House of Lords Business

Monday 8 October 2012 at 2.30pm

†Financial Services Bill Committee (day 6) [Lord Sassoon] 4th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee

†Lord Alderdice to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they propose to strengthen the provision of mental health services in the National Health Service. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)

Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm

†Jobseeker’s Allowance (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Garden of Frognal] 6th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, 9th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

†Late Night Levy (Application and Administration) Regulations 2012 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Henley] 6th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

†Online Infringement of Copyright (Initial Obligations) (Sharing of Costs) Order 2012 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Garden of Frognal] 5th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, 7th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

†Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they propose to promote the better running of zoos in the United Kingdom and the European Union. (1 hour)

Future Business 

Thursday 18 October at 11.00am

Baroness Perry of Southwark to move that this House takes note of the measures which develop excellence in education.

Baroness Hooper to move that this House takes note of the centenary of the Scott Expedition to Antarctica and of the United Kingdom’s enduring scientific legacy and ongoing presence there.

Motions for Balloted Debate 

Ballot on 1 October for debate on 11 October. Time limit 2½ hours.

The Lord Bishop of Exeter to move that this House takes note of the issues of equality and discrimination affecting Israel’s Arab citizens.

Lord Alderdice to move that this House takes note of the significance of mental and emotional health in the wellbeing of the population.

Lord Chidgey to move that this House takes note of the humanitarian and conflict resolution situation in the states comprising the Great Lakes Region of Africa.

Lord Lexden to move that this House takes note of the treatment of homosexual men and women in the developing world and the application of international human rights laws in ensuring respect for their dignity, privacy and equality.

Lord Harrison to move that this House takes note of the contribution of atheists and humanists to United Kingdom society.

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to move that this House takes note of the provision, assessment and diagnosis of developmental care of children on the basis of practical and workable units, with special reference to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Baroness Coussins to move that this House takes note of the implementation of the contract between the Ministry of Justice and Applied Language Solutions to provide interpreting and translation services for the police and the courts.

Lord Sharkey to move that this House takes note of the difficulties in bringing about the reunification of Cyprus and the prospects for progress.

Baroness Flather to move that this House takes note of the impact of the Millennium Development Goals after 12 years, with special reference to the needs of the poorest women.

Lord Dubs to move that this House takes note of the case for reviewing the efficiency and effectiveness of British immigration controls.

The Earl of Glasgow to move that this House takes note of the case for a legal right for the terminally ill to choose how, when and where they will die, without legal ramifications for anyone assisting them.

Baroness Gardner of Parkes to move that this House takes note of the significant increase in the number of cases of cancer of the head and neck, particularly in younger age groups.

Lord Boateng to move that this House takes note of the report by Scope Over-looked Communities, Over-due Change, on disability services for people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Lord Lucas to move that this House takes note of the place of trust in society.

Lord McColl of Dulwich to move that this House takes note of the rate of obesity in the United Kingdom.

Lord Norton of Louth to move that this House takes note of the case for the appointment of a Constitutional Convention in the United Kingdom.

Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne to move that this House takes note of progress towards the successor framework to the Millennium Development Goals.

Baroness Tonge to move that this House takes note of developments in the Middle East peace process.

Lord Maclennan of Rogart to move that this House takes note of a potential break-up of the United Kingdom and of the case for considering an alternative constitutional settlement.

Baroness Taylor of Bolton to move that this House takes note of the role of the examination system in the education of school-age pupils.

Lord Warner to move that this House takes note of changes to funding for adult social care and the implications for the National Health Service.

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara to move that this House takes note of the role played by local authorities in supporting the arts, media and culture.

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to move that this House takes note of the development of credit unions in the United Kingdom.

Lord Rea to move that this House takes note of the report of the Royal Society People and the Planet.

Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury to move that this House takes note of cultural education, in the light of the independent review by Darren Henley, Cultural Education in England.

Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank to move that this House takes note of the social foundations of wage policy.

Lord Filkin to move that this House takes note of the working practices of an effective second chamber.

Baroness Buscombe to move that this House takes note of suicide as a cause of premature death and notes the roles of community groups, voluntary organisations, charities and faith groups in working with statutory agencies and families to support people at risk of suicide.

Lord Luce to move that this House takes note of the opportunities available for backbench members to initiate debates in the House of Lords on a wide range of subjects.

Lord Butler of Brockwell to move that this House takes note of the case for a Parliamentary Legislative Standards Committee.

The Lord Bishop of Chester to move that this House takes note of child development in the United Kingdom and its bearing on national wellbeing.

Baroness Cumberlege to move that this House takes note of the increasing number of elderly people and the services and care available to them.

The Earl of Dundee to move that this House takes note of the impact of the United Kingdom’s chairmanship of the Council of Europe on local democracy in Europe.

Lord Freeman to move that this House takes note of the future role of Her Majesty’s Reserve forces.

†Lord Luke to move that this House takes note of the Government’s policies on defence procurement.

Select Committee Reports 

The date on which the report was published is in italics.

Lord Krebs to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Science and Technology Committee on The role and functions of departmental Chief Scientific Advisers (4th Report, Session 2010–12, HL Paper 264). 29 February 2012

Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Economic Affairs Committee on The Economic Impact and Effectiveness of Development Aid (6th Report, Session 2010–12, HL Paper 278). 29 March 2012

Lord Teverson to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on The EU: Sudan and South Sudan - follow-up report (28th Report, Session 2010–12, HL Paper 280). 22 March 2012

Baroness Young of Hornsey to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on The Modernisation of Higher Education in Europe (27th Report, Session 2010-12, HL Paper 275). 22 March 2012

Lord Boswell of Aynho to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on its work in 2010–12 (1st Report, HL Paper 13). 7 June 2012

Lord Carter of Coles to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on An Indispensable Resource: EU Freshwater Policy (33rd Report, Session 2010–12, HL Paper 296). 2 May 2012

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee on Strengthened Statutory Procedures for the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation (3rd Report, HL Paper 19). 5 July 2012

Lord Krebs to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Science and Technology Committee on Science and Heritage: a follow-up (5th Report, Session 2010–12, HL Paper 291). 11 May 2012

Lord Bowness to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on The European Union’s Policy on Criminal Procedure (30th Report, Session 2010–12, HL Paper 288). 26 April 2012

Lord Teverson to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on European Defence Capabilities: lessons from the past, signposts for the future (31st Report, Session 2010–12, HL Paper 292). 4 May 2012

Other Motions for Debate 

Lord Naseby to move that this House takes note of the implementation to date of the recommendations of the independent report from the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission in Sri Lanka and the challenges facing Sri Lanka in implementing recommendations still outstanding.

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to move that this House takes note of the number of police officers in England and Wales.

Motions relating to Delegated Legislation 

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to move that this House deplores the fact that the National Health Service (Clinical Commissioning Groups) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/1631) involve the exclusion from membership of a Clinical Commissioning Group of (1) a member of a local authority, and (2) a registered nurse or a secondary care specialist if employed by a body which provides any relevant service to a person for whom the Clinical Commissioning Group has responsibilities. [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chairman, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Consultant and Trainer, Cumberlege Connections Ltd (NHS leadership/awareness programmes)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Self-employed consultant on NHS and wider health issues, t/a Philip Hunt Consultancy

Baroness Smith of Basildon to move that this House regrets that notwithstanding welcome but limited measures to ensure the deportation of foreign criminals and tackle sham marriages, and notwithstanding the importance of greater protection for the taxpayer, the Government have not demonstrated that the specific minimum annual income requirement which has been introduced through the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (HC 194) is the most effective way to protect taxpayers and deliver fairness for UK citizens who wish their spouse or partner to settle in the United Kingdom. 6th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

Questions for Short Debate 

Time limit 1 hour or 1½ hours. The date on which the question was tabled is in italics; questions are removed from the list six months after tabling.

Lord Lipsey to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will meet the funding needs of the United Kingdom’s conservatoires. (9 May)

Lord Boateng to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they intend to take to enable the voluntary sector to participate in the delivery of public services. (9 May)

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government what opportunities will be provided to promote awareness of hepatitis C within the new structures of the National Health Service; and how the commissioning of services to identify and treat patients suffering from hepatitis C will be improved. (9 May)

Baroness Sharp of Guildford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential contribution of further education colleges to their local economies and communities. (9 May)

Baroness Ford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in improving neurological services, and in particular the provision of epilepsy services, in the United Kingdom. (9 May)

Lord Hussain to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the human rights situation in Bangladesh, in the light of reports of disappearances of well-known politicians. (9 May)

Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in improving the performance of UK Trade and Investment in relation to small and medium-sized enterprises in the United Kingdom. (9 May)

Lord Adonis to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the strength of Britain’s industrial base. (9 May)

Lord Wills to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the impact of recent reforms of the higher education system on university education and research in the arts, humanities and fundamental science. (9 May)

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the treatment and care of older people with cancer in the United Kingdom. (9 May) [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chief Executive, Breast Cancer Campaign (registered charity)

Lord Chidgey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to assist the government of Sudan to consolidate the rule of law and to strengthen democratic and transparent governance and adherence to human rights, and to promote economic growth, particularly in the Blue Nile, South Kordofan and Abyei regions. (9 May)

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements they have in place to protect the residents of the United Kingdom against biological threats; and what measures they are taking to promote the international regulation of biological weapons and to ensure that security standards are sufficient in laboratories engaged in biological research around the world. (9 May)

Lord Bilimoria to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the economic and cultural benefits international students bring to the United Kingdom. (9 May)

Lord Dubs to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of immigration controls at Heathrow Airport. (9 May)

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to recent developments in the Republic of South Sudan, with particular reference to humanitarian impacts. (9 May)

Lord Burnett to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans for changes regarding planning policy and the community infrastructure levy. (9 May)

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment to date of the implementation of the independent report from the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission in Sri Lanka, and of the challenges facing Sri Lanka in implementing recommendations still outstanding. (9 May)

Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they have in place to help young offenders find employment or training on release from prison. (9 May)

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the future of the bi-zonal, bi-communal approach to the Cyprus issue; and whether greater accommodation for the administration of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is under consideration. (9 May)

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to promote paediatric continence. (9 May)

Lord Singh of Wimbledon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role of religion in society in the United Kingdom. (9 May)

Lord Grocott to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy in respect of directly elected mayors. (9 May)

Baroness Wheeler to ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they will take in the light of the findings of the Stroke Association’s Daily Life Survey 2011–12 Struggling to recover. (9 May)

Baroness Worthington to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to promote international collaboration to deliver sustainable green growth. (9 May)

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the security, humanitarian, and human rights situation on the Korean Peninsula. (9 May)

Lord Ahmed to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they support a peace process between India and Pakistan to resolve all outstanding disputes, including regarding the right of self-determination for the people of Kashmir. (9 May)

Baroness Benjamin to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will support the long-term relationship with the Caribbean nations to help future sustainable growth in the region. (9 May)

Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the implementation and impact of the Building Stability Overseas Strategy. (9 May)

Lord Sharkey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their current assessment of the prospects for the reunification of Cyprus. (10 May)

Lord Sheikh to ask Her Majesty’s Government what additional action they are taking to promote exports following the Prime Minister’s recent overseas trade mission; and what further action they will take. (10 May)

Lord Luce to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to reduce piracy in the Indian Ocean and to help stabilise the neighbouring states in the Horn of Africa and South Arabia. (10 May)

Lord Dholakia to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their plans for the role of magistrates in modern society, both in the courtroom and in the community. (10 May)

Lord Hutton of Furness to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to develop the United Kingdom’s relations with Cuba. (10 May) [I]Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
Chairman, Cuba Initiative

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to ensure that students attending universities in Scotland from the rest of the United Kingdom are treated in the same way as those attending from other European Union member states. (10 May)

Lord Aberdare to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to promote the teaching of Classics in schools. (10 May) [I]Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
Chairman, Cuba Initiative

Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps are being taken to make sure that all forms of training and education are made accessible throughout life to those with hidden disabilities such as dyslexia and autism. (10 May)

Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the significant increase in cases of cancer of the head and neck, in particular in younger age groups. (14 May)

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made to enable more NHS patients to die at home and whether they have plans to strengthen the NHS Constitution in this area. (14 May)

The Earl of Dundee to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they took to benefit local democracy in Europe during the recent United Kingdom chairmanship of the Council of Europe. (15 May)

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have for further developments in the bus industry. (15 May)

Lord Willoughby de Broke to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the United Kingdom Representation to the European Union is adequately advancing British interests. (15 May)

Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to undertake legislative and policy changes to the park homes sector as a result of their recent consultation exercise. (16 May)

Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the treatment of homosexual men and women in the developing world. (17 May)

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of major retailers’ practice of threatening civil recovery against those accused of low-value shoplifting following the judgment in Oxford County Court on 9 May in the test case of A Retailer v Ms B and Ms K. (22 May)

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their priorities for the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and what assessment they have made of the capacity of the CQC to deliver on those priorities. (24 May) [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chairman, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham (wef 1 April 2011)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Consultant and Trainer, Cumberlege Connections Ltd (NHS leadership/awareness programmes)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Self-employed consultant on NHS and wider health issues, t/a Philip Hunt Consultancy

Baroness Greengross to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure access to good advice for people with small pension funds, and to maximise their retirement income. (28 May)

Baroness Cumberlege to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the findings and recommendations contained in the WRVS report into Ageing Across Europe, published in May. (29 May)

Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their objectives for the successor framework to the Millennium Development Goals. (29 May)

The Lord Bishop of Guildford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their strategy for promoting freedom of religion and conscience internationally as a fundamental human right and as a source of stability for all countries. (11 June)

The Lord Bishop of Wakefield to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in securing reconciliation in Afghanistan and between Afghanistan and its neighbours. (11 June)

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the United Kingdom’s relationship with Azerbaijan and the South Caucasus. (11 June) [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chairman, Advisory Board, European Azerbaijan Society
Category 3: Clients
My employment with the European Azerbaijan Society includes giving public affairs advice

The Lord Bishop of Derby to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of multinational companies’ financial practices and the United Kingdom’s tax policies on developing countries. (12 June)

Lord Freeman to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the future role of Her Majesty’s Reserve Forces. (12 June)

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty’s Government what opportunities for re-training for prisoners will be provided by the newly developed policies for work in prisons; and how such work programmes will be commissioned. (2 July)

The Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effects of the PACE trial (Pacing, graded Activity and Cognitive behaviour therapy: a randomised Evaluation) on provision of health and social care and welfare benefits for people with chronic fatigue syndrome, or myalgic encephalomyelitis. (18 July)

Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they will ensure that the wreck of HMS Victory, sunk in 1744, is not subjected to inappropriate commercial exploitation. (18 July)

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the importance of international development and the role of non-governmental organisations in the delivery of sustainable programmes. (19 July)

†Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their policies on defence procurement. (25 July)

†Lord Cormack to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the future of onshore wind farms. (25 July)

†Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of recent international developments particularly in the Middle East, whether they will review their plans for the future size, configuration and equipping of the armed forces. (25 July)

Questions for Written Answer 

Tabled on 25 July and due for answer by 8 August.

Baroness Browning to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has received from organisations representing people with medical conditions that may be adversely affected by low energy light bulbs.   HL2020

Baroness Browning to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has held with the Department of Health about possible exemptions on medical grounds for photo-sensitive people when the ban on non-directional lighting is reviewed.   HL2021

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government by what methodology the Pink Book figures are compiled by the Office for National Statistics; and whether this differs from the methodology used by HM Treasury for producing figures for the balance of payments.   HL2022

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they estimate that cash resources held by private companies in the United Kingdom are increasing or decreasing.   HL2023

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to review their current policies designed to encourage private sector investment.   HL2024

Lord Adonis to ask the Chairman of Committees whether the House of Lords Administration will consider establishing an apprenticeship scheme within the employment of the House, to start no later than spring 2013.   HL2025

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have issued any guidance on how people can determine whether cash-in-hand payments are linked to tax evasion.   HL2026

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will follow other European countries in establishing a floor level for the discount interest rate to be applied in calculating insurance and pension liabilities, taking into account the impact of quantitative easing.   HL2027

Lord Trefgarne to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will arrange for medical statistics relating to aircrew serving in the Armed Forces to be made available to the Civil Aviation Authority. 
   HL2028

Lord Rana to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the support provided for the development and operation of wind farms, whether they have any plans to provide similar support for tidal and wave technology.   HL2029

Baroness Whitaker to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider it acceptable for Free Schools to teach creationism as an evidence-based theory in Religious Education.   HL2030

Baroness Whitaker to ask Her Majesty’s Government which scientists they consult when deciding which Free School proposals to approve.   HL2031

Baroness Whitaker to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider it acceptable to refer to creationism as an evidence-based theory in school assemblies.   HL2032

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any contingency plans to assist with the provision of humanitarian aid to displaced peoples in South Kordofan and Blue Nile State, if a political settlement is not reached as a result of the forthcoming talks between the governments of Sudan and South Sudan.   HL2033

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the government of Nigeria concerning the suspension of the Rifkatu Samson Danna from Bauchi State House of Assembly.   HL2034

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the government of Nigeria regarding the concerns of the Christian communities in Tafawa Belewa, Bauchi State, over the absence of action to prosecute and punish the perpetrators of violence against them. 
   HL2035

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the government of Burma about ending conflict in Kachin State, and ensuring humanitarian access to internally displaced people.   HL2036

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the government of Burma about protecting the human rights of the Rohingya community in Arakan State. 
   HL2037

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what support they are providing to women’s empowerment projects in Burma; and which specific women’s organisations in Burma receive British aid.   HL2038

Lord Wills to ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements they have made to ensure that ministers with responsibilities in the Cabinet Office comply with clauses 1.2(b) and 1.2(d) of the Ministerial Code.   HL2039

Lord Wills to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in making projections about levels of registration under the system of individual electoral registration proposed in the Electoral Registration and Administration Bill, what assumptions they have made about the level of local authority spending on electoral registration in (1) 2012, (2) 2013, (3) 2014, and (4) 2015.   HL2040

Lord Wills to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on levels of electoral registration if local authorities do not spend the funds allocated to them for electoral registration to that end in (1) 2012, (2) 2013, (3) 2014, and (4) 2015.   HL2041

Lord Wills to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of their proposals in the Electoral Registration and Administration Bill on levels of electoral registration (1) among young people aged between 18 and 25, (2) among students, (3) among people with learning disabilities, (4) among people with disabilities more generally, (5) among people living in areas of high social deprivation, (6) among ethnic minorities, (7) in England, (8) in Scotland, (9) in Wales, (10) in metropolitan areas, (11) in urban areas, (12) in suburban areas, (13) in rural areas, (14) in coastal regions, (15) in Parliamentary constituencies currently represented by Conservative MPs, (16) in Parliamentary constituencies currently represented by Labour MPs, and (17) in Parliamentary constituencies currently represented by Liberal Democrats MPs.   HL2042

Lord Wills to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the level of electoral fraud in relation to postal votes in each of the last 10 years.   HL2043

Lord Wills to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of elections that have had to be re-run as a result of electoral malpractice in each of the last 10 years. 
   HL2044

Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover on 11 July (WA 254–55), whether their Vietnam office will close with the end of their bilateral programme there; whether the base of the UK’s Climate Change Unit will change following the announcement by the Department for International Development (DfID) of the closure of the Indonesia bilateral programme; and what is the rationale for a separate DfID office in China and Kosovo following the closure under DfID’s Bilateral Review of the bilateral programmes in both countries.   HL2045

Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne to ask Her Majesty’s Government where UK Export Finance’s spending that counted as overseas development assistance, as reported in the Department for International Development’s Annual Report, went; and what the spending was on.   HL2046

Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne to ask Her Majesty’s Government what types of funding are attributed to the eight sectors that the Department for International Development’s Annual Report sets out for its bilateral aid spend in 2011–12.   HL2047

Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne to ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Department for International Development (DfID) Mozambique spent 1.2 per cent of its budget on reproductive, maternal and newborn health there in the light of the statement in DfID’s Annual Report that maternal mortality is the only Millennium Development Goal indicator severely off track in Mozambique. 
   HL2048

Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne to ask Her Majesty’s Government why, according to the Annual Report of the Department for International Development (DfID), DfID Sierra Leone spent 44.2 per cent of its budget on Global Partnerships in the light of the statement by DfID Sierra Leone’s Operational Plan that there would be no spending on Global Partnerships but that roughly 44.3 per cent would go to governance and security.   HL2049

Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne to ask Her Majesty’s Government where the additional funding for the Conflict Pool in 2011–12 was found compared to the Conflict, Humanitarian and Security Department Operational Plan published June 2012 and the Department for International Development’s Annual Report; whether other budgets were reduced to achieve this increase; and, if so, which budgets and by how much.   HL2050

Lord Chidgey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what information they have about discussions between the government of Rwanda and the United Nations Expert Panel concerning allegations of military and political support by Rwanda to the M23 Rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.   HL2051

Lord Chidgey to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they support the African Union’s proposal to send an international force to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to neutralise the M23 Rebels.    HL2052

Lord Chidgey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with counterparts in Rwanda about introducing legal guidance on supply chain due diligence for companies operating in Rwanda’s domestic minerals market, to reduce the risks of Rwanda facilitating the trade in minerals to fund conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo by allowing those minerals to reach international markets.   HL2053

Lord Prescott to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord McNally on 23 July (WA 109), what financial assistance has been given to the Isle of Sark in fulfilling its constitutional obligations on behalf of the Crown for each year since 2008.   HL2054

Baroness Hooper to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much they expect to raise from the imposition of VAT on charities in relation to the maintenance of listed buildings.   HL2055

Baroness Tyler of Enfield to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many training courses for civil servants were scheduled to be delivered by Civil Service Learning for April–June 2012; and how many were actually delivered.   HL2056

Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated cost of storing plutonium at Sellafield for 2013–17.   HL2057

Lord Grocott to ask the Leader of the House, further to his answer on 17 July (HL Deb, col 111) on the sitting arrangements of the two Houses, whether he will identify the comparative costs of (1) both Houses sitting during the same two weeks, and (2) one sitting independently for two weeks, then the other sitting independently for two weeks, including in the analysis the costs incurred by the (a) opening hours of refreshment facilities, (b) opening hours of library and research facilities, (c) availability of the services of clerks in the two Houses, and (d) costs of scheduling building and refurbishment works.   HL2058

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many burglary offences were committed in Lincolnshire in each year from 1996 up until the last year for which records are available.   HL2059

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many traffic offences were committed in Lincolnshire in each year from 1996 up until the last year for which records are available, and of which types.   HL2060

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group’s Inquiry into beer tax fraud.   HL2061

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many incidents have been recorded at railway level crossings in Lincolnshire in each year from 1996 up until the last year for which records are available.   HL2062

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much criminal injuries compensation has been awarded to victims in each year from 1996 up until the last year for which records are available in each of the 43 police force areas in England and Wales.   HL2063

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many offences against children were committed in Lincolnshire in each year from 1996 up until the last year for which records are available.   HL2064

Lord Ahmed to ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent discussions they have had with the government of Burma regarding the treatment of the Rohingya Muslim community.   HL2065

Lord Ahmed to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will raise the issue of torture, abuse of human rights and burning of Rohingya children at the next United Nations Security Council. 
   HL2066

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the Commonwealth Secretariat plays a significant role in the co-ordination of member countries’ policies within the United Nations and other international organisations, including on human rights, global finance, trade, environment and climate change, arms control, the arms trade, non-proliferation of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, food security, education, migration and refugees.   HL2067

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress the National Defibrillator Programme has made in installing automatic external defibrillators.   [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chairman, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Consultant and Trainer, Cumberlege Connections Ltd (NHS leadership/awareness programmes)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Self-employed consultant on NHS and wider health issues, t/a Philip Hunt Consultancy HL2068

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they monitor the National Defibrillator Programme and if so, how.   [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chairman, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Consultant and Trainer, Cumberlege Connections Ltd (NHS leadership/awareness programmes)
Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Self-employed consultant on NHS and wider health issues, t/a Philip Hunt Consultancy HL2069

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask the Leader of the House, further to his answer on 23 July (HL Deb, col 481–4), on what basis he considers that Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint could have answered a maximum of three oral questions on behalf of his Department.   HL2070

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint is authorised to speak on all matters relating to his department.   HL2071

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the oral answer by Baroness Northover on 25 July on the Food Security Summit, whether the Prime Minister will announce at the event that as Chair of the G8 next year the United Kingdom will press for the development priority to be hunger and nutrition and tackling the structural causes of hunger.   HL2072

Baroness Uddin to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the role of zero-tolerance and abstinence-based treatment in the United Kingdom’s drug policy.   HL2073

Baroness Uddin to ask Her Majesty’s Government what funding is available for zero-tolerance drugs policies and abstinence-based treatment in the National Health Service.   HL2074

Baroness Uddin to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of how many girls below the age of 21 are dependent on drugs, according to ethnic origin.   HL2075

Baroness Uddin to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) arrests, and (2) detentions, for drug- and alcohol-related crimes involved Asian girls and young women in each of the last two years. 
   HL2076

Baroness Uddin to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Forced Marriage Protection Orders have been made to date.   HL2077

Lord Alderdice to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the statements of the family and supporters of Oswaldo Paya Sardinas that the government of Cuba was responsible for his recent death, the death of his party colleague Harold Cepero, and the injury of two foreign politicians, Angel Carromero from Spain and Jens Aron Modig from Sweden.   HL2078

The Duke of Montrose to ask Her Majesty’s Government why the certificates of exemption from the Climate Change Levy for those involved in the production of combined heat and power are to be withdrawn from 1 April 2013.   HL2079

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the licence fees for the use of 900MHz and 1800MHz spectrum for each licensee if they were calculated to reflect full market value according to Ofcom’s proposed methodology and using the German and Italian 800MHz spectrum auctions outcome as a proxy for the 4G auction.   HL2080

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will provide a breakdown by licensee of the fees paid to Ofcom in the financial year 2011–12 for the use of spectrum holdings under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1998.   HL2081

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will provide a breakdown of the fees paid to Ofcom in the financial year 2011–12 by each government department for the use of spectrum under section 163 of the Communications Act 2003.   HL2082

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they support the continuation of the funding of the BFI National Archives under the Broadcasting Act 1950 and the Communications Act 2003 to ensure the United Kingdom retains a record of the output of the commercial public service broadcasters for the foreseeable future.   HL2083

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 4 July (WA 178–80), what is the total number of national insurance numbers issued from 2004–05 to date to adult overseas nationals from (1) EU candidate countries, (2) EU countries, and (3) non-EU countries; what was the percentage rise from 2009–10 to 2010–11 for (a) EU candidate countries, (b) EU countries, and (c) non-EU countries, and the overall percentage rise; and what were the reasons for the increase in 2010–11.   HL2084

Baroness Smith of Basildon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the transitional costs of transferring the functions of the National Policing Improvement Agency to other bodies, including the Home Office and the new National Crime Agency.   HL2085

Baroness Smith of Basildon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the value of the functions and responsibilities of the National Wildlife Crime Unit.   HL2086

Baroness Smith of Basildon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the success of the National Wildlife Crime Unit.   HL2087

Baroness Smith of Basildon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have concerning the role of the National Wildlife Crime Unit over the next five years, and what the funding arrangements will be.   HL2088

Lord Higgins to ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Transportation Agreement between France, Ireland and the United Kingdom, designed to facilitate the transport of competition and other high-value horses between the three countries, was extended to cover low value horses which may come from Eastern Europe and elsewhere; what assessment they have made of the risk that this may result in the spread of disease among horses in the UK; and whether they have plans to open negotiations immediately with the objective of returning the agreement to its original form.   HL2089

Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider a review of late-night licensing procedures to give local residents greater influence over licensing decisions, in view of the proliferation of such establishments.   HL2090

Lord Moonie to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the average costs without subsidies used for planning purposes per megawatt hour of electricity generated from (1) existing, and (2) new, (a) nuclear power stations, (b) onshore wind farms, (c) offshore wind farms, (d) gas-fired power stations, (e) coal fired power stations, and (f) bio-mass fired power stations.   HL2091

The Earl of Dundee to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve the diagnosis and cure of allergies.   HL2092

The Earl of Dundee to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are proposing to improve the systems for training and sharing information between health professionals responsible for the diagnosis and cure of allergies.   HL2093

Questions unanswered after 10 working days 

20 June (4 July)

HL959 Lord Adonis [DfE]

25 June (9 July)

HL1106 Lord Harrison [DfE]

2 July (16 July)

HL1285 Lord Alton of Liverpool [DfE]

5 July (19 July)

HL1408 Lord Kinnock [DCLG]

9 July (23 July)

HL1428 Lord Lucas [DfE]

10 July (24 July)

HL1531 Lord Kennedy of Southwark [MoD]

Number of questions allocated to each department which are unanswered after 10 working days.

[DCLG] 1

[DfE] 4

[MoD] 1

Bills in Progress 

Waiting for Second Reading	Type of Bill	To be considered
Inheritance (Cohabitants) [HL]	Private Member’s
Company Remuneration [HL]	Private Member’s
Arbitration and Mediation Services (Equality) [HL]	Private Member’s
Online Safety [HL]	Private Member’s
Airports (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
Wind Turbines (Minimum Distance from Residential Premises) [HL]	Private Member’s
Presumption of Death and Provisions Relating to Missing Persons [HL]	Private Member’s
Mental Health (Discrimination) [HL]	Private Member’s
Marine Navigation [HL]	Private Member’s
Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Further Provisions and Support for Victims) [HL]	Private Member’s
Extension of Franchise (House of Lords) [HL]	Private Member’s
Marriage (Approved Organisations) [HL]	Private Member’s
Interception of Communications (Admissibility of Evidence) [HL]	Private Member’s
Contaminated Blood (Support for Infected and Bereaved Persons) [HL]	Private Member’s
Higher Education (Fees) [HL]	Private Member’s
Electric Personal Vehicles (Use on Highways) [HL]	Private Member’s
Referendum (European Union) [HL]	Private Member’s
Hereditary Peerages (Succession) [HL]	Private Member’s
Membership of the House of Lords (Elections) [HL]	Private Member’s
European Parliamentary Elections [HL]	Private Member’s
Social Care Portability [HL]	Private Member’s
Littering from Vehicles [HL]	Private Member’s
Alan Turing (Statutory Pardon) [HL]	Private Member’s
Committed to a Select Committee
Transport for London [HL]	Private
Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
Crime and Courts [HL]	Government
Financial Services	Government	8 October
Caravan Sites [HL]	Private Member’s
Electoral Registration and Administration	Government
Waiting for Report
Civil Aviation	Government
Justice and Security [HL]	Government
Local Government Finance	Government
Trusts (Capital and Income) [HL] (Law Commission Bill)	Government
Waiting for Third Reading
Canterbury City Council	Private
Leeds City Council	Private
Nottingham City Council	Private
Reading Borough Council	Private
Sent to the Commons
European Union (Approval of Treaty Amendment Decision) [HL]	Government
Smoke-free Private Vehicles [HL]	Private Member’s
House of Lords (Cessation of Membership) [HL]	Private Member’s
Groceries Code Adjudicator [HL]	Government
London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) [HL]	Private
City of London (Various Powers) [HL]	Private

Affirmative Instruments in Progress 

The Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee has drawn attention to certain instruments in the reports indicated.

	Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee	To be considered
Waiting for consideration by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Draft Official Secrets Act 1989 (Prescription) (Amendment) Order 2012
Draft Forestry Commissioners (Climate Change Functions) (Scotland) Order 2012 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2012
Draft Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (England) Regulations 2012
Draft Benefit Cap (Housing Benefit) Regulations 2012
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) Regulations 2012
Referred to a Grand Committee and Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Late Night Levy (Application and Administration) Regulations 2012		8 October
Draft Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2012	7th Report
Draft Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2012
Draft Child Support Maintenance Calculation Regulations 2012
Draft Child Support Maintenance (Changes to Basic Rate Calculation and Minimum Amount of Liability) Regulations 2012
Draft Jobseeker’s Allowance (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2012	9th Report	8 October
Draft Online Infringement of Copyright (Initial Obligations) (Sharing of Costs) Order 2012	7th Report	8 October

Negative Instruments 

Instruments reported by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee.

6th Report	Praying time expires	To be considered
Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (HC 194)	22 July
7th Report
Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2012	14 September
9th Report
Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (Cm 8423)	24 October
Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (HC 514)	14 October
Further Education Loans Regulations 2012	17 October

Special Procedure Order in Progress 

Referred to a Joint Committee	Date of Laying	To be considered
Rookery South (Resource Recovery Facility) Order 2011	29 November 2011

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.

Tuesday 4 September
Draft Communications Data Bill	Joint Committee	2.30pm
Tuesday 11 September
Human Rights	Joint Committee	2.00pm
Tuesday 18 September
European Union	EU Sub-Committee A Economic and Financial Affairs	10.30am
European Union	Select Committee	2.30pm
Thursday 4 October
Refreshment	Domestic Committee	12.00 noon in Millbank House
Tuesday 9 October
Public Service Provision	Select Committee	9.30am
Adoption	Select Committee	10.00am
Science and Technology	Select Committee	10.30am
Communications	Select Committee	3.15pm
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny	Select Committee	3.30pm
Wednesday 10 October
Constitution	Select Committee	10.15am
European Union	EU Sub-Committee F Home Affairs, Health and Education	10.30am
European Union	EU Sub-Committee D Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy	10.30am
European Union	EU Sub-Committee E Justice, Institutions and Consumer Protection	4.00pm
Thursday 11 October
Small and Medium Sized Enterprises	Select Committee	10.30am
Wednesday 17 October
Draft Enhanced TPIMS Bill	Joint Committee	10.00am
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform	Select Committee	10.30am
Statutory Instruments	Joint Committee	3.45pm
Information	Domestic Committee	3.45pm
Monday 22 October
National Security Strategy	Joint Committee	4.00pm
Tuesday 23 October
Administration and Works	Domestic Committee	4.15pm in Committee Room G
Tuesday 30 October
Works of Art	Domestic Committee	4.15pm in Committee Room G

Minutes of Proceedings of Wednesday 25 July 2012 

The House met at 11.00am.

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Bristol.

Public Business

1 Health: diabetes A question was asked by Lord Harrison and answered by Earl Howe.

2 Armed forces: Military Corrective Training Centre A question was asked by Lord Trefgarne and answered by Lord Astor of Hever.

3 Taxation: avoidance A question was asked by Lord Campbell-Savours and answered by Lord Sassoon.

4 Food Security Summit A question was asked by Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer and answered by Baroness Northover.

5 Alan Turing (Statutory Pardon) Bill [HL] Lord Sharkey presented a bill to give a statutory pardon to Alan Mathison Turing for offences under section 11 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 of which he was convicted on 31 March 1952. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 40)

6 Standing Orders (Private Bills) The Chairman of Committees moved that Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank be appointed a member of the Select Committee in place of Baroness Thomas of Walliswood, resigned. The motion was agreed to.

7 Online Infringement of Copyright (Initial Obligations) (Sharing of Costs) Order 2012 Baroness Garden of Frognal moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

8 Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2012 Earl Attlee moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 11 June be approved. The motion was agreed to.

9 Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2012 Lord Marland moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 11 June be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to.

10 Electricity and Gas (Smart Meters Licensable Activity) Order 2012 Lord Marland moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 5 July be approved. The motion was agreed to.

11 Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2012 Lord Marland moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 13 June be approved. The motion was agreed to.

12 Green Deal (Qualifying Energy Improvements) Order 2012 Lord Marland moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 11 June be approved. The motion was agreed to.

13 Green Deal Framework (Disclosure, Acknowledgment, Redress etc.) Regulations 2012 Lord Marland moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 11 June be approved. The motion was agreed to.

14 Green Deal (Energy Efficiency Improvements) Order 2012 Lord Marland moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 11 June be approved. The motion was agreed to.

15 Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012 Baroness Hanham moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 11 June be approved. The motion was agreed to.

16 Assets of Community Value (England) Regulations 2012 Baroness Hanham moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 4 July be approved. The motion was agreed to.

17 Education (Amendment of the Curriculum Requirements for Fourth Key Stage) (England) Order 2012 Lord Hill of Oareford moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 11 June be approved. The motion was agreed to.

18 Public Bodies (Abolition of the Commission for Rural Communities) Order 2012 Lord De Mauley, on behalf of Lord Taylor of Holbeach, moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 16 May be approved. The motion was agreed to.

19 Financial Services Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 117. Amendments were considered. The House resumed.

20 Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012 Lord McNally moved that the draft Scheme laid before the House on 2 July be approved. Then Baroness Royall of Blaisdon moved, as an amendment to the original motion, at end to insert, "but that this House regrets that, despite the Government’s claims to be on the side of victims, this scheme would actually cut financial compensation for an estimated 92 per cent of victims of crime, many of whom will be considerably worse off through no fault of their own and will find redress much more difficult in the future because of cuts to legal aid; and also expresses concern over the ability of the Government to levy a substantial surcharge on offenders." After debate, the amendment was disagreed to (see division list). Then the original motion was agreed to.

21 Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme 2012 Lord McNally moved that the draft Scheme laid before the House on 10 July be approved. The motion was agreed to.

22 Financial Services Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 119. Amendments were agreed to. The House resumed after Schedule 3 was agreed to.

The House adjourned at 7.50pm until Monday 8 October at 2.30pm.

David Beamish

Clerk of the Parliaments

Grand Committee Business

The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 12 noon.

Future of Investigative Journalism (Communications Committee Report) Lord Inglewood moved that the Grand Committee takes note of the Report of the Communications Committee on The Future of Investigative Journalism (3rd Report, Session 2010–12, HL Paper 256). After debate, the motion was agreed to.

Adoption Agencies (Panel and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/1410) Baroness Butler-Sloss moved that the Grand Committee takes note of the Adoption Agencies (Panel and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/1410). After debate, the motion was agreed to.

The Committee adjourned at 3.37pm.

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 Contingent Liability-Minute from the Department of Communities and Local Government in respect of a Contingent Liability arising from an authorised guarantee agreement relating to the North West Control Centre Building.    (-)

2 Energy-Government response to the consultation on proposals for the levels of banded support under the Renewables Obligation for the period 2013–17 and the Renewables Obligation Order 2012.
     (-)

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

   (1) Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) Regulations 2012   (1927)

(2) Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2012   (1928)

laid under the European Communities Act 1972.

Paper not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following paper was laid before the House:

Accounts for 2011–12 of the National Insurance Fund Investment Account, laid under the Social Security Administration Act 1992.

Division on 25 July 2012 

Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon moved, as an amendment to the motion that the draft Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012 be approved, at the end to insert, "but that this House regrets that, despite the Government’s claims to be on the side of victims, this scheme would actually cut financial compensation for an estimated 92 per cent of victims of crime, many of whom will be considerably worse off through no fault of their own and will find redress much more difficult in the future because of cuts to legal aid; and also expresses concern over the ability of the Government to levy a substantial surcharge on offenders." The House divided:

Contents 117

Not-contents 171

Contents Adonis, L. Ahmed, L. Anderson of Swansea, L. Andrews, B. Bach, L. Bakewell, B. Bassam of Brighton, L. [Teller] Berkeley, L. Bilston, L. Birt, L. Borrie, L. Brookman, L. Browne of Ladyton, L. Campbell of Surbiton, B. Christopher, L. Clinton-Davis, L. Cohen of Pimlico, B. Collins of Highbury, L. Davies of Coity, L. Davies of Oldham, L. Davies of Stamford, L. Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, B. Deech, B. Donaghy, B. Drake, B. Dubs, L. Eames, L. Eatwell, L. Erroll, E. Farrington of Ribbleton, B. Gale, B. Glasman, L. Gordon of Strathblane, L. Grantchester, L. Grenfell, L. Griffiths of Burry Port, L. Grocott, L. Hanworth, V. Harries of Pentregarth, L. Harris of Haringey, L. Harrison, L. Hart of Chilton, L. Hayter of Kentish Town, B. Healy of Primrose Hill, B. Henig, B. Hilton of Eggardon, B. Hollins, B. Howarth of Breckland, B. Howarth of Newport, L. Howe of Idlicote, B. Howells of St Davids, B. Hughes of Woodside, L. Hunt of Kings Heath, L. Irvine of Lairg, L. Janner of Braunstone, L. Jay of Ewelme, L. Jones of Whitchurch, B. Judd, L. Kennedy of Southwark, L. Kennedy of The Shaws, B. King of Bow, B. King of West Bromwich, L. Kinnock of Holyhead, B. Kirkhill, L. Knight of Weymouth, L. Laming, L. Lea of Crondall, L. Lister of Burtersett, B. Low of Dalston, L. McAvoy, L. McConnell of Glenscorrodale, L. Macdonald of Tradeston, L. McFall of Alcluith, L. McIntosh of Hudnall, B. MacKenzie of Culkein, L. Mackenzie of Framwellgate, L. McKenzie of Luton, L. Masham of Ilton, B. Morris of Manchester, L. Morris of Yardley, B. O’Loan, B. Pendry, L. Pitkeathley, B. Plant of Highfield, L. Prescott, L. Puttnam, L. Radice, L. Ramsay of Cartvale, B. Rea, L. Reid of Cardowan, L. Rosser, L. Royall of Blaisdon, B. Sandwich, E. Sawyer, L. Simon, V. Smith of Basildon, B.

Smith of Finsbury, L. Stevenson of Balmacara, L. Stoddart of Swindon, L. Stone of Blackheath, L. Symons of Vernham Dean, B. Temple-Morris, L. Thornton, B. Tomlinson, L. Tonge, B. Tunnicliffe, L. [Teller] Turnberg, L. Uddin, B. Wall of New Barnet, B. Walpole, L. Watson of Invergowrie, L. Wheeler, B. Whitaker, B. Whitty, L. Williams of Elvel, L. Wood of Anfield, L. Worthington, B. Not-contents Addington, L. Ahmad of Wimbledon, L. Alderdice, L. Allan of Hallam, L. Anelay of St Johns, B. [Teller] Ashton of Hyde, L. Astor of Hever, L. Baker of Dorking, L. Barker, B. Bates, L. Bell, L. Benjamin, B. Berridge, B. Bew, L. Black of Brentwood, L. Blencathra, L. Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, B. Brabazon of Tara, L. Bradshaw, L. Brinton, B. Brittan of Spennithorne, L. Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, L. Brougham and Vaux, L. Burnett, L. Buscombe, B. Butler-Sloss, B. Caithness, E. Campbell of Alloway, L. Cathcart, E. Cavendish of Furness, L. Chadlington, L. Colwyn, L. Cope of Berkeley, L. Cormack, L. Cotter, L. Courtown, E. Craigavon, V. De Mauley, L. Dholakia, L. Dixon-Smith, L. Dobbs, L. Doocey, B. Dykes, L. Eaton, B. Eccles, V. Eccles of Moulton, B. Empey, L. Falkner of Margravine, B. Faulks, L. Fellowes of West Stafford, L. Fink, L. Flight, L. Fookes, B. Forsyth of Drumlean, L. Framlingham, L. Freud, L. Garden of Frognal, B. Gardiner of Kimble, L. Gardner of Parkes, B. Geddes, L. German, L. Goodlad, L. Green of Hurstpierpoint, L. Griffiths of Fforestfach, L. Hamwee, B. Hanham, B. Harris of Richmond, B. Henley, L. Higgins, L. Hill of Oareford, L. Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, L. Hooper, B. Howe, E. Howe of Aberavon, L. Hunt of Wirral, L.

Hussain, L. Hussein-Ece, B. Hylton, L. Inglewood, L. James of Blackheath, L. Jenkin of Kennington, B. Jolly, B. Kalms, L. Kramer, B. Lang of Monkton, L. Lawson of Blaby, L. Lester of Herne Hill, L. Lexden, L. Lucas, L. Luke, L. McColl of Dulwich, L. Mackay of Clashfern, L. Maclennan of Rogart, L. McNally, L. Mancroft, L. Mayhew of Twysden, L. Miller of Chilthorne Domer, B. Montrose, D. Morris of Bolton, B. Neville-Jones, B. Newby, L. [Teller] Newlove, B. Nicholson of Winterbourne, B. Noakes, B. Northover, B. Norton of Louth, L. Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay, L. O’Cathain, B. Parminter, B. Patten, L. Perry of Southwark, B. Phillips of Sudbury, L. Plumb, L. Popat, L. Randerson, B. Rawlings, B. Reay, L. Redesdale, L. Rennard, L. Renton of Mount Harry, L. Ribeiro, L. Risby, L. Rodgers of Quarry Bank, L. Roper, L. Ryder of Wensum, L. St John of Bletso, L. Saltoun of Abernethy, Ly. Sassoon, L. Seccombe, B. Selborne, E. Selsdon, L. Shackleton of Belgravia, B. Sharkey, L. Sharp of Guildford, B. Sharples, B. Sheikh, L. Shipley, L. Shrewsbury, E. Shutt of Greetland, L. Skelmersdale, L. Slim, V. Spicer, L. Stedman-Scott, B. Steel of Aikwood, L. Stoneham of Droxford, L. Stowell of Beeston, B. Strasburger, L. Strathclyde, L. Swinfen, L. Taverne, L. Teverson, L. Thomas of Winchester, B. Tope, L. Trefgarne, L. Trenchard, V. Trimble, L. True, L. Tugendhat, L. Tyler, L. Tyler of Enfield, B. Verma, B. Wallace of Saltaire, L. Wallace of Tankerness, L. Walmsley, B. Warsi, B. Wasserman, L. Wei, L. Wheatcroft, B. Wilcox, B. Wright of Richmond, L. Younger of Leckie, V.