Table of Contents for
Tuesday 30 Nov 2010

Volume No. 722Part No. 75

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House of Lords

UN: Death Penalty - Question

Minimum Wage - Question

Wedgwood Museum - Question

Health: Passive Smoking - Question

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill - Motion to Approve

Public Health - Statement

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill - Committee (1st Day)

Clause 1 : Referendum on the alternative vote system

Amendment 1

Amendment 2

Amendment 4

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

Provision of Epilepsy Services - Question for Short Debate

Grand Committee

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

Iran - Question for Short Debate

Central Asia and South Caucasus - Question for Short Debate

Railways: Public Procurement - Question for Short Debate

Economy: Manufacturing - Question for Short Debate

Written Statements

Animals: Scientific Procedures - Statement

Armed Forces: Armoured Vehicles - Statement

Climate Change - Statement

EU: Agriculture and Fisheries Council - Statement

EU: Energy Council - Statement

Housing Benefit - Statement

Investigatory Powers Tribunal - Statement

Scotland Bill - Statement

Taxation: Alcohol - Statement

Taxation: Pensions - Statement

Written Answers

Armed Forces: Aircraft - Question

Banking: Bonuses - Question

Benefits - Question

British Indian Ocean Territory - Question

Burma - Question

Cayman Islands: Biosafety - Questions

Citizens Advice Bureaux - Question

Climate Change - Question

Climate Change: Deforestation - Question

Commonwealth Scholarships - Questions

Cuba - Question

Education: Performance-related Pay - Question

Employment: Special Needs - Question

Energy: Coal Mining - Question

EU: Currencies - Question

EU: UK National Sovereignty - Question

Extradition - Questions

Finance: Strategy - Question

Food: Kosher and Halal Meat - Question

Forced Labour - Question

Gaza - Question

Government Departments: Staff - Questions

Housing Benefit - Question

Immigration - Question

Immigration: Detainees - Questions

Inflation - Questions

Isles of Scilly - Question

Israel - Question

Israel and Palestine - Question

Local Enterprise Partnerships - Question

Mortgage Lenders - Question

Ofgem - Question

Pensions - Questions

Railways: Capacity - Question

Railways: High Speed 2 - Questions

Rainforests - Question

Republic of Ireland: Financial Support - Questions

Schools: Free Schools - Question

Schools: GCSEs - Question

Schools: Water Supply - Question

Spending Review 2010 - Question

Sustainable Communities Act - Question

Syria - Question

Turkey - Questions

Uganda - Questions

Women: Peace and Security - Question



This Table of Contents lists subject headings, timelines and
names of speakers in the Lords Hansard text for
Tuesday 30 Nov 2010

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House of Lords [30 Nov 2010]

2.30 pm

UN: Death Penalty - Question

2.36 pm

Baroness Stern:

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Howell of Guildford):

Baroness Stern:

Lord Howell of Guildford:

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Baroness Falkner of Margravine:

Lord Howell of Guildford:

Lord Taylor of Blackburn:

Lord Howell of Guildford:

Lord Low of Dalston:

Lord Howell of Guildford:

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Baroness Whitaker:

Lord Howell of Guildford:

Baroness O'Loan:

Lord Howell of Guildford:

Minimum Wage - Question

2.45 pm

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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Baroness Wilcox):

Lord Lea of Crondall:

Baroness Wilcox:

Lord Razzall:

Baroness Wilcox:

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Lord Myners:

Baroness Wilcox:

Lord Willis of Knaresborough:

Baroness Wilcox:

Lord Young of Norwood Green:

Baroness Wilcox:

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton:

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Baroness Wilcox:

Wedgwood Museum - Question

2.52 pm

Baroness Rawlings:

The Earl of Clancarty:

Baroness Rawlings:

The Lord Bishop of Winchester:

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Baroness Rawlings:

Lord Howarth of Newport:

Baroness Rawlings:

Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury:

Baroness Rawlings:

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch:

Baroness Rawlings:

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Health: Passive Smoking - Question

2.58 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Earl Howe):

Lord Faulkner of Worcester:

Earl Howe:

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Lord Glentoran:

Noble Lords:

Lord Glentoran:

Lord Strathclyde:

Noble Lords:

Lord Strathclyde:

Lord Alderdice:

Earl Howe:

Lord Patel:

Earl Howe:

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Lord Naseby:

A noble Lord:

Lord Naseby:

Earl Howe:

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff:

Earl Howe:

Baroness Thornton:

Baroness O'Cathain:

Baroness Thornton:

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Earl Howe:

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

3.07 pm

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill - Motion to Approve

3.07 pm

Baroness McDonagh:

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Lord Pannick:

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3.15 pm

Lord Tyler:

Lord Clinton-Davis:

Lord Tyler:

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Baroness Royall of Blaisdon:

Lord Tyler:

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Lord Falconer of Thoroton:

Lord Hunt of Wirral:

Lord Falconer of Thoroton:

Lord Hunt of Wirral:

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Lord Stoddart of Swindon:

Baroness Hollis of Heigham:

3.30 pm

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton:

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Lord Howarth of Newport:

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Strathclyde):

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Noble Lords:

Lord Strathclyde:

Baroness Corston:

Lord Strathclyde:

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Baroness McDonagh:

Public Health - Statement

3.41 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Earl Howe):

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The Countess of Mar:

Earl Howe:

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3.50 pm

Baroness Thornton:

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3.58 pm

Earl Howe:

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4.05 pm

Lord Alderdice:

Baroness Northover:

Earl Howe:

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Baroness Finlay of Llandaff:

Earl Howe:

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Lord Cunningham of Felling:

Earl Howe:

Baroness Browning:

Earl Howe:

Baroness Gould of Potternewton:

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Earl Howe:

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The Countess of Mar:

Earl Howe:

Lord Ryder of Wensum:

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Earl Howe:

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill - Committee (1st Day)

4.26 pm

Clause 1 : Referendum on the alternative vote system

Amendment 1

Lord Campbell-Savours:

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4.30 pm

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Lord Lipsey:

Lord McNally:

Lord Lipsey:

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4.45 pm

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Lord Deben:

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Lord Rooker:

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5 pm

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Lord Rennard:

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Lord Grocott:

Lord Rennard:

Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke:

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Lord Rennard:

Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke:

Lord Alton of Liverpool:

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5.15 pm

Lord Falconer of Thoroton:

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The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Strathclyde):

Lord Falconer of Thoroton:

Lord Rennard:

Lord Falconer of Thoroton:

Lord Strathclyde:

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Lord Falconer of Thoroton:

Lord Strathclyde:

Lord Campbell-Savours:

Lord Strathclyde:

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5.30 pm

Lord Campbell-Savours:

Lord Rennard:

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Lord Campbell-Savours:

5.34 pm
Division on Amendment 1Contents 166; Not-Contents 242.Amendment 1 disagreed.
Division No. 1 [] [30 Nov 2010]

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Amendment 2

Lord Rooker:

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Lord Tyler:

6 pm

Lord Campbell-Savours:

Lord Sewel:

Lord Howarth of Newport:

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Lord Hamilton of Epsom:

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

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6.15 pm

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Lord Snape:

Lord Grocott:

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Lord McNally:

Lord Grocott:

Lord Lipsey:

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6.30 pm

Lord Falconer of Thoroton:

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Lord Phillips of Sudbury:

Lord Falconer of Thoroton:

Lord McNally:

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

Lord McNally:

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Lord Campbell-Savours:

Lord McNally:

Lord Sewel:

Lord McNally:

Lord Browne of Ladyton:

Lord McNally:

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Lord Campbell-Savours:

Lord McNally:

6.45 pm

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

Lord McNally:

Lord Rooker:

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6.50 pm
Division on Amendment 2Contents 175; Not-Contents 202.Amendment 2 disagreed.
Division No. 2 [] [30 Nov 2010]

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7.02 pm

Amendment 4

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

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Lord Snape:

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

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Lord Rooker:

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Lord Lipsey:

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Lord Palmer:

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Lord Deben:

7.30 pm

Lord Lipsey:

Lord Deben:

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Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan:

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Lord Liddle:

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7.45 pm

Lord Browne of Ladyton:

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Lord Rennard:

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

Lord Rennard:

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Lord Browne of Ladyton:

Lord Rennard:

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

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Lord Rennard:

8 pm

Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke:

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Lord McAvoy:

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Lord Bach:

Noble Lords:

Lord Bach:

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Lord Roberts of Llandudno:

Lord Bach:

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Lord Strathclyde:

8.30 pm

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

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Lord Strathclyde:

Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan:

Lord Strathclyde:

Lord Lipsey:

Lord Strathclyde:

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Lord Campbell-Savours:

Lord Strathclyde:

Lord Browne of Ladyton:

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Lord Strathclyde:

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

Lord Strathclyde:

Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke:

Lord Strathclyde:

Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke:

Lord Strathclyde:

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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

8.45 pm

Lord Phillips of Sudbury:

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

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Noble Lords:

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

Noble Lords:

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

8.50 pm

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

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Provision of Epilepsy Services - Question for Short Debate

8.52 pm

Baroness Ford:

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9.02 pm

Baroness Pitkeathley:

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9.08 pm

Baroness Hussein-Ece:

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9.13 pm

Lord Patel:

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9.21 pm

Lord Smith of Leigh:

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9.28 pm

Lord Stevenson of Coddenham:

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9.33 pm

Baroness Wheeler:

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9.38 pm

Baroness Northover:

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Grand Committee [30 Nov 2010]

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

3.30 pm

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Colwyn):

Iran - Question for Short Debate

3.31 pm

Lord Corbett of Castle Vale:

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3.41 pm

Lord Waddington:

3.44 pm

Baroness Falkner of Margravine:

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3.48 pm

Baroness Afshar:

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3.51 pm

Lord Parekh:

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3.55 pm

Lord Dholakia:

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3.58 pm

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass:

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4.02 pm

Lord Lamont of Lerwick:

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4.06 pm

Lord Mitchell:

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4.10 pm

Lord Avebury:

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4.13 pm

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean:

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4.17 pm

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Howell of Guildford):

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Lord Dholakia:

Lord Howell of Guildford:

4.28 pm

Central Asia and South Caucasus - Question for Short Debate

4.30 pm

Viscount Waverley:

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4.40 pm

Lord Sheikh:

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4.48 pm

Lord Dykes:

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4.54 pm

Lord Laird:

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4.58 pm

Baroness Stern:

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5.06 pm

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean:

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5.15 pm

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Howell of Guildford):

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Railways: Public Procurement - Question for Short Debate

5.30 pm

Baroness Greengross:

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The Deputy Chairman of Committees:

5.35 pm
5.46 pm

Baroness Greengross:

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5.50 pm

Lord Bradshaw:

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5.56 pm

Lord Tunnicliffe:

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6.02 pm

Baroness Howe of Idlicote:

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6.08 pm

Lord Beecham:

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6.15 pm

The Earl of Mar and Kellie:

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6.22 pm

Lord Davies of Oldham:

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6.28 pm

Earl Attlee:

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Lord Bradshaw:

Earl Attlee:

6.41 pm

Economy: Manufacturing - Question for Short Debate

6.42 pm

Viscount Montgomery of Alamein:

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6.47 pm

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville:

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The Deputy Speaker (Baroness Harris of Richmond):

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville:

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7.02 pm

Lord Bhattacharyya:

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7.07 pm

Lord Cotter:

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7.11 pm

Lord Bilimoria:

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7.17 pm

Lord Wade of Chorlton:

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7.23 pm

Lord Haskel:

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7.28 pm

Lord Willis of Knaresborough:

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7.33 pm

Lord Broers:

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7.38 pm

Lord Young of Norwood Green:

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7.46 pm

Baroness Wilcox:

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Lord Young of Norwood Green:

Baroness Wilcox:

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The Deputy Speaker:

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Written Statements [30 Nov 2010]

Animals: Scientific Procedures - Statement

The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Neville-Jones):

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Armed Forces: Armoured Vehicles - Statement

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Astor of Hever):

Climate Change - Statement

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

EU: Agriculture and Fisheries Council - Statement

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

Column: WS125

EU: Energy Council - Statement

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Lord Marland):

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Housing Benefit - Statement

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

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Investigatory Powers Tribunal - Statement

The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Neville-Jones):

Scotland Bill - Statement

The Advocate-General for Scotland (Lord Wallace of Tankerness):

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Taxation: Alcohol - Statement

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Sassoon):

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Taxation: Pensions - Statement

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Sassoon):

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Written Answers [30 Nov 2010]

Armed Forces: Aircraft - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Astor of Hever):

Banking: Bonuses - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Sassoon):

Benefits - Question

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

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British Indian Ocean Territory - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Howell of Guildford):

Burma - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Howell of Guildford):

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Cayman Islands: Biosafety - Questions

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

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Citizens Advice Bureaux - Question

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord McNally):

Climate Change - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Lord Marland):

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Climate Change: Deforestation - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Lord Marland):

Commonwealth Scholarships - Questions

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Howell of Guildford):

Lord Howell of Guildford:

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Cuba - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Howell of Guildford):

Education: Performance-related Pay - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools (Lord Hill of Oareford):

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Employment: Special Needs - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools (Lord Hill of Oareford):

Energy: Coal Mining - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Lord Marland):

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EU: Currencies - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Sassoon):

EU: UK National Sovereignty - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Howell of Guildford):

Extradition - Questions

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The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Neville-Jones):

Finance: Strategy - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Sassoon):

Food: Kosher and Halal Meat - Question

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

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Forced Labour - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Howell of Guildford):

Gaza - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Howell of Guildford):

Government Departments: Staff - Questions

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Earl Attlee:

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

Housing Benefit - Question

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

Immigration - Question

The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Neville-Jones):

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Immigration: Detainees - Questions

The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Neville-Jones):

Baroness Neville-Jones:

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Inflation - Questions

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Sassoon):

Lord Sassoon:

Isles of Scilly - Question

Earl Attlee:

Israel - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Howell of Guildford):

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Israel and Palestine - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Howell of Guildford):

Local Enterprise Partnerships - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Hanham):

Mortgage Lenders - Question

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The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Sassoon):

Ofgem - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Lord Marland):

Pensions - Questions

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Astor of Hever):

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

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Lord Freud:

Railways: Capacity - Question

Earl Attlee:

Railways: High Speed 2 - Questions

Earl Attlee:

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Earl Attlee:

Earl Attlee:

Earl Attlee:

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Rainforests - Question

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

Republic of Ireland: Financial Support - Questions

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Sassoon):

Schools: Free Schools - Question

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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools (Lord Hill of Oareford):

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Schools: GCSEs - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools (Lord Hill of Oareford):

Schools: Water Supply - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools (Lord Hill of Oareford):

Spending Review 2010 - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Sassoon):

Sustainable Communities Act - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Hanham):

Syria - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Howell of Guildford):

Turkey - Questions

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Howell of Guildford):

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Lord Howell of Guildford:

Lord Howell of Guildford:

Uganda - Questions

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Howell of Guildford):

Column: WA448

Lord Howell of Guildford:

Women: Peace and Security - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Howell of Guildford):



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