans sent by Christopher Long, chief executive of the Hull Teaching Primary Care Trust, to all general practitioners and physicians in its area on 8 October; and whether they will be commending his approach for use more widely among primary care trusts. HL31
Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the research findings on The Risk of Prostate Cancer amongst Black Men in the United Kingdom published in the journal European Urology; and what action they are taking to address the finding that black men have both a poorer knowledge of prostate cancer and are at grossly increased risk of getting the disease. HL32
Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many high-dependency hospital beds are occupied by service personnel from current deployments; and how the figure has varied in each of the past 18 months. HL33
Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in relation to the coming into force of section 68 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005, what recent representations they have received from Professor Leon Poller, chairman of the Manchester Dogs’ Home, on his concerns regarding the Voluntary Code of Practice and related issues; and what action they will take. HL34
Lord Jenkin of Roding to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have replied to the letter dated 2 November to the Head of the Radioactive Substances Division of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from Greenpeace UK about the waste from any new build reactors; and, if so, whether they will publish that reply. HL35
Lord Jenkin of Roding to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 23 October, how they reconcile its claim that “no criticism of the Archer Inquiry team was intended” with the assertion in the Department of Health’s letter of 14 August, prepared “using information supplied by the Department’s blood policy team”, to Mrs Harriet Bullock of Southwold, Suffolk, the widow of an haemophilia patient infected with contaminated National Health Service blood products, that Lord Archer of Sandwell’s inquiry “ignored the Department’s offer of a meeting with the Inquiry”; on what date the Department’s head of blood policy first saw the letter of 14 August; under whose supervision it was written and sent; and in how many other letters the same information was used. HL36
Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the Agreement on Movement and Access for Gaza and the West Bank on November 2005 is fully implemented as originally agreed. HL37
Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to Rights Here, Rights Now published in September by UNICEF (UK) and ECPAT (UK). HL38
Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many foreign children under the age of 18 the Borders and Immigration Agency, or its predecessor, sought to deport in each of the current and previous two years; and in how many cases this happened, either voluntarily or by enforcement. HL39
Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they are giving to the appointment of legal guardians for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and for children identified as having been trafficked, given the effectiveness of similar schemes in other European Union countries. HL40
Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many judicial reviews concerning the holding of life-sentence prisoners beyond their judicial tariffs there have been in the current and previous two years; and what was their outcome. HL41
Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many persons are now detained in Immigration Detention and Removal Centres; whether they will break down the total between foreign criminal ex-prisoners, parents or responsible adults with children, and individual young people aged 16 to 18.
HL42
Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they intend to take before the launch of the Single European Payments Agency to ensure a workable transition period for small and medium-sized enterprises; and whether they will encourage banks to provide more help in this area to these enterprises. HL43
Viscount Montgomery of Alamein to ask Her Majesty’s Government who will represent the United Kingdom at the transfer of power ceremony on 10 December, following the election victory of Ms Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in Argentina. HL44
Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government what contribution the British presence in Afghanistan is making to the hearts and minds campaign in those provinces where the strength and influence of the Taliban is known to be increasing. HL45
Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government how the United Kingdom Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Helmand provides security for non-government organisations in rural areas; and in what ways the PRT makes contact with the local population apart from by routine foot patrols. HL46
Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there will be an independent audit of official development assistance to Afghanistan; and, if not, what auditing processes are now in place.
HL47
Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the extent of their support for the national Afghan ministries, and reconsider the balance between capacity-building at the centre and achieving visible and transparent results through non-government organisations. HL48
Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government what financial or other support they are giving to the Independent Directorate of Local Governance in Afghanistan; and what expectations they have of its influence on the present provincial, district and village administrations. HL49
Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will comply with the latest request from the European Court of Human Rights dated 20 October not to return Tamil asylum-seekers to Sri Lanka owing to the current security situation there. HL50
Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking in response to reports that Dor Alon, the Israeli energy company, received instructions from the Defence Ministry to reduce shipments of fuel and electricity supplies to Gaza. HL51
Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to reports that dozens of patients in the Gaza Strip are still unable to receive medical treatment, in some cases life-saving procedures, due to the continued border closures with Israel and Egypt. HL52
Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to provide assistance to the Lower and Middle Shabelle regions of Somalia amid reports that about 10,000 children are severely malnourished and at risk of death as food prices have increased sharply and the ongoing conflict there has hindered access to those affected. HL53
Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the terms of reference of the Culture and Creativity Advisory Forum. HL54
Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty’s Government what specific objectives have been set by the Culture and Creativity Advisory Forum for the Cultural Olympiad. HL55
Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty’s Government how the specific objectives of the Cultural Olympiad will be met. HL56
Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty’s Government on what basis they will consider the Cultural Olympiad a success. HL57
Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their specific strategy to ensure that the Cultural Olympiad has a lasting legacy beyond the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games for continued participation in cultural activities and events. HL58
Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consultations are being held by the Culture and Creativity Advisory Forum with organisers of previous Cultural Olympiads. HL59
Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the proposal to divert lottery funds to pay for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will have an adverse effect on the ability of voluntary groups and organisations to participate in the Cultural Olympiad. HL60
Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what work has been carried out in preparation to fund 20 “distinctive projects” from 2008 to 2012 as part of the 2012 Sounds!: The Olympic Proms programme. HL61
Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury to ask Her Majesty’s Government which museums, galleries and libraries have agreed to participate in the International Exhibitions Programme; how much money has been set aside for the programme; and how much has already been spent. HL62
Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the Cultural Olympiad budget will be allocated to the International Shakespeare Festival; and how much has already been spent. HL63
Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people who have not previously participated in arts-related events as (a) a performer; (b) an artist; and (c) a spectator or visitor, they envisage participating in the Cultural Olympiad. HL64
Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consultations the Culture and Creativity Advisory Forum has had with other departments, local government and devolved administrations concerning the Cultural Olympiad. HL65
Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion and level of funding for the Cultural Olympiad is budgeted to come from commercial sponsorship. HL66
Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the existing budget for the Cultural Olympiad will be spent on (a) the opening ceremonies; (b) the closing ceremonies; and (c) the torch relay. HL67
Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they anticipate that money originally allocated to the Cultural Olympiad will need to be diverted to cover other costs of staging the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. HL68
Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to allocate further funding for the Cultural Olympiad, in addition to what has already been granted to the Legacy Trust UK Consortium and taking account of the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review. HL69
Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much funding Cultural Olympiad projects will receive from the Legacy Trust UK Consortium; and how much of this funding has already been spent. HL70
Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration has been given by the Culture and Creativity Advisory Forum to incorporating involvement from all nations and regions of the United Kingdom in the Cultural Olympiad. HL71
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 23 October (WA 100), why they will not protect women’s health and welfare by similarly restricting the types of human eggs that may be used in embryo research in either any future Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill or the Government response to the report from the Joint Committee on the Human Tissue and Embryos (Draft) Bill. HL72
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 23 October (WA100-1) regarding relevant paragraphs in the Declaration of Helsinki and guidelines produced by the International Society for Stem Cell Research, whether they will seek to enshrine in primary legislation a simple yet unambiguous prohibition of all such experiments that lack a compelling scientific rationale. HL73
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 23 October (WA 101) regarding the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority’s (HFEA) code of practice, why the HFEA has not previously taken similar account of the Declaration of Helsinki. HL74
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Triesman on 29 October (WA144-5) regarding Medical Research Council expenditure, why a total of £760,000 might now be required to identify potential benefits of somatic cell nuclear transfer, especially in light of answers provided by Lord Darzi of Denham on 23 October (WA100-1) stating that research licences cannot be authorised by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority for any activity unless it specifically appears to be necessary or desirable for one or more clinically related purposes. HL75
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Triesman on 29 October (WA144-5) regarding Medical Research Council expenditure on somatic cell nuclear transfer research, what assessment they have made of work described in Transplantation Proceedings (2006) 38:3103-3108 and Transplantation Proceedings (2007) 39:658-661, and in particular of any costs known to be associated with the work described therein. HL76
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Darzi of Denham on 22 October (WA78-9), why the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority does not hold data on the numbers of in vitro fertilisation patients who have produced 20 or more eggs when this is considered to be associated with an increased incidence of hospitalisation due to ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. HL77
Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 30 October (WA 181), whether they will publish their answer, as to whether the Prime Minister’s statement at the Labour Party conference that “any newcomer to Britain who is caught selling drugs or using guns will be thrown out” will apply to citizens of European Union member states, in the official list. HL78
Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 10 October (WA 18), whether they will remind the police and other emergency services of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 which permit the use of sirens only when an emergency vehicle has to alert other road-users that it is present and responding to an urgent incident. HL79
Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 10 October (WA 18), whether they will remind the police and other emergency services that the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 do not permit the use of sirens when no other road-users are present. HL80
Lord Roberts of Conwy to ask Her Majesty’s Government when a printed version of the European Union Reform Treaty, signed in Lisbon, will be available to Parliament. HL81
Lord Baker of Dorking to ask Her Majesty’s Government when Ofsted will be prepared to examine whether applications for new exclusive faith schools add to community cohesion. HL82
Lord Baker of Dorking to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the teachings and doctrines of Tablighi Jamaat contribute to educational community cohesion. HL83
Lord Northbourne to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the substantial grants recently announced for the development by local authorities of formal childcare, why they are not also making provision for encouraging and empowering grandparents and kin to provide informal but quality childcare; whether they have assessed the extent to which childcare within the extended family is the parents’ first choice of childcare; and whether it offers the child a better chance of long-term secure attachment to a suitable caring adult which is different or impossible in formal settings. HL84
Lord Northbourne to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the average grant of £35,000 per centre per year for each new Children’s Centre over the next three years will be adequate to enable the setting up of 3,500 high quality Children’s Centres; and, if not, where the necessary additional resources are going to come from to ensure that their targets for Children’s Centres are met. HL85
Lord Northbourne to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many and what proportion of unmarried fathers jointly with the mother registered their child’s birth; or, if that figure is not available, how many and what proportion of children born to unmarried parents were registered by both parents jointly in the last period for which figures are available. HL86
Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the role of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Council of Europe in the monitoring of the forthcoming Russian elections. HL87
Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to ensure full extraterritorial control on arms brokering and trafficking, including monitoring of end use and the activities of subsidiary companies. HL88
Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to ensure that British companies involved in the production of weapons overseas have to seek a specific licence from the United Kingdom Government before any such productivity is undertaken. HL89
Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are introducing to prevent the use of United Kingdom-sourced equipment for terrorist acts and torture. HL90
Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will introduce prior parliamentary scrutiny for arms exports licensing decisions. HL91
Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the timetable for bringing forward legislation following the Discrimination Law Review. HL92
Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the contribution that councils can make towards programmes to promote community cohesion. HL93
Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether local Race Equality Councils will be funded beyond 2008-09. HL94
Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the level of resources allocated by the Equality and Human Rights Commission for complainant aid services is adequate to meet the equality and human rights demands at local, regional and national levels. HL95
Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to close the immigration detention centres, particularly those which have experienced fires and protests from detainees about their treatment. HL97
Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people have been prosecuted for holding a mobile telephone while driving a motor vehicle since 2003. HL98
Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, having regard to the Chinese Nationality Law promulgated by the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on 10 September 1980 and the clarifications concerning implementation of Chinese Nationality Law in Hong Kong, adopted on 15 May 1996, a person who is a British National (Overseas) and is of Chinese ethnicity or race would be entitled to registration under section 1 of the British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1997 under the following circumstances—
(a) he was born in Hong Kong;
(b) he does not satisfy the criteria to be a Chinese national set out in Article 4 or 6 of the Chinese Nationality Law because (i) neither of his parents have every held Chinese nationality, and (ii) neither of his parents was stateless;
(c) he has never been naturalised as a Chinese citizen;
(d) he is ordinarily resident in Hong Kong at the time of the application for registration;
(e) immediately before 4 February 1997 he (i) was ordinarily resident in Hong Kong; (ii) was a British Dependent Territories citizen by virtue only of his having a connection with Hong Kong (within the meaning given by the Schedule to the 1997 Act); and (iii) held no other nationality other than British National (Overseas);
(f) since 4 February 1997 he has held no nationality or citizenship other than as set out above; and
(g) he satisfies the requirements of section 58 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
HL99
Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government under what circumstances the Civil Procedure Rules allow the Treasury Solicitor to ask for an extension of time to file an Acknowledgement of Service at the Permission Stage of a Judicial Review if both parties agree to the extension; and after how many days the Court will proceed to make a decision on the Permission Application notwithstanding that the Defendant has failed to file an Acknowledgement of Service. HL100
Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Triesman on 19 February (WA 239), whether they have now conducted the detailed study of the provisions of the International Covenant for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and with what results; and, whether, if the study has not been completed, they will give an estimate of when the work is likely to be done. HL101
Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have now completed the detailed analysis of the provisions of the International Covenant for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance; whether they have decided on ratification; and whether, if so, they intend to issue any further interpretative statement or reservation to the Treaty. HL102
Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the British Embassy in Kathmandu have had any communication with the government of Nepal since 1 September pertaining to clarification on points of Nepalese nationality law; and whether they will place all records of that communication and copies of any correspondence in the Library of the House. HL103
Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the British Consulate-General in Hong Kong have had any communication with the Consulate-General of Nepal in Hong Kong since 1 September pertaining to clarification on points of Nepalese nationality law; and whether they will place all records of that communication and copies of any correspondence in the Library of the House. HL104
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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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| Draft Regulators’ Compliance Code
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| Draft Payments into the Olympic Lottery Distribution Fund etc. Order 2007
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| Draft Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Additional Authorities) Order 2007
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| Draft Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (Duty to Share Information and Disclosure of Information for Security Purposes) Order 2007
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| Company and Business Names (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2007
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| Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
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| Company and Business Names (Amendment) Regulations 2007
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| Draft Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (Powers of District and JP Courts) Order 2007
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| Draft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007
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| Draft Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2007
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| Draft Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2007
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| Draft Armed Forces (Service Complaints Commissioner) Regulations 2007
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| Draft Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007
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| Draft Armed Forces (Redress of Individual Grievances) Regulations 2007
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Negative Instruments
Instruments reported by the Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee
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| Praying time expires
| To be considered |
| 30th Report
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| Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2007
| 11 November
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| Water Industry (Prescribed Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
| 22 November
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| 31st Report
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| Zoonoses and Animal By-Products (Fees) (England) Regulations 2007
| 18 November
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| Social Security (National Insurance Credits) Amendment Regulations 2007
| 22 November
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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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Legislative Reform Orders in Progress
| Draft Orders referred to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
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| Draft Legislative Reform (Local Authority Consent Requirements) (England and Wales) Order 2007
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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 8 November
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| European Union
| Sub-Committee C Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy
| 10.30am |
| Monday 12 November
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| European Union
| Sub-Committee B Internal Market
| 4.00pm |
| Tuesday 13 November
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| European Union
| Sub Committee A Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade
| 10.30am |
| Economic Affairs
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| House Committee
| Domestic Committee
| 4.00pm |
| European Union
| Select Committee
| 4.15pm |
| Wednesday 14 November
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| Constitution
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee D Environment and Agriculture
| 10.30am |
| Statutory Instruments
| Joint Committee
| 4.00pm |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee E Law and Institutions
| 4.15pm |
| Thursday 15 November
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| European Union
| Sub-Committee G Social and Consumer Affairs
| 9.30am |
| Wednesday 21 November
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| Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| Tuesday 27 November
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| Administration and Works
| Domestic Committee
| 4.15pm
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Minutes of Proceedings of Tuesday 6 November 2007
The House met at 11.30am
1 Queen’s Speech The Queen being seated on the Throne, and the Commons being at the Bar with their Speaker, Her Majesty was pleased to make a Most Gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament, and then retired.
The House adjourned. The House resumed at 3.30pm.
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Coventry.
2 Clerk of the Parliaments The House having been informed on 24 May that Her Majesty had been pleased to appoint Mr Michael Graham Pownall to the office of Clerk of the Parliaments, vacant by the retirement of Sir Paul David Grenville Hayter, KCB, LVO, the letters of appointment dated 4 November were read; then the said Michael Graham Pownall made the prescribed declaration (which declaration is set down in the Roll amongst the Oaths of the Great Officers), and took his seat at the Table.
3 Members of the House It was ordered that a list of members of the House, prepared by the Clerk of the Parliaments, be printed. (HL Paper 1)
4 Select Vestries Bill The Bill was presented by the Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland) and read a first time pro forma.
5 Queen’s Speech The Lord Speaker reported the Queen’s Speech. Baroness Corston moved that a Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty as follows:
“Most Gracious Sovereign,
We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, beg leave to thank Your Majesty for the most gracious Speech which Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of Parliament.”
The motion was seconded by Lord Hart of Chilton, and the debate was adjourned till tomorrow.
6 Chairman of Committees Lord Brabazon of Tara was appointed to take the Chair in all Committees for this Session nemine dissentiente.
7 Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees Lord Grenfell was appointed Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees for this Session nemine dissentiente.
8 Stoppages in the Streets It was ordered that the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis do take care that the passages through the streets leading to this House be kept free and open and that no obstruction be permitted to hinder the passage of Lords to and from this House during the sitting of Parliament; or to hinder Lords in the pursuit of their Parliamentary duties on the Parliamentary Estate; and that the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod attending this House do communicate this Order to the Commissioner.
9 Hereditary peers: by-elections The Clerk of the Parliaments laid before the House, in accordance with Standing Order 10(5), a register of hereditary peers (other than peers of Ireland) who wish to stand in any by-election for membership of the House held in accordance with section 2(4) of the House of Lords Act 1999; it was ordered that the register be printed. (HL Paper 2)
The House adjourned at 4.39pm until Wednesday 7 November at 3.00pm.
Michael Pownall
Clerk of the Parliaments
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Papers
All statutory instruments laid before the House are accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum presented by command of Her Majesty, unless otherwise indicated.
Instrument Withdrawn
The following instrument, laid before the House on 25 October, was withdrawn:
Draft Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Additional Authorities) Order 2007.
Command Paper
The following paper was presented to the House by command of Her Majesty:
Contingent Liability—Minute from the Department of Health concerning the provision of indemnity for members of the independent inquiry into access to healthcare for people with learning disabilities.
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Statutory Instruments (Standing Order 71)
The following instruments were laid before the House on the dates shown:
Title, etc
| SI No
| Date of laying |
| Negative instruments
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| (1) Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Control of Noise at Work) Regulations 2007
| 3075
| 31 October |
(2) Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Control of Vibration at Work) Regulations 2007
laid under the European Communities Act 1972.
| 3077
| 31 October |
| Asylum Support (Prescribed Period following Appeal) Regulations 2007, laid under the UK Borders Act 2007.
| 3102
| 31 October |
| Agricultural Land Tribunals (Rules) Order 2007, laid under the Agriculture Act 1947.
| 3105
| 31 October |
| Plant Health (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2007, laid under the Plant Health Act 1967.
| 3133
| 31 October |
| Education (School Day and School Year) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007, laid under the Education Act 1996.
| 3071
| 1 November |
| (1) Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Carcinogens and Mutagens) Regulations 2007
| 3100
| 1 November |
| (2) Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulations 2007
| 3106
| 1 November |
(3) Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (No. 6) Regulations 2007
laid under the European Communities Act 1972.
| 3142
| 1 November |
| Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2007, laid under the Road Traffic Act 1988.
| 3132
| 2 November |
| (1) Motor Vehicles (EC Type Approval) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2007
| 3135
| 2 November |
(2) Community Drivers’ Hours and Working Time (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) (Temporary Exception) (Amendment) Regulations
laid under the European Communities Act 1972.
| 3143
| 2 November |
| (1) British Nationality (General and Hong Kong) (Amendment) Regulations
| 3137
| 2 November |
(2) British Nationality (British Overseas Territories) Regulations 2007
laid under the British Nationality Act 1981.
| 3139
| 2 November |
| Prison (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2007, laid under the Prison Act 1952.
| 3149
| 2 November |
| PPP Administration Order Rules 2007, laid under the Insolvency Act 1986.
| 3141
| 5 November |
Affirmative Instruments
The following instruments were laid before the House for approval by resolution:
1 Draft Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Additional Authorities) Order 2007, laid under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
2 Draft Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (Duty to Share Information and Disclosure of Information for Security Purposes) Order 2007, laid under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
3 Company and Business Names (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2007, laid under the Companies Act 1985. (3152)
Negative Instruments
The following instruments were laid before the House:
(1) York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2007 (3144)
(2) Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Health Care National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2007 (3145)
(3) Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2007 (3146)
(4) South Tees Hospitals National Health Service Trust (Transfer of Trust Property) Order 2007 (3147)
laid under the National Health Service Act 2006.
Paper not subject to parliamentary proceedings
The following paper was laid before the House:
Accounts for 2006-07 of the National Savings Bank: Ordinary Deposits, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the National Savings Bank Act 1971.
Instruments coming into operation before being laid
The Lord Speaker informed the House that she had received, under the proviso to section 4(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946, notification that the following instruments had come into operation before being laid before Parliament, together with explanations:
1 Import and Export Restrictions (Foot-And-Mouth Disease) (No. 6) Regulations 2007, laid under the European Communities Act 1972. (3142)
1 November
2 Company and Business Names (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2007, laid under the Companies Act 1985. (3152)
6 November
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Judicial Business
Tuesday 6 November
1 Appeal Committees Two Appeal Committees were appointed pursuant to Standing Order.
2 Appellate Committees Two Appellate Committees were appointed pursuant to Standing Order.
Wednesday 7 November at 10.30am
In Committee Room No. 1
Further hearing by the Appellate Committee in the following causes:
A (Appellant) v Hoare (Respondent)
X (FC) and another (FC) (Appellants) v London Borough of Wandsworth (Respondents)
C (FC) (Appellant) v Middlesbrough Council (Respondents)
(Conjoined appeals)
H (FC) (Appellant) v Suffolk County Council (Respondents)
Young (FC) (Appellant) v Catholic Care (Diocese of Leeds) and others (Respondents)
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