Monday 21 April 2008 at 2.30pm
*Oral questions, 30 minutes
*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.
European Union (Amendment) Bill The Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland) to move that it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to which the European Union (Amendment) Bill has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order:
Clauses 1 to 3
The Schedule
Clauses 4 to 8.
Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Report (day 3) [Lord Hunt of Kings Heath]
Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Pilot) Regulations 2008 Lord West of Spithead to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 11 March be approved. 14th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (Dinner break business)
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
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Future Business
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.
†*Lord Lee of Trafford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what powers they and their agencies have to ensure that customer gratuities are received by staff rather than being retained in some form by restaurants.
European Union (Amendment) Bill Committee [The Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland)]
Lord Burnett to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the future of inheritance tax and capital gains tax. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)
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.
*Lord Lea of Crondall to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions are taking place towards the goal of a nuclear-free Middle East.
Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill Third Reading [Lord Bassam of Brighton]
The following two motions are expected to be debated together:
Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 Lord Bach to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 3 March be approved. 13th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (Dinner break business)
Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008 Lord Bach to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 3 March be approved. 13th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (Dinner break business)
Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (Commencement No. 3 and Supplementary Provision) Order 2008 Lord Bach to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 10 March be approved. 14th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (Dinner break business)
It is expected that the Report stage of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill will conclude.
Thursday 24 April at 11.00am
*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.
†*Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to ratify the United Nations convention on disability rights.
Baroness Byford to call attention to the role played by Post Offices in local communities and the public reaction to plans to close a portion of the network, and to the case for a review of the operations framework of the Royal Mail and post offices provided by the Post Office Act 2000; 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.
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.
Monday 28 April at 2.30pm
*Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether low level exposures to organophosphates and carbonates are a contributing factor in the ill health of some Gulf War veterans and sheep farmers.
*Lord Young of Norwood Green to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest assessment of the cost of identity cards to individuals; and how the total cost of the identity card scheme will be split between the Government and the general public.
*Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the content and weighting of the Consumer Prices Index.
*Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the extent to which foreign funding of academic institutions in the United Kingdom may compromise the academic integrity of courses or influence the appointment of academic staff.
Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [HL] Third Reading [Lord Jones of Birmingham]
Housing and Regeneration Bill Second Reading [Baroness Andrews]
Tuesday 29 April at 2.30pm
*Lord Lloyd of Berwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to discourage the Port of London Authority from felling riverside trees between Putney and Kew.
*Baroness Massey of Darwen to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many young people have benefited from the Education Maintenance Allowance; and what steps they will take to increase its take-up.
*Lord Faulkner of Worcester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve facilities for disabled supporters at sports stadia.
The following two motions are expected to be debated together:
Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 Lord Rooker to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 3 March be approved. 16th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (Dinner break business)
Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland Consequential Amendments) Order 2008 Lord Rooker to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 3 March be approved. 16th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (Dinner break business)
It is expected that the Committee stage of the European Union (Amendment) Bill will continue.
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
*Lord Janner of Braunstone to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the third United Nations Security Council Resolution on Iran has been effective in ensuring compliance in respect of its uranium enrichment programme.
*Lord Dubs to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to ensure that bonuses are paid to directors of publicly owned companies only on the basis of merit.
*Lord Sheikh to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to achieve peace in Sri Lanka.
National Insurance Contributions Bill Second Reading [Lord McKenzie of Luton]
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.
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
*Lord Soley to ask the Chairman of Committees what plans there are for bringing the work of the House of Lords to wider public attention.
*Baroness Howe of Idlicote to ask Her Majesty’s Government what further action they will take to ensure education and training courses are given priority within the prison service.
*Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are considering direct payments to meet combined health and social needs for terminally ill patients and their carers.
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.
Alcohol Labelling Bill [HL] Committee [Lord Mitchell]
Tuesday 6 May at 2.30pm
It is expected that the Committee stage of the European Union (Amendment) Bill will continue.
It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Health and Social Care Bill will continue at 3.30pm in the Moses Room.
Wednesday 7 May at 3.00pm
Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Report [Lord McKenzie of Luton]
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. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)
Thursday 8 May at 11.00am
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).
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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.
Baroness Park of Monmouth to call attention to the case for maintaining the rule of law and ensuring that respect for other cultures does not infringe upon the right of British citizens to protection under the law, particularly in the fields of education and marriage; 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 Wakeham to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Economic Affairs Committee on The Economic Impact of Immigration (First Report, HL Paper 82). 1 April 2008
Motions Relating to Delegated Legislation
†Farriers’ Qualification (European Recognition) Regulations 2008 Lord Addington to move that a Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Regulations, laid before the House on 10 March, be annulled (SI 2008/646).
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of whether Al-Qaeda is an ideological movement or an international organisation.
Earl of Dundee to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have beyond 2010 to achieve further road casualty reductions.
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Questions for Written Answer
Tabled on 3 April and due for answer by 17 April.
Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the cost to them of all the procedures associated with a death in custody, including the investigation by the Prison and Probation Ombudsman, the inquest and any other follow-up action. HL3041
Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the annual cost of legal representation of Her Majesty’s Government at inquests into deaths in custody. HL3042
Earl of Dundee to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the volume of secondary legislation by repealing obsolete measures. HL3043
Earl of Dundee to ask Her Majesty’s Government what further plans they have to assist stability in South East Europe. HL3044
Earl of Dundee to ask Her Majesty’s Government what further plans they have to assist states on the Eastern boundary of the European Union through the European Union Neighbourhood Policy. HL3045
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Malloch-Brown on 1 April (WA 147-8), whether the statement that a solution lies only in the context of a United Nations-brokered comprehensive settlement to reunite the island denoted their intention to sustain a Greek Cypriot veto and maintain the isolation of the Turkish Cypriot community. HL3046
Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Taylor of Bolton on 17 January (WA 278), what representations the Ministry of Defence has had since 24 September 2007 from Dr Malcolm Hooper, emeritus professor of medicinal chemistry at the University of Sunderland, on the deaths and illnesses of veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf War; and what responses they are making to the questions posed by Dr Hooper in his reply to the Department’s letter to him dated 9 January. HL3047
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. HL3048
Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the press release by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 2 April, how many one-stop advice centres will be established by the Energy Saving Trust to deliver the broader programme for green homes.
HL3049
Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of a bid for funding from the Environmental Transformation Fund will need to be funded from a local alliance of organisations wishing to help transform the environmental performance of a street or local area. HL3050
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have taken emergency measures to protect British passport holders in Zimbabwe in the event of civil disorder in that country. HL3051
Lord Taylor of Holbeach to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister for the Environment, Mr Phil Woolas MP, on 18 February (HC Deb, 275W), whether the impact assessments on each draft river basin management plan will be carried out after the six-month consultations into them have finished; and, if so, when they expect those impact assessments to be published. HL3052
Lord Taylor of Holbeach to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Mr Iain Wright MP, on 7 February (HC Deb, 1321W), why applicants may not question the justification for the location of a renewable energy proposal; and whether this makes the planning process a formality. HL3053
Lord Taylor of Holbeach to ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Driving Standards Agency has given a contract for the delivery of the driving theory test to an American company and allowed the processing and storing of data to go overseas. HL3054
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Ministry of Defence has decided to sole source the CTA 40mm cannon for Warrior FRES, given the lack of manufacturing facility and qualification for the ammunition. HL3055
Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of the report of the Legal Services Ombudsman for England and Wales in the cases of Dennis Rimmer and Norman Dickinson, retired miners whose British Coal industrial deafness claims were dealt with by Beresford’s Panel Solicitors Scheme, they will request reports from the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Legal Complaints Service concerning the other 6,796 claimants whose cases were sold by Beresford’s to their panel of 10 firms of solicitors between June 2002 and March 2004.
HL3056
Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in the criminal investigation into the British Coal litigation by the Serious Fraud Office and South Yorkshire Police, which commenced in July 2005; and what is the timescale for completing the enquiries.
HL3057
Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they have taken following the reports by the Legal Services Ombudsman in respect of retired miners, their widows and families in the British Coal litigation; and whether they are satisfied with the performance of the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Legal Complaints Service. HL3058
Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to address the concerns of retired miners, their widows and families in the British Coal litigation seeking redress against their former solicitors, in the light of the reports of the Legal Services Ombudsman in the case of Enoch Walker recommending that the Legal Complaints Service should re-investigate all complaints arising out of the British Coal litigation which had been rejected either for being out of time or because family members did not have locus standi; and whether the ensuing conduct of the Legal Complaints Service was appropriate. HL3059
Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will instigate a judicial public inquiry to examine the operation and funding of the British Coal respiratory disease litigation and British Coal vibration white finger litigation and to investigate the conduct of solicitors and the performance of the Legal Complaints Service and the Solicitors Regulation Authority. HL3060
Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that solicitors do not receive excessive remuneration from publicly funded schemes; and what lessons they have learned from the two highest-earning solicitors in the British Coal respiratory disease litigation and the British Coal vibration white finger litigation receiving £14 million and £15 million per annum respectively. HL3061
Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they anticipate that the arrangements will be in place for imposing “on the spot” penalties for drivers of lorries registered outside the United Kingdom who breach the law. HL3062
Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government, with regard to “on the spot” penalties for drivers of lorries registered outside the United Kingdom, what levels of penalty will be available for (a) serious breaches of the drivers hours regulations; (b) overloading; and (c) defective mechanical condition. HL3063
Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bassam of Brighton on 2 April (WA 185), whether the measurement of the carbon effect of a scheme being evaluated under the New Approach to Appraisal will be directly proportional to the aggregated time savings and distance travelled in the “with” and “without” interventions under consideration. HL3064
Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bassam of Brighton on 3 April (HL2703), when appraising a light rail scheme what values of time are ascribed to a car driver and a user of the prospective light rail scheme over a section of the journey. HL3065
Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in respect of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on how many occasions in the last year malicious programs have compromised its computer systems; for each occasion, how many machines were affected; how long it took to remove the programs from the system; and what the impact was on the department’s activities. HL3066
Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in respect of the Department of Health, on how many occasions in the last year malicious programs have compromised its computer systems; for each occasion, how many machines were affected; how long it took to remove the programs from the system; and what the impact was on the department’s activities. HL3067
Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in respect of the Ministry of Defence, on how many occasions in the last year malicious programs have compromised its computer systems; for each occasion, how many machines were affected; how long it took to remove the programs from the system; and what the impact was on the department’s activities. HL3068
Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in respect of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, on how many occasions in the last year malicious programs have compromised its computer systems; for each occasion, how many machines were affected; how long it took to remove the programs from the system; and what the impact was on the department’s activities.
HL3069
Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in respect of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, on how many occasions in the last year malicious programs have compromised its computer systems; for each occasion, how many machines were affected; how long it took to remove the programs from the system; and what the impact was on the department’s activities.
HL3070
Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in respect of the Wales Office, on how many occasions in the last year malicious programs have compromised its computer systems; for each occasion, how many machines were affected; how long it took to remove the programs from the system; and what the impact was on the department’s activities. HL3071
Baroness Noakes to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the announcement by HM Treasury on 18 December 2007 that the Government’s Northern Rock guarantee arrangements were being extended to “all obligations of Northern Rock plc to make payments on the repurchase of mortgages under the documentation for the ‘Granite securitisation programme’”, what that contingent liability (a) amounted to at 31 December 2007 on the basis of Northern Rock’s audited accounts and (b) is estimated to amount to at 31 March 2009. HL3072
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government why the British Council hosted a public debate on hybrid embryos combining animal eggs with human cells at the Bloomfield Science Museum in Jerusalem on 27 March; which panellists spoke against the proposals at the debate; and what role they played in supporting this event. HL3073
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Darzi of Denham on 10 January (WA 219), which provisions of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 require that the identity of a clinic at which women are known to have been at risk from life-threatening complications should not be publicly disclosed; and how the interests of prospective patients are similarly protected in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. HL3074
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Darzi of Denham on 29 November 2007 (WA 131) and 3 December 2007 (WA 159) regarding the need for fully informed consent on the part of women donating eggs for research, how many eggs were stated to be required to ensure that the chance of pregnancy is not reduced according to patient information and consent forms approved by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority; and how these documents reflect the corresponding overall incidence of hospitalisation described in the journal Human Fertility (volume 10, issue 3, pages 183-87). HL3075
Lord Christopher to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many planning appeals, excluding those in respect of industrial or commercial development, were received by HM Inspectors for each of the last five years ended 31 December; and of these, how many were rejected and how many were successful.
HL3076
Lord Christopher to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the forthcoming review of biofuels production by the Renewable Fuels Agency will include examination of greenhouse gas emissions directly and indirectly resulting from—
(a) the production and transport of seed;
(b) the agricultural processes in growing and harvesting crops, including use of fertilisers;
(c) the transport and processing of crops to produce fuel; and
(d) the subsequent production and distribution of fuel. HL3077
Lord Christopher to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the forthcoming review of biofuels production by the Renewable Fuels Agency will examine the impact of biofuel production on both the price and supply of food and animal feed. HL3078
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 1 April (WA 162) concerning appointments made by the Northern Ireland Office, which Ministers were involved in discussions with officials concerning appointments to the three non-statutory ad hoc advisory bodies in 2007. HL3079
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 1 April (WA 159) concerning the number of employees in the Northern Ireland Office, what is the meaning of “the CSR07 settlement reduced the department’s administration cost budget by five per cent year on year, but these reductions have been reallocated to front-line service delivery areas, so may not affect overall headcount numbers”. HL3080
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to support the building of new railways across Africa; and, if so, how. HL3081
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they propose to reduce further smoking in public places for health reasons. HL3082
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they propose to prohibit cyclists from cycling on footpaths for safety reasons. HL3083
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they propose to circulate the report on the Northern Ireland Bill of Rights Forum to all Members of Parliament, peers and members of the Northern Ireland Assembly; and, if not, why not. HL3084
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many House of Lords Questions for Written Answer were received by each Department in the last Parliamentary session.
HL3085
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many House of Lords Questions for Written Answer were received by each Department in the 1996-97 Parliamentary session. HL3086
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Drayson on 29 March 2006 (WA 112), how they define “disproportionate effort”; and how this differs from their definition of “disproportionate cost”. HL3087
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many House of Lords Questions for Written Answer were not answered within 14 days in each of the last five Parliamentary sessions. HL3088
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many House of Lords Questions for Written Answer remained unanswered at the end of the last Parliamentary session.
HL3089
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many House of Lords Questions for Written Answer in the last Parliamentary session were answered at greater cost than the disproportionate cost threshold, and what were those questions. HL3090
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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]
3 March (17 March)
HL2252 Baroness Stern [MoJ]
5 March (19 March)
HL2322 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2337 Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer [HO]
6 March (20 March)
HL2380 Lord Astor of Hever [DfID]
HL2388 Earl of Sandwich [DfID]
10 March (24 March)
HL2410 Lord Laird [NIO]
11 March (25 March)
HL2446 Lord Vinson [FCO]
12 March (26 March)
HL2488 Lord Alderdice [NIO]
HL2489 Lord Alderdice [NIO]
HL2512 Baroness Valentine [HO]
HL2518 Lord Laird [NIO]
13 March (27 March)
HL2541 Earl Attlee [MoD]
HL2547 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2562 Lord Hylton [HO]
HL2563 Lord Hylton [HO]
14 March (28 March)
HL2588 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2589 Lord Laird [NIO]
17 March (31 March)
HL2593 Lord Avebury [DfID]
HL2624 Baroness Hollis of Heigham [DWP]
HL2635 Earl of Northesk [DfBERR]
HL2636 Lord Jones of Cheltenham [DfID]
HL2639 Lord Jones of Cheltenham [FCO]
HL2640 Lord Jones of Cheltenham [FCO]
18 March (1 April)
HL2642 Lord Steel of Aikwood [DfID]
HL2650 Lord Taylor of Holbeach [DfBERR]
HL2678 Lord Laird [NIO]
19 March (2 April)
HL2684 Baroness Northover [DfID]
HL2685 Baroness Northover [DfID]
HL2686 Baroness Northover [DfID]
HL2687 Baroness Northover [DfID]
HL2688 Baroness Northover [DfID]
HL2689 Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope [DWP]
HL2690 Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope [DoH]
HL2691 Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope [DWP]
HL2692 Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope [DWP]
HL2693 Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope [DWP]
HL2704 Lord Alton of Liverpool [DoH]
HL2707 Lord Taylor of Warwick [HO]
HL2710 Lord Beaumont of Whitley [DfBERR]
HL2717 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2718 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2719 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2720 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2722 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2725 Baroness Tonge [DfID]
HL2726 Baroness Tonge [DfID]
HL2727 Baroness Tonge [DfID]
20 March (3 April)
HL2744 Baroness Barker [DoH]
HL2745 Baroness Barker [DoH]
HL2753 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2754 Lord Laird [FCO]
HL2755 Lord Laird [FCO]
HL2756 Lord Laird [FCO]
HL2757 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2758 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2767 Baroness Northover [DfID]
HL2768 Baroness Northover [DfID]
HL2769 Baroness Northover [FCO]
HL2770 Baroness Northover [DfID]
HL2771 Baroness Northover [DfID]
Number of questions allocated to each department which are unanswered after 14 days.
| [DfBERR] 3
| [DfID] 17
| [DoH] 4
| [DWP] 5
| [FCO] 8
| [HO] 6 |
| [MoD] 1
| [MoJ] 1
| [NIO] 17
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Bills in Progress
|
| Type of Bill
| To be considered |
| Waiting for Second Reading
|
| |
| Safety Deposit Current Accounts [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 25 April |
| National Insurance Contributions
| Government
| 30 April |
| Torture (Damages) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Sunday Trading (Horticulture) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Immigration (Discharged Gurkhas) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Iraq War Inquiry [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Housing and Regeneration
| Government
| 28 April |
| Borough Freedom (No. 2) [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
| 21 April |
| 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
|
| |
| 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
|
| |
| 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 |
| European Union (Amendment)
| Government
| 22 April |
| Waiting for Report
|
| |
| Child Maintenance and Other Payments
| Government
| 7 May |
Criminal Justice and Immigration
(Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| 21 April |
| Employment [HL]
| Government
| |
| Waiting for Third Reading
|
| |
| Retail Development [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions)
| Government
| 23 April |
| Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions [HL]
| Government
| 28 April |
| London Local Authorities and Transport for London
| 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
| |
| Children and Young Persons [HL]
| Government
| |
| Climate Change [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
|
| |
| Parliamentary Constituencies (Northern Ireland) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Local Authorities (Alcohol Disorder Zones) Regulations 2008
| 8th Report
| |
| Draft Cash Ratio Deposits (Value Bands and Ratios) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Building Societies (Financial Assistance) Order 2008
|
| |
| Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
|
| |
| 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
|
| 23 April |
| Draft Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008
|
| 23 April |
| 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
|
| 23 April |
| Draft Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Pilot) Regulations 2008
|
| 21 April |
| Draft Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Regulation of Loans etc.: Northern Ireland) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008
|
| 29 April |
| Draft Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland Consequential Amendments) Order 2008
|
| 29 April |
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Negative Instruments
Instruments reported by the Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee
|
| Praying time expires
| To be considered |
| 11th Report
|
| |
| Northern Rock plc Transfer Order 2008
| 21 April
| |
| 15th Report
|
| |
| Home Information Pack (Amendment) Regulations 2008
| 5 May
| |
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Legislative Reform Orders in Progress
|
| 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
| |
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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.
| Sunday 20 April
|
| |
| Science and Technology
| Sub-Committee I Waste Reduction
| visit to Brussels |
| Monday 21 April
|
| |
| Constitution
| Select Committee
| visit to Ottawa and Washington DC |
| Intergovernmental Organisations
| Select Committee
| in Geneva |
| Crossrail Bill
| Select Committee
| 2.30pm |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee B Internal Market
| 4.00pm |
| Procedure of the House
| Domestic Committee
| 4.30pm |
| Tuesday 22 April
|
| |
| 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 |
| House Committee
| Domestic Committee
| 4.00pm |
| European Union
| Select Committee
| 4.15pm |
| Wednesday 23 April
|
| |
| Communications
| Select Committee
| 9.45am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee D Environment and Agriculture
| 10.30am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee F Home Affairs
| 10.30am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee E Law and Institutions
| 4.15pm |
| Thursday 24 April
|
| |
| 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 |
| Monday 28 April
|
| |
| Consolidation Bills
| Joint Committee
| 4.30pm |
| Tuesday 29 April
|
| |
| Science and Technology
| Select Committee
| 11.00am |
| Merits of Statutory Instruments
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| Wednesday 30 April
|
| |
| Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| Science and Technology
| Sub-Committee II Genomic Medicine
| 3.30pm |
| Statutory Instruments
| Joint Committee
| 4.00pm |
| Thursday 8 May
|
| |
| Refreshment
| Domestic Committee
| 2.00pm |
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Minutes of Proceedings of Thursday 3 April 2008
The House met at 11.00am
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Carlisle
Private Business
1 Crossrail Bill The petition against the bill from Tesco Pension Trustees Limited (No. 43) was withdrawn.
Public Business
2 Elections: postal voting A question was asked by Lord Campbell of Alloway and answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath.
3 Police: neighbourhood policing A question was asked by Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde and answered by Lord West of Spithead.
4 Health: inequalities A question was asked by Baroness Greengross and answered by Baroness Thornton.
5 Energy: nuclear reactors A question was asked by Lord De Mauley and answered by Baroness Vadera.
6 Procedure of the House The Chairman of Committees moved that the First Report from the Select Committee (HL Paper 63) be agreed to. After debate, the motion was agreed to.
7 HIV/AIDS (Balloted debate) Lord May of Oxford moved for papers relating to the trend in the incidence of HIV/AIDS. After debate, the motion was withdrawn.
8 Zimbabwe Lord Malloch-Brown repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.
9 Employment Bill [HL] The bill was reported from the Grand Committee with amendments. It was ordered that the bill be printed as amended. (HL Bill 49)
10 Environment: Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Balloted debate) Lord Renton of Mount Harry moved for papers relating to the environmental importance of Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. After debate, the motion was withdrawn.
11 Economy: Regulators (RC Report) Lord McIntosh of Haringey moved 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). After debate, the motion was agreed to.
The House adjourned at 6.41pm until 2.30pm on Monday 21 April, except for Judicial Business.
Michael Pownall
Clerk of the Parliaments
Grand Committee Business
The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 12.00 noon
Employment Bill [HL] The Grand Committee further considered the bill, beginning with the question that clause 17 be agreed to. Amendments were agreed to. It was ordered that the bill be reprinted with amendments.
The Committee adjourned at 1.46pm.
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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 Health—Pharmacy in England: Building on strengths-delivering the future: Government proposals. (7341)
2 Marine Bill, Draft—Draft Marine Bill. (7351)
3 Broadcasting—A Scheme Agreement between the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the BBC on the Digital Switchover Help Scheme. (7356)
Affirmative Instrument
The following instrument was laid before the House for approval by resolution:
Draft Building Societies (Financial Assistance) Order 2008, laid under the Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008.
Negative Instruments
The following instruments were laid before the House:
1 Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2008, laid under the Food Safety Act 1990. (916)
2 Blood Tests (Evidence of Paternity) (Amendment) Regulations 2008, laid under the Family Law Reform Act 1969. (972)
3 Court Funds (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2008, laid under the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978. (SR156)
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Judicial Business
Thursday 3 April
1 Olafsson (Respondent) v Gissurarson (Petitioner) The petition of Hannes Holmsteinn Gissurarson praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
2 Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Lewisham (Appellants) v Malcolm (Respondent) The petition of Sebastian Kornhauser praying for leave to intervene in the said appeal without payment of the fee, such fee having been waived by the Appeal Committee pursuant to Standing Order XIII was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
3 In re B (children) (FC) The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee.
4 Knowsley Housing Trust (Respondents) v White (FC) (Appellant)
5 Ansell (also known as Marley) (FC) (Appellant) v London and Quadrant Housing Trust (Respondents)
The petition of the appellants praying that the time for lodging the statement and appendix and setting down the cause for hearing might be extended to 16 May (the agents for the respondents consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed.
6 Appeal Committee The following Order was made pursuant to the 35th Report:
In re BW (AP) (Petitioner) (Northern Ireland) That leave to appeal be refused; that the costs of the petitioner be taxed in accordance with the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981; that the respondents be at liberty to apply for their costs in accordance with direction 5.1(c); and, if the application is granted, that the amount thereof be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties.
7 Appeal Committee The 46th Report from the Appeal Committee was made; the Appeal Committee reported that they had met and had heard Counsel; the report was agreed to and the following Order was made:
Bank of Nova Scotia and others (Respondents) and others v Koo Golden East Mongolia (a body corporate) (Petitioners) That leave to appeal be refused; and that the petitioners do pay to the respondents the costs of the petition, the amount thereof to be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties.
8 Appeal Committee The 47th Report from the Appeal Committee was made; the Appeal Committee reported that they had met and had heard Counsel; the report was agreed to and the following Orders were made:
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Petitioners) v Loyalty Management UK Limited (Respondents) That leave to appeal be given in order to facilitate a reference to the European Court of Justice; and that the petition of appeal be lodged by 17 April.
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Respondents) v Total UK Limited (Petitioners) That leave to appeal be refused; and that the petitioners do pay to the respondents the costs of the petition, the amount thereof to be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties.
Baxi Group Limited (Respondents) v Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Petitioners) That leave to appeal be given in order to facilitate a reference to the European Court of Justice; and that the petition of appeal be lodged by 17 April.
9 Appeal Committee The 48th Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Order was made:
Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Lewisham (Appellants) v Malcolm (Respondent) That the petition of the Equality and Human Rights Commission that they might be heard or otherwise intervene in the said appeal be allowed.
Monday 7 April at 11.00am
In Committee Room No 1
Hearing by the Appellate Committee in the following cause:
R v Davis (Appellant) (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division))
Tuesday 8 April at 10.30am
In Committee Room No 1
Further hearing by the Appellate Committee in the following cause:
R v Davis (Appellant) (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division))
Wednesday 9 April at 9.45am
Judgment in the following causes:
R (on the application of Gentle (FC) and another (FC)) (Appellants) v The Prime Minister and others (Respondents)
McGrath and another (Appellants) and others v Riddell and others (Respondents)
McGrath and another and others (Appellants) v Riddell and others (Respondents)
(Conjoined Appeals)
R (on the application of Edwards and another (Appellant)) v Environment Agency and others (Respondents)
At 10.30am
In Committee Room No 1
Hearing by the Appellate Committee in the following cause:
Beoku-Betts (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)
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