Thursday 22 November 2007 at 11.00am
*Oral questions, 30 minutes
*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 Uddin to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they and their international partners will give at the forthcoming climate change conference in Bali to the effect of global warming on Bangladesh.
†Business of the House The Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland) to move that the debate on the motion in the name of Baroness Park of Monmouth set down for today shall be limited to 5 hours.
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).
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Future Business
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.
Armed Forces (Service Complaints Commissioner) Regulations 2007 Baroness Taylor of Bolton to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 8 October be approved. 28th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee, Session 2006-07, Considered in Grand Committee on 20 November
Armed Forces (Redress of Individual Grievances) Regulations 2007 Baroness Taylor of Bolton to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 22 October be approved. 28th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee, Session 2006-07, Considered in Grand Committee on 20 November
Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007 Lord Bach to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 15 October be approved. 28th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee, Session 2006-07, Considered in Grand Committee on 20 November
Regulators’ Compliance Code Lord Bach to move that the draft Code laid before the House on 15 October be approved. First Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee, Considered in Grand Committee on 20 November
Company and Business Names (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2007 Lord Bach to move that the Regulations laid before the House on 6 November be approved. First Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (Powers of District and JP Courts) Order 2007 Baroness Morgan of Drefelin to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 8 October be approved. 27th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee, Session 2006-07, Considered in Grand Committee on 20 November
Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 Lord Rooker to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 9 October be approved. 27th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee, Session 2006-07, Considered in Grand Committee on 20 November
†Local Transport Bill [HL] Lord Bassam of Brighton to move that it be an instruction to the Grand Committee to which the Local Transport Bill [HL] has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order:
Clauses 1 to 7
Schedule 1
Clauses 8 to 40
Schedule 2
Clause 41
Schedule 3
Clauses 42 to 66
Schedule 4
| Clauses 67 to 96
Schedule 5
Clauses 97 to 108
Schedule 6
Clauses 109 to 114
Schedule 7
Clauses 115 to 118. |
†Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] Lord Darzi of Denham to move that it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to which the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order:
Clauses 1 to 5
Schedule 1
Clauses 6 to 11
Schedule 2
Clauses 12 and 13
Schedule 3
Clause 14
Schedule 4
Clauses 15 to 28
| Schedule 5
Clauses 29 to 56
Schedule 6
Clauses 57 to 65
Schedule 7
Clause 66
Schedule 8
Clauses 67 to 69. |
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.
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to develop restorative justice schemes.
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
†Prayers will have been read
*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.
It is expected that the following two motions will be debated together
Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2007 Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to move that the draft Rules laid before the House on 9 October be approved. 27th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee, Session 2006-07
Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2007 Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to move that the draft Rules laid before the House on 9 October be approved. 27th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee, Session 2006-07
Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Additional Authorities) Order 2007 Lord West of Spithead to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 6 November be approved. First Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (Duty to Share Information and Disclosure of Information for Security Purposes) Order 2007 Lord West of Spithead to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 6 November be approved. First Report from the Statutory Instruments 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.
†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]
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.
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.
†§Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] Committee [Lord Darzi of Denham] First Report from the Delegated Powers Committee
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.
†It is expected that the Committee stage on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill will continue
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.
The Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland) to move that this House takes note of the forthcoming European Council in Lisbon on 13 and 14 December.
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.
†Baroness Perry of Southwark to call attention to the case for an action plan to make opportunity more equal in the United Kingdom by raising school standards and increasing the number of good school places; and to move for papers.
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 2.00pm
†Local Transport Bill [HL] Committee [Lord Bassam of Brighton] First Report from the Delegated Powers Committee
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.
†It is expected that the Committee stage on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill will continue
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm
†Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill [HL] Committee [Lord Davies of Oldham]
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.
†It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill will continue at 3.30pm in the Moses Room and that it will conclude
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.
†It is expected that the Committee stage on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill will conclude
†It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Local Transport Bill will continue at 3.45pm in the Moses Room
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.
*Lord Hoyle to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Japan about their hunting of whales.
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.
*Lord Tyler to ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the total cost of Government-funded research into organophosphates and human health since 1992.
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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.
Lord Wright of Richmond to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on Prüm: an effective weapon against terrorism and crime? (18th Report, Session 2006-07, HL Paper 90). 9 May 2007
Lord Wright of Richmond to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on The EU/US Passenger Name Record (PNR) Agreement (21st Report, Session 2006-07, HL Paper 108). 5 June 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.
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 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.
Lord Dholakia to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will use the Migrant Integration Policy Index to inform debates on migrants in Europe.
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Questions for Written Answer
Tabled on 21 November and due for answer by 5 December.
Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in funding public bodies in countries where there are indigenous or tribal people, the Department for International Development has regard to their compliance with the International Labour Organisation’s Convention 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries. HL412
Lord Beaumont of Whitley to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the aviation industry or a quota of flights within this industry will be included in the second phase of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme, due to start in 2008. HL413
Lord Beaumont of Whitley to ask Her Majesty’s Government to which companies and in what proportions the emissions allocations of the first phase of the European Emissions Trading Scheme were distributed. HL414
Baroness Greengross to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment has been made by the Royal Mail of the volume of business they receive from the Channel Islands involving the carriage of food supplements and herbal remedies that either contain illegal ingredients, or are marketed with illegal claims; and what steps they intend to take to ensure that Royal Mail addresses this issue. HL415
Baroness Greengross to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the annual cost to the Exchequer of low-value consignment relief available to businesses based in the Channel Islands for the import into the United Kingdom of food supplements and herbal remedies that contain illegal ingredients or are marketed with illegal claims; and what steps they intend to take to ensure HM Revenue and Customs addresses this issue. HL416
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what specific steps they will take to ensure that United Kingdom sector regulators will co-ordinate their work increasingly in a European Union-wide single market context; and whether they will give examples of recent such actions. HL417
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will initiate urgent talks between HM Treasury and the Bank of England on a possible reduction in United Kingdom official reserves of United States dollars. HL418
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will launch urgent discussions with the Civil Aviation Authority to rescind the plans to construct a third runway and a sixth terminal building at Heathrow airport. HL419
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the United Kingdom to become a full member of the euro currency zone. HL420
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government how the public interest and United Kingdom taxpayers will benefit from any sale to private equity buyers of High Speed One rail services. HL421
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will support the United Kingdom airports management sector in new efforts to avoid unnecessary queues and delays for passengers.
HL422
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people visit the public counter service of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Legalisation Office. HL423
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government to where they are proposing to move the public counter service of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Legalisation Office.
HL424
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what savings they expect to make from moving the public counter service of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Legalisation Office; and whether they have estimated the additional cost to users of the service. HL425
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the forecast underspend in the Objective 2 regional programmes in this calendar year for each English region; how much is forecast to be paid back to the European Union under the rules; how these figures compare with the preceding calendar year; and what are the top ten underspending projects in each region.
HL426
Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many persons have been charged with offences under section 49 of the Children Act 1989 in each of the last five years; whether recovery orders under section 50 are regularly sought when looked-after children disappear from local authority care; and whether the port authorities are informed of all recovery orders. HL427
Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the governments of those countries with mainly Muslim populations to take steps to relieve the growing humanitarian problems in Somalia. HL428
Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Mr Jonathan Shaw, on 18 October (HC Deb, 1190W), why the final report of the Independent Scientific Group on Badgers and Cattle TB has not been peer reviewed. HL429
Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the publication of the Annual Report and Accounts for 2006-07 for the Environment Agency (EA), how many farmers in total attended the 250 workshops run for them by the EA; and how many attended two, three, four or more workshops.
HL430
Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the publication of the Annual Report and Accounts for 2006-07 for the Environment Agency, whether operator and pollution risk appraisals apply to (a) oil terminals; (b) oil distribution depots; (c) warehouses; (d) shopping centres; and (e) supermarkets; and, if not, what environmental risk assessments are made for them, by whom and at what intervals. HL431
Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the publication of the Annual Report and Accounts for 2006-07 for the Environment Agency, whether industrial carbon dioxide emissions are not falling fast enough to meet United Kingdom domestic targets because (a) the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme offers insufficient incentive, or (b) other parts of the United Kingdom are increasing carbon emissions. HL432
Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for Borders and Immigration, Mr Liam Byrne, on 24 October (HC Deb, 343W), how many of the public service agreement targets entered into by them (a) are considered to have insufficient rural impact to justify a full impact assessment; (b) have had impact assessments carried out and published; and (c) have not yet had an impact assessment published. HL433
Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Mr Jonathan Shaw, on 22 October (HC Deb, 78W), whether the increasing trend of expenditure in the core-Department on consultancy and professional services will continue through this financial year and next; and, in particular, what are the anticipated figures for information technology and telecommunication and for specialist consultancy. HL434
Lord Bradley to ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each of the ten metropolitan councils in Greater Manchester, how many children were placed in care outside their own district in each of the last five years; and what was the cost of these placements in each of the last five years. HL435
Lord Rotherwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many building applications have been (a) received, and (b) approved for building on flood plains despite opposition from the Environment Agency in each of the last five years. HL436
Lord Rotherwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect of housing targets on the number of planning applications that have been (a) received, and (b) approved for building on flood plains despite opposition from the Environment Agency in each of the last five years. HL437
Lord Rotherwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many homes have been built in areas designated as being at high risk of flooding in each of the last five years. HL438
Lord Rotherwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government on how many occasions the Secretary of State has called in a planning application where the local planning authority has ignored Environment Agency advice as a statutory consultee in opposing approval of such application. HL439
Lord Rotherwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effects of proposals to shift the functions of 46 fire and rescue centres to nine regional command centres in addressing emergencies such as major flooding. HL440
Lord Rotherwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice is being made available to assist potential claimants accessing the European Union Solidarity Fund as a consequence of flood damage earlier this year. HL441
Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of Somalia to ensure that they fulfil their responsibility to protect civilians and allow humanitarian access. HL442
Lord Ahmed to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan in relation to the beatings of journalists in Karachi who were protesting against the closure of private television channels. HL443
Lord Ahmed to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan on the censorship of Geo TV by the United Arab Emirates authorities on news and views programmes; and whether they will make representations to the relevant authorities to allow broadcast of Urdu channels for the European and American diaspora communities. HL444
Lord Ahmed to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made representations to the government of Pakistan regarding the suspension of the constitution there. HL445
Lord Ahmed to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made representations to the government of Pakistan regarding the judiciary in Pakistan who have been under house arrest since 3 November. HL446
Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance is available to District Councillors in England on answering letters from those living in their wards and who are on the current electoral register. HL447
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether passports issued through Dublin are stamped through as issued through the London office. HL448
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government under what conditions residents of the Irish Republic can receive British passports. HL449
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, as a result of the granting of equality under the Belfast Agreement 1998, anyone in the Irish Republic can consider themselves to be British and receive a British passport. HL450
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the current Secretary of State for Northern Ireland stayed in the United States on official business; if so, when; at what cost; and how many officials were involved and at what cost. HL451
Earl Attlee to ask Her Majesty’s Government why correspondence to the Highways Authority in Kent regarding abnormal loads to be moved in that county has to be sent to an address in Surrey. HL452
Earl Attlee to ask Her Majesty’s Government how the £24 billion loaned to Northern Rock is shown in the accounts of the Bank of England. HL453
Earl Attlee to ask Her Majesty’s Government how the £24 billion loaned to Northern Rock is shown in the National Accounts. HL454
Earl Attlee to ask Her Majesty’s Government where the £24 billion loaned to Northern Rock has come from; and what effect the loan will have on Government DEL (Departmental Expenditure Limits) expenditure. HL455
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Questions unanswered after 14 days
The questions asked on the dates shown in bold were due for answer by the dates in brackets.
The Government department responsible for answering each Question is shown in square brackets.
6 November (20 November)
HL11 Lord Stoddart of Swindon [FCO]
HL15 Lord Berkeley [DfT]
HL16 Lord Berkeley [DfT]
HL17 Lord Berkeley [DfT]
HL18 Lord Berkeley [DfT]
HL19 Lord Berkeley [DfT]
HL25 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL27 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL30 Lord Morris of Manchester [DoH]
HL31 Lord Morris of Manchester [DoH]
HL36 Lord Jenkin of Roding [DoH]
HL46 Earl of Sandwich [MoD]
HL60 Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury [DCMS]
HL69 Lord Clement-Jones [DCMS]
HL72 Lord Alton of Liverpool [DoH]
HL74 Lord Alton of Liverpool [DoH]
HL77 Lord Alton of Liverpool [DoH]
HL78 Lord Pearson of Rannoch [HO]
HL97 Lord Ouseley [HO]
7 November (21 November)
HL108 Lord Ouseley [CLG]
HL109 Lord Teverson [DfT]
HL110 Lord Teverson [DfT]
HL111 Lord Teverson [DfT]
HL112 Lord Teverson [DfT]
HL129 Lord Berkeley [DfBERR]
HL130 Lord Alton of Liverpool [DoH]
HL131 Lord Alton of Liverpool [DoH]
HL141 Lord Avebury [DoH]
HL143 Lord Avebury [CO]
HL152 Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury [DCMS]
HL153 Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury [DCMS]
HL154 Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury [DCMS]
HL159 Lord Roberts of Conwy [MoD]
HL167 Lord Greaves [LHOL]
HL169 Lord Skelmersdale [CLG]
Number of questions allocated to each department which are unanswered after 14 days.
| [CLG] 2
| [CO] 1
| [DCMS] 5
| [DfBERR] 1
| [DfT] 9
| [DoH] 9 |
| [FCO] 1
| [HO] 2
| [LHOL] 1
| [MoD] 2
| [NIO] 2
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Bills in Progress
|
| Type of Bill
| To be considered |
| Waiting for Second Reading
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| 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
| |
| 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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| Committed to a Grand Committee
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| Local Transport [HL]
| Government
| 6 December |
| Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts [HL]
| Government
| 10 December |
| Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
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| |
| Human Fertilisation and Embryology [HL]
| Government
| 3 December |
| 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 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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| Draft Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007
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| Draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2007
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| Draft Local Authorities (Alcohol Disorder Zones) Regulations 2007
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| Considered in 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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| 26 November |
| Draft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007
|
| 26 November |
| Draft Armed Forces (Service Complaints Commissioner) Regulations 2007
|
| 26 November |
| Draft Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007
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| 26 November |
| Draft Armed Forces (Redress of Individual Grievances) Regulations 2007
|
| 26 November |
| Draft Regulators’ Compliance Code
|
| 26 November |
| Company and Business Names (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2007
|
| 26 November |
| Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
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| Draft Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2007
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| 28 November |
| Draft Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2007
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| 28 November |
| 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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| 28 November |
| Draft Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (Duty to Share Information and Disclosure of Information for Security Purposes) Order 2007
|
| 28 November |
| 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 Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Order 2007
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| Draft Regional Learning and Skills Councils Regulations 2007
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Negative Instruments
Instruments reported by the Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee
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| Praying time expires
| To be considered |
| 30th Report, Session 2006-07
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| Water Industry (Prescribed Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
| 22 November
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| 31st Report, Session 2006-07
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| 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
| Super-affirmative draft Orders reported following first-stage scrutiny by the Regulatory Reform Committee
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| Draft Legislative Reform (Local Authority Consent Requirements) (England and Wales) Order 2007
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Committees
Unless otherwise indicated, Committees meet in the Lords’ rooms in the Committee Corridor as indicated in the daily broadsheet
| Thursday 22 November
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| Human Rights
| Joint Committee
| in South Africa |
| 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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| European Union
| Sub-Committee A Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade
| 10.30am |
| Science and Technology
| Sub-Committee I Waste Reduction
| 11.00am |
| Merits of Statutory Instruments
| Select Committee
| 3.00pm |
| Economic Affairs
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| Administration and Works
| Domestic Committee
| 4.15pm
in Committee Room G |
| European Union
| Select Committee
| 4.15pm |
| Wednesday 28 November
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| Communications
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| Constitution
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee D Environment and Agriculture
| 10.30am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee F Home Affairs
| 11.00am |
| Statutory Instruments
| Joint Committee
| 4.00pm |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee E Law and Institutions
| 4.15pm |
| Tuesday 4 December
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| House Committee
| Domestic Committee
| 4.00pm |
| Wednesday 5 December
|
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| Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| Thursday 6 December
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| Science and Technology
| Select Committee
| 11.00am |
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Minutes of Proceedings of Wednesday 21 November 2007
The House met at 9.45am
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Newcastle.
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Judicial Business
For judicial business see page 25
The House adjourned. The House resumed.
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Select Committee Reports
1 Statutory Instruments
The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
2nd Report on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments:
Draft Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Order 2007
Draft Regional Learning and Skills Councils Regulations 2007. (HL Paper 10)
2 Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
First Report, on the following bills:
Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill [HL]
Disabled Persons (Independent Living) Bill [HL]
House of Lords Bill [HL]
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL]
Local Transport Bill [HL]
Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL]
and on:
the draft Legislative Reform (Local Authority Consent Requirements) (England and Wales) Order 2007. (HL Paper 11)
Public Business
3 Financial institutions A question was asked by Lord Renton of Mount Harry and answered by Lord Davies of Oldham.
4 Children: United Nations Convention A question was asked by Baroness Whitaker and answered by Baroness Crawley.
5 Fire-safer cigarettes A question was asked by Lord Harrison and answered by Baroness Andrews.
6 Ireland: electronic border A question was asked by Lord Trimble and answered by Lord West of Spithead.
7 Parliamentary Broadcasting Unit Limited (PARBUL) The Chairman of Committees moved that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Board of the Parliamentary Broadcasting Unit Limited (PARBUL):
L Brabazon of Tara
L Naseby
| L Paul
L Thomson of Monifieth. |
The motion was agreed to.
8 Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) The Chairman of Committees moved that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following Lords be appointed to the Board of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST):
B Greenfield
L Oxburgh
| L Sutherland of Houndwood
L Winston. |
The motion was agreed to.
9 Tax Law Rewrite Bills The Chairman of Committees moved that a Select Committee of six members be appointed to join with the Committee appointed by the Commons to consider tax law rewrite bills, and in particular to consider whether each bill committed to it preserves the effect of the existing law, subject to any minor changes which may be desirable;
That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:
L Blackwell
L Christopher
L Goodhart
| L Haskel
L Millett
L Newton of Braintree; |
That the Committee have power to agree with the Committee appointed by the Commons in the appointment of a Chairman;
That the quorum of the Committee shall be two;
That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;
That the Committee have leave to report from time to time;
That the evidence taken by the Committee shall, if the Committee so wishes, be published;
That the procedure of the Joint Committee shall follow the procedure of select committees of the House of Commons when such procedure differs from that of select committees of this House, and shall include the power of the Chairman to select amendments.
The motion was agreed to, and a message was sent to the Commons.
10 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] The second reading debate was resumed. After further debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
11 Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill [HL] Lord Davies of Oldham moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Grand Committee.
12 Chairmanship of the BBC Lord Fowler moved 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). After debate, the motion was agreed to.
The House adjourned at 9.18pm until Thursday 22 November at 11.00am.
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 Industrial Injuries—Report of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council reviewing the prescription of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) - Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema. (7253)
2 Social Security—Convention on Social Security between the United Kingdom and Ireland, with Exchange Notes. (7277)
Affirmative Instruments
The following instruments were laid before the House for approval by resolution:
1 Draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2007, laid under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
2 Draft Local Authorities (Alcohol Disorder Zones) Regulations 2007, laid under the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006.
Negative Instruments
The following instruments were laid before the House:
1 Secretaries of State for Children, Schools and Families, for Innovation, Universities and Skills and for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Order 2007, laid under the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975. (3224)
2 (1) Grants for Fishing and Aquaculture Industries Regulations 2007 (3284)
(2) Export and Movement Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) Regulations 2007 (3295)
laid under the European Communities Act 1972.
Paper not subject to parliamentary proceedings
The following paper was laid before the House:
Report for 2006 of the Animal Procedures Committee, laid under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
Instrument coming into operation before being laid
The Lord Speaker informed the House that she had received, under the proviso to section 4(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946, notification that the following instrument had come into operation before being laid before Parliament, together with an explanation:
Export and Movement Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) Regulations 2007, laid under the European Communities Act 1972. (3295)
21 November
Corrections
In the Minutes of Proceedings of 8 November the following item, which was included as an Affirmative Instrument, should have appeared as an Instrument not subject to parliamentary proceedings:
Draft Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2007, laid under the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
In yesterday’s Minutes of Proceedings the following item, which was included as item 2 under Negative Instruments, should have appeared as an Instrument not subject to parliamentary proceedings:
Charities Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2007, laid under the Charities Act 2006. (3286)
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Judicial Business
Wednesday 21 November
1 Ward (AP) (Appellant) v Police Service of Northern Ireland (Respondents) (Northern Ireland) It was moved by Lord Bingham of Cornhill that the 2nd Report from the Appellate Committee be agreed to; the motion was agreed to. It was ordered and adjudged that the Order of the Queen’s Bench Division of Her Majesty’s High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland of 6 December 2005 be affirmed and the appeal dismissed; that the certified questions be left unanswered; and that the costs of the appellant in this House be taxed in accordance with the provisions of the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981. [2007] UKHL 50
2 Watt (formerly Carter) (sued on his own on behalf of the other members of the Labour Party) (Respondent) v Ahsan (Appellant) It was moved by Lord Rodger of Earlsferry on behalf of Lord Hoffmann that the 3rd Report from the Appellate Committee be agreed to; the motion was agreed to. It was ordered and adjudged that the appeal be allowed; that the Order of Her Majesty’s Court of Appeal of 28 July 2005 be set aside and the decision of the Employment Tribunal of 23 September 2003 restored; and that the question of the costs of the appeal to this House be adjourned in order that the parties may make written submissions within 14 days. [2007] UKHL 51
3 Mbasogo (President of the State of Equatorial Guinea) and others (Appellants) v Logo Limited and others (Respondents) The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee.
Thursday 22 November at 10.30am
In Committee Room No. 1
Further hearing by the Appellate Committee in the following cause:
In re M (FC) and another (FC) (children) (FC)
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