Friday 30 November 2007 at 10.00am
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.
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Future Business
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.
†Examiner of Petitions for Private Bills The Chairman of Committees to move that, in accordance with Private Business Standing Order 69 (Appointment of Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills), Mr A Sandall be appointed an Examiner of Petitions for Private Bills.
Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [HL] Lord Jones of Birmingham to move that it be an instruction to the Grand Committee to which the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [HL] has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order:
Clause 1
Schedule 1
Clause 2
Schedule 2
Clauses 3 and 4
Schedule 3
Clauses 5 to 26
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Clauses 27 to 36
Schedules 5 and 6
Clause 60
Schedule 7
Clauses 37 to 59
Clauses 61 to 73. |
§Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] Committee [Lord Darzi of Denham] First Report from the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
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 later in life, adult learners seeking a second qualification at an equivalent or lower level to that already held must pay full cost fees. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)
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.
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Order 2007 Lord Davies of Oldham to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 13 November be approved. 2nd Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
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.
It is expected that the Committee stage of 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.
*Baroness Noakes to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 20 November about the loss of data by HM Revenue and Customs, whether any further details have come to light over the loss of the data; and whether any more files containing confidential personal information are unaccounted for.
†House Committee The Chairman of Committees to move that the First Report from the Select Committee be agreed to. (HL Paper 13)
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.
It is expected that the following two motions will be debated together
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).
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).
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 2.00pm
Local Transport Bill [HL] Committee [Lord Bassam of Brighton] First Report from the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform 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.
Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are supporting Liverpool in preparing for its role as European Capital of Culture 2008. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)
It is expected that the Committee stage of 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.
Climate Change Bill [HL] Committee [Lord Rooker]
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 of 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.
Lord Alton of Liverpool to call attention to the causes and consequences of conflict in Africa; and to move for papers. (Balloted debate, 2½ hours)
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. (Balloted debate, 2½ hours)
Local Authorities (Alcohol Disorder Zones) Regulations 2007 Lord West of Spithead to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 21 November be approved.
Immigration (Employment of Adults Subject to Immigration Control) (Maximum Penalty) Order 2007 Lord West of Spithead to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 22 November be approved.
Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2007 Lord West of Spithead to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 21 November be approved. 3rd Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 2.00pm
†Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord McKenzie of Luton] 3rd Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
†Legislative Reform (Local Authority Consent Requirements) (England and Wales) Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Andrews] First Report from the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
†European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Agreement on Enlargement of the European Economic Area) Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Royall of Blaisdon] 3rd Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Friday 14 December at 10.00am
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.
Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Selsdon]
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.
†The question in the name of Lord Hoyle has been withdrawn
It is expected that the Committee stage of the Climate Change Bill will continue
It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Local Transport Bill will continue at 3.30pm in the Moses Room
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 18 December for debate on 17 January. Time limit 2½ hours
Lord Harries of Pentregarth to call attention to financial inequality in the United Kingdom; 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 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.
Lord Harrison to call attention to the British Humanist Association’s reports Quality and Equality: Human Rights, Public Services and Religious Organisations and The Case for Secularism: A Neutral State in an Open Society; and to move for papers.
Lord Ramsbotham to call attention to the case for a women’s justice system; and to move for papers.
Lord Rix to call attention to the removal of funding for equivalent and lower qualifications in higher education and its impact on the re-skilling, updating and re-training of the labour market in the United Kingdom; and to move for papers.
Lord Mawson to call attention to building sustainable communities and securing a worthwhile legacy for the London Olympics; and to move for papers.
Baroness Williams of Crosby to call attention to the impact of national tests and league tables on educational achievement; and to move for papers.
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 Harris of Haringey to call attention to the Work Foundation report Fit for Work? Musculoskeletal disorders and labour market participation and the case for a concerted approach to reduce the social, economic and work impact of musculoskeletal disorders; 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 Grenfell to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on The Commission’s Annual Policy Strategy for 2008 (23rd Report, Session 2006-07, HL Paper 123). 4 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 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 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.
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.
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.
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they propose to take in view of the absence of a coroners bill in the legislative programme.
Earl Howe to ask Her Majesty’s Government how implementation of the Musculoskeletal Services Framework is progressing, with particular emphasis on health and employment issues.
Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking to tackle the issue of fly-tipping.
Lord Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to help parents of school age children, especially those on low incomes, to spend quality time with their children at weekends.
Lord Burnett to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the future of inheritance tax and capital gains tax.
Baroness Trumpington to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will examine the present contributions of the police and the Home Office in the identification, prevention, solving and reduction of crime.
Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to respond to the issues raised by the Work Foundation report Fit for Work? Musculoskeletal disorders and labour market participation; and what plans they have for achieving a concerted approach to reduce the social, economic and work impact of musculoskeletal disorders.
†Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in the negotiations to extend full Bangladeshi citizenship to the Bihari living in refugee camps in Bangladesh.
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Questions for Written Answer
Tabled on 29 November and due for answer by 13 December.
Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make it an offence for adults to buy cigarettes on behalf of children under 18 years of age, in the same way as it is already a proxy purchase offence to buy alcoholic drinks to pass on to children. HL650
Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to ensure the prioritisation of an effective response to the issue of children affected by HIV and AIDS in the new Government strategy. HL651
Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will commit to continuing to earmark at least 10 per cent of all the Department for International Development’s HIV and AIDS funding for children affected by HIV. HL652
Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Department for International Development is working with civil society to develop and implement a system to track HIV and AIDS resources to ensure that they reach the communities which are most affected and to monitor the results they achieve. HL653
Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support national governments to ensure the provision of co-trimoxazole to all HIV-exposed children as a prophylaxis and for the treatment of opportunistic infections. HL654
Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to provide support to strengthen the organisational capacity of national governments and civil society responding to children affected by HIV and AIDS. HL655
Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are supporting national governments to deliver comprehensive and integrated prevention of mother-to-children transmission services, outlined by the G8 summit in June. HL656
Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether closed circuit television footage has been retained of an alleged incident which occurred during the process of attempting to remove Ms Susan Pandirai, a citizen of Mozambique, on 20 November. HL657
Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Parole Board is satisfied that the substitution of a one-day victim empathy course for an 8-week victim awareness course at Aylesbury Young Offenders Institution will allow the prisoners concerned, who are serving an indeterminate sentence for public protection, to meet the Board’s requirements; and whether, in general, HM Prison Service is tending to offer shorter courses as part of the drive to cut costs. HL658
Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government which local authorities in England have brought forward Development Plan Documents containing Gypsy and Traveller site alterations in advance of the regional consideration of pitch members, as advised by paragraph 43 of Circular 1/06; and whether they will give the number of pitches in each of these Development Plan Documents. HL659
Lord Wakeham to ask Her Majesty’s Government when the national outline service to match apprentices to employers and training providers was trialled; and what were the main findings of the trials. HL660
Lord Wakeham to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Apprenticeship Review will fill existing information gaps concerning the supply of apprenticeship places and demand for them. HL661
Lord Wakeham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the present best estimate of the excess of demand for apprenticeship places over supply. HL662
Lord Wakeham to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they propose to simplify, and make more accessible, the process by which young people move into apprenticeship. HL663
Lord Wakeham to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the timetable for raising levels of functional literacy and numeracy is sufficient to make an early and significant impact on the problem. HL664
Lord Wakeham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the level of accuracy of recent figures showing rapidly rising completion rates for apprenticeships. HL665
Lord Howarth of Newport to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether English Partnerships has found a buyer for Severalls Hospital near Colchester; what is currently the condition of the buildings and parkland on the site; what requirements they have for their maintenance; and how they intend to ensure that this heritage is conserved for the future. HL666
Viscount Montgomery of Alamein to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the reply by Lord Malloch-Brown on 28 November (HL Deb, col 1219), whether they will confirm there are 19 countries in Latin America and 15 British embassies. HL667
Lord Selkirk of Douglas to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the current position regarding the sale of the Ministry of Defence land and buildings in the vicinity of Chelsea barracks; whether the proceeds will be used to provide better accommodation for service personnel; and, if not, for what purpose the proceeds will be used. HL668
Lord Selkirk of Douglas to ask Her Majesty’s Government, where the Ministry of Defence (MoD) receives a financial windfall as a result of the sale of MoD land, whether best use of the money is made by the MoD for MoD purposes. HL669
Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government what systems they have in place to monitor the disbursement of £150 million for vulnerable children under their 2005-08 HIV-AIDS programme; and how they propose to strengthen these systems. HL670
Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made with the programme of assistance following the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Southern Sudan; and how many staff have been working on this (a) in the United Kingdom; (b) in Khartoum; and (c) in the South of Sudan. HL671
Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are discussing possible reforms of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE); what kind of reforms they favour; whether there is any emerging consensus about reforms; and what is their attitude towards the proposal for chairmanship of the OSCE by Kazakhstan. HL672
Lord Steinberg to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any proposals to change the standard of dress of school teachers. HL673
Lord Steinberg to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will promote school uniforms to help improve discipline in schools. HL674
Lord Steinberg to ask Her Majesty’s Government what further action they propose to take against disruptive children in schools. HL674
Lord Steinberg to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have assessed the accuracy of the comments of head teacher, Carol Jones of Fulham Cross School, that GCSE passes have risen from 42 per cent to 53 per cent since school uniforms were introduced. HL675
Lord Steinberg to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the number of Quangos in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland have reduced in number in the past ten years; and, if so, what reduction has taken place in each geographical area. HL676
Lord Steinberg to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Quangos there are in England; and what are the costs of these Quangos individually and in total. HL677
Lord Rotherwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the contribution to flooding made by problems with (a) urban drainage; (b) sewers; (c) gullies; and (d) spillways. HL678
Lord Rotherwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to promote the (a) cleaning, and (b) dredging of river systems. HL679
Lord Rotherwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect of reducing, (a) cleaning and (b) dredging of river systems on (i) the water table and (ii) flood risk. HL680
Lord Rotherwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they anticipate coming to conclusions on the effective prioritisation process for the Environment Agency’s capital programme for the fund for flood defences; and whether they will publish their findings and those of the public consultation. HL681
Lord Rotherwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much money has been made available in each of the last three years for flood management of rivers in the United Kingdom. HL682
Lord Rotherwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much money designated for flood prevention measures remained unspent at the end of each of the last five years. HL683
Lord Beaumont of Whitley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what levels of emissions cuts were achieved in the United Kingdom and in other participating countries, in the first phase of the European Emissions Trading Scheme. HL684
Lord Beaumont of Whitley to ask Her Majesty’s Government why the United Kingdom contribution towards scarcity of allocations in the second phase of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme is less than in the first phase. HL685
Lord Beaumont of Whitley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration has been given to electricity production prices in the light of the expected increased price of allocations in the second phase of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme. HL686
Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the Sure Start Maternity Grant with a view to ensuring that higher payments are made to families expecting multiple births, to reflect their higher care costs. HL687
Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will review the eligibility criteria for the eldest child rate of Child Benefit, to allow multiple-birth families to receive equal payments for children of equal age. HL688
Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will review the baby element of the Child Tax Credit with a view to ensuring that a higher payment is made to families expecting multiple births to reflect their higher care costs. HL689
Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reflect the additional costs of families of premature babies in the benefit system. HL690
Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report Financial Help for Families produced by BLISS, the premature baby charity, regarding the additional costs of families of premature babies. HL691
Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Marine Bill will include provisions for the security of fisheries around the British Overseas Territories. HL692
Lord Monson to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the police are entitled to prevent press photographers or camera crews from filming or photographing public meetings, rallies or demonstrations at the behest of the organisers of such events. HL693
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government what public appointments the current Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has had, outside Northern Ireland, since his appointment. HL694
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average length of time taken by the Northern Ireland Office to reply to parliamentary questions tabled in the House of Lords in each of the last two parliamentary sessions; and what steps they are taking to shorten this time. HL695
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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]
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]
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)
HL129 Lord Berkeley [DfBERR]
HL130 Lord Alton of Liverpool [DoH]
HL131 Lord Alton of Liverpool [DoH]
HL141 Lord Avebury [DoH]
HL143 Lord Avebury [CO]
8 November (22 November)
HL183 Lord Tebbit [MoD]
HL188 Lord Alton of Liverpool [DoH]
HL194 Lord Hylton [DfID]
HL197 Lord Hylton [HO]
HL198 Viscount Astor [HMT]
HL199 Viscount Astor [HMT]
HL200 Viscount Astor [HMT]
HL201 Viscount Astor [HMT]
HL202 Baroness Valentine [HO]
HL203 Baroness Valentine [HO]
12 November (26 November)
HL207 Lord Hylton [DoH]
HL214 Lord Berkeley [CLG]
HL215 Lord Berkeley [CLG]
HL217 Baroness Tonge [DoH]
HL222 Lord Beaumont of Whitley [DfID]
HL226 Lord Hanningfield [CLG]
HL227 Lord Hanningfield [CLG]
HL235 Lord Vinson [DfBERR]
HL236 Lord Vinson [DfBERR]
13 November (27 November)
HL242 Earl Attlee [MoD]
HL255 Lord Lee of Trafford [MoD]
HL256 Lord Lee of Trafford [MoD]
14 November (28 November)
HL264 Lord Rogan [NIO]
HL265 Lord Rogan [MoD]
HL268 Lord Beaumont of Whitley [DfBERR]
15 November (29 November)
HL288 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL294 Lord Marlesford [HO]
HL296 Lord Marlesford [HO]
HL297 Lord Marlesford [HO]
HL299 Lord Marlesford [DfT]
HL306 Lord Greaves [CLG]
HL308 Baroness Hanham [DEFRA]
HL309 Baroness Hanham [DEFRA]
HL310 Baroness Hanham [DEFRA]
Number of questions allocated to each department which are unanswered after 14 days.
| [CLG] 5
| [CO] 1
| [DCMS] 1
| [DEFRA] 3
| [DfBERR] 4
| [DfID] 2 |
| [DfT] 6
| [DoH] 11
| [FCO] 1
| [HMT] 4
| [HO] 8
| [MoD] 6 |
| [NIO] 3
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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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| House of Lords [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 30 November |
| Disabled Persons (Independent Living) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 14 December |
| Powers of Entry etc. [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 14 December |
| Alcohol Labelling [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Kidney Transplant [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| 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 |
| Children and Young Persons [HL]
| Government
| |
| Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions [HL]
| Government
| |
| Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
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| Human Fertilisation and Embryology [HL]
| Government
| 3 December |
| Climate Change [HL]
| Government
| 11 December |
| Waiting for Third Reading
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| London Local Authorities and Transport for London Bill
| Private
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| Sent to the Commons
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| Transport for London [HL]
| Private
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| Bournemouth Borough Council [HL]
| Private
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| Manchester City Council [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 Local Authorities (Alcohol Disorder Zones) Regulations 2007
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| 13 December |
| Draft Immigration (Employment of Adults Subject to Immigration Control) (Maximum Penalty) Order 2007
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| 13 December |
| Draft Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Downloading and Retention of Data) Regulations 2008
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| Draft Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (Amendment) Regulations 2007
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| Referred to a Grand Committee and Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
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| Draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Agreement on Enlargement of the European Economic Area) Order 2007
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| 13 December |
| Draft Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007
|
| 13 December |
| Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
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| Draft Payments into the Olympic Lottery Distribution Fund etc. Order 2007
| First Report
| |
| Draft Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Order 2007
|
| 4 December |
| Draft Regional Learning and Skills Councils Regulations 2007
|
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| Draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2007
|
| 13 December |
| Draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Business (Amendment) Regulations 2007
|
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Legislative Reform Orders in Progress
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| Regulatory Reform Committee
| To be considered |
| 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
| First Report
| 13 December
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Committees
Unless otherwise indicated, Committees meet in the Lords’ rooms in the Committee Corridor as indicated in the daily broadsheet
| Monday 3 December
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| European Union
| Sub-Committee B Internal Market
| 4.00pm |
| Intergovernmental Organisations
| Select Committee
| 4.00pm |
| Tuesday 4 December
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| European Union
| Sub-Committee D Environment and Agriculture
| in Brussels |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee F Home Affairs
| visit to Heathrow |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee A Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade
| 10.30am |
| Economic Affairs
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| Merits of Statutory Instruments
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| House Committee
| Domestic Committee
| 4.00pm |
| Wednesday 5 December
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| Communications
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| Statutory Instruments
| Joint Committee
| 4.00pm |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee E Law and Institutions
| 4.15pm |
| Thursday 6 December
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| European Union
| Sub-Committee G Social and Consumer Affairs
| 9.30am |
| Constitution
| Select Committee
| 10.15am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee C Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy
| 10.30am |
| Science and Technology
| Select Committee
| 11.00am |
| European Union
| Select Committee
| 1.00pm |
| Tuesday 11 December
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| Science and Technology
| Sub-Committee I Waste Reduction
| 11.00am |
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Minutes of Proceedings of Thursday 29 November 2007
The House met at 11.00am
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Southwark.
1 Lord Allen of Abbeydale The Lord Speaker informed the House that Lord Allen of Abbeydale, a member of the House, had died on 27 November 2007.
Private Business
2 Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [HL] Lord Eden of Winton moved that the bill be read a third time. The motion was agreed to. After debate, the bill was passed and sent to the Commons.
3 Manchester City Council Bill [HL] Lord Bradley moved that the bill be read a third time. The motion was agreed to. The bill was passed and sent to the Commons.
Public Business
4 Economy: international competitiveness A question was asked by Lord Roberts of Conwy and answered by Lord Jones of Birmingham.
5 Health: obesity A question was asked by Lord Addington and answered by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon.
6 HIV/AIDS A question was asked by Lord Fowler and answered by Baroness Vadera.
7 Kosovo A question was asked by Lord Maclennan of Rogart and answered by Lord Malloch-Brown.
8 Business of the House The Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland) moved that the debates on the motions in the names of Baroness Gale and Lord Berkeley set down for today shall each be limited to 2½ hours. The motion was agreed to.
9 Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007
10 Legislative Reform (Local Authority Consent Requirements) (England and Wales) Order 2007
11 European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Agreement on Enlargement of the European Economic Area) Order 2007
The Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland) moved that the draft instruments be referred to a Grand Committee en bloc. The motion was agreed to.
12 Climate Change Bill [HL] Lord Rooker moved that it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to which the Climate Change Bill [HL] has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order:
Clauses 1 to 26
Schedule 1
Clauses 27 to 38
Schedule 2
Clauses 39 to 41
Schedule 3
Clause 42
| Schedule 4
Clauses 43 to 51
Schedule 5
Clauses 52 to 55
Schedule 6
Clauses 56 to 73. |
The motion was agreed to.
13 Crime: sexual offences (2½-hour debate) Baroness Gale moved for papers relating to the Government’s record on the management and prosecution of sexual offences. After debate, the motion was withdrawn.
14 Remploy Lord McKenzie of Luton repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.
15 Railways (2½-hour debate) Lord Berkeley moved for papers relating to the growth in passenger and freight traffic on Britain’s railways. After debate, the motion was withdrawn.
16 Statistics Board A question was asked by Lord Jenkin of Roding and, after debate, answered by Lord Bach.
The House adjourned at 7.05pm until Friday 30 November at 10.00am.
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 Judicial Statistics--Report for 2006 of Judicial and Court Statistics. (7273)
2 Science and Technology—Government Response to the 12th Report of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, Session 2006-07, on Scientific Developments Relating to the Abortion Act 1967. (7278)
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