Table of Contents for
Monday 28 Oct 2013

Volume No. 748Part No. 60

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House of Lords



Public Services: Private Sector Companies - Question

National Curriculum: Violence against Women - Question

Sudan - Question

Universal Credit: National Rollout - Question

Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Bill [HL] - Membership Motion

Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill - Order of Consideration Motion

Energy Bill - Report (1st Day)

Clause 1: Decarbonisation target range

Amendment 1

Clause 5: General considerations relating to this Part

Amendment 3

Amendment 4

EU Council - Statement

European Public Prosecutor’s Office: EUC Report - Motion to Take Note

European Public Prosecutor’s Office (Reasoned Opinion) - Motion to Resolve

Energy Bill - Report (1st Day) (Continued)

Clause 6: Regulations to encourage low carbon electricity generation

Amendment 6

Amendment 7

Amendments 8 and 9

Clause 8: Duties of a CFD counterparty

Amendment 10

Clause 9: Supplier obligation

Amendments 11 and 12

Clause 10: Direction to offer to contract

Amendments 13 to 15

Amendments 16 to 21

Amendment 22

Clause 15: Regulations: further provision

Amendment 25

Amendment 26

Clause 17: Order for maximum cost and targets

Amendments 27 to 36

Clause 18: Consultation

Amendments 37 to 39

Clause 28: Power to make capacity market rules

Amendment 40

Clause 33: Principal objective and general duties

Clause 34: Regulations under Chapter 3

Amendments 44 and 45

Clause 35: Capacity market rules: procedure

Amendment 46

Clause 37: Pilot scheme for electricity demand reduction

Amendment 47

Amendment 49

Schedule 2: Investment contracts

Amendments 52 to 58

Amendment 59

Grand Committee

Children and Families Bill - Committee (6th Day)

Clause 21: Special educational provision, health care provision and social care provision

Amendment 71

Amendment 74

Amendment 75

Clause 22: Identifying children and young people with special educational needs

Amendment 81

Clause 24: Duty of health bodies to bring certain children to local authority's attention

Clause 25: Promoting integration

Amendment 86

Clause 26: Joint commissioning arrangements

Clause 27: Duty to keep education and care provision under review

Amendment 98A

Written Statements

Apprenticeships - Statement

City Deals - Statement

EU: Foreign Affairs Council - Statement

Local Accountability - Statement

Written Answers

Adoption - Question

Agriculture: Pesticides - Questions

Bullying - Question

Children: Sexual Abuse - Question

Christians in the Middle East - Question

Crime: Migrants - Question

Energy: Green Deal - Question

Energy: Prices - Question

Female Genital Mutilation - Question

Finance: Payday Loans - Question

Fluoridation - Questions

Government Departments: Opinion Polls - Question

Habitual Residence Test - Questions

Health: Mental Health - Questions

Human Trafficking - Questions

Interpol - Question

Israel and Palestine - Question

Local Audit and Accountability Bill - Question

Northern Ireland: Inquiries - Question

Northern Ireland Parades Commission - Question

Railways: High Speed 2 - Questions

Royal Mail - Question

Schools: External Visitors and Contributors - Question

Schools: Reading - Question

Smithwick Tribunal - Question

Terrorism: Stop and Search - Questions





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House of Lords [28 Oct 2013]

2.30 pm

2.38 pm

2.45 pm

Public Services: Private Sector Companies - Question

2.50 pm

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Lord Haskel (Lab):

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Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Naseby (Con):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Wills (Lab):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Baroness Greengross (CB):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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Lord Sugar (Lab):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Blackwell (Con):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton (Lab):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Berkeley (Lab):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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National Curriculum: Violence against Women - Question

2.58 pm

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

Baroness Prosser (Lab):

Lord Nash:

Baroness Butler-Sloss (CB):

Lord Nash:

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Baroness Hamwee (LD):

Lord Nash:

Baroness Nye (Lab):

Lord Nash:

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (Con):

Lord Nash:

Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall (Lab):

Lord Nash:

Lord McColl of Dulwich (Con):

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Lord Nash:

Lord Sutherland of Houndwood (CB):

Lord Nash:

Sudan - Question

3.05 pm

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

Baroness Cox (CB):

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Baroness Warsi:

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead (Lab):

Baroness Warsi:

Lord Avebury (LD):

Baroness Warsi:

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Lord Triesman (Lab):

Baroness Warsi:

Universal Credit: National Rollout - Question

3.11 pm

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

Lord McKenzie of Luton (Lab):

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Lord Freud:

Lord German (LD):

Lord Freud:

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab):

Lord Freud:

Lord Cormack (Con):

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Lord Freud:

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Lab):

Lord Freud:

Baroness Wheatcroft (Con):

Lord Freud:

Baroness Hollis of Heigham (Lab):

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Lord Freud:

Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Bill [HL] - Membership Motion

3.21 pm

Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill - Order of Consideration Motion

Energy Bill - Report (1st Day)

3.22 pm

Clause 1: Decarbonisation target range

Amendment 1

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Lord Oxburgh (CB):


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3.30 pm

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Lord Teverson (LD):


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Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan (Lab):


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3.45 pm

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Lord Lawson of Blaby (Con):

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4 pm

Lord Krebs (CB):

Viscount Hanworth (Lab):

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Lord Jenkin of Roding (Con):


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4.15 pm

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Lord May of Oxford (CB):


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Viscount Ridley (Con):

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Lord May of Oxford:

Viscount Ridley:

Lord Krebs:

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Viscount Ridley:

4.30 pm

Lord Krebs:

Viscount Ridley:


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Lord May of Oxford:

Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con):

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Lord Smith of Finsbury:

4.45 pm

Lord Deben (Con):

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5 pm

The Earl of Caithness (Con):


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Lord Donoughue (Lab):


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5.15 pm

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Lord Stoddart of Swindon (Ind Lab):


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Noble Lords:

Lord Stoddart of Swindon:

Lord Dixon-Smith (Con):

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5.30 pm

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Baroness Worthington (Lab):


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5.45 pm

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

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Lord Oxburgh:

Lord Lawson of Blaby:

Lord Oxburgh:

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5.57 pm

Division on Amendment 1Contents 202; Not-Contents 216.Amendment 1 disagreed.

Division No. 1 [] [28 Oct 2013]

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6.11 pm

Clause 5: General considerations relating to this Part

Amendment 3

Lord Whitty (Lab):


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6.15 pm

Baroness Maddock (LD):

Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan:

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Baroness Verma:


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Baroness Maddock:

Lord Whitty:


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6.30 pm

Amendment 4

Lord Jenkin of Roding:

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Lord Broers (CB):

Lord Deben:

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6.45 pm

Lord Roper (LD):

Lord Cameron of Dillington (CB):


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Lord Berkeley (Lab):

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7 pm

The Earl of Caithness:

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Lord Teverson:

Baroness Worthington:

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Baroness Verma:


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7.15 pm

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Baroness Worthington:

Baroness Verma:


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Lord Jenkin of Roding:

Baroness Verma:

Lord Jenkin of Roding:

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Baroness Verma:

Lord Jenkin of Roding:

EU Council - Statement

7.28 pm

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


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7.37 pm

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Lab):


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7.42 pm

Lord Hill of Oareford:

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7.47 pm

Lord Alderdice (LD):

Lord Hill of Oareford:

Lord Davies of Stamford (Lab):

Lord Hill of Oareford:

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Lord Tugendhat (Con):

Lord Hill of Oareford:

Lord Deben (Con):

Lord Hill of Oareford:

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Lord Phillips of Sudbury (LD):

Lord Hill of Oareford:

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville (Con):

Lord Hill of Oareford:

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Lord Flight (Con):

Lord Hill of Oareford:

Lord Marlesford (Con):

Lord Hill of Oareford:

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon:

Lord Hill of Oareford:

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European Public Prosecutor’s Office: EUC Report - Motion to Take Note

8.10 pm

Lord Rowlands (Lab):

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Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Con):


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Lord Dykes (LD):

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Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab):

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8.30 pm

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

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Lord Rowlands:

European Public Prosecutor’s Office (Reasoned Opinion) - Motion to Resolve

8.44 pm

Energy Bill - Report (1st Day) (Continued)

8.45 pm

Clause 6: Regulations to encourage low carbon electricity generation

Amendment 6

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


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Lord Roper (LD):

Baroness Worthington (Lab):


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Baroness Verma:

Amendment 7

Baroness Worthington:

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9 pm

Baroness Verma:


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Baroness Worthington:

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Amendments 8 and 9

Clause 8: Duties of a CFD counterparty

Amendment 10

Clause 9: Supplier obligation

Amendments 11 and 12

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Clause 10: Direction to offer to contract

Amendments 13 to 15

Amendments 16 to 21

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Amendment 22

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Baroness Worthington:

Baroness Verma:


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Baroness Worthington:

Baroness Verma:

Baroness Worthington:


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9.15 pm

Clause 15: Regulations: further provision

Amendment 25

Lord Jenkin of Roding:

Lord Roper:

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Lord Cameron of Dillington (CB):

Lord Berkeley (Lab):


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Viscount Ridley (Con):

Baroness Verma:


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9.30 pm

Lord Jenkin of Roding:

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Amendment 26

Clause 17: Order for maximum cost and targets

Amendments 27 to 36

Clause 18: Consultation

Amendments 37 to 39

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Clause 28: Power to make capacity market rules

Amendment 40

Clause 33: Principal objective and general duties

Clause 34: Regulations under Chapter 3

Amendments 44 and 45

Clause 35: Capacity market rules: procedure

Amendment 46

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Clause 37: Pilot scheme for electricity demand reduction

Amendment 47

Baroness Verma:

Lord Roper:


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Lord Grantchester (Lab):


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9.45 pm

The Lord Bishop of London:

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Lord Teverson (LD):

Lord Berkeley:


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Baroness Verma:


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10 pm

Amendment 49

Lord Oxburgh (CB):

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Baroness Worthington:

Baroness Verma:

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Lord Oxburgh:

Schedule 2: Investment contracts

Amendments 52 to 58

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Amendment 59

Baroness Parminter (LD):

Lord Teverson:

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The Earl of Caithness (Con):

10.15 pm

Lord Cameron of Dillington:

Lord Whitty (Lab):

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Baroness Verma:

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Baroness Parminter:

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Grand Committee [28 Oct 2013]

3.30 pm

Children and Families Bill - Committee (6th Day)

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Geddes) (Con):

Clause 21: Special educational provision, health care provision and social care provision

Amendment 71

Lord Ramsbotham (CB):


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Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab):

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Baroness Whitaker (Lab):

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3.45 pm

Lord Touhig (Lab):

Baroness Howarth of Breckland (CB):

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Lord Addington (LD):

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


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The Earl of Listowel (CB):


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Lord Ramsbotham:

Amendment 74

Baroness Brinton (LD):

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4 pm

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Baroness Howe of Idlicote (CB):


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4.15 pm

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch:


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The Earl of Listowel:

4.30 pm

Baroness Morris of Yardley (Lab):


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The Countess of Mar (CB):

Lord Nash:

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The Earl of Listowel:

Lord Nash:

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Baroness Howe of Idlicote:

4.45 pm

Lord Nash:

Amendment 75

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Baroness Jones of Whitchurch:


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Lord Ramsbotham:

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Baroness Perry of Southwark (Con):

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5 pm

Lord Storey (LD):

The Countess of Mar:

Lord Ramsbotham:

Baroness Northover (LD):

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5.15 pm

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch:


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Baroness Northover:

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch:

Clause 22: Identifying children and young people with special educational needs

Amendment 81

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Lord Patel (CB):


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The Countess of Mar:


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5.30 pm

Baroness Brinton:


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Baroness Morris of Yardley:

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The Countess of Mar:

Baroness Howe of Idlicote:

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Lord Lucas (Con):

Lord Nash:

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5.45 pm

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The Countess of Mar:

Lord Patel:

Clause 24: Duty of health bodies to bring certain children to local authority's attention

Clause 25: Promoting integration

Amendment 86

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Baroness Sharp of Guildford (LD):


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Baroness Jones of Whitchurch:


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5.57 pm
6.10 pm

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch:

Baroness Howe of Idlicote:

6.15 pm

Lord Ramsbotham:


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Baroness Northover:

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Baroness Howarth of Breckland:

6.30 pm

Baroness Northover:

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Lord Ramsbotham:

Baroness Northover:


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Baroness Jones of Whitchurch:

Baroness Northover:

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Baroness Sharp of Guildford:

6.45 pm

Clause 26: Joint commissioning arrangements

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Clause 27: Duty to keep education and care provision under review

Amendment 98A

Lord Low of Dalston:


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Lord Touhig (Lab):

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Baroness Wilkins (Lab):


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7 pm

Baroness Howarth of Breckland:

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Baroness Howe of Idlicote:

Lord Northbourne:

The Countess of Mar:

Baroness Northover:


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7.15 pm

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Baroness Howarth of Breckland:

Baroness Northover:

Baroness Wilkins:

Baroness Northover:

Baroness Wilkins:

Baroness Northover:

Baroness Wilkins:

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Lord Low of Dalston:

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Written Statements [28 Oct 2013]

Apprenticeships - Statement

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

Column: WS118

City Deals - Statement

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

EU: Foreign Affairs Council - Statement

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


Column: WS119

Local Accountability - Statement

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

Column: WS120

Column: WA207


Column: WA207

Written Answers [28 Oct 2013]

Adoption - Question

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

Agriculture: Pesticides - Questions

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

Column: WA208

Lord De Mauley:

Bullying - Question

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

Children: Sexual Abuse - Question

Column: WA209

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

Christians in the Middle East - Question

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

Column: WA210

Crime: Migrants - Question

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

Energy: Green Deal - Question

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

Energy: Prices - Question

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

Column: WA211

Female Genital Mutilation - Question

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

Finance: Payday Loans - Question

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

Column: WA212

Fluoridation - Questions

Column: WA213

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

Government Departments: Opinion Polls - Question

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

Habitual Residence Test - Questions

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

Health: Mental Health - Questions

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

Human Trafficking - Questions

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

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

Column: WA217

Interpol - Question

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

Israel and Palestine - Question

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

Local Audit and Accountability Bill - Question

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

Column: WA218

Northern Ireland: Inquiries - Question

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

Northern Ireland Parades Commission - Question

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

Column: WA219

Railways: High Speed 2 - Questions

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

Baroness Kramer:

Baroness Kramer:

Baroness Kramer:

Royal Mail - Question

Column: WA221

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

Schools: External Visitors and Contributors - Question

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

Schools: Reading - Question

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

Column: WA222

Smithwick Tribunal - Question

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

Terrorism: Stop and Search - Questions

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