Wednesday 26 March 2008 at 3.00pm
*Oral questions, 30 minutes
*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.
*Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to sign the main contract for new aircraft carriers.
†Business of the House The Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland) to move that Standing Order 41 (Arrangement of the Order Paper) be dispensed with tomorrow to allow the motion standing in the name of Baroness Andrews to be taken before the motion standing in the name of Lord Harries of Pentregarth.
Crown Agents Holding and Realisation Board (Prescribed Day) Order 2008 Baroness Crawley to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 4 February be approved. 10th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 18 March
Lord West of Spithead intends to move the following four motions en bloc: but if any Lord objects the motions must be moved separately to the extent desired
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: Code of Practice) Order 2008 Lord West of Spithead to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 19 February be approved. 12th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 18 March
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cash Searches: Code of Practice) Order 2008 Lord West of Spithead to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 19 February be approved. 12th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 18 March
Serious Crime Act 2007 (Amendment of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002) Order 2008 Lord West of Spithead to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 20 February be approved. 12th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 18 March
Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment) Order 2008 Lord West of Spithead to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 27 February be approved. 12th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 18 March
Rail Vehicle Accessibility (B2007 Vehicles) Exemption Order 2008 Lord Bassam of Brighton to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 31 January be approved. 10th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 18 March
Local Involvement Networks (Duty of Services-Providers to Allow Entry) Regulations 2008 Baroness Thornton to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 18 February be approved. 11th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 18 March
Baroness Vadera intends to move the following two motions en bloc: but if any Lord objects the motions must be moved separately
Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc.) Order 2008 Baroness Vadera to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 27 February be approved. 12th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 18 March
Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) (Taxes and National Insurance) Order 2008 Baroness Vadera to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 20 February be approved. 12th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 18 March
Lord McKenzie of Luton intends to move the following three motions en bloc: but if any Lord objects the motions must be moved separately to the extent desired
Pension Protection Fund (Pension Compensation Cap) Order 2008 Lord McKenzie of Luton to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 27 February be approved. 12th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 19 March
Occupational Pension Schemes (Levies) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 Lord McKenzie of Luton to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 27 February be approved. 12th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 19 March
Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2008 Lord McKenzie of Luton to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 7 February be approved. 11th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 19 March
Offender Management Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008 Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 6 February be approved. 10th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 19 March
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Prescribed Criteria) (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2008 Lord Adonis to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 5 March be approved. 13th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 19 March
After the motion in the name of Lord Adonis, it is expected that the House will adjourn until 5.30pm.
Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Report [Lord Hunt of Kings Heath]
Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 Lord Lucas to move that a Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Regulations, laid before the House on 7 February, be annulled (SI 2008/235). (Dinner break business)
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Future Business
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 Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to resolve the division of Cyprus, following the recent talks between President Christofias and the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr Talat.
Lord Harries of Pentregarth to call attention to financial inequality in the United Kingdom; and to move for papers. (Balloted debate, 2½ hours)
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. (Balloted debate, 2½ hours)
†Bedfordshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008 Baroness Andrews to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 10 March be approved. 14th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, 15th Report from the Merits Committee, Considered in Grand Committee on 25 March
The following two motions are expected to be debated together:
Early Removal of Fixed-Term Prisoners (Amendment of Eligibility Period) Order 2008 Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 12 March be approved. 14th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Early Removal of Short-Term and Long-Term Prisoners (Amendment of Requisite Period) Order 2008 Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 12 March be approved. 14th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 2.00pm
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. (1 hour)
Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking to tackle the issue of fly-tipping. (1 hour)
Lord Dholakia to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will use the Migrant Integration Policy Index to inform debates on migrants in Europe. (1 hour)
Lord Butler of Brockwell to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the preparation of legislative proposals to Parliament. (1 hour)
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.
House Committee The Chairman of Committees to move that the 4th Report from the Select Committee (HL Paper 78) be agreed to.
Lord Trefgarne to move, as an amendment to the above motion, at end to insert “save for the words “Both post-holders would be members of the Management Board.” in paragraph 4.”
Climate Change Bill [HL] Third Reading [Lord Rooker]
Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill Report [Lord Bassam of Brighton]
†Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [HL] Report (day 2) [Lord Jones of Birmingham]
†Tuesday 1 April at 12.00 noon
*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.
It is expected that the following two motions will be debated together:
European Union (Amendment) Bill Second Reading [The Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland)]
†If the bill is read a second time, the Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland) to move that the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
Lord Grenfell to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on The Lisbon Treaty: an impact assessment (10th Report, HL Paper 62).
Wednesday 2 April at 3.00pm
*Lord Williams of Elvel to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they propose to take to address retaliatory eviction in the private rented sector for housing.
*Lord Hoyle to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to counter the difficulties facing the British pig industry following the steep rise in the costs of feedstock.
†*Lord Barnett to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the Governor of the Bank of England regarding the global credit crunch.
It is expected that the Report stage of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill will continue.
Thursday 3 April at 11.00am
*Lord Campbell of Alloway to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to ensure that there is no postal fraud in the forthcoming local elections.
*Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in introducing neighbourhood policing teams into every community in England and Wales.
*Baroness Greengross to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to promote the use of health navigators to tackle health inequality, as proposed in the Turning Point report A Personal Approach to Public Services.
Lord May of Oxford to call attention to the trend in the incidence of HIV/AIDS; and to move for papers. (Balloted debate, 2½ hours)
Lord Renton of Mount Harry to call attention to the environmental importance of Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty; and to move for papers. (Balloted debate, 2½ hours)
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).
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 12.00 noon
Employment Bill [HL] Committee (day 4) [Lord Jones of Birmingham]
Monday 21 April at 2.30pm
†*Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will next discuss future reform of the European Union budget with regard to Common Agricultural Policy restructuring in the Council of Ministers.
†*Lord Cotter to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they will take to increase the number of apprenticeships in the private sector to 400,000 per year by 2020, as recommended in the Leitch Review of Skills.
†*Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to address genetic problems arising from marriages between first cousins.
†*Baroness Trumpington to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made any representations to Transport for London on plans to change the road traffic arrangements for Parliament Square.
†It is expected that the Report stage of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill will continue.
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm
†Health and Social Care Bill Committee [Lord Darzi of Denham] 6th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee, 15th Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights
Tuesday 22 April at 2.30pm
†*Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in view of the European Commission’s proposal for cross-border enforcement of traffic offences of European Union-registered cars, what action they propose to deal with cars registered in other countries.
†*Lord Joffe to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure a fair result for policy-holders in the current negotiations over the re-attribution of the inherited estates of with-profits funds.
†*Lord Bishop of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what will be the impact of the Climate Change Bill on the provisions affecting the building of power stations in the Planning Bill and the Energy Bill.
Wednesday 23 April at 3.00pm
†*Lord Ezra to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to limit the United Kingdom’s dependence on imported gas.
†*Lord Howarth of Newport to ask Her Majesty’s Government when the current term of the existing House of Lords Appointments Commission is due to expire; and what proposals they have for the status and terms of reference of a House of Lords Appointments Commission thereafter.
†*Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of whether Al-Qaeda is an ideological movement or an international organisation.
†It is expected that the Report stage of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill will conclude.
Thursday 24 April at 11.00am
†*Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to announce whether the proposals in the consultation paper Transforming Tribunals will be adjusted in any way to retain the Pensions Appeal Tribunal as a discrete specialised jurisdiction for determining war pension appeals.
†*Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have for securing the future of Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire.
†*Baroness Rawlings to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they measure the effectiveness of their international aid.
†House of Lords (Members’ Taxation Status) Bill [HL] Committee [Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay]
Friday 25 April at 10.00am
†Safety Deposit Current Accounts Bill [HL] Second Reading [Earl of Caithness]
†Lord Archbishop of Canterbury to call attention to the impact on the family of economic inequality, credit and indebtedness; and to move for papers.
Tuesday 29 April at 2.30pm
†It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Health and Social Care Bill will continue at 3.30pm in the Moses Room.
Wednesday 30 April at 3.00pm
†It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Health and Social Care Bill will continue at 3.45pm in the Moses Room.
Thursday 1 May at 11.00am
†Alcohol Labelling Bill [HL] Committee [Lord Mitchell]
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Motions for Balloted Debate
Ballot on 29 April for debate on 15 May. 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 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.
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.
Baroness Cox to call attention to the protection of the freedoms of United Kingdom citizens offered by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and to move for papers.
Lord Corbett of Castle Vale to call attention to the human rights situation in Iran; and to move for papers.
Lord Lamont of Lerwick to call attention to the values of tolerance and justice in Islam, the need to avoid a clash of civilisations and the role of British foreign policy in achieving this; and to move for papers.
Lord Bilimoria to call attention to the effectiveness of international institutions, in particular the United Nations, NATO, and the World Bank; 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
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Science and Technology Committee on Allergy (6th Report, Session 2006-07, HL Paper 166). 26 September 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.
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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 Patel to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reduce hospital-acquired infections.
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.
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 what action they will take to mitigate the constraints placed upon owners of listed places of entertainment seeking to provide modern facilities for customers and to satisfy contemporary artistic demands.
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.
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.
Baroness Gale to ask Her Majesty’s Government what further measures they will take to encourage the full participation of women in public and political life.
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether specialist hospital units have an obligation of ongoing care towards their patients when a clinical crisis occurs.
Lord Turnberg to ask Her Majesty’s Government what support they are giving to Israel and the Palestinian Authority in their peace negotiations.
Lord May of Oxford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the incidence of HIV/AIDS.
Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask the Chairman of Committees whether he will make representations to the World Squares for All Steering Group on the proposal to close only the road on the south side of Parliament Square and not that on the east side.
Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in the development of Neighbourhood Policing Teams.
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made with the Millennium Development Goals, particularly in relation to levels of child mortality.
Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will conduct an inquiry into the approach of the Environment Agency and the Environment Agency Wales in pursuing those liable for remediation of Brofiscin Quarry and other legacy sites.
Lord Lipsey to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will issue medals to all British military personnel who have been killed or wounded in the Afghan and Iraq campaigns.
Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the Rugby Football Union’s Go Play Rugby scheme; and what lessons can be drawn for encouraging amateur participation in other sports.
Baroness Howells of St Davids to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to ensure that the United Nations can act in accordance with the objectives outlined in the preamble to the Charter of the United Nations.
Lord Chidgey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the findings of the report Strengthening Parliaments in Africa: improving support prepared by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Africa.
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Questions for Written Answer
Tabled on 25 March and due for answer by 8 April.
Lord Sheldon to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make it a requirement that when a utility company cuts a trench in a road the whole width of the carriageway or footway is resurfaced and not just the trench. HL2773
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government what ethical standards they apply to inward investment; whether such principles take account of living standards and human rights in countries investing in the United Kingdom; and what procedures, if any, exist to monitor where inward investment comes from. HL2774
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism would permit a contracting state to extradite a person in circumstances where there was a risk of that person being tortured. HL2775
Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bassam of Brighton on 28 February (WA 131-2), whether W10 gauge will be created under any newly electrified sections of the Great Western Main Line to be used by Crossrail trains. HL2776
Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of children are immunised against childhood diseases. HL2777
Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much it will cost per month to provide police protection for Raymond Horne, following his recent deportation from Australia for sexual offences. HL2778
Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the fact that Raymond Horne served his prison sentence for sexual offences abroad means that he is not subject to a prison licence in Britain. HL2779
Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people are currently on the Sex Offenders Register. HL2780
Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 19 March (WA 41), with which “autism stakeholder organisations” the Department will be taking forward discussions on the options for, and benefits of, future research; and what response they are making to the National Autistic Society’s recently published report, I exist.
HL2781
Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by Lord Davies of Oldham on 26 February (HL Deb, cols 571-3), when the first report of the ad hoc Ministerial Group appointed to work with Manchester City Council and its partners to identify and bring forward a range of regeneration alternatives to the casino recommended for Manchester by the Casino Advisory Panel will be published; and by what approximate date they expect the group to complete its work. HL2782
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will increase their investment and involvement in the European Union Seventh Framework Research Programme for the development of computer infrastructure grid systems. HL2783
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to increase the number of offshore windfarms around the British Isles. HL2784
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to secure direct talks between Tibetan exiles and the government of China. HL2785
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they propose to take to uphold the independence of coroners conducting military and non-military inquests. HL2786
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made in their discussions with the government of France on the proposed nuclear power stations joint project. HL2787
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether all British personnel inside the Iraqi Green Zone are safe, in view of recent incidents. HL2788
Baroness Emerton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what processes are in place for the Ministry of Defence to learn from the experience of the St John and Red Cross Defence Medical Welfare Service in providing support to injured service personnel, in particular their support for those injured in Iraq and Afghanistan. HL2789
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the latest developments on (a) the selection of the Utility Vehicle Integrator for the Future Rapid Effects System (FRES); and (b) the outcome of the FRES Utility Vehicle design competition. HL2790
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in (a) defining the framework for the Systems of Systems Integrator (SOSI) role for the Future Rapid Effects System (FRES); and (b) integrating the Thales UK/Boeing FRES SOSI team with the Ministry of Defence FRES Integrated Project Team. HL2791
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there is any international collaboration on the Future Rapid Effects System procurement programme. HL2792
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of each of the categories of Future Rapid Effects System vehicles they expect to procure, following the Defence Planning Round 2008.
HL2793
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to launch competitions to select the reconnaissance, direct fire and engineering support variants of the Future Rapid Effects System. HL2794
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the current Future Rapid Effects System procurement plan. HL2795
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to require new road vehicles to have a maximum speed of 70 miles per hour for road safety reasons. HL2796
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to ban or reduce the use of smoking on television and in cinema films as a method of discouraging smoking. HL2797
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many official visits the President of the Republic of Ireland has made to Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and what they estimate to be the total cost to the United Kingdom of those visits. HL2798
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of the President of the Republic of Ireland’s remarks about the conditions which must be fulfilled politically before the Queen is allowed to visit the Republic, they have any plans to restrict visits by the President to the United Kingdom.
HL2799
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any proposals to refund to Members of Parliament and peers costs incurred in obtaining information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 on the basis that such an arrangement would assist their parliamentary duties. HL2800
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government what additional powers have been given to the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission since its creation; when; by what means; and for what purpose. HL2801
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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.
24 January (7 February)
HL1619 Baroness Valentine [HO]
19 February (4 March)
HL1989 Lord Pearson of Rannoch [FCO]
22 February (7 March)
HL2094 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay [FCO]
27 February (12 March)
HL2169 Lord Barnett [HMT]
28 February (13 March)
HL2196 Lord Marlesford [HMT]
HL2209 Lord Taylor of Holbeach [DEFRA]
HL2220 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2223 Lord Dykes [DEFRA]
HL2229 Lord Lester of Herne Hill [DWP]
3 March (17 March)
HL2252 Baroness Stern [MoJ]
HL2255 Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope [DEFRA]
HL2260 Countess of Mar [WO]
HL2261 Countess of Mar [WO]
HL2262 Countess of Mar [WO]
HL2263 Countess of Mar [WO]
HL2271 Lord Lester of Herne Hill [FCO]
HL2280 Lord Lipsey [DCMS]
4 March (18 March)
HL2282 Lord Willoughby de Broke [FCO]
HL2296 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2307 Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope [DfBERR]
HL2309 Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope [DfBERR]
5 March (19 March)
HL2322 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2323 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2333 Lord De Mauley [HMT]
HL2334 Lord De Mauley [HMT]
HL2336 Lord Steinberg [MoJ]
HL2337 Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer [HO]
HL2354 Lord Alton of Liverpool [DfID]
HL2359 Lord Campbell-Savours [MoJ]
6 March (20 March)
HL2379 Lord Astor of Hever [FCO]
HL2380 Lord Astor of Hever [DfID]
HL2381 Lord Astor of Hever [FCO]
HL2382 Lord Laird [HO]
HL2386 Lord Laird [HO]
HL2388 Earl of Sandwich [DfID]
HL2396 Lord Marlesford [HO]
10 March (24 March)
HL2406 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2407 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2410 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2418 Lord Harrison [DfIUS]
HL2420 Lord Turnberg [FCO]
11 March (25 March)
HL2432 Lord Lester of Herne Hill [FCO]
HL2433 Lord Lester of Herne Hill [FCO]
HL2434 Lord Lester of Herne Hill [FCO]
HL2435 Lord Lester of Herne Hill [FCO]
HL2436 Lord Lester of Herne Hill [FCO]
HL2437 Lord Hylton [HO]
HL2441 Lord Hylton [FCO]
HL2446 Lord Vinson [FCO]
HL2449 Lord Jopling [LHOL]
HL2461 Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope [DWP]
HL2465 Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope [DWP]
HL2474 Countess of Mar [WO]
HL2475 Countess of Mar [WO]
HL2476 Countess of Mar [WO]
HL2477 Countess of Mar [DEFRA]
Number of questions allocated to each department which are unanswered after 14 days.
| [DCMS] 1
| [DEFRA] 4
| [DfBERR] 2
| [DfID] 3
| [DfIUS] 1
| [DWP] 3 |
| [FCO] 14
| [HMT] 4
| [HO] 6
| [LHOL] 1
| [MoJ] 3
| [NIO] 7 |
| [WO] 7
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Bills in Progress
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| Type of Bill
| To be considered |
| Waiting for Second Reading
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| Safety Deposit Current Accounts [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 25 April |
| National Insurance Contributions
| Government
| |
| Torture (Damages) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Sunday Trading (Horticulture) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| European Union (Amendment)
| Government
| 1 April |
| Immigration (Discharged Gurkhas) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Iraq War Inquiry
| Private Member’s
| |
| Committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
|
| |
| Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) [HL]
| Private
| |
| Committed to a Select Committee
|
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| Crossrail
| Government
| 26 March |
| London Local Authorities [HL]
| Private
| |
| London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) [HL]
| Private
| |
| Committed to the Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills
|
| |
| Statute Law (Repeals) [HL]
| Government
| |
| Committed to a Grand Committee
|
| |
| Employment [HL]
| Government
| 3 April |
| Sale of Student Loans
| Government
| |
| Health and Social Care (Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| 21 April |
| 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
| 1 May |
| Kidney Transplant [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| House of Lords (Amendment) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| House of Lords (Members’ Taxation Status) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 24 April |
| Waiting for Report
|
| |
| Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions [HL]
| Government
| 31 March |
| Child Maintenance and Other Payments
| Government
| |
Criminal Justice and Immigration
(Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| 26 March |
| Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions)
| Government
| 31 March |
| Waiting for Third Reading
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| |
| Climate Change [HL] (Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| 31 March |
| Retail Development [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| London Local Authorities and Transport for London Bill
| Private
| |
| Sent to the Commons
|
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| 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
| |
| Children and Young Persons [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
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| Merits Committee
| To be considered |
| Waiting for consideration by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
|
| |
| Draft Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland Consequential Amendments) Order 2008
|
| |
| Considered in Grand Committee and Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
|
| |
| Draft Rail Vehicle Accessibility (B2007 Vehicles) Exemption Order 2008
|
| 26 March |
| Draft Crown Agents Holding and Realisation Board (Prescribed Day) Order 2008
|
| 26 March |
| Draft Local Involvement Networks (Duty of Services-Providers to Allow Entry) Regulations 2008
|
| 26 March |
| Draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: Code of Practice) Order 2008
|
| 26 March |
| Draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cash Searches: Code of Practice) Order 2008
|
| 26 March |
| Draft Serious Crime Act 2007 (Amendment of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002) Order 2008
|
| 26 March |
| Draft Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment) Order 2008
|
| 26 March |
| Draft Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) (Taxes and National Insurance) Order 2008
|
| 26 March |
| Draft Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc.) Order 2008
|
| 26 March |
| Draft Offender Management Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008
|
| 26 March |
| Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2008
|
| 26 March |
| Draft Pension Protection Fund (Pension Compensation Cap) Order 2008
|
| 26 March |
| Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Levies) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
|
| 26 March |
| Draft Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Prescribed Criteria) (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2008
|
| 26 March |
| Draft Sex Discrimination (Amendment of Legislation) Regulations 2008
|
| |
| Draft Official Statistics Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008
|
| |
| Draft Bedfordshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008
| 15th Report
| 27 March |
| Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
|
| |
| Draft Local Authorities (Alcohol Disorder Zones) Regulations 2008
| 8th Report
| |
| Draft Categories of Casino Regulations 2008
|
| |
| Draft Gambling (Geographical Distribution of Large and Small Casino Premises Licences) Order 2008
| 14th Report
| |
| Draft Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
|
| |
| Draft Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008
|
| |
| Draft Immigration (Registration Card) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Land Registration (Network Access) Rules 2008
|
| |
| Draft Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (Commencement No. 3 and Supplementary Provision) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Pilot) Regulations 2008
|
| |
| Draft Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Regulation of Loans etc.: Northern Ireland) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Early Removal of Fixed-Term Prisoners (Amendment of Eligibility Period) Order 2008
|
| 27 March |
| Draft Early Removal of Short-Term and Long-Term Prisoners (Amendment of Requisite Period) Order 2008
|
| 27 March |
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Negative Instruments
Instruments reported by the Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee
|
| Praying time expires
| To be considered |
| 11th Report
|
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| Northern Rock plc Transfer Order 2008
| 21 April
| |
| 15th Report
|
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| Home Information Pack (Amendment) Regulations 2008
| 5 May
| |
|
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Instruments not reported by the Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee
| Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
| 31 March
| 26 March |
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Legislative Reform Orders in Progress
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| Regulatory Reform Committee
| To be considered |
| Super-affirmative draft Order reported following first-stage scrutiny by the Regulatory Reform Committee
|
| |
| Draft Legislative Reform (Local Authority Consent Requirements) (England and Wales) Order 2007
| 1st Report
| |
| Affirmative draft Order reported from the Regulatory Reform Committee and considered by a Grand Committee
|
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| Draft Legislative Reform (Health and Safety Executive) Order 2008
| 6th 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. Only the next meeting of each Committee is listed below. Further details of these meetings, and of planned further meetings, may be found in the House of Lords Committees Weekly Bulletin.
| Wednesday 26 March
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| Science and Technology
| Sub-Committee I Waste Reduction
| visit to Uxbridge |
| Crossrail Bill
| Select Committee
| 10.00am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee D Environment and Agriculture
| 10.30am |
| European Union
| Sub Committee F Home Affairs
| 10.30am |
| Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| Intergovernmental Organisations
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| Statutory Instruments
| Joint Committee
| 4.00pm |
| Thursday 27 March
|
| |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee G: Social Policy and Consumer Affairs
| 10.00am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee C Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy
| 10.30am |
| House Committee
| Domestic Committee
| 11.30am |
| Monday 31 March
|
| |
| Privileges
| Domestic Committee
| 4.00pm |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee B Internal Market
| 4.00pm |
| Tuesday 1 April
|
| |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee A Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade
| 10.30am |
| Merits of Statutory Instruments
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| Wednesday 2 April
|
| |
| Communications
| Select Committee
| 9.45am |
| Constitution
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee E Law and Institutions
| 4.15pm |
| Monday 21 April
|
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| Procedure of the House
| Domestic Committee
| 4.30pm |
| Tuesday 22 April
|
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| Human Rights
| Joint Committee
| 1.30pm |
| Economic Affairs
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| European Union
| Select Committee
| 4.15pm |
| Tuesday 29 April
|
| |
| Science and Technology
| Select Committee
| 11.00am |
| Wednesday 30 April
|
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| Science and Technology
| Sub-Committee II Genomic Medicine
| 3.30pm |
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Minutes of Proceedings of Tuesday 25 March 2008
The House met at 2.30pm
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Ripon and Leeds
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Select Committee Reports
1 European Union Committee
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
Current Developments in European Foreign Policy. (12th Report, HL Paper 75)
2 Merits of Statutory Instruments
The 16th Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed. (HL Paper 85)
3 Human Rights
The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
Scrutiny of Mental Health Legislation: Follow-up. (16th Report, HL Paper 86)
Public Business
4 Disability: independent living A question was asked by Lord Ashley of Stoke and answered by Baroness Thornton.
5 Sudan: Darfur A question was asked by Lord Sheikh and answered by Lord Malloch-Brown.
6 Food: grain stocks A question was asked by Earl Attlee and answered by Lord Rooker.
7 Iraq: inquiry A question was asked by Lord Dykes and answered by Lord Malloch-Brown.
8 Retail Development Bill [HL] The order of commitment was discharged.
9 Children and Young Persons Bill [HL] The bill was read a third time and a privilege amendment was agreed to. Then the bill was passed and sent to the Commons.
10 Health and Social Care Bill Lord Darzi of Denham moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Grand Committee.
11 Constitution Lord Hunt of Kings Heath repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.
12 Sex Discrimination (Amendment of Legislation) Regulations 2008
Legislative Reform (Health and Safety Executive) Order 2008
Official Statistics Order 2008
Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008
Bedfordshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008
The Grand Committee reported that it had considered the instruments.
The House adjourned at 10.00pm until Wednesday 26 March at 3.00pm.
Michael Pownall
Clerk of the Parliaments
Grand Committee Business
The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 3.30pm
Sex Discrimination (Amendment of Legislation) Regulations 2008 Baroness Andrews moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Sex Discrimination (Amendment of Legislation) Regulations 2008. After debate, the motion was agreed to.
Legislative Reform (Health and Safety Executive) Order 2008 Lord McKenzie of Luton moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Legislative Reform (Health and Safety Executive) Order 2008. After debate, the motion was agreed to.
Official Statistics Order 2008 Lord Davies of Oldham moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Official Statistics Order 2008. After debate, the motion was agreed to.
Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008 Lord Bassam of Brighton moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008. After debate, the motion was agreed to.
Bedfordshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008 Baroness Andrews moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Bedfordshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008. After debate, the motion was agreed to.
The Committee adjourned at 6.21pm.
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Papers
All statutory instruments laid before the House are accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum presented by command of Her Majesty, unless otherwise indicated.
Command Papers
The following papers were presented to the House by command of Her Majesty:
1 Human Rights—Report for 2007 by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Human Rights.
(7340)
2 Constitutional Reform—The Governance of Britain: Constitutional Renewal: Government proposals, together with a Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill and an Analysis of Consultations. (7342)
Negative Instrument
The following instrument was laid before the House:
Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews for Partners) Amendment Regulations 2008, laid under the Social Security Administration Act 1992. (759)
Paper not subject to parliamentary proceedings
The following paper was laid before the House:
First Report of the Northern Ireland Assembly’s Assembly and Executive Review Committee on the Inquiry into the Devolution of Policing and Justice Matters, laid under the Northern Ireland (St. Andrews Agreement) Act 2006.
ISBN 9780 108447853
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