*Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they will take to make the Trades Union Congress aware of their position on boycotts of Israel.

*Lord Sheikh to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the level of domestic violence nationwide.

*Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many websites have been closed under the Terrorism Act 2006.

*Lord Roberts of Conwy to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they forecast that unemployment will begin to fall.

Scottish and Northern Ireland Banknote Regulations 2009 Lord Davies of Oldham to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 13 October be approved. 22nd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, considered in Grand Committee on 9 November

Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2009 Lord West of Spithead to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 19 October be approved. 23rd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, considered in Grand Committee on 9 November

Policing and Crime Bill Third Reading [Lord West of Spithead]

†Coroners and Justice Bill Consideration of Commons reasons and amendment [Lord Bach]

Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL] Consideration of Commons amendments [Lord Davies of Oldham] 13th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee

Back to Contents

Future Business

Thursday 12 November at 11.00am

*Lord Dubs to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children and young persons are currently detained under immigration powers at Yarl’s Wood.

*Lord Ramsbotham to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will announce the results of the second consultation on prisoners’ voting rights.

*Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many quangos exist; what is their total staff; and at what annual administrative cost.

†*Lord Hunt of Wirral to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the role of the Government’s Enterprise Champion; and how many engagements he has planned in that role.

Lord Tunnicliffe intends to move the following two motions en bloc: but if any Lord objects the motions must be moved separately.

Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct) Regulations 2009 Lord Tunnicliffe to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 12 October be approved. 22nd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, considered in Grand Committee on 9 November

Ministry of Defence Police Appeals Tribunals Regulations 2009 Lord Tunnicliffe to move that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 12 October be approved. 22nd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, considered in Grand Committee on 9 November

Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Networks) Exemption Order 2009 Lord Faulkner of Worcester to move that the draft Order laid before the House on 12 October be approved. 22nd Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, considered in Grand Committee on 9 November

†Welfare Reform Bill Consideration of Commons amendments [Lord McKenzie of Luton]

†It is expected that any message on the Coroners and Justice Bill received from the Commons will be considered.

Back to Contents

Select Committee Reports

The date on which the Report was published is in italics

Baroness Cohen of Pimlico to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on Developments in EU Trade Policy (35th Report, Session 2007-08, HL Paper 200). 5 December 2008

Lord Renton of Mount Harry to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Information Committee on Are the Lords Listening? Creating connections between people and Parliament (1st Report, HL Paper 138). 15 July 2009

Lord Jopling to move that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on Money laundering and the financing of terrorism (19th Report, HL Paper 132). 22 July 2009

Lord Sutherland of Houndwood to move that this House takes note of the Report of the Science and Technology Committee on Pandemic Influenza: Follow-up (3rd Report, HL Paper 155). 28 July 2009

Back to Contents

Other Motions for Debate

Viscount Montgomery of Alamein to call attention to developments in Latin America; and to move for papers.

Lord Selsdon to call attention to the role and responsibilities of Non-Departmental Public Bodies; and to move for papers.

Lord Dykes to call attention to the Annual Policy Strategy of the European Commission for 2010 (EM 6852/09); and to move for papers.

Lord Naseby to call attention to the scope of parliamentary privilege in the 21st Century and the question of who has responsibility to protect members of the two Houses of 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.

Lord Rana to call attention to the case for a living wage in developing countries; and to move for papers.

Lord Alton of Liverpool to call attention to the security and human rights situation in North Korea; and to move for papers.

The Earl of Listowel to call attention to examples of good practice identified in residential work with children and in child and family social work over the last 40 years; and to move for papers.

Lord Lucas to call attention to the report of the Department for Children, School and Families Expert Group on Assessment; and to move for papers.

Lord Northbourne to call attention to the role of fathers in 21st-century Britain; and to move for papers.

Lord Lucas to call attention to the Review of Elective Home Education in England by Graham Badman; and to move for papers.

Viscount Waverley to call attention to the Middle East peace process; and to move for papers.

The Earl of Sandwich to call attention to acute poverty and human rights abuse in the poorest developing countries; and to move for papers.

Lord Renton of Mount Harry to call attention to the language and terminology used in the House and their impact on public understanding of the work of the House; and to move for papers.

Lord Renton of Mount Harry to call attention to the ceremonial aspects of the House and their impact on public understanding of the work of the House; and to move for papers.

Back to Contents

Motions relating to Delegated Legislation

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to move that this House takes note of the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2655), the Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2678) and the Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (SI 2009/2679).

The Earl of Onslow to move to resolve that this House notes with concern criticisms by the Chairman of the Police Federation of the powers contained in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (References to Financial Investigators) (Amendment) Order 2009 (SI 2009/2707) laid before the House on 8 October and calls upon Her Majesty’s Government to revoke the Order.

Lord Hunt of Wirral to move that this House takes note of the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Order 2009 (SI 2009/2748). 29th Report from the Merits Committee

Back to Contents

Questions for Short Debate

Time limit 1 hour or 1½ hours

Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will provide time for the House of Lords to debate the Department of Health’s response to the findings and recommendations of the Independent Public Inquiry headed by Lord Archer of Sandwell into the infection and deaths of patients contaminated with HIV and hepatitis C by National Health Service blood and blood products.

Baroness Greenfield to ask Her Majesty’s Government what support there will be alongside their initiative to allow under-privileged children internet access, in order to maximise potential intellectual benefits.

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of recent experiences in Darfur, Congo and Somalia, they will reassess the way in which international peacekeeping is undertaken in Africa.

Baroness Wilkins to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve spinal cord injury services within the National Health Service.

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will sponsor a conference to consider how any justification for acts of violence or policies of religious or sexual discrimination by reference to the Christian, Islamic or Jewish religions can be discouraged.

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in tackling the present issues facing the bus industry.

Lord Taverne to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review the status of the Press Complaints Commission.

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications for the United Kingdom of future world population growth.

Baroness Walmsley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support children’s speech, language and communication skills and to inform parents about relevant service provision in their area.

Lord Craig of Radley to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have proposals to reduce the amount of electronic surveillance.

Lord Steyn to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the level of confidence of the British public in the introduction of Identity Cards.

Lord Cotter to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the provision of social care for children and young people.

Lord Wade of Chorlton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what mechanisms they intend to use to assist small and medium-sized enterprises to access capital finance.

Lord Burnett to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the United Kingdom’s agriculture and horticulture markets.

Earl Howe to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the report by the British Association for Parental and Enteral Nutrition, Combating malnutrition: recommendations for action.

Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that community punishments are rehabilitative.

Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have to ensure, within the appropriate United Nations machinery, impartial investigation of any war crimes committed during the recent conflict in Gaza.

Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the state of local and regional newspapers.

Lord Luce to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to facilitate access to advice on pain management by those suffering from chronic pain.

Lord Palmer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to tackle the causes of the long-term decline of the British pig industry.

Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government what financial aid has been given to Sri Lanka for the resettlement of Tamil, Muslim and Sinhalese refugees since January 2009; and what further aid will be pledged in 2009 and 2010.

Lord Sheikh to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made concerning the welfare of children and young people in foster care in the United Kingdom.

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will assist the shareholders of the Presbyterian Mutual Society who have been affected by the Society entering administration.

Lord Dholakia to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they propose to take to publicise the effects of the drug ketamine.

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the security, humanitarian and human rights situation in North Korea.

Lord St John of Fawsley to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are taking steps to call in the proposed housing scheme for the Chelsea Barracks redevelopment.

Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in implementing the United Nations convention on the rights of disabled people.

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the situation in Pakistan.

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their priorities with regard to the individual countries of central Asia.

Baroness Howe of Idlicote to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to improve prison education.

Lord Cope of Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to respond to the recommendations in the report of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly on 30 March (Doc 149) on Cross Border Co-operation between Police Forces.

Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to promote greater interest in the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union.

Lord Lea of Crondall to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the relationship between new high speed rail lines and existing line modernisation, needed to accommodate rapid growth of freight and passenger traffic over the next 20 years and beyond.

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the Centre for Policy Studies’ publication How to save the BBC by Sir Antony Jay.

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have to enhance the reputation of Parliament.

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the disposal of United Kingdom interests in Eurostar.

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to carry out a comprehensive analysis of the causes of social exclusion and to draw up an interdepartmental strategy to deal with them.

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the two reports on NHS Pathology Services by Lord Carter of Coles and the report on Genomic Medicine by the Science and Technology Committee (2nd Report, HL Paper 107), what progress they have made on the consolidation of pathology services and what savings they expect to achieve by April 2011.

Lord Howarth of Newport to ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals they have in relation to the conservation of heritage beyond the United Kingdom’s territorial waters.

Lord Chidgey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what will be their priorities for the November Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting that will mark the 60th Anniversary of the Commonwealth.

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have regarding future NHS spending after 2010-11, in the light of the recent report from the King’s Fund and the Institute for Fiscal Studies How cold will it be? about the prospects for NHS funding after 2011.

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the obstacles to greater patient choice and autonomy at the end of life.

Baroness Hooper to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to review the work of the UK Border Agency, particularly in relation to the issuing of visas and passports overseas.

Baroness Coussins to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the value to the United Kingdom economy of modern language skills in the British workforce.

Baroness Pitkeathley to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they will ensure that the proposals for a national care service meet the needs of older people who wish to remain in their own homes and do not provide an incentive for the expansion of residential care.

The Earl of Dundee to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reduce road casualties after 2010.

Lord Moynihan to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of preparations for the hosting of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London.

Question for Written Answer

Tabled on 10 November.

Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to Leonard Cheshire Disability’s Review 2009; what response they are making to the charity; and what action they will be taking on its findings. HL6339

Back to Contents

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.

7 September (21 September)

HL5437 Lord Bates [CLG]

5 October (19 October)

HL5483 Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay [DWP]

HL5503 Lord Morris of Manchester [MoD]

HL5504 Lord Morris of Manchester [MoD]

HL5509 Lord Newby [FCO]

12 October (26 October)

HL5579 Baroness Sharp of Guildford [BIS]

13 October (27 October)

HL5670 Lord Moonie [MoD]

HL5674 Lord Ouseley [DWP]

HL5677 Baroness Thomas of Winchester [DWP]

14 October (28 October)

HL5681 Lord Ouseley [DWP]

15 October (29 October)

HL5722 Lord Ouseley [MoD]

HL5735 Lord Hylton [CLG]

HL5750 The Earl of Caithness [DCMS]

19 October (2 November)

HL5782 Lord Morris of Manchester [MoD]

HL5786 Lord Kilclooney [MoD]

HL5805 Lord Laird [NIO]

20 October (3 November)

HL5824 Lord Moynihan [DCMS]

HL5844 Lord Harris of Haringey [MoD]

21 October (4 November)

HL5882 Lord Laird [FCO]

HL5883 Lord Laird [NIO]

HL5885 Lord Laird [NIO]

HL5903 Lord Dholakia [MoJ]

HL5904 Lord Dholakia [MoJ]

HL5906 Lord Dholakia [MoJ]

HL5907 Lord Jones of Cheltenham [DECC]

22 October (5 November)

HL5935 Lord Laird [DWP]

23 October (6 November)

HL5962 Lord Kilclooney [FCO]

HL5965 Lord Marlesford [MoD]

26 October (9 November)

HL5979 Lord Lucas [DfCSF]

HL5982 Lord Lucas [MoJ]

HL5985 Lord Laird [NIO]

HL5988 Lord Laird [NIO]

HL5990 Lord Swinfen [MoD]

27 October (10 November)

HL6021 Lord Fearn [BIS]

HL6023 Lord Fearn [DCMS]

HL6024 Lord Fearn [MoD]

HL6030 Lord Lucas [HO]

HL6033 Lord Bates [CLG]

HL6036 Lord Bates [CO]

HL6042 Lord Laird [MoD]

HL6045 Lord Laird [NIO]

HL6049 Lord Howarth of Newport [HMT]

HL6050 Lord Howarth of Newport [HMT]

HL6051 Lord Howarth of Newport [HMT]

Number of questions allocated to each department which are unanswered after 14 days.

[BIS] 2	[CLG] 3	[CO] 1	[DCMS] 3	[DECC] 1	[DfCSF] 1
[DWP] 5	[FCO] 3	[HMT] 3	[HO] 1	[MoD] 11	[MoJ] 4
[NIO] 6

Back to Contents

Bills in Progress

	Type of Bill	To be considered
Waiting for Second Reading
Torture (Damages) [HL]	Private Member’s
Sports Grounds Safety Authority [HL]	Private Member’s
Constitutional Renewal [HL]	Private Member’s
Marine Navigation Aids [HL]	Private Member’s
Constitutional Reform [HL]	Private Member’s
Live Music [HL]	Private Member’s
Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions)	Private Member’s
Committed to a Select Committee
City of Westminster [HL]	Private
Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
House of Lords (Members’ Taxation Status) [HL]	Private Member’s
Equal Pay and Flexible Working [HL]	Private Member’s
House of Lords [HL]	Private Member’s
Cohabitation [HL]	Private Member’s
Dog Control [HL]	Private Member’s
Community Amateur Sports Clubs (Support) [HL]	Private Member’s
Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions	Private Member’s
Waiting for Third Reading
Policing and Crime (Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)	Government	11 November
Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) [HL]	Private
London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) [HL]	Private
London Local Authorities [HL]	Private
Beverley Freemen [HL]	Private
Sent to the Commons
Disabled Persons (Independent Living) [HL]	Private Member’s
Postal Services [HL]	Government
Bank of England (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
Online Purchasing of Goods and Services (Age Verification) [HL]	Private Member’s
Companies’ Remuneration Reports [HL]	Private Member’s
Manchester City Council [HL]	Private
Bournemouth Borough Council [HL]	Private
Returned to the Commons amended
Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning	Government
Waiting for consideration of Commons amendments
Marine and Coastal Access [HL] (Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion) (Northern Ireland Assembly Legislative Consent Motion)	Government	11 November
Welfare Reform (Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)	Government	12 November
Waiting for consideration of Commons reasons and amendment
Coroners and Justice	Government	11 November
Waiting for Royal Assent
Law Commission [HL]	Private Member’s
Autism	Private Member’s
Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)	Private Member’s
Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers)	Private Member’s
Perpetuities and Accumulations [HL] (Law Commission Bill)	Government
Green Energy (Definition and Promotion)	Private Member’s
Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction [HL] (Scottish Parliament Legislative Consent Motion)	Government
Health [HL] (Northern Ireland Assembly Legislative Consent Motion)	Government

Back to Contents

Affirmative Instruments in Progress

The Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee has drawn attention to certain instruments in the reports indicated

	Merits Committee	To be considered
Waiting for consideration by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2009
Draft Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2009
Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2009
Draft Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) (No. 3) Order 2009
Draft National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Welsh Language) Order 2009
Draft Banking Act 2009 (Exclusion of Insurers) Order 2009
Draft Climate Change Levy (Solid Fuel) (Revocation) Regulations 2009
Considered in Grand Committee and Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Networks) Exemption Order 2009		12 November
Draft Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct) Regulations 2009		12 November
Draft Ministry of Defence Police Appeals Tribunals Regulations 2009		12 November
Draft Scottish and Northern Ireland Banknote Regulations 2009		11 November
Draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2009		11 November
Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Social Security (Contributions Credits for Parents and Carers) Regulations 2009
Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Functions of an Approved Regulator) Order 2009
Draft Transfer of Functions of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal Order 2009
Draft Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2009
Draft Amendment to Schedule 6 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 Order 2009
Draft Census (England and Wales) Order 2009	29th Report
Draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Stabilisation and Association Agreement) (Republic of Montenegro) Order 2009
Draft Health Professions (Hearing Aid Dispensers) Order 2009
Draft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009
Draft Criminal Defence Service (Representation Orders: Appeals etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
Draft Criminal Defence Service (Representation Orders) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
Draft Criminal Defence Service (Contribution Orders) Regulations 2009

Back to Contents

Negative Instruments

Instruments reported by the Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee

	Praying time expires	To be considered
26th Report
Aviation Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2009	20 November

27th Report
Identity Cards Act 2006 (Civil Penalties) Regulations 2009	20 November
Identity Cards Act 2006 (Entitlement to be Registered) Regulations 2009	20 November
Identity Cards Act 2006 (National Identity Registration Number) Regulations 2009	20 November
Identity Cards Act 2006 (Provision of Information without Consent) Regulations 2009	20 November

29th Report
Artist’s Resale Right (Amendment) Regulations 2009	4 December
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Order 2009	5 December

Back to Contents

Legislative Reform Orders in Progress

	Report	Expiry of first-stage scrutiny
Super-affirmative draft Order reported by the Regulatory Reform Committee following first-stage scrutiny
Draft Legislative Reform (Dangerous Wild Animals) (Licensing) Order 2009	11th Report	5 November

		To be considered
Second-stage super-affirmative draft Order laid before the House and referred to the Regulatory Reform Committee
Draft Legislative Reform (Insolvency) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2009

Affirmative draft Order reported by the Regulatory Reform Committee and waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Legislative Reform (Revocation of Prescribed Form of Penalty Notice for Disorderly Behaviour) Order 2009	13th Report

Back to Contents

Super-affirmative instrument in Progress

	Date of laying	Expiry of first-stage scrutiny
Proposed draft Order laid before the House for first-stage scrutiny
Proposed Draft Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2009	12 May	19 July

Back to Contents

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.

Wednesday 11 November
Communications	Select Committee	10.00am
European Union	Sub-Committee D Environment and Agriculture	10.30am
Science and Technology	Select Committee	3.30pm
Statutory Instruments	Joint Committee	3.45pm
European Union	Sub-Committee E Law and Institutions	4.00pm
Thursday 12 November
European Union	Sub-Committee C Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy	10.30am

Back to Contents

Minutes of Proceedings of Tuesday 10 November 2009

The House met at 2.30pm.
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Exeter.

Back to Contents

Select Committee Reports

1 Merits of Statutory Instruments
The following Reports from the Select Committee were made and ordered to be printed:

30th Report, together with the minutes of evidence:

What happened next? A study of Post-Implementation Reviews of secondary legislation (HL Paper 180)

31st Report, The work of the Committee in Session 2008-09. (HL Paper 181)

2 Human Rights
The following Reports from the Joint Committee were made and ordered to be printed:

Retention, use and detection of biometric data: correspondence with the Government (27th Report, HL Paper 182)

Legislative Scrutiny: Child Poverty Bill. (28th Report, HL Paper 183)

Private Business

3 Beverley Freemen Bill [HL] The bill was reported from the Unopposed Bill Committee with amendments.

Public Business

4 Personal statement Lord Inge made a personal statement.

5 Road safety: electric and hybrid vehicles A question was asked by Lord Low of Dalston and answered by Lord Adonis.

6 BBC: funding A question was asked by Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury and answered by Lord Davies of Oldham.

7 Abu Dhabi A question was asked by Lord Soley and answered by Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead.

8 Banking A question was asked by Lord Willoughby de Broke and answered by Lord Davies of Oldham.

9 Coroners and Justice Bill The bill was returned from the Commons on Monday 9 November with reasons and an amendment. The Commons reasons and amendment were printed in accordance with Standing Order 51(2). (HL Bill 80)

10 Provision of Services Regulations 2009 Lord Young of Norwood Green moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 12 October be approved. The motion was agreed to.

11 House Committee The Chairman of Committees moved that the Report from the Select Committee on Parliamentary Passes for UK Members of the European Parliament (4th Report, HL Paper 170) be agreed to. Then Lord Tomlinson moved, as an amendment to the original motion, to leave out “agreed to” and insert “referred back to the Committee for further consideration”. After debate, the amendment was agreed to. Then the original motion, as amended, was agreed to.

12 Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill The bill was read a third time. Amendments were agreed to. Then the bill was passed and returned to the Commons with amendments.

13 Fast-Track Legislation (Constitution Committee Report) Lord Goodlad moved that this House takes note of the Report of the Constitution Committee on Fast Track Legislation: Constitutional Implications and Safeguards (15th Report, HL Paper 116). After debate, the motion was agreed to.

14 Financial regulation (EUC Report) Baroness Cohen of Pimlico moved that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on The future of EU financial regulation and supervision (14th Report, HL Paper 106). After debate, the motion was agreed to.

15 Banking (EAC Report) Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market moved that this House takes note of the Report of the Economic Affairs Committee on Banking Supervision and Regulation (2nd Report, HL Paper 101). The motion was agreed to.

16 Welfare Reform Bill The bill was returned from the Commons with certain amendments agreed to, and with one amendment disagreed to with an amendment in lieu and a consequential amendment. The Commons amendments were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 81)

17 Health Bill [HL] The bill was returned from the Commons with the amendments agreed to.

The House adjourned at 10.30pm until Wednesday 11 November at 3.00pm.

Michael Pownall

Clerk of the Parliaments

Back to Contents

Papers

All statutory instruments laid before the House are accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum presented by command of Her Majesty, unless otherwise indicated.

Command Paper

The following paper was presented to the House by command of Her Majesty:

Antarctic Bill, Draft—Draft Antarctic Bill. (7635)

Affirmative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House for approval by resolution:

1 Draft National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Welsh Language) Order 2009, laid under the Government of Wales Act 2006.

2 Draft Banking Act 2009 (Exclusion of Insurers) Order 2009, laid under the Banking Act 2009

3 Draft Climate Change Levy (Solid Fuel) (Revocation) Regulations 2009, laid under the Finance Act 2000.

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

1 Export Control (Amendment) (No. 4) Order 2009, laid under the Export Control Act 2002. (2969)

2 (1) Statistics of Trade (Customs and Excise) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (2974)

(2) Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2009 (2979)

laid under the European Communities Act 1972.

ISBN 9780 108457388


© Parliamentary copyright 2009	Prepared: 11 November 2009