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NOTICES AND ORDERS OF THE DAY
Items marked † are new or have been altered.
Items marked ‡ are expected to be taken during the dinner adjournment.
TUESDAY 16TH JUNE
At half-past two o’clock
*The Lord Walton of Detchant—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy with respect to the prescribing of beta-interferon for patients with multiple sclerosis.
*The Lord Lucas—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are still unable to reply to peers’ written questions by e-mail.
*The Lord McNally—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the outcome of their inquiry into the events surrounding the publication of Cries Unheard concerning the case of Mary Bell, with particular reference to any lessons to be learned by the supervising authorities and the media.
*The Baroness Blatch—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why Geographix was not included in the shortlist of companies who have been invited to submit formal tenders for electronic tagging contracts.
School Standards and Framework Bill—House to be again in Committee [The Baroness Blackstone] [17th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee]
‡The Lord Morris of Castle Morris—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they propose to take to deal with the problems arising from the recruitment, retention and retirement of nurses in the National Health Service.
WEDNESDAY 17TH JUNE
*The Lord Campbell of Croy—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made towards resolving the situation whereby foreign fishing vessels from European Union countries (so-called “quota-hoppers”) are entitled to catch fish reserved for United Kingdom fishermen within the European Union quota system.
*The Lord Redesdale—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will reduce fuel duty on natural gas as a road fuel.
*The Lord Evans of Parkside—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received from building societies about being required to place special deposits with the Bank of England from 1st June.
*The Lord Jenkins of Putney—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will now urge the nuclear states to take serious steps towards the elimination of nuclear weapons in order to avoid further proliferation.
Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) (Amendment) Bill [HL]— Committee [The Earl of Lindsay]
Scotland Bill—Second Reading [The Lord Sewel]
THURSDAY 18TH JUNE
[Prayers will have been read]
*The Lord Davies of Coity—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether good relations between Church and State depend on the central organisations of the main Christian denominations being located together in Westminster.
*The Lord Redesdale—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they have taken to reduce developing countries’ unsustainable debt following the G8 summit in Birmingham.
*The Lord Pearson of Rannoch—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they are making in their negotiations with the European Commission over the latter’s proposals for a directive on takeovers.
The Lord Barnett—To move, That this House take note of the Report of the European Communities Committee on the European Central Bank (24th Report, HL Paper 112).
[It is expected that the Second Reading of the Scotland Bill will be concluded this day]
FRIDAY 19TH JUNE
[At eleven o’clock]
Alliance & Leicester plc (Group Reorganisation) Bill [HL] (formerly Girobank plc (Transfer) Bill [HL])— Third Reading [The Lord Campbell of Croy]
Pesticides Bill—Report [The Lord Stone of Blackheath]
Fireworks Bill—Report [The Lord Monkswell]
Public Interest Disclosure Bill—Report [The Lord Borrie]
Road Traffic Reduction (National Targets) Bill—Committee [The Lord Elis-Thomas]
†Deregulation (Deduction from Pay of Union Subscriptions) Order 1998—The Lord Haskel to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 18th December 1997 be approved. [13th Report from the Deregulation Committee]
†Deregulation (Methylated Spirits Sale by Retail) (Scotland) Order 1998—The Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 18th May be approved. [21st Report from the Deregulation Committee]
†Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) Order 1998—The Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 2nd June be approved. [36th Report from the Joint Committee]
†Homelessness (Decisions on Referrals) (Scotland) Order 1998—The Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 14th May be approved. [35th Report from the Joint Committee]
†Homelessness (Decisions on Referrals) Order 1998—The Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 14th May be approved. [35th Report from the Joint Committee]
The Lord Kennet—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have considered the United States Senate’s Resolution of Ratification of the accession of Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic to NATO, of 30th April, which imposes the following conditions on the United States Administration (which it has accepted), namely that it should reduce the United States’ financial contribution to NATO every year; ensure that American taxpayers are not required to subsidise the national expenses of the three new invitees; report annually to the Senate on the “adequacy of the defense budget of each NATO member ....”; develop plans for the deployment of a NATO ballistic missile defence for the entire territory of all NATO members; and confirm that the North Atlantic Council does not require the consent of the United Nations for any action pursuant to the North Atlantic Treaty; and, if so, what is their reaction.
MONDAY 22ND JUNE
*The Lord Skidelsky—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are confident that adequate transport arrangements to and from Greenwich will be in place in good time for the opening of the Dome and the start of the Millennium exhibitions.
*The Lord Razzall—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will seek to amend the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 to extend protection to visitors to events organised by trade unions and professional organisations.
*The Lord Wallace of Saltaire—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what information they intend to provide to Parliament about progress in formulating NATO’s new Strategic Concept before its adoption by the alliance in the spring of 1999.
*The Lord Randall of St. Budeaux—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy, when awarding contracts for the Millennium Dome project, for ensuring that British companies have the same opportunities as those from other countries.
Registered Establishments (Scotland) Bill—Committee [The Lord Hogg of Cumbernauld]
Police (Northern Ireland) Bill—Report [The Lord Dubs]
National Lottery Bill [HL]— Consideration of Commons Amendments [The Lord McIntosh of Haringey]
†National Minimum Wage Bill—House to be again in Committee [The Lord Clinton-Davis] [15th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee]
The Baroness Byford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they are making in reviewing the way in which vulnerable or intimidated witnesses are treated in the criminal justice system, with particular reference to witnesses in trials of rape or indecent assault.
TUESDAY 23RD JUNE
*The Lord Razzall—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are now confident that viewers of digital terrestrial television and viewers of digital satellite television will not be required to purchase separate decoder boxes when digital services are launched later this year.
*The Lord Inglewood—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider their policies to conserve the native red squirrel are being successful.
*The Viscount Long—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the underlying trend in incidents of tuberculosis in the United Kingdom has increased or decreased since 1990.
*The Viscount Chelmsford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will commission studies on the future need for electronic vehicle identification by an electronic number plate or licence identification, situated within the body of the vehicle at time of manufacture and not easily removable.
†Building Regulations (Energy Rating Information) (Amendment) Bill [HL]— Third Reading [The Baroness Nicol]
Teaching and Higher Education Bill [HL]— Consideration of Commons Amendments [The Baroness Blackstone]
‡The Lord Campbell of Alloway—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when Guardsmen Fisher and Wright can expect release from life imprisonment.
WEDNESDAY 24TH JUNE
*The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what criteria the Homerton Hospital recently closed the provision of acupuncture in its Rheumatology Department.
*The Lord Janner of Braunstone—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish their paper on smoking reduction.
*The Lord Bethell—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in view of the recent rise in inflation, they will reconsider their proposal to abolish indexation in the taxation of capital gains.
*The Lord Sainsbury of Turville—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Comprehensive Spending Review has taken note of the substantial increase for basic scientific research in the Japanese and American budgets and the consequences such expenditure can have for growth, innovation and jobs.
European Parliamentary Elections Bill—Committee [The Lord Williams of Mostyn]
THURSDAY 25TH JUNE
*The Lord Bramall—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they propose to announce the outcome of the Strategic Defence Review.
*The Lord Blyth—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the tax concession for vehicles over 25 years old was withdrawn in the recent Budget.
†*The Lord Denham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they had been prepared to discuss fully comprehensive single stage Lords reform before breaking off talks with Her Majesty’s Opposition.
MONDAY 29TH JUNE
*The Lord Beaumont of Whitley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in order to meet their target of building 60 per cent of new homes on “recycled land”, they will have to ensure that more contaminated land is cleaned up.
*The Lord Peyton of Yeovil—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make clear the extent to which they regard organophosphates as user-friendly.
*The Lord Islwyn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will be able to make a statement on the future amount of European Union regional aid to Wales under the Structural Funds’ new Objective 1.
*The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, since Turkey entered the European Customs Union, the Turkish record on human rights has improved.
TUESDAY 30TH JUNE
*The Lord Barnett—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what they consider to be the most important achievement in the European Union during the term of their Presidency.
*The Lord Hardy of Wath—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action is being taken to prevent unlawful fishing in Gibraltar waters.
*The Lord Dormand of Easington—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are satisfied with the current recruitment of graduates to teaching posts in secondary schools.
*The Lord Clifford of Chudleigh—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will reimburse British ex-Prisoners of War, their War Widows or dependants, with the present day value of tax deducted from pay due to them while in captivity.
WEDNESDAY 1ST JULY
*The Lord Steel of Aikwood—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, following the payment of industrial development grants to the American firm of Viasystems Ltd for a new factory in North East England, they are aware of the redundancies created in the same firm’s factories at Galashiels and Selkirk, and whether they will review the effects of their present policy on unemployment.
*The Lord Skidelsky—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in view of the assurance given by the British Museum Trustees to the House of Commons on 17th December 1959, that the bequest of Bernard Shaw to the British Museum would be “used primarily for the benefit of the Library”, what steps they intend to take to ensure that this assurance is honoured.
*The Lord Islwyn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any new plans to assist the poorest pensioners.
*The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they took, as holders of the Presidency of the European Union, to persuade the Serbian authorities to honour their international obligations under the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
THURSDAY 2ND JULY
*The Baroness Knight of Collingtree—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to discourage couples in receipt of a joint income of over £200,000 per annum from claiming child benefit.
*The Baroness Gardner of Parkes—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what new measures are being taken in terms of clinical audit to ensure that any level of surgical incompetence is revealed, to avoid any repetition of the widely reported deaths in Bristol.
*The Lord Astor of Hever—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they are considering abolishing the English Tourist Board.
MONDAY 6TH JULY
*The Lord Taverne—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the delays and administrative burden which result from the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 on the international competitiveness of the United Kingdom’s research in the medical sciences and biotechnology.
*The Lord Dean of Beswick—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the annual cost of dealing with the number of people applying for entry into the United Kingdom and whether any new measures are being considered to combat illegalities.
*The Lord Bridges—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether it is in accordance with Government policy for a planning application regarding the creation of a regional airport in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to be determined by a local planning authority without a public inquiry, and before the completion of that authority’s own inquiry into its Local Plan policies.
*The Baroness Castle of Blackburn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps are being taken to protect the role of community hospitals in the National Health Service.
TUESDAY 7TH JULY
*The Lord Judd—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to enhance public appreciation of the teaching profession and understanding of the contribution it makes to the wellbeing of the United Kingdom.
*The Earl Russell—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what principles will underlie their review of housing benefit.
*The Earl of Drogheda—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether an alternative site for a garden dedicated to the memory of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, could be found, in view both of the effect on Kensington Gardens of the one currently under discussion and of the need for more parks and gardens in other parts of London.
*The Lord Peyton of Yeovil—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the replacement of Lorne House, the only institution in the country offering residential care to young drug addicts and alcoholics, which has been closed following the withdrawal of grants.
WEDNESDAY 8TH JULY
†*The Lord Quirk—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are satisfied with progress on improvements in teacher training.
*The Earl Russell—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider restoring a right to income support and housing benefit during the long vacation to students who are orphaned or estranged from both their parents.
*The Lord Sandberg—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are considering steps to modify European Union medicine legislation with regard to horses, due to come into effect in January 2000, in light of the tradition of horse welfare in the United Kingdom.
*The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what priority is being given by the Department for International Development, in relation to women’s sexual and reproductive rights, to provide further relevant services, including education, in the poorest countries.
THURSDAY 9TH JULY
*The Lord Wallace of Saltaire—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they propose to increase resources for the United Kingdom Knowhow Fund, as a means of strengthening links with central and east European states now preparing for future membership of the European Union.
*The Earl of Kinnoull—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made to clean up polluted beaches in England and Wales; what is the role of Water Authorities in the process; and what funds may be available from the European Union.
*The Lord Norton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what form of accountability they consider the Association of Chief Police Officers’ resolutions relating to matters of public interest should be subject.
MONDAY 13TH JULY
†*The Lord Campbell of Croy—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are satisfied that advances in medical science have substantially removed the dangers to health, in particular to lungs, of work in deep mining of coal.
†*The Lord Lucas—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take the initiative in trying to bring the various parties in Sri Lanka to the negotiating table.
†*The Lord Waddington—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they propose to take to strengthen the safeguards against a government seeking to extend the duration of a Parliament beyond five years.
†*The Lord Campbell of Alloway—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether disproportionate industrial action in the public sector will be proscribed as unlawful unless submitted to mandatory arbitration with binding effect.
TUESDAY 14TH JULY
†*The Earl of Carlisle—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they believe that the Russian Federation has done all in its power, in accordance with its request for membership of the Council of Europe, “to settle outstanding international border disputes according to the principles of international law, abiding by the existing international treaties”.
†*The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans for further reform of the liquor licensing laws.
†*The Lord Berkeley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what technical, commercial and frontier control reasons still prevent Eurostar services from operating north of London.
†*The Countess of Mar—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the request of the Royal British Legion that they commission a public enquiry into the way the aftermath of the Gulf War has been handled.
WEDNESDAY 15TH JULY
†*The Lord Hooson—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the National Museum authorities in Wales resite and rebuild the Industrial Maritime Museum as soon as possible.
†*The Lord Northbourne—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to support inexperienced mothers with the care and parenting of their young children.
†*The Countess of Mar—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider labelling all food products which have been exposed to pesticide sprays with a warning similar to that required for raw milk.
†*The Lord Burnham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to ensure that the persons to be nominated to the Firearms Consultative Committee in August are properly qualified.
NO DAY NAMED
PART I
The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein—To call attention to the opportunities for trade with and investment in Latin America; and to move for papers.
The Lord Ashley of Stoke—To call attention to the need for full, enforceable civil rights for chronically sick and disabled people; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Perry of Southwark—To call attention to the importance of higher education policy for the social, economic and intellectual welfare of the United Kingdom; and to move for papers.
The Lord Barnett—To call attention to the prospects for the United Kingdom joining the EMU in the foreseeable future; and to move for papers.
The Lord Armstrong of Ilminster—To move, That a Select Committee be appointed to undertake an inquiry, and within three calendar months to make recommendations, as to how a procedure might be implemented whereby the House would nominate approximately one hundred peers by succession to be voting peers and whereby the remaining peers by succession would renounce their rights to vote but would retain their rights to speak in the House or Committees of the House.
The Lord Moynihan—To call attention to the current situation in Algeria; and to move for papers.
The Earl of Northesk—To call attention to political and economic developments in the South Atlantic; and to move for papers.
The Lord Stone of Blackheath—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there is a need throughout the United Kingdom for a comprehensive and cohesive policy relating to the commercial, business and financial sectors in towns, cities and other urban areas.
The Earl of Carlisle—To call attention to the number of people from ethnic minorities in senior positions in public life; and to move for papers.
The Lord Sandberg—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what effect the financial crisis in the Far East is likely to have on the British economy.
The Lord Hooson—To call attention to plans to restructure the United Nations for the next century; and to move for papers.
The Viscount Waverley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the use of sanctions to support United Nations’ resolutions.
The Lord Kennet—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider that the Charter of the United Nations permits, and the international rule of law can survive, claims by individual member states to a right of unilateral interpretation of UN Security Council Resolutions, and a right to engage in military operations under such unilateral interpretations.
The Lord Thomas of Swynnerton—To call attention to the possibility of resolving the dispute between the United Kingdom and Spain over Gibraltar by introducing a system of dual sovereignty, along the lines which have worked in Andorra; and to move for papers.
The Lord Walpole—To call attention to increased time for leisure activities and the pressures and problems this creates; and to move for papers.
The Earl of Clancarty—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have an overall integrated arts strategy for the United Kingdom and, if so, what it is.
Succession to the Crown—The Lord Alderdice to move, That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that Her Majesty may be graciously pleased to allow that Her undoubted Prerogative and interest may not stand in the way of the consideration of Parliament during the present session of any measure to remove the bar on a person who is not, or who is married to a person who is not, a protestant to succeed to the Crown.
The Baroness Thomas of Walliswood—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to continuing delays in the completion of the Swanwick Air Traffic Control Centre.
The Lord Kennet—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to replace measurements of gross domestic product and gross national product, both within the United Kingdom and in international bodies, with measurements that are being developed by the Office for National Statistics which are able to take into account economically significant unpaid and unrecorded work and the reduction through consumption or otherwise of irreplaceable natural resources.
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will introduce legislation to make it unlawful to discriminate on grounds of sexual orientation in employment, housing, education and the provision of goods and services to the public.
The Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to promote the work of the Council of Europe.
The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what new help they are considering to promote in-bound tourism to the North West.
The Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to promote and support the responsibilities of family life.
The Lord Montagu of Beaulieu—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their reactions to the recommendations of the Countryside Commission for the future management of the New Forest, in the light of the environmental and economic conditions of that area.
The Earl of Carlisle—To call attention to the long-term future of Central and Eastern Europe, with particular reference to the three Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania; and to move for papers.
The Earl of Onslow—To call attention to the science of genetically-modified organisms, and its implications for the breeding of plants and animals; and to move for papers.
The Viscount Hanworth—To call attention to the need to encourage teachers in primary and secondary education, and to the role of OFSTED; and to move for papers.
The Lord Bishop of Oxford—To call attention to the commitment in the Labour Party manifesto to a “fairer, faster and firmer” asylum procedure; and to move for papers.
The Lord Ackner—To call attention to the case for effectively monitoring the operation of conditional fee agreements; and to move for papers.
The Lord Dholakia—To call attention to the need for a national strategy for dealing with paedophiles; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Ludford—To call attention to the need for firm action by the European Union and its international partners to secure peace and justice in Kosovo; and to move for papers.
The Lord Birdwood—To call attention to changes in the duties of back-bench members of both Houses of Parliament in the last thirty years; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Linklater of Butterstone—To call attention to the implications for rural communities of the closure of their local school; and to move for papers.
The Lord Hardy of Wath—To call attention to the apparent increase in cruelty to animals; and to move for papers.
The Earl of Kinnoull—To call attention to the need to retain a viable British fishing industry beyond 2002; and to move for papers.
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will seek to improve the procedures for the election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe so as to ensure that the Parliamentary Assembly is reliably advised about the qualifications of nominated candidates on the basis of a transparent, thorough and fair process of interview by an independent expert committee.
The Viscount Brentford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of the heavily indebted poor countries are likely to experience substantial cancellation of debt in the next three years.
The Earl of Clanwilliam—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they support the industrialisation of farming practices in the United Kingdom.
The Lord Inglewood—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the North West of England is not disadvantaged by their proposals for the rail links to the Channel Tunnel.
The Lord Hylton—To move to resolve, That this House deplores the attempted murder of Mr Akin Birdal, President of the Turkish Human Rights Association, on 12th May; the refusal by the Turkish Government to admit United Nations Rapporteurs on Human Rights, or representatives of the OSCE or ICRC; the imprisonment and exile of members of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey; and the banning and dissolution in Turkey of numerous bona fide political parties.
The Viscount Addison—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to demonstrate their determination to go further in addressing the environmental damage caused by quarrying.
The Lord Janner of Braunstone—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ban or restrict smoking in restaurants, other eating places and other public places.
The Lord Rowallan—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their long-term policy towards help lines in the field of health services.
The Earl of Longford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are continuing a policy of cutting expenditure in real terms per prisoner, and of cutting the total expenditure in real terms on the probation service and on prisoner education.
The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what further consideration they are giving to improving Service Pensions and War and War Widows’ Pensions; and when they expect to announce any improvements.
The Lord Rotherwick—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their intentions for taxing pesticides, and what will be the implications of such a tax for farming and the countryside.
The Lord Hindlip—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they intend to amend the rules on conditional exemption of works of art, and what estimate they make of the impact on the reservoir of works of art remaining in the United Kingdom.
The Lord Jenkins of Putney—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they would support in the United Nations a timetable to eliminate nuclear weapons if the plan secured the agreement of all other states including India and Pakistan.
The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein— To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any proposals for reviving provincial repertory theatres.
†The Lord Tope—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to address the problem of bullying of pupils in secondary schools.
†The Baroness Rawlings—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been achieved during the United Kingdom Presidency in the field of culture policy.
PART II
SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS
[The date in brackets is that on which the Report was published]
The Lord Kingsland—To move, That this House take note of the Report of the European Communities Committee on Enhancing Parliamentary Scrutiny of the Third Pillar (6th Report, HL Paper 25). [12th September]
The Lord Craig of Radley—To move, That this House take note of the Report of the Science and Technology Committee, Digital Images as Evidence (5th Report, HL Paper 64). [21st February]
The Lord Slynn of Hadley—To move, That this House take note of the Report of the Select Committee on the Public Service (HL Paper 55). [19th January]
The Baroness Hilton of Eggardon—To move, That this House take note of the Report of the European Communities Committee on Sustainable Landfill (17th Report, HL Paper 83). [7th April]
The Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior—To move, That this House take note of the Report of the Science and Technology Committee, Resistance to Antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents (7th Report, HL Paper 81). [23rd April]
The Lord Hoffmann—To move, That this House take note of the Report of the European Communities Committee on Acquired Rights Revisited (22nd Report, HL Paper 98). [18th May]
QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
[Tabled or amended on 15th June]
The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what monitoring takes place of the quality of night time care, including adequacy of staffing, for patients in hospital; whether they are satisfied with current provision; and at how many NHS hospitals are they so satisfied. (HL2256)
The Lord Fitt—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to proceed with the introduction of fixed quota allocations for fish. (HL2267)
The Lord Gregson—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to publish details of the public appointments made by the Department of Health; and whether that Department has kept its commitment to increase the involvement of members of the local community on NHS boards. (HL2268)
The Baroness Mallalieu—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they will take following the new United Nations Security Council Resolution adopted on 5th June lifting the arms embargo on Sierra Leone and imposing one on non-governmental forces in Sierra Leone. (HL2269)
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Williams of Mostyn on 30th March (WA 9), whether they will explain the discrepancy between this answer that “visiting ministers who receive payments for fees and expenses are to be treated as office holders within the Prison Service and must be subjected to Income Tax Class 1 National Insurance contributions”, a letter from the Director-General of HM Prison Service, dated 31st May, saying that “... Visiting Ministers are to be treated as employees for tax purposes and as such the Prison Service must make the necessary tax deductions” and Prison Service Instruction 17/1998, which provides that “there is no tax or Class 1 National Insurance” in five sets of circumstances, including where the payments are made directly to a registered charity; and whether they will cause the Inland Revenue to repay any amounts incorrectly deducted in the past in these circumstances. (HL2270)
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what payments have been made by the prison authorities in England and Wales and in Scotland respectively in respect of unlicensed software found to have been used in their establishments as a result of inquiries by the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) or otherwise; what measures have been taken to ensure that unlicensed software is not being used at prisons which have not been investigated by FAST; and whether they are satisfied that there are no remaining instances of software piracy in any prison. (HL2271)
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether instructions have been issued to the governors of prisons in England and Wales and in Scotland respectively to maintain logbooks showing all commercial software programs acquired by their establishments and recording details of periodic checks made to ensure that no unlicensed software is in use. (HL2272)
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the key political messages taken to the Government of Rwanda by the European Union Troika ministerial visit of 2nd to 5th June; and whether in particular they agreed to give technical help in locating the mobile transmitters used for broadcasts by the illegal Voix du Patriote. (HL2273)
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they reconcile the Common Position adopted by the Council of the European Union 95/544/CFSP of 20th November 1995 which provides for an embargo on weapons designed to kill and their ammunition, weapon platforms, non weapon platforms and ancillary equipment, spare parts, repairs, maintenance and transfer of military technology, and the provisions of paragraph 2 of the Security Council Resolution 1171 of 5th June, which decides that restrictions in the sale and supply of arms and related material to Sierra Leone shall not apply to any such sales for the sole use in Sierra Leone of the Military Observer Group of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOMOG). (HL2274)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will amend their immigration policy so as to enable blind people when entering this country to bring their guide dogs, provided that the dogs are properly vaccinated against rabies. (HL2275)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will be able to announce before the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10th December 1998 their decision on ratification of the First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. (HL2276)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will be able to announce before the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10th December 1998 their decision on ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. (HL2277)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will be able to announce before the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10th December 1998 their decision on ratification of the Sixth Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. (HL2278)
The Earl of Haddington—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will provide a table, noting dates, names and ownership of motorway service stations in the United Kingdom and the routes and locations on which they occur, stating—
(a) how often health and safety inspectors made inspections at all sites in each of the last two years and providing full details in respect to hazards detected in:
(i) the condition of food preparation and the serving areas; and
(ii) the condition and maintenance of toilet facilities; and
(b) on what dates subsequent re-inspections were made at each location. (HL2279)
The Earl of Haddington—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many service stations have been subject to inspection and on which dates and found to be below European Union standards in each of the last five years; and what subsequent checks have been required, with dates, at those sites that were found to have been below standard. (HL2280)
The Earl of Haddington—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Association of Chief Police Officers and the Association of Chief Police Officers Ltd are subject to any scrutiny by the National Audit Office; and, if not, why not. (HL2281)
The Earl of Haddington—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis in his role as (a) a director and (b) an executive committee member of the Association of Chief Police Officers Ltd is accountable to the Home Secretary. (HL2282)
The Earl of Haddington—To ask Her Majesty’s Government to whom—
(a) the directors of the Association of Chief Police Officers Ltd who are executive committee members;
(b) other executive committee members who are not directors; and
(c) the other members of the Association of Chief Police Officers Ltd
are accountable. (HL2283)
The Earl of Haddington—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will place in the Library of the House copies of all invoices which they have paid, with dates, to either the Association of Chief Police Officers or the Association of Chief Police Officers Ltd. during the last five years. (HL2284)
The Baroness David—To ask Her Majesty’s Government which forms of early years care and education, both in institutions and in non-institutional settings, are not included in the definitions of “school” and of “specified nursery education” in clause 121 of the School Standards and Framework Bill. (HL2285)
The Baroness David—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, following the recommendations in Sir William Utting’s report People like us, they intend to protect all children living away from home from corporal punishment as defined by clause 121 of the School Standards and Framework Bill. (HL2286)
The Lord Blease—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the air traffic control services and equipment at (a) Belfast International Airport (BIA) and (b) Belfast City Airport (BCA) are currently at levels and standards that meet the specific essentials required by the Civil Aviation Authority; and whether BIA and BCA are each suitably technically equipped at levels similar to other comparable United Kingdom airports to meet projected commercial and non-commercial air traffic service requirements and development for the next five years. (HL2287)
The Lord Spens—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the letter from Mrs J D Olsen of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) on 13th January 1989 to Mr W B Willott of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) requesting the DTI not to appeal the Judgement of the Licensed Dealers Tribunal in the matter of TWH Management Limited “as there is a real potential disadvantage if it were to fail” was disclosed under the “disclosure” undertakings given to the defendants in November 1996 in the second appeal from the first Guinness trial as required by the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division; and, if not, given the all embracing nature of the SFO’s undertakings to the Court of Appeal, why not. (HL2288)
The Lord Cocks of Hartcliffe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will encourage the Financial Services Authority to recommend that the American Express Bank credit card be included in the new Single Ombudsman Scheme. (HL2289)
The Lord Cocks of Hartcliffe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will encourage the Financial Services Authority to recommend that all financial services provided by banks which are members of the new Single Ombudsman Scheme should be covered by the Scheme. (HL2290)
The Lord Cocks of Hartcliffe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will encourage the Financial Services Authority to recommend that credit cards should be covered by the new Single Ombudsman Scheme. (HL2291)
The Lord Shore of Stepney—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many life peerages were created during the premierships of—
(b) Sir Alec Douglas Home;
(c) Harold Wilson (1964-70 and 1974-76);
(h) how many have been created since 2nd May 1997;
and what is the total number of life peerages existing at present. (HL2292)
The Baroness Williams of Crosby—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps are being taken to increase the entry of Asian and Afro-Caribbean British citizens to armed forces officer training courses. (HL2293)
The Lord Kennet—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the environmental effects of the catamaran fast ferries now operating across the Channel and the Irish and North Seas are being monitored, including the effect of noise from the ferries on (a) sea mammals and (b) fish. (HL2294)
The Lord Kennet—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have looked at the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency’s “Home Page for Kids” on the Internet; and whether, in their view, the “country profile” of the United Kingdom leaves anything to be desired in terms of accuracy. (HL2295)
The Lord Kennet—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the role of the United States Administration or forces during the recent events in Sierra Leone; and whether the Government’s enquiry will cover United States relations with Messrs Sandline. (HL2296)
The Lord Kennet—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Dayton Agreement imposes any control over the arms trade into and out of ex-Yugoslavia and Albania; and whether the recent agreement for Croatia to export $1 million-worth of weapons to Colombia enjoys the appropriate international approval. (HL2297)
The Lord Kennet—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many British scientists and technologists emigrated from the United Kingdom to the United States in the last one year, two years, five years and ten years; what has been the average cost to the British taxpayer of their education and training; and whether in the Government’s view these costs amount to a subsidy from the British taxpayer to the American economy. (HL2298)
The Lord Kennet—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any intention of reclaiming from the United States for the British taxpayer the cost of the education and training of scientific and technological emigrants. (HL2299)
The Lord Onslow of Woking—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements there are for co-operation between the Medicines Control Agency and the United States Food and Drugs Administration for the exchange of urgent information on health hazard evaluation, with particular reference to the recall of faulty EpiPen equipment, which was initiated in the United States on 8th May, and only promulgated in the United Kingdom as a “caution in use” warning on 27th May. (HL2300)
The Lord Onslow of Woking—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent action has been taken under the legislation governing the import of live fish to prevent the spread of disease amongst freshwater fish in the United Kingdom waters. (HL2301)
BILLS IN PROGRESS
[The date in brackets is the date for which the bill is set down]
Waiting for Second Reading
Prime Minister (Ecclesiastical Functions) [HL]
Scotland [17th June]
Committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
Recommitted to an Unopposed Bill Committee
London Local Authorities [HL]
Committed to a Select Committee
Referred to the Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills
Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
Pharmacists [HL]
National Minimum Wage [22nd June]
School Standards and Framework [16th June]
European Parliamentary Elections [24th June]
Regional Development Agencies
Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) (Amendment) [HL] [17th June]
Registered Establishments (Scotland) [22nd June]
Road Traffic Reduction (National Targets) [19th June]
Sexual Orientation Discrimination [HL]
Waiting for Report
Lord Chancellor (Tenure of Office) (Amendment) [HL]
Pesticides [19th June]
Public Interest Disclosure [19th June]
Fireworks [19th June]
Police (Northern Ireland) [22nd June]
Government of Wales
Waiting for Third Reading
Building Regulations (Energy Rating Information) (Amendment) [HL] [23rd June]
Alliance & Leicester plc (Group Reorganisation) [HL] (formerly Girobank plc (Transfer) [HL])
[19th June]
Sent to the Commons
Coordinated Universal Time [HL]
Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Amendment) [HL]
Geneva Conventions (Amendment) [HL]
British Nationality (St. Helena) [HL]
Human Rights [HL]
Local Government (Experimental Arrangements) [HL]
Competition [HL]
Data Protection [HL]
Crime and Disorder [HL]
Business Improvement Districts [HL]
Electricity Generation [HL]
Mental Health (Amendment) (No. 2) [HL]
Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) (Amendment) [HL]
Bodmin Moor Commons [HL]
Lloyds TSB [HL]
Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council [HL]
Waiting for consideration of Commons amendments
National Lottery [HL] [22nd June]
Teaching and Higher Education [HL] [23rd June]
MEASURE IN PROGRESS
Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
AFFIRMATIVE INSTRUMENTS IN PROGRESS
Waiting for consideration by the Joint Committee
Draft Child Benefit and Social Security (Fixing and Adjustment of Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 1998
Draft Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 Statutory Sum Order 1998
Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Homelessness (Decisions on Referrals) (Scotland) Order 1998
Draft Homelessness (Decisions on Referrals) Order 1998
Draft Air Carrier Liability Order 1998
Draft Welfare of Livestock (Amendment) Regulations 1998
Draft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Northern Ireland) Order 1998
Draft Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998
Draft Northern Ireland Act 1974 (Interim Period Extension) Order 1998
Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) Order 1998
DEREGULATION PROPOSALS IN PROGRESS
Proposal laid under s.3(3) referred to the Deregulation Committee
Draft Deregulation (Weights and Measures) Order 1998
Draft Deregulation (Pipe-lines) Order 1998
Proposal reported from the Deregulation Committee
Draft Deregulation (Exchangeable Driving Licences) Order 1998 [19th Report]
Order laid under s.1(4) referred to the Deregulation Committee
Draft Deregulation (Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles) Order 1998
Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Deregulation (Deduction from Pay of Union Subscriptions) Order 1998 [19th Report]
Draft Deregulation (Methylated Spirits Sale by Retail) (Scotland) Order 1998 [21st Report]
COMMITTEES
[Unless otherwise indicated, Committees meet in the Lords’ rooms
in the Committee Corridor as indicated in the daily broadsheets]
TUESDAY 16TH JUNE
| European Communities (Sub-Committee A) | 10.30 am |
| Parliamentary Privilege Joint Committee | 10.30 am |
| Science and Technology (Sub-Committee I) | 10.45 am |
| (Cannabis) |
| Statutory Instruments Joint Committee | 4.15 pm |
| Library and Computers Sub-Committee | 4.15 pm |
| in the Moses Room |
WEDNESDAY 17TH JUNE
| Delegated Powers and Deregulation Committee | 10.30 am |
| European Communities (Sub-Committee C) | 10.30 am |
| European Communities (Sub-Committee D) | 10.30 am |
| European Communities (Sub-Committee E) | 4.15 pm |
THURSDAY 18TH JUNE
| Science and Technology (Sub-Committee II) | 10.30 am |
| (Management of Nuclear Waste) |
| European Communities (Sub-Committee B) | 10.30 am |
| Ecclesiastical Committee | 11.00 am |
| (Cathedrals Measure) | in the Moses Room |
TUESDAY 23RD JUNE
| European Communities Committee | 4.15 pm |
WEDNESDAY 24TH JUNE
| Consolidation Bills Joint Committee | 4.30 pm |
| (Statute Law (Repeals) Bill [HL]) |
| European Communities (Sub-Committee F) | 4.30 pm |
TUESDAY 30TH JUNE
| Administration and Works Sub-Committee | 4.15 pm |
| in the Moses Room |
MONDAY 13TH JULY
| House of Lords’ Offices Committee | 4.00 pm |
| in the Moses Room |
WEDNESDAY 15TH JULY
| Works of Art Advisory Panel | 4.15 pm |
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