Table of Contents for
Wednesday 9 Oct 2013

Volume No. 748Part No. 49

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House of Lords

Introduction: Lord Mendelsohn

NHS: Health and Social Care Act 2012 - Question

Licensing Act 2003 - Question

Housing: Under-Occupancy Charge - Question

International Day of the Girl - Question

Badgers - Private Notice Question

Cohabitation Rights Bill [HL] - First Reading

Care Bill [HL] - Report (1st Day)

Clause 1: Promoting individual well-being

Amendment 1

Amendments 2 and 3

Amendment 6

Clause 2: Preventing needs for care and support

Clause 3: Promoting integration of care and support with health services etc.

Amendment 11

Amendment 12

Clause 4: Providing information and advice

Amendment 13

Amendment 14

Amendments 16 and 17

Amendment 19

Amendment 20

Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill - First Reading

EUC Report: Court of Justice of the European Union - Question for Short Debate

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

Clause 5: Promoting diversity and quality in provision of services

Amendment 22

Amendment 24

Amendment 27

Clause 6: Co-operating generally

Amendment 28

Amendment 29

Amendment 31

Grand Committee

Children and Families Bill - Committee (1st Day)

Clause 1: Placement of looked after children with potential adopters

Amendment 1

Amendment 2 (to Amendment 1)

Clause 2: Repeal of requirement to give due consideration to ethnicity: England

Amendment 11

Clause 3: Recruitment, assessment and approval of prospective adopters

Amendment 13

Clause 4: Adoption support services: personal budgets

Amendment 18

Amendment 20

Clause 6: The Adoption and Children Act Register

Amendment 21

Amendments 22 and 23

Amendment 25

Written Statements

Bovine Tuberculosis - Statement

British Hallmarking Council: Triennial Review - Statement

Cold Weather Payments - Statement

Equitable Life Payment Scheme - Statement

EU: Foreign Ministers’ Meeting - Statement

EU: Transport Council - Statement

Export Guarantees Advisory Council: Triennial Review - Statement

Gibraltar - Statement

Greenpeace: Arctic Sunrise - Statement

Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team - Statement

Railways: Fares and Tickets - Statement

Retail: Payment Systems - Statement

Written Answers

Christians in the Middle East - Question

Civil Service: Volunteering Scheme - Questions

Claims Management Companies - Question

Criminal Justice: Funding - Question

Embryology - Question

Energy: Prices - Question

Health: Human Papilloma Virus - Question

Immigration - Questions

Immigration: Detention - Question

Internet: Fraud - Question

Legal Aid - Question

Offenders: Custody - Question

Prisoners: Indeterminate Sentences for Public Protection - Question

Prisoners: Women - Questions

Prisoners: Work and Education Activities - Question

Smoking: e-cigarettes - Questions

Sudan - Questions





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Wednesday 9 Oct 2013

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House of Lords [9 Oct 2013]

3 pm

Introduction: Lord Mendelsohn

3.09 pm

NHS: Health and Social Care Act 2012 - Question

3.13 pm

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab):

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

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

Earl Howe:

Column: 70

Lord Winston (Lab):

Earl Howe:

Lord Alderdice (LD):

Earl Howe:

Baroness Pitkeathley (Lab):

Column: 71

Earl Howe:

Lord Walton of Detchant (CB):

Earl Howe:

Lord Naseby (Con):

Earl Howe:

Licensing Act 2003 - Question

3.21 pm

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

Column: 72

Viscount Falkland (CB):

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Lord Avebury (LD):

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Lab):

Column: 73

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Baroness Browning (Con):

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Lord Condon (CB):

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall (Lab):

Column: 74

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Housing: Under-Occupancy Charge - Question

3.29 pm

Baroness Hollis of Heigham (Lab):

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

Baroness Hollis of Heigham:

Lord Freud:

Column: 75

Noble Lords:

Lord Freud:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Con):

Lord Freud:

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab):

Lord Freud:

Baroness Sherlock (Lab):

Column: 76

Lord Freud:

International Day of the Girl - Question

3.36 pm

Baroness Northover (LD):

Baroness Hussein-Ece (LD):

Baroness Northover:

Baroness Crawley (Lab):

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Baroness Northover:

Baroness Deech (CB):

Baroness Northover:

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (Con):

Baroness Northover:

Baroness Uddin (Non-Afl):

Baroness Northover:

Column: 78

Lord Loomba (LD):

Baroness Northover:

Baroness Afshar (CB):

Baroness Northover:

Badgers - Private Notice Question

3.44 pm

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Lab):

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

Column: 79

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon:

Lord De Mauley:

Lord May of Oxford (CB):

Lord De Mauley:

Lord Hamilton of Epsom (Con):

Lord De Mauley:

Column: 80

Lord Winston (Lab):

Lord De Mauley:

Baroness Parminter (LD):

Lord De Mauley:

Lord Elystan-Morgan (CB):

Lord De Mauley:

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean (Lab):

Lord De Mauley:

Lord Rotherwick (Con):

Column: 81

Lord De Mauley:

Lord Clark of Windermere (Lab):

Lord De Mauley:

The Earl of Erroll (CB):

Lord De Mauley:

Cohabitation Rights Bill [HL] - First Reading

3.54 pm

Column: 82

Care Bill [HL] - Report (1st Day)

3.55 pm

Clause 1: Promoting individual well-being

Amendment 1

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab):

Lord Hamilton of Epsom (Con):

Column: 83

4 pm

Lord Deben (Con):

Lord Cormack (Con):

Lord Harries of Pentregarth (CB):


Column: 84

Baroness Barker (LD):

Lord Warner (Lab):

Lord Mackay of Clashfern (Con):

Column: 85

Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD):

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


Column: 86

Lord Hamilton of Epsom:

Earl Howe:

Lord Deben:

Column: 87

4.15 pm

Lord Cormack:

Lord Warner:

Earl Howe:

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:


Column: 88

Amendments 2 and 3

Amendment 6

Baroness Pitkeathley (Lab):


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4.30 pm

Column: 92


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Baroness Wheeler (Lab):


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Baroness Tyler of Enfield:

4.45pm

Lord Mackay of Clashfern:

Earl Howe:

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Baroness Pitkeathley:

Clause 2: Preventing needs for care and support

5 pm

Clause 3: Promoting integration of care and support with health services etc.

Amendment 11

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

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Column: 101

Lord Best (CB):


Column: 102


Column: 103

5.15 pm

Lord Shipley (LD):

Baroness Eaton (Con):


Column: 105

Baroness Masham of Ilton (CB):

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:


Column: 106

Lord Warner:

Earl Howe:


Column: 107

5.30 pm

Column: 108

Column: 109

Baroness Barker:

Earl Howe:

Baroness Masham of Ilton:

Earl Howe:

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

5.41 pm

Division on Amendment 11Contents 206; Not-Contents 224.Amendment 11 disagreed.

Division No. 1 [] [9 Oct 2013]

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5.56 pm

Amendment 12

Column: 113

Clause 4: Providing information and advice

Amendment 13

Baroness Greengross (CB):

6 pm

Baroness Meacher (CB):


Column: 115

Lord Lipsey (Lab):

Column: 116

Baroness Barker:

Column: 117

6.15 pm

Lord Warner:

Column: 118

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

Column: 119

Baroness Meacher:

Earl Howe:

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Column: 121

6.30 pm

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Baroness Greengross:

Amendment 14

Column: 124

Amendments 16 and 17

Amendment 19

Amendment 20

Lord Lipsey:

Column: 125

Earl Howe:

Lord Lipsey:

Column: 126

6.45 pm

Column: 127

Lord Sharkey (LD):

Column: 128

Baroness Greengross:

Column: 130

7 pm

Lord Deben:

Column: 131

Lord Warner:

Column: 132


Column: 133

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

7.15 pm

Column: 134

Earl Howe:

Column: 135


Column: 136

Lord Lipsey:

Column: 137

Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill - First Reading

7.29 pm

EUC Report: Court of Justice of the European Union - Question for Short Debate

7.30 pm

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Column: 139

7.41 pm

Lord Bowness (Con):

Column: 141

7.46 pm

Lord Dykes (LD):


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Column: 144

7.55 pm

Lord Liddle (Lab):


Column: 145

8.04 pm

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


Column: 146


Column: 147


Column: 148

Lord Bowness:

Baroness Warsi:

8.13 pm

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

8.30 pm

Clause 5: Promoting diversity and quality in provision of services

Amendment 22

Baroness Meacher (CB):

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Column: 151

Baroness Masham of Ilton (CB):

Baroness Greengross (CB):


Column: 152

8.45 pm

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (CB):

Baroness Gardner of Parkes (Con):

Column: 153

Baroness Emerton (CB):

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab):

Column: 154

Column: 155

9 pm

Lord Warner (Lab):

Column: 156


Column: 157

Lord Low of Dalston (CB):

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


Column: 158

Column: 159

9.15 pm

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

Earl Howe:

Baroness Meacher:

Column: 160

Earl Howe:

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

Column: 161

Lord Warner:

Earl Howe:


Column: 162

Baroness Meacher:

Earl Howe:

Baroness Meacher:

Column: 163

9.30 pm

Amendment 24

Amendment 27

Clause 6: Co-operating generally

Amendment 28

Amendment 29

Baroness Greengross:

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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

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Column: 166

Baroness Barker (LD):

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

9.45 pm

Baroness Barker:

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Lord Warner:

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff:

Earl Howe:


Column: 168

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

Earl Howe:

Baroness Masham of Ilton:

Earl Howe:

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Column: 170

Baroness Greengross:

Amendment 31

Column: GC1

Grand Committee [9 Oct 2013]

3.45 pm

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Viscount Ullswater) (Con):

Children and Families Bill - Committee (1st Day)

3.45 pm

Clause 1: Placement of looked after children with potential adopters

Amendment 1

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

Column: GC2

The Deputy Chairman of Committees:

Amendment 2 (to Amendment 1)

Baroness Hughes of Stretford (Lab):


Column: GC3


Column: GC4


Column: GC5

4 pm

Baroness Hamwee (LD):


Column: GC6

Column: GC7

Baroness Walmsley (LD):

Baroness Massey of Darwen (Lab):

Column: GC8

Baroness Howarth of Breckland (CB):

4.15 pm

Column: GC9

Baroness Perry of Southwark (Con):

The Earl of Listowel (CB):

Column: GC10


Column: GC11

Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top (Lab):


Column: GC12

4.30 pm

Column: GC13

Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (Lab):

Lord Nash:


Column: GC14


Column: GC15

Column: GC16

4.45 pm

Column: GC17

Baroness Hughes of Stretford:


Column: GC18


Column: GC19

5 pm

Clause 2: Repeal of requirement to give due consideration to ethnicity: England

Amendment 11

Baroness Butler-Sloss (CB):

Column: GC20


Column: GC21

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab):


Column: GC22

Baroness Young of Hornsey (CB):

Column: GC23

5.15 pm

Column: GC24

Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab):

Column: GC25

Baroness Hamwee:

Column: GC26

Baroness Howarth of Breckland:


Column: GC27

Baroness Perry of Southwark:

5.30 pm

Baroness Walmsley:


Column: GC28

Baroness Benjamin (LD):

Column: GC29

Lord Nash:

Column: GC30

5.41 pm
5.53 pm

Lord Nash:

Baroness Young of Hornsey:

Lord Nash:

Column: GC31

Baroness Butler-Sloss:

Lord Nash:


Column: GC32

6 pm

Baroness Butler-Sloss:

Column: GC33

Clause 3: Recruitment, assessment and approval of prospective adopters

Amendment 13

Column: GC34

Baroness Hamwee:


Column: GC35

6.15 pm

Baroness Hughes of Stretford:

Column: GC36


Column: GC37

Lord Storey (LD):


Column: GC38

Baroness Butler-Sloss:

Baroness Walmsley:


Column: GC39

6.30 pm

The Earl of Listowel:

Baroness Benjamin:

Column: GC40

Viscount Eccles (Con):

Lord Nash:


Column: GC41


Column: GC42

Baroness Hughes of Stretford:

Lord Nash:


Column: GC43

6.45 pm

Baroness Hamwee:

Column: GC44

Clause 4: Adoption support services: personal budgets

Amendment 18

Baroness Hamwee:

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch:

Column: GC45

Baroness Northover (LD):

Column: GC46

7 pm

Column: GC47

Baroness Hamwee:

Amendment 20

Clause 6: The Adoption and Children Act Register

Amendment 21

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch:

Column: GC48

Column: GC49

Lord Nash:


Column: GC50

7.15 pm

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch:

Column: GC51

Amendments 22 and 23

Amendment 25

Baroness Hamwee:

Column: GC52

Column: GC53

Column: GC54

Baroness Butler-Sloss:

7.30 pm

Baroness Howarth of Breckland:

Column: GC55

Lord Nash:

Baroness Butler-Sloss:

Lord Nash:

Column: GC56

Baroness Hamwee:

Lord Nash:

Baroness Hamwee:

Baroness Northover:

Column: WS25


Column: WS25

Written Statements [9 Oct 2013]

Bovine Tuberculosis - Statement

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

Column: WS26

British Hallmarking Council: Triennial Review - Statement

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

Cold Weather Payments - Statement

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

Column: WS27

Equitable Life Payment Scheme - Statement

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton) (Con):

Column: WS28

EU: Foreign Ministers’ Meeting - Statement

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

Column: WS29

EU: Transport Council - Statement


Column: WS30

Column: WS31

Export Guarantees Advisory Council: Triennial Review - Statement

The Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint) (Con):

Gibraltar - Statement

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


Column: WS32


Column: WS33

Greenpeace: Arctic Sunrise - Statement

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


Column: WS34

Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team - Statement

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

Column: WS35

Railways: Fares and Tickets - Statement

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Baroness Kramer) (LD):


Column: WS36

Retail: Payment Systems - Statement

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton) (Con):


Column: WS38

Column: WA31


Column: WA31

Written Answers [9 Oct 2013]

Christians in the Middle East - Question

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

Civil Service: Volunteering Scheme - Questions

Column: WA32

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Claims Management Companies - Question

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

Criminal Justice: Funding - Question

Column: WA33

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

Embryology - Question

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

Energy: Prices - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Baroness Verma) (Con):

Column: WA34

Health: Human Papilloma Virus - Question

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

Immigration - Questions

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

Column: WA35

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Immigration: Detention - Question

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

Internet: Fraud - Question

Column: WA36

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

Legal Aid - Question

Lord Popat (Con):

Offenders: Custody - Question

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

Column: WA37


Column: WA38

Prisoners: Indeterminate Sentences for Public Protection - Question

Lord Popat (Con):

Prisoners: Women - Questions

Column: WA39

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

Prisoners: Work and Education Activities - Question

Lord Popat (Con):

Smoking: e-cigarettes - Questions

Column: WA41

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

Column: WA42

Sudan - Questions

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

Baroness Warsi: