Wednesday 14 November at 3.00pm Prayers will have been read
*Oral questions, 30 minutes
*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 five motions en bloc: but if any member objects the motions must be moved separately to the extent desired
†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) remedial orders, and draft remedial orders, under section 10 of the Human Rights Act 1998;
(b) draft orders under sections 14 and 18 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006, and subordinate provisions orders made or proposed to be made under the Regulatory Reform Act 2001;
(c) 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.
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) the order should be replaced by a new order modifying the provisions of the original order; or
(c) 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 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. |
†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 Consumer Affairs, Industry, Energy and Economic Affairs.
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Future Business
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.
†Baroness Williams of Crosby to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to members of the Middle East Quartet as well as the government of Israel regarding the urgent reopening of additional road access to the Gaza strip.
†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
†Administration and Works The Chairman of Committees to move that a Select Committee be appointed to consider administrative services, accommodation and works, including works relating to security, within financial limits approved by the House Committee;
That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members together with the Chairman of Committees be appointed to the Committee:
V Allenby of Megiddo
B Anelay of St Johns
L Campbell-Savours
B D’Souza
L Grocott
B Harris of Richmond
| B McIntosh of Hudnall
B Masham of Ilton
L Naseby
L Shutt of Greetland
Bp Southwell and Nottingham
V Ullswater; |
That the Committee have leave to report from time to time.
†Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform The Chairman of Committees to move that a Select Committee be appointed to report whether the provisions of any bill inappropriately delegate legislative power, or whether they subject the exercise of legislative power to an inappropriate degree of parliamentary scrutiny; to report on documents and draft orders laid before Parliament under sections 14 and 18 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006; and to perform, in respect of such draft orders, and in respect of subordinate provisions orders made or proposed to be made under the Regulatory Reform Act 2001, the functions performed in respect of other instruments and draft instruments by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments;
That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:
L Armstrong of Ilminster
L Boyd of Duncansby
L Brett
V Eccles
L Faulkner of Worcester
| B Fritchie
B Gardner of Parkes
L Goodhart (Chairman)
L Razzall
L Shaw of Northstead; |
That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers.
That the Committee have power to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom.
†Intergovernmental Organisations The Chairman of Committees to move that a Select Committee be appointed to consider how contemporary issues of international policy are addressed through United Kingdom membership of intergovernmental organisations (excluding the European Union), including their impact and effectiveness and value for money, and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:
L Avebury
L Bowness
L Desai
B Falkner of Margravine
B Flather
L Geddes
| L Hannay of Chiswick
L Howarth of Newport
L Jay of Ewelme
L Soley (Chairman)
L Steinberg
B Whitaker; |
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 shall, if the Committee so wishes, be published;
That the Committee meet on 19 November at 3.30pm.
†Refreshment The Chairman of Committees to move that a Select Committee be appointed to advise on the refreshment services provided for the House, within financial limits approved by the House Committee;
That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members together with the Chairman of Committees be appointed to the Committee:
L Brougham and Vaux
B Darcy de Knayth
L Davies of Oldham
L Geddes
L Glenarthur
B Gould of Potternewton
| L Lee of Trafford
C Mar
V Montgomery of Alamein
B Pitkeathley
B Rendell of Babergh
B Thomas of Winchester; |
That the Committee have leave to report from time to time.
†The Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland) intends to move the following seven motions en bloc: but if any Lord objects the motions must be moved separately to the extent desired.
†Armed Forces (Service Complaints Commissioner) Regulations 2007 The Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland) to move that the draft Regulations be referred to a Grand Committee.
†Armed Forces (Redress of Individual Grievances) Regulations 2007 The Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland) to move that the draft Regulations be referred to a Grand Committee.
†Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007 The Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland) to move that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee.
†Regulators’ Compliance Code The Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland) to move that the draft Code be referred to a Grand Committee.
†Company and Business Names (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2007 The Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland) to move that the Regulations be referred to a Grand Committee.
†Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (Powers of District and JP Courts) Order 2007 The Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland) to move that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee.
†Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 The Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland) to move that the draft Regulations be referred to a Grand Committee.
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]
†Lord Davies of Oldham to move that this House takes note with approval of the Government’s assessment as set out in the Pre-Budget Report 2007 for the purposes of section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993.
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.
†Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Davies of Oldham]
†Lord Fowler to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Communications Committee on the Chairmanship of the BBC (First Report, Session 2006-07, HL Paper 171).
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.
†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
†It is expected that the four motions in the name of Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay will be debated together.
†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).
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.
†Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Jones of Birmingham]
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.
Friday 30 November at 11.00am
This sitting will start at 10.00am, if on 26 November the House approves the relevant proposal in the Procedure Committee’s 5th Report, Session 2006-07
†House of Lords Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Steel of Aikwood]
†Disabled Persons (Independent Living) Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Ashley of Stoke]
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.
†*Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what further consideration they are giving to the problems and needs of veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf War with illness still medically unexplained, and of the dependants of those who have died since the conflict.
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.
†*Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are considering making the oral contraceptive pill directly available from community pharmacists.
†*Lord Ramsbotham to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to remove Crown immunity from prisons insofar as health and safety legislation is concerned.
Thursday 13 December at 11.00am
†*Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received against the use of x-rays as an aid to age determination in immigration control.
†*Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they are making with their hearts and minds campaign among the people of Afghanistan.
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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.
†Lord Tombs to call attention to issues facing the electricity supply industry and to the case for a strategic decision mechanism; 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
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.
†Lord Ramsbotham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve the system for managing prisoners serving indefinite sentences.
†Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will undertake a full analysis of the prospects for United Kingdom membership of the eurozone including the risk that further delay will make it harder to achieve United Kingdom membership.
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Questions for Written Answer
Tabled on 13 November and due for answer by 27 November.
Lord Beaumont of Whitley to ask Her Majesty’s Government which local authorities have not submitted an action plan to improve air quality as required by Part IV of the Environment Act 1995.
HL207
Lord Beaumont of Whitley to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the amount of funding they are planning for the London Gateway housing developments over the next five years has been decided. HL208
Earl Attlee to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Drayson on 30 October (WA 175), what has been the “commissioning target” for Territorial Army Direct Entry junior officers for each of the last five years; and what was the out-turn. HL209
Earl Attlee to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have received any reports, since January 2003, of insurance companies unilaterally seeking to change the conditions of an existing life insurance policy so that liability in the event of death or injury of a service person arising from military operations is reduced; and, if so, (i) what their advice to servicemen would be regarding the effectiveness of such changes; and (ii) whether they would regard such changes as fair. HL210
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 28 June (WA 157-8), Baroness Royall of Blaisdon on 12 July (WA 240-1) and Lord Darzi of Denham on 23 October (WA 101), whether the reference under the proposed section 4A(5)(e) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (as proposed to be inserted under clause 4(2) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill) to “such other thing as may be specified in regulations” will cover any predominantly or substantially human organism that conceivably may be created by injecting human embryonic stem cells into an embryo of another species in which the animal cells primarily produce extra-embryonic tissues. HL211
Lord Brougham and Vaux to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are content that the Motor Insurance Bureau seeks to transfer fully or share liability with the emergency services when they are involved with non-insured drivers and operating in accordance with standard approved operating guidelines. HL212
Lord Luce to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will report on the progress which has been made on the implementation of the arrangements at the Cordoba Ministerial meeting in 18 September 2006 between the United Kingdom, Spain and Gibraltar. HL213
Lord Bilimoria to ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of the additional revenue to be raised from removing taper relief of 10 per cent and increasing capital gains tax to 18 per cent they estimate will come from private equity firms and hedge funds. HL214
Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether during their dialogue with the government of China they will draw attention to the cultural, linguistic and religious rights of the Uyghur people of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to equal treatment in employment and under the law, to freedom of speech and religious worship and to education in their own language; and whether they will mention any such progress in their annual human rights report and other reports to Parliament. HL215
Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements they are making to ensure that the Joint Committee on Human Rights plays a full part in the scrutiny of the National Security Strategy.
HL216
Baroness Greengross to ask Her Majesty’s Government why employers who have paid the lower “contracted out” National Insurance Contributions for an employee are then required to pay the higher full rate if the employee chooses to remain at work beyond state pension age. HL217
Baroness Greengross to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they propose to take to ensure that the new police pension scheme does not adversely affect the ability of British Transport Police (BTP) to recruit high quality staff, or limit opportunities for BTP staff to transfer to other police services. HL218
Baroness Greengross to ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements they will put in place to take forward the World Health Organisation Age-friendly Cities guide. HL219
Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay to ask Her Majesty’s Government—
(a) what is the total amount lent by the Bank of England to Northern Rock plc;
(b) what proportion of that total is secured upon residential mortgages; and
(c) whether the total amount so lent will be published regularly in future. HL220
Lord Lee of Trafford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the five largest sums of money involved in successfully prosecuted cases of fraud, theft and corruption in the past year since the introduction of the Defence Irregularity Reporting Cell; and what is the average sum of money for all such cases. HL221
Lord Lee of Trafford to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many reported incidents there have been of service personnel suffering from deep vein thrombosis in the past three years. HL222
Lord Lee of Trafford to ask Her Majesty’s Government on how many days for each of the last three years individual Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels have been operational. HL223
Lord Lee of Trafford to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much has been spent on Urgent Operational Requirements in each of the last five full financial years; how much was claimed back to the Reserves by the Treasury in each year; and what are the estimated equipment support costs going forward for purchases in each of those years. HL224
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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
| 21 November |
| House of Lords [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 30 November |
| Disabled Persons (Independent Living) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 30 November |
| 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
| 28 November |
| 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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| London Local Authorities and Transport for London Bill
| 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
| First Report
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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 Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board 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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| 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
| Wednesday 14 November
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| Constitution
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee D Environment and Agriculture
| 10.30am |
| Science and Technology
| Select Committee
| 11.00am |
| 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 |
| Monday 19 November
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| Human Rights
| Joint Committee
| in South Africa |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee B Internal Market
| 4.00pm |
| Tuesday 20 November
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| European Union
| Sub-Committee A Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade
| 10.30am |
| Merits of Statutory Instruments
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| European Union
| Select Committee
| 4.15pm |
| 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 13 November
The House met at 2.30pm
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Truro.
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Select Committee Reports
1 Merits of Statutory Instruments
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
First Report, on the following affirmative instrument:
Draft Payments into the Olympic Lottery Fund etc. Order 2007. (HL Paper 4)
2 Human Rights
The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
First Report, Government Response to the Committee’s Eighteenth Report of Session 2006-07: The Human Rights of Older People in Healthcare. (HL Paper 5)
Private Business
3 London Local Authorities and Transport for London Bill The bill was brought from the Commons. The declaration of the agent having been deposited in accordance with Private Business Standing Order 150A (Suspension of bills), the bill was read a first time. It was then deemed to have been read a second time and reported from the Select Committee and from the Unopposed Bill Committee.
Public Business
4 Lord Wallace of Tankerness The Rt Hon James Robert Wallace, QC, having been created Baron Wallace of Tankerness, of Tankerness in Orkney, for life by Letters Patent dated 17 October 2007, was introduced between Lord Steel of Aikwood and Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope, and took and subscribed the oath.
5 Armed Forces: insurance premiums A question was asked by Lord Selkirk of Douglas and answered by Baroness Taylor of Bolton.
6 West Papua A question was asked by Lord Harries of Pentregarth and answered by Lord Malloch-Brown.
7 European Union Directives A question was asked by Lord Higgins and answered by Lord Malloch-Brown.
8 Police: criminal convictions A question was asked by Lord Dholakia and answered by Lord West of Spithead.
Deputy Chairmen of Committees The Chairman of Committees moved 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; |
The motion was agreed to.
House Committee The Chairman of Committees moved 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.
The motion was agreed to.
Science and Technology The Chairman of Committees moved 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.
The motion was agreed to.
Economic Affairs The Chairman of Committees moved 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.
The motion was agreed to.
Communications The Chairman of Committees moved 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.
The motion was agreed to.
European Union The Chairman of Committees moved 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 moved, as an amendment to the 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”. After debate, the amendment was withdrawn and the original motion was agreed to.
9 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 Wednesday 14 November.
10 Security Industry Authority Lord West of Spithead repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.
The House adjourned at 9.55pm until Wednesday 14 November at 9.45am for judicial business, 3.00pm for public business.
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 Papers
The following papers were presented to the House by command of Her Majesty:
1 Work and Pensions—Government Response to the 6th Report of the House of Commons Communities and Local Government Committee, Session 2006-07, on Equality. (7246)
2 Broadcasting—Review by the Comptroller and Auditor General of the BBC’s preparedness for digital switchover. (—)
3 Constitutional Reform—Government’s Draft Legislative Programme—Taking a Wider View.
(7248)
Affirmative Instrument
The following instrument was laid before the House for approval by resolution:
Draft Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Order 2007, laid under the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006.
Negative Instruments
The following instruments were laid before the House:
1 Social Security (Housing Costs and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007, laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992. (3183)
2 Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, laid under the Immigration Act 1971. (—)
Paper not subject to parliamentary proceedings
The following paper was laid before the House:
Minute from the Ministry of Defence concerning the making of a call-out Order to authorise the call-out of Members of the Reserve Forces, laid under the Reserve Forces Act 1996.
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Judicial Business
Tuesday 13 November
1 R (on the application of Heffernan) (FC) (Appellant) v The Rent Service (Respondents) (England) The appeal of Daniel Heffernan was presented and it was ordered that notwithstanding Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 9 January (lodged 12 November).
2 Knowsley Housing Trust (Respondents) v White (FC) (Appellant) (England) The appeal of Julie White was presented and it was ordered that notwithstanding Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 9 January (lodged 12 November).
3 R (on the application of RJM) (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Respondent) (England) The appeal of RJM was presented and it was ordered that notwithstanding Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 9 January.
4 WHA Limited and others (Appellants) v Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Respondents) (England) The appeal of WHA Limited and Viscount Reinsurance Company Limited was presented and it was ordered that notwithstanding Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 9 January.
5 Scottish & Newcastle plc (Original Respondents and Cross-appellants) v Raguz (Original Appellant and Cross-respondent) The petition of the original appellant praying that the time for lodging the statement and appendix and setting down the cause for hearing might be extended to 27 December or to the third sitting day after the next ensuing meeting of the House (the agents for the original respondents consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed.
6 Spencer-Franks (Appellant) v Kellogg Brown and Root Limited and others (Respondents) (Scotland) 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 27 December or to the third sitting day after the next ensuing meeting of the House (the agents for the respondent consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed.
7 MS (Ivory Coast) (Respondent) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) The petition of the appellant praying that the appeal be withdrawn on the terms agreed between the parties and on condition that the appellant do pay to the respondent any costs incurred in respect of the petition of appeal to this House, such costs to be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties (the agents for the respondent consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed.
8 In re M and another (children) (FC) The appellant’s certificate of public funding was lodged.
9 Williams (FC) (Petitioner) v Richmond Court Swansea Limited (Respondents) The petition having abated on 5 May on receipt of the notice of death of the petitioner, and no petition for revivor having been lodged, it was ordered that the petition be dismissed.
10 Appeal Committee The 9th Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Order was made:
R (on the application of Gentle (FC) and another (FC)) (Appellants) v The Prime Minister and others (Respondents) That the application by the appellants to raise further issues in the appeal be dismissed.
Wednesday 14 November at 9.45am
Judgment in the following cause:
Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) v AH (Sudan) and others (Respondents)
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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