Table of Contents for
Wednesday 21 Oct 2009

Volume No. 713Part No. 120

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House of Lords

International Development: Aid Spending - Question

Families: Marriage - Question

Transport: Buses - Question

Yemen: Al-Qaeda - Question

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

Coroners and Justice Bill - Report (1st Day)

Clause 1 : Duty to investigate certain deaths

Amendment 1

Clause 3 : Direction for other coroner to conduct investigation

Amendment 2

Clause 5 : Matters to be ascertained

Amendment 3

Amendment 4

Amendment 5

Clause 7 : Whether jury required

Amendment 6

Amendment 8

Clause 8 : Assembling a jury

Amendment 13

Clause 9 : Determinations and findings by jury

Amendment 14

Amendment 15

Clause 10 : Determinations and findings to be made

Amendment 16

Schedule 1 : Duty or power to suspend or resume investigations

Amendment 18

Amendment 19

Amendments 21 to 23

Amendment 27

Clause 12 : Investigation in Scotland

Amendment 28

Amendment 31

Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Statutory Storage Period for Embryos and Gametes) Regulations 2009 - Motion for an Humble Address

Coroners and Justice Bill - Report (1st Day) (Continued)

Clause 14 : Post-mortem examinations

Amendment 32

Amendment 35

Amendment 36

Clause 2 : Coroner areas

Amendment 36A

Schedule 3 : Appointment etc of senior coroners, area coroners and assistant coroners

Grand Committee

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) (No. 2) Order 2009 - Considered in Grand Committee

Government of Wales Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications, Transitional Provisions and Saving) Order 2009 - Considered in Grand Committee

Groundwater (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 - Considered in Grand Committee

Written Statements

Census - Statement

Correction to Commons Written Answer - Statement

Economy: Regulation - Statement

Legal Aid - Statement

National DNA Database - Statement

Taxation: Avoidance Schemes - Statement

Written Answers

Climate Change: Carbon Dioxide Emissions - Question

Death Certificates - Questions

Embryology - Question

Energy: Carbon Budgets - Question

Energy: Efficiency - Questions

Energy: Low-carbon Generation - Question

Energy: Nuclear Waste - Questions

Energy: Oil - Question

Energy: Renewables - Questions

Energy: Tidal Generation - Question

Equality Bill - Question

EU: Emissions Trading Scheme - Question

Fishburn Hedges - Question

Further Education: Funding - Question

Grocery Market Ombudsman - Question

Health: Infectious Disease Consultants - Question

Health: Thalidomide - Questions

Higher Education: Staff - Questions

Higher Education: Students - Question

Iraq: Scheduled Flights - Question

Light Bulbs - Question

Mental Health - Question

Olympic Games 2012: Costs - Questions

Overseas Aid - Questions

Post Office: Armed Forces - Question

Prostitution - Question

Public Information - Question

Railways: High-speed Line - Question

Sector Skills: Funding - Question

Serious Organised Crime Agency - Questions

Shipping: Light Dues - Question

Sierra Leone: Visas - Question

St Helena: Airport - Question

Trade Unions - Question



This Table of Contents lists subject headings, timelines and
names of speakers in the Lords Hansard text for
Wednesday 21 Oct 2009

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House of Lords [21 Oct 2009]

3 pm

International Development: Aid Spending - Question

3.06 pm

Lord Brett:

Baroness Rawlings:

Noble Lords:

Baroness Rawlings:

Lord Brett:

Baroness Northover:

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Lord Brett:

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

Lord Brett:

The Lord Bishop of Leicester:

Lord Brett:

Lord Renton of Mount Harry:

Lord Brett:

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The Earl of Sandwich:

Lord Brett:

Lord Lamont of Lerwick:

Lord Brett:

Lord Grocott:

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Lord Grocott:

Lord Brett:

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Families: Marriage - Question

3.15 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families (Baroness Morgan of Drefelin):

Lord Northbourne:

Noble Lords:

Lord Northbourne:

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin:

Lord Elton:

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin:

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Baroness Walmsley:

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin:

Baroness Verma:

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin:

The Earl of Listowel:

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin:

Earl Ferrers:

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Davies of Oldham):

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Transport: Buses - Question

3.22 pm

Lord Faulkner of Worcester:

Lord Rosser:

Lord Faulkner of Worcester:

Baroness Hanham:

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Lord Faulkner of Worcester:

Lord Bradshaw:

Lord Faulkner of Worcester:

Lord Berkeley:

Lord Faulkner of Worcester:

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The Countess of Mar:

Lord Faulkner of Worcester:

Yemen: Al-Qaeda - Question

3.30 pm

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead):

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Lord Chidgey:

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead:

Baroness Rawlings:

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead:

Lord Elton:

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead:

Lord Tebbit:

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead:

Noble Lords:

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead:

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

3.37 pm

Lord Bassam of Brighton:

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Earl Ferrers:

Lord Bassam of Brighton:

Coroners and Justice Bill - Report (1st Day)

3.38 pm

Clause 1 : Duty to investigate certain deaths

Amendment 1

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer:

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Lord Williamson of Horton:

3.45 pm

Lord Ramsbotham:

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Lord Henley:

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff:

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Viscount Slim:

Lord Tunnicliffe:

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Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer:

4 pm
Division on Amendment 1Contents 173; Not-Contents 119.Amendment 1 agreed.
Division No. 1 [] [21 Oct 2009]

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Clause 3 : Direction for other coroner to conduct investigation

Amendment 2

Lord Henley:

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4.15 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Bach):

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Lord Henley:

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Clause 5 : Matters to be ascertained

Amendment 3

Lord Alderdice:

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Lord Henley:

Lord Tunnicliffe:

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4.30 pm

Lord Alderdice:

Amendment 4

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer:

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Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale:

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Lord Lloyd of Berwick:

4.45 pm

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale:

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Lord Pannick:

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale:

Lord Robertson of Port Ellen:

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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

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Lord Henley:

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5 pm

Lord Harris of Haringey:

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Lord Bach:

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5.15 pm

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Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer:

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Noble Lords:

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer:

5.27 pm
Division on Amendment 4Contents 158; Not-Contents 128.Amendment 4 agreed.

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Division No. 2 [] [21 Oct 2009]

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Amendment 5

Clause 7 : Whether jury required

Amendment 6

Lord Ramsbotham:

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Lord Alderdice:

Lord Thomas of Gresford:

5.45 pm

Lord Craig of Radley:

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Lord Hunt of Wirral:

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Lord Bach:

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6 pm

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Lord Mayhew of Twysden:

Lord Bach:

Lord Neill of Bladen:

Lord Bach:

Lord Neill of Bladen:

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Lord Bach:

Lord Neill of Bladen:

Lord Bach:

Lord Hunt of Wirral:

Lord Bach:

Lord Hunt of Wirral:

Lord Bach:

Lord Ramsbotham:

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Amendment 8

Lord Craig of Radley:

6.15 pm

Clause 8 : Assembling a jury

Amendment 13

Lord Tunnicliffe:

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Lord Thomas of Gresford:

Lord Hunt of Wirral:

Clause 9 : Determinations and findings by jury

Amendment 14

Amendment 15

Lord Thomas of Gresford:

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Lord Bach:

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Lord Hunt of Wirral:

Lord Ramsbotham:

6.30 pm

Lord Thomas of Gresford:

Clause 10 : Determinations and findings to be made

Amendment 16

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Lord Ramsbotham:

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Lord Alderdice:

Lord Hunt of Wirral:

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Lord Bach:

Lord Thomas of Gresford:

Lord Bach:

6.45 pm

Lord Alderdice:

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Lord Bach:

Lord Thomas of Gresford:

Lord Bach:

Lord Ramsbotham:

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Schedule 1 : Duty or power to suspend or resume investigations

Amendment 18

Lord Tunnicliffe:

Amendment 19

Lord Alderdice:

Lord Henley:

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Lord Tunnicliffe:

Baroness Butler-Sloss:

Lord Tunnicliffe:

Lord Alderdice:

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Amendments 21 to 23

Amendment 27

Clause 12 : Investigation in Scotland

Amendment 28

Lord Craig of Radley:

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7 pm

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Lord Henley:

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Lord Thomas of Gresford:

Lord Bach:

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7.15 pm

Lord Craig of Radley:

7.16 pm
Division on Amendment 28Contents 90; Not-Contents 92. Amendment 28 disagreed.
Division No. 3 [] [21 Oct 2009]

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Amendment 31

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Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Statutory Storage Period for Embryos and Gametes) Regulations 2009 - Motion for an Humble Address

7.27 pm

Earl Howe:

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Column: 766

Baroness Butler-Sloss:

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7.45 pm

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Lord Winston:

Baroness Butler-Sloss:

Baroness Knight of Collingtree:

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Baroness Masham of Ilton:

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8 pm

Lord Patten:

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Lord Winston:

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8.15 pm

Baroness Butler-Sloss:

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Lord Bates:

Baroness Barker:

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8.30 pm

Baroness Thornton:

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Baroness Knight of Collingtree:

Baroness Thornton:

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8.45 pm

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Earl Howe:

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Coroners and Justice Bill - Report (1st Day) (Continued)

8.54 pm

Clause 14 : Post-mortem examinations

Amendment 32

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff:

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9 pm

Lord Alderdice:

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Lord Hunt of Wirral:

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Lord Tunnicliffe:

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Baroness Finlay of Llandaff:

Amendment 35

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Lord Bach:

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Baroness Finlay of Llandaff:

Lord Alderdice:

Amendment 36

Lord Thomas of Gresford:

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9.30 pm

Lord Tunnicliffe:

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Lord Thomas of Gresford:

Clause 2 : Coroner areas

Amendment 36A

Lord Ramsbotham:

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9.45 pm

Baroness Butler-Sloss:

Lord Thomas of Gresford:

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Lord Henley:

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Lord Bach:

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Lord Thomas of Gresford:

Lord Bach:

10 pm

Lord Ramsbotham:

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Schedule 3 : Appointment etc of senior coroners, area coroners and assistant coroners

Column: GC1

Grand Committee [21 Oct 2009]

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

3.45 pm

Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) (No. 2) Order 2009 - Considered in Grand Committee

3.47 pm

Lord Davies of Oldham:

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Lord Jones:

Lord Davies of Oldham:

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Column: GC4

Column: GC5

4 pm

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Lord Glentoran:

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4.15 pm

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Lord Livsey of Talgarth:

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Lord Elystan-Morgan:

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4.30 pm

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Lord Roberts of Conwy:

Lord Elystan-Morgan:

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Lord Roberts of Conwy:

Lord Jones:

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4.45 pm

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Lord Davies of Oldham:

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Column: GC16

Government of Wales Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications, Transitional Provisions and Saving) Order 2009 - Considered in Grand Committee

5.01 pm

Groundwater (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 - Considered in Grand Committee

5.02 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Davies of Oldham):

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Column: GC18

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

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Column: GC20

5.15 pm

Lord Greaves:

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Column: GC22

Baroness Byford:

5.28 pm
5.38 pm

Baroness Byford:

Lord Davies of Oldham:

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Column: GC24

5.45 pm

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Column: GC26

Column: GC27

Lord Greaves:

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Lord Greaves:

Baroness Byford:

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

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Baroness Byford:

Lord Davies of Oldham:

6 pm

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Lord Greaves:

Lord Davies of Oldham:

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Column: WS59

Written Statements [21 Oct 2009]

Census - Statement

Baroness Crawley:

Column: WS60

Correction to Commons Written Answer - Statement

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Economy: Regulation - Statement

The Minister for Trade and Investment (Lord Davies of Abersoch):

Column: WS65

Legal Aid - Statement

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Bach ):

Column: WS66

National DNA Database - Statement

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

Taxation: Avoidance Schemes - Statement

The Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Myners):

Column: WS67

Column: WS68

Column: WA67

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Written Answers [21 Oct 2009]

Climate Change: Carbon Dioxide Emissions - Question

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Death Certificates - Questions

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

Lord West of Spithead:

Column: WA68

Embryology - Question

Baroness Thornton:

Energy: Carbon Budgets - Question

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Energy: Efficiency - Questions

Column: WA69

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

Column: WA70

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

Energy: Low-carbon Generation - Question

Column: WA71

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Energy: Nuclear Waste - Questions

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Column: WA72

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

Column: WA73

Energy: Oil - Question

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Energy: Renewables - Questions

Column: WA74

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Energy: Tidal Generation - Question

Column: WA75

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Equality Bill - Question

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Baroness Royall of Blaisdon):

EU: Emissions Trading Scheme - Question

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Column: WA76

Fishburn Hedges - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Lord Young of Norwood Green):

Further Education: Funding - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Lord Young of Norwood Green):

Grocery Market Ombudsman - Question

Column: WA77

The Minister for Trade and Investment (Lord Davies of Abersoch):

Health: Infectious Disease Consultants - Question

Baroness Thornton:

Health: Thalidomide - Questions

Baroness Thornton:

Column: WA78

Higher Education: Staff - Questions

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Lord Young of Norwood Green):

Lord Young of Norwood Green:

Higher Education: Students - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Lord Young of Norwood Green):

Column: WA79

Iraq: Scheduled Flights - Question

The Secretary of State for Transport (Lord Adonis):

Light Bulbs - Question

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath):

Mental Health - Question

Baroness Thornton:

Column: WA80

Olympic Games 2012: Costs - Questions

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Column: WA81

Overseas Aid - Questions

Lord Brett:

Lord Brett:

Post Office: Armed Forces - Question

The Minister for International Defence and Security (Baroness Taylor of Bolton):

Prostitution - Question

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

Column: WA82

Public Information - Question

Baroness Crawley:

Railways: High-speed Line - Question

The Secretary of State for Transport (Lord Adonis):

Column: WA83

Sector Skills: Funding - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Lord Young of Norwood Green):

Column: WA84

Serious Organised Crime Agency - Questions

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

Column: WA85

Lord West of Spithead:

Shipping: Light Dues - Question

The Secretary of State for Transport (Lord Adonis):

Sierra Leone: Visas - Question

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

St Helena: Airport - Question

Lord Brett:

Trade Unions - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Lord Young of Norwood Green):



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