Table of Contents for
Tuesday 25 Jan 2000

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Reading: Key Stage 2 Assessments

Penalty Fares

Directors' Remuneration: Consultative Document

Local Government Bill [H.L.]

Betting on Horse Racing

Local Government Bill [H.L.]

Written Answers

House of Lords Appointments Commission

Council of Europe and WEU Assemblies:UK Delegation

NHS Trust Appointments

Critical Care: Lines to Take: NHS Document

CJD and Fertility Treatment

Organophosphate Working Group: Membership of Professor Blain

Primary Care Groups and Maternity Services

Hospital Waiting List Reduction: Cost

Arms Sales Export Credits Ban

Field Boundary Widths and IACS Rules

School Milk Scheme

Food Labelling

Yugoslavia: Export of Demining Equipment

Kosovo Joint Interim Administrative Council

Kosovo: UK Support to UNMIK

Kosovo: Police Secondments

East Timor: UNTAET Funding

Peers Appointed to Quangos, Task Forces and Working Parties

Strategic Communications Unit

Task Forces

Wembley Stadium: Lottery Funding Agreement

Non-EU Imports: Duties Received

Devolved Administrations: Guidance to Officials

Prison Service and Human Rights Act 1998

Boeing 747 Crash, Essex: Missing Depleted Uranium Counterweights

Jubilee Line Signal Failures

Vehicles Taken Off Roads

Vehicles Purchased

Education Adjudicator's Costs

Access Funds and Hardship Loans: Review



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Column: 1411

Reading: Key Stage 2 Assessments [25 Jan 2000]

Lord Quirk -- Reading: Key Stage 2 Assessments [25 Jan 2000]

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

Lord Quirk

Baroness Blackstone

Column: 1412

Lord Pilkington of Oxenford

Baroness Blackstone

Lord Tomlinson

Baroness Blackstone

Lord Tope

Baroness Blackstone

Lord Elton

Column: 1413

Baroness Blackstone

Lord Hardy of Wath

Baroness Blackstone

Lord Dormand of Easington

Baroness Blackstone

Column: 1414

Baroness Blatch

Baroness Blackstone

Penalty Fares [25 Jan 2000]

2.47 p.m.

Baroness Thomas of Walliswood -- Penalty Fares [25 Jan 2000]

The Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Lord Macdonald of Tradeston)

Baroness Thomas of Walliswood

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston

Column: 1415

Baroness Gardner of Parkes

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston

Lord Faulkner of Worcester

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston

Column: 1416

Lord Brabazon of Tara

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston

Lord Harrison

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston

Directors' Remuneration: Consultative Document [25 Jan 2000]

2.54 p.m.

Lord Smith of Clifton -- Directors' Remuneration: Consultative Document [25 Jan 2000]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Column: 1417

Lord Smith of Clifton

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Lea of Crondall

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1418

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Borrie

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Marlesford

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Column: 1419

Earl Ferrers

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Local Government Bill [H.L.] [25 Jan 2000]

3.2 p.m.

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

Lord Peyton of Yeovil

Column: 1420

Lord Dixon-Smith

Lord Peyton of Yeovil

Column: 1421

Lord Elton

Lord Bridges

Lord Campbell of Alloway

Column: 1422

3.15 p.m.

Baroness Hamwee

Lord Filkin

Column: 1423

Lord Dixon-Smith

Column: 1424

Lord Mishcon

Column: 1425

Lord Dixon-Smith

Lord Mishcon

Lord Whitty

Column: 1426

3.30 p.m.

Lord Roberts of Conwy

Lord Whitty

Lord Elton

Column: 1427

Lord Whitty

Column: 1428

Lord Campbell of Alloway

Lord Whitty

Column: 1429

Lord Peyton of Yeovil

Lord Whitty

Lord Peyton of Yeovil

Column: 1430

3.45 p.m.

Division No. 1 (Local Government Bill [H.L.]) [25 Jan 2000]

Column: 1431

Column: 1432

3.55 p.m.

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Strabolgi)

Baroness Hamwee

Column: 1433

4 p.m.

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Column: 1434

Lord Whitty

Column: 1435

Baroness Hamwee

Lord Dixon-Smith

Lord Campbell of Alloway

Column: 1436

4.15 p.m.

Lord Peyton of Yeovil

Lord Smith of Leigh

Column: 1437

Lord Whitty

Column: 1438

Lord Northbourne

A noble Lord

Lord Northbourne

Lord Whitty

Lord Dixon-Smith

Lord Dixon-Smith

Column: 1439

Baroness Hamwee

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Baroness Hamwee

Column: 1440

Lord Whitty

4.30 p.m.

Lord Dixon-Smith

The Deputy Chairman of Committees

Lord Peyton of Yeovil

Lord Harris of Haringey

Column: 1441

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Lord Dixon-Smith

Column: 1442

Lord Whitty

Lord Harris of Haringey

Column: 1443

Lord Whitty

Lord Smith of Leigh

Column: 1444

Lord Peyton of Yeovil

4.45 p.m.

Lord Dixon-Smith

Lord Harris of Haringey

Lord Whitty

Column: 1445

Baroness Hanham

Lord Bridges

Lord Whitty

Lord Dixon-Smith

Column: 1446

Baroness Thomas of Walliswood

Lord Harris of Haringey

Column: 1447

Lord Dixon-Smith

Column: 1448

5 p.m.

Lord Simon of Glaisdale

Column: 1449

Lord Whitty

Baroness Thomas of Walliswood

Lord Harris of Haringey

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Column: 1451

Lord Tope

Column: 1452

5.15 p.m.

Baroness Hanham

Lord Whitty

Column: 1453

Baroness Hamwee

Lord Harris of Haringey

Column: 1454

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Column: 1455

Lord Bowness

Lord Dixon-Smith

Column: 1456

5.30 p.m.

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Lord Dixon-Smith

Column: 1457

Lord Whitty

Lord Dixon-Smith

Column: 1458

Lord Dixon-Smith

Lord Whitty

Lord Dixon-Smith

Baroness Hamwee

Column: 1459

5.45 p.m.

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Column: 1460

Baroness Hamwee

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Baroness Hamwee

Column: 1461

Baroness Hamwee

Lord Whitty

Baroness Hamwee

Column: 1462

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness Serota)

Baroness Hamwee

Column: 1463

Lord Dixon-Smith

Column: 1464

6 p.m.

Baroness Hanham

Column: 1465

Lord Smith of Leigh

Lord Hanningfield

Column: 1466

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Column: 1467

6.15 p.m.

Lord Dixon-Smith

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Lord Hanningfield

Column: 1468

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Baroness Hamwee

The Deputy Chairman of Committees

Lord Dixon-Smith

6.21 p.m.

Column: 1469

Division No. (Local Government Bill [H.L.]) [25 Jan 2000]

Column: 1470

6.32 p.m.

Baroness Hamwee

Column: 1471

Lord Dixon-Smith

Baroness Maddock

Column: 1472

Lord Whitty

Lord Dixon-Smith

Lord Whitty

Baroness Hamwee

Column: 1473

6.45 p.m.

Baroness Hamwee

Lord Whitty

Baroness Hamwee

Column: 1474

The Deputy Chairman of Committees

Baroness Hanham

Lord Dixon-Smith

Column: 1475

Lord Whitty

Column: 1476

Baroness Hanham

Lord Dixon-Smith

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Column: 1477

7 p.m.

Lord Dixon-Smith

Baroness Hamwee

Column: 1478

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Baroness Hamwee

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Column: 1479

Baroness Hamwee

Column: 1480

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness Gardner of Parkes)

7.15 p.m.

Baroness Hamwee

Column: 1481

Lord Whitty

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Column: 1482

Lord Whitty

Baroness Hamwee

Lord Dixon-Smith

Lord Whitty

Column: 1483

Lord Dixon-Smith

Lord Dixon-Smith

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Column: 1484

Lord Dixon-Smith

7.30 p.m.

Lord Whitty

Column: 1485

Lord Dixon-Smith

Baroness Hamwee

Lord Whitty

Column: 1486

Lord Whitty

Lord Bach

Betting on Horse Racing [25 Jan 2000]

7.38 p.m.

Viscount Falkland

Column: 1487

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Column: 1489

7.49 p.m.

Lord Donoughue

Column: 1490

Column: 1491

Column: 1492

8 p.m.

Lord Cavendish of Furness

Column: 1493

Column: 1494

8.8 p.m.

Lord Sandberg

Column: 1495

Column: 1496

8.16 p.m.

Viscount Bridgeman

Column: 1497

Column: 1498

8.23 p.m.

The Earl of Carnarvon

8.25 p.m.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Bassam of Brighton)

Column: 1499

Column: 1500

Column: 1501

Column: 1502

Local Government Bill [H.L.] [25 Jan 2000]

8.39 p.m.

Lord Dixon-Smith

Column: 1503

Lord Whitty

Column: 1504

Lord Dixon-Smith

8.45 p.m.

Lord Dixon-Smith

Column: 1505

Lord Whitty

Lord Dixon-Smith

Column: 1506

Baroness Hamwee

Lord Whitty

Column: 1507

9 p.m.

Baroness Hamwee

Column: 1508

Lord Whitty

Lord Dixon-Smith

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Column: 1509

Lord Dixon-Smith

Lord Dixon-Smith

Column: 1510

Column: 1511

Column: 1512

Baroness Hamwee

Column: 1513

Lord Filkin

Column: 1514

Lord Hanningfield

Column: 1515

Baroness Hanham

Column: 1516

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Column: 1517

The Earl of Carnarvon

Lord Woolmer of Leeds

Column: 1518

9.45 p.m.

Lord Whitty

Column: 1519

Column: 1520

Column: 1521

Lord Hunt of Tanworth

Column: 1522

Lord Whitty

10 p.m.

Lord Dixon-Smith

Column: 1523

Column: 1524

Lord Whitty

Column: 1525

10.15 p.m.

Baroness Hamwee

Lord Dixon-Smith

Column: 1526

Lord Whitty

Column: 1527

Lord Whitty

Lord Hardy of Wath

Column: 1528

Baroness Hamwee

Lord Harris of Haringey

Column: 1529

10.30 p.m.

Lord Dixon-Smith

The Earl of Carnarvon

Column: 1530

Baroness Hanham

Lord Whitty

Column: 1531

Column: 1532

Baroness Hanham

Lord Whitty

Baroness Hanham

Lord Whitty

Baroness Hanham

Lord Hardy of Wath

Lord Whitty

Column: 1533

10.45 p.m.

Baroness Hamwee

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Column: 1534

Baroness Hamwee

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Baroness Hamwee

Column: 1535

Baroness Hamwee

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Column: 1536

11 p.m.

Baroness Hamwee

Lord Whitty

Column: 1537

Baroness Hamwee

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Column: 1538

Column: 1539

The Earl of Carnarvon

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Baroness Hamwee

Lord Whitty

Column: 1540

Lord Dixon-Smith

11.15 p.m.

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Column: 1541

Column: 1542

Lord Whitty

Column: 1543

11.30 p.m.

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Baroness Hamwee

Column: 1544

Lord Whitty

Lord Dixon-Smith

Lord Whitty

Column: 1545

Column: 1546

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Column: WA179

Written Answers [25 Jan 2000]

House of Lords Appointments Commission [25 Jan 2000]

Lord Desai -- House of Lords Appointments Commission [25 Jan 2000]

The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Jay of Paddington)

Council of Europe and WEU Assemblies:UK Delegation [25 Jan 2000]

Baroness Crawley -- Council of Europe and WEU Assemblies:UK Delegation [25 Jan 2000]

Baroness Jay of Paddington

Column: WA180

NHS Trust Appointments [25 Jan 2000]

Baroness Jeger -- NHS Trust Appointments [25 Jan 2000]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath)

Critical Care: Lines to Take: NHS Document [25 Jan 2000]

The Earl of Northesk -- Critical Care: Lines to Take: NHS Document [25 Jan 2000]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Column: WA181

CJD and Fertility Treatment [25 Jan 2000]

The Countess of Mar -- CJD and Fertility Treatment [25 Jan 2000]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Organophosphate Working Group: Membership of Professor Blain [25 Jan 2000]

The Countess of Mar -- Organophosphate Working Group: Membership of Professor Blain [25 Jan 2000]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Primary Care Groups and Maternity Services [25 Jan 2000]

Lord Clement-Jones -- Primary Care Groups and Maternity Services [25 Jan 2000]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Column: WA182

Hospital Waiting List Reduction: Cost [25 Jan 2000]

Earl Howe -- Hospital Waiting List Reduction: Cost [25 Jan 2000]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Arms Sales Export Credits Ban [25 Jan 2000]

Viscount Waverley -- Arms Sales Export Credits Ban [25 Jan 2000]

The Minister for Science, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Sainsbury of Turville)

Column: WA183

Column: WA184

Field Boundary Widths and IACS Rules [25 Jan 2000]

Earl Peel -- Field Boundary Widths and IACS Rules [25 Jan 2000]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Baroness Hayman)

School Milk Scheme [25 Jan 2000]

Lord Inglewood -- School Milk Scheme [25 Jan 2000]

Baroness Hayman

Column: WA185

Food Labelling [25 Jan 2000]

Baroness Gould of Potternewton -- Food Labelling [25 Jan 2000]

Baroness Hayman

Yugoslavia: Export of Demining Equipment [25 Jan 2000]

Baroness Nicol -- Yugoslavia: Export of Demining Equipment [25 Jan 2000]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)

Column: WA186

Kosovo Joint Interim Administrative Council [25 Jan 2000]

Lord Moynihan -- Kosovo Joint Interim Administrative Council [25 Jan 2000]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Kosovo: UK Support to UNMIK [25 Jan 2000]

Lord Moynihan -- Kosovo: UK Support to UNMIK [25 Jan 2000]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Kosovo: Police Secondments [25 Jan 2000]

Lord Moynihan -- Kosovo: Police Secondments [25 Jan 2000]

Column: WA187

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

East Timor: UNTAET Funding [25 Jan 2000]

Lord Moynihan -- East Timor: UNTAET Funding [25 Jan 2000]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Peers Appointed to Quangos, Task Forces and Working Parties [25 Jan 2000]

Lord Strathclyde -- Peers Appointed to Quangos, Task Forces and Working Parties [25 Jan 2000]

The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Lord Falconer of Thoroton)

Column: WA188

Column: WA189

Strategic Communications Unit [25 Jan 2000]

The Earl of Northesk -- Strategic Communications Unit [25 Jan 2000]

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Task Forces [25 Jan 2000]

Lord Roberts of Conwy -- Task Forces [25 Jan 2000]

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Lord Roberts of Conwy -- Task Forces [25 Jan 2000]

Column: WA190

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Lord Roberts of Conwy -- Task Forces [25 Jan 2000]

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Wembley Stadium: Lottery Funding Agreement [25 Jan 2000]

Lord Faulkner of Worcester -- Wembley Stadium: Lottery Funding Agreement [25 Jan 2000]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Non-EU Imports: Duties Received [25 Jan 2000]

Lord Pearson of Rannoch -- Non-EU Imports: Duties Received [25 Jan 2000]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Column: WA191

Devolved Administrations: Guidance to Officials [25 Jan 2000]

Baroness Thornton -- Devolved Administrations: Guidance to Officials [25 Jan 2000]

The Lord Chancellor (Lord Irvine of Lairg)

Prison Service and Human Rights Act 1998 [25 Jan 2000]

Baroness Stern -- Prison Service and Human Rights Act 1998 [25 Jan 2000]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Bassam of Brighton)

Column: WA192

Boeing 747 Crash, Essex: Missing Depleted Uranium Counterweights [25 Jan 2000]

Lord Beaumont of Whitley -- Boeing 747 Crash, Essex: Missing Depleted Uranium Counterweights [25 Jan 2000]

The Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Lord Macdonald of Tradeston)

Jubilee Line Signal Failures [25 Jan 2000]

Baroness Anelay of St. Johns -- Jubilee Line Signal Failures [25 Jan 2000]

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston

Vehicles Taken Off Roads [25 Jan 2000]

Lord Blaker -- Vehicles Taken Off Roads [25 Jan 2000]

Column: WA193

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

Vehicles Purchased [25 Jan 2000]

Lord Blaker -- Vehicles Purchased [25 Jan 2000]

Lord Whitty

Education Adjudicator's Costs [25 Jan 2000]

Baroness Blatch -- Education Adjudicator's Costs [25 Jan 2000]

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

Access Funds and Hardship Loans: Review [25 Jan 2000]

Lord Desai -- Access Funds and Hardship Loans: Review [25 Jan 2000]

Column: WA194

Baroness Blackstone

Column: WA195

Column: WA196


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