THURSDAY 23RD JULY
[Prayers will have been read]
*The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are satisfied with the performance of the Radio Authority in consenting to departures from the terms of independent radio licences.
*The Lord Campbell of Croy—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have yet approved upgrading to motorway status, as part of the M6, of the stretch of trunk road now confined to two lanes each way from the Scottish Border to Junction 44 near Carlisle.
*The Lord Dholakia—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people since April 1992 have committed suicide in prisons managed by the commercial sector.
†*The Baroness Ludford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to consult on proposals for tackling tax fraud, given that the green paper Beating Fraud is Everyone’s Business covers only social security fraud.
Tamar Bridge Bill—Third Reading [The Baroness Fookes]
†Scotland Bill—House to be again in Committee [The Lord Sewel] [24th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee]
‡Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) Rules 1998—The Lord Chancellor to move, That the draft Rules laid before the House on 2nd July be approved. [40th Report from the Joint Committee]
†‡Conditional Fee Agreements Order 1998—The Lord Chancellor to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 16th July be approved. [42nd Report from the Joint Committee]
‡The Lord Ackner to move, as an amendment to the above motion, to leave out from (“That”) to end and insert (“this House calls on Her Majesty’s Government to withdraw the draft Conditional Fee Agreements Order 1998 and re-lay it in amended form so that the maximum amount payable under a conditional fee agreement expressed in percentage terms in relation to the amount of any sums which may be recovered shall not exceed 25 per cent.”).
‡Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) (No. 2) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1582)— The Lord Sewel to move, That the Order laid before the House on 1st July be approved. [40th Report from the Joint Committee]
FRIDAY 24TH JULY
[At eleven o’clock]
Pensions (Amendment) Bill [HL]— Committee [The Lord Morris of Manchester]
†Private Hire Vehicles (London) Bill—Committee [The Baroness Gardner of Parkes]
Landmines Bill—Committee (and remaining stages) [The Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean]
†ROYAL ASSENT
MONDAY 27TH JULY
The Baroness Goudie
*The Earl of Sandwich—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are satisfied with the progress made by companies in ensuring internationally agreed minimum labour standards for overseas workers.
*The Lord Jacobs—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they propose to take to ensure that consumers in the United Kingdom do not have to pay as much as twenty per cent more for new cars than consumers in Belgium.
*The Lord Dholakia—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review, in consultation with the Association of Chief Police Officers, the use of CS spray by police forces.
*The Lord Blyth—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to discourage spitting in public, particularly at sporting venues.
National Minimum Wage Bill—Third Reading [The Lord Clinton-Davis]
†‡Education (Student Support) Regulations 1998—The Baroness Blackstone to move, That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 17th July be approved. [42nd Report from the Joint Committee]
†‡Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations 1998—The Baroness Blackstone to move, That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 17th July be approved. [42nd Report from the Joint Committee]
[It is expected that the Committee stage of the Scotland Bill will be continued this day]
TUESDAY 28TH JULY
Mrs Peta Buscombe
will be introduced as a Baroness.
*The Lord Chesham—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why their treatment of English, Welsh and Northern Irish students at Scottish universities was not part of their election manifesto.
*The Lord Peyton of Yeovil—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are content with the present level of communication between Ministers and leading scientists.
*The Lord Renton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made since 31st December 1997 in reducing the number of bogus asylum seekers in the United Kingdom.
*The Lord Ashley of Stoke—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are proposing to modernise National Health Service hearing aids to close the technological gap between them and privately bought hearing aids.
[It is expected that the Committee stage of the Scotland Bill will be continued this day]
WEDNESDAY 29TH JULY
Sir Herbert Laming, CBE
will be introduced as a Baron.
*The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the comprehensive spending review will affect the number of overseas diplomatic posts.
*The Lord Hooson—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are satisfied with the arrangements being made for the adequate translation of documents into the Welsh language in time for the first sitting of the Welsh Assembly in 1999.
*The Lord Dormand of Easington—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are satisfied with the progress being made in the training of teachers wishing to become headteachers.
*The Lord Kennet—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider it to be in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolutions 487 and 687 that the United States should transfer to Israel 25 strike aircraft capable of reaching Iran.
Finance (No. 2) Bill—Second Reading (and remaining stages) [The Lord McIntosh of Haringey] (Money Bill)
THURSDAY 30TH JULY
*The Lord Barnett—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to improving the working hours and conditions of the House of Lords in line with proposals being put forward for the House of Commons by the Leader of that House.
*The Lord Hurd of Westwell—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there is any intention on their part to discuss the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, or relations between the Falkland Islands and Argentina, with President Menem when he visits the United Kingdom in the autumn.
*The Viscount Waverley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will introduce ECGD (Export Credits Guarantee Department) cover for Iran; and, if so, when.
[It is expected that the Committee stage of the Scotland Bill will be continued this day]
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 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.
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 Ponsonby of Shulbrede—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to promote family-friendly working practices to enable people to balance the responsibilities of family life with the demands of paid work.
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 Earl of Clanwilliam—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they support the industrialisation of farming practices in the United Kingdom.
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 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 Tope—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to address the problem of bullying of pupils in secondary schools.
The Baroness Maddock—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they propose to take to improve the quality of the housing stock following the recent publication of the English House Condition Survey for 1996.
The Viscount Chelmsford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are satisfied that the link between the United Kingdom’s Balance of Payments and the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) by the nation’s leaders and managers is sufficiently understood.
The Lord Cocks of Hartcliffe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their view of the economic and business opportunities presented by the information age, which was the subject of a Government paper published in April by the Central Office of Information.
The Lord Vinson—To call attention to the case for using nuclear energy to meet the United Kingdom’s Kyoto Conference obligations for the reduction of CO2 emissions; and to move for papers.
The Lord Borrie—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to modernise the regulation of the utility industries so as to provide a fair deal for consumers in general and vulnerable consumers in particular.
The Lord Hayhoe—To call attention to the case for establishing an Independent Statutory Commission responsible for the conduct of referendums, their organisation and administration along the lines proposed by the Commission on the Conduct of Referendums chaired by Sir Patrick Nairne which reported in November 1996; and to move for papers.
The Duke of Abercorn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are considering a request to the European Union for additional funding to ensure that the Londonderry-Strabane-Ballygawley A5 road is upgraded to the required modern standard.
The Lord McNally—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the Press Complaints Commission about the outcome of their respective inquiries into the events surrounding the publication of Cries Unheard concerning Mary Bell.
The Lord Ironside—To call attention to the strengths of the Armed Forces and the investments needed to sustain their capabilities for deployment and intervention in defence of the United Kingdom’s sovereign interests; and to move for papers.
The Lord Bishop of Lincoln—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to amend current mental health legislation in order to facilitate positive intervention to assist the mentally ill living in the community.
The Lord Blaker—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the cost of converting Kensington Gardens to a memorial park for the late Diana, Princess of Wales, will be met from public funds if the proposal is proceeded with.
†The Lord Ackner—To call attention to the Government’s consultation paper Rights of Audience and Rights to Conduct Litigation in England and Wales: The Way Ahead (June 1998); and to move for papers.
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 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]
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). [9th June]
The Lord Wallace of Saltaire—To move, That this House take note of the Report of the European Communities Committee on Student Mobility in the European Union (27th Report, HL Paper 116). [3rd July]
QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
[Tabled or amended on 21st July]
The Earl Russell—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people of pensionable age are receiving less than the full state pension because of defective contribution records. (HL2930)
The Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the forthcoming business in the Council of the European Union for August; and what are the major European Union events for the next six months. (HL2969)
The Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to release more records of the wartime Special Operations Executive. (HL2970)
The Lord Gordon of Strathblane—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will be seeking views on how forestry can contribute to sustainable development, as promised in the consultation paper Opportunities for Change. (HL2971)
The Lord Kennet—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they have taken to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1173 (1988) which imposed further sanctions on UNITA as from 1st July. (HL2972)
The Earl of Clancarty—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are considering a review of the system of appointing the chairman and trustees of the national museums and galleries. (HL2973)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Williams of Mostyn on 20th July (WA 72), whether there is any reason why, as matter of good public administration, as distinct from legal duty, they will not undertake that a Minister of the Crown in charge of a bill in either House of Parliament will, before second reading of the bill—
(a) make a statement to the effect that in his or her view the provisions of the bill are compatible with the rights in the European Convention on Human Rights; or
(b) make a statement to the effect that, although he or she is unable to make a statement of compatibility, the government nevertheless wish the House to proceed with the bill. (HL2974)
The Earl of Carlisle—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they view the recent economic action of the Russian Federation against the Republic of Latvia and what action they propose to take to ensure peace, stability and prosperity in the Baltic Region. (HL2975)
The Earl of Carlisle—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to highlight the dangers of addiction to smoking, when the treatment of smoking-related disease costs the NHS between £1.4 billion and £1.7 billion per year. (HL2976)
The Baroness Gould of Potternewton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration has been given to requiring general practitioners who hold a conscientious objection to abortion on religious or ethical grounds to include this information in their practice leaflets. (HL2977)
The Baroness Gould of Potternewton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps are being taken to reduce the inequality of access to abortion services in England and Wales. (HL2978)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many persons have been charged and how many convicted in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years and any subsequent period for offences connected with so-called punishment beatings and shootings. (HL2979)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what mechanisms exist to ensure that Turkey pays the £1.2 million in fines imposed on it by the European Court of Human rights in 950 separate cases so far completed; and whether some, or any, of these fines have not been paid. (HL2980)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are discussing with the Government of Turkey the recent cases brought against members of the Public Workers Union, who had demanded collective bargaining and the right to strike. (HL2981)
The Lord Hylton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are considering appropriate guidance for tourist organisations in the United Kingdom to support tourism in Palestine. (HL2982)
The Baroness Hamwee—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Jay of Paddington on 20th July (WA 77), which are the two reviews currently being undertaken by the Department of Health which may be published during the summer recess. (HL2983)
The Lord Kennet—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they were aware, when they signed the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and became a depository power for it, that the United States intended to carry on simulating nuclear explosions with high-performance computers and that it had given an unwritten promise to Russia to provide it with high-performance computers to simulate nuclear explosions. (HL2984)
The Lord Kennet—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is to be NATO’s collective approach to anti-personnel landmines and to the Ottawa Convention that bans them. (HL2985)
The Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of the outbreaks of Infectious Salmon Anaemia, they intend to ban the import into Scotland of live salmon at any stage in their life cycle. (HL2986)
The Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how long they intend a site which has had an outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anaemia to remain fallow before new smolts are introduced. (HL2987)
The Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there is any evidence that Infectious Salmon Anaemia can spread from farmed salmon to wild salmon. (HL2988)
The Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to ban the import of salmonoid parr and smolt in order to prevent the spread of gyrodactylus salaris into the salmonoid population in the United Kingdom. (HL2989)
The Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there is any evidence that gyrodactylus salaris can be spread in salmon eggs; and, if so, whether they intend to ban the import of salmonoid eggs. (HL2990)
The Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will list those countries where there have been outbreaks of (a) Infectious Salmon Anaemia and (b) gyrodactylus salaris. (HL2991)
The Lord Mason of Barnsley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent has the North Sea drift netting practice been reduced during each of the past five years; and what further consideration is being given to banning such operations. (HL2992)
The Lord Mason of Barnsley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated cost of compensation to buy out the North Sea drift net fishermen; and whether they have discussed such compensation with the fishermen. (HL2993)
The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance they have been able to give in relation to the tidal wave disaster that has befallen Papua New Guinea; and what is the latest information they have on the extent of the disaster and of Commonwealth and other international aid given for the relief of suffering in the disaster area. (HL2994)
The Lord Marlesford—To ask the Chairman of Committees whether he will list the occasions during 1998 when the Parliamentary Data and Video Network has been inaccessible to users, indicating the date, length of time and cause of the interruption to service on each occasion. (HL2995)
The Lord Marlesford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will give their best estimate of the relative risks of contracting Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease from (a) eating beef on the bone and (b) receiving a blood transfusion before July 1998. (HL2996)
The Lord Marlesford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Lord Donoughue on 20th April (WA 180-181), whether they will update the figures on the number of cases of BSE in Great Britain. (HL2997)
The Earl Russell—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will investigate the possibility that “silting up” in direct access hostels for the homeless might be reduced if help with deposits were available through the Social Fund. (HL2998)
BILLS IN PROGRESS
[The date in brackets is the date for which the bill is set down]
Waiting for Second Reading
Finance (No. 2) (Money Bill—2nd July) [29th July]
Prime Minister (Ecclesiastical Functions) [HL]
Criminal Appeal (Amendment) [HL]
Registration of Political Parties
Committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
City of Westminster [HL] [23rd July]
Recommitted to an Unopposed Bill Committee
London Local Authorities [HL]
Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
Pharmacists [HL]
Regional Development Agencies
Scotland [23rd July]
Pensions (Amendment) [HL] [24th July]
Waste Minimisation
Landmines [24th July]
Private Hire Vehicles (London) [24th July]
Waiting for Report
Lord Chancellor (Tenure of Office) (Amendment) [HL]
European Parliamentary Elections
Waiting for Third Reading
Police (Northern Ireland) [22nd July]
Northern Ireland (Sentences) [22nd July]
National Minimum Wage [27th July]
Tamar Bridge [23rd July]
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]
Business Improvement Districts [HL]
Electricity Generation [HL]
Mental Health (Amendment) (No. 2) [HL]
Building Regulations (Energy Rating Information) (Amendment) [HL]
Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) (Amendment) [HL]
Sexual Orientation Discrimination [HL]
Statute Law (Repeals) [HL]
Bodmin Moor Commons [HL]
Lloyds TSB [HL]
Alliance & Leicester plc (Group Reorganisation) [HL]
Waiting for consideration of Commons amendments
Crime and Disorder [HL] [22nd July]
Competition [HL]
Returned to the Commons amended
Fireworks
Government of Wales
Waiting for Royal Assent
School Standards and Framework
AFFIRMATIVE INSTRUMENTS IN PROGRESS
Waiting for consideration by the Joint Committee
Draft Meat and Livestock Commission Levy (Variation) Scheme (Confirmation) Order 1998
Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Amendment) Regulations 1998
Draft Security for Private Road Works (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998
Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) (No. 2) Order 1998
(S.I. 1998/1582)
Draft Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) Rules 1998
Draft Health and Safety at Work (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998
Draft Local Government (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998
Draft Conditional Fee Agreements Order 1998
Draft Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations 1998
Draft Education (Student Support) Regulations 1998
DEREGULATION PROPOSALS IN PROGRESS
Proposals laid under s.3(3) referred to the Deregulation Committee
Draft Deregulation (Weights and Measures) Order 1998
Draft Deregulation (Pipe-lines) Order 1998
Draft Deregulation (Occasional Licences) Order 1998
COMMITTEES
[Unless otherwise indicated, Committees meet in the Lords’ rooms
in the Committee Corridor as indicated in the daily broadsheets]
WEDNESDAY 22ND JULY
