Table of Contents for Lords Hansard of 25 Jul 2007

Lord Tomlinson:

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Lord Dykes:

Lord Hannay of Chiswick:

Lord Waddington:

Lord Wedderburn of Charlton:

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Lord Harrison:

Lord Willoughby de Broke:

Lord Smith of Clifton

Public Companies: Directors’ Remuneration [25 Jul 2007]

3.07 pm

Lord Smith of Clifton:

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Lord De Mauley:

Lord Brookman:

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Lord Marsh:

Lord Razzall:

The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Ashton of Upholland):

EU: Justice and Home Affairs [25 Jul 2007]

3.15 pm

Lord Dykes

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Lord Dykes:

Lord Henley:

Lord Wright of Richmond:

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Lord Wedderburn of Charlton:

Baroness Ludford:

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

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Lord Inglewood:

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Malloch-Brown):

Afghanistan: NATO Forces [25 Jul 2007]

3.22 pm

Lord Sheikh

Lord Sheikh:

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Noble Lords:

Lord Sheikh:

Lord Chidgey:

Lord Morris of Aberavon:

Lord Marlesford:

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Lord Davies of Coity:

Lord Soley:

Baroness Tonge:

Earl Attlee:

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Lord Elton:

The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Ashton of Upholland):

Business

3.30 pm

Lord Grocott:

National Security [25 Jul 2007]

3.31 pm

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3.49 pm

Lord Strathclyde:

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3.59 pm

Lord McNally:

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4.05 pm

Lord Campbell-Savours:

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4.10 pm

Lord Lloyd of Berwick:

Baroness Park of Monmouth:

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Lord Anderson of Swansea:

Lord Morris of Aberavon:

Lord Anderson of Swansea:

Lord Morris of Aberavon:

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Baroness Ludford:

Lord Fraser of Carmyllie:

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The Lord Bishop of Chester:

Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate:

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Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville:

Lord Howarth of Newport:

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Lord Thomas of Gresford:

Baroness O'Cathain:

Lord Kilclooney:

Baroness O'Cathain:

Lord Kilclooney:

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (Lord Triesman):

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Further Education and Training Bill [HL]

4.30 pm

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4.45 pm

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Baroness Sharp of Guildford:

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5 pm

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Lord Sutherland of Houndwood:

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Lord Walton of Detchant:

Lord Bilston:

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Viscount Eccles:

5.15 pm

Baroness Morris of Bolton:

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5.24 pm

Division No. 1 [Further Education and Training Bill [HL]] [25 Jul 2007]

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5.35 pm

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Baroness Morris of Bolton:

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5.45 pm

Baroness Sharp of Guildford:

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The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence & Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Lord Drayson):

Defence: Spending Review and Aircraft Carriers [25 Jul 2007]

5.55 pm

6.03 pm

Lord Astor of Hever:

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6.08 pm

Lord Chidgey:

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6.12 pm

Lord Drayson:

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6.17 pm

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Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill [25 Jul 2007]

6.38 pm

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

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The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Tordoff):

Baroness Hamwee

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6.45 pm

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Lord Livsey of Talgarth:

7 pm

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Lord Best:

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7.15 pm

Lord Bruce-Lockhart

Lord Graham of Edmonton:

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7.30 pm

Lord Dixon-Smith

Lord Best:

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Lord Graham of Edmonton:

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Lord Dixon-Smith:

Lord Bruce-Lockhart

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Lord Graham of Edmonton:

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7.45 pm

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Lord Bruce-Lockhart

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8 pm

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8.15 pm

Baroness Hamwee

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Lord Evans of Temple Guiting

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Revised Funding Code

8.25 pm

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8.30 pm

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Lord Henley:

Lord Thomas of Gresford:

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8.45 pm

The Earl of Listowel:

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The Lord Bishop of Worcester:

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9 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families (Lord Adonis)

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Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment etc.) (General Qualifications Bodies) (Alteration of Premises and Enforcement) Regulations 2007

9.07 pm

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Baroness Morris of Bolton:

Lord Addington:

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9.15 pm

Lord Adonis:

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Pensions Bill

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Grand Committee [25 Jul 2007]

UK Borders Bill

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Haskel):

Lord Henley

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4 pm

Lord Henley:

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Lord Avebury

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4.15 pm

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Lord Dholakia:

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Lord Roberts of Llandudno

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4.30 pm

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Lord Dholakia:

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4.45 pm

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Lord Avebury

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5 pm

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Lord Avebury

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5.15 pm

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The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Brougham and Vaux):

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5.45 pm

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The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence & Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Lord Drayson):

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Written Statements [25 Jul 2007]

Armed Forces: ABRO and DARA [25 Jul 2007]

Armed Forces: Mental Health [25 Jul 2007]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence & Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Lord Drayson):

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Armed Forces: Operation Banner [25 Jul 2007]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence & Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Lord Drayson):

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Child Maintenance [25 Jul 2007]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Lord McKenzie of Luton):

Children: Common Assessment Framework [25 Jul 2007]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families (Lord Adonis):

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Comprehensive Spending Review [25 Jul 2007]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Courts: Fees [25 Jul 2007]

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Crime: DNA Database [25 Jul 2007]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead):

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Criminal Records Bureau: Annual Report and Accounts [25 Jul 2007]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead):

EU: Economic and Financial Affairs Council [25 Jul 2007]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

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Land Registry: Electronic Conveyancing [25 Jul 2007]

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Local Government: Future Unitary Structures [25 Jul 2007]

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

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Missile Defence [25 Jul 2007]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence & Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Lord Drayson):

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NHS: Pharmaceutical Services [25 Jul 2007]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Darzi of Denham):

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Northern Ireland: Scott Review [25 Jul 2007]

The Attorney-General (Baroness Scotland of Asthal):

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Nuclear Energy: Plutonium and Uranium Stocks [25 Jul 2007]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence & Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Lord Drayson):

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Office for Judicial Complaints: Annual Report [25 Jul 2007]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

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Pensions [25 Jul 2007]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Lord McKenzie of Luton):

Pensions: Personal Accounts Delivery Authority [25 Jul 2007]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Lord McKenzie of Luton):

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Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 [25 Jul 2007]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead):

Public Money [25 Jul 2007]

The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Ashton of Upholland):

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Questions for Written Answer [25 Jul 2007]

RAF Hercules XV206 [25 Jul 2007]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence & Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Lord Drayson):

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Railways: Gospel Oak to Barking [25 Jul 2007]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence & Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Lord Drayson):

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Regulatory Reform [25 Jul 2007]

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Roads: Traffic Officers [25 Jul 2007]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence & Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Lord Drayson):

Royal Navy: Nuclear Steam Raising Plants [25 Jul 2007]

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Shipping: MSC "Napoli" [25 Jul 2007]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence & Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Lord Drayson):

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Small Firms Loan Guarantee: Annual Report [25 Jul 2007]

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Tax Credits [25 Jul 2007]

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Value Added Tax (Betting, Gaming and Lotteries) Order 2007 [25 Jul 2007]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Malloch-Brown):

Wilton Park: Annual Report and Accounts [25 Jul 2007]

Column: WA85

Written Answers [25 Jul 2007]

Agriculture: GM Potatoes [25 Jul 2007]

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

Lord Rooker:

Arms Trade: Burma [25 Jul 2007]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Malloch-Brown):

Column: WA86

Aviation: Air Quality [25 Jul 2007]

Lord Tyler

Lord Tyler

Aviation: Carbon Emissions [25 Jul 2007]

Column: WA87

Aviation: Policy Review [25 Jul 2007]

Lord Roberts of Llandudno

Benefits [25 Jul 2007]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Lord McKenzie of Luton):

Column: WA88

Buses [25 Jul 2007]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Malloch-Brown):

Crime: Extradition [25 Jul 2007]

Lord Tebbit

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Cyprus: UK Policy [25 Jul 2007]

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Malloch-Brown):

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Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

Drivers: Age Limits [25 Jul 2007]

Lord Tebbit

Driving [25 Jul 2007]

The Earl of Dundee

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The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Malloch-Brown):

EU: Transfers of Competence [25 Jul 2007]

Lord Inglewood

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Gambling: Casinos [25 Jul 2007]

Lord Greaves

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

Health: Rheumatoid Arthritis [25 Jul 2007]

Lord Morris of Manchester

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Lord McKenzie of Luton):

Housing: National Distribution Networks [25 Jul 2007]

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

Column: WA94

Housing: Unconventional Accommodation [25 Jul 2007]

Lord Campbell-Savours

Iraq: Sanctions [25 Jul 2007]

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The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Malloch-Brown):

Israel and Palestine: Rafah [25 Jul 2007]

Baroness Tonge

Baroness Tonge

Baroness Scott of Needham Market

Local Government: Unitary Councils [25 Jul 2007]

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

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Lord Jones of Cheltenham

National Insurance [25 Jul 2007]

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Railways: Franchises [25 Jul 2007]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Malloch-Brown):

Republika Srpska [25 Jul 2007]

Lord Astor of Hever

Column: WA98

Roads: A12 [25 Jul 2007]

Roads: Maintenance [25 Jul 2007]

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

Rural Payments Agency [25 Jul 2007]

Baroness Byford

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Baroness Byford

Lord Rooker:

Schools: One-to-one Support [25 Jul 2007]

Baroness Sharp of Guildford

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families (Lord Adonis):

Baroness Sharp of Guildford

Lord Adonis:

Column: WA101

Taxation: Income Tax [25 Jul 2007]

Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market

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The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office & Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Lord Jones of Birmingham):

Trade: Overseas Promotion [25 Jul 2007]

Viscount Waverley

Traffic Commissioners [25 Jul 2007]

Column: WA103

Transport: Drivers' Hours [25 Jul 2007]

Transport: Heavy Goods Vehicles [25 Jul 2007]

Lord Harrison

Column: WA104

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency [25 Jul 2007]

Voluntary Organisations: Combating Extremism [25 Jul 2007]