Table of Contents for
Thursday 23 Jul 1998

Volume No. 592 Part No. 193

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Radio Authority: Licence Terms

England/Scotland Road Link: Status

Prisons: Suicide Rate

Tax Fraud

Tamar Bridge Bill

Scotland Bill

Conditional Fee Agreements Order 1998

Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) (No. 2) Order 1998

Scotland Bill

City of Westminster Bill [H.L.]

Government of Wales Bill

Written Answers

Treasury: Reviews

European Court of Justice: Case C-106/96

Office of Public Service: Reviews

East Timor: EU Troika Mission

Fayli Kurds

Nuclear Disarmament Initiative

United Nations Convention on The Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families

Greece and Turkey: Transfer of US Military Equipment

Cyprus: Transfer of S300 Missiles

Korean Peninsular Energy Development Organisation: Supply of Oil to North Korea

UN Security Council Resolution 1173

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Reviews

Council of the European Union: Calendar of Events

Special Operations Executive: Release of Records

Welsh Office: Reviews

British Board of Film Classification: Annual Report

Independent Commission on the Voting System: Telephone Number

Firearms Consultative Committee:Annual Report

Forensic Science Service: Annual Report

Overseas Domestic Workers

Training and Enterprise Councils: Review

Scottish Fee Support Review Committee: Chairman

Indonesia: Arms Contracts

Reserve Forces: Service by Officers of Regular Forces

Medicines Control Agency: Annual Report

NHS Estates Executive Agency: Annual Report

Cancer Research: Government Funding

Department of Social Security: Reviews

Empty Homes

Small Businesses: Environmental Performance

Ordnance Survey: Comprehensive Spending Review

Special Waste Regulations 1996 and Waste Management Licensing Regulations: Consultation

Regional Development Agencies: Payment of Board Members

Fishing Vessel Accidents and the Recovery of those Lost at Sea: Consultation Paper

Environmental Protection Programmes: Public Expenditure Plans

M.40: Deer-Proof Fencing

Transport Policies and Programme: Bids



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names of speakers in the Lords Hansard text for
Thursday 23 Jul 1998

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Column: 1031

Radio Authority: Licence Terms [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Chalfont

Column: 1032

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Ewing of Kirkwood

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Monkswell

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Inglewood

Column: 1033

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

England/Scotland Road Link: Status [23 Jul 1998]

3.9 p.m.

Lord Campbell of Croy

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Baroness Hayman)

Lord Campbell of Croy

Baroness Hayman

Lord Renton

Baroness Hayman

Column: 1034

Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos

Baroness Hayman

Lord Inglewood

Baroness Hayman

Noble Lords

Baroness Hayman

Lord Gisborough

Baroness Hayman

Column: 1035

Lord Walton of Detchant

Baroness Hayman

Baroness Carnegy of Lour

Baroness Hayman

Prisons: Suicide Rate [23 Jul 1998]

3.18 p.m.

Lord Dholakia

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Williams of Mostyn)

Column: 1036

Lord Dholakia

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Lord Windlesham

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Lord Judd

Column: 1037

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Lord Harris of Greenwich

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Lord Janner of Braunstone

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Column: 1038

Lord Elton

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Tax Fraud [23 Jul 1998]

3.26 p.m.

Baroness Ludford

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Baroness Ludford

Column: 1039

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Earl Russell

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Hayhoe

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Baroness Williams of Crosby

Column: 1040

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Tamar Bridge Bill [23 Jul 1998]

3.32 p.m.

Baroness Fookes

Scotland Bill [23 Jul 1998]

3.34 p.m.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Scottish Office (Lord Sewel)

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Noble Lords

Column: 1041

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1042

Lord Monkswell

3.45 p.m.

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1043

Column: 1044

Lord Hughes of Woodside

Column: 1045

Lord Mackie of Benshie

Column: 1046

Lord Rowallan

Lord Mackie of Benshie

Lord Rowallan

The Earl of Balfour

Lord Gordon of Strathblane

Column: 1047

4 p.m.

Baroness Carnegy of Lour

Column: 1048

Viscount Thurso

Column: 1049

Lord Selkirk of Douglas

Lord Desai

Lord Dixon-Smith

Column: 1050

4.15 p.m.

Lord Lyell

Column: 1051

Lady Saltoun of Abernethy

Lord Sewel

Lord Lyell

Lord Sewel

Column: 1052

Column: 1053

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Noble Lords

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Lord Gordon of Strathblane

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Viscount Thurso

Column: 1054

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1055

4.30 p.m.

Division No. 1 (Scotland Bill) [23 Jul 1998]

Column: 1056

4.39 p.m.

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1057

Lord Mackie of Benshie

Lord Renton

Column: 1058

The Earl of Balfour

Lord Selkirk of Douglas

Baroness Carnegy of Lour

The Earl of Mar and Kellie

4.45 p.m.

The Lord Advocate (Lord Hardie)

Column: 1059

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1060

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Strabolgi)

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

Column: 1061

Column: 1062

Column: 1063

5 p.m.

The Earl of Mar and Kellie

Lord Selkirk of Douglas

Column: 1064

Baroness Carnegy of Lour

Lord Hughes

5.15 p.m.

Lord Hardie

Column: 1065

Column: 1066

Column: 1067

Baroness Carnegy of Lour

Lord Hardie

The Earl of Balfour

Column: 1068

Lord Hardie

5.30 p.m.

Lord Hughes

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

Column: 1069

Column: 1070

Lord Selkirk of Douglas

Column: 1071

Lord Renton

Column: 1072

Lord Hylton

Lord Renton

Lord Hylton

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

5.45 p.m.

Lord Hardie

Column: 1073

Column: 1074

Lord Rodger of Earlsferry

Column: 1075

Lord Hardie

Lord Selkirk of Douglas

Lord Sewel

Column: 1076

Lord Steel of Aikwood

6 p.m.

Lord Sewel

Column: 1077

Lord Steel of Aikwood

Lord Sewel

Lord Sewel

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1078

Lord Monson

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale

Column: 1079

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1080

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Baroness Carnegy of Lour

6.15 p.m.

Lord Sewel

Column: 1081

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1082

Lord Watson of Invergowrie

Column: 1083

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1084

The Earl of Mar and Kellie

6.30 p.m.

Lord Sewel

Column: 1085

Column: 1086

Column: 1087

The Earl of Mar and Kellie

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1088

6.42 p.m.

Division No. 2 (Scotland Bill) [23 Jul 1998]

Column: 1089

6.50 p.m.

The Earl of Mar and Kellie

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

Lord Sewel

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

Column: 1090

Lord Rodger of Earlsferry

Lord Hardie

The Earl of Mar and Kellie

Column: 1091

The Earl of Balfour

7 p.m.

The Earl of Mar and Kellie

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

Column: 1092

Lord Selkirk of Douglas

Column: 1093

Baroness Carnegy of Lour

Lord Rowallan

Lord Hardie

Column: 1094

Lord Selkirk of Douglas

Lord Hardie

Column: 1095

7.15 p.m.

Lord Rodger of Earlsferry

Lord Hardie

Column: 1096

The Earl of Balfour

Lord Hardie

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

Lord Hardie

The Earl of Mar and Kellie

The Earl of Balfour

Column: 1097

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Lord Sewel

Column: 1098

Baroness Carnegy of Lour

Lord Sewel

Baroness Carnegy of Lour

Lord Sewel

7.30 p.m.

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1099

Lord Mackie of Benshie

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Lord Mackie of Benshie

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Lord Sewel

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Lord Carter

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1100

Lord Sewel

Lord Haskel

Conditional Fee Agreements Order 1998 [23 Jul 1998]

7.35 p.m.

The Lord Chancellor (Lord Irvine of Lairg)

Column: 1101

Column: 1102

7.44 p.m.

Lord Ackner

Column: 1103

Column: 1104

Column: 1105

Column: 1106

8.5 p.m.

Lord Hunt of Wirral

Column: 1107

Column: 1108

8.14 p.m.

Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes

Column: 1109

8.18 p.m.

Lord Hacking

Column: 1110

Lord Ackner

Lord Hacking

Column: 1111

8.23 p.m.

Lord Thomas of Gresford

Column: 1112

Column: 1113

Column: 1114

8.36 p.m.

Lord Kingsland

Column: 1115

8.45 p.m.

The Lord Chancellor

Column: 1116

Column: 1117

8.52 p.m.

Lord Ackner

Lord Hacking

Lord Ackner

Column: 1118

Column: 1119

The Lord Chancellor

Column: 1120

9.4 p.m.

Division No. 3 (Conditional Fee Agreements Order 1998) [23 Jul 1998]

Column: 1120

The Lord Chancellor

Column: 1121

Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) (No. 2) Order 1998 [23 Jul 1998]

9.12 p.m.

Lord Sewel

Scotland Bill [23 Jul 1998]

9.14 p.m.

Lord Selkirk of Douglas

9.15 p.m.

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1122

Lord Sewel

Baroness Carnegy of Lour

Column: 1123

Lord Sewel

Baroness Carnegy of Lour

Lord Sewel

Lord Gordon of Strathblane

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Viscount Thurso

Column: 1124

Lord Mackie of Benshie

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Lord Sewel

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1125

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

Lord Hardie

Column: 1126

9.30 p.m.

The Earl of Mar and Kellie

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1127

Lord Gordon of Strathblane

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Lord Lang of Monkton

Column: 1128

Column: 1129

Lord Sewel

Lord Steel of Aikwood

9.45 p.m.

Lord Sewel

Column: 1130

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Lord Sewel

Column: 1131

Lord Fraser of Carmyllie

Column: 1132

Lord Sewel

Lord Fraser of Carmyllie

Lord Sewel

Column: 1133

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1134

10 p.m.

Lord Fraser of Carmyllie

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale

Lord Fraser of Carmyllie

Column: 1135

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

The Earl of Balfour

Lord Rodger of Earlsferry

Column: 1136

The Duke of Montrose

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1137

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

10.13 p.m.

Division No. 4 (Scotland Bill) [23 Jul 1998]

Column: 1138

10.21 p.m.

The Earl of Balfour

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Lord Sewel

Column: 1139

The Earl of Balfour

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Baroness Linklater of Butterstone

Column: 1140

Lord Hardie

10.30 p.m.

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Lord Hardie

Column: 1141

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1142

The Earl of Balfour

Lord Sempill

Lord Mackie of Benshie

Lord Hardie

Column: 1143

Column: 1144

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Lord Hardie

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1145

Lord Sewel

The Earl of Mar and Kellie

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale

The Earl of Mar and Kellie

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

The Earl of Mar and Kellie

Column: 1146

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1147

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale

Column: 1148

Lord Sewel

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale

City of Westminster Bill [H.L.] [23 Jul 1998]

Government of Wales Bill [23 Jul 1998]

Column: 1147

Column: WA121

Written Answers [23 Jul 1998]

Treasury: Reviews [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Tope -- Treasury: Reviews [23 Jul 1998]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

European Court of Justice: Case C-106/96 [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Avebury -- European Court of Justice: Case C-106/96 [23 Jul 1998]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Column: WA122

Office of Public Service: Reviews [23 Jul 1998]

Baroness Maddock -- Office of Public Service: Reviews [23 Jul 1998]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

East Timor: EU Troika Mission [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Avebury -- East Timor: EU Troika Mission [23 Jul 1998]

Column: WA123

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)

Column: WA124

Fayli Kurds [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Avebury -- Fayli Kurds [23 Jul 1998]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Column: WA125

Nuclear Disarmament Initiative [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Jenkins of Putney -- Nuclear Disarmament Initiative [23 Jul 1998]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

United Nations Convention on The Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Hylton -- United Nations Convention on The Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families [23 Jul 1998]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Greece and Turkey: Transfer of US Military Equipment [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Kennet -- Greece and Turkey: Transfer of US Military Equipment [23 Jul 1998]

Column: WA126

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Cyprus: Transfer of S300 Missiles [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Kennet -- Cyprus: Transfer of S300 Missiles [23 Jul 1998]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Korean Peninsular Energy Development Organisation: Supply of Oil to North Korea [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Kennet -- Korean Peninsular Energy Development Organisation: Supply of Oil to North Korea [23 Jul 1998]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Column: WA127

UN Security Council Resolution 1173 [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Kennet -- UN Security Council Resolution 1173 [23 Jul 1998]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Reviews [23 Jul 1998]

Baroness Maddock -- Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Reviews [23 Jul 1998]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Council of the European Union: Calendar of Events [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe -- Council of the European Union: Calendar of Events [23 Jul 1998]

Column: WA128

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Column: WA129

Special Operations Executive: Release of Records [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe -- Special Operations Executive: Release of Records [23 Jul 1998]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Welsh Office: Reviews [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Tope -- Welsh Office: Reviews [23 Jul 1998]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Williams of Mostyn)

British Board of Film Classification: Annual Report [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Alton of Liverpool -- British Board of Film Classification: Annual Report [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Column: WA130

Independent Commission on the Voting System: Telephone Number [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Cocks of Hartcliffe -- Independent Commission on the Voting System: Telephone Number [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Firearms Consultative Committee:Annual Report [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Hogg of Cumbernauld -- Firearms Consultative Committee:Annual Report [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Forensic Science Service: Annual Report [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Hogg of Cumbernauld -- Forensic Science Service: Annual Report [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Column: WA131

Overseas Domestic Workers [23 Jul 1998]

Baroness Lockwood -- Overseas Domestic Workers [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Column: WA132

Training and Enterprise Councils: Review [23 Jul 1998]

Baroness Lockwood -- Training and Enterprise Councils: Review [23 Jul 1998]

The Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment (Baroness Blackstone)

Scottish Fee Support Review Committee: Chairman [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Hogg of Cumbernauld -- Scottish Fee Support Review Committee: Chairman [23 Jul 1998]

Baroness Blackstone

Indonesia: Arms Contracts [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Alton of Liverpool -- Indonesia: Arms Contracts [23 Jul 1998]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Gilbert)

Column: WA133

Reserve Forces: Service by Officers of Regular Forces [23 Jul 1998]

The Earl of Carlisle -- Reserve Forces: Service by Officers of Regular Forces [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Gilbert

Medicines Control Agency: Annual Report [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Peston -- Medicines Control Agency: Annual Report [23 Jul 1998]

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Baroness Jay of Paddington)

NHS Estates Executive Agency: Annual Report [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Peston -- NHS Estates Executive Agency: Annual Report [23 Jul 1998]

Column: WA134

Baroness Jay of Paddington

Cancer Research: Government Funding [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Morris of Manchester -- Cancer Research: Government Funding [23 Jul 1998]

Baroness Jay of Paddington

Department of Social Security: Reviews [23 Jul 1998]

Baroness Maddock -- Department of Social Security: Reviews [23 Jul 1998]

Column: WA135

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security (Baroness Hollis of Heigham)

Empty Homes [23 Jul 1998]

Baroness Pitkeathley -- Empty Homes [23 Jul 1998]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Baroness Hayman)

Column: WA136

Column: WA135

Column: WA137

Small Businesses: Environmental Performance [23 Jul 1998]

Baroness Pitkeathley -- Small Businesses: Environmental Performance [23 Jul 1998]

Baroness Hayman

Column: WA138

Ordnance Survey: Comprehensive Spending Review [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Mason of Barnsley -- Ordnance Survey: Comprehensive Spending Review [23 Jul 1998]

Baroness Hayman

Special Waste Regulations 1996 and Waste Management Licensing Regulations: Consultation [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Burlison -- Special Waste Regulations 1996 and Waste Management Licensing Regulations: Consultation [23 Jul 1998]

Baroness Hayman

Regional Development Agencies: Payment of Board Members [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Burlison -- Regional Development Agencies: Payment of Board Members [23 Jul 1998]

Baroness Hayman

Column: WA139

Fishing Vessel Accidents and the Recovery of those Lost at Sea: Consultation Paper [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Ewing of Kirkford -- Fishing Vessel Accidents and the Recovery of those Lost at Sea: Consultation Paper [23 Jul 1998]

Baroness Hayman

Environmental Protection Programmes: Public Expenditure Plans [23 Jul 1998]

Baroness Lockwood -- Environmental Protection Programmes: Public Expenditure Plans [23 Jul 1998]

Baroness Hayman

Column: WA140

Column: WA141

M.40: Deer-Proof Fencing [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Mancroft -- M.40: Deer-Proof Fencing [23 Jul 1998]

Column: WA142

Baroness Hayman

Transport Policies and Programme: Bids [23 Jul 1998]

Lord Hardy of Wath -- Transport Policies and Programme: Bids [23 Jul 1998]

Baroness Hayman


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