Friday 25 April 2008 at 10.00am
Safety Deposit Current Accounts Bill [HL] Second Reading [Earl of Caithness]
If the bill is read a second time, the Earl of Caithness to move that the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
Lord Archbishop of Canterbury to call attention to the impact on the family of economic inequality, credit and indebtedness; and to move for papers.
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Future Business
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.
Merits of Statutory Instruments The Chairman of Committees to move that Lord Rosser be appointed a member of the Select Committee in place of Lord Tunnicliffe, resigned.
Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [HL] Third Reading [Baroness Vadera]
Housing and Regeneration Bill Second Reading [Baroness Andrews]
If the bill is read a second time, Baroness Andrews to move that the bill be committed to a Grand Committee.
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.
European Union (Amendment) Bill Committee (day 2) [The Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland)]
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)
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm
Health and Social Care Bill Committee (day 2) [Lord Darzi of Denham] 6th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee, 15th Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights
Wednesday 30 April at 3.00pm
Prayers will have been read
*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.
Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Third Reading [Lord Hunt of Kings Heath]
National Insurance Contributions Bill Second Reading [Lord McKenzie of Luton]
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.
Lord Hameed to call attention to the role of interfaith dialogue in strengthening society; and to move for papers.
Alcohol Labelling Bill [HL] Committee [Lord Mitchell]
†Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (Commencement No. 3 and Supplementary Provision) Order 2008 Lord Tunnicliffe to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 10 March be approved. 14th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Tuesday 6 May at 2.30pm
*Lord James of Blackheath to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, following the adoption of a new law in France in March 2007 and recent guidance from the European Commission, they will reconsider banning advertising by offshore bookmakers soliciting new accounts from members of the public without establishing that they are aged 18 or older.
*Lord Hannay of Chiswick to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will seek an international convention banning all cluster munitions at the next meeting of the Oslo process in Dublin in late May.
*Lord Hurd of Westwell to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much expenditure they plan in Africa during the current financial year by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development respectively.
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. (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 7 May at 3.00pm
*Lord Barnett to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance they are providing to homeowners seeking renewal of mortgages.
*Viscount Montgomery of Alamein to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Transport for London has adequate continuity of funding to complete the modernisation programme of the London Underground system.
*Lord Blaker to ask Her Majesty’s Government what new policies they have towards Zimbabwe.
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 Sharples to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (a) Home Information Packs and (b) Home Condition Reports have been commissioned.
*Lord Ramsbotham to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to find a site, and apply for planning permission, for the first of the three planned Titan prisons, announced on 5 December 2007.
*Baroness Williams of Crosby to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have in the near future to support the Bribery and Corruption Working Group of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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).
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 2.00pm
Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee [Baroness Morgan of Drefelin]
Monday 12 May at 2.30pm
*Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will reconsider the funding cuts for Chevening and Commonwealth Scholarships to be made in 2009.
*Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements they are making to ensure that education and training are available to prisoners throughout their sentences.
*Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they evaluate the quality of Written Answers in the House of Lords; and whether they have established any variation in quality between departments.
*Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will restore controls on the terms of consumer credit.
Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Regulation of Loans etc.: Northern Ireland) Order 2008 Lord Rooker to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 11 March be approved. 14th 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.
Tuesday 13 May at 2.30pm
*Lord Bishop of Winchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they opposed the discontinuance by the United Nations Human Rights Council of the mandate for an expert on the Democratic Republic of Congo.
*Lord Ashley of Stoke to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will extend Winter Fuel Payments to disabled people who require additional heating in order to manage their impairment.
*Earl Attlee to ask Her Majesty’s Government what diplomatic guidance is available to serving members of the Royal Navy on intervening in cases of suspected piracy in international waters.
Wednesday 14 May at 3.00pm
*Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what negotiations they are undertaking with the government of the Republic of Ireland as recommended by the Brooke report, Review of Funding for the Commissioners of Irish Lights.
*Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government what practical help they will give to the Maldives to ensure free and fair elections in the forthcoming presidential and parliamentary elections.
*Lord Sheldon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have for reform of the House of Lords.
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 3.45pm in the Moses Room.
Thursday 15 May at 11.00am
*Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the role of Her Majesty’s Armed Forces in Basra.
*Lord Redesdale to ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund has been reduced while the Aggregates Levy has been increased.
*Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they support the European Union Food Supplements Directive.
The following two motions are expected to be debated together:
Categories of Casino Regulations 2008 Lord Davies of Oldham to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 26 February be approved. 12th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Gambling (Geographical Distribution of Large and Small Casino Premises Licences) Order 2008 Lord Davies of Oldham to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 26 February be approved. 12th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, 14th Report from the Merits Committee
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 2.00pm
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. (1 hour)
Friday 16 May at 10.00am
Torture (Damages) Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Archer of Sandwell]
Sunday Trading (Horticulture) Bill [HL] Second Reading [Earl of Courtown]
Monday 19 May at 2.30pm
*Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have recently reviewed the extent to which offshore financial centres under United Kingdom sovereignty provide more benefits than costs to the British economy.
*Baroness Greengross to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made on the development of Polyclinics.
*Earl of Glasgow to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will introduce measures to allow Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices to be used on roads.
†*Lord Quirk to ask Her Majesty’s Government what their response is to the CBI/Edexcel Education and Skills Survey 2008 Taking Stock which reports employers’ concerns at deficiencies throughout the educational spectrum from basic literacy to science degrees and foreign languages.
Tuesday 20 May at 2.30pm
*Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to respond to the report by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons into Oakhill Secure Training Centre which proposed its temporary closure.
*Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve litter collection from roads.
†*Lord Willoughby de Broke to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to review the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation for five per cent of all road vehicle fuel to be made up of biofuels by 2010.
Wednesday 21 May at 3.00pm
*Baroness Thomas of Walliswood to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many women prisoners in United Kingdom prisons have children under 16 years old, and of these how many have children under five years old.
*Lord Tyler to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps are being taken to examine the health effects from the possible contamination of cockpit and cabin air in aircraft revealed in a recent BBC Panorama programme.
*Lord Ezra to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made with the development of clean coal technology.
Thursday 22 May at 11.00am
†*Lord Eden of Winton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions at an international level they have had about the depletion of rainforests; and with what results.
†*Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they expect to lay before Parliament any statutory instrument that could affect the role of the Pensions Appeal Tribunal as a discrete specialised jurisdiction for determining war pensions appeals; and if so, when.
†*Lord Hamilton of Epsom to ask Her Majesty’s Government what analysis they have carried out of the rise in the cost of living over the past ten years.
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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.
Lord Cobbold to call attention to Her Majesty’s Government’s policy document Drugs: protecting families and communities; 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 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 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.
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.
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.
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Questions for Written Answer
Tabled on 24 April and due for answer by 8 May.
Viscount Montgomery of Alamein to ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Prime Minister will not attend the 5th European Union-Latin America Summit in Lima in May when the heads of government of France, Germany and Spain have announced that they will attend. HL3246
Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have assessed the risks to public health in Gaza from restrictions on electricity supply to hospitals and from infected water supplies and defective sewage systems; and if so, what representations they are making to the relevant authorities.
HL3247
Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have received representations directly from Physicians for Human Rights-Israel; if so, whether they have responded; and whether the Quartet and its Representative have acted on its representations. HL3248
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their reasons for not giving effect to the recommendation by the Law Commission in Criminal Law: Report on Criminal Libel (Cmnd 9618) of September 1985 to abolish the common law offence of criminal libel and replace it with a new offence aimed at the deliberately defamatory lie. HL3249
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will introduce legislation to abolish the common law offence of criminal libel. HL3250
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Oldham on 22 April (WA 275-6), whether sexual orientation monitoring is an informal requirement of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for the Arts Council England. HL3251
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Oldham on 22 April (WA 275-6), why the Arts Council England has been instructed, required or advised by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to monitor its overall grant-making programmes in terms of gender, ethnic background, disability and sexual orientation; and upon what legal basis and in what terms has such an instruction, requirement or advice been given.
HL3252
Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will allow the Falkland Islands Museum in Stanley and other similar organisations in the British Overseas Territories to qualify for lottery funding in order to improve tourist facilities. HL3253
Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many appeals have been (a) made and (b) successful against decisions of Mental Health Act Tribunals in each of the last five years for which figures are available. HL3254
Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government on how many occasions the Secretary of State for Justice and his predecessors have appealed against decisions of Mental Health Act Tribunals; and how many of these appeals have been successful. HL3255
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much they have contributed to the cost of the Multi-sensor Aerospace-ground Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Interoperability Coalition in each financial year since the project began in 2005; what their further financial commitments are; and how this money is provided. HL3256
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the total cost of the Multi-sensor Aerospace-ground Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Interoperability Coalition they provide. HL3257
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the output of the Multi-sensor Aerospace-ground Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Interoperability Coalition is embodied in the resources available under the Berlin Plus arrangement for military operations conducted by the European Union. HL3258
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the link between United Kingdom assets, such as the ASTOR aircraft and the work of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratories, and the Multi-sensor Aerospace-ground Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Interoperability Coalition. HL3259
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to ensure that the equipment of the United Kingdom Armed Forces is fully compatible with the findings and recommendations of the Multi-sensor Aerospace-ground Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Interoperability Coalition; and what further steps they will take in this regard. HL3260
Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty’s Government where are the 34-page original witness statement and accompanying original documents connected with the investigation into Brofiscin Quarry, including originals of (a) a Freshfields memorandum dated February 1972, (b) the final report dated 12 October 1972 covering investigations at Brofiscin between March 1968 and August 1972, (c) an affidavit dated and sworn on 8 December 1972 and lodged in Cardiff Crown Court in December 1972, and (d) a copy of a letter from Dr Papageorge of Monsanto dated 8 July 1970, prepared and signed by Mr Douglas Gowan on 4 August 2006, receipt of which was acknowledged by Mr Hillier of the Environment Agency Wales. HL3261
Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty’s Government which original documents were returned to Mr Douglas Gowan by Brabners Chaffe Street on 13 December 2007, as stated by the Environment Agency Wales. HL3262
Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 10 March (WA 217), whether any copies of original documentation supplied by Mr Douglas Gowan were seen by Lovells. HL3263
Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Rooker on 11 December 2007 (WA 49), 27 March (WA 124), 31 March (WA 141-2), 2 April (WA 183-4 and 186-8) and 22 April (WA 295) and by Baroness Morgan of Drefelin on 17 December 2007 (WA 109), upon what basis the Environment Agency or the Environment Agency Wales could pursue Monsanto for the costs of remediation of Brofiscin Quarry and other landfill sites in the United Kingdom. HL3264
Lord Eden of Winton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest assessment of the effects on climate change of the felling of rainforests. HL3265
Lord Eden of Winton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have recently taken to persuade other governments to conserve rainforest habitats for the benefit of indigenous plants, animals and people; and in what ways they are monitoring progress on this matter. HL3266
Earl of Northesk to ask Her Majesty’s Government which law enforcement agency, Department or other statutory body has responsibility for investigating and prosecuting possible criminal breaches of (a) the Data Protection Act 1998, (b) the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, and (c) the Computer Misuse Act 1990. HL3267
Earl of Northesk to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any official or Minister in the Home Office has offered written or oral advice to any executive of the company Phorm as to the legality of their targeted advertising software product; if so, what was the advice; in what circumstances was it given; and what was the justification for giving it. HL3268
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what forms of notification they intend to employ to inform members of the public of their entitlement to the low tax rate abolition replacement compensation payments falling due in the 2008-09 tax year. HL3269
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they most recently issued guidance to the judiciary in Northern Ireland concerning sentencing; what the guidance was; and whether they propose to issue further guidance in the near future. HL3270
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the current results of sentencing in Northern Ireland for deaths by joy-riders are adequate; and if not, what steps they will take. HL3271
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the population of the world is increasing year on year; whether world population has an effect on climate change; and if so, what is their policy on world population. HL3272
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals there are to reshape the police service in County Londonderry including the number of police stations; whether any decisions have been taken; if so, by whom; whether a consultation period was involved; if so, who was consulted and who expressed opinions; and what the timetable is. HL3273
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 22 April (WA 295) concerning the promotion of Ulster Scots, how they propose to monitor the promise concerning Ulster Scots language, heritage and culture as a signatory to the St Andrew’s Agreement.
HL3274
Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 22 April (WA 296) concerning waste management, how they are making it easier for local authorities to plan for and put in place the waste infrastructure needed to process more recyclable materials. HL3275
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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]
5 March (19 March)
HL2322 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2337 Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer [HO]
11 March (25 March)
HL2446 Lord Vinson [FCO]
12 March (26 March)
HL2512 Baroness Valentine [HO]
HL2518 Lord Laird [NIO]
13 March (27 March)
HL2547 Lord Laird [NIO]
14 March (28 March)
HL2588 Lord Laird [NIO]
17 March (31 March)
HL2624 Baroness Hollis of Heigham [DWP]
18 March (1 April)
HL2678 Lord Laird [NIO]
19 March (2 April)
HL2717 Lord Laird [NIO]
20 March (3 April)
HL2771 Baroness Northover [DfID]
25 March (8 April)
HL2798 Lord Laird [FCO]
26 March (9 April)
HL2804 Lord Tebbit [FCO]
HL2827 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2829 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2840 Lord Hylton [DfID]
27 March (10 April)
HL2862 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2865 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2873 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
HL2884 Lord Dykes [CLG]
HL2904 Lord Tebbit [FCO]
HL2908 Baroness Northover [DfID]
31 March (14 April)
HL2920 Lord Avebury [HO]
HL2924 Lord Berkeley [HO]
HL2927 Lord Berkeley [HO]
HL2936 Lord Soley [DfBERR]
HL2941 Lord Taylor of Warwick [HMT]
HL2942 Lord Laird [HO]
HL2943 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2945 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2947 Lord Laird [NIO]
1 April (15 April)
HL2953 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
HL2954 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
HL2955 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
HL2956 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
HL2958 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
HL2961 Lord Dykes [DfID]
HL2962 Lord Dykes [DEFRA]
HL2983 Lord Harris of Haringey [HO]
HL2987 Lord Harris of Haringey [NIO]
HL2994 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2995 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL2996 Lord Laird [NIO]
2 April (16 April)
HL3002 Lord Harris of Haringey [DfID]
HL3014 Lord Lester of Herne Hill [HO]
HL3027 Earl Attlee [HO]
HL3030 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay [HMT]
HL3033 Lord Laird [HO]
HL3034 Lord Laird [HO]
3 April (17 April)
HL3044 Earl of Dundee [FCO]
HL3053 Lord Taylor of Holbeach [CLG]
HL3057 Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract [AGO]
HL3080 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL3081 Lord Laird [DfID]
HL3084 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL3085 Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer [LHOL]
HL3086 Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer [LHOL]
HL3087 Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer [LHOL]
HL3088 Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer [LHOL]
HL3089 Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer [LHOL]
HL3090 Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer [LHOL]
Number of questions allocated to each department which are unanswered after 14 days.
| [AGO] 1
| [CLG] 2
| [DEFRA] 1
| [DfBERR] 1
| [DfID] 6
| [DWP] 1 |
| [FCO] 6
| [HMT] 2
| [HO] 18
| [LHOL] 6
| [NIO] 19
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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
| 30 April |
| Torture (Damages) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 16 May |
| Sunday Trading (Horticulture) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 16 May |
| Immigration (Discharged Gurkhas) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Iraq War Inquiry [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Housing and Regeneration (Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| 28 April |
| Borough Freedom (No. 2) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Pensions
| Government
| |
| Committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
|
| |
| Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) [HL]
| Private
| |
| Committed to a Select Committee
|
| |
| Crossrail
| Government
| 28 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
| 8 May |
| Health and Social Care (Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| 29 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
| |
| European Union (Amendment)
| Government
| 29 April |
| Waiting for Report
|
| |
| Child Maintenance and Other Payments
| Government
| 7 May |
| Employment [HL]
| Government
| |
| Waiting for Third Reading
|
| |
| Retail Development [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions)
| Government
| |
| Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions [HL]
| Government
| 28 April |
Criminal Justice and Immigration
(Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| 30 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
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| Merits Committee
| To be considered |
| Waiting for consideration by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
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| |
| 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
|
| |
| Draft Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
|
| |
| Draft Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Building Societies Act 1986 (Accounts, Audit and EEA State Amendments) Order 2008
|
| |
| Draft Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) Order 2008, laid under the Government of Wales Act 2006.
|
| |
| Draft Compensation (Claims Management Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
|
| |
| Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
|
| |
| Draft Categories of Casino Regulations 2008
|
| 15 May |
| Draft Gambling (Geographical Distribution of Large and Small Casino Premises Licences) Order 2008
| 14th Report
| 15 May |
| 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
|
| 1 May |
| Draft Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Regulation of Loans etc.: Northern Ireland) Order 2008
|
| 12 May |
| 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
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| Praying time expires
| To be considered |
| 15th Report
|
| |
| Home Information Pack (Amendment) Regulations 2008
| 5 May
| |
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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
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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.
| Monday 28 April
|
| |
| Crossrail Bill
| Select Committee
| visit to Paddington |
| Economic Affairs
| Sub-Committee on the Finance Bill
| 3.00pm |
| Intergovernmental Organisations
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee B Internal Market
| 4.00pm |
| Consolidation Bills
| Joint Committee
| 4.30pm |
| Tuesday 29 April
|
| |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee A Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade
| 10.30am |
| Science and Technology
| Select Committee
| 11.00am |
| Human Rights
| Joint Committee
| 1.30pm |
| Merits of Statutory Instruments
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| Wednesday 30 April
|
| |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee D Environment and Agriculture
| 10.30am |
| 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 |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee E Law and Institutions
| 4.15pm |
| Thursday 1 May
|
| |
| 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 |
| Tuesday 6 May
|
| |
| Economic Affairs
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| Wednesday 7 May
|
| |
| Constitution
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| Thursday 8 May
|
| |
| Refreshment
| Domestic Committee
| 2.00pm |
| Tuesday 13 May
|
| |
| European Union
| Select Committee
| 4.15pm |
| Wednesday 14 May
|
| |
| Information
| Domestic Committee
| 3.45pm |
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Minutes of Proceedings of Thursday 24 April 2008
The House met at 11.00am
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Newcastle
Private Business
1 Crossrail Bill The petitions against the bill from Mintel International Group Limited (No. 3) and South West Regional Assembly (No.76) were withdrawn.
Public Business
2 Jodrell Bank Observatory A question was asked by Lord Harrison and answered by Baroness Morgan of Drefelin.
3 International aid A question was asked by Baroness Rawlings and answered by Lord Tunnicliffe.
4 Disabled people: United Nations convention A question was asked by Lord Morris of Manchester and answered by Lord McKenzie of Luton.
5 Zimbabwe A question was asked by Baroness Northover and answered by Lord Malloch-Brown.
6 Business of the House The Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland) moved that the debate on the motion in the name of Baroness Byford set down for today shall be limited to 3 hours and that in the name of Lord Colwyn to 2 hours. The motion was agreed to.
7 Post Offices (3-hour debate) Baroness Byford moved for papers relating 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. After debate, the motion was withdrawn.
8 National Health Service: dental services (2-hour debate) Lord Colwyn moved for papers relating to the current situation in the provision of National Health Service dental services in England. After debate, the motion was withdrawn.
9 Fuel supply: Grangemouth refinery Baroness Vadera repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.
10 House of Lords (Members’ Taxation Status) Bill [HL] The bill was considered in Committee. amendment 4 was disagreed to (see division list). The House resumed after amendment 5.
The House adjourned at 6.47pm until 10.00am on Friday 25 April.
Michael Pownall
Clerk of the Parliaments
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Papers
All statutory instruments laid before the House are accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum presented by command of Her Majesty, unless otherwise indicated.
Negative Instruments
The following instruments were laid before the House:
1 Electricity and Gas (Billing) Regulations 2008, laid under the European Communities Act 1972.
(1163)
2 National Savings Bank (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2008, laid under the National Savings Bank Act 1971. (1164)
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Judicial Business
Thursday 24 April
1 Watt (formerly Carter) (sued on his own on behalf of the other members of the Labour Party) (Respondent) v Ahsan (Appellant) Further to the Order of the House of 21 November 2007 (3rd Report, Session 2007-08; [2007] UKHL 51) it was ordered that the respondent do pay or cause to be paid to the appellant his costs in this House and in Her Majesty’s Court of Appeal, the amount of such costs in this House to be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties and the amount of such costs in the courts below to be determined by a Costs Judge if not agreed between the parties.
2 Total Network SL (a company incorporated in Spain) (Original Respondents and Cross-appellants) v Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (suing as Commissioners of Customs and Excise) (Original Appellants and Cross-respondents) Further to the Order of the House of Wednesday 12 March 2008 (29th Report, Session 2007-08; [2008] UKHL 19 ) it was ordered that irrespective of the outcome of this action, Total Network SL do pay or cause to be paid the following costs to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs-
(a) the costs of and occasioned by the preliminary issue in Her Majesty’s High Court of Justice;
(b) the cost of the proceedings in Her Majesty’s Court of Appeal; and
(c) the costs of the proceedings in this House
the amount of such costs in this House to be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties and the amount of such costs in the courts below to be determined by a Costs Judge if not agreed between the parties; and that such costs are to be paid within 14 days of taxation or agreement.
3 Appeal Committee The 61st Report from the Appeal Committee was agreed to and the following Order was made:
In re B (children) (FC) That the petition of Cafcass that they might be heard or otherwise intervene in the said appeal be allowed.
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Divisions on 24 April 2008
House of Lords (Members’ Taxation Status) Bill [HL]
Division No. 1
Lord Howard of Rising moved amendment 4, as an amendment to amendment 3, in line 4, to leave out from “Crown” to end of line 5. The Committee divided:
Contents 24
Not-contents 52
Contents
Astor, V. [Teller]
Caithness, E.
De Mauley, L.
Elton, L.
Evans of Parkside, L.
Garel-Jones, L.
Geddes, L.
| Glenarthur, L.
Griffiths of Fforestfach, L.
Hanningfield, L.
Howard of Rising, L.
Laird, L.
Leach of Fairford, L.
Luke, L.
Mancroft, L.
| Morris of Bolton, B.
Naseby, L.
Noakes, B.
Norton of Louth, L.
O’Cathain, B.
St. John of Bletso, L.
Seccombe, B.
Selsdon, L. [Teller]
Wilcox, B.
|
Not Contents
Addington, L.
Ahmed, L.
Alderdice, L.
Barker, B.
Bew, L.
Bilston, L.
Brooke of Alverthorpe, L.
Chidgey, L.
Craigavon, V.
D’Souza, B.
Davies of Coity, L.
Dubs, L.
Dykes, L.
Falkland, V.
Falkner of Margravine, B.
Gibson of Market Rasen, B.
| Glasgow, E.
Goodhart, L.
Hoyle, L.
Jacobs, L.
Janner of Braunstone, L.
Jones of Cheltenham, L.
Lea of Crondall, L.
Lee of Trafford, L.
Lipsey, L.
Low of Dalston, L.
McNally, L.
Masham of Ilton, B.
Maxton, L.
Miller of Chilthorne Domer, B.
Neuberger, B.
Newby, L.
Northover, B.
| O’Neill of Clackmannan, L.
Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay, L. [Teller]
Pitkeathley, B.
Razzall, L.
Redesdale, L.
Roberts of Llandudno, L.
Rodgers of Quarry Bank, L.
Roper, L.
Shutt of Greetland, L. [Teller]
Smith of Clifton, L.
Steel of Aikwood, L.
Taverne, L.
Teverson, L.
Thomas of Gresford, L.
Tordoff, L.
Valentine, B.
Wallace of Saltaire, L.
Walmsley, B.
Watson of Invergowrie, L.
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