Table of Contents for
Thursday 22 May 2008

Volume No. 701Part No. 98

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Following the Table of Contents is a more detailed list which gives subject headings, timelines and names of speakers

House of Lords

Royal Assent

Rainforests

Armed Forces: Pensions

Economy: Cost of Living

Iran: Baha'i Community

Hereditary Peers’ By-election

Business of the House: Debates Today

Parliamentary Constituencies (Northern Ireland) Order 2008

Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2008

Building Societies (Financial Assistance) Order 2008

Building Societies Act 1986 (Accounts, Audit and EEA State Amendments) Order 2008

Cash Ratio Deposits (Value Bands and Ratios) Order 2008

Land Registration (Network Access) Rules 2008

Compensation (Claims Management Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Economy: Enterprise, Taxation and Manufacturing

Armed Forces: Reserves

Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008

Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2008

Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2008

Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Grand Committee

Health and Social Care Bill

Written Statements

Armed Forces: Pay Review Body

Claims Management Regulation: Annual Review

Companies Act 2006

Employment: Agency Workers

Employment: Older People

First World War Armistice: 90th Anniversary

Nuclear Energy: Plutonium and Uranium Stocks

Railways: South Central

Schools: Admissions

UK Intellectual Property Office: Performance Targets

Written Answers

Agriculture: Sheep

Arts Council

Belarus: Religious Freedom

Bloody Sunday: Saville Inquiry

Climate Change: Rainforests

Courts: Young Witnesses

Crime: Computer Misuse and Data Protection

Croatia: EU Partnership

Elections: Security of Ballots

Embryology

Employment

Energy: Nuclear Material

EU: Food

EU: Parliamentary Scrutiny

European Communities (Finance) Act

Food: Salt

Health: Cord Blood Stem Cells

Health: Prescribing and Dispensing

Heritage Lottery Fund: Archive Collections

House of Lords: Mileage Allowance

Iraq: Turkish Bombing

Israel and Palestine

Israel and Palestine: Gaza

Israel: EU Membership

Lebanon: Taif Conference

Licensing: Live Music

Local Government: Leisure Facilities

Pakistan: Religious Minorities

Prisons: Chaplains

Questions for Written Answer: Guidance to Civil Servants

Questions for Written Answer: Late Answers

Regulatory Bodies

UK Trade and Investment: Defence and Security Organisation

Vietnam

Waste Management: Food



This Table of Contents lists subject headings, timelines and
names of speakers in the Lords Hansard text for
Thursday 22 May 2008

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House of Lords [22 May 2008]

Royal Assent

The Lord Speaker (Baroness Hayman):

Rainforests [22 May 2008]

11.06 am

Lord Eden of Winton

Baroness Crawley:

Lord Eden of Winton:

Baroness Crawley:

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Lord Hunt of Chesterton:

Baroness Crawley:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Baroness Crawley:

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer:

Baroness Crawley:

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Lord Howell of Guildford:

Baroness Crawley:

Baroness Walmsley:

Baroness Crawley:

Armed Forces: Pensions [22 May 2008]

11.14 am

Lord Morris of Manchester

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

Lord Morris of Manchester:

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

Lord Craig of Radley:

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

Lord Henley:

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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

Lord Thomas of Gresford:

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

Viscount Slim:

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

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Economy: Cost of Living [22 May 2008]

11.23 am

Lord Hamilton of Epsom

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Lord Hamilton of Epsom:

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Lord Harrison:

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Lord Addington:

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Lord Davies of Oldham:

Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes:

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Noble Lords:

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Lord Skelmersdale:

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Lord Howard of Rising:

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Lord Davies of Oldham:

Iran: Baha'i Community [22 May 2008]

11.30 am

Lord Avebury

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

Lord Avebury:

Lord Malloch-Brown:

The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford:

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Lord Malloch-Brown:

Lord Howell of Guildford:

Lord Malloch-Brown:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Malloch-Brown:

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Lord Roberts of Llandudno:

Lord Malloch-Brown:

Hereditary Peers’ By-election

11.37 am

The Clerk of the Parliaments:

Business of the House: Debates Today [22 May 2008]

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

Parliamentary Constituencies (Northern Ireland) Order 2008

Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

11.38 am

Lord Davies of Oldham:

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Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2008

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Building Societies (Financial Assistance) Order 2008

Building Societies Act 1986 (Accounts, Audit and EEA State Amendments) Order 2008

Cash Ratio Deposits (Value Bands and Ratios) Order 2008

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Land Registration (Network Access) Rules 2008

Compensation (Claims Management Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

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

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Economy: Enterprise, Taxation and Manufacturing [22 May 2008]

11.39 am

Lord MacLaurin of Knebworth

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11.55 am

Lord Bhattacharyya:

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12.06 pm

Lord Cope of Berkeley:

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12.16 pm

Lord Bilimoria:

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12.27 pm

Baroness Buscombe:

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12.35 pm

Lord Sheikh:

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12.45 pm

Lord Astor of Hever:

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12.54 pm

Lord Cotter:

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1.05 pm

Baroness Wilcox:

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A noble Lord:

Baroness Wilcox:

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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Baroness Vadera):

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1.30 pm

Lord MacLaurin of Knebworth:

Armed Forces: Reserves [22 May 2008]

1.31 pm

Lord Freeman

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1.46 pm

Lord Hoyle:

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1.53 pm

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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2.02 pm

Lord Craig of Radley:

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2.10 pm

Lord King of Bridgwater:

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2.21 pm

Lord Clarke of Hampstead:

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2.28 pm

Lord Fowler:

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2.38 pm

Baroness Park of Monmouth:

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2.45 pm

Viscount Brookeborough:

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2.57 pm

Lord Glenarthur:

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Lord Bassam of Brighton:

Lord Glenarthur:

3.10 pm

Lord Crathorne:

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3.19 pm

The Duke of Montrose:

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3.28 pm

Lord Graham of Edmonton:

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3.36 pm

Viscount Trenchard:

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3.46 pm

Earl Attlee:

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3.57 pm

Lord Addington:

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4.06 pm

Lord Astor of Hever:

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Lord Graham of Edmonton:

Lord Astor of Hever:

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4.16 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Baroness Taylor of Bolton):

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Lord Freeman:

Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008

4.38 pm

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope

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5 pm

Lord Low of Dalston:

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Baroness Thomas of Winchester:

5.15 pm

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Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

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

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5.30 pm

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope:

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Lord McKenzie of Luton:

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Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope:

Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2008

Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2008

Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2008

5.45 pm

Lord Campbell-Savours

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Baroness Hamwee:

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6 pm

Lord Dixon-Smith:

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Lord Bassam of Brighton:

Lord Campbell-Savours:

Lord Bassam of Brighton:

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6.30 pm

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Lord Campbell-Savours:

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Grand Committee [22 May 2008]

Health and Social Care Bill

Earl Howe

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff:

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Baroness Thornton:

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Lord Walton of Detchant:

Baroness Thornton:

Earl Howe:

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12.15 pm

Baroness Tonge

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff:

Baroness Tonge:

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Earl Howe:

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Lord Walton of Detchant:

Baroness Masham of Ilton:

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12.30 pm

Baroness Howarth of Breckland:

Lord Walton of Detchant:

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff:

Baroness Thornton:

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Baroness Tonge:

Baroness Thornton:

Baroness Masham of Ilton:

Baroness Thornton:

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Baroness Tonge:

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12.45 pm

Baroness Tonge

Baroness Thornton:

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Baroness Tonge:

Baroness Thornton

1 pm

Baroness Murphy

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Baroness Thornton

Baroness Murphy

Baroness Thornton:

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Baroness Murphy:

Baroness Barker:

The Deputy Chairman of Committees:

Baroness Barker:

Baroness Thornton:

Earl Howe

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Baroness Barker:

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff:

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Baroness Howarth of Breckland:

1.15 pm

Baroness Thornton:

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Earl Howe:

Earl Howe

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Baroness Finlay of Llandaff:

Baroness Thornton:

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Earl Howe:

1.30 pm

Earl Howe:

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Baroness Howarth of Breckland:

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Baroness Cumberlege:

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1.45 pm

Baroness Murphy:

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Baroness Finlay of Llandaff:

Baroness Thornton:

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2 pm

Earl Howe:

Baroness Barker

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Baroness Thornton:

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff:

Baroness Thornton:

Baroness Barker:

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Baroness Thornton

Earl Howe:

Baroness Thornton:

Baroness Thornton

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2.15 pm

Baroness Barker

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Baroness Cumberlege:

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Baroness Thornton:

Baroness Barker:

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Baroness Thornton:

Baroness Thornton

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Lord Low of Dalston:

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2.45 pm

Baroness Murphy:

Baroness Barker:

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Baroness Masham of Ilton:

Baroness Howarth of Breckland:

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Earl Howe:

Baroness Thornton:

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Baroness Masham of Ilton:

Baroness Thornton:

Baroness Masham of Ilton:

Baroness Thornton:

3 pm

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

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Baroness Masham of Ilton:

Baroness Thornton:

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Baroness Finlay of Llandaff:

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Baroness Campbell of Surbiton

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3.15 pm

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Lord Low of Dalston:

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Lord Walton of Detchant:

3.30 pm

Baroness Howarth of Breckland:

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Baroness Finlay of Llandaff:

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Baroness Thornton:

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Baroness Barker:

Baroness Thornton:

Lord Low of Dalston:

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Baroness Thornton:

Baroness Campbell of Surbiton:

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3.45 pm

Baroness Barker:

Baroness Thornton:

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Baroness Barker:

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Earl Howe

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4 pm

Baroness Thornton:

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Earl Howe:

Baroness Thornton

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Baroness Thornton

Baroness Thornton

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

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Baroness Thornton:

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff:

Baroness Thornton

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Baroness Thornton

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Written Statements [22 May 2008]

Armed Forces: Pay Review Body [22 May 2008]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Baroness Taylor of Bolton):

Claims Management Regulation: Annual Review [22 May 2008]

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

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Companies Act 2006 [22 May 2008]

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

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Employment: Agency Workers [22 May 2008]

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

Employment: Older People [22 May 2008]

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

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First World War Armistice: 90th Anniversary [22 May 2008]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Baroness Taylor of Bolton):

Nuclear Energy: Plutonium and Uranium Stocks [22 May 2008]

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

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Railways: South Central [22 May 2008]

Lord Bassam of Brighton:

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Schools: Admissions [22 May 2008]

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

UK Intellectual Property Office: Performance Targets [22 May 2008]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (Baroness Morgan of Drefelin):

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Column: WA205

Written Answers [22 May 2008]

Agriculture: Sheep [22 May 2008]

Lord Vinson:

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

Lord Vinson

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

Lord Vinson

Lord Rooker:

Arts Council [22 May 2008]

Lord Lester of Herne Hill

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Belarus: Religious Freedom [22 May 2008]

Lord Hylton

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

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Lord Hylton

Lord Malloch-Brown:

Bloody Sunday: Saville Inquiry [22 May 2008]

Lord Laird

Lord Rooker:

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Climate Change: Rainforests [22 May 2008]

Lord Eden of Winton

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

Courts: Young Witnesses [22 May 2008]

The Earl of Dundee

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

Crime: Computer Misuse and Data Protection [22 May 2008]

The Earl of Northesk

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

Croatia: EU Partnership [22 May 2008]

The Earl of Dundee

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

The Earl of Dundee

Lord Malloch-Brown:

The Earl of Dundee

Lord Malloch-Brown:

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Elections: Security of Ballots [22 May 2008]

Lord Norton of Louth

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

Embryology [22 May 2008]

Lord Alton of Liverpool

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

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Employment [22 May 2008]

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Baroness Vadera):

Column: WA213

Energy: Nuclear Material [22 May 2008]

Lord Vinson

Lord Bach:

EU: Food [22 May 2008]

Lord Willoughby de Broke

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

EU: Parliamentary Scrutiny [22 May 2008]

Lord Willoughby de Broke

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

Column: WA214

European Communities (Finance) Act [22 May 2008]

Lord Burnett

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Food: Salt [22 May 2008]

Baroness Masham of Ilton

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

Column: WA215

Health: Cord Blood Stem Cells [22 May 2008]

Baroness Tonge

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

Baroness Tonge

Lord Darzi of Denham:

Health: Prescribing and Dispensing [22 May 2008]

Baroness Cumberlege

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

Heritage Lottery Fund: Archive Collections [22 May 2008]

Lord Astor of Hever

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Column: WA216

House of Lords: Mileage Allowance [22 May 2008]

Lord Trefgarne

The Chairman of Committees (Lord Brabazon of Tara):

Iraq: Turkish Bombing [22 May 2008]

Lord Hylton

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

Column: WA219

Israel and Palestine [22 May 2008]

Lord Dykes

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

Israel and Palestine: Gaza [22 May 2008]

Baroness Tonge

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

Israel: EU Membership [22 May 2008]

Baroness Northover

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

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Lebanon: Taif Conference [22 May 2008]

Lord Hylton

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

Licensing: Live Music [22 May 2008]

Lord Colwyn

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Local Government: Leisure Facilities [22 May 2008]

Lord Clement-Jones

Lord Davies of Oldham:

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Lord Clement-Jones

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Pakistan: Religious Minorities [22 May 2008]

Lord Avebury

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

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Prisons: Chaplains [22 May 2008]

Lord Avebury

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

Questions for Written Answer: Guidance to Civil Servants [22 May 2008]

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

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

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Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

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

Questions for Written Answer: Late Answers [22 May 2008]

Lord Tebbit

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

Regulatory Bodies [22 May 2008]

Lord Soley

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Baroness Vadera):

Column: WA224

UK Trade and Investment: Defence and Security Organisation [22 May 2008]

Lord Astor of Hever

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

Lord Astor of Hever

Lord Jones of Birmingham:

Vietnam [22 May 2008]

Lord Avebury

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

Waste Management: Food [22 May 2008]

Lord Dykes

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



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