Table of Contents for
Monday 4 Nov 2013

Volume No. 749Part No. 64

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House of Lords



Culture: Art House Cinemas - Question

Wales: Financial Powers - Question

European Commission: Staffing - Question

Schools: Unqualified Staff - Question

Political Parties, Elections and Referendums (Civil Sanctions) (Amendment) Order 2013 - Motions to Approve

Representation of the People (Ballot Paper) Regulations 2013 - Motions to Approve

European Parliamentary Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 - Motion to Approve

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Designation of the UK Green Investment Bank) Order 2013 - Motion to Approve

Personal Service Companies Committee - Motion to Approve

Energy Bill - Report (2nd Day)

Clause 43: Power to modify licence conditions etc: market participation and liquidity

Amendment 59A

Amendment 60

Amendment 61

Amendment 63

Amendment 66

Clause 49: Transition to certificate purchase scheme

Amendments 67 to 70

Clause 50: Duty not to exceed annual carbon dioxide emissions limit

Amendment 71

Amendments 73A and 73B

Schedule 4: Application and modification of emissions limit duty

Amendment 74

Amendments 74A to 74C

Clause 53: Interpretation of Chapter 8

Amendments 74D and 74E

Amendment 76

Clause 60: Nuclear safety purposes

Amendment 76A

Amendment 77

Amendment 78

Schedule 7: The Office for Nuclear Regulation

Amendment 78A

Clause 71: Codes of practice

Amendments 79 to 81

Amendment 82

Schedule 9: Disclosure of information

Amendment 83

Schedule 10: Provisions relating to offences

Amendment 84

Clause 104: Subordinate legislation under Part 3

Amendments 85 to 87

Clause 105: Transitional provision etc

Amendments 88 to 90

Schedule 11: Transfers to the Office for Nuclear Regulation

Amendment 91

Schedule 12: Minor and consequential amendments relating to Part 3

Amendment 92

EU: Eurojust (EUC Report) - Motion to Agree

Grand Committee

Children and Families Bill - Committee (8th Day)

Clause 36: Assessment of education, health and care needs

Amendment 128A

Amendment 137

Amendment 139

Amendment 142A

Clause 37: Education, health and care plans

Amendment 143

Amendment 144

Amendments 148 and 149

Clause 38: Preparation of EHC plans: draft plan

Amendment 153

Clause 39: Finalising EHC plans: request for particular school or other institution

Clause 40: Finalising EHC plans: no request for particular school or other institution

Clause 41: Independent special schools and special post-16 institutions: approval

Clause 42: Duty to secure special educational provision and health care provision in accordance with EHC Plan

Clause 44: Reviews and re-assessments

Clause 45: Ceasing to maintain an EHC plan

Clause 46: Maintaining an EHC plan after young person's 25th birthday

Clause 49: Personal budgets and direct payments

Amendment 176

Written Statements

Banks: Royal Bank of Scotland - Statement

Civil Justice Council and Family Justice Council: Triennial Reviews - Statement

Education: English and Mathematics GCSEs - Statement

Employment: Recruitment Sector - Statement

Gibraltar - Statement

Primary Authority Partnerships - Statement

Prison Service Pay Review Body - Statement

Terrorism Act 2000 and Part 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006: Annual Report - Statement

Wales: Infrastructure and Finance - Statement

Written Answers

Afghanistan: Interpreters - Questions

Alcohol - Questions

Armed Forces: Living Accommodation - Question

Arms Export - Question

Banking: Lending - Question

Banks: Chinese Banks - Questions

Banks: Co-operative Bank - Questions

Care: Continuing Care - Question

Climate Change - Questions

Education: Cultural Education - Question

Education: Participation Age - Question

Energy: Cold Weather - Question

Energy: Prices - Question

Finance: Payday Loans - Question

Food: Aspartame - Question

Gaza - Question

Government Departments: Expenditure - Question

Government Departments: Performance Targets - Question

Government Departments: Staff - Question

Grangemouth Refinery - Question

Health: Drugs - Questions

Health: Mitochondrial Disease - Question

Health: Ophthalmology - Question

Health: Polio - Question

Health: Private Hospitals - Question

Health: Typhoid - Question

Iran - Question

Israel and Palestine: West Bank - Question

Lebanon - Question

Local Authorities: Staff - Question

Mobile Phones: Roaming Fees - Question

NHS: Health Tourism - Question

Northern Ireland: Block Grants - Questions

Pakistan - Question

Palestine - Question

Railways: High Speed 2 - Question

Russia - Questions

Saudi Arabia - Question

Schools: Selection - Question





This Table of Contents lists subject headings, timelines and
names of speakers in the Lords Hansard text for
Monday 4 Nov 2013

Column: 1

House of Lords [4 Nov 2013]

2.30 pm




Culture: Art House Cinemas - Question

2.49 pm

Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con):

The Earl of Clancarty (CB):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Column: 3

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville (Con):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Baroness Kidron (CB):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

The Earl of Glasgow (LD):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall (Lab):

Column: 4

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Lord Howarth of Newport (Lab):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Wales: Financial Powers - Question

2.57 pm

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

Lord Wigley (PC):

Column: 5

Baroness Randerson:

Lord Morris of Aberavon (Lab):

Baroness Randerson:

Lord Roberts of Llandudno:

Baroness Randerson:

Column: 6

Baroness Morgan of Ely:

Baroness Randerson:

Lord Elystan-Morgan (CB):

Baroness Randerson:

European Commission: Staffing - Question

3.05 pm

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Column: 7

Lord Anderson of Swansea (Lab):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Baroness Falkner of Margravine (LD):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Wright of Richmond (CB):

Column: 8

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab):

Lord Pearson of Rannoch (UKIP):

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

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

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Elton (Con):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Column: 9

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Noble Lords:

Schools: Unqualified Staff - Question

3.13 pm

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

Lord Nash:

Lord Quirk (CB):

Column: 10

Lord Nash:

Lord Storey (LD):

Lord Nash:

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab):

Lord Nash:

Lord Cormack (Con):

Lord Nash:

Column: 11

Lord Nash:

Political Parties, Elections and Referendums (Civil Sanctions) (Amendment) Order 2013 - Motions to Approve

Representation of the People (Ballot Paper) Regulations 2013 - Motions to Approve

3.19 pm

European Parliamentary Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 - Motion to Approve

3.20 pm

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Designation of the UK Green Investment Bank) Order 2013 - Motion to Approve

3.20 pm

Column: 12

Personal Service Companies Committee - Motion to Approve

3.21 pm

Energy Bill - Report (2nd Day)

3.22 pm

Clause 43: Power to modify licence conditions etc: market participation and liquidity

Amendment 59A

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Lord Berkeley (Lab):


Column: 13

Viscount Hanworth (Lab):


Column: 14

3.30 pm

Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan (Lab):


Column: 15

Baroness Worthington (Lab):

Column: 16

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


Column: 17

Lord Berkeley:

Amendment 60

Lord Roper (LD):

3.45 pm

Column: 18


Column: 19

Lord Jenkin of Roding (Con):

4 pm

Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke (Lab):


Column: 21

Lord Deben (Con):


Column: 22

Lord Cameron of Dillington (CB):

Column: 23

Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan:


Column: 24

The Earl of Caithness (Con):

4.15 pm

Baroness Worthington:


Column: 25

Baroness Verma:


Column: 26

Lord Roper:

Baroness Verma:

Lord Roper:

Column: 27

Amendment 61

Baroness Verma:

Amendment 63

Amendment 66

Column: 28

Baroness Verma:

Column: 29

4.30 pm

Baroness Worthington:

Column: 30

Baroness Verma:

Baroness Worthington:

Clause 49: Transition to certificate purchase scheme

Amendments 67 to 70

Column: 31

Clause 50: Duty not to exceed annual carbon dioxide emissions limit

Amendment 71

Column: 32

Lord Teverson (LD):


Column: 33

Column: 34

The Chairman of Committees (Lord Sewel):

4.45 pm

Lord Jenkin of Roding:


Column: 35

Lord Stern of Brentford (CB):

Column: 36

Column: 37

The Earl of Caithness:

5 pm

Lord Lester of Herne Hill (LD):

Column: 38

Lord Oxburgh (CB):

Lord Deben:


Column: 39

Baroness Worthington:


Column: 40


Column: 41

5.15 pm

Column: 42

Baroness Verma:


Column: 43


Column: 44

Baroness Worthington:

Baroness Verma:


Column: 45

5.30 pm

Lord Teverson:


Column: 46

Amendments 73A and 73B

Column: 47

Schedule 4: Application and modification of emissions limit duty

Amendment 74

Baroness Worthington:

5.36 pm

Division on Amendment 74Contents 237; Not-Contents 193.Amendment 74 agreed.

Division No. 1 [] [4 Nov 2013]

Column: 48

Column: 49

Column: 50

5.48 pm

Amendments 74A to 74C

Clause 53: Interpretation of Chapter 8

Amendments 74D and 74E

Column: 51

Amendment 76

Lord Judd (Lab):


Column: 52

The Earl of Erroll (CB):

Column: 53

6 pm

Lord Grantchester (Lab):


Column: 54

Lord Teverson:

Baroness Verma:


Column: 55

Lord Judd:

Column: 56

6.15 pm

Clause 60: Nuclear safety purposes

Amendment 76A

Lord Whitty (Lab):


Column: 57


Column: 58

Column: 59

Lord Jenkin of Roding:


Column: 60

6.30 pm

Lord Wigley (PC):

Column: 61


Column: 62

Lord Judd:

The Earl of Caithness:


Column: 63

Lord Mackay of Clashfern (Con):

The Duke of Montrose (Con):

Column: 64

6.45 pm

Baroness Verma:

Column: 65

Lord Wigley:

Baroness Verma:

Column: 66

Lord Judd:

Baroness Verma:

Lord Judd:

Column: 67

Baroness Verma:

Lord Whitty:

7 pm

Column: 68

Amendment 77

Baroness Verma:


Column: 69

Lord Whitty:


Column: 70

Amendment 78

Schedule 7: The Office for Nuclear Regulation

Amendment 78A

Lord Whitty:

7.15 pm

Lord Jenkin of Roding:

Column: 72

Lord Judd:


Column: 73

Lord Stoddart of Swindon (Ind Lab):

Baroness Verma:


Column: 74

7.30 pm

Lord Whitty:

Column: 75

Clause 71: Codes of practice

Amendments 79 to 81

Column: 76

Amendment 82

Column: 77

Schedule 9: Disclosure of information

Amendment 83

Schedule 10: Provisions relating to offences

Amendment 84

Clause 104: Subordinate legislation under Part 3

Amendments 85 to 87

Clause 105: Transitional provision etc

Amendments 88 to 90

Column: 78

Schedule 11: Transfers to the Office for Nuclear Regulation

Amendment 91

Schedule 12: Minor and consequential amendments relating to Part 3

Amendment 92

EU: Eurojust (EUC Report) - Motion to Agree

7.38 pm

Baroness Corston (Lab):

Column: 79


Column: 80


Column: 81

7.49 pm

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Con):

Column: 82


Column: 83

7.55 pm

Baroness O'Loan (CB):


Column: 85

Lord Rowlands (Lab):


Column: 86

Lord Elystan-Morgan (CB):


Column: 87

Lord Hope of Craighead (CB):


Column: 88

8.15 pm

Lord Stoneham of Droxford (LD):


Column: 89

Baroness Hamwee (LD):

Lord Rosser (Lab):


Column: 90


Column: 91

Column: 92

8.30 pm

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


Column: 93


Column: 94

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts:

Column: 95

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:


Column: 96

Baroness Corston:

Column: GC1

Grand Committee [4 Nov 2013]

3.30 pm

Children and Families Bill - Committee (8th Day)

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

Clause 36: Assessment of education, health and care needs

Amendment 128A

Lord Patel (CB):


Column: GC2

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab):

Column: GC3


Column: GC4

Lord Lingfield (Con):

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

Column: GC5

3.45 pm

Column: GC6

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch:

Column: GC7

Lord Nash:

Lord Patel:

Amendment 137

Lord Touhig (Lab):

Column: GC8

4 pm

The Deputy Chairman of Committees:

Baroness Sharp of Guildford (LD):


Column: GC10


Column: GC11

Baroness Cumberlege (Con):


Column: GC12

Column: GC13

4.15 pm

Column: GC14

Lord Northbourne (CB):

Baroness Howe of Idlicote (CB):

Column: GC16

Baroness Howarth of Breckland (CB):

4.30 pm

Lord Low of Dalston (CB):


Column: GC17

Baroness Wilkins (Lab):


Column: GC18

Lord Nash:


Column: GC19


Column: GC20

4.45 pm

Column: GC21

Baroness Sharp of Guildford:

Baroness Cumberlege:

Column: GC22

Lord Touhig:

Amendment 139

Column: GC23

Amendment 142A

Lord Low of Dalston:


Column: GC24

5 pm

Column: GC25

Earl Attlee (Con):

Column: GC26

Lord Low of Dalston:

Earl Attlee:

Lord Low of Dalston:

Column: GC27

Clause 37: Education, health and care plans

Amendment 143

5.15 pm

Column: GC28

Column: GC29

Baroness Gardner of Parkes (Con):

Baroness Hollins (CB):


Column: GC30

Baroness Hughes of Stretford (Lab):


Column: GC31

5.30 pm

Column: GC32

Baroness Howarth of Breckland:

Baroness Sharp of Guildford:

Lord Nash:

Column: GC33

5.36 pm
5.47 pm

Lord Nash:

Baroness Howarth of Breckland:

Baroness Hughes of Stretford:

Column: GC34

Lord Nash:

Baroness Sharp of Guildford:

Lord Nash:


Column: GC35

Lord Low of Dalston:

Column: GC36

Amendment 144


Lord Touhig:


Column: GC37

Column: GC38

Column: GC39


Column: GC40


Lord Lingfield:


Column: GC41

Baroness Sharp of Guildford:

Lord Addington (LD):

Baroness Whitaker (Lab):

Column: GC42

Earl Attlee:


Column: GC43

The Countess of Mar (CB):

Earl Attlee:


Column: GC44

6.30 pm

Column: GC45


Column: GC46

Lord Touhig:

Amendments 148 and 149

Clause 38: Preparation of EHC plans: draft plan

Amendment 153

Lord Lexden (Con):

Column: GC47



Column: GC48

Lord Touhig:


Column: GC49

Baroness Perry of Southwark (Con):

Column: GC50

Lord Addington:

Lord Nash:


Column: GC51

7 pm

Column: GC52

Lord Lexden:

Clause 39: Finalising EHC plans: request for particular school or other institution

Column: GC53

Clause 40: Finalising EHC plans: no request for particular school or other institution

Clause 41: Independent special schools and special post-16 institutions: approval

Clause 42: Duty to secure special educational provision and health care provision in accordance with EHC Plan

Clause 44: Reviews and re-assessments

Clause 45: Ceasing to maintain an EHC plan

Clause 46: Maintaining an EHC plan after young person's 25th birthday

Clause 49: Personal budgets and direct payments

Amendment 176

Column: GC54


Column: GC55

7.15 pm

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch:


Column: GC56

Baroness Howarth of Breckland:

Column: GC57

Lord Nash:


Column: GC58

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch:

Column: GC59

Lord Nash:

Baroness Sharp of Guildford:


Column: GC60

Earl Attlee:

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness Andrews) (Lab):

Column: WS1

Written Statements [4 Nov 2013]

Banks: Royal Bank of Scotland - Statement

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


Column: WS2

Civil Justice Council and Family Justice Council: Triennial Reviews - Statement

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

Column: WS3

Education: English and Mathematics GCSEs - Statement

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

Column: WS4

Column: WS5

Employment: Recruitment Sector - Statement

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

Gibraltar - Statement

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


Column: WS6

Primary Authority Partnerships - Statement

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

Column: WS7

Prison Service Pay Review Body - Statement

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

Terrorism Act 2000 and Part 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006: Annual Report - Statement

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

Wales: Infrastructure and Finance - Statement

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

Column: WS8

Column: WA1

Written Answers [4 Nov 2013]

Afghanistan: Interpreters - Questions

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

Lord Astor of Hever:

Alcohol - Questions

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

Column: WA2

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

Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con):

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

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Earl Howe:

Column: WA3

Armed Forces: Living Accommodation - Question

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

Arms Export - Question

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

Banking: Lending - Question

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

Column: WA4

Banks: Chinese Banks - Questions

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

Banks: Co-operative Bank - Questions

Column: WA5

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

Lord Deighton:

Care: Continuing Care - Question

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

Climate Change - Questions

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

Education: Cultural Education - Question

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

Column: WA7

Education: Participation Age - Question

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

Energy: Cold Weather - 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: WA9

Finance: Payday Loans - Question

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

Food: Aspartame - Question

Column: WA10

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

Gaza - Question

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

Government Departments: Expenditure - Question

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

Column: WA11

Government Departments: Performance Targets - Question

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

Government Departments: Staff - Question

Column: WA12

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

Grangemouth Refinery - Question

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

Health: Drugs - Questions

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

Column: WA13

Health: Mitochondrial Disease - Question

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

Health: Ophthalmology - Question

Column: WA14

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

Health: Polio - Question

Baroness Northover (LD):

Health: Private Hospitals - Question

Column: WA15

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

Health: Typhoid - Question

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

Iran - Question

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

Column: WA16

Israel and Palestine: West Bank - Question

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

Lebanon - Question

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

Column: WA17

Local Authorities: Staff - Question

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

Mobile Phones: Roaming Fees - Question

Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con):

Column: WA18

NHS: Health Tourism - Question

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

Northern Ireland: Block Grants - Questions

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

Pakistan - Question

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

Column: WA19

Palestine - Question

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

Railways: High Speed 2 - Question

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

Russia - Questions

Column: WA20

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

Baroness Warsi:

Saudi Arabia - Question

Column: WA21

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

Schools: Selection - Question

Column: WA22

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