Table of Contents for
Wednesday 2 Nov 2005

Volume No. 675 Part No. 53

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Director for the Americas

Sports Stadia: Smoking Policy

Tonga: British High Commission Closure

School Admissions

Compensation Bill [HL]

NHS Redress Bill [HL]

Millennium Review Summit (EUC Report)

Grand Committee

Written Statements

Armed Forces' Pay Review Body

Gateways to the Professions

Government Technology Strategy

Health Service Bodies: Annual Accounts 2004–05

Judicial Diversity Programme

Low Carbon Buildings Programme

Northern Ireland: Community-based Restorative Justice

Women and Pensions

Written Answers

Avian Flu

Belfast Airports: Passenger Levies

Belfast Education and Library Board

Civil Contingency Reaction Force

Cultural Property Website

Democratic Republic of Congo

European Consumer Centre

Gaza: Israeli Withdrawal

Gaza: Reconstruction

HM Treasury: Expenditure on Taxis

Iraq: Weapons Used Against British Forces

Israel: Security Wall

Israel: Targeted Killings

Lisbon Agenda

National Firearms Licensing Management System

North/South Language Body

Northern Ireland Assembly: Staff Annual Bonus

Northern Ireland Civil Service: Sick Leave

Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People

Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure: Funding of Festivals

Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure: Organisation of Festivals

Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure: West Belfast Festival

Northern Ireland Equality Commission

Northern Ireland Schools: Surplus Places

Northern Ireland: Multicultural Strategy

Northern Ireland: Classroom Assistants

Northern Ireland: Education Policy

Northern Ireland: Festivals

Northern Ireland: Maintenance of Watercourses

Northern Ireland: Population Figures

Northern Ireland: Post-primary Education

Northern Ireland: Primary Education

Northern Ireland: Public Order

Northern Ireland: Railways

Northern Ireland: Smoking Controls

Northern Ireland: Teachers

Northern Ireland: War Memorials

Palestinian Authority

Private Notice Questions

Railways: Great Western Franchise

Sudan: Darfur

Ulster-Scots Agency

Waterways Ireland



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Column: 195

Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Director for the Americas [2 Nov 2005]

Baroness Hooper — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Director for the Americas [2 Nov 2005]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Triesman)

Baroness Hooper

Lord Triesman

Lord Wright of Richmond

Column: 196

Lord Triesman

Lord Dykes

Lord Triesman

Lord Howe of Aberavon

Lord Triesman

Column: 197

Lord Lea of Crondall

Lord Triesman

Sports Stadia: Smoking Policy [2 Nov 2005]

2.44 pm

Lord Hoyle — Sports Stadia: Smoking Policy [2 Nov 2005]

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Lord Warner)

Column: 198

Lord Hoyle

Lord Warner

Lord Addington

Lord Warner

Baroness Howarth of Breckland

Lord Warner

Column: 199

Lord Winston

Lord Warner

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

Lord Warner

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

Lord Warner

Tonga: British High Commission Closure [2 Nov 2005]

2.50 pm

Lord Beaumont of Whitley — Tonga: British High Commission Closure [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Triesman

Column: 200

Lord Beaumont of Whitley

Lord Triesman

Lord Avebury

Lord Triesman

Lord Wright of Richmond

Lord Triesman

Baroness Gardner of Parkes

Column: 201

Lord Triesman

School Admissions [2 Nov 2005]

2.55 pm

Baroness Sharp of Guildford — School Admissions [2 Nov 2005]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills (Lord Adonis)

Baroness Sharp of Guildford

Lord Adonis

Lord Baker of Dorking

Column: 202

Lord Adonis

Lord Carter

Lord Adonis

Baroness Walmsley

Lord Adonis

Baroness Buscombe

Lord Adonis

Column: 203

The Lord Bishop of Rochester

Lord Adonis

Lord Northbourne

Lord Adonis

Baroness Howe of Idlicote

Lord Adonis

Lord Pilkington of Oxenford

Lord Adonis

Column: 204

Baroness Buscombe

Lord Adonis

Lord Roberts of Conwy

Lord Adonis

Compensation Bill [HL] [2 Nov 2005]

3.3 pm

The Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor (Lord Falconer of Thoroton)

NHS Redress Bill [HL] [2 Nov 2005]

3.4 pm

Lord Warner

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Baroness Carnegy of Lour

Lord Warner

3.16 pm

Earl Howe

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3.30 pm

Baroness Neuberger

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3.42 pm

Baroness Murphy

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3.49 pm

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin

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3.58 pm

Lord Colwyn

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4.3 pm

Baroness Tonge

Column: 222

Lord Warner

Baroness Tonge

Column: 223

4.11 pm

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

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4.20 pm

Lord Parekh

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4.28 pm

Lord Turnberg

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4.34 pm

Baroness Barker

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4.47 pm

Baroness Morris of Bolton

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4.55 pm

Lord Warner

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Column: 239

Millennium Review Summit (EUC Report) [2 Nov 2005]

5.12 pm

Lord Bowness

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5.22 pm

Lord Truscott

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5.30 pm

Baroness Falkner of Margravine

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5.40 pm

Lord Hannay of Chiswick

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5.50 pm

Lord Lea of Crondall

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Baroness Falkner of Margravine

Lord Lea of Crondall

Column: 252

6.3 pm

Lord Watson of Richmond

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6.14 pm

Lord Dykes

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Lord Hannay of Chiswick

Lord Dykes

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6.26 pm

Lord Astor of Hever

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6.34 pm

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

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Lord Watson of Richmond

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

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6.55 pm

Lord Bowness

Column: 268

Column: 67

Grand Committee [2 Nov 2005]

Grand Committee [2 Nov 2005]

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

Baroness Byford

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness Pitkeathley)

Baroness Byford

Column: GC68

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Baroness Byford

Lord Bach

Lord Williams of Elvel

The Duke of Montrose

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Column: GC69

Lord Bach

Column: GC70

Lord Williams of Elvel

The Duke of Montrose

Column: GC71

3.45 pm

Lord Bach

Lord Williams of Elvel

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Lord Williams of Elvel

Lord Bach

Baroness Byford

Column: GC72

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Column: GC73

Baroness Byford

Lord Bach

The Duke of Montrose

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Column: GC74

The Duke of Montrose

Lord Rotherwick

Column: GC75

4 pm

Baroness Byford

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Column: GC76

Lord Bach

Column: GC77

Column: GC78

Lord Rotherwick

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Column: GC79

Lord Bach

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Lord Bach

Lord Rotherwick

4.15 pm

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Column: GC80

Lord Walpole

Lord Bach

Column: GC81

Baroness Byford

Lord Williams of Elvel

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Lord Bach

Column: GC82

Lord Rotherwick

Lord Bach

Lord Greaves

4.30 pm

Lord Bach

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Column: GC83

Lord Bach

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Lord Tyler

Column: GC84

Column: GC85

Lord Williams of Elvel

Viscount Ullswater

Lord Inglewood

Column: GC86

Earl Peel

Lord Greaves

4.45 pm

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Column: GC87

Lord Bach

Column: GC88

Column: GC89

Baroness Byford

Lord Williams of Elvel

Lord Greaves

Column: GC90

5 pm

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Earl Peel

Column: GC91

Lord Bach

Column: GC92

Lord Rotherwick

Lord Bach

Lord Greaves

Lord Bach

Lord Greaves

Lord Tyler

Column: GC93

The Deputy Chairman (Viscount Allenby of Megiddo)

The Duke of Montrose

Lord Williams of Elvel

Column: GC94

5.15 pm

The Earl of Caithness

Column: GC95

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Lord Inglewood

Lord Bach

Column: GC96

Earl Peel

Lord Bach

Column: GC97

Lord Inglewood

Lord Bach

The Duke of Montrose

Lord Williams of Elvel

Baroness Byford

Column: GC98

5.30 pm

Earl Peel

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Lord Bach

Column: GC99

Baroness Byford

Lord Williams of Elvel

Column: GC100

Baroness Byford

Lord Bach

Column: GC101

Baroness Byford

Lord Bach

Baroness Byford

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Column: GC102

5.45 pm

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Column: GC103

Lord Inglewood

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Lord Greaves

Column: GC104

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Column: GC105

The Earl of Caithness

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Column: GC106

6 pm

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Column: GC107

Baroness Byford

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

The Duke of Montrose

Column: GC108

Lord Bach

Column: GC109

The Duke of Montrose

6.15 pm

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Column: GC110

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Baroness Byford

Column: GC111

Lord Williams of Elvel

Lord Bach

Column: GC112

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Lord Bach

Baroness Byford

Column: GC113

Lord Williams of Elvel

Baroness Byford

The Duke of Montrose

6.30 pm

Lord Williams of Elvel

Column: GC114

Lord Bach

Column: GC115

The Earl of Caithness

Lord Williams of Elvel

Lord Bach

The Earl of Caithness

Lord Bach

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Lord Bach

The Duke of Montrose

Column: GC116

Lord Bach

Column: GC117

6.45 pm

Column: GC118

The Deputy Chairman (Baroness Fookes)

The Earl of Caithness

Column: GC119

Lord Tyler

Column: GC120

Baroness Byford

Column: GC121

7 pm

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Column: GC122

Earl Peel

Column: GC123

Lord Greaves

Column: GC124

Earl Peel

Lord Greaves

7.15 pm

Lord Rotherwick

Column: GC125

Lord Bach

Lord Tyler

Lord Bach

Column: GC126

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Lord Bach

Column: GC127

Baroness Byford

Earl Peel

Column: GC128

Lord Bach

Baroness Byford

7.30 pm

Lord Bach

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Lord Bach

Column: GC129

Lord Greaves

Column: GC130

Lord Bach

The Earl of Caithness

Lord Bach

Lord Bach

Written Statements

Column: WS15

Armed Forces' Pay Review Body [2 Nov 2005]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Drayson)

Gateways to the Professions [2 Nov 2005]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills (Lord Adonis)

Column: WS16

Government Technology Strategy [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Health Service Bodies: Annual Accounts 2004–05 [2 Nov 2005]

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Lord Warner)

Column: WS17

Judicial Diversity Programme [2 Nov 2005]

The Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor (Lord Falconer of Thoroton)

Column: WS18

Low Carbon Buildings Programme [2 Nov 2005]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Sainsbury of Turville)

Column: WS19

Northern Ireland: Community-based Restorative Justice [2 Nov 2005]

The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Lord Rooker)

Column: WS20

Women and Pensions [2 Nov 2005]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath)

Column: WS21

Column: WS22

Column: WA17

Written Answers [2 Nov 2005]

Avian Flu [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Brightman — Avian Flu [2 Nov 2005]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Triesman)

Belfast Airports: Passenger Levies [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Laird — Belfast Airports: Passenger Levies [2 Nov 2005]

Lord McKenzie of Luton

Column: WA18

Belfast Education and Library Board [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Laird — Belfast Education and Library Board [2 Nov 2005]

The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Lord Rooker)

Column: WA19

Civil Contingency Reaction Force [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Garden — Civil Contingency Reaction Force [2 Nov 2005]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Drayson)

Cultural Property Website [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Redesdale — Cultural Property Website [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Davies of Oldham

Column: WA20

Democratic Republic of Congo [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Avebury — Democratic Republic of Congo [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Triesman

European Consumer Centre [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Dykes — European Consumer Centre [2 Nov 2005]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Sainsbury of Turville)

Column: WA21

Gaza: Israeli Withdrawal [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Turnberg — Gaza: Israeli Withdrawal [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Triesman

Gaza: Reconstruction [2 Nov 2005]

Baroness Tonge — Gaza: Reconstruction [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Triesman

Column: WA22

HM Treasury: Expenditure on Taxis [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Hanningfield — HM Treasury: Expenditure on Taxis [2 Nov 2005]

Lord McKenzie of Luton

Iraq: Weapons Used Against British Forces [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Avebury — Iraq: Weapons Used Against British Forces [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Triesman

Israel: Security Wall [2 Nov 2005]

Baroness Tonge — Israel: Security Wall [2 Nov 2005]

Column: WA23

Lord Triesman

Baroness Tonge — Israel: Security Wall [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Triesman

Israel: Targeted Killings [2 Nov 2005]

Baroness Tonge — Israel: Targeted Killings [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Triesman

Lisbon Agenda [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Radice — Lisbon Agenda [2 Nov 2005]

The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Amos)

National Firearms Licensing Management System [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Marlesford — National Firearms Licensing Management System [2 Nov 2005]

Column: WA24

The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)

North/South Language Body [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Laird — North/South Language Body [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Northern Ireland Assembly: Staff Annual Bonus [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Laird — Northern Ireland Assembly: Staff Annual Bonus [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Northern Ireland Civil Service: Sick Leave [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Laird — Northern Ireland Civil Service: Sick Leave [2 Nov 2005]

Column: WA25

Lord Rooker

Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass — Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Column: WA26

Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure: Funding of Festivals [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Laird — Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure: Funding of Festivals [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Lord Laird — Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure: Funding of Festivals [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure: Organisation of Festivals [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Laird — Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure: Organisation of Festivals [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure: West Belfast Festival [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Laird — Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure: West Belfast Festival [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Northern Ireland Equality Commission [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass — Northern Ireland Equality Commission [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Northern Ireland Schools: Surplus Places [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Laird — Northern Ireland Schools: Surplus Places [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Northern Ireland: Multicultural Strategy [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Tebbit — Northern Ireland: Multicultural Strategy [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Column: WA29

Northern Ireland: Classroom Assistants [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Laird — Northern Ireland: Classroom Assistants [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Northern Ireland: Education Policy [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Laird — Northern Ireland: Education Policy [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Northern Ireland: Festivals [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Laird — Northern Ireland: Festivals [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Northern Ireland: Maintenance of Watercourses [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Laird — Northern Ireland: Maintenance of Watercourses [2 Nov 2005]

Column: WA30

Lord Rooker

Northern Ireland: Population Figures [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass — Northern Ireland: Population Figures [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass — Northern Ireland: Population Figures [2 Nov 2005]

Column: WA31

Lord Rooker

Northern Ireland: Post-primary Education [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass — Northern Ireland: Post-primary Education [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Lord Laird — Northern Ireland: Post-primary Education [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass — Northern Ireland: Post-primary Education [2 Nov 2005]

Column: WA32

Lord Rooker

Northern Ireland: Primary Education [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass — Northern Ireland: Primary Education [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Northern Ireland: Public Order [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Laird — Northern Ireland: Public Order [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Column: WA34

Northern Ireland: Railways [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Laird — Northern Ireland: Railways [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Lord Laird — Northern Ireland: Railways [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Northern Ireland: Smoking Controls [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Kilclooney — Northern Ireland: Smoking Controls [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Northern Ireland: Teachers [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Laird — Northern Ireland: Teachers [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Column: WA35

Northern Ireland: War Memorials [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Laird — Northern Ireland: War Memorials [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Palestinian Authority [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Turnberg — Palestinian Authority [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Triesman

Private Notice Questions [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Trefgarne — Private Notice Questions [2 Nov 2005]

Baroness Amos

Railways: Great Western Franchise [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Hanningfield — Railways: Great Western Franchise [2 Nov 2005]

Column: WA36

Lord Davies of Oldham

Sudan: Darfur [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Alton of Liverpool — Sudan: Darfur [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Triesman

Ulster-Scots Agency [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Laird — Ulster-Scots Agency [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Column: WA37

Lord Laird — Ulster-Scots Agency [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Waterways Ireland [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Laird — Waterways Ireland [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Lord Laird — Waterways Ireland [2 Nov 2005]

Column: WA38

Lord Rooker

Lord Laird — Waterways Ireland [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Lord Laird — Waterways Ireland [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker

Lord Laird — Waterways Ireland [2 Nov 2005]

Lord Rooker


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