Tuesday 13 November 2007 at 2.30pm
Lord Wallace of Tankerness will be introduced
*Oral questions, 30 minutes
*Lord Selkirk of Douglas to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to ensure that the cost of 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.
†*Lord Dholakia to ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance they have issued to police forces in relation to the retention of records of old criminal convictions.
†The Chairman of Committees intends to move the following six motions en bloc: but if any member objects the motions must be moved separately to the extent desired
†Deputy Chairmen of Committees The Chairman of Committees to move that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed as the panel of members to act as Deputy Chairmen of Committees for this session:
V Allenby of Megiddo
B Anelay of St Johns
L Boston of Faversham
L Brougham and Vaux
L Colwyn
L Faulkner of Worcester
B Fookes
L Geddes
B Gibson of Market Rasen
B Gould of Potternewton
| L Grocott
L Haskel
B Hooper
B McIntosh of Hudnall
B Pitkeathley
V Simon
L Tordoff
B Turner of Camden
V Ullswater. |
†House Committee The Chairman of Committees to move that a Select Committee be appointed to supervise the general administration of the House and guide the work of the Management Board; to agree the annual Estimates, Supplementary Estimates and the three-year spending forecasts; to approve the House of Lords Annual Report; and to approve changes in employment policy;
That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:
B Ashton of Upholland (Lord President)
L Baker of Dorking
L Brabazon of Tara
L Bradley
L Craig of Radley
B D’Souza
| B Hayman (Chairman)
B Hollis of Heigham
L McNally
L Strathclyde
L Tordoff
L Wakeham; |
That the Committee have leave to report from time to time;
That the Reports of the Committee shall be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House.
†Science and Technology The Chairman of Committees to move that a Select Committee be appointed to consider science and technology and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:
L Colwyn
L Crickhowell
L Haskel
L Howie of Troon
L Krebs
L Methuen
L May of Oxford
E Northesk
| L O’Neill of Clackmannan
L Patel
E Selborne
L Sutherland of Houndwood (Chairman)
L Taverne
L Warner; |
That the Committee have power to appoint sub-committees and that the Committee have power to appoint the Chairmen of sub-committees;
That the Committee have power to co-opt any member to serve on the Committee or a sub-committee;
That the Committee and its sub-committees have power to appoint specialist advisers;
That the Committee and its sub-committees have power to adjourn from place to place;
That the Committee have leave to report from time to time;
That the Reports of the Committee shall be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House;
That the evidence taken by the Committee or its sub-committees in the last session of Parliament be referred to the Committee or its sub-committees;
That the evidence taken by the Committee or its sub-committees shall, if the Committee so wishes, be published.
†Economic Affairs The Chairman of Committees to move that a Select Committee be appointed to consider economic affairs and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:
L Best
L Griffiths of Fforestfach
L Kingsdown
L Lamont of Lerwick
L Lawson of Blaby
L Layard
L Macdonald of Tradeston
| L MacGregor of Pulham Market
L Moonie
L Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay
L Paul
L Turner of Ecchinswell
L Vallance of Tummel (Chairman); |
That the following members be appointed to serve on the Committee until 1 April 2008:
L Sheldon
L Skidelsky
| L Wakeham; |
That the Committee have power to appoint a sub-committee and to refer to it any of the matters within the Committee’s terms of reference; that the Committee have power to appoint the Chairman of the sub-committee;
That the Committee have power to co-opt any member to serve on the sub-committee;
That the Committee and its sub-committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;
That the Committee and its sub-committee have power to adjourn from place to place;
That the Committee have leave to report from time to time;
That the Reports of the Committee shall be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House;
That the evidence taken by the Committee in the last session of Parliament be referred to the Committee;
That the evidence taken by the Committee or its sub-committee shall, if the Committee so wishes, be published.
†Merits of Statutory Instruments The Chairman of Committees to move that a Select Committee be appointed to consider the Merits of Statutory Instruments.
(1) The Committee shall, subject to the exceptions in paragraph (2), consider—
(a) every instrument (whether or not a statutory instrument), or draft of an instrument, which is laid before each House of Parliament and upon which proceedings may be, or might have been, taken in either House of Parliament under an Act of Parliament;
(b) every proposal which is in the form of a draft of such an instrument and is laid before each House of Parliament under an Act of Parliament,
with a view to determining whether or not the special attention of the House should be drawn to it on any of the grounds specified in paragraph (3).
(2) The exceptions are—
(a) Orders in Council, and draft Orders in Council, under paragraph 1 of the Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000;
(b) remedial orders, and draft remedial orders, under section 10 of the Human Rights Act 1998;
(c) draft orders (including draft subordinate provisions orders) under section 1 of the Regulatory Reform Act 2001, subordinate provisions orders under that Act and proposals in the form of a draft order under that Act;
(d) Measures under the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 and instruments made, and drafts of instruments to be made, under them.
(3) The grounds on which an instrument, draft or proposal may be drawn to the special attention of the House are—
(a) that it is politically or legally important or gives rise to issues of public policy likely to be of interest to the House;
(b) that it may be inappropriate in view of changed circumstances since the enactment of the parent Act;
(c) that it may inappropriately implement European Union legislation;
(d) that it may imperfectly achieve its policy objectives.
(4) The Committee shall also consider such other general matters relating to the effective scrutiny of the merits of statutory instruments and arising from the performance of its functions under paragraphs (1) to (3) as the Committee considers appropriate, except matters within the orders of reference of the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:
B Butler-Sloss
L Crisp
B Deech
V Eccles
L Filkin (Chairman)
B Kingsmill
| L James of Blackheath
L Lucas
B Maddock
B Thomas of Winchester
L Tunnicliffe; |
That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;
That the Committee have power to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom;
That the Committee have leave to report from time to time;
That the Reports of the Committee shall be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House.
That the evidence taken by the Committee shall, if the Committee so wishes, be published.
†Communications The Chairman of Committees to move that a Select Committee be appointed to consider Communications and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:
B Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
L Corbett of Castle Vale
B Eccles of Moulton
L Fowler (Chairman)
L Hastings of Scarisbrick
B Howe of Idlicote
L Inglewood
| L King of Bridgwater
Bp Manchester
B McIntosh of Hudnall
L Maxton
B Scott of Needham Market
B Thornton; |
That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;
That the Committee have power to adjourn from place to place;
That the Committee have leave to report from time to time;
That the Reports of the Committee shall be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House;
That the evidence taken by the Committee in the last session of Parliament be referred to the Committee;
That the evidence taken by the Committee shall, if the Committee so wishes, be published.
†European Union The Chairman of Committees to move that a Select Committee be appointed to consider European Union documents and other matters relating to the European Union.
That the expression “European Union documents” shall include the following documents:
(i) Any proposal under the Community Treaties for legislation by the Council or the Council acting jointly with the European Parliament;
(ii) Any document which is published for submission to the European Council, the Council or the European Central Bank;
(iii) Any proposal for a common strategy, a joint action or a common position under Title V (provisions on a common foreign and security policy) of the Treaty on European Union which is prepared for submission to the Council or to the European Council;
(iv) Any proposal for a common position, framework decision, decision or a convention under Title VI (provisions on police and judicial co-operation in criminal matters) of the Treaty on European Union which is prepared for submission to the Council;
(v) Any document (not falling within (ii), (iii) or (iv) above) which is published by one Union institution for or with a view to submission to another Union institution and which does not relate exclusively to consideration of any proposal for legislation;
(vi) Any other document relating to European Union matters deposited in the House by a Minister of the Crown.
That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:
L Blackwell
B Cohen of Pimlico
L Dykes
L Freeman
L Grenfell (Chairman)
L Harrison
B Howarth of Breckland
L Jopling
L Kerr of Kinlochard
L Maclennan of Rogart
| L Mance
L Plumb
L Powell of Bayswater
L Roper
L Sewel
B Symons of Vernham Dean
L Tomlinson
L Wade of Chorlton
L Wright of Richmond; |
That the Committee have power to appoint sub-committees and to refer to them any matters within its terms of reference; that the Committee have power to appoint the Chairmen of sub-committees, but that the sub-committees have power to appoint their own Chairmen for the purpose of particular inquiries; that the quorum of each sub-committee be two;
That the Committee have power to co-opt any member to serve on a sub-committee;
That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;
That the Committee and its sub-committees have power to adjourn from place to place;
That the Committee have leave to report from time to time;
That the Reports of the Committee shall be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House;
That the evidence taken by the Committee or its sub-committees in the last session of Parliament be referred to the Committee or its sub-committees;
That the evidence taken by the Committee or its sub-committees shall, if the Committee so wishes, be published.
†Lord Pearson of Rannoch to move, as an amendment to the above motion, to leave out all the words after “that” and insert “this House invites the Committee of Selection to reconsider its proposed membership of the Select Committee on the European Union”.
†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 Local Government, Housing, Transport, Agriculture and the Environment.
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Future Business
Wednesday 14 November at 3.00pm
Prayers will have been read
*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 recent report published by Oxfam and others on the economic and human costs of conflict in Africa; and what prospects there are for the ratification of a Global Arms Trade treaty.
†*Baroness Greenfield to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they will take in the light of the report of the University at Buffalo on the long-term inefficacy of Ritalin.
†The Chairman of Committees intends to move the following four motions en bloc: but if any member objects the motions must be moved separately to the extent desired
†Constitution Committee The Chairman of Committees to move that a Select Committee be appointed to examine the constitutional implications of all public bills coming before the House; and to keep under review the operation of the constitution;
That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:
V Bledisloe
L Goodlad (Chairman)
L Lyell of Markyate
L Morris of Aberavon
B O’Cathain
L Norton of Louth
| L Peston
B Quin
L Rodgers of Quarry Bank
L Rowlands
L Smith of Clifton
L Woolf; |
That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;
That the Committee have power to adjourn from place to place;
That the Committee have leave to report from time to time;
That the Reports of the Committee shall be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House;
That the evidence taken by the Committee in the last session of Parliament be referred to the Committee;
That the evidence taken by the Committee shall, if the Committee so wishes, be published.
†Human Rights The Chairman of Committees to move that a Select Committee of six members be appointed to join with the Committee appointed by the Commons as the Joint Committee on Human Rights:
To consider:
(a) matters relating to human rights in the United Kingdom (but excluding consideration of individual cases);
(b) proposals for remedial orders, draft remedial orders and remedial orders made under section 10 of and laid under Schedule 2 to the Human Rights Act 1998; and
(c) in respect of draft remedial orders and remedial orders, whether the special attention of the House should be drawn to them on any of the grounds specified in Standing Order 74 (Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments);
To report to the House:
(a) in relation to any document containing proposals laid before the House under paragraph 3 of the said Schedule 2, its recommendation whether a draft order in the same terms as the proposals should be laid before the House; or
(b) in relation to any draft order laid under paragraph 2 of the said Schedule 2, its recommendation whether the draft Order should be approved;
and to have power to report to the House on any matter arising from its consideration of the said proposals or draft orders; and
To report to the House in respect of any original order laid under paragraph 4 of the said Schedule 2, its recommendation whether:
(a) the order should be approved in the form in which it was originally laid before Parliament; or
(b) that the order should be replaced by a new order modifying the provisions of the original order; or
(c) that the order should not be approved;
and to have power to report to the House on any matter arising from its consideration of the said order or any replacement order;
That the following members be appointed to the Committee:
L Dubs
L Fraser of Carmyllie
L Lester of Herne Hill
| L Morris of Handsworth
E Onslow
B Stern; |
That the Committee have power to agree with the Committee appointed by the Commons in the appointment of a Chairman;
That the quorum of the Committee shall be two;
That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;
That the Committee have power to adjourn from place to place;
That the Committee have leave to report from time to time;
That the Reports of the Committee shall be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House;
That the evidence taken by the Committee in the last session of Parliament be referred to the Committee;
That the evidence taken by the Committee shall, if the Committee so wishes, be published.
†Information The Chairman of Committees to move that a Select Committee be appointed to consider information and communications services, including the Library and the Parliamentary Archives, within financial limits approved by the House Committee;
That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:
L Brooke of Alverthorpe
B Coussins
E Erroll
B Gibson of Market Rasen
B Greenfield
L Jones of Cheltenham
L Kalms
| L Methuen
B Miller of Hendon
B Prosser
L Puttnam
L Renton of Mount Harry (Chairman)
L Taylor of Warwick; |
That the Committee have leave to report from time to time.
†Statutory Instruments The Chairman of Committees to move, in accordance with Standing Order 74 and the resolution of the House of 16 December 1997, that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to join with a Committee of the Commons as the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments:
L Campbell of Alloway
L Dykes
L Gould of Brookwood
B Jones of Whitchurch
| L Kimball
C Mar
L Walpole. |
It is expected that the debate on the Address will conclude 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 A on the developing foetus and young children.
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. (Balloted debate, 2½ hours)
Lord Soley to call attention to the case for liberal intervention; and to move for papers. (Balloted debate, 2½ hours)
Lord Dubs to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy on work opportunities for prisoners.
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.
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Darzi of Denham]
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.
Local Transport Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Bassam of Brighton]
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.
Baroness Park of Monmouth to call attention to the planning, action, and support required to enable the Armed Forces to meet the long- and short-term challenges facing them; and to move for papers.
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 Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for further high-speed railway lines within the United Kingdom.
*Lord Razzall to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to rethinking the eradication of poppy cultivation in Afghanistan.
†Procedure of the House The Chairman of Committees to move that the 5th Report from the Select Committee be agreed to. (Session 2006-07, HL Paper 188)
†Lord Denham to move, as an amendment to the above motion, at end to insert “, with the exception of paragraphs 5 to 10”.
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 in the Iraq war 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.
*Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty’s Government which Government department holds responsibility for issues concerning obesity.
†*Lord Fowler to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to help in the world-wide fight against HIV/AIDS.
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.
*Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of spectators will have a roof over them in the new design for the main stadium for the 2012 Olympics.
†*Lord Blaker to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether it is still the intention of the Prime Minister not to attend the forthcoming summit meeting of the leaders of the African Union and European Union countries in Portugal if Mr Mugabe attends.
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.
*Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many councils in England are subject to a moratorium or severe restrictions on granting planning permission for new housing.
Wednesday 5 December at 3.00pm
*Lord Faulkner of Worcester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussion they have had with the government of Gibraltar about tightening the regulation of on-line gambling.
*Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made on their proposals for reform of the law on rape.
†*Lord Lamont of Lerwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan any changes in the extradition arrangements between the United States and the United Kingdom.
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.
†*Lord Rosser to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for promoting women’s football.
Monday 10 December at 2.30pm
†*Lord Ahmed to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking through the United Nations and European Union to promote the rights to self-determination of the people of Kosovo.
†*Lord Dubs to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they propose to take to encourage shops, offices and other workplaces to save energy by switching off unnecessary electrical equipment such as lights, computers and fax machines especially at night and during weekends and holidays.
Tuesday 11 December at 2.30pm
†*Lord Bishop of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards acceding to the United Nations Convention on the Law of Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses (UN Watercourse Convention), which seeks to alleviate tensions between nations with shared water resources.
†*Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty’s Government what projections they have made of the anticipated size of the prison population in England and Wales in 2010.
†*Lord Ezra to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will be taking new initiatives to stimulate energy saving.
Wednesday 12 December at 3.00pm
†*Baroness Knight of Collingtree to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to intervene in the workings of the Family Courts to ensure full reasons are provided for parents whose children are removed from their care.
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Motions for Balloted Debate
Ballot on 27 November for debate on 13 December. Time limit 2½ hours
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 Forsyth of Drumlean to call attention to the role of non-governmental organisations delivering services on behalf of the Government, and the related questions of accountability; and to move for papers.
Lord Norton of Louth to call attention to the case for more post-legislative scrutiny by Parliament; and to move for papers.
Lord Livsey of Talgarth to call attention to the case for the construction of a Severn Barrage, its environmental impact, and other options for electricity generation in the Severn Estuary; 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.
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.
Lord Norton of Louth to call attention to the case for improving the form in which legislation is presented to Parliament; and to move for papers.
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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, Session 2006-07
Payments into the Olympic Lottery Distribution Fund etc. Order 2007 Lord Clement-Jones to move to resolve that this House calls on the Government to guarantee that the Arts, heritage and sport sectors adversely affected by the draft Order 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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Questions for Short Debate
Time limit 1 hour or 1½ hours
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.
Lord Teverson to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to substitute rail travel for air travel within the United Kingdom.
Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made an assessment of the arrangements for the imposition and parole review of sentences of imprisonment and detention for public protection imposed under sections 225 and 226 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.
Lord Howarth of Newport to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to develop their policies to link the Arts with healthcare.
Lord Beaumont of Whitley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to develop the production of renewable energy in the United Kingdom so as to reduce the United Kingdom’s vulnerability to global gas and oil price fluctuations.
Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the programme for updating the definitive maps of rights of way and in particular the 25-year time limit on making claims for changes.
†Baroness Hooper to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to act upon the findings of the National Audit Office Report on the Overseas Territories.
†Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in the development of a National Strategy for Autistic Spectrum Disorder; and what consultations they are having with the three devolved administrations.
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Questions for Written Answer
Tabled on 12 November and due for answer by 26 November.
Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many isolations of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus from England and Wales were analysed by the Staphylococcus Reference Laboratory of the Health Protection Agency to identify their type in each of the last three years, and, of these, how many were tested using the method known as Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis. HL207
Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many examples have been found in humans in England and Wales of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus which is non-typeable by Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis; and how this figure compares with the situation in Scotland and in Northern Ireland. HL208
Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government approximately how many community-acquired strains of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus have been analysed by the national Staphylococcus Reference Laboratories in the United Kingdom during the last year. HL209
Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the implications of Mencap’s research finding that eight out of ten pupils with learning difficulties are bullied and six out of ten physically hurt; and what action they will take HL210
Lord Lamont of Lerwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the impact on gross domestic product per capita of immigration over the last five years. HL211
Lord Lamont of Lerwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of personal remittances to and from the United Kingdom in each of the last five years; and whether it is possible to break this figure down by region. HL212
Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures are in place to encourage a greater take-up of Travel Plans nationally and to ensure subsequent enforcement. HL213
Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to implement the scheme for Home Improvement Packs for three- and four-bedroom houses; and what action they are taking to introduce the mandatory requirements to include Energy Performance Certificates in Home Improvement Packs for all domestic properties. HL214
Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of Domestic Energy Assessors who will lose their jobs due to the delays in implementing the full Home Improvement Packs. HL215
Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether local and constituency campaigning which is provided in kind outside election campaigns by a central national or regional organisation on behalf of a Parliamentary candidate or local constituency association or political party, in the form of leaflets, telephoning from call centres and telephone banks or in other ways, has to be reported and specified for each constituency in the accounts of the constituency association or local party, in the annual returns made to the Electoral Commission, or in any other way. HL216
Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with Strategic Health Authorities to seek assurances that funding for local core National Health Service Audiology Services has not been and will not be cut. HL217
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people have been charged with rape and how many were convicted in each of the last five years in Northern Ireland. HL218
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government when arrangements were made for members of the Irish Police Service to hold and to interview people in the United Kingdom. HL219
Lord Beaumont of Whitley to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether “buy-outs” purchased by electricity providers under the Renewables Obligation contribute towards the national percentage of renewable energy generated in the United Kingdom. HL220
Lord Beaumont of Whitley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of energy generated in the United Kingdom has come from renewable sources in each year since 1997. HL221
Lord Beaumont of Whitley to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the contributions they make to the World Bank International Development Association fund will have a bearing on whether they decide to support the European Union’s negotiating position at the World Climate Change Conference in Bali in December. HL222
Lord Hanningfield to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the current timetable for the proposed establishment of regional select committees; and whether they envisage that local authority leaders will form part of their membership. HL223
Lord Hanningfield to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are aware of budgetary instability being caused to local authorities and commercial bus operators by the operation of the free concessionary bus pass scheme for older and disabled people in England including the impact on other local government services; and whether they will review the funding and administration of the scheme to bring it into line with the structure of the successful schemes being run by the Scottish and Welsh devolved administrations. HL224
Lord Hanningfield to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have undertaken any work including polling or focus group work into the perception amongst the general public of (a) central government, (b) local government and (c) regional government; and whether they will provide any results accordingly. HL225
Lord Hanningfield to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will provide a summary of each topic subject to a focus group commissioned by or on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government and its predecessor in each of the last three years. HL226
Lord Hanningfield to ask Her Majesty’s Government what services which were delivered or provided by local authorities in 1997 are now delivered or provided by agencies or bodies at a regional level HL227
Lord Hanningfield to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much money was (a) spent by Quangos and public bodies in total and (b) spent by Quangos and public bodies on administration, as listed in the Public Bodies Directory in each of the last five years. HL228
Lord Fowler to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people were estimated to be living with HIV in the United Kingdom in 1998; and how many in the latest available year. HL229
Lord Fowler to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many new diagnoses of HIV there were in the United Kingdom in 1998; and how many in the latest available year. HL230
Lord Fowler to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many new cases of Chlamydia were reported in the United Kingdom in 1998; and how many in the latest available year. HL231
Lord Fowler to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many new cases of syphilis were reported in the United Kingdom in 1998; and how many in the latest available year. HL232
Lord Fowler to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many patients were treated in genito-urinary medicine clinics in the United Kingdom; and how many in the latest available year. HL233
Lord James of Blackheath to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the area to the north of the Stratford International Railway Station, which is due to form part of the Olympic Village, was previously used as a waste disposal site for contaminated radiation material from London hospitals; and, if so, what steps they have taken to eliminate any related risk. HL234
Lord Vinson to ask Her Majesty’s Government how, and at what point, the costs of expansion of the National Grid to accommodate expected levels of renewable generation were taken into account in the original Regulatory Impact Assessment for the Renewables Obligations of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and their subsequent revisions (2001 to present day). HL235
Lord Vinson to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much the cost of expansion of the National Grid required to accommodate expected levels of renewable generation in the United Kingdom will exceed that assumed in the Regulatory Impact Assessments conducted for the Renewables Obligations of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. HL236
Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much research funding has been provided to Vaccine Research International for research into anti-methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus vaccines; and what future funding research monies are to be made available by the Government to that company. HL237
Lord Barnett to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their definition of level-three assets under Financial Accounting Standards 157 of the United States collateralised debt obligations; and what is the likely impact on United Kingdom banks. HL238
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Bills in Progress
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| Type of Bill
| To be considered |
| Waiting for Second Reading
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| Local Transport [HL]
| Government
| 20 November |
| Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts [HL]
| Government
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| House of Lords [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Disabled Persons (Independent Living) [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Powers of Entry etc. [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Human Fertilisation and Embryology [HL]
| Government
| 19 November |
| Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions [HL]
| Government
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| Committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
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| Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) [HL]
| Private
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| Waiting for Third Reading
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| Bournemouth Borough Council [HL]
| Private
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| Manchester City Council [HL]
| Private
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| Sent to the Commons
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| Transport for London [HL]
| Private
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Affirmative Instruments in Progress
The Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee has drawn attention to certain instruments in the reports indicated
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| Merits Committee
| To be considered |
| Waiting for consideration by the Statutory Instruments Committee
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| 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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| Draft Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
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| Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
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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, Session 2006-07
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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, Session 2006-07
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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
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| 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, 2006-07
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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
| 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 |
| Merits of Statutory Instruments
| 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 |
| Science and Technology
| Sub-Committee I Waste Reduction
| 10.00am
at the Royal Academy of Engineering |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee C Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy
| 10.30am |
| 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
in Committee Room G |
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Minutes of Proceedings of Monday 12 November 2007
The House met at 2.30pm
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Truro.
Public Business
1 Iraq: resettlement of citizens A question was asked by Lord Fowler and answered by Lord West of Spithead.
2 Northern Ireland: Belfast peace wall A question was asked by Lord Dubs and answered by Lord Rooker.
3 Zimbabwe: human rights A question was asked by Lord Blaker and answered by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon.
4 Middle East: Special Representative A question was asked by Lord Trefgarne and answered by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon.
5 Queen’s Speech The debate on the motion that a Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty was resumed and, after further debate, was again adjourned until Tuesday 13 November.
The House adjourned at 9.33pm until Tuesday 13 November at 2.30pm.
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.
Command Paper
The following paper was presented to the House by command of Her Majesty:
Health—Government Response to the 6th Report of the House of Commons Health Committee, Session 2006-07, on the Electronic Patient Record. (7264)
Statutory Instruments (Standing Order 71)
The following negative instruments, having been laid before the House on 9 November, were ordered to lie on the Table.
1 (1) European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007 (3101)
(2) Zootechnical Standards (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2007 (3167)
(3) Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (3182)
(4) Asylum (Procedures) Regulations 2007 (3187)
laid under the European Communities Act 1972.
2 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to Revenue and Customs) Order 2007, laid under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. (3175)
3 Police and Criminal Evidence (Application to Revenue and Customs) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007, laid under the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989. (SR464)
Negative Instruments
The following instruments were laid before the House:
1 Stebbing Green (Revocation of Parish Council Byelaws) Order 2007, laid under the Local Government Act 1972. (3156)
2 General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise) (Amendments in Relation to Undertakings) Rules Order of Council 2007, laid under the Medical Act 1983. (3168)
3 General Dental Council (Constitution) (Amendment) Order of Council 2007, laid under the Dentists Act 1984. (3172)
4 Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (County of Hertfordshire) (Borough of Watford) (Amendment) Order 2007, laid under the Road Traffic Act 1991. (3181)
5 Young Offender Institution (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2007, laid under the Prison Act 1952. (3220)
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) Prison (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2007 (3149)
2 November
(2) Young Offender Institution (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2007 (3220)
12 November
laid under the Prison Act 1952.
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Judicial Business
Monday 12 November
1 Sempra Metals Limited (formerly Metallgesellschaft Limited) (Respondents) v Her Majesty’s Commissioners of Inland Revenue and another (Appellants) Further to the Order of the House of 18 July 2007 (43rd Report Session 2006-07; [2007] UKHL 34) it was ordered that the appellants do pay or cause to be paid to the respondents three-quarters of their costs in this House, the amount of such costs to be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties; and that the provision as to costs made in the Order of Her Majesty’s Court of Appeal of 12 April 2005 and also in the Order of Mr Justice Park in the High Court of Justice Chancery Division of 16 June 2004 be affirmed.
2 Poole and others (Petitioners) v Her Majesty’s Treasury (Respondents) The petition of Frederick Thomas Poole and 76 others praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
3 R (on the application of Trzcinska and others) (Respondents) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) and one other action The petition of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants and the Centre for Advice on Individual Rights in Europe praying for leave to intervene in the said appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
4 JL (Sierra Leone) (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) The petition of the appellant praying that the time for lodging the statement and appendix and setting down the cause for hearing might be extended to 19 December (the agents for the respondent consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed.
5 R (on the application of M) (FC) (Respondent) v Slough Borough Council (Appellants) The petition of the appellants praying that the appeal be restored and that they be allowed to prosecute the appeal without giving the usual security for costs as required by Standing Order and that the time for lodging the statement and appendix and setting down the cause for hearing might be extended to six weeks after the enactment of clause 17 of the UK Borders Bill or the discontinuance of the appeal of the Secretary of State for the Home Department in the cause R (on the application of M) (Respondent) v Slough Borough Council (Respondents) and another (Appellant) (the agents for the respondent consenting thereto), was presented; and it was ordered as prayed.
6 Appeal Committee The 96th Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Order was made:
In re M and another (children) That the petition of MM and TM that they might be heard or otherwise intervene in the said appeal be allowed.
7 Appeal Committee The 97th Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Order was made:
Howard de Walden Estates Limited (Respondents) v Aggio and others (Appellants) That the petition of the appellants for a waiver of the security for costs required by Standing Order V be refused.
8 Appeal Committee The 98th Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Order was made:
Scottish & Newcastle plc (Original Respondents and Cross-petitioners) v Raguz (Original Appellant and Cross-respondent) That leave to cross-appeal be given; and that the petition of cross-appeal be lodged by 26 November.
9 Appeal Committee The 99th Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Orders were made:
Republic of Ecuador (Petitioners) v Occidental Exploration and Production Company (Respondents) That leave to appeal be refused; that the respondents be at liberty to apply for their costs in accordance with direction 5.1(d); and if the application is granted, that the amount thereof be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties.
Fonu (Respondent) v Demirel (Petitioner) and others That leave to appeal be refused; that the respondent be at liberty to apply for his costs in accordance with direction 5.1(d); and if the application is granted, that the amount thereof be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties.
Banco Nacional de Commercio Exterior SNC (Petitioners) and others v British Telecommunications plc (Respondents) That the petition be referred for hearing.
Hall and another (Petitioners) v First Secretary of State and others (Respondents) That leave to appeal be refused; that the respondents be at liberty to apply for their costs in accordance with direction 5.1(d); and if the application is granted, that the amount thereof be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties.
Tuesday 13 November at 10.30am
In Committee Room No. 1
Further hearing by the Appellate Committee in the following causes:
Fleming (t/a Bodycraft) (Respondent) v Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Appellants)
Condé Nast Publications Limited (Respondents) v Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Appellants)
In Committee Room No. 2
Phillips and another (suing as administrators of the estate of Christo Michailidis) (Appellants) v Symes and others (Respondents) and others
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