Table of Contents for
Wednesday 23 Jan 2013

Volume No. 742Part No. 100

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House of Lords

Children and Young People - Question

UK Trade - Question

Local Government: Finance Settlement - Question

Airports: Heathrow - Question

Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders

Electoral Registration and Administration Bill - Report

Schedule 2: Sharing and checking information etc

Amendment 1

Amendment 2

Clause 7 : Power to amend or abolish the annual canvass

Amendment 3

Clause 11 : Orders under Part 1

Amendment 4

Schedule 5 : Transitional provision to do with Part 1

Amendment 5

Amendment 8

Amendment 10

Amendment 11

Amendment 12 (to Amendment 11)

Amendment 13

Clause 26 : Commencement

Amendments 14 and 15

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

Kashmir - Question for Short Debate

Electoral Registration and Administration Bill - Third Reading

Clause 6 : Amendment of Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011

Amendment 1

Amendments 2 to 4

Amendment 5

Clause 26 : Commencement

Amendments 6 and 7

In the Title

Amendment 8

Written Statements

Office of Tax Simplification - Statement

Pensions - Statement

Roads: Permit Schemes - Statement

Sport: UK Sport and Sport England - Statement

Transport: Funding - Statement

Written Answers

Adolf Hitler - Question

Agriculture: Eggs - Question

Agriculture: Pigs - Question

Armed Forces: Medals - Question

Arts: Funding - Question

Asylum Seekers - Question

Broadcasting: Local Television Licences - Question

Burma - Questions

Businesses: Closures - Question

Businesses: Funding - Question

Charities: Funding - Question

China - Questions

Disabled People: Access to Work - Question

Embryology - Questions

Employment - Question

Forests - Question

Government Departments: Correspondence - Question

Government Departments: Trade Unions - Question

Health: Dementia - Question

Health: Expenditure - Question

Health: Orthodontics - Questions

Health: Pain Management - Questions

House of Lords: Clerk of the Parliaments Office - Question

House of Lords: Members’ Travel - Question

House of Lords: Rifle Range - Question

Israel and Palestine: West Bank - Questions

Justice: Youth Courts - Question

Local Government: Staff - Questions

Malaysia - Questions

Mental Health: Access to Work Support Service - Questions

National Parks - Question

NHS: Clinical Commissioning Groups - Question

Ofcom: Switching - Question

Planning - Question

Praidon Darmoo - Questions

Prisoners: Foreign Nationals - Question

Turkey - Questions

Volunteers - Questions

Winter Fuel Payments - Questions

Zimbabwe - Questions





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Wednesday 23 Jan 2013

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House of Lords [23 Jan 2013]

3 pm

Children and Young People - Question

3.07 pm

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

The Earl of Listowel:

Lord Nash:

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Baroness Hughes of Stretford:

Lord Nash:

Baroness Gardner of Parkes:

Lord Nash:

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The Lord Bishop of Ripon and Leeds:

Lord Nash:

Baroness Brinton:

Lord Nash:

Lord Northbourne:

Lord Nash:

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UK Trade - Question

3.17 pm

Lord Popat:

Lord Popat:

Lord Bilimoria:

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Lord Popat:

Lord Howarth of Newport:

Lord Popat:

Lord Higgins:

Lord Popat:

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Lord Mitchell:

Lord Popat:

Local Government: Finance Settlement - Question

3.25 pm

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

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The Lord Bishop of Liverpool:

Baroness Hanham:

Lord McKenzie of Luton:

Baroness Hanham:

Lord Tope:

Baroness Hanham:

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Lord Harris of Haringey:

Baroness Hanham:

Airports: Heathrow - Question

3.30 pm

Baroness Browning:

Earl Attlee:

Baroness Browning:

Earl Attlee:

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Lord Berkeley:

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale:

Earl Attlee:

Lord Bradshaw:

Earl Attlee:

Lord Davies of Oldham:

Earl Attlee:

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Baroness Butler-Sloss:

Earl Attlee:

Lord Elton:

Lord Berkeley:

Lord Elton:

Earl Attlee:

Business of the House - Motion on Standing Orders

3.37 pm

Electoral Registration and Administration Bill - Report

3.38 pm

Schedule 2: Sharing and checking information etc

Amendment 1

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Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town:


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3.45 pm

Lord Rennard:

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Lord Wallace of Saltaire:


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Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town:

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Amendment 2

Lord Lexden:


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4 pm

Lord Tyler:


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Lord Norton of Louth:

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Lord Campbell-Savours:

Lord Bates:

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Lord Kerr of Kinlochard:

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town:

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4.15 pm

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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Lord Lexden:


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Clause 7 : Power to amend or abolish the annual canvass

Amendment 3

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town:

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Lord Martin of Springburn:

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4.30 pm

Lord Rennard:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:


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Lord Sutherland of Houndwood:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town:

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4.39 pm

Division on Amendment 3Contents 199; Not-Contents 223.Amendment 3 disagreed.

Division No. 1 [] [23 Jan 2013]

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4.51 pm

Clause 11 : Orders under Part 1

Amendment 4

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:


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Lord Maxton:

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Lord Rennard:

5 pm

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Lord Falconer of Thoroton:

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Lord Tyler:

Lord Falconer of Thoroton:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:


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Schedule 5 : Transitional provision to do with Part 1

Amendment 5

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Amendment 8

Amendment 10

5.15 pm

Amendment 11

Lord Pannick:


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Amendment 12 (to Amendment 11)

Lord Lipsey:


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Lord Lang of Monkton:


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Lord Tyler:

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Lord Martin of Springburn:

5.30 pm

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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Lord Lipsey:

Lord Pannick:

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Amendment 13

Lord Norton of Louth:


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Lord Tyler:

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5.45 pm

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Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve:


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Lord Wills:

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Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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Lord Maxton:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

6 pm

Lord Norton of Louth:

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Clause 26 : Commencement

Amendments 14 and 15

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

6.04 pm

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

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Kashmir - Question for Short Debate

6.04 pm

Lord Ahmed:

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6.14 pm

Lord Loomba:

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6.20 pm

Lord Parekh:

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6.26 pm

Lord Watson of Invergowrie:

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6.33 pm

Lord Desai:


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6.39 pm

Lord Triesman:

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6.46 pm

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi):


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6.57 pm

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Electoral Registration and Administration Bill - Third Reading

7.35 pm

Clause 6 : Amendment of Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011

Amendment 1

Lord Hart of Chilton:


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Lord Wigley:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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Amendments 2 to 4

7.45 pm

Amendment 5

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town:


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Clause 26 : Commencement

Amendments 6 and 7

In the Title

Amendment 8

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Written Statements [23 Jan 2013]

Office of Tax Simplification - Statement

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

Pensions - Statement

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

Roads: Permit Schemes - Statement

Earl Attlee:

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Sport: UK Sport and Sport England - Statement

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:


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Transport: Funding - Statement

Earl Attlee:

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Written Answers [23 Jan 2013]

Adolf Hitler - Question

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Agriculture: Eggs - Question

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

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Agriculture: Pigs - Question

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

Armed Forces: Medals - Question

Baroness Garden of Frognal:

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Arts: Funding - Question

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Asylum Seekers - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Taylor of Holbeach):

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Broadcasting: Local Television Licences - Question

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Burma - Questions

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Baroness Northover:

Baroness Northover:

Businesses: Closures - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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Businesses: Funding - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Viscount Younger of Leckie):

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Charities: Funding - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

China - Questions

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi):

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Baroness Warsi:

Disabled People: Access to Work - Question

Lord Freud:

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Embryology - Questions

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

Earl Howe:

Earl Howe:

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Employment - Question

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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Viscount Younger of Leckie):

Forests - Question

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

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Government Departments: Correspondence - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Government Departments: Trade Unions - Question

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

Health: Dementia - Question

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

Health: Expenditure - Question

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

Health: Orthodontics - Questions

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

Earl Howe:

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Earl Howe:

Earl Howe:

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Earl Howe:

Health: Pain Management - Questions

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

Earl Howe:

House of Lords: Clerk of the Parliaments Office - Question

The Chairman of Committees (Lord Sewel):

House of Lords: Members’ Travel - Question

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The Chairman of Committees (Lord Sewel):

House of Lords: Rifle Range - Question

The Chairman of Committees (Lord Sewel):

Israel and Palestine: West Bank - Questions

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi):

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Baroness Northover:

Baroness Northover:

Justice: Youth Courts - Question

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

Local Government: Staff - Questions

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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Malaysia - Questions

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi):

Baroness Warsi:

Mental Health: Access to Work Support Service - Questions

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

Lord Freud:

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National Parks - Question

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

NHS: Clinical Commissioning Groups - Question

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

Ofcom: Switching - Question

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

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Planning - Question

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

Praidon Darmoo - Questions

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

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Prisoners: Foreign Nationals - Question

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

Turkey - Questions

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi):

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Baroness Warsi:

Baroness Warsi:

Volunteers - Questions

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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

Winter Fuel Payments - Questions

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

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Zimbabwe - Questions

Baroness Northover:

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The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi):

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