Monday 25 February 2008 at 2.30pm
*Oral questions, 30 minutes
*Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the response of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals to the proposals set out in the Consultation Paper Transforming Tribunals.
*Lord Sheldon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate has been made of any shortfall in the financing of the 2012 Olympic Games.
*Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration’s report into the ban on swill feeding.
*Lord Steinberg to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect that the run on Northern Rock has had on the United Kingdom’s reputation as a leading financial centre.
Disabled Persons (Independent Living) Bill [HL] Third Reading [Lord Ashley of Stoke]
Baroness Andrews intends to move the following four motions en bloc: but if any Lord objects the motions must be moved separately to the extent desired
Northumberland (Structural Change) Order 2008 Baroness Andrews to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 8 January be approved. 6th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, 7th Report from the Merits Committee, Considered in Grand Committee on 21 February
County Durham (Structural Change) Order 2008 Baroness Andrews to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 8 January be approved. 6th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, 7th Report from the Merits Committee, Considered in Grand Committee on 21 February
Cornwall (Structural Change) Order 2008 Baroness Andrews to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 8 January be approved. 8th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, 7th Report from the Merits Committee, Considered in Grand Committee on 21 February
Shropshire (Structural Change) Order 2008 Baroness Andrews to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 8 January be approved. 8th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, 7th Report from the Merits Committee, Considered in Grand Committee on 21 February
Wiltshire (Structural Change) Order 2008 Baroness Andrews to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 8 January be approved. 6th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, 7th Report from the Merits Committee, Considered in Grand Committee on 21 February
Lord Geddes to move, as an amendment to the above motion, at end to insert “but this House calls on Her Majesty’s Government to withdraw the draft Order and not to lay an amended draft Order until the Court of Appeal has issued its judgment in Congleton Borough Council and Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council v The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.”
Climate Change Bill [HL] Report [Lord Rooker]
Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 Lord West of Spithead to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 30 January be approved. 9th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (Dinner break business)
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (Duty to Share Information and Disclosure of Information for Security Purposes) Order 2008 Lord West of Spithead to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 10 January be approved. 7th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (Dinner break business)
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm
Employment Bill [HL] Committee (day 2) [Lord Jones of Birmingham]
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Future Business
Tuesday 26 February at 2.30pm
*Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to reduce deaths and injuries to cyclists in road accidents.
*Lord Ashley of Stoke to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to establish independent living for disabled people.
*Baroness Murphy to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to further the work of the National Spirituality and Mental Health Forum in the light of the devolution of care services improvement partnership funding to regional areas.
†*Lord James of Blackheath to ask Her Majesty’s Government what contingency fund they are providing to cover any shortfalls arising in the guarantees provided to Northern Rock; and what its effect will be on fiscal policy.
Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill [HL] Third Reading [Lord Davies of Oldham]
Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (day 3) [Lord Hunt of Kings Heath] 4th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee
Lord Harries of Pentregarth to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to respond to human rights abuses in West Papua. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm
Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord McKenzie of Luton] 7th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2008 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord McKenzie of Luton] 8th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2008 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord McKenzie of Luton] 8th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating) Order 2008 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord McKenzie of Luton] 9th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
The following two motions are expected to be debated together:
Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2008 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Morgan of Drefelin] 7th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2008 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Morgan of Drefelin] 7th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Regional Learning and Skills Councils Regulations 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Morgan of Drefelin] 2nd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (Representations and Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2008 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Morgan of Drefelin] 6th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Charities Act 2006 (Charitable Companies Audit and Group Accounts Provisions) Order 2008 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Davies of Oldham] 9th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Wednesday 27 February at 3.00pm
Prayers will have been read
*Lord Dubs to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to review the law and procedures regarding coroners’ inquests.
*Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance they are offering to the government of Sri Lanka following the recommendations of the All Party Representative Committee in that country.
*Lord Blaker to ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent changes they have made in their policy towards Afghanistan.
Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (Continuance in force of sections 1 to 9) Order 2008 Lord West of Spithead to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 30 January be approved. 9th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, 9th Report from the Merits Committee (Dinner break business)
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to move, as an amendment to the above motion, at end to insert “but this House regrets that Her Majesty’s Government propose to renew the provisions on control orders without offering the opportunity to amend the whole of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005.”
It is expected that the Committee stage of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill will continue.
Thursday 28 February at 11.00am
*Baroness Valentine to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to tackle the length of immigration control queues at the United Kingdom’s major airports.
*Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the role of juries in rape trials.
*Baroness Rendell of Babergh to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have for requiring manufacturers to reduce the high amounts of salt in some children’s food.
Baroness Gardner of Parkes to call attention to the case for strengthening families, community cohesion and social action; and to move for papers.
Baroness Eccles of Moulton to call attention to the quality of care given to NHS patients in both hospitals and community settings; and to move for papers.
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).
Monday 3 March at 2.30pm
*Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) latest report on The State of the World’s Children, in particular its conclusion that West Africa is the only region in the world showing no progress on reaching the Millennium Development Goal to reduce mortality level of under-fives by two-thirds by 2015.
*Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether NATO and its member governments have been appropriately consulted about the implications of the deployment of United States missile defence systems in Europe and the bilateral negotiations through which these deployments have been agreed.
*Lord Beaumont of Whitley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what level of compliance with building regulations is assumed in the calculation of official Government estimates on carbon dioxide emissions from domestic buildings.
*Lord Waddington to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people they estimate will have been issued with identity cards by May 2010.
Children and Young Persons Bill [HL] Report [Lord Adonis]
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. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)
Tuesday 4 March at 2.30pm
*Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance is given regarding safety advice provided in lifts, in particular as to their capacity in terms of weight and number of people carried.
*Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to introduce a code of conduct for local government officers.
*Lord Trefgarne to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much public funding is being made available to the Arts Council during the current financial year, and how much is planned for the next two financial years.
Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008 Baroness Andrews to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 31 January be approved. 9th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, 10th Report from the Merits Committee
Lord Wade of Chorlton to move, as an amendment to above motion, at end to insert “but this House calls on Her Majesty’s Government not to proceed with the draft Order until the residents of Cheshire have been fully and properly consulted and have been able to express a view on the division of their county.”
It is expected that the Report stage of the Climate Change Bill will continue.
Wednesday 5 March at 3.00pm
*Lord Ezra to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their plans to deal with fuel poverty in the light of rising energy prices.
*Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the United Kingdom Armed Forces deployed to Afghanistan are receiving full support and co-operation from the Afghan authorities.
*Baroness Quin to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to discourage the consumption in the United Kingdom of bottled mineral water.
It is expected that the Committee stage of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill will continue.
Thursday 6 March at 11.00am
*Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of International Women’s Day on 8 March, whether combating gender inequality is central to their strategy for assisting developing countries.
*Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government how the United Kingdom compares in its progress in tackling domestic violence with other countries who have ratified the Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.
*Baroness Williams of Crosby to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of Afghanistan to increase the number of women in senior civil service and ministerial posts.
House Committee The Chairman of Committees to move that the 3rd Report from the Select Committee (HL Paper 45) be agreed to.
Baroness Gould of Potternewton to call attention to the impact of Government policy on the lives of women and girls, and their priorities for the future; and to move for papers.
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 2.00pm
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. (1 hour)
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. (1 hour)
Monday 10 March at 2.30pm
*Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the extent of honour-related violence in the United Kingdom; and whether adequate measures are available to treat victims of such violence.
*Baroness Rawlings to ask Her Majesty’s Government what financial assistance they are providing to the countries of South East Africa affected by climate change.
*Earl Howe to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the burden of regulation on the health food sector.
*Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take following the Department for Communities and Local Government’s most recent citizenship survey.
It is expected that the Committee stage of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill will continue.
Tuesday 11 March at 2.30pm
*Lord Lyell to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their definition of a constitutional treaty for the European Union.
*Lord Chidgey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the assessment in the Institution of Civil Engineers’ report The State of the Nation: Capacity and Skills of the impact of the shortfall in capacity and skills on the gap between projected and actual construction costs.
*Lord Eden of Winton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of the Lisbon Treaty, they will put forward any proposals to change the Parliamentary scrutiny of European Union legislation.
Wednesday 12 March at 3.00pm
*Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the central government in Afghanistan is the most cost-effective channel for humanitarian aid and reconstruction.
*Lord Faulkner of Worcester to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish the minutes of proceedings of the cross-party front-bench working group on House of Lords reform.
*Lord Dear to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they intend to take to place the recommendations made by Sir Ronnie Flanagan in his final report The Review of Policing into the wider context of policing.
It is expected that the Committee stage of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill will conclude.
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.45pm
Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill Committee [Lord Bassam of Brighton]
Thursday 13 March at 11.00am
*Lord Barnett to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s budget proposals, whether they will expand on their proposals to help prevent early home repossession orders.
*Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government how long they estimate that the current levels of overcrowding on peak-hour trains on the West Coast Mainline will continue.
*Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the future funding and management of the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
Monday 17 March at 2.30pm
*Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to review domestic waste recycling to simplify the procedure for users, and to take account of the particular issues regarding the classification of recycling in inner cities.
*Lord Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will bring forward proposals for the simplification of the gift aid scheme before 5 April.
*Viscount Tenby to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to regulate information made available to road users by providers of satellite navigation systems.
*Lord Skelmersdale to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many National Insurance numbers are currently in use.
Tuesday 18 March at 2.30pm
*Lord Archer of Sandwell to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any proposals to make to the Second Review Conference of the Chemical Weapons Convention to address questions of non-compliance.
*Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will hold discussions with United Kingdom banks to secure a system of appropriate charges to ordinary customers for internal United Kingdom transactions and transactions within the European Union payments transfer system.
*Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty’s Government on what basis they have relaxed the movement restrictions for Bluetongue.
Wednesday 19 March at 3.00pm
*Lord Selkirk of Douglas to ask Her Majesty’s Government, for the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the Royal Air Force, whether they will accord greater recognition to those who served in RAF Bomber Command in World War 2, including the 55,573 pilots and crew members who lost their lives and the 30,000 veterans still alive, either through a campaign medal or in some other appropriate way.
†*Lord Jenkin of Roding to ask Her Majesty’s Government what efforts are being made to respond to the challenge stated on page 113 of the Energy White Paper of January 2008 to meet the need for skilled workers in the nuclear industry.
Thursday 20 March at 11.00am
*Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government what future they envisage for the British military presence in Iraq five years after the invasion.
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Motions for Balloted Debate
Ballot on 11 March for debate on 27 March. Time limit 2½ hours
Earl of Glasgow to call attention to the opportunities and challenges facing the United Kingdom tourism industry; 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.
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 May of Oxford to call attention to the trend in the incidence of HIV/AIDS; and to move for papers.
Baroness Uddin to call attention to efforts to support families of children with special educational needs; and to move for papers.
Lord Dubs to call attention to the development of the international arms trade treaty, and the actions required to ensure that it is robust, effective and properly enforced; and to move for papers.
Lord Naseby to call attention to the new peace initiative in Sri Lanka; and to move for papers.
Baroness Knight of Collingtree to call attention to the case for improving arrangements for feeding patients in NHS hospitals; and to move for papers.
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Motions relating to Select Committee Reports
The date on which the Report was published is in italics
Lord Goodlad to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Constitution Committee on Relations between the executive, the judiciary and Parliament (6th Report, Session 2006-07, HL Paper 151). 26 July 2007.
Lord Goodlad to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Constitution Committee on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny in the 2006-07 Session (4th Report, HL Paper 43). 28 January 2008.
Lord McIntosh of Haringey to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Select Committee on Regulators on UK Economic Regulators (First Report, Session 2006-07, HL Paper 189). 13 November 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 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.
Lord Alton of Liverpool to call attention to Her Majesty’s Government’s policies on multi-culturalism and community cohesion; and to move for papers.
Lord Colwyn to call attention to the current situation in the provision of National Health Service dental services in England; and to move for papers.
Lord Harries of Pentregarth to call attention to financial inequality in the United Kingdom; and to move for papers.
Lord Patel to call attention to the recommendations of the Tooke report on modernising medical careers; and to move for papers.
Viscount Waverley to call attention to the case for modernising United Nations principles to clarify the criteria as to when the right of self-determination should supersede that of territorial integrity; and to move for papers.
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Questions for Short Debate
Time limit 1 hour or 1½ hours
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 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 infectious animal diseases.
Lord Teverson to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to substitute rail travel for air travel within the United Kingdom.
Lord Howarth of Newport to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to develop their policies to link the Arts with healthcare.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage the co-ordination of fire safety and emergency services across the European Union.
Lord Lloyd-Webber to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the level of public support for the refurbishment of West End theatres, with particular reference to the problems and costs caused by the fact that many theatres are listed buildings.
Lord Rotherwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risks of flooding from inland rivers in the United Kingdom and the role of the Environment Agency as the delegated body for managing it.
Lord Butler of Brockwell to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the preparation of legislative proposals to Parliament.
Baroness Neuberger to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in light of the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health report on the cost to business of mental ill health at work, what support they are providing to business to deal with mental ill health at work; and what plans they have to ensure that the public sector leads in this area.
Baroness Rendell of Babergh to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they propose to combat the increasing threat to women’s health of obesity during pregnancy and childbirth.
Lord Radice to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the work of the British Association for Central and Eastern Europe.
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will introduce legislation to ensure that, for customers with personal bank accounts, United Kingdom banks levy the same charges for transfers and payments between the United Kingdom and other European Union member states as they levy in domestic transactions, in accordance with European Commission objectives.
Lord Lyell of Markyate to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the workings of the Border and Immigration Agency in relation to visas for students whose courses include short periods of unpaid work experience.
Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what policies they have adopted to promote the environmental and health benefits of cycling.
Lord Higgins to ask Her Majesty’s Government what negotiations they are having with the European Commission and governments of member states regarding the transporting over long distances of live horses intended for slaughter.
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will hold discussions with the European Union presidency and Commission to seek new initiatives to assist with the crisis in Gaza and the West Bank.
Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the value of the hospitality and tourist industry to the economy of London.
Lord Lee of Trafford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for closer military co-operation with France.
Lord Filkin to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to allow for better post-legislative scrutiny by Parliament.
Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are taking forward the recommendations of the Roberts Commission report Representing the future: The report of the Councillors Commission.
Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are taking forward the Improving Nutritional Care action plan published by the Department of Health in October 2007.
Lord Low of Dalston to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the framework for the operations of the Royal Mail and post offices provided by the Post Office Act 2000 continues to best serve the public interest.
Viscount Montgomery of Alamein to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the passenger safety and environmental protection regulations covering tourist ships in Antarctic waters are satisfactory.
Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they have taken to ensure that every United Kingdom citizen is protected in the exercise of their freedoms as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will introduce legislation to ensure that the same burden of proof applies to cases alleging discrimination on the ground of colour as to cases alleging discrimination on the grounds of race or ethnicity.
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Questions for Written Answer
Tabled on 22 February and due for answer by 7 March.
Baroness Harris of Richmond to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the judgment given by Mr Justice Weir in the case of The Queen v Sean Hoey. HL2070
Lord Alton of Liverpool which ten countries were the largest exporters of weapons to Africa in each of the last ten years; what were the volumes of exports; and what receipts were generated from the exports. HL2071
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of the declaration of independence of Kosovo, they will review the right to self-determination of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus; and whether their position on any such right is affected by the practicalities of retaining military bases in the south of Cyprus. HL2072
Lord MacKenzie of Culkein to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether workforce planning is sufficiently robust to plan properly for the future needs of the National Health Service and the independent health sector. HL2073
Lord MacKenzie of Culkein to ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of patients with myocardial infarction or revascularisation or both are not offered a place on a cardiac rehabilitation programme. HL2074
Lord MacKenzie of Culkein to ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of cardiac rehabilitation programmes have closed in the last two years. HL2075
Lord MacKenzie of Culkein to ask Her Majesty’s Government why there is no separate financial tariff for cardiac rehabilitation; and whether steps will be taken to provide one. HL2076
Lord MacKenzie of Culkein to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many vessels of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary are currently laid up. HL2077
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many centres are designated to use ventricular assist devices in patients being assessed for transplant; and how many additional centres will be designated during the next two years. HL2078
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 19 February (WA 44) concerning levels of illness in the Northern Ireland Office, what steps they are taking to reduce the number of days lost in that Office to the United Kingdom average. HL2079
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the cost of maintaining Hillsborough Castle in 2007; and how much income was earned from the Castle in that year. HL2080
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker (WA 45) on 19 February concerning the Northern Ireland Human Rights Forum, what is meant by the word “significant” in the phrase “not have a significant impact on equality of opportunity in Northern Ireland”. HL2081
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 19 February (WA 35) concerning bail conditions in Northern Ireland, why bail records are not held centrally. HL2082
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker of 19 February (WA 35) concerning bail conditions in Northern Ireland, what is the disproportionate cost of providing data on bail conditions. HL2083
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government what public appointments the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland undertook in Northern Ireland during the first six weeks of 2008. HL2084
Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the sections of the Great Western Main Line to be electrified as part of the Crossrail project will be cleared for trains of W10 gauge. HL2085
Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether newly qualified NHS Foundation Trusts are free to purchase commercial insurance in the form of either top-up or ground-up cover; and what guidance is given to NHS Trusts on the purchase of insurance cover, including its procurement.
HL2086
Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated cost to the public purse of a hospital not covered by commercial insurance being destroyed by a disaster such as flood or fire; and what procedure would be followed. HL2087
Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government how the level of insurance cover of National Health Service hospitals against fire, flooding and other non-clinical risk is assessed. HL2088
Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government how the quality of non-clinical risk management undertaken at National Health Service hospitals is assessed. HL2089
Lord Rea to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to implement state registration of clinical physiologists as recommended by the Health Professions Council in 2004. HL2090
Viscount Simon to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many police officers are engaged in policing roads full-time (not shared with tasked activities); and, of these, how many are—
(a) authorised examiners for the purposes of section 67 of the Road Traffic Act 1988;
(b) authorised examiners for the purpose of section 69 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (Mechanical Prohibition);
(c) authorised persons for the purpose of section 70 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (Overload prohibition);
(d) authorised persons for the purpose of section 99A of the Transport Act 1968 (Power to prohibit driving of vehicle); and
(e) adequately trained to investigate collisions. HL2091
Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer on 31 of January (WA 146-7), what proportion of entrants to initial teacher training are candidates with less than two A-Levels; what is the average A-Level attainment of those entrants; and what is the overall average A-Level attainment of all entrants, including candidates with less than two A-Levels, in table one of the Answer. HL2092
Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by Lord Malloch-Brown on 21 February (HL Deb, cols 346-8), whether any prisoners captured in Iraq have been held within 100 miles of Diego Garcia; if so, when; and by whom. HL2093
Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean on 6 January 2004 (WA 31) concerning prisoners captured in Iraq, what inquiries they made before giving the Written Answer; what questions they asked the relevant United States authorities in order to test the accuracy of the information obtained through inquiries; and what answers they received from the United States authorities. HL2094
Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether personal nominations by the Prime Minister for peerages are vetted for propriety by the House of Lords Appointments Commission before their appointment; and if not, why not. HL2095
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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.
7 November (21 November)
HL143 Lord Avebury [CO]
8 November (22 November)
HL203 Baroness Valentine [HO]
7 January (21 January)
HL1187 Lord Ouseley [CO]
17 January (31 January)
HL1481 Lord Avebury [CO]
HL1492 Earl of Sandwich [DfID]
HL1507 Lord Laird [NIO]
21 January (4 February)
HL1531 Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer [HO]
22 January (5 February)
HL1560 Lord Selkirk of Douglas [MoD]
HL1561 Lord Selkirk of Douglas [MoD]
HL1562 Lord Selkirk of Douglas [MoD]
23 January (6 February)
HL1569 Lord Hanningfield [HO]
24 January (7 February)
HL1619 Baroness Valentine [HO]
HL1623 Lord Laird [HO]
30 January (13 February)
HL1677 Lord Eden of Winton [DfID]
HL1678 Lord Eden of Winton [DfID]
HL1679 Lord Eden of Winton [DfID]
HL1680 Lord Eden of Winton [FCO]
HL1687 Earl Howe [HMT]
HL1688 Earl Howe [DfBERR]
HL1690 Earl Howe [HMT]
31 January (14 February)
HL1707 Lord Avebury [DfID]
HL1719 Lord Beaumont of Whitley [CLG]
HL1720 Lord Beaumont of Whitley [CLG]
HL1727 Lord Greaves [DEFRA]
HL1729 Lord Greaves [DoH]
4 February (18 February)
HL1740 Lord Astor of Hever [MoD]
HL1744 Lord Greaves [HO]
HL1752 Lord Lester of Herne Hill [HO]
HL1756 Baroness Northover [DfID]
HL1757 Baroness Northover [DfID]
HL1758 Baroness Northover [DfID]
HL1767 Lord Laird [DfBERR]
HL1772 Lord Morris of Manchester [CLG]
5 February (19 February)
HL1808 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay [HO]
HL1809 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay [HO]
HL1810 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay [DfBERR]
HL1813 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay [HO]
HL1821 Lord Jenkin of Roding [DfBERR]
HL1823 Lord Jenkin of Roding [DfBERR]
HL1824 Lord Jenkin of Roding [DfBERR]
HL1825 Lord Jenkin of Roding [DEFRA]
HL1826 Earl of Mar and Kellie [SO]
HL1837 Lord Greaves [DfIUS]
HL1841 Lord Foulkes of Cumnock [SO]
HL1842 Lord Ahmed [HO]
HL1843 Lord Ahmed [HO]
6 February (20 February)
HL1858 Baroness Scott of Needham Market [DEFRA]
HL1860 Lord Rea [DoH]
HL1861 Lord Rea [DoH]
HL1862 Lord Rea [DoH]
HL1867 Lord Jones of Cheltenham [DfID]
HL1871 Lord Morris of Manchester [MoD]
HL1874 Earl of Sandwich [DfID]
HL1875 Earl of Sandwich [DfID]
HL1876 Earl of Sandwich [HO]
HL1881 Lord Roberts of Llandudno [DfT]
HL1883 Lord Ahmed [FCO]
7 February (21 February)
HL1897 Lord Avebury [FCO]
HL1900 Earl Cathcart [FCO]
HL1904 Lord Hylton [FCO]
HL1907 Lord Hylton [DoH]
HL1910 Lord Dykes [MoD]
HL1916 Lord Greaves [DEFRA]
HL1919 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL1920 Lord Mawhinney [HO]
HL1921 Earl of Sandwich [HO]
HL1922 Earl of Sandwich [DfID]
HL1923 Earl of Sandwich [DfID]
HL1924 Earl of Sandwich [DEFRA]
HL1926 Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer [HO]
HL1927 Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer [HO]
HL1928 Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer [HO]
HL1929 Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer [HO]
Number of questions allocated to each department which are unanswered after 14 days.
| [CLG] 3
| [CO] 3
| [DEFRA] 5
| [DfBERR] 6
| [DfID] 13
| [DfIUS] 1 |
| [DfT] 1
| [DoH] 5
| [FCO] 5
| [HMT] 2
| [HO] 19
| [MoD] 6 |
| [NIO] 2
| [SO] 2
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Bills in Progress
|
| Type of Bill
| To be considered |
| Waiting for Second Reading
|
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| Safety Deposit Current Accounts [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| National Insurance Contributions
| Government
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| Torture (Damages) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Health and Social Care
| Government
| |
| Committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
|
| |
| Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) [HL]
| Private
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| Committed to a Select Committee
|
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| Crossrail
| Government
| 25 February |
| London Local Authorities [HL]
| Private
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| London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) [HL]
| Private
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| Committed to a Grand Committee
|
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| Employment [HL]
| Government
| 25 February |
| Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions)
| Government
| 12 March |
| Sale of Student Loans
| Government
| |
| Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
|
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| House of Lords [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Powers of Entry etc. [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Alcohol Labelling [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Kidney Transplant [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
Criminal Justice and Immigration
(Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| 26 February |
| Retail Development [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| House of Lords (Amendment) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Waiting for Report
|
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| Children and Young Persons [HL]
| Government
| 3 March |
Climate Change [HL]
(Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| 25 February |
| Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions [HL]
| Government
| |
| Child Maintenance and Other Payments
| Government
| |
| Waiting for Third Reading
|
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Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts [HL]
(Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| 26 February |
| Disabled Persons (Independent Living) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 25 February |
| London Local Authorities and Transport for London Bill
| Private
| |
| Sent to the Commons
|
| |
| Local Transport [HL]
| Government
| |
| Human Fertilisation and Embryology [HL]
| Government
| |
| Transport for London [HL]
| Private
| |
| Bournemouth Borough Council [HL]
| Private
| |
| 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
|
| Merits Committee
| To be considered |
| Waiting for consideration by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
|
| |
| Draft National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Education and Training) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Local Involvement Networks (Duty of Services-Providers to Allow Entry) Regulations 2008
|
| |
| Draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: Code of Practice) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cash Searches: Code of Practice) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Serious Crime Act 2007 (Amendment of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc.) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) (Taxes and National Insurance) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Northern Rock plc Compensation Scheme Order 2008
|
| |
| Referred to a Grand Committee and Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
|
| |
| Draft Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (Amendment) Regulations 2007
|
| |
| Draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
|
| 26 February |
| Draft Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2008
|
| 26 February |
| Draft Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2008
|
| 26 February |
| Draft Regional Learning and Skills Councils Regulations 2007
|
| 26 February |
| Draft Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (Representations and Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2008
|
| 26 February |
| Draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2008
|
| 26 February |
| Draft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2008
|
| 26 February |
| Draft Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating) Order 2008
|
| 26 February |
| Draft Charities Act 2006 (Charitable Companies Audit and Group Accounts Provisions) Order 2008
|
| 26 February |
| Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
|
| |
| Draft Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (Duty to Share Information and Disclosure of Information for Security Purposes) Order 2008
|
| 25 February |
| Draft Local Authorities (Alcohol Disorder Zones) Regulations 2008
| 8th Report
| |
| Draft Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (Continuance in force of sections 1 to 9) Order 2008
| 9th Report
| 27 February |
| Draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
|
| 25 February |
| Draft Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008
| 10th Report
| 4 March |
| Draft Rail Vehicle Accessibility (B2007 Vehicles) Exemption Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Crown Agents Holding and Realisation Board (Prescribed Day) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2008
|
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| Draft Child Benefit Up-rating Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating (Northern Ireland) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2008
|
| |
| Draft Offender Management Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Northumberland (Structural Change) Order 2008
| 7th Report
| 25 February |
| Draft Wiltshire (Structural Change) Order 2008
| 7th Report
| 25 February |
| Draft County Durham (Structural Change) Order 2008
| 7th Report
| 25 February |
| Draft Cornwall (Structural Change) Order 2008
| 7th Report
| 25 February |
| Draft Shropshire (Structural Change) Order 2008
| 7th Report
| 25 February |
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Negative Instruments
Instruments reported by the Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee
|
| Praying time expires
| To be considered |
| 8th Report
|
| |
| Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2008
| 5 March
| |
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Legislative Reform Orders in Progress
|
| Date of laying
| Parliamentary Procedure |
| Draft Order laid before the House and referred to the Regulatory Reform Committee
|
| |
| Draft Legislative Reform (Health and Safety Executive) Order 2008
| 18 February
| Affirmative |
|
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|
| Regulatory Reform Committee
| To be considered |
| Super-affirmative draft Order 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
| 1st Report
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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 25 February
|
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| Crossrail Bill
| Select Committee
| 2.30pm |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee B Internal Market
| 4.00pm |
| Intergovernmental Organisations
| Select Committee
| 4.00pm |
| Procedure
| Domestic Committee
| 4.15pm |
| Tuesday 26 February
|
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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 |
| Human Rights
| Joint Committee
| 1.30pm |
| Economic Affairs
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| Merits of Statutory Instruments
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| European Union
| Select Committee
| 4.15pm |
| Wednesday 27 February
|
| |
| Communications
| Select Committee
| 10.00am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee D Environment and Agriculture
| 10.30am |
| Constitution
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| Statutory Instruments
| Joint Committee
| 4.00pm |
| Thursday 28 February
|
| |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee G Social and Consumer Affairs
| 10.00am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee C Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy
| 10.30am |
| Tuesday 4 March
|
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| Works of Art
| Domestic Committee
| 4.15pm
in Committee Room G |
| Wednesday 5 March
|
| |
| European Union
| Sub Committee F Home Affairs
| 10.30am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee E Law and Institutions
| 4.15pm |
| Tuesday 11 March
|
| |
| Science and Technology
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| House Committee
| Domestic Committee
| 4.00pm |
| Wednesday 12 March
|
| |
| Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| Wednesday 19 March
|
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| Information Committee
| Domestic Committee
| 3.45pm |
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Minutes of Proceedings of Friday 22 February 2008
The House met at 10.00am
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Liverpool.
Public Business
Retail Development Bill [HL] Lord Cotter moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
House of Lords (Amendment) Bill [HL] Lord Avebury moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
The House adjourned at 1.16 pm until Monday 25 February at 2.30pm.
Michael Pownall
Clerk of the Parliaments
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Papers
All statutory instruments laid before the House are accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum presented by command of Her Majesty, unless otherwise indicated.
Statutory Instrument (Standing Order 71)
The following negative instrument, having been laid before the House on 21 February after the House rose that day, was ordered to lie on the Table.
Northern Rock plc Transfer Order 2008, laid under the Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008. (432)
Affirmative Instrument
The following instrument was laid before the House for approval by resolution:
Draft Northern Rock plc Compensation Scheme Order 2008, laid under the Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008.
Negative Instrument
The following instrument was laid before the House:
Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) (Amendment) Regulations 2008, laid under the Road Traffic Act 1988. (419)
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Judicial Business
1 Irving (Petitioner) v Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Respondents) The petition of John Leslie Irving praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
2 Staffordshire County Council (Respondents) v Challinor and another (Petitioner) The petition of Margaret Ann Robinson praying for leave to appeal notwithstanding that the time limited by Standing Order II has expired was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
3 Appeal Committee The 34th Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Order was made:
R v P (Petitioner) That the respondents be invited to lodge objections by 1 March.
Monday 25 February at 11am
In Committee Room No 1
Hearing by the Appellate Committee in the following cause:
Ashley (FC) and another (FC) (Respondents) v Chief Constable of Sussex Police (Appellant)
ISBN 9780 108445200
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