Monday 21 July 2008 at 2.30pm
*Oral questions, 30 minutes
*Lord Dubs to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the size of the prison population.
*Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure that British Overseas Territories, particularly the Cayman Islands, are included in the white list of financial centres with top quality anti-money-laundering controls.
*Baroness Greengross to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to encourage the use of telehealth and telecare technology to help the management of long-term conditions.
*Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review Network Rail’s corporate governance.
Counter-Terrorism Bill Lord West of Spithead to move that it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to which the Counter-Terrorism Bill has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order:
Clauses 1 to 20
Schedule 1
Clauses 21 to 23
Schedule 2
Clauses 24 to 42
Schedule 3
Clauses 43 to 50
Schedule 4
Clauses 51 to 66
Schedule 5 | |
Clause 67
Schedule 6
Clauses 68 to 83
Schedule 7
Clauses 84 to 103
Schedule 8
Clauses 104 to 106.
Planning Bill Baroness Andrews to move that it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to which the Planning Bill has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order:
Clause 1
Schedule 1
Clauses 2 to 35
Schedule 2
Clauses 36 to 109
Schedule 3
Clauses 110 to 115
Schedule 4
Clause 116
Schedule 5
Clauses 117 to 146
Schedule 6
Clauses 147 to 181
Schedule 7
Clauses 182 to 186 | |
Schedule 8
Clauses 187 and 188
Schedule 9
Clauses 189 and 190
Schedule 10
Clause 191
Schedule 11
Clauses 192 to 221
Schedule 12
Clauses 222 and 223
Schedule 13
Clauses 224 to 227.
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigative Powers of Prosecutors in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: Code of Practice) Order 2008 Baroness Scotland of Asthal to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 18 June be approved. 21st Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 16 July
Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 (Specified Organisations) Order 2008 Lord Rooker to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 4 June be approved. 21st Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 16 July
Maternity and Parental Leave etc. and the Paternity and Adoption Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2008 Baroness Vadera to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 30 June be approved. 25th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 16 July
Lord West of Spithead intends to move the following five motions en bloc: but if any Lord objects the motions must be moved separately to the extent desired.
Immigration (Supply of Information to the Secretary of State for Immigration Purposes) Order 2008 Lord West of Spithead to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 19 June be approved. 24th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 16 July
Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Civil Penalty Code of Practice) Order 2008 Lord West of Spithead to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 11 June be approved. 22nd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 16 July
Immigration (Biometric Registration) Regulations 2008 Lord West of Spithead to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 11 June be approved 22nd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 16 July
Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2008 Lord West of Spithead to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 4 June be approved. 21st Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 16 July
Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Order 2008 Lord West of Spithead to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 4 June be approved. 22nd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, Considered in Grand Committee on 16 July
Planning and Energy Bill Report [Lord Hanningfield]
Immigration (Discharged Gurkhas) Bill [HL] Committee [Lord Lee of Trafford]
†Lord Lee of Trafford to move that the order of commitment be discharged.
National Insurance Contributions Bill Commons Reasons [Lord McKenzie of Luton]
Education and Skills Bill Committee (day 5) [Lord Adonis] 19th Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, 10th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee
†Royal Assent
Lord Low of Dalston to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they will respond to the recommendations in Dame Carol Black’s Review of the Health of the Working Age Population. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)
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Future Business
Tuesday 22 July at 11.00am
*Baroness Perry of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to increase Government spending on research into dementia.
*Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government what initiatives they will take to encourage dialogue between the European Union and the government of Russia on the place of human rights, freedom of the media and civil society in the context of stable democracy and containing extremism.
*Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will propose a new treaty, under which, pending full nuclear disarmament, states possessing nuclear weapons would undertake not to use them to attack states without nuclear weapons.
†*Lord Archer of Sandwell to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they voted on the proposal to keep the People’s Mujahideen Organisation of Iran on the European Union’s list of banned terrorist organisations at the Council of Ministers meeting on 16 July.
Crossrail Bill Third Reading [Lord Bassam of Brighton]
Freedom of Information (Parliament and National Assembly for Wales) Order 2008 The Lord President (Baroness Ashton of Upholland) to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 15 July be approved. 26th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Lord Dubs to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights on The Use of Restraint in Secure Training Centres (11th Report, HL Paper 65).
It is expected that Royal Assent will be notified.
Monday 6 October at 2.30pm
Planning Bill Committee [Baroness Andrews] 12th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee
Tuesday 7 October at 2.30pm
Pensions Bill Report [Lord McKenzie of Luton]
Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made with the Millennium Development Goals, particularly in relation to levels of child mortality. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)
Wednesday 8 October at 3.00pm
†Broads Authority Bill Second Reading [Lord Bishop of Norwich] (Dinner break business)
It is expected that the Committee stage of the Planning Bill will continue.
Thursday 9 October at 11.00am
Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee [Lord West of Spithead] 11th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee, 21st and 24th Report from the Joint Committee of Human Rights
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. (Lunch break business, 1 hour)
Friday 10 October at 10.00am
†Health and Safety (Offences) Bill Third Reading [Lord Grocott]
†Lord Roper to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on The European Union and Russia (14th Report, HL Paper 98).
†Lord Broers to move that this House takes note of the Reports of the Science and Technology Committee on Personal Internet Security (5th Report, Session 2006-07, HL Paper 165-1) and Personal Internet Security: Follow-up (4th Report, HL Paper 131).
Monday 13 October at 2.30pm
It is expected that the Committee stage of the Counter-Terrorism Bill will continue.
Tuesday 14 October at 2.30pm
European Parliament (House of Lords Disqualification) Regulations 2008 Lord Trefgarne to move that a Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Regulations, laid before the House on 24 June, be annulled (SI 2008/1647). 24th Report from the Merits Committee (Dinner break business)
It is expected that the Committee stage of the Planning Bill will continue.
Wednesday 15 October at 3.00pm
It is expected that the Committee stage of the Counter-Terrorism Bill will continue.
Thursday 16 October at 11.00am
It is expected that the Committee stage of the Planning Bill will continue.
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Motions relating to Select Committee Reports
The date on which the Report was published is in italics
Lord Goodlad to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Constitution Committee on Relations between the executive, the judiciary and Parliament (6th Report, Session 2006-07, HL Paper 151). 26 July 2007
Lord Wakeham to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Economic Affairs Committee on The Economic Impact of Immigration (First Report, HL Paper 82). 1 April 2008
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Motions relating to Delegated Legislation
Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 Lord Craig of Radley to move that this House declines to approve the draft Order laid before the House on 4 June because it abolishes the Pensions Appeal Tribunal in England and Wales. 21st Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
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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.
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.
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 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.
Baroness Uddin to call attention to efforts to support families of children with special educational needs; and to move for papers.
Lord Naseby to call attention to the new peace initiative in Sri Lanka; and to move for papers.
Baroness Cox to call attention to the protection of the freedoms of United Kingdom citizens offered by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and to move for papers.
Lord Corbett of Castle Vale to call attention to the human rights situation in Iran; and to move for papers.
Lord Lamont of Lerwick to call attention to the values of tolerance and justice in Islam, the need to avoid a clash of civilisations and the role of British foreign policy in achieving this; and to move for papers.
Lord Bilimoria to call attention to the case for reform of international institutions, specifically the United Nations, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund; and to move for papers.
Lord Cobbold to call attention to Her Majesty’s Government’s policy document Drugs: protecting families and communities; and to move for papers.
Lord Trefgarne to call attention to the role of the House of Lords in holding ministers to account, and to the effect of recent changes to the procedures of the House in that regard; and to move for papers.
Lord Faulkner of Worcester to call attention to recent developments in Taiwan; and to move for papers.
Baroness Valentine to call attention to the case for ensuring that Heathrow airport provides a world-class service; and to move for papers.
Lord Graham of Edmonton to call attention to the 60th anniversary of the creation of the National Health Service and its effects on the British people; and to move for papers.
Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract to call attention to the conduct of solicitors in the British Coal litigation; 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 what they see as the eventual destination of the project of European Union.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Lord Lyell of Markyate to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the workings of the Border and Immigration Agency in relation to visas for students whose courses include short periods of unpaid work experience.
Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will hold discussions with the European Union presidency and Commission to seek new initiatives to assist with the crisis in Gaza and the West Bank.
Lord Filkin to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to allow for better post-legislative scrutiny by Parliament.
Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are taking forward the recommendations of the Roberts Commission report Representing the future: The report of the Councillors Commission.
Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are taking forward the Improving Nutritional Care action plan published by the Department of Health in October 2007.
Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they have taken to ensure that every United Kingdom citizen is protected in the exercise of their freedoms as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the situation in, and future prospects for, Kashmir.
Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the political situation in Pakistan.
Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the constitutional developments in the Maldives and Sri Lanka.
Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have to ensure that the New Approach to Appraisal for major highway projects is in line with other aspects of Government policy.
Baroness Gale to ask Her Majesty’s Government what further measures they will take to encourage the full participation of women in public and political life.
Lord May of Oxford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the incidence of HIV/AIDS.
Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will conduct an inquiry into the approach of the Environment Agency and the Environment Agency Wales in pursuing those liable for remediation of Brofiscin Quarry and other legacy sites.
Baroness Howells of St Davids to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to ensure that the United Nations can act in accordance with the objectives outlined in the preamble to the Charter of the United Nations.
Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of whether Al-Qaeda is an ideological movement or an international organisation.
Earl of Dundee to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have beyond 2010 to achieve further road casualty reductions.
Lord Burnett to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that there are opportunities for service personnel severely wounded and disabled on active service to remain with their corps regiments or units in administrative or clerical roles.
Baroness Neuberger to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in light of the King’s Fund report Improving Choice at End of Life, they will consider recommending the adoption of the Marie Curie Delivering Choice Programme nationwide.
Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they propose to review the application of inheritance tax to cohabiting and dependent close family members.
Lord Thomas of Gresford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the investigation by the Crown Prosecution Service and West Midlands Police into the Channel 4 Dispatches programme “Undercover Mosque”; and whether this has affected policy on the prosecution of offences of incitement to racial hatred and incitement to religious hatred.
Lord Faulkner of Worcester to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they view the change of government in Taiwan.
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are ensuring coordination between health services, the police and counselling services for child and adult victims of rape.
Viscount Simon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking regarding the prevalence and treatment of asthma.
Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the performance of the Law Society (Legal Complaints Service and Solicitors Regulation Authority) in the British Coal litigation.
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the implications of the projected increase in the population of the United Kingdom and of the world.
Lord Luce to ask Her Majesty’s Government why they propose to end the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Scheme relating to the whole Commonwealth.
Lord Harries of Pentregarth to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the fourth report on Restorative Justice, whether they plan to expand the role of restorative justice in the criminal justice system.
Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the role of Privy Counsellors.
Earl of Selborne to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the future funding of agricultural and food research.
Lord Borrie to ask Her Majesty’s Government what they hope to achieve through the publication of the Department of Health’s consultation paper on the future of tobacco control.
Lord Bishop of Chelmsford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the Von Hügel Institute report Moral, But No Compass—Government, Church and the Future of Welfare.
Lord Watson of Richmond to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the desirability, and viability, of further expansions at Heathrow airport.
†Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the proposals in Dignity in Dying’s Charter for Dignity at the End of Life will be taken into account as they take forward their end of life care strategy.
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Questions for Written Answer
Tabled on 18 July and due for answer by 1 August.
Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many women prisoners serving indeterminate sentences for public protection in Bullwood Hall and Cookham Wood prisons have had their access to the courses necessary in order to apply to the Parole Board for release postponed because the prisons in question have become prisons for men; and for how long the women involved had to wait for those courses. HL5077
Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of applicants for asylum or humanitarian protection the Home Office subjected to age assessment in each of the last five years; and what proportion of them were subsequently found to be aged under 18 at the date of application.
HL5078
Lord Taylor of Holbeach to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for Pensions Reform, Mr Mike O’Brien, on 3 June (HC Deb, 803W), whether, under the contracted arrangements whereby Royal Mail opens post for the Pension Service, Royal Mail staff have access to personal and private information provided by members of the public; and, if so, whether only individuals who have been security cleared may open such post. HL5079
Lord Taylor of Holbeach to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statements by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Marine, Landscape and Rural Affairs, Mr Jonathan Shaw, on 16 June (HC Deb, 38-9 WS), why the two organisations’ customer satisfaction scores are measured on different scales; and whether all agencies of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs use different scales. HL5080
Baroness Morris of Bolton how many professional visits by (a) local authority social workers, (b) youth offending team workers, (c) counsellors and therapists, (d) lawyers, (e) independent advocates, (f) Youth Justice Board monitors, and (g) Ofsted inspectors, to children detained in secure training centres in the last 12 months were held in private. HL5081
Baroness Morris of Bolton to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they will engage the Children’s Commissioners in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in formulating their response to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child’s concluding observations. HL5082
Lord Richard to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 16 July (WA 151), whether the Confederation of British Ex-Service Organisation (COBESO), comprising some 100 ex-service organisations, was represented at the meeting held on 20 June by Sir Roger Carnwath of the Tribunals’ judiciary with members of some ex-service organisations to discuss the future of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals; and what representations have been received since that meeting from COBESO and the Royal Air Forces Association. HL5083
Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that there are sufficient consultant radiologists to meet demand for scans and complex imaging as a consequence of the Government’s planned extension of the breast screening and colonic screening programmes.
HL5084
Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (a) breast screening radiologists, and (b) colonic screening radiologists are working in the United Kingdom in the last five years. HL5085
Lord Colwyn to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people in England and Wales have been diagnosed with cardiac arrhythmia in each year of the last five years (a) in total; (b) in each strategic health authority; and (c) in each NHS trust. HL5086
Lord Colwyn to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people diagnosed with cardiac arrhythmia have been treated with (a) cardiac resynchronisation therapy devices, and (b) internal cardioverter defibrillators in each year since the respective National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance was published (1) in total; (2) in each strategic health authority; and (3) in each NHS trust.
HL5087
Lord Colwyn to ask Her Majesty’s Government what the implantation rate for (a) cardiac resynchronisation therapy devices, and (b) implantable cardioverter defibrillators per million population has been in each of the last five years (1) in total; (2) in each strategic health authority; and (3) in each NHS trust. HL5088
Lord Colwyn to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans there are to increase the implantation rate per million people for (a) cardiac resynchronisation therapy, and (b) implantable cardioverter defibrillators to levels recommended by National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. HL5089
Lord Colwyn to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans there are to achieve the target of 700 pacemaker implants per million population included in the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance, published in 2005. HL5090
Lord Corbett of Castle Vale to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of Ofcom’s income is provided by BT and its subsidiary companies. HL5091
Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether section 7 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 applies in respect of the St Pancras train shed; and, if not, whether section 9 of that Act does. HL5092
Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the St Pancras train shed is a listed building under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990; and what prosecution or enforcement powers English Heritage or the London Borough of Camden have under section 9 of that Act. HL5093
Baroness Walmsley to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to disseminate the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child’s concluding observations to (a) children, (b) parents, (c) the children’s workforce, and (d) within government. HL5094
Baroness Walmsley to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they will ensure information is disseminated on the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child’s concluding observations to children in institutional settings, including custody; and what steps they will take to ensure information is disseminated in an accessible language and format for disabled children. HL5095
Baroness Walmsley to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to engage non-governmental organisations working for children’s rights in formulating a response to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child’s concluding observations. HL5096
Baroness Walmsley to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much they have spent on disseminating information about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child to (a) children, (b) parents, (c) the children’s workforce, and (d) within government, in each of the last five years. HL5097
Baroness Walmsley to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much funding they have provided to non-governmental organisations working for children’s rights to promote the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, in each of the last five years. HL5098
Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will amend United Kingdom anti-discrimination legislation in light of the decision of the European Court of Justice in Case C-303/06 Coleman v Attridge Law. HL5099
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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.
21 April (6 May)
HL3092 Lord Avebury [DfID]
HL3111 Lord Hylton [DfID]
30 April 2008 (14 May)
HL3410 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
HL3411 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
HL3412 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
HL3414 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
1 May 2008 (15 May)
HL3425 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
HL3426 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
HL3427 Lord Campbell-Savours [HO]
HL3433 Baroness Tonge [DfID]
12 May 2008 (27 May)
HL3589 Lord Jones of Cheltenham [DfID]
16 May 2008 (30 May)
HL3734 Lord Laird [NIO]
20 May 2008 (3 June)
HL3774 Lord Browne of Belmont [NIO]
5 June 2008 (19 June)
HL3998 Lord Laird [FCO]
HL4010 Earl of Sandwich [DfID]
HL4011 Earl of Sandwich [DfID]
9 June 2008 (23 June)
HL4027 Viscount Waverley [CO]
HL4028 Viscount Waverley [CO]
HL4029 Viscount Waverley [CO]
HL4030 Viscount Waverley [CO]
HL4043 Baroness Tonge [DfID]
HL4044 Baroness Tonge [DfID]
10 June 2008 (24 June)
HL4073 Lord Hanningfield [DfID]
12 June 2008 (26 June)
HL4168 Lord Hanningfield [DfBERR]
16 June 2008 (30 June)
HL4236 Lord Hylton [DfID]
HL4245 Lord Morris of Manchester [DfID]
HL4250 Lord Taylor of Holbeach [CO]
17 June 2008 (1 July)
HL4263 Baroness Blood [NIO]
HL4270 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL4297 Lord Hylton [FCO]
HL4298 Lord Hylton [FCO]
HL4300 Lord Patten [FCO]
18 June 2008 (2 July)
HL4302 Lord Jopling [LHOL]
HL4316 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL4320 Lord Laird [NIO]
19 June 2008 (3 July)
HL4340 Lord Laird [LHOL]
23 June 2008 (7 July)
HL4371 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL4372 Lord Laird [NIO]
24 June 2008 (8 July)
HL4405 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL4406 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL4413 Viscount Waverley [DfID]
HL4426 Lord Morris of Manchester [DoH]
HL4427 Lord Morris of Manchester [DoH]
HL4429 Lord Stoddart of Swindon [HO]
25 June 2008 (9 July)
HL4433 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL4439 Baroness Northover [DfID]
HL4440 Baroness Northover [DfID]
HL4441 Baroness Northover [DfID]
HL4461 Earl of Sandwich [DfID]
HL4462 Lord Alton of Liverpool [FCO]
HL4464 Earl of Northesk [HO]
HL4469 Earl of Northesk [HO]
26 June 2008 (10 July)
HL4484 Lord Jopling [LHOL]
HL4498 Lord Hanningfield [DfBERR]
30 June 2008 (14 July)
HL4505 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL4510 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL4513 Baroness Neville-Jones [HO]
HL4514 Baroness Neville-Jones [HO]
HL4515 Baroness Neville-Jones [HO]
HL4516 Baroness Neville-Jones [HO]
HL4517 Baroness Neville-Jones [HO]
HL4518 Baroness Neville-Jones [HO]
HL4537 Lord Dykes [DfIUS]
1 July 2008 (15 July)
HL4546 Baroness Neville-Jones [CO]
HL4547 Baroness Neville-Jones [HO]
HL4549 Lord Greaves [HO]
HL4557 Lord Lester of Herne Hill [MoJ]
HL4558 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL4559 Lord Laird [DWP]
HL4578 Lord Hylton [DfID]
HL4583 Countess of Mar [DEFRA]
2 July 2008 (16 July)
HL4584 Lord Alton of Liverpool [FCO]
HL4586 Baroness Neville-Jones [HO]
HL4587 Baroness Neville-Jones [HO]
HL4588 Baroness Neville-Jones [HO]
HL4590 Baroness Neville-Jones [HO]
HL4591 Baroness Neville-Jones [HO]
HL4593 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL4598 Lord Laird [DCMS]
HL4599 Lord Hanningfield [FCO]
HL4602 Lord Hanningfield [MoJ]
HL4605 Lord Cotter [FCO]
HL4606 Lord Taylor of Holbeach [DfT]
HL4612 Lord Ahmed [HO]
HL4613 Lord Ahmed [HO]
HL4614 Lord Ahmed [HO]
HL4622 Lord Dykes [FCO]
HL4624 Lord Dykes [FCO]
HL4625 Lord Dykes [DfIUS]
HL4630 Lord Bradley [CLG]
3 July 2008 (17 July)
HL4641 Lord Roberts of Llandudno [HO]
HL4642 Lord Roberts of Llandudno [HO]
HL4643 Lord Roberts of Llandudno [HO]
HL4644 Lord Roberts of Llandudno [HO]
HL4646 Lord Roberts of Llandudno [HO]
HL4649 Lord Lester of Herne Hill [DWP]
HL4651 Lord Lester of Herne Hill [HO]
HL4656 Lord Monson [DfBERR]
HL4658 Lord Avebury [HO]
HL4663 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL4665 Lord Laird [NIO]
HL4667 Lord Bradshaw [DfT]
HL4668 Lord Bradshaw [DfT]
HL4669 Lord Bradshaw [DfT]
HL4672 Lord Hanningfield [FCO]
HL4675 Lord Jenkin of Roding [DEFRA]
HL4677 Baroness Valentine [HO]
4 July 2008 (18 July)
HL4684 Lord Marlesford [HO]
HL4689 Lord Corbett of Castle Vale [HO]
HL4691 Lord Hylton [DfID]
HL4695 Lord Hanningfield [DfBERR]
Number of questions allocated to each department which are unanswered after 14 days.
| [CLG] 1
| [CO] 6
| [DCMS] 1
| [DEFRA] 2
| [DfBERR] 4
| [DfID] 18 |
| [DfIUS] 2
| [DfT] 4
| [DoH] 2
| [DWP] 2
| [FCO] 11
| [HO] 36 |
| [LHOL] 3
| [MoJ] 2
| [NIO] 17
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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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| Iraq War Inquiry [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Borough Freedom (No. 2) [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Broads Authority
| Private
| 8 October |
| Committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
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| |
| Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) [HL]
| Private
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| Re-committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
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| London Local Authorities [HL]
| Private
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| Committed to a Select Committee
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| London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) [HL]
| Private
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| Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
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| House of Lords [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Kidney Transplant [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| House of Lords (Amendment) [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| House of Lords (Members’ Taxation Status) [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Safety Deposit Current Accounts [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Torture (Damages) [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Sunday Trading (Horticulture) [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Education and Skills (Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| 21 July |
| Immigration (Discharged Gurkhas) [HL]
| Private Member’s
| 21 July |
| Counter-Terrorism
| Government
| 9 October |
| Planning
| Government
| 6 October |
| Waiting for Report
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| Energy (Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
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| Planning and Energy
| Private Member’s
| 21 July |
| Pensions
| Government
| 7 October |
| Waiting for Third Reading
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| Crossrail
| Government
| 22 July |
| Health and Safety (Offences)
| Private Member’s
| 10 October |
| Sent to the Commons
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| Local Transport [HL]
| Government
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| Human Fertilisation and Embryology [HL]
| Government
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| Disabled Persons (Independent Living) [HL]
| Private Member’s
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Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts [HL]
(Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
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| Children and Young Persons [HL]
| Government
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| Climate Change [HL] (Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
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| Employment [HL]
| Government
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| Alcohol Labelling [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Retail Development [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Powers of Entry etc. [HL]
| Private Member’s
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| Bournemouth Borough Council [HL]
| Private
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| Manchester City Council [HL]
| Private
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| Returned to the Commons Amended
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| Housing and Regeneration (Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
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| Waiting for Consideration of Commons Reasons
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| National Insurance Contributions
| Government
| 21 July |
| Waiting for Royal Assent
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| Sale of Student Loans
| Government
| 21 July |
| Special Educational Needs (Information)
| Private Member’s
| 21 July |
| Statute Law (Repeals) [HL] (Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| 21 July |
| Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions [HL]
| Government
| 21 July |
| Health and Social Care (Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)
| Government
| 21 July |
| Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity)
| Government
| 21 July |
| London Local Authorities and Transport for London
| Private
| 21 July |
| Finance
| Government
| 21 July |
| Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No. 2)
| Government
| 21 July |
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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 Affirmative Resolution
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| Draft Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008
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| Draft First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Composition of Tribunal) Order 2008
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| Draft Appeals from the Upper Tribunal to the Court of Appeal Order 2008
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| Draft Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
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| Draft Remand on Bail (Disapplication of Credit Period) Rules 2008
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| Draft Mental Health Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008
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| Draft Freedom of Information (Parliament and National Assembly for Wales) Order 2008
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| 22 July |
| Draft Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2008
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| 21 July |
| Draft Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Order 2008
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| 21 July |
| Draft Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Civil Penalty Code of Practice) Order 2008
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| 21 July |
| Draft Immigration (Biometric Registration) Regulations 2008
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| 21 July |
| Draft Immigration (Supply of Information to the Secretary of State for Immigration Purposes) Order 2008
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| 21 July |
| Draft Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 (Specified Organisations) Order 2008
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| 21 July |
| Draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigative Powers of Prosecutors in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: Code of Practice) Order 2008
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| 21 July |
| Draft Maternity and Parental Leave etc. and the Paternity and Adoption Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2008
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| 21 July |
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Super-affirmative Instrument in Progress
This category lists super-affirmative instruments for which the House has not appointed special scrutiny arrangements. See the separate lists below for Human Rights Act 1998 Remedial Orders and Legislative Reform Orders.
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| Date of Laying
| Expiry of first-stage scrutiny |
| Proposal laid before the House for first-stage scrutiny
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| Proposed draft Criminal Damage (Compensation) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2008
| 25 June
| 6 November |
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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 |
| 24th Report
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| European Parliament (House of Lords Disqualification) Regulations 2008
| 16 October
| 14 October |
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Legislative Reform Orders in Progress
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| Date of Laying
| Parliamentary Procedure |
| Affirmative draft Order laid before the House and referred to the Regulatory Reform Committee
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| Draft Legislative Reform (Lloyd’s) Order 2008
| 17 July
| Affirmative |
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| Date of Laying
| Regulatory Reform Committee |
| Affirmative draft Order reported following first-stage scrutiny by the Regulatory Reform Committee
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| Draft Legislative Reform (Consumer Credit) Order 2008
| 17 June
| 12th Report |
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| Super affirmative draft Order reported following second-stage scrutiny by the Regulatory Reform Committee
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| Draft Legislative Reform (Local Authority Consent Requirements) (England and Wales) Order 2007
| 26 June
| 12th 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. Only the next meeting of each Committee is listed below. Further details of these meetings, and of planned further meetings, may be found in the House of Lords Committees Weekly Bulletin.
| Monday 21 July
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| Human Rights
| Joint Committee
| 3.30pm |
| Science and Technology
| Select Committee
| 4.00pm |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee B Internal Market
| 4.00pm |
| Tuesday 22 July
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| Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill
| Select Committee
| 10.00am |
| Merits of Statutory Instruments
| Select Committee
| 10.30am |
| Wednesday 8 October
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| Communications
| Select Committee
| 10.00am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee D Environment and Agriculture
| 10.30am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee F Home Affairs
| 10.30am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee E Law and Institutions
| 4.15pm |
| Thursday 9 October
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| European Union
| Sub-Committee G Social Policy and Consumer Affairs
| 10.00am |
| European Union
| Sub-Committee C Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy
| 10.30am |
| Tuesday 14 October
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| European Union
| Sub-Committee A Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade
| 10.30am |
| European Union
| Select Committee
| 4.15pm |
| Wednesday 15 October
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| Science and Technology
| Sub-Committee II Genomic Medicine
| 10.30am |
| Statutory Instruments
| Joint Committee
| 3.45pm |
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Minutes of Proceedings of Friday 18 July 2008
The House met at 10.00am
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Exeter
1 Lord Hunt of Tanworth The Lord Speaker informed the House that Lord Hunt of Tanworth, a member of the House, had died on 17 July 2008.
Private Business
2 London Local Authorities Bill [HL]
The bill was reported from the Select Committee with amendments. A Special Report was made and ordered to be printed (HL Paper 160). The bill was re-committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee.
Public Business
3 Health and Safety (Offences) Bill The order of commitment was discharged.
4 Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No. 2) Bill Lord Davies of Oldham moved that the bill be now read a second time. The motion was agreed to and the Committee was negatived. Then, Standing Order 47 having been dispensed with, the bill was read a third time and passed.
5 Finance Bill Lord Davies of Oldham moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to and the Committee was negatived. Then, Standing Order 47 having been dispensed with, the bill was read a third time and passed.
6 Finance Bill (EAC Report) Lord Vallance of Tummel moved that this House takes note of the Report of the Economic Affairs Committee on The Finance Bill 2008 (2nd Report, HL Paper 117). The motion was agreed to.
The House adjourned at 1.38pm until 2.30pm on Monday 21 July.
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.
Instrument Withdrawn
The following instrument, laid before the House on 11 March, was withdrawn:
Community Legal Service (Funding) (Counsel in Family Proceedings) (Amendment) Order 2008.
Command Papers
The following papers were presented to the House by command of Her Majesty:
1 Regulatory Impact—28th Report on Regulatory Impact Assessments for the period 1 July 2007 to 31 March 2008. (7358)
2 Courts—Extending the Powers of the Crown Court to Prevent Fraud and Compensate Victims: Government consultation document. (7442)
3 Exports—Report for 2007 of United Kingdom Strategic Export Controls. (7451)
Negative Instruments
The following instruments were laid before the House:
1 Community Legal Service (Funding) (Counsel in Family Proceedings) (Amendment) Order 2008, laid under the Access to Justice Act 1999. (666)
2 Local Involvement Networks (Amendment) Regulations 2008, laid under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007. (1877)
3 Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) (No. 3) Regulations 2008, laid under the Welfare Reform Act 2007. (1879)
4 Companies (Trading Disclosures) (Insolvency) Regulations 2008, laid under the European Communities Act 1972. (1897)
5 Whole of Government Accounts (Designation of Bodies) (No. 2) Order 2008, laid under the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000. (1907)
Paper not subject to parliamentary proceedings
The following paper was laid before the House:
Report and Accounts for 2007-08 of the Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, laid under the National Health Service Act 2006.
Instrument coming into operation before being laid
The Lord Speaker informed the House that she had received, under the proviso to section 4(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946, notification that the following instrument had come into operation before being laid before Parliament, together with an explanation:
Community Legal Service (Funding) (Counsel in Family Proceedings) (Amendment) Order 2008. (666)
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Judicial Business
Friday 18 July
1 McGrath and another (Appellants) and others v Riddell and others (Respondents)
2 McGrath and another and others (Appellants) v Riddell and others (Respondents)
(Conjoined Appeals)
Further to the Order of the House of Wednesday 9 April 2008 (31st Report, Session 2007-08; [2008] UKHL 21) it was ordered that there be no further Order for costs save that (i) the costs of the respondents in this House and in the courts below be payable as an expense of the provisional liquidations of the Companies; and (ii) the costs of the Australian insurance creditors in this House and in the courts below be payable as an expense of the provisional liquidations of the Companies, the amount of such costs to be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties.
3 Beoku-Betts (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) Further to the Order of the House of Wednesday 25 June (49th Report, Session 2007-08; [2008] UKHL 39) it was ordered that the respondent do pay or cause to be paid to the appellant his costs of the appeal to Her Majesty’s Court of Appeal and to this House, the amount of such costs in Her Majesty’s Court of Appeal to be determined by a Costs Judge if not agreed between the parties and the amount of such costs in this House to be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties; and that the costs of the appellant be taxed in accordance with the Access to Justice Act 1999.
4 R v Asfaw (Appellant) (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal Criminal Division) Further to the Order of the House of Wednesday 21 May 2008 (41st Report, Session 2007-08; [2008] UKHL 31) it was ordered that the costs of the appellant in this House and in the courts below be paid out of central funds in accordance with section 16 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, the amount of such costs incurred in this House to be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments and the amount of such costs below to be determined by a Costs Judge; and that such costs in this House include provision for one leading Counsel and two junior Counsel.
5 R (on the application of Edwards and another) (Appellant) v Environment Agency and others (Respondents) Further to the Order of the House of Wednesday 16 April 2008 (32nd Report, Session 2007-08; [2008] UKHL 22) it was ordered that the appellant do pay or cause to be paid to the respondents their costs of the appeal to this House, the amount of such costs to be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties.
6 AL (Serbia) (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)
7 R (on the application of Rudi) (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) Further to the Order of the House of 25 June 2008 (52nd Report, Session 2007-08; [2008] UKHL 42) it was ordered that in each appeal the appellant do pay or cause to be paid to the respondent her costs in this House, the amounts of such costs, if any, to be paid by the appellant and to be paid out of the Community Legal Service Fund to be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties: And it is further Ordered, That the costs of the appellant in each appeal be taxed in accordance with the Access to Justice Act 1999.
8 R (on the application of Gentle (FC) and another (FC)) (Appellants) v The Prime Minister and others (Respondents) Further to the Order of the House of 9 April 2008 (30th Report, Session 2007-08; [2008] UKHL 20) it was ordered that the appellants do pay or cause to be paid to the respondents their costs in this House, such costs to include provision for two Queens’ Counsel and one junior Counsel; that the amount of such costs, if any, to be paid by the appellants and to be paid out of the Community Legal Service Fund be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments if not agreed between the parties; and that the costs of the appellants be taxed in accordance with the Access to Justice Act 1999.
9 OB (by his mother and litigation friend) (FC) (Respondent) v Aventis Pasteur SA (Appellants) Further to the order of the House of Wednesday 11 June 2008 (44th Report, Session 2007-08; [2008] UKHL 34) it was ordered that the following question be referred to the Court of Justice of the European Communities for a preliminary ruling under Article 234 of the Treaty establishing the European Community: “Is it consistent with the European Product Liability Directive for the laws of a Member State to allow substitution of a new defendant to a claim brought under the Directive after the 10 year period for enforcing rights under Article 11 of the Directive has expired in circumstances where the only person named as a defendant in proceedings instituted during the 10 year period was someone who does not fall within Article 3 of the Directive?”.
10 Porter (FC) (Petitioner) v Shepherds Bush Housing Association (Respondents) The petition of Oslo Porter praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee. The petitioner’s certificate of public funding was lodged (lodged 19 May).
11 Moore Stephens (a firm) (Respondents) v Stone & Rolls Limited (in liquidation) (Petitioners) The petition of Stone & Rolls Limited praying for leave to appeal was presented and referred to an Appeal Committee.
Monday 21 July at 10.30am
In Committee Room No 1
Hearing by the Appellate Committee in the following cause:
EM (Lebanon) (FC) (Appellant) (FC) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)
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