Monday 21 January 2008 at 2.30pm
*Oral questions, 30 minutes
*Lord Fowler to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to help refugees from the conflict in Iraq.
*Lord Walton of Detchant to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will promote, through the National Blood Service, clinical trials of the Prion Capture (P-CAPT) Filter to assess the value of this device in the prevention of transfusion-induced Variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease (vCJD).
*Lord James of Blackheath to ask Her Majesty’s Government what value of loans they have extended under the new Integration Loans for Refugees; and what steps they are intending to take with regard to any arrears or defaulting payments.
*Lord Campbell of Alloway to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will reconsider the allocations for three years to the Ministry of Defence, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development rising from £5.4 to £7.9 billion to alleviate concern as to the availability of requisite funding for the armed forces and counter-terrorism.
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] Report (day 2) [Lord Darzi of Denham]
Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest assessment of the arrangements for preserving Government archives and preparing official histories. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm
Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [HL] Committee [Lord Jones of Birmingham] 2nd Report from the Delegated Powers Committee
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Future Business
Tuesday 22 January at 2.30pm
*Lord Roberts of Conwy to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they propose to change the relationship between the Bank of England and HM Treasury.
*Lord Steel of Aikwood to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take immediate steps to provide a statutory basis for the House of Lords Appointments Commission that would empower it to take decisions on the size, balance and composition of the House.
*Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to raise the duty-free personal travel allowance from £145.
†*Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the recent report by Ofsted on the teaching of geography in schools.
Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Second Reading [Lord Hunt of Kings Heath]
Lord Alderdice to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they support moves towards developing an inclusive semi-permanent conference to address the problems of the Middle East.
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm
Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Downloading and Retention of Data) Regulations 2008 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Bassam of Brighton] 4th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2007 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Davies of Oldham] 6th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Electricity and Gas (Carbon Emissions Reduction) Order 2008 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Rooker] 5th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 (Amnesty Period) Order 2008 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Rooker] 6th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee
Wednesday 23 January at 3.00pm
Prayers will have been read
*Lady Saltoun of Abernethy to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the names of the organisations or individuals to whom licences have been issued during the last 18 months by Natural England to release grey squirrels into the wild; and whether the locations of the releases were on Forestry Commission or privately owned land.
*Lord Vinson to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in light of their ambition to reconnect Parliament with the public, whether they will make it a condition of broadcasting licence agreements that broadcasting organisations should state briefly in their main news bulletins the forthcoming day’s business in both Houses of Parliament.
*Lord Giddens to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the likelihood of achieving their target to halve child poverty by 2010 compared with 1999.
Climate Change Bill [HL] Committee (day 6) [Lord Rooker] 2nd Report from the Delegated Powers Committee
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) Order 2008 Lord West of Spithead to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 17 December 2007 be approved. 6th Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee (Dinner break business)
It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill will continue at 3.45pm in the Moses Room
Thursday 24 January at 11.00am
*Earl of Mar and Kellie to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will conduct future negotiations over Scottish sovereignty with a community development ethos.
*Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will extend the Tier Two Boatmaster’s Licence to include up to three miles offshore for small and local passenger vessels.
*Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many tonnes of dead fish are thrown back into the sea each year under the European Union’s common fisheries policy; and what prospect they see of ending this practice.
Lord Fowler to call attention to the position in Iraq and the lessons to be drawn; and to move for papers.
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to call attention to the role of non-governmental organisations delivering services on behalf of the Government, and related questions of accountability; and to move for papers.
Earl Howe to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their aims in reviewing Part IX of the Drug Tariff, with particular reference to stoma and incontinence products.
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 2.00pm
Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to contribute to the Vienna Forum on the United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (13 to 15 February 2008); and to introduce policies to eliminate the modern-day slave trade in all its forms both at home and abroad. (1 hour)
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they propose to take in view of the absence of a coroners bill in the legislative programme. (1 hour)
Viscount Montgomery of Alamein to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the development of the Central American Integration System. (1 hour)
Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to deal with overcrowding and capacity on railway services. (1 hour)
Monday 28 January at 2.30pm
*Lord Wedderburn of Charlton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice they have given to companies in the private sector on pay increases.
*Baroness Harris of Richmond to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the judgment given by Mr Justice Weir in the case of The Queen v Sean Hoey.
*Lord Redesdale to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they support the proposed cuts in primary healthcare in rural Northumberland.
*Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they continue to support the policy in England to remove all mixed wards in hospitals except for emergency admissions.
European Communities (Finance) Bill Second Reading [Lord Davies of Oldham] (Money Bill)
It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill will continue at 3.30pm in the Moses Room
Tuesday 29 January at 2.30pm
*Lord Smith of Clifton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the cost to date to the Exchequer arising from Metronet going into administration in July 2007.
*Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to invite a larger number of observers from other states to observe the next United Kingdom parliamentary elections to demonstrate that the principle of reciprocity applies to international oversight of election procedures.
*Lord Trefgarne to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the position on the removal of unexploded landmines and other ordnance still lying in the Falkland Islands following the 1982 conflict.
Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill [HL] Report [Lord Davies of Oldham]
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm
Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Committee [Lord McKenzie of Luton] 3rd Report from the Delegated Powers Committee
Wednesday 30 January at 3.00pm
*Lord Ezra to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their long-term policy for electricity generation.
*Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are considering limits on expenditure by political parties during general elections and on publicity and advertising between general elections.
*Baroness Knight of Collingtree to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they will respond to the recent reports about the levels of malnourishment of patients in NHS hospitals.
Local Transport Bill [HL] Third Reading [Lord Bassam of Brighton]
Payments into the Olympic Lottery Distribution Fund etc. Order 2007 Lord Davies of Oldham to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 25 October 2007 be approved. First Report from the Statutory Instruments Committee, First Report from the Merits Committee
Lord Clement-Jones to move, as an amendment to the above motion, at end to insert “but this House calls on Her Majesty’s Government to mitigate the impact of this draft Order through exploration of other funding options and to guarantee that the Arts, heritage, sport, charity and voluntary sectors adversely affected by the draft Order benefit from any increase in land value in the Olympic site following completion of the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games”.
†Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill Second Reading [Lord Bassam of Brighton]
It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill will continue at 3.45pm in the Moses Room and that it will conclude
Thursday 31 January at 11.00am
*Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards meeting the 78 recommendations made in 2002 by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child regarding children’s rights in the United Kingdom.
*Baroness Hanham to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, with regard to the proposals by Southern Rail to withdraw the Gatwick airport service (Watford to Brighton), they have taken into account the three Route Utilisation Strategies which highlighted the dangers of adding extra passengers to the interchange at Clapham Junction.
*Lord Higgins to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in preventing the transport of live horses for slaughter across national boundaries.
Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank to call attention to Her Majesty’s Government’s consultation paper on War powers and treaties (Cm 7239); and to move for papers.
Lord Ramsbotham to call attention to the case for the setting up a Women’s Justice Board; and to move for papers.
It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill will continue at 2.00pm in the Moses Room
Monday 4 February at 2.30pm
*Lord Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the concept of key workers still exists in planning for a possible influenza pandemic.
*Baroness Cumberlege to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their plan to manage post-graduate medical education.
*Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask the Chairman of Committees what arrangements have been made to accommodate Members and staff during the work on 1 and 2 Millbank.
*Lord Geddes to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many game licences were issued in the 12 months prior to their abolition on 1 August 2007.
Children and Young Persons Bill [HL] Report [Lord Adonis]
Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm
Employment Bill [HL] Committee [Lord Jones of Birmingham]
Tuesday 5 February at 2.30pm
*Lord Barnett to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their proposals to try to avoid another Northern Rock-type crisis include the question who should be the lender of last resort.
*Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what changes they are proposing to the law governing the holding of peaceful demonstrations in Parliament Square.
*Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the role of juries in rape trials.
It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill will continue at 3.30pm in the Moses Room
Wednesday 6 February at 3.00pm
*Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the recommendation of INQUEST in its submission on the Review of Restraint that an independent inquiry should be established to examine the wider issues concerning the treatment of children in the youth justice system.
*Lord Rotherwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what impact studies are carried out prior to licences being given for the release of grey squirrels into the wild.
*Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they will respond to the Councillors Commission report Representing the Future.
Lord Blaker to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the prospects for a resolution of the political, economic and human problems in Zimbabwe. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)
It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Employment Bill will continue at 3.45pm in the Moses Room
Thursday 7 February at 11.00am
*Baroness Rawlings to ask Her Majesty’s Government what financial assistance they are providing to the countries in South-East Africa that are affected by the recent flooding.
*Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will release their strategic review of the Blue Badge Scheme.
*Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the report produced by Woodnewton Associates in December 2007, Aviation and Climate Change: Public Opinion and the Scope for Action.
It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill will continue at 2.00pm in the Moses Room and that it will conclude
Monday 18 February at 2.30pm
†*Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to ensure that local authorities act in accordance with the guidance High Hedges Complaints: Prevention and Cure.
†*Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty’s Government whom they propose to consult about the recommendations on prison building in Lord Carter of Coles’s Review of Prisons.
†*Baroness Prosser to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to support the work of the police service in Northern Ireland.
†*Lord Steinberg to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions were held with the government of Portugal on ratification of the European Union Reform Treaty; and whether the Prime Minister or any other Minister made representations against the holding of a referendum.
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Motions for Balloted Debate
Ballot on 5 February for debate on 21 February. Time limit 2½ hours
Lord Harries of Pentregarth to call attention to financial inequality in the United Kingdom; and to move for papers.
Earl of Glasgow to call attention to the opportunities and challenges facing the United Kingdom tourism industry; and to move for papers.
Lord Norton of Louth to call attention to the case for more post-legislative scrutiny by Parliament; and to move for papers.
Lord Tombs to call attention to issues facing the electricity supply industry and to the case for a strategic decision mechanism; and to move for papers.
Lord Harrison to call attention to the British Humanist Association’s reports Quality and Equality: Human Rights, Public Services and Religious Organisations and The Case for Secularism: A Neutral State in an Open Society; and to move for papers.
Baroness Williams of Crosby to call attention to the impact of national tests and league tables on educational achievement; and to move for papers.
Lord Howarth of Newport to call attention to the case for encouraging high-quality architecture in the United Kingdom and for ensuring that design quality is taken into account by local planning authorities; and to move for papers.
Lord Patel to call attention to the recommendations of the Tooke report on modernising medical careers; and to move for papers.
Lord May of Oxford to call attention to the trend in the incidence of HIV/AIDS; and to move for papers.
Baroness Uddin to call attention to efforts to support families of children with special educational needs; and to move for papers.
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Select Committee Reports
The date on which the Report was published is in italics
Lord Grenfell to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on The Commission’s Annual Policy Strategy for 2008 (23rd Report, Session 2006-07, HL Paper 123). 4 July 2007.
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Other Motions for Debate
Viscount Montgomery of Alamein to call attention to developments in Latin America; and to move for papers.
Lord Northbourne to call attention to the role of parents in enabling their child to achieve good outcomes at school; and to move for papers.
Lord Norton of Louth to call attention to the case for improving the form in which legislation is presented to Parliament; and to move for papers.
Earl of Sandwich to call attention to the targets of the Millennium Development Goals in the poorest countries and the action required to achieve them by 2015; and to move for papers.
Lord Alton of Liverpool to call attention to Her Majesty’s Government’s policies on multi-culturalism and community cohesion; and to move for papers.
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Motions relating to Statutory Instruments
Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (England) Regulations 2007 Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to move that a Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Regulations, laid before the House on 20 December 2007, be annulled (SI 2007/3521). 7th Report from the Merits Committee
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Questions for Short Debate
Time limit 1 hour or 1½ hours
Lord Harries of Pentregarth to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to respond to human rights abuses in West Papua.
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 Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what they see as the eventual destination of the project of European Union.
Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve support for the British motorsport industry to ensure it does not lose its global leadership.
Viscount Falkland to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they propose to take to support the training of disabled people on computers in their own homes.
Lord Best to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to remove barriers caused by housing benefit restrictions that prevent young people leaving hostels and supported housing projects.
Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what improvements have been made in the management of infectious animal diseases.
Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether every citizen of the United Kingdom will be protected in the exercise of their freedoms as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Lord Teverson to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to substitute rail travel for air travel within the United Kingdom.
Lord Howarth of Newport to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to develop their policies to link the Arts with healthcare.
Lord Beaumont of Whitley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to develop the production of renewable energy in the United Kingdom so as to reduce the United Kingdom’s vulnerability to global gas and oil price fluctuations.
Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the programme for updating the definitive maps of rights of way and in particular the 25-year time limit on making claims for changes.
Baroness Hooper to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to act upon the findings of the National Audit Office Report on the Overseas Territories.
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in the development of a National Strategy for Autistic Spectrum Disorder; and what consultations they are having with the three devolved administrations.
Lord Ramsbotham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve the system for managing prisoners serving indefinite sentences.
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 Sheikh to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to address the issue of identity theft.
Lord Rix to ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent the social care needs of adults with a learning disability will be considered in the forthcoming Green Paper on adult social care.
Lord Patel to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reduce hospital-acquired infections.
Lord Dholakia to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will use the Migrant Integration Policy Index to inform debates on migrants in Europe.
Earl Howe to ask Her Majesty’s Government how implementation of the Musculoskeletal Services Framework is progressing, with particular emphasis on health and employment issues.
Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking to tackle the issue of fly-tipping.
Lord Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to help parents of school age children, especially those on low incomes, to spend quality time with their children at weekends.
Lord Burnett to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the future of inheritance tax and capital gains tax.
Baroness Trumpington to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will examine the present contributions of the police and the Home Office in the identification, prevention, solving and reduction of crime.
Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in the negotiations to extend full Bangladeshi citizenship to the Bihari living in refugee camps in Bangladesh.
Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage the co-ordination of fire safety and emergency services across the European Union.
Lord Lloyd-Webber to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the level of public support for the refurbishment of West End theatres, with particular reference to the problems and costs caused by the fact that many theatres are listed buildings.
Lord Rotherwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risks of flooding from inland rivers in the United Kingdom and the role of the Environment Agency as the delegated body for managing it.
Lord Butler of Brockwell to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the preparation of legislative proposals to Parliament.
Baroness Neuberger to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in light of the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health report on the cost to business of mental ill health at work, what support they are providing to business to deal with mental ill health at work; and what plans they have to ensure that the public sector leads in this area.
Baroness Rendell of Babergh to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they propose to combat the increasing threat to women’s health of obesity during pregnancy and childbirth.
Lord Radice to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the work of the British Association for Central and Eastern Europe.
†Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will introduce legislation to ensure that, for customers with personal bank accounts, United Kingdom banks levy the same charges for transfers and payments between the United Kingdom and other European Union member states as they levy in domestic transactions, in accordance with European Commission objectives.
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Questions for Written Answer
Tabled on 18 January and due for answer by 1 February.
Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the 60-bed unit for juveniles at the open young offenders institution at Thorn Cross. HL1511
Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many juveniles have been held at HMP Woodhill for each year in the last five years. HL1512
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many young people in custody were previously accommodated in a children’s home. HL1513
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the retention of bioinformation profiles for those not charged with or convicted of an offence has a significant impact on crime detection rates. HL1514
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government for how many individuals aged 10 to 18 they have bioinformation stored. HL1515
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether an adult may request the deletion of bioinformation stored in connection with an offence with which he or she was connected as a minor. HL1516
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many individuals have been given access to the National DNA Database for the purpose of non-operational research; and, of those, how many were given access to datacards as well as DNA records. HL1517
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government which companies they currently use to undertake analysis and storage of biological samples; which other companies they are considering for the purpose; and what safeguards and assessments are in place to ensure the safe storage of data. HL1518
Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government which bills currently before Parliament contain provisions for, or amendments to, powers of entry. HL1519
Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the arrangements for the Highways Agency to monitor the amount of litter along motorways and trunk roads in the United Kingdom when the responsibility for litter-picking contracts has been delegated to local authorities. HL1520
Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider using persons sentenced to do community service for clearing litter along roads. HL1521
Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total number of hours of community service carried out by offenders in each of the last five years. HL1522
Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to ensure that the granting of legal personality to the European Union by the Reform Treaty will not lead to those speaking against the European Union being charged with xenophobia. HL1523
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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.
6 November (20 November)
HL78 Lord Pearson of Rannoch [HO]
7 November (21 November)
HL143 Lord Avebury [CO]
8 November (22 November)
HL203 Baroness Valentine [HO]
15 November (29 November)
HL297 Lord Marlesford [HO]
4 December (18 December)
HL778 Earl of Northesk [CO]
HL779 Earl of Northesk [CO]
HL780 Earl of Northesk [CO]
6 December (20 December)
HL836 Lord Alton of Liverpool [DoH]
HL856 Lord Beaumont of Whitley [CLG]
10 December (24 December)
HL892 Earl Baldwin of Bewdley [DoH]
HL893 Earl Baldwin of Bewdley [DoH]
11 December (27 December)
HL903 Lord Alton of Liverpool [DoH]
12 December (27 December)
HL944 Lord Smith of Clifton [DoH]
HL947 Lord Smith of Clifton [DoH]
HL955 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL963 Lord Hylton [HO]
13 December (27 December)
HL986 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay [DWP]
HL990 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay [MoD]
HL991 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay [DfT]
14 December (28 December)
HL1008 Lord Alton of Liverpool [DoH]
HL1015 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay [HO]
HL1024 Lord Hanningfield [DfBERR]
HL1034 Lord Harrison [DCMS]
17 December (31 December)
HL1039 Lord Harris of Haringey [DoH]
HL1049 Baroness Finlay of Llandaff [DoH]
HL1055 Lord Stoddart of Swindon [HO]
HL1056 Lord Stoddart of Swindon [CO]
HL1062 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay [NIO]
HL1066 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay [FCO]
18 December (2 January)
HL1084 Lord Lester of Herne Hill [DEFRA]
HL1085 Lord Lester of Herne Hill [DEFRA]
HL1102 Earl of Sandwich [HO]
Number of questions allocated to each department which are unanswered after 14 days.
| [CLG] 1
| [CO] 5
| [DCMS] 1
| [DEFRA] 2
| [DfBERR] 1
| [DfT] 1 |
| [DoH] 9
| [DWP] 1
| [FCO] 1
| [HO] 7
| [MoD] 1
| [NIO] 2 |
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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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| European Communities (Finance) (Money Bill—16 January)
| Government
| 28 January |
| Criminal Justice and Immigration
| Government
| 22 January |
| Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions)
| Government
| 30 January |
| Committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
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| Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) [HL]
| Private
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| Committed to a Select Committee
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| Crossrail
| Government
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| Committed to a Grand Committee
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| Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions [HL]
| Government
| 21 January |
| Child Maintenance and Other Payments
| Government
| 29 January |
| Employment [HL]
| Government
| 4 February |
| Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
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| Climate Change [HL]
| Government
| 23 January |
| House of Lords [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Disabled Persons (Independent Living) [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Powers of Entry etc. [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Alcohol Labelling [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Kidney Transplant [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Waiting for Report
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| Human Fertilisation and Embryology [HL]
| Government
| 21 January |
| Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts [HL]
| Government
| 29 January |
| Children and Young Persons [HL]
| Government
| 4 February |
| Waiting for Third Reading
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| Local Transport [HL]
| Government
| 30 January |
| London Local Authorities and Transport for London Bill
| Private
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| Sent to the Commons
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| Transport for London [HL]
| Private
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| Bournemouth Borough Council [HL]
| Private
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| Manchester City Council [HL]
| Private
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Affirmative Instruments in Progress
The Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee has drawn attention to certain instruments in the reports indicated
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| Merits Committee
| To be considered |
| Waiting for consideration by the Statutory Instruments Committee
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| Draft Cornwall (Structural Change) Order 2008
| 7th Report
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| Draft Shropshire (Structural Change) Order 2008
| 7th Report
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| Draft Local Authorities (Alcohol Disorder Zones) Regulations 2008
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| Draft Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (Duty to Share Information and Disclosure of Information for Security Purposes) Order 2008
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| Draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
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| Draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2008
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| Draft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2008
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| Draft Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) Order 2008
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| Draft Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
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| Referred to a Grand Committee and Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
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| Draft Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (Amendment) Regulations 2007
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| Draft Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Downloading and Retention of Data) Regulations 2008
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| 22 January |
| Draft Electricity and Gas (Carbon Emissions Reduction) Order 2008
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| 22 January |
| Draft Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 (Amnesty Period) Order 2008
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| 22 January |
| Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2007
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| 22 January |
| Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
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| Draft Payments into the Olympic Lottery Distribution Fund etc. Order 2007
| First Report
| 30 January |
| Draft Regional Learning and Skills Councils Regulations 2007
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| Draft Companies (Late Filing Penalties) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Filing Periods and Late Filing Penalties) Regulations 2008
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| Draft Statutory Auditors (Delegation of Functions etc.) Order 2008
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| Draft Companies (Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2008
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| Draft Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008
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| Draft Companies Act 2006 (Amendment) (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008
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| Draft Small Companies and Groups (Accounts and Directors’ Report) Regulations 2008
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| Draft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) Order 2008
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| 23 January |
| Draft Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (Representations and Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2008
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| Draft Northumberland (Structural Change) Order 2008
| 7th Report
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| Draft Wiltshire (Structural Change) Order 2008
| 7th Report
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| Draft County Durham (Structural Change) Order 2008
| 7th Report
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| Draft Greater London Authority Elections (Election Addresses) (Amendment) Order 2008
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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 |
| 7th Report
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| Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (England) Regulations 2007
| 25 February
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Legislative Reform Orders in Progress
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| Regulatory Reform Committee
| To be considered |
| Super-affirmative draft Orders reported following first-stage scrutiny by the Regulatory Reform Committee
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| Draft Legislative Reform (Local Authority Consent Requirements) (England and Wales) Order 2007
| First 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 21 January
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| European Union
| Sub-Committee A Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade
| 2.30pm |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee B Internal Market
| 4.00pm |
| Human Rights
| Joint Committee
| 4.00pm |
| Tuesday 22 January
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| Science and Technology
| Sub Committee I Waste Reduction
| 11.00am |
| Economic Affairs
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| Merits of Statutory Instruments
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| European Union
| Select Committee
| 4.15pm |
| Works of Art
| Domestic Committee
| 4.15pm
in Committee Room G |
| Wednesday 23 January
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| Communications
| Select Committee
| 9.45am |
| Constitution
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee D Environment and Agriculture
| 10.30am |
| Science and Technology
| Sub Committee II Genomic Medicine
| 10.30am |
| Information Committee
| Domestic Committee
| 3.45pm |
| Statutory Instruments
| Joint Committee
| 4.00pm |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee E Law and Institutions
| 4.15pm |
| Thursday 24 January
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| European Union
| Sub-Committee G Social and Consumer Affairs
| 10.00am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee C Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy
| 10.30am |
| Monday 28 January
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| Intergovernmental Organisations
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| Tuesday 29 January
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| Science and Technology
| Select Committee
| 3.30pm |
| Wednesday 30 January
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| Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee F Home Affairs
| 10.30am |
| Lords’ Interests
| Sub-Committee
| 3.45pm |
| Tuesday 19 February
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| Crossrail Bill
| Select Committee
| 11.30am |
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Minutes of Proceedings of Friday 18 January 2008
The House met at 10.00am
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Newcastle.
Public Business
1 Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill A bill to make provision amending, and supplementary to, the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996 was brought from the Commons on Thursday 17 January and printed under Standing Order 51. It was read a first time. (HL Bill 21)
2 Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill The Explanatory Notes on the bill were printed in accordance with Standing Order 51. (HL Bill 21-EN)
3 Alcohol Labelling Bill [HL] Lord Griffiths of Burry Port, on behalf of Lord Mitchell, moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
4 Kidney Transplant Bill [HL] Baroness Finlay of Llandaff moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
The House adjourned at 1.23pm until Monday 21 January at 2.30pm.
Michael Pownall
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.
Negative Instruments
The following instruments were laid before the House:
1 Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Cross-compliance) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008, laid under the European Communities Act 1972. (80)
2 Police Authorities (Particular Functions and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008, laid under the Police and Justice Act 2006. (82)
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Judicial Business
Friday 18 January
1 Trent Strategic Health Authority (Respondents) v Jain and another (Petitioners) The petition of Ashok Jain and Nisha Jain praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee (lodged 19 December).
2 Helow (AP) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and another (Respondents) (Scotland) The petition of the appellant praying that the time for lodging the statement and appendix and setting down the cause for hearing might be extended to 3 March (the agents for the respondents consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed.
3 Bowden (AP) (Appellant) v Poor Sisters of Nazareth (Respondents) and others (Scotland)
4 Whitton (AP) (Appellant) v Poor Sisters of Nazareth (Respondents) and others (Scotland)
The petition of the appellants praying that the appeals be consolidated; that they be allowed to lodge one statement, one case and one appendix and be jointly represented in respect of the two appeals and that the respondents be allowed to lodge one case in respect of the two appeals (the agents for the respondent consenting thereto) was presented; and it was ordered as prayed.
5 Appeal Committee The following Order was made pursuant to the 11th Report:
BF (Mongolia) (FC) (Petitioner) v Asylum and Immigration Tribunal and another (Respondents) That leave to appeal be refused; that the costs of the petitioner be taxed in accordance with the Access to Justice Act 1999; that the respondents be at liberty to apply for their costs in accordance with direction 5.1(c); and if the application is granted, that the amount thereof be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties.
Monday 21 January at 11.00am
In Committee Room No. 1
Hearing by the Appellate Committee in the following cause:
R (on the application of Edwards and another (Appellant)) v Environment Agency and others (Respondents)
ISBN 9780 108051838
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