Table of Contents for
Wednesday 23 Mar 2011

Volume No. 726Part No. 130

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Following the Table of Contents is a more detailed list which gives subject headings, timelines and names of speakers

House of Lords

Extradition: Gary McKinnon - Question

Video Recordings Act 2010 - Question

Wales: Organ Donation - Question

Young People: Custody - Question

Hereditary Peers By-election - Announcement

Draft Defamation Bill - Motion to Approve

Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity - Order of Commitment Discharged

Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 - Motion to Approve

Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Amendments to the Mobile Homes Act 1983) Order 2011 - Motions to Approve

Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment of Schedule 1 and Consequential Amendments) (England) Order 2011 - Motions to Approve

Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Jurisdiction of Residential Property Tribunals) (England) Order 2011 - Motions to Approve

Public Bodies Bill [HL] - Report (1st Day)

Clause 1 : Power to abolish

Amendment 1

Amendment 3

Amendment 4

Schedule 1 : Power to abolish: bodies and offices

Amendment 5

Amendment 6

Amendment 7

Amendment 8

Amendment 9

Amendment 10

Amendment 11

Amendment 13

Amendments 14 and 15

Ecclesiastical Fees (Amendment) Measure - Motion to Present for Royal Assent

Care of Cathedrals Measure - Motion to Present for Royal Assent

Mission and Pastoral Measure - Motion to Present for Royal Assent

Public Bodies Bill [HL] - Report (1st Day) (Continued)

Amendment 16

Amendment 16A

Amendment 19

Amendment 20

Grand Committee

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2011 - Considered in Grand Committee

Guardian's Allowance Up-rating Order 2011 - Considered in Grand Committee

Guardian's Allowance Up-rating (Northern Ireland) Order 2011 - Considered in Grand Committee

Access to Justice Act 1999 (Destination of Appeals) (Family Proceedings) Order 2011 - Considered in Grand Committee

Family Procedure (Modification of Enactments) Order 2011 - Considered in Grand Committee

Data Protection (Subject Access Modification) (Social Work) (Amendment) Order 2011 - Considered in Grand Committee

Offshore Chemicals (Amendment) Regulations 2011 - Considered in Grand Committee

Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 - Considered in Grand Committee

Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2011 - Considered in Grand Committee

Written Statements

Council Tax - Statement

Debt and Reserves Management - Statement

Planning - Statement

Written Answers

Afghanistan and Iraq: Civilian Deaths - Question

Agriculture: Single Farm Payments - Question

Airports: Thames Estuary - Question

Armed Forces: Aircraft - Question

Armed Forces: Foot Patrol - Question

Armed Forces: Joint Military Exercise - Question

Armed Forces: Medals - Question

Armed Forces: Redundancy - Question

Armed Forces: Seriously Injured Personnel - Question

Bahrain - Question

Banks: Stress Tests - Question

Benefits: Disability - Question

Big Society - Question

Broadcasting: Smoking - Question

Census - Question

Children: Sexual Exploitation - Question

Civil Service: Education and Training - Question

Consumer Prices Index - Question

Cybermoor Ltd - Question

Employment: Work Programme - Question

Environment: Policy - Question

European Communities Act 1972 - Question

Food: Allergies - Question

Gibraltar - Questions

Government Departments: Energy Certificates - Question

Government Departments: Records - Questions

Government: Policy - Question

Gypsies and Travellers - Question

Higher Education: Funding - Question

Immigration - Question

Inflation - Question

Iraq: Camp Ashraf - Questions

Israel and Palestine - Question

Ivory Coast - Question

Justice: Compensation - Question

Justice: Local Criminal Justice Boards - Question

Michael Savage - Question

NHS: Productivity - Question

Palestine - Question

Political Parties: Cranborne Money - Questions

Railways: Light Rail Vehicles - Questions

Republic of Ireland: Financial Support - Questions

Salt Awareness Week - Question

Schools: GCSEs - Questions

Schools: Sex Education - Question

Sex Offenders - Question

Turkey - Question

Turks and Caicos Islands - Questions

Uganda - Question

UN Summits - Questions

Voluntary and Community Sector - Question



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names of speakers in the Lords Hansard text for
Wednesday 23 Mar 2011

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House of Lords [23 Mar 2011]

3 pm

Extradition: Gary McKinnon - Question

3.06 pm

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Baroness Browning:

Column: 730

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Baroness Wilkins:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Tebbit:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Column: 731

Lord Morris of Aberavon:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Video Recordings Act 2010 - Question

3.15 pm

Baroness Rawlings:

Lord Clement-Jones:

Column: 732

Baroness Rawlings:

Lord Gordon of Strathblane:

Baroness Rawlings:

Baroness Howe of Idlicote:

Baroness Rawlings:

Lord Renton of Mount Harry:

Baroness Rawlings:

Column: 733

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch:

Baroness Rawlings:

Lord Storey:

Baroness Rawlings:

Baroness Gardner of Parkes:

Baroness Rawlings:

Wales: Organ Donation - Question

3.23 pm

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

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Lord Wigley:

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

Lord Roberts of Llandudno:

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

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Baroness Finlay of Llandaff:

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

Lord Hamilton of Epsom:

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Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

Lord Davies of Coity:

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

Young People: Custody - Question

3.31 pm

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

Baroness Walmsley:

Column: 737

Lord McNally:

Lord Bach:

Lord McNally:

Baroness Stern:

Lord McNally:

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton:

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Lord McNally:

Baroness Linklater of Butterstone:

Lord McNally:

Hereditary Peers By-election - Announcement

3.39 pm

Draft Defamation Bill - Motion to Approve

Column: 739

Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity - Order of Commitment Discharged

Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 - Motion to Approve

Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Amendments to the Mobile Homes Act 1983) Order 2011 - Motions to Approve

Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment of Schedule 1 and Consequential Amendments) (England) Order 2011 - Motions to Approve

Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Jurisdiction of Residential Property Tribunals) (England) Order 2011 - Motions to Approve

3.40 pm

Public Bodies Bill [HL] - Report (1st Day)

3.40 pm

Clause 1 : Power to abolish

Amendment 1

Column: 740

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Amendment 3

Lord Newton of Braintree:

3.45 pm

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

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Lord Newton of Braintree:

Amendment 4

Column: 742

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town:

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

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Lord Newton of Braintree:

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

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4 pm

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town:

Schedule 1 : Power to abolish: bodies and offices

Amendment 5

Baroness Quin:

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

Column: 746

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Baroness Quin:

Amendment 6

Lord Henley:

4.15 pm

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Amendment 7

Baroness Quin:

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Lord Henley:

Baroness Quin:

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4.30 pm

Baroness Byford:

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Lord Empey:

Column: 753

Lord Newton of Braintree:

Lord Clark of Windermere:

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4.45 pm

The Earl of Caithness:

Lord Whitty:

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Baroness Butler-Sloss:

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Lord Cameron of Dillington:

Lord Henley:

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5 pm

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Baroness Quin:

5.08 pm
Division on Amendment 7.Contents 194; Not-Contents 249.Amendment 7 disagreed.
Division No. 1 [] [23 Mar 2011]

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5.22 pm

Amendment 8

Column: 764

Amendment 9

Lord Knight of Weymouth:

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5.30 pm

The Lord Bishop of Exeter:

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Lord Cameron of Dillington:

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Column: 768

Lord Marlesford:

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Lord Myners:

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5.45 pm

Lord Newton of Braintree:

Baroness Quin:

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Lord Henley:

Column: 772

Column: 773

The Lord Bishop of Exeter:

6 pm

Lord Henley:

Lord Knight of Weymouth:

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Amendment 10

Lord Low of Dalston:

The Lord Speaker (Baroness Hayman):

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Baroness Wilkins:

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Baroness Grey-Thompson:

Lord Newton of Braintree:

Column: 777

6.15 pm

Viscount Slim:

Lord McKenzie of Luton:

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Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Lord Newton of Braintree:

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

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6.30 pm

Lord Low of Dalston:

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Amendment 11

Amendment 13

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town:

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Lord Borrie:

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Lord Whitty:

6.45 pm

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Lord Beecham:

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Lord Stevenson of Balmacara:

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7 pm

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

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Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes:

Baroness Wilcox:

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Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town:

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7.12 pm
Division on Amendment 13Contents 170; Not-Contents 182.Amendment 13 disagreed.
Division No. 2 [] [23 Mar 2011]

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Amendments 14 and 15

Column: 794

Ecclesiastical Fees (Amendment) Measure - Motion to Present for Royal Assent

7.23 pm

The Lord Bishop of Exeter:

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Lord Cormack:

The Lord Bishop of Exeter:

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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

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Lord Cormack:

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7.45 pm

Baroness O'Cathain:

Lord Cormack:

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Lord Lea of Crondall:

Lord Laming:

Lord Newby:

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Lord Cormack:

Lord Newby:

Lord Bates:

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

Lord Bates:

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The Lord Bishop of Exeter:

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Care of Cathedrals Measure - Motion to Present for Royal Assent

8.02 pm

Column: 804

Mission and Pastoral Measure - Motion to Present for Royal Assent

8.02 pm
8.03 pm

Public Bodies Bill [HL] - Report (1st Day) (Continued)

8.25 pm

Amendment 16

Lord Kennedy of Southwark:

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon:

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8.30 pm

Column: 806

Lord Campbell-Savours:

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8.45 pm

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Lord Beecham:

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Column: 813

9 pm

Baroness Quin:

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Lord Grantchester:

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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

Lord Empey:

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Lord Cavendish of Furness:

Lord Hoyle:

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Lord Clark of Windermere:

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Lord Prescott:

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Lord Beecham:

Lord Prescott:

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Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

9.45 pm

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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

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Lord Campbell-Savours:

10 pm

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Lord Beecham:

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Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Lord Kennedy of Southwark:

Amendment 16A

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon:

10.05 pm
Division on Amendment 16AContents 87; Not-Contents 151.Amendment 16A disagreed.
Division No. 3 [] [23 Mar 2011]

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Column: 831

10.15 pm

Amendment 19

Lord Kennedy of Southwark:

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

Column: 833

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon:

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10.30 pm

Baroness Neville-Jones:

Lord Whitty:

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Baroness Rawlings:

Lord Whitty:

Lord Kennedy of Southwark:

Amendment 20

Lord Kennedy of Southwark:

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

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Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

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Column: 838

Lord Kennedy of Southwark:

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Grand Committee [23 Mar 2011]

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

3.45 pm

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness Morris of Bolton):

Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2011 - Considered in Grand Committee

3.45 pm

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Sassoon):

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Column: GC103

Lord Newby:

Column: GC104

Column: GC105

Lord Davies of Oldham:

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Column: GC107

Lord Sassoon:

Column: GC108

Guardian's Allowance Up-rating Order 2011 - Considered in Grand Committee

4.17 pm

Guardian's Allowance Up-rating (Northern Ireland) Order 2011 - Considered in Grand Committee

4.17 pm

Access to Justice Act 1999 (Destination of Appeals) (Family Proceedings) Order 2011 - Considered in Grand Committee

4.19 pm

Lord McNally:

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Column: GC110

Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames:

Column: GC111

Lord Jones:

4.30 pm

Column: GC112

Lord Bach:

Lord McNally:

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Column: GC114

Family Procedure (Modification of Enactments) Order 2011 - Considered in Grand Committee

4.46 pm

Data Protection (Subject Access Modification) (Social Work) (Amendment) Order 2011 - Considered in Grand Committee

4.46 pm

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

Lord Bach:

Lord McNally:

Column: GC115

Column: GC116

Column: GC117

Lord Thomas of Gresford:

5 pm

Lord Bach:

Column: GC118

Lord McNally:

Lord Bach:

Lord McNally:

Column: GC119

Offshore Chemicals (Amendment) Regulations 2011 - Considered in Grand Committee

5.07 pm

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

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness Harris of Richmond):

Column: GC120

5.09 pm
5.19 pm

Lord Marland:

Column: GC121

Lord Teverson:

Lord Grantchester:

Column: GC122

5.30 pm

Lord Teverson:

Column: GC123

Lord Marland:

Column: GC124

Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 - Considered in Grand Committee

5.36 pm

Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2011 - Considered in Grand Committee

5.37 pm

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

Column: GC125

Column: GC126

5.45 pm

Lord Reay:

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Column: GC128

Lord Teverson:

Lord Grantchester:

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Column: GC130

6 pm

Lord Marland:

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Column: GC132

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Column: WS61

Written Statements [23 Mar 2011]

Council Tax - Statement

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

Column: WS62

Debt and Reserves Management - Statement

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Sassoon):

Planning - Statement

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

Column: WS63

Column: WS64

Column: WA167

Column: WA167

Written Answers [23 Mar 2011]

Afghanistan and Iraq: Civilian Deaths - Question

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

Agriculture: Single Farm Payments - Question

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

Column: WA168

Airports: Thames Estuary - Question

Earl Attlee:

Armed Forces: Aircraft - Question

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

Armed Forces: Foot Patrol - Question

Column: WA169

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

Armed Forces: Joint Military Exercise - Question

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

Column: WA170

Armed Forces: Medals - Question

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

Armed Forces: Redundancy - Question

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

Armed Forces: Seriously Injured Personnel - Question

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

Column: WA171

Bahrain - Question

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

Banks: Stress Tests - Question

Column: WA172

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Sassoon):

Benefits: Disability - Question

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

Big Society - Question

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Column: WA173

Broadcasting: Smoking - Question

Baroness Rawlings:

Census - Question

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Column: WA174

Children: Sexual Exploitation - Question

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

Column: WA175

Civil Service: Education and Training - Question

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Consumer Prices Index - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Sassoon):

Cybermoor Ltd - Question

Column: WA176

Baroness Rawlings:

Employment: Work Programme - Question

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

Environment: Policy - Question

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

Column: WA177

European Communities Act 1972 - Question

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

Food: Allergies - Question

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

Gibraltar - Questions

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

Column: WA178

Lord Howell of Guildford:

Government Departments: Energy Certificates - Question

Baroness Rawlings:

Column: WA179

Government Departments: Records - Questions

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

Lord McNally:

Government: Policy - Question

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

Column: WA180

Gypsies and Travellers - Question

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

Higher Education: Funding - Question

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

Immigration - Question

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

Column: WA182

Inflation - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Sassoon):

Iraq: Camp Ashraf - Questions

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

Column: WA183

Lord Howell of Guildford:

Israel and Palestine - Question

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

Ivory Coast - Question

Column: WA184

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

Justice: Compensation - Question

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

Justice: Local Criminal Justice Boards - Question

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

Michael Savage - Question

Column: WA185

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

NHS: Productivity - Question

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

Palestine - Question

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

Column: WA186

Political Parties: Cranborne Money - Questions

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

Railways: Light Rail Vehicles - Questions

Earl Attlee:

Column: WA187

Earl Attlee:

Republic of Ireland: Financial Support - Questions

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Sassoon):

Column: WA188

Salt Awareness Week - Question

The Chairman of Committees (Lord Brabazon of Tara):

Schools: GCSEs - Questions

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

Column: WA189

Lord Hill of Oareford:

Schools: Sex Education - Question

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

Column: WA190

Sex Offenders - Question

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

Turkey - Question

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

Turks and Caicos Islands - Questions

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

Column: WA191

Lord Howell of Guildford:

Uganda - Question

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

Column: WA192

UN Summits - Questions

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

Lord Henley:

Column: WA193

Voluntary and Community Sector - Question

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

Column: WA194



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