Table of Contents for
Wednesday 18 Apr 2007

Volume No. 691Part No. 71

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House of Lords

Energy: Carbon Emissions

Shipping: Light Dues

Flooding: Management and Defence

World Bank

International Tribunals (Sierra Leone) Bill [HL]

Serious Crime Bill [HL]

Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill

Greater London Authority Bill

Corruption Bill [HL]

Legal Services Bill [HL]

Health: Doctors and Patients

Legal Services Bill [HL]

Climate Change Bill: Joint Committee

Written Statements

EU: Justice and Home Affairs Council

Freedom of Information

Northern Ireland: Discretionary Social Fund

Written Answers

Armed Forces: Bowman

Armed Forces: Communications

Armed Forces: Drug Tests

Armed Forces: Procurement

Arts: Northern Ireland

Belfast Agreement

British Coal Compensation

Civil Service: Northern Ireland

Compensation: Northern Ireland

Crime: Operation Payback

Debt

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Philip Anschutz

Equality: Departmental Responsibility

Festivals: Northern Ireland

Firearms: Certificates

Food: Labelling

Gambling: Casinos

Government: Lyons Review

Gulf War Illnesses

Health: Emergency Treatment

Health: Food Supplements and Herbal Remedies

Health: Homeopathic Hospitals

Health: Infant Vaccinations and Boosters

Health: Tetanus

House of Lords: Gender Balance

InterTradeIreland

IRA

Iraq: Refugees

Irish Language Bill

Legal Aid

Northern Ireland Bill of Rights Forum

Northern Ireland Events Company

Northern Ireland: Transitional Funding

Olympic Games 2012: Travellers

Police: Northern Ireland

Prisoners: Parole

Prisons: Northern Ireland

Rally Ireland

Roads: Newry to Dundalk

Roads: Northern Ireland

Roads: Traffic Signs

Schools: Rowallane Integrated College

Sport: Football Hooligans

Sport: Northern Ireland Stadiums

St Andrews Agreement

Sudan: Darfur

Tourism Ireland

Tourism: Northern Ireland

Ulster-Scots Agency

Water Supply: Northern Ireland

Waterways Ireland



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names of speakers in the Lords Hansard text for
Wednesday 18 Apr 2007

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House of Lords [18 Apr 2007]

Energy: Carbon Emissions [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Ezra

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Truscott):

Lord Ezra:

Lord Truscott:

Column: 214

Lord Renton of Mount Harry:

Lord Truscott:

Lord Tanlaw:

Lord Truscott:

Lord Berkeley:

Lord Teverson:

The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Rooker):

Lord Berkeley:

Lord Truscott:

Column: 215

Lord Teverson:

Lord Truscott:

The Lord Bishop of Liverpool:

Lord Truscott:

Baroness Wilcox:

Lord Truscott:

Shipping: Light Dues [18 Apr 2007]

3.13 pm

Lord Berkeley

Baroness Crawley:

Column: 216

Lord Berkeley:

Baroness Crawley:

Lord Geddes:

Baroness Crawley:

Noble Lords:

Baroness Crawley:

Column: 217

Lord Bradshaw:

Baroness Crawley:

Lord Greenway:

Baroness Crawley:

Lord Glentoran:

The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Amos):

Lord Glentoran:

Noble Lords:

Flooding: Management and Defence [18 Apr 2007]

3.21 pm

Lord Sheikh

Column: 218

The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Rooker):

Lord Sheikh:

Lord Rooker:

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer:

Lord Rooker:

Lord Dixon-Smith:

Noble Lords:

Lord Dixon-Smith:

Column: 219

Lord Rooker:

Lord Barnett:

Lord Rooker:

Lord Stoddart of Swindon:

Lord Rooker:

Lord Livsey of Talgarth:

Lord Rooker:

World Bank [18 Apr 2007]

3.28 pm

Lord Avebury

Column: 220

The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Amos):

Lord Avebury:

Baroness Amos:

Baroness Trumpington:

Baroness Amos:

Lord Lea of Crondall:

Baroness Amos:

Column: 221

Lord Bilimoria:

Baroness Amos:

Baroness Tonge:

Noble Lords:

Baroness Tonge:

Baroness Amos:

Column: 222

Baroness Rawlings:

Baroness Amos:

International Tribunals (Sierra Leone) Bill [HL]

3.36 pm

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon:

Serious Crime Bill [HL]

Lord Bassam of Brighton:

Column: 223

Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill

Lord Rooker:

Greater London Authority Bill

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin:

Corruption Bill [HL] [18 Apr 2007]

Baroness Williams of Crosby:

Legal Services Bill [HL]

3.39 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs (Baroness Ashton of Upholland):

Column: 224

Lord Campbell of Alloway

The Lord Speaker (Baroness Hayman):

Column: 225

3.45 pm

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Lord Campbell of Alloway:

Lord Hunt of Wirral

Column: 226

Lord Clinton-Davis:

Lord Hunt of Wirral:

Lord Clinton-Davis:

Lord Hunt of Wirral:

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting:

Column: 227

Lord Carlile of Berriew:

Lord Campbell of Alloway:

Lord Kingsland:

Column: 228

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

4 pm

Lord Carlile of Berriew:

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Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Lord Hunt of Wirral:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Lord Campbell of Alloway:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Column: 230

Lord Hunt of Wirral:

Lord Kingsland

Column: 231

Lord Hunt of Wirral:

Lord Whitty:

Column: 232

4.15 pm

Lord Campbell of Alloway:

Lord Carlile of Berriew:

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Baroness Carnegy of Lour:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Lord Kingsland:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Lord Kingsland:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

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Lord Campbell of Alloway:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Column: 235

Lord Kingsland:

4.30 pm

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

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Lord Kingsland:

Lord Hunt of Wirral

Column: 237

Viscount Bledisloe:

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting:

Column: 238

Lord Hunt of Wirral:

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting:

Lord Hunt of Wirral:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Column: 239

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting

4.45 pm

Column: 240

Column: 241

Lord Kingsland:

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting

Column: 242

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting

Column: 243

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting

Lord Kingsland

Column: 244

Lord Carlile of Berriew:

Column: 245

5 pm

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Column: 246

Lord Kingsland:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Column: 247

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Column: 248

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Lord Kingsland

Column: 249

Lord Carlile of Berriew:

Column: 250

5.15 pm

Baroness Butler-Sloss:

Lord Hunt of Wirral:

Lord Campbell of Alloway:

Column: 251

Lord Brennan:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Column: 252

Viscount Bledisloe:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Column: 253

Viscount Bledisloe:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Lord Campbell of Alloway:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Viscount Bledisloe:

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting:

Viscount Bledisloe:

Noble Lords:

Lord Kingsland:

Column: 254

5.30 pm
Division No. 1 [Legal Services Bill [HL]] [18 Apr 2007]

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Column: 256

5.43 pm

Lord Kingsland

Lord Kingsland

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Lord Kingsland

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Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Lord Kingsland:

Column: 258

Lord Kingsland

Lord Kingsland

Column: 259

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Lord Kingsland:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Column: 260

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Lord Kingsland

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

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Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Lord Kingsland

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Column: 262

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Lord Kingsland

Column: 263

Column: 264

Lord Carlile of Berriew:

Lord Hunt of Wirral:

Lord Mackay of Clashfern:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Column: 265

Lord Carlile of Berriew:

Column: 266

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Lord Kingsland:

6.16 pm
Division No. 2 [Legal Services Bill [HL]] [18 Apr 2007]

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Column: 268

6.30 pm

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Column: 269

Lord Kingsland

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Column: 270

Lord Kingsland:

Column: 271

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

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Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Lord Carlile of Berriew

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6.45 pm

Column: 274

Lord Whitty:

Column: 275

Lord Kingsland:

Column: 276

Lord Campbell of Alloway:

Lord Neill of Bladen:

Column: 277

7 pm

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

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Lord Carlile of Berriew:

Column: 279

7.09 pm
Division No. 3 [Legal Services Bill [HL]] [18 Apr 2007]

Column: 280

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting:

Column: 281

Health: Doctors and Patients [18 Apr 2007]

7.20 pm

Lord Turnberg

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Column: 283

7.30 pm

Lord Colwyn:

Column: 284

7.33 pm

Baroness Emerton:

Column: 285

7.36 pm

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch:

Column: 286

7.40 pm

Lord Patel:

Column: 287

7.44 pm

Baroness Masham of Ilton:

Column: 288

7.47 pm

Baroness Murphy:

Column: 289

7.50 pm

Lord Walton of Detchant:

Column: 290

7.54 pm

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff:

Column: 291

7.57 pm

Baroness Barker:

Column: 292

8.01 pm

Earl Howe:

Column: 293

8.04 pm

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

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Column: 296

Column: 297

Legal Services Bill [HL]

8.21 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs (Baroness Ashton of Upholland)

Lord Hunt of Wirral

Column: 298

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Lord Hunt of Wirral:

8.30 pm

Column: 299

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Column: 300

Lord Kingsland:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Lord Carlile of Berriew:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Column: 301

Lord Hunt of Wirral:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Column: 302

Lord Hunt of Wirral:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Column: 303

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Column: 304

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

8.45 pm

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Column: 305

Lord Kingsland:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Column: 306

Lord Kingsland:

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Lord Kingsland

Column: 307

Lord Carlile of Berriew:

Column: 308

Baroness Butler-Sloss:

9 pm

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Column: 309

Lord Kingsland:

Column: 310

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Column: 311

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting

Column: 312

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting

Column: 313

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting:

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting:

Lord Hunt of Wirral

Column: 314

9.15 pm

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting:

Column: 315

Lord Hunt of Wirral:

9.21 pm
Division No. 4 [Legal Services Bill [HL]] [18 Apr 2007]

Column: 316

9.31 pm

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Column: 317

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Lord Kingsland

Column: 318

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Lord Kingsland:

9.37 pm
Division No. 5 [Legal Services Bill [HL]] [18 Apr 2007]

Column: 319

9.47 pm

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Column: 320

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Lord Evans of Temple Guiting:

Climate Change Bill: Joint Committee

Column: WS7

Written Statements [18 Apr 2007]

EU: Justice and Home Affairs Council [18 Apr 2007]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs (Baroness Ashton of Upholland):

Column: WS8

Column: WS9

Column: WS10

Freedom of Information [18 Apr 2007]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs (Baroness Ashton of Upholland):

Northern Ireland: Discretionary Social Fund [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Rooker:

Column: WA53

Written Answers [18 Apr 2007]

Armed Forces: Bowman [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Astor of Hever

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Drayson):

Lord Astor of Hever

Lord Drayson:

Lord Astor of Hever

Lord Drayson:

Lord Astor of Hever

Column: WA54

Lord Drayson:

Lord Astor of Hever

Lord Drayson:

Lord Astor of Hever

Lord Drayson:

Lord Astor of Hever

Lord Drayson:

Lord Astor of Hever

Lord Drayson:

Column: WA55

Armed Forces: Communications [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Astor of Hever

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Drayson):

Column: WA56

Armed Forces: Drug Tests [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Garden

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Drayson):

Armed Forces: Procurement [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Astor of Hever

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Drayson):

Lord Astor of Hever

Lord Drayson:

Arts: Northern Ireland [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Laird

Column: WA57

Lord Rooker:

Lord Glentoran

Lord Rooker:

Lord Glentoran

Lord Rooker:

Lord Glentoran

Lord Rooker:

Column: WA58

Belfast Agreement [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

British Coal Compensation [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Truscott):

Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract

Lord Truscott:

Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract

Lord Truscott:

Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract

Lord Truscott:

Civil Service: Northern Ireland [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Laird

Column: WA60

Lord Rooker:

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Compensation: Northern Ireland [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Column: WA62

Crime: Operation Payback [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Lucas

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs (Baroness Ashton of Upholland):

Column: WA63

Debt [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Dykes

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Truscott):

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Philip Anschutz [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Hanningfield

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Equality: Departmental Responsibility [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Ouseley

Column: WA64

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Festivals: Northern Ireland [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Firearms: Certificates [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Morrow

Lord Rooker:

Column: WA65

Food: Labelling [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Dykes

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Gambling: Casinos [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Morris of Manchester

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Government: Lyons Review [18 Apr 2007]

Baroness Scott of Needham Market

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Gulf War Illnesses [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Morris of Manchester

Column: WA66

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence(Lord Drayson):

Lord Morris of Manchester

Lord Drayson:

Health: Emergency Treatment [18 Apr 2007]

Baroness Taylor of Bolton

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Health: Food Supplements and Herbal Remedies [18 Apr 2007]

Earl Howe

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Earl Howe

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

Health: Homeopathic Hospitals [18 Apr 2007]

The Countess of Mar

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Health: Infant Vaccinations and Boosters [18 Apr 2007]

Baroness Taylor of Bolton

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Health: Tetanus [18 Apr 2007]

Baroness Taylor of Bolton

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Column: WA69

House of Lords: Gender Balance [18 Apr 2007]

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Amos):

Column: WA70

InterTradeIreland [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

IRA [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Tebbit

Lord Rooker:

Iraq: Refugees [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Hylton

Column: WA71

The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Amos):

Irish Language Bill [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Column: WA72

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Legal Aid [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Dubs

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs (Baroness Ashton of Upholland):

Column: WA73

Lord Dubs

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Lord Dubs

Column: WA74

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Lord Dubs

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Lord Dubs

Baroness Ashton of Upholland:

Northern Ireland Bill of Rights Forum [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Kilclooney

The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Rooker):

Column: WA75

Northern Ireland Events Company [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Northern Ireland: Transitional Funding [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Olympic Games 2012: Travellers [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Avebury

Column: WA76

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Andrews):

Police: Northern Ireland [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Lord Kilclooney

Lord Rooker:

Lord Kilclooney

Lord Rooker:

Prisoners: Parole [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Laird

Column: WA77

Lord Rooker:

Column: WA78

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Column: WA79

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Prisons: Northern Ireland [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Column: WA80

Rally Ireland [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Roads: Newry to Dundalk [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Laird

Column: WA81

Lord Rooker:

Roads: Northern Ireland [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Laird

Column: WA82

Lord Rooker:

Roads: Traffic Signs [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Bradshaw

Lord Bassam of Brighton:

Schools: Rowallane Integrated College [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Hylton

Lord Rooker:

Column: WA83

Sport: Football Hooligans [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Sport: Northern Ireland Stadiums [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

St Andrews Agreement [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Laird

Column: WA84

Lord Rooker:

Sudan: Darfur [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Alton of Liverpool

The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Amos):

Tourism Ireland [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Column: WA85

Tourism: Northern Ireland [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Ulster-Scots Agency [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Lord Laird

Column: WA86

Lord Rooker:

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Column: WA87

Water Supply: Northern Ireland [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Waterways Ireland [18 Apr 2007]

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:



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