Tuesday 20 November 2007 at 2.30pm
*Oral questions, 30 minutes
*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.
†*Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of recent reports claiming to have found a new solution to dyslexia.
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
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Future Business
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.
†*Lord Trimble to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions have taken place with the Northern Ireland Executive and the government of the Republic of Ireland on the impact of the electronic border on the British Isles common travel area.
†Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] Adjourned debate on the motion that the bill be now read a second time [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.
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.
†It is expected that the following two motions for Third Reading will be debated together
†Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [HL] Third Reading [Lord Eden of Winton]
†Manchester City Council Bill [HL] Third Reading [Lord Bradley]
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]
†If the bill is read a second time, Lord Steel of Aikwood to move that the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
Disabled Persons (Independent Living) Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Ashley of Stoke]
†If the bill is read a second time, Lord Ashley of Stoke to move that the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
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
†The Lord Bishop of Ely will be introduced
*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
†Professor Haleh Afshar will be introduced as a Baroness
*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.
Monday 17 December at 2.30pm
†Sir Nicholas Stern will be introduced as a Baron
†*Earl Attlee to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in procuring future strategic tanker aircraft.
†*Lord Trefgarne to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the gross revenue to public funds from taxes and duties paid by motorists; and what proportion of this sum is spent on roads and related items.
†*Baroness Hollis of Heigham to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will report on their commitment to help women buy back additional National Insurance years.
Tuesday 18 December at 11.00am
†*Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made an assessment of what the impact would be on the United Kingdom’s trade with the European Union and the jobs which depend on it if the United Kingdom were to leave the European Union and continue in free trade and inter-governmental collaboration with the remaining Member States.
†*Baroness Chapman to ask Her Majesty’s Government when sections 32 to 36 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Taxi accessibility regulations) will be brought into force.
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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 mitigate the impact of this draft Order through exploration of other funding options and to guarantee that the Arts, heritage, sport, charity and voluntary 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.
†Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to contribute to the Vienna Forum on the United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (13 to 15 February 2008); and to introduce policies to eliminate the modern-day slave trade in all its forms both at home and abroad.
†Lord Rix to ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent the social care needs of adults with a learning disability will be considered in the forthcoming Green Paper on adult social care.
†Lord Patel to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reduce hospital-acquired infections.
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Questions for Written Answer
Tabled on 19 November and due for answer by 3 December.
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 29 October (WA 135), whether the Abortion Act 1967 is being infringed when abortions are authorised by two doctors who had neither seen the patient nor read her notes. HL312
Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government why they conduct surveys by MORI on patient satisfaction with their general practitioner (GP), when the GPs are already obliged to commission independent surveys of their patient satisfaction; how they ensure that the sample taken by MORI is representative of the demographic mix served by a particular GP; and whether they will explain how this exercise will improve patient care. HL313
Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government why they have stopped general practitioners and consultants from referring patients directly to consultants. HL314
Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government how, on the basis of closed-circuit television footage alone and without further investigation, when a complaint by a detainee alleging that there has been a wrongful use of control and restraint on him is referred to them by a unit of the Border and Immigration Agency (BIA), the police can be satisfied invariably that the use of control and restraint was both reasonable in its application and technically correct, as stated in Master Number 39 of the BIA Response to the Complaints Audit Committee Annual Report 2006/2007. HL315
Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many residential alcohol treatment requirements have been imposed by the courts of England and Wales in each quarter since section 212 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 came into force on 4 April 2005. HL316
Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the number of places available in establishments suitable for persons subject to alcohol treatment requirements under section 212 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003; and how many of these were unoccupied on the latest convenient date.
HL317
Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements they have made for monitoring the subsequent criminal justice history of persons discharged from alcohol treatment requirements under section 212 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003; and whether they are evaluating the comparative effectiveness of treatment in the establishments to which offenders are committed. HL318
Earl of Dundee to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the domestic abuse of women. HL319
Earl of Dundee to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to meet the national shortfall in refuges for women who have experienced domestic abuse. HL320
Earl of Dundee to ask Her Majesty’s Government what levels of funding and assistance they will guarantee to charities and voluntary bodies addressing the needs of women who have experienced domestic abuse. HL321
Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in respect of private sector contribution to the Jubilee Line Extension, how much money was committed at the time of the announcement of the funding of the project, how much was actually paid, and whether the amount of such contributions was in any way dependent on achieving a particular completion date for the project. HL322
Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to issue their response to the Crisp Report on Global health partnerships: The UK contribution to health in developing countries, published on 13 February. HL323
Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their formal and full response in January 2008 to the Commission on Integration and Cohesion will be made by means of a statement to Parliament. HL324
Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government how the £50 million funding promised over the next three years to promote community cohesion and support local authorities in preventing and managing community tensions will be distributed. HL325
Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made an assessment of the evidence on re-offending from the Personal Progression System for prisoners and offenders in Northern Ireland; and whether the system will be trialled in other jurisdictions. HL326
Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will ensure that women applying for asylum in their own right have child-care for young dependent children when their principal interview is taking place and that, if necessary, they have female interviewers and interpreters. HL327
Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have received representations from the Black Women’s Rape Action Project concerning women detained at Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre; and, if so, how they are responding. HL328
Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether a woman has been detained at Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre for 11 months, even though she cannot be returned to Somalia; and, if so, what action they propose to take. HL329
Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are deporting Zimbabwean women to Malawi; if so, why; whether five Zimbabwean women have been hunger-striking since September; and, in particular, whether these include Maude Lennard, a Movement for Democratic Change party member, and Faina Pondesa, who has been deemed too ill to fly. HL330
Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish their review of access to National Health Service health care for vulnerable migrants; and whether they will ensure that pregnant women of limited means are never refused care, and that the same applies to children. HL331
Lord Beaumont of Whitley to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Andrews on 21 March 2007 (WA 199), what progress has been made towards improving the building regulations energy performance standards. HL332
Lord Beaumont of Whitley to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Ministerial Statement by Baroness Andrews on 8 June 2006 (WS 97-8) on the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill, what steps have been taken by English planning authorities since then to take account fully of the positive approach to renewables set out in this Statement. HL333
Lord Beaumont of Whitley to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any action against the government of Japan will be considered in view of the resumption of licensed hunting of humpback whales. HL324
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made an assessment of the research by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics regarding overall potential benefits and harms deriving from fluoridation of drinking water; and whether they are reviewing their policy on this issue. HL335
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of the United Kingdom population has imposed fluoridation of its drinking water supply; and what areas or regions are currently exempt. HL336
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have assessed the proposal to police the illegal sale of alcohol to underage drinkers in Northern Ireland by the systematic use of underage children as police decoys; whether this tactic constitutes entrapment; and whether they have implemented such a tactic anywhere else within the United Kingdom. HL337
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consultation they have had with childcare authorities and children’s welfare groups about making use of underage children as decoys in policing the illegal sale of alcohol. HL338
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government what effect their November 2005 extended drinking hours legislation has had on reducing the incidence of (a) binge drinking; (b) underage consumption of alcohol; and (c) road traffic accidents involving drunk drivers. HL339
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the value of alcohol duty to the Exchequer in 2005, 2006 and 2007 to date. HL340
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, when negotiating the terms of the draft European Convention on Access to Official Documents, they will seek to ensure that persons requesting access to official documents are able to challenge violations of the Convention in processing their requests, such as administrative silence, or a refusal to receive requests, or the imposition of excessive charges for copying documents. HL341
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, when negotiating the terms of the draft European Convention on Access to Official Documents, they will seek to ensure that persons requesting access have a right of appeal to an independent and impartial tribunal or other public authority authorised to give a binding decision. HL342
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, when negotiating the terms of the draft European Convention on Access to Official Documents, they will seek to ensure that it prescribes a maximum time limit for answering requests. HL343
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, when negotiating the terms of the draft European Convention on Access to Official Documents, they will seek to ensure that exemptions from the right of access are appropriate, necessary and proportionate to the legitimate aims of such exceptions. HL344
Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Oldham on 1 October (WA 186), whether it remains their intention to publish the result of the British Market Research Bureau’s live music survey in November 2007. HL345
Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by the Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland) on 14 November (HL Deb, cols 477-95), what will be their criteria to define radicalisation in their action to root out terrorism; whether they will distinguish between radicals who do not embrace terrorism and those who do; and what steps they will take to develop contact and dialogue with the former. HL346
Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by the Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland) on 14 November (HL Deb, cols 477-95), whether they will clarify the terms “deal with” and “tackle” in relationship to radicalisation in their action to root out terrorism and to win hearts and minds. HL347
Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by the Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland) on 14 November (HL Deb, cols 477-95), what action they are taking to ensure that where the new UK Borders Agency uses powers to detain and other powers otherwise exercised by the police its personnel will be subject to the same rigorous standards of conduct as those laid down for the police in the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Code of Practice. HL348
Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by the Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland) on 14 November (HL Deb, cols 477-95), what action has been taken, by whom and when, effectively to monitor the treatment of the nine foreign terrorist suspects repatriated under existing agreements with recipient countries; what specific arrangements will be made in the light of experience with existing agreements in any new agreements; and whether they will in future regularly make available reports on such monitoring. HL349
Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by the Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland) on 14 November (HL Deb, cols 477-95), how they will define “extremist” in their determination to act against extremist influences on the internet and in institutions, including prisons, universities and some places of worship; and how they will avoid counter-productivity and ensure not playing into the hands of dangerous extremists by too loose a definition.
HL350
Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Russia concerning their belief that Russian restrictions on the international observation of Duma elections on 2 December will hamper the work of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the Council of Europe in concluding an effective election and monitoring mission. HL351
Lord Lea of Crondall to ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of speeding offences are not prosecuted by the police because of inability to contact the perpetrator, due to the use of fraudulent registration plates or other reasons. HL352
Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government why the consultation period allowed for the changes proposed by the Ministry of Defence to the multiple injury rules of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme was limited to four weeks and not the 12 weeks recommended in the Cabinet Office guidelines; and what representations were received from the Royal British Legion on the limitation. HL353
Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government how the amount of the consolatory payment of £500 authorised for the family of Gulf War veteran the late Mr T E Walker’s family in recognition of the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency’s error shortly before his death, in having cut his war pension from 100 per cent to 40 per cent, was determined; how many other such payments have been made; and at what amount in each case. HL354
Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations the Minister for Sport has received from the chief executive of Manchester United Supporters’ Trust regarding the Minister’s recent public comments on ticket prices; what reply is being sent; and whether any action is being considered. HL355
Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received on the effects for the Open University (OU) of their decision no longer to fund institutions for students studying for any qualification at a level equivalent to or lower than one they have already obtained; what estimate they have made of the annual cost of this decision to the OU; and what action they will take. HL356
Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the replies by Lord Drayson on 19 June (HL Deb, cols 87-8) and 11 October (HL Deb, cols 341-3), what was the role of the Minister for Veterans in the decision, shortly before the death of Gulf War veteran Mr T E Walker, to cut his war pension from 100 per cent to 40 per cent; at what date he was aware of the decision to reverse the cut; whether and when the Minister saw the terms of the letter sent by the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency, following Mr Walker’s death, to his father on 10 October; and whether at any stage the Prime Minister has been informed of the handling of this case. HL357
Lord Roberts of Conwy to ask Her Majesty’s Government which Ministers, from which Departments of State, including the Ministry of Justice, the Scotland Office and the Wales Office, will be meeting the Independent Public Inquiry, headed by Lord Archer of Sandwell, into the deaths of 1,757 haemophilia patients infected with contaminated National Health Service blood and blood products.
HL358
Lord Roberts of Conwy to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations Ministers have received on the effects for disabled people, including severely disabled war pensioners, of subjecting to import duties the electric powered vehicles on which they depend for their mobility; and what action they will take. HL359
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Police Service of Northern Ireland passed to a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly confidential information about the Pride of the Raven band; and, if so, why. HL360
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much revenue they consider they have lost during the last appropriate 12 months due to fuel laundering in County Armagh. HL361
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many civilian locums were deployed in the ongoing operational theatres in Afghanistan and Iraq by the Defence Medical Services in 2006-07; and what was the cost of employing them. HL362
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many civilian locums were employed to make up the shortfall of (a) civilian medical practitioners, and (b) uniformed general practitioners during 2006-07; and what was the cost of employing them. HL363
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Drayson on 22 October (WA 76), whether they will place in the Library of the House a description of what is included in each defence output category. HL364
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Drayson on 30 October (WA 176), what is the current long-term plan database assumption for the planned trained manpower requirement for (a) the Royal Navy; (b) the Army; and (c) the Royal Air Force for each financial year from 2008-09 to 2010-11. HL365
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the Ministry of Defence’s extant Joint Service Publications. HL366
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of Joint Service Publication 373, Military Aid to the Civilian Community in the UK.
HL367
Baroness Uddin to ask Her Majesty’s Government what immediate efforts and contributions they are making to assist the survivors of the recent cyclone in Bangladesh. HL368
Baroness Uddin to ask Her Majesty’s Government what long-term efforts are planned to contribute to the restoration of infrastructure damaged by the recent cyclone in Bangladesh. HL369
Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 19 November (HL79), to whom members of the public may complain if they are disturbed in the early hours of the morning by emergency service sirens when no other traffic is present; and what penalties apply to drivers who so use them. HL370
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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
| 21 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
| 29 November |
| Manchester City Council [HL]
| Private
| 29 November |
| 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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| Draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 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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| 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
| Tuesday 20 November
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| Human Rights
| Joint Committee
| in South Africa |
| 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 C Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy
| in Brussels |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee G Social and Consumer Affairs
| 9.30am |
| Monday 26 November
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| European Union
| Sub-Committee B Internal Market
| 4.00pm |
| Tuesday 27 November
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| Administration and Works
| Domestic Committee
| 4.15pm
in Committee Room G |
| 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 Monday 19 November 2007
The House met at 2.30pm
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Newcastle.
1 Lord Cooke of Islandreagh The Lord Speaker informed the House that Lord Cooke of Islandreagh, a member of the House, had died on 13 November 2007.
Public Business
2 European Union A question was asked by Lord Pearson of Rannoch and answered by Lord Davies of Oldham.
3 Education: modern languages A question was asked by Baroness Howe of Idlicote and answered by Lord Adonis.
4 Royal Navy: destroyers A question was asked by Lord Astor of Hever and answered by Baroness Taylor of Bolton.
5 Regulatory Reform Orders A question was asked by Lord De Mauley and answered by Lord Bach.
6 Hybrid Instruments The Chairman of Committees moved 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. |
The motion was agreed to.
7 Liaison The Chairman of Committees moved 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.
The motion was agreed to.
8 Procedure of the House The Chairman of Committees moved 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. |
The motion was agreed to.
9 Works of Art The Chairman of Committees moved 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.
The motion was agreed to.
10 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] Lord Darzi of Denham moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the House adjourned.
The House resumed.
11 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] Lord Grocott moved that further debate be adjourned till Wednesday next. The motion was agreed to.
12 Northern Rock Lord Davies of Oldham repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.
The House adjourned at 8.31pm until Tuesday 20 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 on the dates shown:
1 Exports—Government Response to the Report of the House of Commons Quadripartite (Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry) Committee, Session 2006-07, on Strategic Export Controls. (16 November) (7260)
2 Explanatory Memorandum (Revised)—Replacement Explanatory Memorandum to the Asylum (Procedures) Regulations 2007, SI2007/3187. (16 November) (—)
Statutory Instruments (Standing Order 71)
The following negative instruments, having been laid before the House on 16 November, were ordered to lie on the Table.
1 (1) Education (Admissions Appeals Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
(3206)
(2) Draft School Admission Appeals Code (—)
laid under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.
2 (1) Radioactive Contaminated Land Regulations (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (3236)
(2) Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
(3277)
laid under the European Communities Act 1972.
3 (1) Radioactive Contaminated Land (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (3240)
(2) Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (3245)
(3) Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (3250)
laid under the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
Affirmative Instrument
The following instrument was laid before the House for approval by resolution:
Draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2007, laid under the Employment Agencies Act 1973.
Negative Instruments
The following instruments were laid before the House:
1 Harbour School Order 2007, laid under the Education Act 2002. (3205)
2 Reinsurance Directive Regulations 2007, laid under the European Communities Act 1972. (3253)
3 (1) Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Reinsurance Directive) Order 2007 (3254)
(2) Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Reinsurance Directive) Regulations 2007 (3255)
laid under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
4 Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, laid under the Immigration Act 1971. (—)
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Judicial Business
Monday 19 November
1 In re P and others (AP) (Appellants) (Northern Ireland) The appeal of X and P was presented and it was ordered that notwithstanding Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 9 January (lodged 14 November).
2 Ansell (also known as Marley) (Petitioner) v London and Quadrant Housing Trust (Respondents) The petition of Carol Ann Ansell praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
3 R v Challinor (Petitioner) The petition of Basil John Challinor praying for leave to appeal in accordance with the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
4 Roberts and another (Petitioners) v Gable and others (Respondents) The petition of Christopher Roberts and Barry Roberts praying for leave to appeal notwithstanding that the time limited by Standing Order II has expired was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
5 R (on the application of Trzcinska and others) (Respondents) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) and one other action The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee.
6 Howard de Walden Estates Limited (Respondents) v Aggio and others (Appellants) 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 23 November (the agents for the respondent consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed.
7 Helow (AP) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and another (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 10 December (the agents for the respondent consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed.
8 In re M and another (children) (FC) The respondent’s and interveners’ certificates of public funding were lodged.
Tuesday 20 November at 10.30am
In Committee Room No. 1
Further hearing by the Appellate Committee in the following cause:
Clarke (Appellant) v Fennoscandia Limited and others (Respondents) (Scotland)
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