Tuesday 4 March 2008 at 2.30pm
*Oral questions, 30 minutes
*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.
†*Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government, following the end of the consultation period, what are their latest plans for the third runway at Heathrow.
Climate Change Bill [HL] Report (day 2) [Lord Rooker]
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
1 Lord Wade of Chorlton to move, as an amendment to the 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.”
1A Lord Harrison to move, as an amendment to the amendment in the name of Lord Wade of Chorlton, at end to insert “and Parliament has had the opportunity to debate their opinions.”
2 Lord Grantchester to move, as an amendment to the motion in the name of Baroness Andrews, at end to insert “but this House calls for the establishment of an ad hoc select committee to carry out a full review of all financial evidence underpinning the decision to implement two new unitary authorities for Cheshire to establish clearly that the affordability criteria within Her Majesty’s Government’s initial invitation to submit proposals for unitary authorities have been achieved.”
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Future Business
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.
†*Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect negotiations between the Palestinian Authority and the government of Israel to resume.
†Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Lord McKenzie of Luton to move that the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order:
Clause 1
Schedule 1
Clauses 2 to 13
Schedules 2 and 3
Clauses 14 to 16
Schedule 4
Clauses 17 to 19
Schedule 5
| Clauses 20 to 44
Schedule 6
Clauses 45 to 57
Schedule 7
Clause 58
Schedule 8
Clauses 59 to 63. |
†Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (day 6) [Lord Hunt of Kings Heath] 4th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee
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. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)
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.
The following four motions are expected to be debated together:
Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2008 Lord Davies of Oldham to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 6 February be approved. 10th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2008 Lord Davies of Oldham to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 6 February be approved. 10th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Child Benefit Up-rating Order 2008 Lord Davies of Oldham to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 6 February be approved. 10th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 Lord Davies of Oldham to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 6 February be approved. 10th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
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)
Lord Teverson to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to substitute rail travel for air travel within the United Kingdom. (1 hour)
Lord Howarth of Newport to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to develop their policies to link the arts with healthcare. (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.
Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what improvements have been made in the management of infectious animal diseases. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)
It is expected that the Committee stage of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill will continue.
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm
Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee [Baroness Morgan of Drefelin]
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.
It is expected that the Report stage of the Climate Change Bill will conclude.
It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Sale of Student Loans Bill will continue at 3.30pm in the Moses Room, and that it will conclude.
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.
Lord Tyler to call attention to the Review of Voting Systems: the experience of new voting systems in the United Kingdom since 1997; and to move for papers.
Lord Wallace of Saltaire to call attention to changes in the budget of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the levels of staffing in embassies and their effect on British foreign policy and on European co-operation on foreign policy; and to move for papers.
Lord Patel to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the Tooke report on modernising medical careers.
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 2.00pm
Employment Bill [HL] Committee (day 3) [Lord Jones of Birmingham]
Friday 14 March at 11.00am
Lord Freeman to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on The Single Market: Wallflower or Dancing Partner?—Inquiry into the European Commission’s Review of the Single Market. (5th Report, HL Paper 36)
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.
Children and Young Persons Bill [HL] Report [Lord Adonis]
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.
National Insurance Contributions Bill Second Reading [Lord McKenzie of Luton]
Wednesday 19 March at 3.00pm
*Lord Selkirk of Douglas to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, for the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the Royal Air Force, they will accord greater recognition to those pilots and crew members who served in RAF Bomber Command in World War 2 through support for the erection of an appropriate memorial, comparable to their support for the Battle of Britain pilots memorial.
*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.
*Lord Hamilton of Epsom to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to change their policy of withdrawing National Health Service care from patients who choose to buy their own private prescription drugs.
Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [HL] Report [Baroness Vadera] 4th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee
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. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)
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.
*Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to address the implications of MENCAP’s research finding that eight out of 10 pupils with learning difficulties are bullied and six out of 10 are physically hurt.
*Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to increase the amount of British food publicly procured by Government Departments.
†Baroness Trumpington to call attention to the contributions of the police and the Home Office in the identification, prevention, solving and reduction of crime; and to move for papers.
Tuesday 25 March at 2.30pm
*Lord Ashley of Stoke to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support independent living for disabled people.
*Lord Sheikh to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of progress towards a peace settlement in Darfur.
*Earl Attlee to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of world stocks of grain and their implication for the United Kingdom.
Wednesday 26 March at 3.00pm
*Lord Palmer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assurances they will give that Berwick-upon-Tweed will remain in England.
*Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will provide an independent review system for immigration and asylum detainees who have been held for three months or more.
†*Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government why they propose to repeal the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 which requires local authorities to report annually on progress towards improving energy efficiency in all homes in their area by 30 per cent over 15 years.
Thursday 27 March at 11.00am
*Lord Dubs to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to review the law and procedures regarding coroners’ inquests.
*Lord Blaker to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the current electoral process in Zimbabwe conforms to the Southern African Development Community standards for the conduct of elections.
*Lord Best to ask Her Majesty’s Government what response they have received to the publication of their strategy for housing in an ageing society, Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Neighbourhoods.
Lord Harries of Pentregarth to call attention to financial inequality in the United Kingdom; and to move for papers. (Balloted debate, 2½ hours)
Monday 31 March at 2.30pm
†*Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty’s Government when, on current rates of growth, they expect the prison population in England and Wales to exceed 85,000.
†*Lord Steinberg to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the performance of the British manufacturing industry, domestically and internationally.
†*Lord Hannay of Chiswick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the prospects for a meaningful dialogue between the government and the opposition in Burma over constitutional reform; and what they are doing to increase humanitarian aid to that country.
†*Baroness Sharples to ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking to help eliminate tuberculosis as a global public health problem by 2050.
Tuesday 1 April at 2.30pm
†*Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government why NHS patients lose their treatment rights if they supplement their treatment with a special drug at their own expense, when such restrictions do not apply to NHS dentistry, hearing aids, glasses and medical equipment aids.
†*Lord Sheldon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the current economic cycle and projections for Government borrowing.
†*Lord James of Blackheath to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to create and administer effectively a comprehensive asset register of all physical assets and intellectual property intended to be used in the 2012 Olympic Games.
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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.
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.
Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules Lord Avebury to move that the Statement, laid before the House on 6 February, be disapproved.
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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.
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.
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.
Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the situation in, and future prospects for, Kashmir.
Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the political situation in Pakistan.
Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the constitutional developments in the Maldives and Sri Lanka.
†Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have to ensure that the New Approach to Appraisal for major highway projects is in line with other aspects of Government policy.
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Questions for Written Answer
Tabled on 3 March and due for answer by 17 March.
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many physical assaults on NHS staff were reported in the last three years; and what proportion of those assaults took place on (a) hospital premises, and (b) other NHS premises. HL2235
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many incidents of nuisance and disturbance to NHS staff other than physical assaults were reported in the last three years; and what proportion of these took place on (a) hospital premises, and (b) other NHS premises. HL2236
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they use international aid to encourage countries that prohibit the use of strong analgesics for the relief of severe pain to allow their use. HL2237
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many individuals under the age of 18 currently have their DNA profiles on the national DNA database. HL2238
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children under the age of ten currently have their DNA profiles on the national DNA database. HL2239
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many DNA profiles have been deleted from the national DNA database. HL2240
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many volunteers currently have their DNA profiles on the national DNA database. HL2241
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by the Prime Minister on 27 February (HC Deb, col 1089) that he had invited the new Greek Cypriot leader to London to discuss a settlement over North Cyprus, whether a similar invitation has been extended to the Turkish Cypriot leader. HL2242
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Malloch-Brown on 21 February (WA 80-1), whether they were informed by the Zimbabwean authorities of the imminent extradition of Simon Mann from Zimbabwe to Equatorial Guinea immediately prior to his being extradited; what response they had from the Zimbabwean authorities regarding their obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; and what contact they have had with Simon Mann since his extradition. HL2243
Lord Inglewood to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many professional footballers currently playing in the United Kingdom are not domiciled in the United Kingdom for tax purposes. HL2244
Lord De Mauley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the financial results of Northern Rock for the six months to 31 December 2007. HL2245
Lord De Mauley to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 18 February (HC Deb, col 21) that he was taking Northern Rock into a period of temporary public ownership, how many months constitutes “temporary”; and whether there is any length of time beyond which temporary public ownership would not be permitted to continue. HL2246
Lord De Mauley to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Northern Rock is gaining, or will gain, any competitive advantage over other banks and building societies from its borrowings being guaranteed. HL2247
Lord De Mauley to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Northern Rock is contractually obliged to replace mortgages held by Granite as they mature or default. HL2248
Lord De Mauley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what value of mortgages Northern Rock transferred to Granite between 1 January and 29 February. HL2249
Lord De Mauley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the value of further mortgages which will be replaced before Northern Rock emerges from its temporary period of public ownership. HL2250
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to representations made by the Countryside Alliance and similar campaigning groups on the number of new homes being planned for construction on flood plains. HL2251
Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many new imprisonable offences have been created since May 1997. HL2252
Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they accept the recommendation of the Chief Inspector of Prisons in her report on HMP Woodhill published on 13 February that no juveniles should be in that prison. HL2253
Lord Roberts of Conwy to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answers by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 25 February (HL Deb, cols 429-31), whether the British Armed Forces Federation was or will be asked for its response to the proposals set out in the consultation paper Transforming Tribunals; and whether they will place a copy of any response from the Federation in the Library of the House. HL2254
Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they propose to take to provide additional assistance to households in fuel poverty. HL2255
Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they propose to take to implement the proposals of the Thorensen report on establishing a free national advice service.
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Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope to ask Her Majesty’s Government what further steps they propose to take to meet the target of reducing child poverty by 50 per cent by 2010. HL2257
Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope to ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the additional resources required to meet the child poverty target of reducing child poverty by 50 per cent by 2010. HL2258
Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have to ensure that suitable child care facilities are available at appropriate hours before introducing new jobseekers allowance rules for lone parents in October 2008. HL2259
Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Environment Agency Wales is aware of allegations of obstruction of justice involving the Water Research Centre; whether officials from Environment Agency Wales met staff of the Water Research Centre on 29 November 2007; and whether both the Environment Agency Wales and Monsanto are clients of the Water Research Centre.
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Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty’s Government upon what legal authority and on whose instructions certain original documents and evidentiary proofs belonging to Mr Douglas Gowan were destroyed by the Environment Agency Wales on or around 2 January. HL2261
Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty’s Government upon what authority and by whom Brabners Solicitors were instructed to correspond with Mr Douglas Gowan and to return to him certain copies of original documents that had been sent as evidence to the Environment Agency Wales. HL2262
Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty’s Government upon what authority and on whose instructions email correspondence from Mr Douglas Gowan to individuals in the Environment Agency, the Environment Agency Wales, Members of the House of Lords and others was intercepted and on occasions diverted; whether specific instructions were issued to three engineers to set up a gateway to facilitate the interception on or around 30 October 2007; and whether such interception was legal.
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Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the depots and platforms in the First Great Western area are long enough to accommodate any lengthening of trains which may be necessary by the end of the High Level Output Statement period in 2013; who they expect to pay for any modifications; and what measures they propose to take to alleviate overcrowding on local railway services in the Bristol area. HL2264
Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any proposals for passengers to benefit from the £14 million fine imposed on Network Rail by the Office of Rail Regulation in respect of the overruns of emergency work on the West Coast Main Line early this year. HL2265
Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether First Great Western Trains has sufficient rolling stock at its disposal to operate the present and proposed services over the length of its franchise. HL2266
Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have given consent to First Great Western Trains to place orders for any new rolling stock which the Department for Transport considers that it will need so as to meet the franchisee’s undertakings under the High Level Output Statement up to 2013. HL2267
Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government how long passengers in the Exeter area will be expected to use class 142 (or similar) units which were built as modified Leyland National bus bodies and which are regarded as obsolete by the bus industry. HL2268
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Andrews on 28 February (WA 132-3), what is the basis for their interpretation of the European Union race directive as not covering discrimination on the ground of colour. HL2269
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will seek to persuade the member states of the Council of Europe to introduce a Statute of the European Court of Human Rights to facilitate procedural reforms. HL2270
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take further steps to seek to persuade the Russian Federation to ratify Protocol No. 14 to the European Convention on Human Rights. HL2271
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they support the government of Germany’s proposal for new European Union legislation to compel tax havens to disclose the extent of funds held by European Union residents in their banks. HL2272
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they support to reduce the stock and proliferation of nuclear weapons throughout the world. HL2273
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many passports for (a) citizens, and (b) subjects were issued during 2007 by the British Embassy in Dublin. HL2274
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 27 February (WA 124) concerning British citizenship, what is their definition of “Irish citizen”. HL2275
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will ensure that all applications for material under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 requested by Members of the House of Commons or the House of Lords require no payment. HL2276
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much the British Irish Intergovernmental Secretariat has cost for each year since its creation. HL2277
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government when the British Irish Intergovernmental Conference has met since its creation; where each meeting was held; what was discussed at each meeting; and when is the next meeting. HL2278
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many members of staff the British Irish Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat has; how they were recruited; by whom they were recruited; and what is the breakdown of their community background. HL2279
Lord Lipsey to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Oldham on 26 February (HL Deb, col 572), what evidence they received between July 2007 and February 2008 which led them to decide against setting up a supercasino as proposed by them in July 2007. HL2280
Viscount Simon to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many police officers are engaged in policing roads full-time (not shared with other 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. HL2281
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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]
21 January (4 February)
HL1531 Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer [HO]
24 January (7 February)
HL1619 Baroness Valentine [HO]
HL1623 Lord Laird [HO]
31 January (14 February)
HL1727 Lord Greaves [DEFRA]
4 February (18 February)
HL1757 Baroness Northover [DfID]
5 February (19 February)
HL1810 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay [DfBERR]
HL1842 Lord Ahmed [HO]
HL1843 Lord Ahmed [HO]
7 February (21 February)
HL1924 Earl of Sandwich [DEFRA]
18 February (3 March)
HL1932 Lord Sheikh [FCO]
HL1936 Lord Lester of Herne Hill [FCO]
HL1937 Lord Lester of Herne Hill [FCO]
HL1940 Lord Hylton [FCO]
HL1941 Lord Hylton [FCO]
HL1942 Lord Hylton [DfID]
HL1943 Lord Hylton [DfID]
HL1946 Lord Faulkner of Worcester [FCO]
HL1948 Viscount Waverley [HMT]
HL1949 Viscount Waverley [HMT]
HL1954 Lord Campbell-Savours [FCO]
HL1955 Lord Campbell-Savours [FCO]
HL1956 Lord Campbell-Savours [FCO]
HL1957 Lord Campbell-Savours [FCO]
HL1964 Lord Greaves [CLG]
Number of questions allocated to each department which are unanswered after 14 days.
| [CLG] 1
| [CO] 3
| [DEFRA] 2
| [DfBERR] 1
| [DfID] 3
| [FCO] 10 |
| [HMT] 2
| [HO] 6
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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
| |
| National Insurance Contributions
| Government
| 18 March |
| Torture (Damages) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Health and Social Care (Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| |
| Statute Law (Repeals) [HL]
| Government
| |
| House of Lords (Members’ Taxation Status) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
|
| |
| Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) [HL]
| Private
| |
| Committed to a Select Committee
|
| |
| Crossrail
| Government
| 4 March |
| London Local Authorities [HL]
| Private
| |
| London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) [HL]
| Private
| |
| Committed to a Grand Committee
|
| |
| Employment [HL]
| Government
| 13 March |
| Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions)
| Government
| 12 March |
| Sale of Student Loans
| Government
| 10 March |
| Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
|
| |
| 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
| 5 March |
| Retail Development [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| House of Lords (Amendment) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Waiting for Report
|
| |
| Children and Young Persons [HL]
| Government
| 17 March |
| Climate Change [HL] (Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| 4 March |
| Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions [HL]
| Government
| 19 March |
| Child Maintenance and Other Payments
| Government
| |
| Waiting for Third Reading
|
| |
| London Local Authorities and Transport for London Bill
| Private
| |
| Sent to the Commons
|
| |
| Local Transport [HL]
| Government
| |
| Human Fertilisation and Embryology [HL]
| Government
| |
| Disabled Persons (Independent Living) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts [HL]
(Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| 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 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) (Taxes and National Insurance) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Northern Rock plc Compensation Scheme Order 2008
| 11th Report
| |
| Draft Categories of Casino Regulations 2008
|
| |
| Draft Gambling (Geographical Distribution of Large and Small Casino Premises Licences) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Official Statistics Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008
|
| |
| Draft Pension Protection Fund (Pension Compensation Cap) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Levies) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
|
| |
| Draft Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc.) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland Consequential Amendments) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
|
| |
| Draft Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008
|
| |
| Referred to a Grand Committee and Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
|
| |
| Draft Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (Amendment) Regulations 2007
|
| |
| Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
|
| |
| Draft Local Authorities (Alcohol Disorder Zones) Regulations 2008
| 8th Report
| |
| 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
|
| 6 March |
| Draft Child Benefit Up-rating Order 2008
|
| 6 March |
| Draft Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating (Northern Ireland) Order 2008
|
| 6 March |
| Draft Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2008
|
| 6 March |
| Draft Offender Management Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008
|
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| 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
|
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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
| |
| 11th Report
|
| |
| Northern Rock plc Transfer Order 2008
| 21 April
| |
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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
| Tuesday 4 March
|
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| Crossrail Bill
| Select Committee
| 10.00am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee A Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade
| 10.30am |
| Human Rights
| Joint Committee
| 1.30pm |
| Economic Affairs
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| Merits of Statutory Instruments
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| Works of Art
| Domestic Committee
| 4.15pm
in Committee Room G |
| Wednesday 5 March
|
| |
| Constitution
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee D Environment and Agriculture
| 10.30am |
| European Union
| Sub Committee F Home Affairs
| 10.30am |
| Statutory Instruments
| Joint Committee
| 4.00pm |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee E Law and Institutions
| 4.15pm |
| Thursday 6 March
|
| |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee G: Social Policy and Consumer Affairs
| 10.00am |
| Tuesday 11 March
|
| |
| Science and Technology
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| House Committee
| Domestic Committee
| 4.00pm |
| European Union
| Select Committee
| 4.15pm |
| Wednesday 12 March
|
| |
| Communications
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| Thursday 13 March
|
| |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee C Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy
| 10.30am |
| Wednesday 19 March
|
| |
| Science and Technology
| Sub Committee II Genomic Medicine
| 10.00am |
| Thursday 8 May
|
| |
| Refreshment Committee
| Domestic Committee
| 2.00pm
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Minutes of Proceedings of Monday 3 March 2008
The House met at 2.30pm
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Chester
1 Leave of Absence Leave of absence was granted to Lord Tombs for the remainder of this Parliament.
Private Business
2 Crossrail Bill The petitions against the bill from Gray's Waste Services Limited (No. 24) and Sir John Cass's Foundation (No. 14) were withdrawn.
Public Business
3 Children: infant mortality A question was asked by Lord Avebury and answered by Lord Malloch-Brown.
4 Armed Forces: United States missile defence A question was asked by Lord Wallace of Saltaire and answered by Baroness Taylor of Bolton.
5 Housing: carbon dioxide emissions A question was asked by Lord Beaumont of Whitley and answered by Baroness Andrews.
6 Identity cards A question was asked by Lord Waddington and answered by Lord Bassam of Brighton.
7 Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 Lord McKenzie of Luton moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 14 January be approved. The motion was agreed to.
8 Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2008 Lord McKenzie of Luton moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 23 January be approved. The motion was agreed to.
9 Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2008 Lord McKenzie of Luton moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 23 January be approved. The motion was agreed to.
10 Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating) Order 2008 Lord McKenzie of Luton moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 23 January be approved. The motion was agreed to.
11 Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2008 Baroness Royall of Blaisdon, on behalf of Baroness Morgan of Drefelin, moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 16 January be approved. The motion was agreed to.
12 Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2008 Baroness Royall of Blaisdon, on behalf of Baroness Morgan of Drefelin, moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 16 January be approved. The motion was agreed to.
13 Regional Learning and Skills Councils Regulations 2007 Baroness Royall of Blaisdon, on behalf of Baroness Morgan of Drefelin, moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 14 November 2007 be approved. The motion was agreed to.
14 Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (Representations and Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2008 Baroness Royall of Blaisdon, on behalf of Baroness Morgan of Drefelin, moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 7 January be approved. The motion was agreed to.
15 Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 117. Amendments were agreed to. Clauses 123 to 125 were disagreed to. Schedule 25 was disagreed to. The House resumed after clause 127 was agreed to.
16 Disabled people: information technology training A question was asked by Viscount Falkland and, after debate, answered by Baroness Morgan of Drefelin.
17 Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 137ZA. The House resumed after Schedule 27 was agreed to.
The House adjourned at 10.05pm until Tuesday 4 March at 2.30pm.
Michael Pownall
Clerk of the Parliaments
Papers
All statutory instruments laid before the House are accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum presented by command of Her Majesty, unless otherwise indicated.
Command Paper
The following paper was presented to the House by command of Her Majesty:
Departmental Performance—Government Response to the House of Commons Report of the Communities and Local Government Committee on the Report for 2007 of the Department for Communities and Local Government. (7335)
Statutory Instruments (Standing Order 71)
The following negative instruments, having been laid before the House on the dates shown, were ordered to lie on the Table.
1 Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) Amendment Order 2008, laid under the Medicines Act 1968. (29 February) (464)
2 Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order 2008, laid under the Employment Rights Act 1996. (29 February) (531)
3 Revised Draft Code of Practice: Trade Organisations, Qualifications Bodies and General Qualifications Bodies, laid under the Equality Act 2006. (28 February) (—)
Affirmative Instruments
The following instruments were laid before the House for approval by resolution:
1 (1) Draft Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008
(2) Draft Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland Consequential Amendments) Order 2008
laid under the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
2 (1) Draft Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
(2) Draft Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008
laid under the European Communities Act 1972.
Negative Instruments
The following instruments were laid before the House:
1 Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) Regulations 2008, laid under the European Communities Act 1972. (499)
2 Local Authorities (Functions and Responsibilities) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008, laid under the Local Government Act 2000. (516)
3 Aerodromes (Designation) (Chargeable Air Services) (Amendment) Order 2008, laid under the Transport Act 2000. (518)
4 (1) Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (520)
(2) Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (521)
laid under the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
Paper not subject to parliamentary proceedings
The following paper was laid before the House:
Report for the year ended 30 September 2006 of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom, laid under the Commonwealth Scholarships Act 1959.
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Judicial Business
1 Transfield Shipping Inc (Appellants) v Mercator Shipping Inc (Respondents) (England) The appeal of Transfield Shipping Inc was presented and it was ordered that in accordance with Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 14 April.
2 Ansell (also known as Marley) (Appellant) v London and Quadrant Housing Trust (Respondents) (England) The appeal of Carol Ann Ansell was presented and it was ordered that in accordance with Standing Order VI the statement and appendix thereto be lodged on or before 14 April.
Tuesday 4 March at 10.30am
In Committee Room No 1
Further hearing by the Appellate Committee in the following cause:
Principal and Fellows of Newnham College in the University of Cambridge (Respondents) v Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Appellants)
ISBN 9780 108445255
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