Table of Contents for
Tuesday 26 Mar 2013

Volume No. 744Part No. 132

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House of Lords

Introduction: Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho

Introduction: Lord Berkeley of Knighton

Royal Assent

Syria: Refugees - Question

Armed Forces: Autonomous Weapon Systems - Question

Scotland: Referendum - Question

NHS: Out of Hours Service - Question

Rights of the Sovereign and the Duchy of Cornwall Bill [HL] - First Reading

Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust Inquiry - Statement

Growth and Infrastructure Bill - Third Reading

Amendment 1

Clause 7 : Modification or discharge of affordable housing requirements

Amendment 2

Clause 9 : Electronic communications code: the need to promote growth

Amendment 4

Schedule 1 : Planning applications made to Secretary of State: further amendments

Amendment 5

Justice and Security Bill [HL] - Commons Amendments

Motion on Amendment 1

Motion on Amendments 2 and 3

Motion on Amendment 4

Motion on Amendment 5

Motion on Amendment 6

Amendment 6A (as an amendment to Commons Amendment 6)

Motion on Amendments 7 to 15

Motion on Amendment 16

Motion on Amendment 17

Motion on Amendment 18

Motion on Amendment 19

Amendment 19B (as an amendment to Commons Amendment 19)

Motion on Amendments 20 to 24

Motion on Amendment 25

Motion on Amendments 26 to 45

Grand Committee

National Curriculum - Motion to Take Note

EUC Report: MiFID II - Motion to Take Note

Written Statements

Companies House: Public Targets - Statement

Competition and Markets Authority - Statement

Court and Tribunal Reform - Statement

Cyprus: Pensions and Benefits - Statement

Elections: Local Elections - Statement

EU: Agriculture and Fisheries Council - Statement

Firebuy Limited - Statement

Food: Horsemeat Fraud - Statement

Higher Education: Student Loans - Statement

Land Registry: Performance Indicators and Targets - Statement

Low Pay Commission - Statement

National Measurement Office: Performance Targets - Statement

NHS: Constitution - Statement

NHS: Service Providers - Statement

Nuclear Industrial Strategy - Statement

Pensions - Statement

Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 - Statement

Railways: Franchises - Statement

Search and Rescue Helicopter Service - Statement

Social Fund Budgeting Loans - Statement

Taxation: Double Taxation - Statement

Taxation: Environmental Taxation - Statement

Terrorism - Statement

Veterinary Products Committee - Statement

Written Answers

Agriculture: Common Agricultural Policy - Question

Alcohol - Question

Banking: Quantitative Easing - Question

Banks: Funding for Lending Scheme - Questions

Badgers - Question

Big Society - Question

Children: Sexual Abuse and Exploitation - Questions

Cities: Economic Development - Question

Courts and Tribunal Service: Special Educational Needs - Question

Economy - Questions

Equality Act 2010 - Question

Eritrea - Question

Finance: Early and Prompt Payment Schemes - Questions

Finance: Gilts - Question

Finance: Loans - Question

Fire and Rescue Service - Question

Forced Marriage - Question

Housing Benefit - Question

Inflation - Question

Insurance: Fraud - Question

Israel - Question

Met Office - Question

Northern Ireland Executive: Legislation - Question

Northern Ireland Parades Commission - Questions

Prisons: Media Access - Question

Railways: Rolling Stock - Question

Rape - Question

Russia - Question

Sudan - Question

Taxation: Capital Gains Tax - Question

Trading Standards - Question

Turkey - Questions

Weather: Rainfall - Question

Young Offender Institutions: Open Air Exercise - Question





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House of Lords [26 Mar 2013]

2.30 pm

Introduction: Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho

2.38 pm

Introduction: Lord Berkeley of Knighton

2.45 pm

Royal Assent

2.50 pm

Syria: Refugees - Question


Baroness Northover:

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Lord Selkirk of Douglas:

Baroness Northover:

Lord Wright of Richmond:

Baroness Northover:

Lord Collins of Highbury:

Baroness Northover:

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The Lord Bishop of Exeter:

Baroness Northover:

Lord Alderdice:

Baroness Northover:

Lord Eden of Winton:

Baroness Northover:

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Armed Forces: Autonomous Weapon Systems - Question

3 pm

Lord Harris of Haringey:

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

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Lord Hylton:

Lord Astor of Hever:

Lord West of Spithead:

Lord Astor of Hever:

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Lord Tanlaw:

Lord Astor of Hever:

Lord Hughes of Woodside:

Lord Astor of Hever:

Scotland: Referendum - Question

3.07 pm

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

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean:

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

Lord Wigley:

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

Lord Martin of Springburn:

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

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Lord Maclennan of Rogart:

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

Lord McAvoy:

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke:

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Hill of Oareford):

Baroness Knight of Collingtree:

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Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke:

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

NHS: Out of Hours Service - Question


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

Lord Kennedy of Southwark:

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Earl Howe:

Lord Ribeiro:

Earl Howe:

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

Earl Howe:

Baroness Emerton:

Earl Howe:

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Baroness Jolly:

Earl Howe:

Baroness Wall of New Barnet:

Earl Howe:

Rights of the Sovereign and the Duchy of Cornwall Bill [HL] - First Reading

3.21 pm

Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust Inquiry - Statement

3.22 pm

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


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3.35 pm

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:


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3.46 pm

Earl Howe:


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3.58 pm

Baroness Jolly:

Earl Howe:

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Baroness Emerton:

Baroness Northover:

Earl Howe:

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Baroness Pitkeathley:

Earl Howe:

Lord Cormack:

Earl Howe:


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Lord Patel:

Earl Howe:

Lord Bilston:

Earl Howe:

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Baroness Browning:

Earl Howe:

Baroness Masham of Ilton:

Earl Howe:

Lord Walton of Detchant:

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Earl Howe:

Growth and Infrastructure Bill - Third Reading

4.18 pm

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Amendment 1

Lord True:


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4.30 pm

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Lord Tope:


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The Earl of Lytton:

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4.45 pm

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Lord Cormack:

Lord Deben:


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5 pm

Lord Marlesford:

Lord McKenzie of Luton:

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


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5.15 pm

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Lord True:


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5.24 pm

Division on Amendment 1Contents 217; Not-Contents 211.Amendment 1 agreed.

Division No. 1 [] [26 Mar 2013]

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5.36 pm

Clause 7 : Modification or discharge of affordable housing requirements

The Deputy Speaker (Baroness Pitkeathley):

Amendment 2

Lord Tope:


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Lord McKenzie of Luton:


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5.45 pm

Baroness Hanham:


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Lord Tope:

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Clause 9 : Electronic communications code: the need to promote growth

Amendment 4

Lord Cavendish of Furness:


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6 pm

Baroness Whitaker:

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Lord Cameron of Dillington:

Baroness Hanham:


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Lord Cavendish of Furness:

Schedule 1 : Planning applications made to Secretary of State: further amendments

Amendment 5

Baroness Hanham:

Lord McKenzie of Luton:

Lord Tope:

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Justice and Security Bill [HL] - Commons Amendments

6.14 pm

Motion on Amendment 1

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


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6.30 pm

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Lord Butler of Brockwell:

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6.45 pm

Baroness Smith of Basildon:


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Lord Taylor of Holbeach:


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Motion on Amendments 2 and 3

Motion on Amendment 4

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

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7 pm

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7.15 pm

Lord Beecham:


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Lord Macdonald of River Glaven:

7.30 pm

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Lord Lloyd of Berwick:

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Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale:


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Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood:

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7.45 pm

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Lord Goldsmith:

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8 pm

Lord Butler of Brockwell:

Lord Goldsmith:

Baroness Berridge:


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Lord Owen:

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Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws:

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8.15 pm

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Lord Mackay of Clashfern:

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Lord Goldsmith:

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Lord Thomas of Gresford:

8.30 pm

Lord Mackay of Clashfern:

Lord Thomas of Gresford:

Baroness Butler-Sloss:

Lord Thomas of Gresford:


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Lord Woolf:


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Baroness Hamwee:

8.45 pm

Baroness Manningham-Buller:

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Lord Thomas of Gresford:

Baroness Manningham-Buller:

Lord Phillips of Sudbury:


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Baroness Butler-Sloss:

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9 pm

Lord Gilbert:

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:


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Lord Thomas of Gresford:

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

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9.15 pm

Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws:

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

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Motion on Amendment 5

Motion on Amendment 6

Amendment 6A (as an amendment to Commons Amendment 6)

Lord Beecham:

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9.21 pm

Division on Amendment 6AContents 158; Not-Contents 174.Amendment 6A disagreed.

Division No. 2 [] [26 Mar 2013]

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9.32 pm

Motion on Amendments 7 to 15

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Motion on Amendment 16

Motion on Amendment 17

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Motion on Amendment 18

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Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

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Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames:

9.45 pm

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Lord Butler of Brockwell:

Lord Beecham:

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:


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Motion on Amendment 19

Amendment 19B (as an amendment to Commons Amendment 19)

Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames:

10 pm

Division on Amendment 19BContents 65; Not-Contents 141.Amendment 19B disagreed.

Division No. 3 [] [26 Mar 2013]

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10.11 pm

Motion on Amendments 20 to 24

Motion on Amendment 25

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:

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Motion on Amendments 26 to 45

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Grand Committee [26 Mar 2013]

3.30 pm

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Bates):

National Curriculum - Motion to Take Note

3.30 pm

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


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3.42 pm

Baroness Whitaker:


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3.47 pm

Lord Storey:

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3.53 pm

Lord Northbourne:


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3.59 pm

Lord Black of Brentwood:

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4.04 pm

Baroness Coussins:


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4.09 pm

Baroness Walmsley:


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4.15 pm

Baroness Kidron:


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4.20 pm

Lord Lucas:


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4.26 pm

Lord Sutherland of Houndwood:

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4.32 pm

Lord Empey:

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4.37 pm

Baroness Brinton:

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4.43 pm

The Earl of Clancarty:


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4.48 pm

Lord Quirk:

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4.55 pm

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch:


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Lord Sutherland of Houndwood:

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch:

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5.06 pm

Lord Nash:


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Lord Sutherland of Houndwood:

Lord Nash:


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5.25 pm

EUC Report: MiFID II - Motion to Take Note

5.37 pm

Lord Harrison:

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5.53 pm

Lord Hamilton of Epsom:


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6.04 pm

Viscount Brookeborough:

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6.12 pm

Lord Kerr of Kinlochard:


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6.27 pm

Lord Liddle:


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Lord Hamilton of Epsom:

Lord Liddle:

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6.40 pm

Lord Newby:


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Lord Kerr of Kinlochard:

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Lord Newby:

Lord Kerr of Kinlochard:

Lord Newby:

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Lord Kerr of Kinlochard:

Lord Newby:

Lord Hamilton of Epsom:

Lord Newby:

Lord Kerr of Kinlochard:

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Lord Newby:

Viscount Brookeborough:

Lord Newby:


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7.05 pm

Lord Harrison:

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Written Statements [26 Mar 2013]

Companies House: Public Targets - Statement

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

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Competition and Markets Authority - Statement

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

Court and Tribunal Reform - Statement

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


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Cyprus: Pensions and Benefits - Statement

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

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Elections: Local Elections - Statement

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

EU: Agriculture and Fisheries Council - Statement

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


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Firebuy Limited - Statement

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


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Food: Horsemeat Fraud - Statement

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

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Higher Education: Student Loans - Statement

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


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Land Registry: Performance Indicators and Targets - Statement

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

Low Pay Commission - Statement

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

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National Measurement Office: Performance Targets - Statement

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

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NHS: Constitution - Statement

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

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NHS: Service Providers - Statement

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

Nuclear Industrial Strategy - Statement

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

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Pensions - Statement

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 - Statement

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


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Railways: Franchises - Statement

Earl Attlee:

Search and Rescue Helicopter Service - Statement

Earl Attlee:


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Social Fund Budgeting Loans - Statement

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

Taxation: Double Taxation - Statement

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):


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Taxation: Environmental Taxation - Statement

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

Column: WS106

Terrorism - Statement

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


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Veterinary Products Committee - Statement

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

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Written Answers [26 Mar 2013]

Agriculture: Common Agricultural Policy - Question

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

Alcohol - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

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Banking: Quantitative Easing - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

Column: WA213

Banks: Funding for Lending Scheme - Questions

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

Lord Deighton:

Badgers - Question

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

Column: WA214

Big Society - Question

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

Children: Sexual Abuse and Exploitation - Questions

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

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Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Cities: Economic Development - Question

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

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Courts and Tribunal Service: Special Educational Needs - Question

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

Column: WA217

Economy - Questions

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

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Lord Deighton:

Equality Act 2010 - Question

Baroness Stowell of Beeston:

Eritrea - Question

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

Column: WA219

Finance: Early and Prompt Payment Schemes - Questions

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

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Finance: Gilts - Question

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The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

Finance: Loans - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

Fire and Rescue Service - Question

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

Forced Marriage - Question

Column: WA221

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

Housing Benefit - Question

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

Column: WA222

Inflation - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

Insurance: Fraud - Question

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

Israel - Question

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

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Met Office - Question

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


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Northern Ireland Executive: Legislation - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Wales Office (Baroness Randerson):

Northern Ireland Parades Commission - Questions

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Wales Office (Baroness Randerson):

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Baroness Randerson:

Baroness Randerson:

Baroness Randerson:

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Prisons: Media Access - Question

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

Railways: Rolling Stock - Question

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

Rape - Question

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

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Russia - Question

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

Sudan - Question

Baroness Northover:

Taxation: Capital Gains Tax - Question

Column: WA231

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton):

Trading Standards - Question

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

Turkey - Questions

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

Baroness Warsi:

Weather: Rainfall - Question

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

Column: WA233

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Young Offender Institutions: Open Air Exercise - Question

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