Monday 19 November 2007 at 2.30pm
*Oral questions, 30 minutes
*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.
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
Hybrid Instruments The Chairman of Committees to move that a Select Committee be appointed to consider hybrid instruments and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members together with the Chairman of Committees be appointed to the Committee:
L Campbell of Alloway
B Fookes
L Grantchester
L Harrison
| L Luke
L Quirk
L Sandberg. |
Liaison The Chairman of Committees to move that a Select Committee be appointed to advise the House on the resources required for select committee work and to allocate resources between select committees; to review the select committee work of the House; to consider requests for ad hoc committees and report to the House with recommendations; to ensure effective co-ordination between the two Houses; and to consider the availability of members to serve on committees;
That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members together with the Chairman of Committees be appointed to the Committee:
B Ashton of Upholland (Lord President)
B D’Souza
B McIntosh of Hudnall
L McNally
L Moser
| B Perry of Southwark
L Richard
L Strathclyde
B Thomas of Winchester
L Wakeham; |
That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;
That the Committee have leave to report from time to time.
Procedure of the House The Chairman of Committees to move that the Select Committee on Procedure of the House be appointed and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members together with the Chairman of Committees be appointed to the Committee:
L Addington
B Anelay of St Johns
B Ashton of Upholland (Lord President)
B David
B D’Souza
L Elton
L Grocott
L Harries of Pentregarth
B Hayman (Lord Speaker)
| L Jopling
L Low of Dalston
L McNally
B Northover
L Rosser
B Shephard of Northwold
L Shutt of Greetland
L Strathclyde
L Williams of Elvel; |
That the following members be appointed as alternate members:
L Dubs
L Hunt of Wirral
L Palmer (alternate for the Convenor of the Crossbench peers)
| V Slim
B Thomas of Winchester. |
Works of Art The Chairman of Committees to move that a Select Committee be appointed to administer the House of Lords Works of Art Collection Fund; and to consider matters relating to works of art and the artistic heritage in the House of Lords, 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 Bruce-Lockhart
V Falkland (Chairman)
L Gavron
E Glasgow
L Harris of Peckham
B Hilton of Eggardon
| B Massey of Darwen
E Onslow
L Palmer
Ly Saltoun of Abernethy
L Thomas of Swynnerton
B Trumpington; |
That the Committee have leave to report from time to time.
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Darzi of Denham]
If the bill is read a second time, Lord Darzi of Denham to move that the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
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Future Business
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.
†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
†Consolidation etc. Bills The Chairman of Committees to move, in accordance with Standing Order 52, that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following Lords be appointed to join with a Committee of the Commons as the Joint Committee on Consolidation etc. Bills:
L Acton
V Bledisloe
L Campbell of Alloway
L Christopher
V Colville of Culross
E Dundee
| B Fookes
L Janner of Braunstone
B Mallalieu
L Methuen
L Razzall
L Rodger of Earlsferry (Chairman). |
†Personal Bills The Chairman of Committees to move that a Select Committee be appointed to consider personal bills and 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
L Geddes
L Greaves
| V Simon
L Slynn of Hadley
L Templeman. |
†Privileges The Chairman of Committees to move that a Committee for Privileges be appointed and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members together with the Chairman of Committees and any four Lords of Appeal be appointed to the Committee:
B Ashton of Upholland (Lord President)
B Anelay of St Johns
L Brooke of Sutton Mandeville
B D’Souza
L Eames
L Graham of Edmonton
L Grocott
| L Howe of Aberavon
L Mackay of Clashfern
L McNally
L Marsh
L Shutt of Greetland
L Strabolgi
L Strathclyde
L Woolf; |
That the Committee have power to appoint sub-committees and that the sub-committees have power to appoint their own Chairmen;
That the Committee have power to co-opt any member to serve on a sub-committee.
†Standing Orders (Private Bills) The Chairman of Committees to move that a Select Committee on the Standing Orders relating to private bills be appointed and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members together with the Chairman of Committees be appointed to the Committee:
L Geddes
B Gould of Potternewton
L Luke
L Naseby
| L Palmer
V Simon
B Thomas of Walliswood. |
Local Transport Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Bassam of Brighton]
If the bill is read a second time, Lord Bassam of Brighton to move that the bill be committed to a Grand Committee.
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.
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm
†Armed Forces (Service Complaints Commissioner) Regulations 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Taylor of Bolton] 28th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee, Session 2006-07
†Armed Forces (Redress of Individual Grievances) Regulations 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Taylor of Bolton] 28th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee, Session 2006-07
†Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Bach] 28th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee, Session 2006-07
†Regulators’ Compliance Code Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Bach] First Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
†Company and Business Names (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Bach] First Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
†Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (Powers of District and JP Courts) Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Morgan of Drefelin] 27th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee, Session 2006-07
†Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Rooker] 27th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee, Session 2006-07
Wednesday 21 November at 3.00pm
Prayers will have been read
*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]
If the bill is read a second time, Lord Davies of Oldham to move that the bill be committed to a Grand Committee.
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 (“This day six months”)”.
Children and Young Persons Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Adonis]
If the bill is read a second time, Lord Adonis to move that the bill be committed to a Grand Committee.
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.
Climate Change Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Rooker]
If the bill is read a second time, Lord Rooker to move that the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
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]
If the bill is read a second time, Lord Jones of Birmingham to move that the bill be committed to a Grand Committee.
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.
†Baroness Gale to call attention to the Government’s record on the management and prosecution of sexual offences; and to move for papers.
†Lord Berkeley to call attention to the growth in passenger and freight traffic on Britain’s railways; and to move for papers.
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.
†*Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received any proposals for a national motto; and, if so, whether such a motto will improve community relations.
†Baroness Shephard of Northwold to call attention to the role of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in securing the efficient and effective delivery of policies and funds that support and promote the farming industry in the United Kingdom; and to move for papers.
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 still medically unexplained illnesses, and of the dependants of those who have died since the conflict.
†*Lord Tebbit to ask Her Majesty’s Government why they did not answer Lord Tebbit’s Written Question (HL5443) concerning the apportionment of the time of Mr Des Browne MP between his duties as Secretary of State for Defence and Secretary of State for Scotland, tabled on 9 October and due for answer on 23 October, before Prorogation on 30 October; and why they have not written to him on this matter.
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.
†*Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether patients at end of life are receiving the care to which they are entitled under the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare which came into operation on 1 October.
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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.
†Earl of Sandwich to call attention to the targets of the Millennium Development Goals in the poorest countries and the action required to achieve them by 2015; 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.
Lord Sheikh to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to address the issue of identity theft.
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Questions for Written Answer
Tabled on 15 November and due for answer by 29 November.
Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the European Parliament’s proposals to establish a European Railway Agency (A6-0350/2007) do not extend to those parts of the railways of Great Britain which are never likely to be interoperable.
HL284
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 8 May (WA 248), how much Government funding has been allocated towards research into direct reprogramming of differentiated cells to a pluripotent state without the creation of embryos, in the light of findings reported in the journal Cell on 25 August 2006 (126:663-676), in the journal Nature on 19 July (448:313-324) and in the journal Cell Stem Cell on 7 June (1:55-70). HL285
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made representations to the government of Sudan about the recent sentencing to death in Khartoum of ten Darfuri men for the murder of Sudanese journalist Mohamed Taha; and, if not, whether they will raise this case with the government of Sudan, including allegations of politicisation and torture. HL286
Viscount Simon to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are content, in light of their involvement in the establishment and operation of the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB), that the MIB seeks to transfer fully or to share liability with the blue light services (police, fire and ambulance) when they are involved in road collisions with non-insured drivers and when they are operating within standard, approved operating guidelines. HL287
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government on how many occasions since appointment the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has officially visited the United States; on what dates he travelled to and from that country; what was the purpose of any such visits; and what was the cost.
HL288
Baroness Gould of Potternewton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the planned statutory obligation on school governing bodies to promote wellbeing in schools will form part of the Children’s Plan. HL289
Baroness Gould of Potternewton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will clarify the subject areas that will be covered in the planned statutory promotion of wellbeing in schools. HL290
Baroness Gould of Potternewton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the funding for the Healthy School Programme will continue to be ring-fenced and will be included in the Public Service Agreements for Health and Wellbeing. HL291
Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the report by the charity Leonard Cheshire Disability on disabled people’s views and experiences entitled Disability Review 2007; and whether they will take any action in response to its findings.
HL292
Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s case for a new Equality Act in its response to the Discrimination Law Review’s conclusions and recommendations; and what action they will take.
HL293
Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there are any people employed in the Immigration and Nationality Directorate of the Home Office or the Borders and Immigration Agency who are not entitled to work in the United Kingdom. HL294
Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people are licensed to drive motor vehicles in the United Kingdom; and how many of these currently have revoked licences. HL295
Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the number of people who have overstayed their legal temporary residency in the United Kingdom; and how many such individuals have been detected in each of the last 12 months. HL296
Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there is a central register of people who have been given temporary residency in the United Kingdom; if so, how many people are currently on such a register; and what arrangements are in place to record the departure from the United Kingdom of such persons at the end of their legal residency. HL297
Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people employed by the Home Office or its agencies are in the United Kingdom with legal temporary residency. HL298
Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the total expenditure to date of public funds on the Galileo project; what further expenditure is included in the public spending plan for each of the next three years; and which other European Union countries are contributing financially to this project. HL299
Lord Goodlad to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in each Session since 1997-98, how many bills were published in draft; how many bills were partially published in draft; how many other sets of draft clauses were published; and how many Government bills, not including draft bills, were published.
HL300
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government which member states of the European Union, other than the United Kingdom, have not accepted the first Optional Protocol to the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. HL301
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government which member states of the European Union, other than the United Kingdom, have not made a declaration under Article 14 of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination accepting the competence of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to receive and consider individual communications. HL302
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether it is in the interest of those within the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom to have recourse to the international complaints mechanisms under the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; and, if not, what is the reason.
HL303
Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government which district or unitary local authority areas in England have lost their Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (NRF) status in the last two years; and for each of them what was the total amount of NRF funding provided in the last two years and in the current year, and what is the proposed funding for next year. HL304
Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Lord Rooker was reflecting Government policy when he said in the Debate on the Address on 13 November in relation to the green belt that “Mostly it is rubbish land” (HL Deb, col 460); and, if so, what criteria are used to define “rubbish land”. HL305
Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the green belt in England consists of (a) productive farmland and woodland; (b) amenity land and land used for sporting purposes; (c) land that is built on for housing; (d) land that is built on for commercial uses; (e) land used for transportation; (f) waste land; and (g) land used for other purposes. HL306
Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government when and how they will respond to the report of the National Audit Office on Housing Market Renewal published on 9 November. HL307
Baroness Hanham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the current position regarding the implementation of the London Waste and Recycling Fund. HL308
Baroness Hanham to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the comments by Lord Rooker on 26 June (HL Deb, cols 507-9) on the London Waste and Recycling Fund, whether they are still in support of its implementation. HL309
Baroness Hanham to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made any progress in discussions with the Mayor of London on his contribution to the London Waste and Recycling Fund, which is currently being withheld. HL310
Baroness Hanham to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will instruct the Security Industry Authority to publish figures regularly on—
(a) the number of applications it receives for licences;
(b) the outcome of those applications, whether rejected or agreed; and
(c) details of those applications which were found to have been made illegally. HL311
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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 |
| Children and Young Persons [HL]
| Government
| 26 November |
| Climate Change [HL]
| Government
| 27 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 Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Order 2007
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| Draft Regional Learning and Skills Councils Regulations 2007
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| Draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Agreement on Enlargement of the European Economic Area) Order 2007
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| Referred to a Grand Committee and 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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| 20 November |
| Draft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007
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| 20 November |
| Draft Armed Forces (Service Complaints Commissioner) Regulations 2007
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| 20 November |
| Draft Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007
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| 20 November |
| Draft Armed Forces (Redress of Individual Grievances) Regulations 2007
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| 20 November |
| Draft Regulators’ Compliance Code
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| 20 November |
| Company and Business Names (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2007
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| 20 November |
| Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
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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 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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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
| 22 November |
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Regulatory Reform Orders in Progress
The Regulatory Reform Committee has reported on Orders in the reports indicated
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| Regulatory Reform
Committee
| To be considered |
| Proposals reported following first-stage scrutiny by the Regulatory Reform Committee
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| Draft Regulatory Reform (Public Service Vehicles) Order 2005
| 14th Report, 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
| Monday 19 November
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| Human Rights
| Joint Committee
| in South Africa |
| Intergovernmental Organisations
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee B Internal Market
| 4.00pm |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee C Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy
| 4.00pm |
| Tuesday 20 November
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| European Union
| Sub-Committee A Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade
| 10.30am |
| Science and Technology
| Sub-Committee I Waste Reduction
| 11.00am |
| Economic Affairs
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| Merits of Statutory Instruments
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| European Union
| Select Committee
| 4.15pm |
| Wednesday 21 November
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| Communications
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform
| 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 22 November
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| European Union
| Sub-Committee G Social and Consumer Affairs
| 9.30am |
| Tuesday 27 November
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| Administration and Works
| Domestic Committee
| 4.15pm
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| Wednesday 28 November
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| Constitution
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee F Home Affairs
| 11.00am |
| Thursday 6 December
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| Science and Technology
| Select Committee
| 11.00am |
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Minutes of Proceedings of Thursday 15 November 2007
The House met at 11.00am
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Truro.
Public Business
1 Education: higher education A question was asked by Lord Dearing and answered by Lord Adonis.
2 Housing: Victorian terraces A question was asked by Baroness Gardner of Parkes and answered by Baroness Andrews.
3 Health: obesity A question was asked by the Countess of Mar and answered by Baroness Crawley.
4 Middle East: Gaza strip A question was asked by Baroness Williams of Crosby and answered by Lord Malloch-Brown.
5 Administration and Works The Chairman of Committees moved 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.
The motion was agreed to.
6 Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform The Chairman of Committees moved 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.
The motion was agreed to.
7 Intergovernmental Organisations The Chairman of Committees moved 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.
The motion was agreed to.
8 Refreshment The Chairman of Committees moved 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 motion was agreed to.
9 Draft Armed Forces (Service Complaints Commissioner) Regulations 2007
10 Draft Armed Forces (Redress of Individual Grievances) Regulations 2007
11 Draft Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007
12 Draft Regulators’ Compliance Code
13 Company and Business Names (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2007
14 Draft Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (Powers of District and JP Courts) Order 2007
15 Draft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007
Lord Grocott, on behalf of the Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland), moved that the instruments be referred to a Grand Committee en bloc. The motion was agreed to.
16 Conventional weapons (Balloted debate) Lord Elton moved for papers relating to the recent proceedings of the United Nations Conference on Certain Conventional Weapons at Geneva. After debate, the motion was withdrawn.
17 Liberal intervention (Balloted debate) Lord Soley moved for papers relating to the case for liberal intervention. After debate, the motion was withdrawn.
18 Prisoners: work A question was asked by Lord Dubs and, after debate, answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath.
The House adjourned at 3.53pm until Monday 19 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 Papers
The following papers were presented to the House by command of Her Majesty:
1 Criminal Justice—Working Together to Cut Crime and Deliver Justice: A Strategic Plan for 2008-2011. (7247)
2 Contingent Liability—Minute from the Department of Health concerning the provision of indemnity for the independent internal inquiry into the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Chief Executive exit decision review. (—)
Affirmative Instrument
The following instrument was laid before the House for approval by resolution:
Draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Agreement on Enlargement of the European Economic Area) Order 2007, laid under the European Communities Act 1972.
Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings
The following papers were laid before the House:
1 Accounts for 2006-07 of the National Army Museum, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Charities Act 1993.
2 Accounts for 2006-07 of the British Transport Police, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003.
3 Report and Accounts for 2006-07 of the Home-Grown Cereals Authority, laid under the Cereals Marketing Act 1965.
4 Treasury Minute dated 15 November 2007, directing the application of certain amounts as Appropriations in Aid of the Estimates for 2007-08, laid under the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000.
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Judicial Business
Thursday 15 November
1 Pilecki (Appellant) v Circuit Court of Legnica, Poland (Respondents) (Criminal Appeal from Her Majesty’s High Court of Justice) The appeal of Konrad Pilecki was presented and ordered to be prosecuted subject to the procedures applicable thereto.
2 KR and others (FC) (Petitioners) v Royal and Sun Alliance plc (Respondents) The petition of DEJ, GOM and JM praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee. The petitioners’ certificate of public funding was lodged.
3 HB (Ethiopia) (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) (England) 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.
4 Appeal Committee The following Order was made pursuant to the 86th Report (Session 2006-07):
Zalewska (AP) (Petitioner) v Department for Social Development (Respondents) (Northern Ireland) That leave to appeal be given; and that the petition of appeal be lodged by 9 January.
5 Appeal Committee The 10th Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Order was made:
R (on the application of Trzcinska and others) (Respondents) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) and one other action That the petition of Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants that they might be heard or otherwise intervene in the said appeal be allowed.
Monday 19 November at 11.00am
In Committee Room No. 1
Hearing by the Appellate Committee in the following cause:
Clarke (Appellant) v Fennoscandia Limited and others (Respondents) (Scotland)
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