Table of Contents for
Tuesday 29 Apr 2003

Volume No. 647 Part No. 83

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Dyslexic Learners

Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

Public Transport: Fares

Government Information and Communication Service

Schools Funding

Harbours Bill [HL]

European Parliament (Representation) Bill

Communications Bill

NHS Bodies and Local Authorities Partnership Arrangements (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003

Communications Bill

National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill [HL]

Official Report of the Grand Committee on the

Water Bill [HL]

Written Answers

Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission: Iraq Statement

North/South Ministerial Council

Northern Ireland: Office of First Minister and Deputy First Minister

Waterways Ireland

Human Rights Act 1998: Local Authority Policies and Travelling People

FCO Focus Programme

EU Arms Embargo: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Democratic Republic of Congo

Africa: DfID Support for Hepatitis and HIV Vaccines

Terrorism Act 2000: Report byLord Carlile of Berriew

Guardians Ad Litem

Rehab UK: Tyne and Wear Centreon Brain Injury

NHS: Patient Charges

NHS Bank

NHS Trusts: Finances

NHS: Agenda for Change and Job Evaluations

Fallen Stock

Byways



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Column: 567

Dyslexic Learners [29 Apr 2003]

Lord Addington — Dyslexic Learners [29 Apr 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills (Baroness Ashton of Upholland)

Lord Addington

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Blatch

Column: 568

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Lord Campbell of Alloway

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Sharp of Guildford

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Column: 569

Baroness Warnock

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative [29 Apr 2003]

2.43 p.m.

Baroness Whitaker — Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative [29 Apr 2003]

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

Baroness Whitaker

Column: 570

Baroness Amos

Baroness Sharples

Baroness Amos

Lord Hughes of Woodside

Baroness Amos

Column: 571

Lord Avebury

Baroness Amos

Baroness Greengross

Baroness Amos

Lord Lea of Crondall

Column: 572

Baroness Amos

Public Transport: Fares [29 Apr 2003]

2.51 p.m.

Lord Dixon-Smith — Public Transport: Fares [29 Apr 2003]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Dixon-Smith

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Bradshaw

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Column: 573

Lord Faulkner of Worcester

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Selsdon

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Berkeley

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Column: 574

Government Information and Communication Service [29 Apr 2003]

2.57 p.m.

Lord McNally — Government Information and Communication Service [29 Apr 2003]

The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Macdonald of Tradeston)

Lord McNally

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston

Lord Sheldon

Column: 575

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston

Lord Hurd of Westwell

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston

Lord McNally

Column: 576

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston

Viscount Goschen

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston

Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston

Column: 577

Schools Funding [29 Apr 2003]

3.7 p.m.

Baroness Sharp of Guildford — Schools Funding [29 Apr 2003]

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Sharp of Guildford

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Column: 578

Baroness Blatch

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Earl Russell

Column: 579

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Lord Roberts of Conwy

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Carnegy of Lour

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Column: 580

Baroness Blatch

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Harbours Bill [HL] [29 Apr 2003]

European Parliament (Representation) Bill [29 Apr 2003]

3.17 p.m.

The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)

Column: 581

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Column: 582

Baroness Rawlings

Lord Roper

Communications Bill [29 Apr 2003]

3.19 p.m.

The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Baroness Blackstone)

Lord Thomson of Monifieth

Baroness Blackstone

Lord Thomas of Gresford

Column: 583

Baroness Blackstone

Lord Puttnam

Column: 584

Column: 585

Column: 586

3.30 p.m.

Lord Thomson of Monifieth

Column: 587

Baroness Howe of Idlicote

Column: 588

Lord Alli

Column: 589

3.45 p.m.

Lord Crickhowell

Column: 590

Lord Bragg

Column: 591

Column: 592

Lord Phillips of Sudbury

Lord Puttnam

Lord Phillips of Sudbury

Lord Fowler

Column: 593

4 p.m.

Baroness Buscombe

Column: 594

Baroness Blackstone

Column: 595

Lord Phillips of Sudbury

4.15 p.m.

Baroness Blackstone

Column: 596

Column: 597

Lord Peyton of Yeovil

Column: 598

Baroness Blackstone

Lord Peyton of Yeovil

Baroness Howe of Idlicote

Baroness Blackstone

Column: 599

Lord Puttnam

Baroness Howe of Idlicote

4.30 p.m.

Lord Phillips of Sudbury

Column: 600

Lord McNally

Lord Phillips of Sudbury

Column: 601

Column: 602

Lord Gordon of Strathblane

Column: 603

4.45 p.m.

Lord Crickhowell

Column: 604

Lord Bragg

Column: 605

Lord McNally

Column: 606

Lord Fowler

Column: 607

5 p.m.

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville

Lord Peyton of Yeovil

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville

Lord Peyton of Yeovil

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville

Column: 608

Lord Peyton of Yeovil

Column: 609

The Lord Bishop of Manchester

Column: 610

Lord Hussey of North Bradley

Baroness Buscombe

5.15 p.m.

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Column: 611

Column: 612

Lord Crickhowell

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Column: 613

Lord McNally

Viscount Astor

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Gordon of Strathblane

Column: 614

Viscount Astor

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Phillips of Sudbury

Column: 615

5.30 p.m.

Baroness Buscombe

Column: 616

Lord Avebury

Column: 617

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Column: 618

Baroness Buscombe

Lord Puttnam

Baroness Buscombe

Column: 619

5.45 p.m.

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Baroness Buscombe

Baroness Buscombe

Column: 620

Column: 621

Lord Gordon of Strathblane

Column: 622

Lord Borrie

Column: 623

6 p.m.

Baroness Buscombe

Lord Borrie

Lord McNally

Column: 624

Lord Renton of Mount Harry

Baroness Buscombe

Lord Renton of Mount Harry

Column: 625

Lord Bragg

Column: 626

6.15 p.m.

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville

Lord Roberts of Conwy

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Column: 627

Column: 628

Lord Gordon of Strathblane

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Bragg

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville

Column: 629

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Baroness Buscombe

Column: 630

6.30 p.m.

Baroness Wilcox

Column: 631

Lord McNally

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Column: 632

Baroness Wilcox

Baroness Howe of Idlicote

Column: 633

Column: 634

6.45 p.m.

Lord Pilkington of Oxenford

The Lord Bishop of Manchester

Column: 635

Lord Lipsey

Viscount Falkland

Column: 636

Lord Pilkington of Oxenford

Viscount Falkland

Baroness Howe of Idlicote

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Baroness Buscombe

Lord Davies of Oldham

Column: 637

Baroness Buscombe

Lord Davies of Oldham

Column: 638

7.p.m.

Lord Pilkington of Oxenford

Lord Davies of Oldham

Column: 639

Lord Pilkington of Oxenford

Baroness Howe of Idlicote

Lord Alli

Column: 640

Baroness Howe of Idlicote

Lord Bragg

Baroness Howe of Idlicote

The Earl of Northesk

Column: 641

Column: 642

Column: 643

7.15 p.m.

Lord Gordon of Strathblane

Lord Puttnam

Column: 644

Lord Avebury

Column: 645

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville

Baroness Buscombe

Lord McNally

Column: 646

Baroness Howe of Idlicote

7.30 p.m.

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Column: 647

The Earl of Northesk

Lord Davies of Oldham

Column: 648

NHS Bodies and Local Authorities Partnership Arrangements (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003 [29 Apr 2003]

7.36 p.m.

Baroness Greengross

Column: 649

Column: 650

7.45 p.m.

Baroness Barker

Column: 651

Column: 652

Earl Howe

Column: 653

Column: 654

8 p.m.

Baroness Andrews

Column: 655

Column: 656

Column: 657

Column: 658

Column: 659

Column: 660

Baroness Greengross

Baroness Crawley

Column: 661

Communications Bill [29 Apr 2003]

8.35 p.m.

The Earl of Northesk

Column: 662

Column: 663

Column: 664

8.45 p.m.

Lord Gordon of Strathblane

Column: 665

Lord Avebury

Column: 666

Column: 667

9 p.m.

Baroness Buscombe

Lord Roberts of Conwy

Column: 668

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Column: 669

The Earl of Northesk

Column: 670

9.15 p.m.

Lord Alli

Column: 671

Column: 672

Column: 673

Column: 674

Baroness Buscombe

Column: 675

9.30 p.m.

Lord Crickhowell

Column: 676

Lord Alli

Lord Crickhowell

Column: 677

Viscount Falkland

Column: 678

Lord Puttnam

Column: 679

9.45 p.m.

Lord Roberts of Conwy

Column: 680

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville

Lord Thomson of Monifieth

Column: 681

Lord Dubs

Column: 682

Baroness Blackstone

Column: 683

Column: 684

Column: 685

Column: 686

Lord Alli

Column: 687

Column: 688

Lord Davies of Oldham

National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill [HL] [29 Apr 2003]

Column: 687

Column: GC115

Official Report of the Grand Committee on the [29 Apr 2003]

Official Report of the Grand Committee on the [29 Apr 2003]

Water Bill [HL] [29 Apr 2003]

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Lord Dixon-Smith

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Whitty)

Column: GC116

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

The Duke of Montrose

Lord Whitty

Column: GC117

Baroness Byford

Lord Whitty

Lord Dixon-Smith

Column: GC118

Lord Whitty

Lord Dixon-Smith

Lord Whitty

3.45 p.m.

Lord Dixon-Smith

Baroness O'Cathain

Column: GC119

Lord Whitty

The Duke of Montrose

Lord Whitty

The Duke of Montrose

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Column: GC120

Lord Dixon-Smith

Column: GC121

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Baroness O'Cathain

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Lord Bridges

Earl Peel

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Column: GC122

Lord Whitty

4 p.m.

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Column: GC123

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Column: GC124

Column: GC125

4.15 p.m.

Lord Dixon-Smith

Column: GC126

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Column: GC127

Baroness Byford

Column: GC128

Baroness Young of Old Scone

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Baroness Young of Old Scone

Column: GC129

4.30 p.m.

Lord Whitty

Column: GC130

Column: GC131

Lord Dixon-Smith

Column: GC132

Lord Whitty

Baroness Byford

Lord Whitty

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Column: GC133

Baroness Young of Old Scone

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Baroness Byford

4.45 p.m.

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Column: GC134

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Column: GC135

Baroness Byford

Lord Whitty

Baroness Byford

Lord Whitty

Earl Peel

Lord Whitty

Column: GC136

Lord Bridges

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Column: GC137

5 p.m.

Earl Peel

Column: GC138

Lord Dixon-Smith

Column: GC139

Lord Whitty

The Duke of Montrose

Lord Whitty

Column: GC140

The Duke of Montrose

Lord Whitty

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Earl Peel

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Column: GC141

5.15 p.m.

Baroness Byford

Lord Whitty

Column: GC142

Baroness Byford

Lord Whitty

Baroness Byford

Column: GC143

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Baroness O'Cathain

Column: GC144

Lord Dixon-Smith

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Column: GC145

5.30 p.m.

Baroness O'Cathain

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Baroness O'Cathain

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Column: GC146

Lord Whitty

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Lord Whitty

Column: GC147

Lord Dixon-Smith

Lord Whitty

Lord Dixon-Smith

Column: GC148

Baroness Byford

Baroness O'Cathain

Lord Dixon-Smith

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Lord Bridges

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Lord Whitty

Column: GC149

Lord Dixon-Smith

5.45 p.m.

Lord Dixon-Smith

Column: GC150

Baroness Young of Old Scone

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Column: GC151

Lord Bridges

Baroness Byford

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Column: GC152

Lord Dixon-Smith

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Lord Dixon-Smith

6 p.m.

Lord Haskel

Column: GC153

Column: GC154

Column: GC155

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Lord Dixon-Smith

Lord Whitty

Column: GC156

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Lord Whitty

Column: GC157

6.15 p.m.

The Duke of Montrose

Lord Whitty

Lord Haskel

Baroness Byford

Column: GC158

Lord Haskel

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Lord Whitty

Column: GC159

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Column: GC160

Column: GC161

6.30 p.m.

Lord Whitty

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Column: GC162

Lord Whitty

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Column: GC163

Lord Whitty

Lord Dixon-Smith

Column: GC164

Lord Whitty

Baroness Byford

Lord Whitty

Baroness Byford

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Column: GC165

6.45 p.m.

Baroness O'Cathain

Column: GC166

Baroness Byford

Column: GC167

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Lord Whitty

Column: GC168

Baroness O'Cathain

Column: GC169

Lord Whitty

Lord Whitty

Column: GC170

Column: GC171

Column: GC172

7 p.m.

Lord Sutherland of Houndwood

Lord Howie of Troon

Column: GC173

Baroness Byford

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Column: GC174

Baroness Young of Old Scone

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Lord Sutherland of Houndwood

Lord Sutherland of Houndwood

Column: GC175

Lord Howie of Troon

Column: GC176

7.15 p.m.

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Column: GC177

Lord Sutherland of Houndwood

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Lord Sutherland of Houndwood

Baroness Byford

Column: GC178

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Column: GC179

Lord Howie of Troon

7.30 p.m.

Lord Whitty

Column: GC180

Baroness Byford

Lord Whitty

Baroness Byford

Column: GC181

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Lord Whitty

Column: GC182

Baroness Byford

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Baroness Byford

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Lord Whitty

Column: GC183

Baroness Byford

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Column: GC184

Column: GC183

Column: WA89

Written Answers [29 Apr 2003]

Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission: Iraq Statement [29 Apr 2003]

Lord Laird — Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission: Iraq Statement [29 Apr 2003]

The Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn)

North/South Ministerial Council [29 Apr 2003]

Lord Laird — North/South Ministerial Council [29 Apr 2003]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Lord Laird — North/South Ministerial Council [29 Apr 2003]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Column: WA90

Northern Ireland: Office of First Minister and Deputy First Minister [29 Apr 2003]

Lord Laird — Northern Ireland: Office of First Minister and Deputy First Minister [29 Apr 2003]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Waterways Ireland [29 Apr 2003]

Lord Laird — Waterways Ireland [29 Apr 2003]

Column: WA91

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Human Rights Act 1998: Local Authority Policies and Travelling People [29 Apr 2003]

Lord Avebury — Human Rights Act 1998: Local Authority Policies and Travelling People [29 Apr 2003]

The Minister of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Lord Rooker)

FCO Focus Programme [29 Apr 2003]

Baroness Turner of Camden — FCO Focus Programme [29 Apr 2003]

The Minister for Trade (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)

Column: WA92

EU Arms Embargo: Bosnia and Herzegovina [29 Apr 2003]

Baroness Turner of Camden — EU Arms Embargo: Bosnia and Herzegovina [29 Apr 2003]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Column: WA93

Democratic Republic of Congo [29 Apr 2003]

The Earl of Sandwich — Democratic Republic of Congo [29 Apr 2003]

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

Lord Moynihan — Democratic Republic of Congo [29 Apr 2003]

Baroness Amos

Column: WA94

Africa: DfID Support for Hepatitis and HIV Vaccines [29 Apr 2003]

Lord Moynihan — Africa: DfID Support for Hepatitis and HIV Vaccines [29 Apr 2003]

Baroness Amos

Terrorism Act 2000: Report byLord Carlile of Berriew [29 Apr 2003]

Baroness Lockwood — Terrorism Act 2000: Report byLord Carlile of Berriew [29 Apr 2003]

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

Guardians Ad Litem [29 Apr 2003]

Lord Hylton — Guardians Ad Litem [29 Apr 2003]

Column: WA95

The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)

Rehab UK: Tyne and Wear Centreon Brain Injury [29 Apr 2003]

Lord Morris of Manchester — Rehab UK: Tyne and Wear Centreon Brain Injury [29 Apr 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Baroness Hollis of Heigham)

NHS: Patient Charges [29 Apr 2003]

Lord Lipsey — NHS: Patient Charges [29 Apr 2003]

Column: WA96

Baroness Andrews

NHS Bank [29 Apr 2003]

Baroness Noakes — NHS Bank [29 Apr 2003]

Baroness Andrews

NHS Trusts: Finances [29 Apr 2003]

Baroness Noakes — NHS Trusts: Finances [29 Apr 2003]

Baroness Andrews

Column: WA97

Baroness Noakes — NHS Trusts: Finances [29 Apr 2003]

Baroness Andrews

Baroness Noakes — NHS Trusts: Finances [29 Apr 2003]

Column: WA98

Baroness Andrews

NHS: Agenda for Change and Job Evaluations [29 Apr 2003]

Lord Clement-Jones — NHS: Agenda for Change and Job Evaluations [29 Apr 2003]

Baroness Andrews

Lord Clement-Jones — NHS: Agenda for Change and Job Evaluations [29 Apr 2003]

Column: WA99

Baroness Andrews

Fallen Stock [29 Apr 2003]

Lord Jopling — Fallen Stock [29 Apr 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Whitty)

Column: WA100

Lord Marlesford — Fallen Stock [29 Apr 2003]

Lord Whitty

Byways [29 Apr 2003]

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer — Byways [29 Apr 2003]

Lord Whitty

Column: WA99


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