THURSDAY 8TH OCTOBER
*The Lord Aberdare—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their intentions for the future of the Youth Service.
*The Lord Dean of Beswick—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, with regard to the recent report by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee Getting value for money in Privatisations, what is their estimate of the final cost to the Treasury and the taxpayer of the previous Government’s policy of privatisation.
*The Lord McNally—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to receive the Office of Fair Trading report on predatory pricing in the newspaper industry.
†*The Baroness Ludford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what decisions were taken at this week’s NATO meeting on military action in Kosovo.
†Scotland Bill—House to be again in Committee [The Lord Sewel] [24th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee]
Registration of Political Parties Bill—Second Reading [The Lord Williams of Mostyn]
MONDAY 12TH OCTOBER
The Lord Warner
and
The Baroness Richardson of Calow
*The Lord Wallace of Saltaire—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in discussions with other European Union member governments on the appointment of a High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy.
†*The Lord Hacking—To ask the Chairman of Committees whether he can take steps, within the precincts of the House, to increase the provision of bicycle racks and reduce the provision of car parking space, in order to encourage Peers to cycle or use public transport and to discourage the use of cars when travelling to the House.
*The Earl of Carlisle—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Russian Federation’s military exercise in August, code-named “Exercise Return” and involving parachute landings close to the borders of Central Europe, falls within their definition of creating stability within the Baltic Region.
*The Lord Archer of Sandwell—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what initiatives they are proposing to take to address the financial problems of the United Nations organisation.
European Parliamentary Elections Bill—Report [The Lord Williams of Mostyn]
The Baroness Ludford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action by the European Union and its international partners they are seeking to secure peace and justice in Kosovo.
TUESDAY 13TH OCTOBER
The Lord Ahmed
*The Lord Ashley of Stoke—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the NHS medical drug pricing system.
*The Lord Willoughby de Broke—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they agree with the proposals put forward by the European Commission in its paper A package to tackle harmful tax competition in the European Union.
*The Lord Renton of Mount Harry—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will put forward specific proposals for the restructuring of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
*The Lord Hacking—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking, in furtherance of their environmental policies for the reduction of traffic in London, to introduce bicycle lanes in central London and otherwise to make London safer for cyclists.
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).
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).
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.
WEDNESDAY 14TH OCTOBER
The Lord Bell
*The Lord Pearson of Rannoch—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they expect to be outvoted in the Council of Ministers over their resistance to the European Union’s proposed Directive on Takeovers; and, if so, whether they will be able to maintain the United Kingdom’s independent system of mergers and acquisitions.
*The Lord Wallace of Saltaire—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what attitude they are taking to the reinstatement of Malta’s application to join the European Union.
*The Baroness Thomas of Walliswood—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the Swanwick Air Traffic Control Centre to come into operation.
*The Baroness Lockwood—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the outcome of the scheme to pilot the good practice guidelines for dealing with child prostitutes, drawn up by the Association of Chief Police Officers together with Non-Governmental Organisations and social services; and when the new guidelines will be available.
The Baroness Jay of Paddington—To move, That this House take note of Her Majesty’s Government’s proposals for reform of the House of Lords, as set out in the Labour Party Manifesto.
The Lord Campbell of Alloway—To move, as an amendment to the above motion, at end to insert (“and resolves that a Royal Commission or a Joint Committee of both Houses of Parliament be appointed to consider and report on proposals to reconstitute or reform the House of Lords; and that no such proposals be enacted until the said report has been debated in both Houses of Parliament, and approved in a referendum.”).
THURSDAY 15TH OCTOBER
*The Lord Campbell of Croy—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have been consulted about the rearrangement of the examination for entry to the European Union civil service which was declared to be invalid owing to serious irregularities.
*The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the outcome of their investigations in relation to the undiagnosed illnesses among servicemen and women who served in the Gulf War is likely to be announced.
†*The Lord Islwyn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to offset the increasing incidence of factory closures and redundancies in Wales.
[It is expected that the debate on House of Lords reform will be continued this day]
MONDAY 19TH OCTOBER
The Lord Lamont of Lerwick
and
The Baroness Sharp of Guildford
*The Lord Judd—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had in the past two months with the BBC on the future of its Overseas Service.
*The Earl of Carlisle—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will define the phrase “Open Door” policy in relation to the nations of Central Europe which have applied to join NATO.
*The Earl of Longford—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they accept the conclusions of the 3rd Report (Session 1997-98) of the House of Commons’ Home Affairs Committee Alternatives to Prison Sentences (HC 486-I).
*The Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of people entitled to Disability Living Allowance who have yet to apply for the allowance.
TUESDAY 20TH OCTOBER
The Lord Clarke of Hampstead
and
The Lord Evans of Watford
*The Lord Judd—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking bilaterally and multilaterally, including action through the European Union, the Commonwealth and the United Nations Security Council, to promote political solidarity to the problems of the Democratic Republic of Congo and to prevent the escalation of instability and conflict across the region and the African continent.
*The Lord Stanley of Alderley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to start a national dog register when they alter the regulations for quarantine for pets entering the United Kingdom.
*The Lord Renton of Mount Harry—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will seek to persuade the United States to pay the money it owes to the United Nations.
†*The Lord Campbell of Croy—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking in order to counter the possible increase in fraud, if the scheme for working families’ tax credit is continued in the form at present proposed.
WEDNESDAY 21ST OCTOBER
The Lord Christopher
*The Lord Dean of Beswick—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice they have taken in connection with further substantial computerisation of the National Health Service to avoid a repetition of past experiences such as in the Wessex Regional Health Authority.
†*The Earl Russell—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are taking any steps to encourage the provision of more refuges for children under 16 under the provisions of section 51 of the Children Act 1989.
†*The Lord Islwyn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made any representations to the public utilities about granting financial concessions to old age pensioners.
†*The Lord Beaumont of Whitley—To ask the Chairman of Committees whether pork served in House of Lords’ restaurants is of British origin.
THURSDAY 22ND OCTOBER
*The Baroness Castle of Blackburn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they hope to publish the reports of the nine pilot schemes they have set up to identify and remove the reasons why one million pensioners are not claiming the income support to which they are entitled.
†*The Lord Calverley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the laying off of 450 workers at the Vickers tank factory in Leeds.
†*The Baroness Turner of Camden—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why, when a woman becomes entitled to Widow’s Benefit, she automatically loses the Invalid Care Allowance, even though her caring role for a disabled relative may continue.
MONDAY 26TH OCTOBER
The Lord Haskins
†*The Baroness Cox—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response towards recent developments in Burma (Myanmar).
†*The Lord McCarthy—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to develop a long-term strategy for pay in the public sector.
TUESDAY 27TH OCTOBER
The Lord Bishop of Southwark
†*The Baroness Cox—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are satisfied with the quality of care in the community for people with mental health problems.
WEDNESDAY 28TH OCTOBER
The Lord Bragg
†*The Viscount Waverley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their reaction to the speech by the President of Kazakhstan on 30th September to the people of that country and what practical measures they could support in relation to that speech.
TUESDAY 3RD NOVEMBER
The Lord Brookman
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
The Baroness O’Cathain—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage marketing and its contribution to business success.
The Lord Sefton of Garston—To call attention to the case for a review of income tax (especially at the top levels) in order to ensure a fairer distribution of resources; and to move for papers.
The Baroness Gould of Potternewton—To call attention to the discrepancies in the provision of abortion under the National Health Service; and to move for papers.
The Earl Russell—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the open letter from members of the Social Policy Association published in The Guardian of 29th July.
The Earl Russell—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what will be the responsibilities and the objectives of the Minister for Women.
The Baroness Gould of Potternewton—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they have taken, following the Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985, in relation to education, prevention and prosecution under the Act.
The Lord Lloyd-Webber—To call attention to the workings of the licensing system governing the export of art and cultural goods; and to move for papers.
The Lord Palmer—To call attention to the present state of agriculture in the United Kingdom with particular reference to Scotland; and to move for papers.
The Viscount Waverley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy on the use of sanctions.
The Lord Gordon of Strathblane—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they believe that a reduction in VAT on hotel accommodation might boost tourist traffic and so increase exchequer revenues.
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 Lord Morris of Manchester—To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many servicemen and women who served in the Gulf War have illnesses still awaiting diagnosis; and what progress is being made in their investigations in relation to these illnesses.
The Viscount Waverley—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are implementing to improve bilateral and trading links with Iran.
The Baroness Cox—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy towards recent developments in Sudan.
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 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 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]
The Lord Hoffmann—To move, That this House take note of the Report of the European Communities Committee on Europol: Third Country Rules (29th Report, Session 1997-98, HL Paper 135). [29th July]
The Lord Barnett—To move, That this House take note of the Report of the European Communities Committee on the Reform of the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund (30th Report, HL Paper 138). [3rd August]
The Lord Wallace of Saltaire—To move, That this House take note of the Report of the European Communities Committee on Incorporating the Schengen Acquis into the European Union (31st Report, HL Paper 139). [8th September]
QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
[Tabled or amended on 6th October]
The Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to strengthen immigration legislation to tackle abuse of the United Kingdom’s immigration control. (HL3349)
The Lord Judd—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest position on Negative Security Assurances in the context of the possible use of chemical and biological weapons by aggressor states; and whether they have considered the adoption of a “no first use of any weapon of mass destruction” policy at least with regard to non-nuclear weapon states. (HL3350)
The Lord Judd—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the level of defence expenditure by Greece and Turkey for the next five years and the number of tanks already possessed by each of these two countries; what they perceive as the implications for NATO and stability in Europe; and what action they are taking to deal with those implications. (HL3351)
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why, having invited written comments on the White Paper Fairer, Firmer and Faster-A Modern Approach to Immigration and Asylum by 30th October, they caused a letter to be sent by Immigration Service Headquarters to some potential respondents, on 12th August, saying that replies on the detention and bail aspects of the White Paper had to be in by 21st August; how those who did not receive the letter were supposed to know of the changed deadline; and whether they know of any precedent for the truncation of a consultation period announced in the White Paper. (HL3352)
The Lord Avebury—To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they have not published the Immigration Service Instruction, dated 3rd December 1991, which contains the guidelines for detention of asylum applicants, on the Home Office website. (HL3353)
The Baroness Cox—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the proposed West Moors Bypass in Dorset would (a) dissect the Sturts Farm Community for people with learning disabilities, and (b) isolate that Community from the wider community, and so appear to run contrary to their policies for such communities; and whether they will call the plan in for examination. (HL3354)
The Baroness Cox—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the proposed West Moors Bypass in Dorset fits with their policy not to build new roads when they are not strictly necessary; and, if so, how they come to that conclusion. (HL3355)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider that the constitutional conventions maintaining and protecting the separation of powers mean that the Lord Chancellor should not sit in his judicial capacity in the determination of cases in which the Government has an interest or where constitutional or political issues are involved. (HL3356)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider that, in accordance with the constitutional conventions maintaining and protecting the separation of powers, the Lord Chancellor should not sit in his judicial capacity in constitutional and human rights cases arising under the Human Rights Bill, the Scotland Bill, the Northern Ireland Bill and the Government of Wales Act 1998. (HL3357)
The Lord Lester of Herne Hill—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make it their practice to instruct counsel representing Ministers and their Departments, in proceedings involving Convention rights under the Human Rights Bill, not to seek an order for costs against an unsuccessful claimant except where the proceedings are vexatious or constitute an abuse of legal process. (HL3358)
The Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice they have recently given to Chief Executives of Councils in Sussex on council-owned land; and what advice the Department for Culture, Media & Sport sought from English Heritage, the Council for British Archaeology and from the Standing Conference on Portable Antiquities and the British Museum on this matter. (HL3359)
The Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of England is covered by pilot schemes to promote the voluntary recording of archaeological finds by portable antiquities liaison officers; and whether the county of Sussex is currently served by such a liaison officer. (HL3360)
The Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the Monuments at Risk Survey of England 1945-95 recently published by Bournemouth University and English Heritage; and what is their reaction to the estimate that 24 per cent of all monuments in South-East England have been destroyed over the past fifty years. (HL3361)
The Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to enforce the law prohibiting metal-detection on scheduled ancient monuments and to prevent metal detecting in World Heritage areas. (HL3362)
The Viscount Exmouth—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in light of the unanimous opposition demonstrated by the Government and opposition parties of Gibraltar, how they intend to reply to the proposals presented by the Spanish Foreign Minister, Senor Matutes, during the last round of the Brussels agreement talks on 10th December 1997. (HL3363)
The Lord Garel-Jones—To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the event of a declaration of independence by the Scottish Parliament, membership of the European Union would remain vested in the United Kingdom Government at Westminster. (HL3364)
The Lord Garel-Jones—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what their position would be with regard to an application by an independent Scotland for membership of the European Union. (HL3365)
The Lord Dean of Beswick—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what sums of money they have made available to local authorities and other house building agencies for house building, including the recent announcement by the Prime Minister of further money for difficult areas; and what is their annual target for house building. (HL3366)
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]
Registration of Political Parties [8th October]
Energy Efficiency (No. 2) [HL]
Recommitted to an Unopposed Bill Committee
London Local Authorities [HL]
Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
Pharmacists [HL]
Regional Development Agencies [7th October]
Scotland [8th October]
Waste Minimisation
Criminal Appeal (Amendment) [HL]
Northern Ireland
Waiting for Report
Lord Chancellor (Tenure of Office) (Amendment) [HL]
European Parliamentary Elections [12th October]
Waiting for Third Reading
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]
Pensions (Amendment) [HL]
Bodmin Moor Commons [HL]
Alliance & Leicester plc (Group Reorganisation) [HL]
Waiting for consideration of Commons amendments
Returned to the Commons amended
AFFIRMATIVE INSTRUMENTS IN PROGRESS
Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Security for Private Road Works (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998
Draft Health and Safety at Work (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998
Draft Local Government (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998
Draft Meat and Livestock Commission Levy (Variation) Scheme (Confirmation) Order 1998
DEREGULATION PROPOSALS IN PROGRESS
Proposals reported from the Deregulation Committee
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]
TUESDAY 13TH OCTOBER
