Friday 23 February 2007 at 11.00am
Palliative Care Bill [HL] Second Reading [Baroness Finlay of Llandaff]
†If the bill is read a second time, Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to move that the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
Energy Efficiency and Microgeneration Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Redesdale]
If the bill is read a second time, Lord Redesdale to move that the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
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Future Business
Monday 26 February at 2.30pm
†*Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of Iran’s influence on events in Iraq, Afghanistan and international seaways.
*Baroness Quin to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to respond to the 2005 Report of the Independent Monitor for Entry Clearance Refusals without the right of Appeal.
*Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government what cooperation there has been between British and Russian authorities in the investigation of the murder of Alexander Litvinenko; and what implications this has for their relations with Russia.
*Lord Janner of Braunstone to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they can report, following the representations which they, together with other governments or international organisations, have made concerning the release of the three Israeli soldiers captured in Lebanon and Gaza in 2006.
†Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Anti-social Behaviour Order Functions) (England) Order 2007 Baroness Morgan of Drefelin to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 9 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 21 February, 5th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee and 8th Report from the Merits Committee
Mental Health Bill [HL] Report (day 2) [Lord Hunt of Kings Heath]
Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government what provision they will make for the teaching of English for speakers of other languages in England in the next academic year. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)
Tuesday 27 February at 2.30pm
*Viscount Trenchard to ask Her Majesty’s Government when the 2005-06 accounts for the National Health Service pension scheme will be published.
*Lord Ezra to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are considering the creation of a separate department, at Cabinet level, to deal with energy in all its aspects.
*Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to ensure further progress in the reduction of the salt content of supermarket economy food ranges.
†Budget (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 The Lord President (Baroness Amos) to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 25 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 21 February
†Waste (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 The Lord President (Baroness Amos) to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 18 December 2006 be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 21 February
†Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Loss of Capacity during Research Project) (England) Regulations 2007 Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 15 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 21 February, 6th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
†Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2007 Lord Adonis to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 26 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 21 February, 8th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
†Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2007 Lord Adonis to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 26 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 21 February, 8th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Further Education and Training Bill [HL] Report [Lord Adonis]
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm
Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [The Lord President (Baroness Amos)]
Policing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [The Lord President (Baroness Amos)]
Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Morgan of Drefelin]
Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord McKenzie of Luton]
Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord McKenzie of Luton]
Smoke-free (Penalties and Discounted Amounts) Regulations 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Royall of Blaisdon]
Smoke-free (Exemptions and Vehicles) Regulations 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Royall of Blaisdon]
Children and Young Persons (Sale of Tobacco etc.) Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Royall of Blaisdon]
Wednesday 28 February at 3.00pm
Prayers will have been read
*Lord Northbourne to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to increase the resources made available to providers of youth services targeted at the 12-16 age group.
*Earl of Mar and Kellie to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure the removal of trees liable to fall on railway lines in high winds.
*Lady Saltoun of Abernethy to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will introduce legislation to ensure that the judgments of judges hearing family care and other similar cases are published, in anonymised form if necessary.
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill Third Reading [Baroness Scotland of Asthal]
Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Second Reading [Lord Davies of Oldham]
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.45pm
Welfare Reform Bill Committee (day 2) [Lord McKenzie of Luton] 5th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee
Thursday 1 March at 11.00am
*Lord Jenkin of Roding to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will introduce the legislation proposed in the White Paper Review of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act.
*Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they next expect to table proposals at the Middle East Quartet group for a resumption of direct talks between Palestine and Israel.
*Lord Dubs to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to Wandsworth Borough Council about the likely impact of the threatened closure of Battersea Arts Centre upon the arts in London.
Baroness Valentine to call attention to the actions needed to ensure that in staging the Olympic Games, London and the United Kingdom secure a lasting legacy of economic and social benefit; and to move for papers.
Lord Lloyd of Berwick to call attention to the report of the Law Commission on reform of the law of murder including the question of mandatory life sentences; and to move for papers.
Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill [HL] Second Reading [The Lord President (Baroness Amos)]
European Union (Information, etc.) Bill [HL] Committee [Lord Dykes]
It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Welfare Reform Bill will continue at 2.00pm in the Moses Room.
Monday 5 March at 2.30pm
*Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to ensure that BAA’s latest plans for the expansion of Stansted Airport are consistent with Government policies on environmental protection and carbon emissions.
*Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in respect of vehicles and drivers from outside the United Kingdom paying to use United Kingdom roads and being brought to justice for offences committed in the United Kingdom.
*Lord Blaker to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are conducting an ethical foreign policy.
*Lord Corbett of Castle Vale to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to increase passenger capacity on the railways.
Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (Continuance in force of sections 1 to 9) Order 2007 Baroness Scotland of Asthal to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 1 February be approved. 8th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee and 9th Report from the Merits Committee
Planning-gain supplement (Preparation) Bill Second Reading (and Committee negatived) [Lord Davies of Oldham] (Money Bill)
Lord Radice to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Select Committee on Financial Management and Fraud in the European Union: Perceptions, Facts and Proposals (50th Report, Session 2005-06, HL Paper 270).
It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Welfare Reform Bill will continue at 3.30pm in the Moses Room.
Tuesday 6 March at 2.30pm
*Lord Quirk to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in view of the Audit Commission report of January 2007, Crossing Borders, they will ensure good provision of English language teaching for immigrant workers.
*Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty’s Government where within the National Health Service diagnosis and treatment are available for autistic children with inflammatory bowel disease.
*Baroness Knight of Collingtree to ask Her Majesty’s Government what further steps they will take, as a guarantor of the Republic of Cyprus through the Treaty of Guarantee, in pursuit of an equitable settlement for all communities on the island.
Legal Services Bill [HL] Committee (day 6) [Lord Falconer of Thoroton] 3rd Report from the Delegated Powers Committee
Wednesday 7 March at 3.00pm
*Lord Bishop of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to include forestry in the developing world within the voluntary carbon trading scheme.
*Baroness Miller of Hendon to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will hold discussions with banks, building societies and credit card companies, with a view to addressing the problems faced by those in financial difficulty.
*Lord Sheikh to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many hospitals are being cleaned to the National Health Service specification for cleanliness published in December 2004.
Serious Crime Bill [HL] Committee [Baroness Scotland of Asthal] 5th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee
Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2, Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2007 Lord Truscott to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 8 February be approved. (Dinner break business)
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.45pm
†Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Andrews] 9th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
†Docking of Working Dogs’ Tails (England) Regulations 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Rooker] 9th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
†Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) Regulations 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Rooker] 9th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
†Welfare of Animals (Miscellaneous Revocations) (England) Regulations 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Rooker] 9th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
†Decommissioning of Fishing Vessels Scheme 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Rooker] 9th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
†Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Rooker] 9th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
†Environmental Offences (Use of Fixed Penalty Receipts) Regulations 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Rooker] 8th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
†Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Evans of Temple Guiting] 9th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
†Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Evans of Temple Guiting] 9th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
†Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Evans of Temple Guiting] 9th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Thursday 8 March at 11.00am
*Baroness Trumpington to ask the Chairman of Committees whether the Palace of Westminster is free of asbestos.
*Earl of Onslow to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many samples of DNA have been retained from those who have not been convicted of any offence; how many of those are children, and how many from ethnic minority groups.
†The question in the name of Baroness Cox has been withdrawn.
Baroness Gould of Potternewton to call attention to the Government’s plans for advancing women’s equality throughout the United Kingdom and internationally; and to move for papers.
Lord Woolmer of Leeds to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Select Committee on Including the Aviation Sector in the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (21st Report, Session 2005-06, HL Paper 107).
Monday 12 March at 2.30pm
*Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the law following the Marchese-Falkowski rape case.
*Baroness Whitaker to ask Her Majesty’s Government what the Department for International Development is doing to support improvements in the treatment of women in Pakistan.
*Baroness Murphy to ask Her Majesty’s Government what resources have been withdrawn by primary care trusts from mental health services to offset the deficit in acute hospitals in this financial year.
*Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government why their policy to remove mixed hospital wards has not been implemented ten years after its introduction.
Lord Falconer of Thoroton to move that this House takes note of the White Paper The House of Lords: Reform (Cm. 7027).
Tuesday 13 March at 2.30pm
*Lord Barnett to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to publish the bill on House of Lords reform.
*Lord Faulkner of Worcester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received about the treatment of elderly and disabled airline passengers at United Kingdom airports.
*Lord Trefgarne to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many categories of public officials, for whom Ministers are responsible, have the right to enter private property without a warrant; and how many of these categories have been so empowered in the last ten years.
It is expected that the debate on the White Paper, The House of Lords: Reform (Cm. 7027) will conclude.
Wednesday 14 March at 3.00pm
*Earl Howe to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the health risks from smoking hand-rolled tobacco are the same as those from smoking manufactured cigarettes.
*Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the light dues payable by ships entering United Kingdom ports represents a subsidy to support the maintenance of lights in the Republic of Ireland.
*Lord Hoyle to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many incidents have been reported in relation to air safety at Gibraltar Airport in the last six months.
Thursday 15 March at 11.00am
*Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the justification for using Article 308 of the Treaty Establishing the European Communities as the legal base for the European Union’s initiative to co-ordinate social security systems when that Article permits the European Union to act only “in the course of the operation of the common market”.
*Baroness D’Souza to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to African Union member states who have supported President Mugabe of Zimbabwe as a candidate for the Vice-Presidency of the United Nations’ World Food Programme.
*Lord Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of parents of children under six have exercised the right to request flexible working; and what are the obstacles to extending this right to all parents of children up to the age of 18.
Lord King of Bridgwater to call attention to the state of the armed forces of the Crown; and to move for papers.
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 2.00pm
†Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Truscott] 8th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee and 10th Report from the Merits Committee
†Renewables Obligation Order 2006 (Amendment) Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Truscott]
†Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Rooker]
†Electricity (Single Wholesale Market) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Rooker]
Friday 16 March at 11.00am
Corruption Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Chidgey]
Interception of Communications (Admissibility of Evidence) Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Lloyd of Berwick]
Monday 19 March at 2.30pm
*Lord Woolf to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to implement their strategy to develop restorative justice.
*Baroness Walmsley to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make it compulsory for all new school buildings to have sprinkler systems installed.
†*Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many prisoners are being held three-to-a- cell as a result of prison overcrowding.
†*Lord Morris of Aberavon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the state of the housing of the United Kingdom’s military component of the United Nations force in Nicosia, Cyprus; and who is responsible for its maintenance.
Tuesday 20 March at 2.30pm
*Viscount Falkland to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the restrictions on civil servants taking employment in the private sector following termination of their service in areas where they have had experience during their service.
*Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have proposals to enhance Parliamentary scrutiny of the rail industry.
†*Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the use of the Olympic stadium following completion of the London Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012.
Wednesday 21 March at 3.00pm
*Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consult with opposition parties on the provision of a more coherent narrative of national history in English schools.
†*Lord Greaves to ask the Chairman of Committees what progress is being made on the provision of a Parliamentary visitor centre.
†*Baroness Neuberger to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to bring forward legislation specifically to protect vulnerable adults.
Thursday 22 March at 11.00am
†*Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what further help they are considering for veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf conflict with Gulf War illnesses.
†*Lord Willoughby de Broke to ask Her Majesty’s Government what effect European Union regulations on driving hours will have on volunteers in the Territorial Army, the fire service and special constables.
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Motions for Balloted Debate
Ballot on 6 March for debate on 29 March. Time limit 2½ hours
Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe to call attention to the economic impact of higher education institutions; and to move for papers.
Lord Northbourne to call attention to the rights of the child and to the role of stability and family life in the well being of children; and to move for papers.
Lord Norton of Louth to call attention to the case for putting standards-setting bodies falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Office on a statutory footing; and to move for papers.
Lord Morris of Manchester to call attention to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Disabled People; and to move for papers.
Lord Mitchell to call attention to the management of information technology projects in the public sector; and to move for papers.
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Select Committee Reports
The date on which the Report was published is in italics
Lord Holme of Cheltenham to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Constitution Committee on Waging war: Parliament’s role and responsibility (15th Report, Session 2005-06, HL Paper 236). 27 July 2006
Lord Renton of Mount Harry to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Select Committee on The EU Strategy on Biofuels: from field to fuel (47th Report, Session 2005-06, HL Paper 267). 20 November 2006
Lord Grenfell to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Select Committee on Further Enlargement of the EU: Threat or Opportunity (53rd Report, Session 2005-06, HL Paper 273). 23 November 2006
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Other Motions for Debate
Lord Dykes to call attention to the economic and social conditions in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank; and to move for papers.
Viscount Montgomery of Alamein to call attention to developments in Latin America; and to move for papers.
Baroness Stern to move that this House takes note of the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism, Cm. 6907, presented to Parliament on 24 July; and requests that Her Majesty’s Government do not ratify it until the Joint Committee on Human Rights has reported on its implications.
Lord Alton of Liverpool to call attention to conflict in Africa; and to move for papers.
Baroness Byford to call attention to services to the public in rural areas; and to move for papers.
Lord Norton of Louth to call attention to the case for changing the form in which legislation is presented to Parliament; and to move for papers.
Viscount Waverley to call attention to initiatives to end global terrorism; and to move for papers.
Lord Hylton to call attention to the current treatment and condition of migrant workers; and to move for papers.
†Lord Dykes to call attention to bank charges and costs to individual customers; and to move for papers.
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Questions for Short Debate
Time limit 1 hour or 1½ hours
Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they agree with the First Report from the Committee for Privileges, Code of Conduct and Members’ Interests, (Session 2003-04, HL Paper 69) in particular its recommendation that Members of the House in receipt of pensions from the European Union do not normally need to declare such pensions as a financial interest when taking part in debates on European Union matters; and, if so, why.
Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they propose to honour their commitment that family carers of people with lifelong severe intellectual impairment should be at the heart of decision-making about their relatives’ accommodation, health care and support.
Lord Blaker to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the current state of relations between the government of Israel and the various Palestinian political organisations.
Lord Alderdice to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they would support moves towards developing an inclusive semi-permanent conference table to address the problems of the Middle East.
Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to combat AIDS across the world and its effect on children.
Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the future of British architecture.
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government why civil justice costs must be recovered in their entirety from those who become suitors before the court.
Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on their capital building programme.
Baroness Neuberger to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to prevent malnutrition in hospitals, as highlighted in the Age Concern report, Hungry to be Heard.
Baroness Neuberger to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the British Medical Association’s report, Child and adolescent mental health—a guide for healthcare professionals, published in June 2006.
Baroness Sharp of Guildford to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether current or proposed methods of allocating research funds amongst universities are sufficient to support basic research infrastructures or to promote innovative and applied research.
Lord Turnberg to ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice they will seek in formulating their response to the Chief Medical Officer’s report, Good Doctors, Safer Patients.
Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to increase provision of contraceptive services, prevent the closure of specialist community clinics and increase the availability of training in contraceptive services and sexual health.
Lord Dubs to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to help provide homes for homeless and overcrowded families.
Baroness Massey of Darwen to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to develop the education of young people in custody.
Lord Jenkin of Roding to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will announce their decision on the provision of Alternatively Secured Pensions.
Viscount Montgomery of Alamein to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the development of the Central American Integration System.
Lord Woolmer of Leeds to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of the Yorkshire and Humber region to the United Kingdom economy.
Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role and contribution of the creative industries to the economy and well being of the United Kingdom.
Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are supporting Liverpool in preparing for its role as European Capital of Culture 2008.
Lord Ashley of Stoke to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to promote the United Nations Convention on disability.
Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what they can and will do to prevent primary care trusts and hospital trusts reducing spending on specialist nursing services in the treatment and support of patients with long-term conditions.
Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank to ask Her Majesty’s Government how and when they will implement the proposals contained in the Department of Health report, Mending hearts and brains, in respect of stroke victims.
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government what lessons have been learned from the comments made by the coroner in the case of Sergeant Steven Roberts.
Baroness Rawlings to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the current situation in Georgia.
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the performance of the British Airports Authority is satisfactory.
Lord Faulkner of Worcester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance they are giving to the Gambling Commission to ensure that the integrity of sport is not compromised by the growth of the betting industry.
Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the introduction of personal interviews for first time adult passport applicants.
Lord Sheikh to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they will take to address the causes and impact of human trafficking.
Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps are being taken to make sports medicine more readily available through the National Health Service so as to support healthy living programmes, particularly those aimed at combating obesity through greater physical activity.
Lord Barnett to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to dispense with the Barnett formula.
Lord Lloyd of Berwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they are making in moving the Supreme Court to the Middlesex Guildhall.
Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the Report of the All Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Anti-Semitism concerning anti-Semitism on university campuses.
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will undertake a full analysis of the prospects for United Kingdom membership of the eurozone including the risk that further delay will make it harder to achieve United Kingdom membership.
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, before the 40th anniversary of the occupation of the Palestinian Territories in June, they will make representations to the government of Israel about the return of those territories.
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask Her Majesty’s Government what studies have been made of the impact of the provisions of the 8th Company Law Directive on the competitive position of the City of London.
Lord James of Blackheath to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the processes of financial control and budgetary reporting within the National Health Service.
Lord Hoyle to ask Her Majesty’s Government what conclusions they have drawn from the acquittal of Colonel Jorge Mendonca.
†Lord Morris of Aberavon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the state of military housing.
†Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the main issues under consideration in relation to the provision of coastal access.
†Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to eradicate contemporary slavery.
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Questions for Written Answer
Tabled on 22 February and due for answer on 8 March.
Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made in the last 12 months to the World Bank in respect of the allegations of bribery and fraud within that institution; and whether they intend to make any further representations on these matters. HL2204
Duke of Montrose to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have identified any other countries with H5N1 avian flu infections with a sufficiently similar gene nucleotide sequence to suggest that they might have a link to the outbreaks in Hungary and Suffolk. HL2205
Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many looked-after children abscond or disappear from their placements every year; what proportion of them are found again within six months; and what preventative action they are taking. HL2206
Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures are being taken to ensure stringent inspection of internal European Union traded poultry; and whether the other 26 European Union member states have sufficient resources in place to ensure the efficiency of this inspection. HL2207
Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the new European Union accession countries have as rigorous a wild bird population testing regime as the United Kingdom; and, if not, whether they will propose that a uniform European Union standard is put in place. HL2208
Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will seek financial assistance from the European Union in the event that the avian flu outbreak causes serious damage to the poultry market. HL2209
Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what lessons have been learnt from the recent avian flu outbreak at Bernard Matthews on the way in which the slaughter of such large flocks was undertaken. HL2210
Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their investigation into the recent avian flu outbreak at Bernard Matthews has considered movements made by employees and their families between England and Hungary. HL2211
Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions took place between the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Department of Health and the Food Standards Agency following the outbreak of avian flu at the Bernard Matthews plant. HL2212
Lord Garden to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by the Lord President on 21 February (HL Deb, col 1084), when the government of Australia was consulted over the plans for United Kingdom forces drawdown in Iraq. HL2213
Lord Garden to ask Her Majesty’s Government what changes coalition partners in the Multi National Division (South East) Iraq have announced to their deployments in the light of the United Kingdom announcement of a prospective drawdown in force levels. HL2214
Lord Luke to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the comments made by Frank Dick, the former head of British Athletics, reported in the Evening Standard on 10 December 2006, on changes which need to be made to UK Athletics before the London Olympics in 2012.
HL2215
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Mecca peace and national unity accord, in particular the willingness by President Abbas to include the 2002 peace talks and previous agreements signed between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation.
HL2216
Baroness Wilcox to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take action to reverse the decision not to fit toilet retention tanks during the current refurbishment of First Great Western high-speed train rolling stock. HL2217
Baroness Wilcox to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the comments by Lord Davies of Oldham on 5 December 2006 (HL Deb, col 1054) that the Government expect all rolling stock to be fitted with toilet retention tanks by 2020, whether the decision of First Great Western not to do so during the current refurbishment of its high-speed train stock will mean that this target will be missed.
HL2218
Baroness Wilcox to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the fitting of toilet retention tanks on high-speed train rolling stock was part of the recent franchise agreement with First Great Western.
HL2219
Baroness Wilcox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the estimated 13 per cent of rolling stock not fitted with toilet retention tanks is operated by First Great Western. HL2220
Baroness Wilcox to ask Her Majesty’s Government which train operating companies that operate high-speed train rolling stock have fitted toilet retention tanks to their vehicles. HL2221
Baroness Wilcox to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the code of practice adopted by the rail industry in 1996 that all new rolling stock would be fitted with toilet retention tanks applied to vehicles undergoing refurbishment. HL2222
Baroness Masham of Ilton to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many virology patients will no longer have continence products delivered to their home under the Department of Health’s proposed reform of services relating to Part IX of the Drug Tariff in the event that the reform is implemented.
HL2223
Lord Craig of Radley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implementation and effectiveness of the compensation scheme arrangements in the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004 since these were introduced in 2005. HL2224
Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish their evaluation of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc.) Act 2004 section 9 pilot scheme. HL2225
Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have considered alternatives to the provisions in section 9 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc.) Act 2004. HL2226
Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many families have been returned as a direct result of the implementation of section 9 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc.) Act 2004. HL2227
Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many families have disappeared in the areas covered by section 9 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc.) Act 2004. HL2228
Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many families have been supported in the section 9 Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc.) Act 2004 pilot areas following a human rights assessment. HL2229
Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children have been taken into care as a result of section 9 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc.) Act 2004. HL2230
Baroness Quin to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 30 January (WA 36), what action they have taken, or propose to take, to monitor the spending of the £17 million capital provision for dual x-ray absorptiometer (DXA) scanning equipment to ensure it is used for this purpose. HL2231
Baroness Quin to ask Her Majesty’s Government what information they hold on the number, and geographical location, of primary care trusts in England which routinely offer dual x-ray absorptiometer (DXA) bone scans to women patients when they reach the age of 60. HL2232
Baroness Quin to ask Her Majesty’s Government what information or statistics they hold about the percentage of car traffic in urban areas in England in the morning rush hour which is school-related.
HL2233
Baroness Hanham to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether green mortgages are currently available. HL2234
Baroness Hanham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their definition of a green mortgage.
HL2235
Baroness Hanham to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, and if so how, the availability of a green mortgage would be linked to an energy efficiency certificate. HL2236
Baroness Hanham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what impact their decision to reduce the eligible rent levels for housing benefit by 14.5 per cent in London will have on councils’ ability to provide housing for homeless families. HL2237
Lord de Mauley to ask Her Majesty’s Government why there was a delay in the ministerial decisions following the planning inquiries in respect of Canatxx and Byley. HL2238
Lord Willoughby de Broke to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether United Kingdom border controls to prevent the importation of rabies will be weakened by European Union animal movement regulations; and whether they intend to ask for an extension of the current derogation. HL2239
Lord Willoughby de Broke to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they support the European Union ban on the use of strychnine to control moles; and, if so, what more humane and effective alternatives they recommend. HL2240
Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance they have provided to families whose homes were destroyed in the Azad Kashmir earthquake; and whether they have made an assessment of (a) what proportion of the families whose homes were destroyed have been re-housed in new permanent structures; (b) the number of families sharing accommodation; (c) the number living in temporary structures; (d) the number living in tents; and (e) the number of families who have left Azad Kashmir. HL2241
Lord Hunt of Chesterton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made an assessment of the likely impact of the Environmental Noise Directive on effective coordination with local and regional development and transport plans; and what resources they will make available for local and regional implementation of action on noise. HL2242
Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the fact that the new Chairman of English Heritage will work 90 days per annum for £45,000 rather than three days per week for £54,000 per annum represents any downgrading of the role. HL2243
Lord Colwyn to ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the size of the market share of suppliers based in the Channel Islands in the food supplements and herbal remedies mail order sector in 1996 and 2006 respectively. HL2244
Lord Colwyn to ask Her Majesty’s Government what powers are available to the Food Standards Agency to control the marketing by companies based in the Channel islands to United Kingdom mainland consumers of food supplements containing ingredients which are banned for sale in the United Kingdom; and what steps they will take to address this issue. HL2245
Lord Colwyn to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recently published consultation paper from the government of Guernsey in relation to the regulation of medicines; whether they will respond to that consultation; and whether they will request that the Guernsey authorities end the trade in marketing unlicensed medicines to United Kingdom mainland consumers. HL2246
Lord Colwyn to ask Her Majesty’s Government what resources the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and the Food Standards Agency have available to deploy in relation to the export to United Kingdom mainland consumers of unlicensed medicines and illegal food supplements by companies based in the Channel Islands; and whether they have proposals to strengthen the level of enforcement action by those agencies. HL2247
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government when the 10th Division of the Iraqi Army will be fully operational; and when they will transfer operational command of the division to Iraqi Ground Forces Command. HL2248
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government which Iraqi provinces have to date received a Transitional Readiness Assessment grade of Level 2. HL2249
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made an assessment of the likely date by which Basra can be handed over to Iraqi Provincial Control. HL2250
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment the Ministry of Defence has made of the implications of the transition to Provincial Iraqi Control for United Kingdom troop numbers in theatre. HL2251
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the Basra Provincial Reconstruction Team’s budget; which countries are contributing to this budget; and what proportion of funding is provided by the United Kingdom. HL2252
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government how the Provincial Reconstruction Team’s baseline assessment of Basra was produced; and what criteria it uses to monitor progress in Basra.
HL2253
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Questions unanswered after 14 days
The questions asked on the dates shown in bold were due for answer by the dates in brackets
The Government department responsible for answering each Question is shown in square brackets.
8 January (22 January)
HL1093 Lord Avebury [HO]
HL1139 Lord Hanningfield [DoH]
9 January (23 January)
HL1208 Lord Hylton [HO]
11 January (25 January)
HL1287 Lord Roberts of Llandudno [HO]
HL1311 Lord Hanningfield [DCLG]
15 January (29 January)
HL1343 Lord Laird [NIO]
16 January (30 January)
HL1355 Lord Lipsey [DoH]
HL1365 Lord Avebury [HO]
HL1392 Countess of Mar [DoH]
17 January (31 January)
HL1420 Lord Goodlad [DoH]
18 January (1 February)
HL1489 Lord Maginnis of Drumglass [NIO]
HL1503 Lord Ouseley [DoH]
HL1521 Baroness Quin [HO]
22 January (5 February)
HL1541 Lord Avebury [HO]
HL1561 Lord Roberts of Llandudno [DfES]
HL1567 Lord Morris of Manchester [DoH]
HL1568 Lord Alton of Liverpool [HO]
24 January (7 February)
HL1621 Lord Alton of Liverpool [HO]
HL1623 Viscount Falkland [DoH]
26 January (9 February)
HL1680 Lord Maginnis of Drumglass [NIO]
HL1681 Lord Maginnis of Drumglass [NIO]
29 January (12 February)
HL1699 Lord Avebury [HO]
HL1709 Baroness Hollis of Heigham [DWP]
HL1716 Lord Astor of Hever [DEFRA]
HL1720 Lord Luke [DCMS]
HL1727 Lord Hanningfield [DoH]
HL1729 Lord Carlile of Berriew [HO]
HL1730 Lord Carlile of Berriew [HO]
HL1731 Lord Carlile of Berriew [HO]
HL1732 Lord Carlile of Berriew [HO]
HL1733 Lord Carlile of Berriew [HO]
HL1734 Lord Carlile of Berriew [HO]
30 January (13 February)
HL1753 Lord Maginnis of Drumglass [NIO]
HL1759 Lord Astor of Hever [MoD]
HL1760 Lord Astor of Hever [MoD]
HL1761 Lord Astor of Hever [MoD]
HL1762 Lord Carlile of Berriew [HO]
HL1763 Lord Carlile of Berriew [HO]
HL1764 Lord Carlile of Berriew [HO]
HL1765 Lord Carlile of Berriew [HO]
HL1766 Lord Carlile of Berriew [HO]
HL1767 Lord Carlile of Berriew [HO]
HL1771 Lord Dykes [DTI]
HL1783 Lord Hanningfield [HO]
HL1784 Lord Hanningfield [HO]
31 January (14 February)
HL1805 Lord Astor of Hever [MoD]
HL1824 Baroness Park of Monmouth [FCO]
HL1825 Baroness Park of Monmouth [HO]
HL1828 Lord Campbell-Savours [DfES]
HL1829 Lord Campbell-Savours [DfES]
HL1830 Lord Campbell-Savours [DfES]
1 February (15 February)
HL1852 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
HL1853 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
HL1856 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
HL1858 Lord Hanningfield [DfT]
5 February (19 February)
HL1876 Lord Morris of Manchester [MoD]
HL1877 Lord Morris of Manchester [MoD]
HL1878 Lord Morris of Manchester [MoD]
HL1890 Lord Dubs [NIO]
HL1891 Lord Dubs [NIO]
HL1894 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
HL1895 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
HL1896 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
HL1897 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
6 February (20 February)
HL1910 Baroness Howe of Idlicote [DoH]
HL1911 Baroness Howe of Idlicote [DoH]
HL1919 Lord Avebury [HO]
HL1921 Lord Alton of Liverpool [DfES]
HL1936 Baroness Byford [DoH]
HL1948 Lord Hayhoe [DoH]
HL1949 Lord Bradshaw [DfT]
7 February (21 February)
HL1963 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay [DoH]
HL1964 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay [DoH]
HL1965 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay [DoH]
HL1967 Lord Hylton [HO]
HL1968 Lord Hylton [HO]
HL1969 Lord Hylton [HO]
HL1990 Lord Hanningfield [DoH]
HL1991 Lord Hanningfield [CO]
8 February (22 February)
HL2002 Baroness Stern [HO]
HL2003 Lord James of Blackheath [DoH]
HL2005 Countess of Mar [DoH]
HL2006 Countess of Mar [DoH]
HL2017 Lord Tebbit [NIO]
HL2018 Lord Tebbit [HO]
HL2028 Lord Hanningfield [DWP]
HL2029 Lord Hanningfield [DWP]
HL2030 Lord Hanningfield [DWP]
HL2031 Lord Hanningfield [DWP]
HL2032 Lord Hanningfield [DWP]
HL2036 Earl of Sandwich [HO]
HL2037 Earl of Sandwich [HO]
Number of questions allocated to each department which are unanswered after 14 days.
| [CO] 1
| [DCLG] 1
| [DCMS] 1
| [DEFRA] 1
| [DfES] 5
| [DfT] 2 |
| [DoH] 19
| [DTI] 1
| [DWP] 6
| [FCO] 1
| [HO] 39
| [MoD] 7 |
| [NIO] 8
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Bills in Progress
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| Type of Bill
| To be considered |
| Waiting for Second Reading
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| Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) (Money Bill—21 February)
| Government
| 5 March |
| Income Tax (Money Bill—21 February)
| Government
| |
| Palliative Care [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 23 February |
| European Union (Implications of Withdrawal) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Interception of Communications (Admissibility of Evidence) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 16 March |
| Bailiffs (Licensing) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Corruption [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 16 March |
| Energy Efficiency and Microgeneration [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 23 February |
| Victims of Overseas Terrorism [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Piped Music etc. (Hospitals) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) [HL]
| Private
| |
| Parliament (Joint Departments) [HL]
|
| 1 March |
| Fraud (Trials without a Jury)
| Government
| |
| Alcohol Labelling [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information)
| Government
| 28 February |
| Leasehold Information [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Television Advertising (Food) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
|
| |
| Whitehaven Harbour [HL]
| Private
| |
| Committed to a Select Committee
|
| |
| Bournemouth Borough Council [HL]
| Private
| |
| Manchester City Council [HL]
| Private
| |
| Re-committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
|
| |
| Transport for London [HL]
| Private
| 13 March |
| London Local Authorities and Transport for London
| Private
| |
| Committed to a Grand Committee
|
| |
| Welfare Reform
| Government
| |
| Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Justice and Security (Northern Ireland)
| Government
| |
| Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
|
| |
| Legal Services [HL]
| Government
| 6 March |
| Disabled Persons (Independent Living) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| European Union (Information, etc.) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 1 March |
| Public Demonstrations (Repeals) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Serious Crime [HL]
| Government
| 7 March |
| Waiting for Report
|
| |
| Further Education and Training [HL]
| Government
| 27 February |
| Mental Health [HL]
| Government
| 26 February |
| Waiting for Third Reading
|
| |
| London Local Authorities [HL]
| Private
| |
| Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide
| Government
| 28 February |
| Government Spending (Website) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Sent to the Commons
|
| |
| Concessionary Bus Travel [HL]
| Government
| |
| Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress [HL]
| Government
| |
| Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| |
| Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement [HL]
| Government
| |
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Affirmative Instruments in Progress
The Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee has drawn attention to certain instruments in the reports indicated
|
| Merits Committee
| To be considered |
| Waiting for consideration by the Statutory Instruments Committee
|
| |
| Draft Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2, Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2007
|
| 7 March |
| Draft Pension Protection Fund (Pension Compensation Cap) Order 2007
|
| |
| Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Levies) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
|
| |
| Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2007
|
| |
| Draft Gambling Act 2005 (Mandatory and Default Conditions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007
|
| |
| Draft Social Security, Occupational Pension Schemes and Statutory Payments (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2007
|
| |
| Draft Social Security Contributions (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2007
|
| |
| Draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2007
|
| |
| Draft Integration Loans for Refugees and Others Regulations 2007
|
| |
| Draft Representation of the People (England and Wales) and the Representation of the People (Combination of Polls) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
|
| |
| Draft Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2007
|
| |
| Draft Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007
|
| |
| Referred to a Grand Committee and Waiting for consideration by the Statutory Instruments Committee
|
| |
| Draft Renewables Obligation Order 2006 (Amendment) Order 2007
|
| 15 March |
| Decommissioning of Fishing Vessels Scheme 2007
|
| 7 March |
| Draft Electricity (Single Wholesale Market) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
|
| 15 March |
| Referred to a Grand Committee and Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
|
| |
| Draft Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
|
| 27 February |
| Draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
|
| 27 February |
| Draft Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2007
|
| 27 February |
| Draft Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2007
|
| 27 February |
| Draft Policing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
|
| 27 February |
| Draft Smoke-free (Penalties and Discounted Amounts) Regulations 2007
|
| 27 February |
| Draft Smoke-free (Exemptions and Vehicles) Regulations 2007
|
| 27 February |
| Draft Children and Young Persons (Sale of Tobacco etc.) Order 2007
|
| 27 February |
| Draft Environmental Offences (Use of Fixed Penalty Receipts) Regulations 2007
|
| 7 March |
| Draft Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme Order 2007
| 10th Report
| 15 March |
| Draft Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
|
| 15 March |
| Draft Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2007
|
| 7 March |
| Draft Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
|
| 7 March |
| Draft Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2007
|
| 7 March |
| Draft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007
|
| 7 March |
| Draft Docking of Working Dogs’ Tails (England) Regulations 2007
|
| 7 March |
| Draft Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) Regulations 2007
|
| 7 March |
| Draft Welfare of Animals (Miscellaneous Revocations) (England) Regulations 2007
|
| 7 March |
| Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2007
|
| 7 March |
| Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
|
| |
| Draft Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
|
| |
| Draft Taxis (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
|
| |
| Draft Charities (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
|
| |
| Draft Schedule 5 to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (Modification) Order 2007
|
| |
| Draft Part 7 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (Extension to Animal Pathogens) Order 2007
|
| |
| Draft Northern Ireland Policing Board (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
|
| |
| Draft Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (Renewal of Temporary Provisions) Order 2007
|
| |
| Draft Tourist Boards (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2007
|
| |
| Draft Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2007
|
| |
| Draft Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (Continuance in force of sections 1 to 9) Order 2007
| 9th Report
| 5 March |
| Draft Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Modification) Order 2007
|
| |
| Draft Waste (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
|
| 27 February |
| Draft Budget (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
|
| 27 February |
| Draft Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Anti-social Behaviour Order Functions) (England) Order 2007
| 8th Report
| 26 February |
| Draft Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Loss of Capacity during Research Project) (England) Regulations 2007
|
| 27 February |
| Draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2007
|
| 27 February |
| Draft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2007
|
| 27 February |
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Negative Instruments
Instruments reported by the Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee
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| Praying time expires
| To be considered |
| 6th Report
|
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| Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (EEA Passport Rights) (Amendment) Regulations 2006
| 24 February
| |
| Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Recognition Requirements for Investment Exchanges and Clearing Houses) (Amendment) Regulations 2006
| 24 February
| |
| Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Disclosure of Confidential Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2006
| 25 February
| |
| Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Appointed Representatives) (Amendment) Regulations 2006
| 25 February
| |
| 8th Report
|
| |
| Draft School Admissions Code
| 26 February
| |
| 9th Report
|
| |
| Education (New Secondary School Proposals) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
| 9 March
| |
| Work at Height (Amendment) Regulations 2007
| 16 March
| |
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Regulatory Reform Orders in Progress
The Regulatory Reform Committee has reported on Orders in the reports indicated
|
| Regulatory Reform
Committee
| To be considered |
| Proposals reported following first-stage scrutiny by the Regulatory Reform Committee
|
| |
| Draft Regulatory Reform (Public Service Vehicles) Order 2005
| 14th Report
| |
| Draft Regulatory Reform (Game) Order 2007
| 5th Report
| |
| Draft Regulatory Reform (Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) Order 2006
| 5th Report
| |
| Draft Regulatory Reform (Collaboration etc. between Ombudsmen) Order 2007
| 5th Report
| |
| Draft Regulatory Reform (Deer) (England and Wales) Order 2007
| 5th Report
| |
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Committees
Unless otherwise indicated, Committees meet in the Lords’ rooms in the Committee Corridor as indicated in the daily broadsheet
| Monday 26 February
|
| |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee B Internal Market
| 4.00pm |
| Human Rights
| Joint Committee
| 4.00pm |
| Tuesday 27 February
|
| |
| European Union
| Sub Committee A Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade
| 10.30am |
| Science and Technology
| Sub-Committee I Allergy
| 11.00am |
| Economic Affairs
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| Merits of Statutory Instruments
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| Regulators
| Select Committee
| 4.00pm |
| European Union
| Select Committee
| 4.15pm |
| Wednesday 28 February
|
| |
| Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee D Environment and Agriculture
| 10.30am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee F Home Affairs
| 10.30am |
| Science and Technology
| Select Committee
| 2.15pm |
| Science and Technology
| Sub-Committee II Personal Internet Security
| 3.30pm |
| Statutory Instruments
| Joint Committee
| 4.00pm |
| Thursday 1 March
|
| |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee G Social and Consumer Affairs
| 9.30am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee C Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy
| 10.30am |
| Tuesday 6 March
|
| |
| House Committee
| Domestic Committee
| 4.00pm |
| Wednesday 7 March
|
| |
| Constitution Committee
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee E Law and Institutions
| 4.15pm |
| Tuesday 13 March
|
| |
| Transport for London Bill [HL]
| Unopposed Bill Committee
| 10.30am |
| Wednesday 14 March
|
| |
| Refreshment Committee
| Domestic Committee
| 4.15pm
in Committee Room G |
| Wednesday 21 March
|
| |
| Information Committee
| Domestic Committee
| 4.15pm |
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Minutes of Proceedings of Thursday 22 February 2007
The House met at 11.00am
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Coventry
Public Business
1 Care homes: abuse A question was asked by Lord Ashley of Stoke and answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath.
2 Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 A question was asked by Lord Greaves and answered by Lord Rooker.
3 Health: sports medicine A question was asked by Lord Addington and answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath.
4 Avian flu A question was asked by Lord Dykes and answered by Lord Rooker.
5 Business of the House Lord Rooker, on behalf of the Lord President (Baroness Amos), moved that the debate on the motion in the name of Lord Hurd of Westwell set down for today shall be limited to 5 hours. The motion was agreed to.
6 Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2007
7 Docking of Working Dogs’ Tails (England) Regulations 2007
8 Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) Regulations 2007
9 Welfare of Animals (Miscellaneous Revocations) (England) Regulations 2007
10 Decommissioning of Fishing Vessels Scheme 2007
11 Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007
12 Environmental Offences (Use of Fixed Penalty Receipts) Regulations 2007
13 Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2007
14 Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
15 Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2007
16 Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme Order 2007
17 Renewables Obligation Order 2006 (Amendment) Order 2007
18 Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
19 Electricity (Single Wholesale Market) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007
Lord Rooker, on behalf of the Lord President (Baroness Amos), moved that the draft instruments be referred to a Grand Committee en bloc. The motion was agreed to.
20 Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Lord Rooker moved that it be an instruction to the Grand Committee to which the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order:
Clauses 1 to 8
Schedule 1
Clause 9
Schedule 2
Clauses 10 to 23
Schedule 3
Clauses 24 to 37
Schedule 4
| Clauses 38 to 42
Schedule 5
Clauses 43 to 46
Schedule 6
Clauses 47 and 48
Schedule 7
Clauses 49 to 52. |
The motion was agreed to.
21 Iraq (5-hour debate) Lord Hurd of Westwell moved for papers relating to the issues which Her Majesty’s Government face in Iraq. After debate, the motion was withdrawn.
22 Pensions: occupational schemes Lord McKenzie of Luton repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.
23 Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating and National Insurance Funds Payments) Order 2007 Lord Davies of Oldham moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 24 January be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to.
24 Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2007 Lord Davies of Oldham moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 30 January be approved. The motion was agreed to.
25 Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2007 Lord Davies of Oldham moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 30 January be approved. The motion was agreed to.
26 Child Benefit Up-rating Order 2007 Lord Davies of Oldham moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 30 January be approved. The motion was agreed to.
27 Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 Lord Davies of Oldham moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 30 January be approved. The motion was agreed to.
The House adjourned at 5.33pm until Friday 23 February at 11.00am.
Paul Hayter
Clerk of the Parliaments
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Papers
All statutory instruments laid before the House are accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum presented by command of Her Majesty, unless otherwise indicated.
Instrument Withdrawn
The following instrument, laid before the House on 19 February, was withdrawn:
Draft Gambling Act 2005 (Mandatory and Default Conditions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007, laid under the Gambling Act 2005.
Affirmative Instrument
The following instrument was laid before the House for approval by resolution:
Draft Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007, laid under the Local Government Act 2000.
Negative Instruments
The following instruments were laid before the House:
1 Competition Commission (Water Industry) Penalties Order 2007, laid under the Water Industry Act 1991. (461)
2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2007, laid under the European Communities Act 1972. (465)
3 Vehicle and Operator Services Agency Trading Fund (Maximum Borrowing) Order 2007, laid under the Government Trading Funds Act 1973. (468)
4 Draft Code of Practice for the Mental Capacity Act 2005, laid under the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
Papers not subject to parliamentary proceedings
The following papers were laid before the House:
1 (1) Report and Accounts for 2002-03 of the National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland
(2) Report and Accounts for 2003-04 of the National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland
(3) Report and Accounts for 2004-05 of the National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland
laid under the Northern Ireland Act 2000.
2 Report for 2005-06 of the English Marketing Advisory Board, laid under the Development of Tourism Act 1969.
ISBN 9780 108050497
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