Table of Contents for
Thursday 30 Jan 2014

Volume No. 751Part No. 107

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House of Lords

Royal Assent

Cyclists: Safety - Question

NHS Property Services Ltd - Question

Broadband and Mobile Coverage - Question

Employment: Private Sector Jobs - Question

Business of the House - Timing of Debates

Scotland: Independence Referendum - Motion to Take Note

Immigration Bill - First Reading

Small and Medium-sized Businesses: Access to Finance - Question for Short Debate

Written Statements

Afghanistan - Statement

Armed Forces Pay Review Body - Statement

Armed Forces: Coroners’ Inquests - Statement

City Deals - Statement

Draft Deregulation Bill - Statement

EU: Justice and Home Affairs Council - Statement

Housing - Statement

Serco - Statement

Serious Fraud Office: Contingencies Fund Advance - Statement

Taxation: Corporate Capital Gains - Statement

Transport: Project Management - Statement

Ukraine - Statement

Visas - Statement

Written Answers

Abortion - Questions

Agriculture: Genetically Modified Crops - Questions

Apprenticeships - Questions

Burma - Question

Central African Republic - Question

Cyprus and Northern Cyprus - Question

Equality Act 2010 - Question

Eurozone - Question

Finance: Short Selling - Question

Flooding - Question

Flooding: Insurance - Questions

Food: Prices - Question

Government Departments: Administrative Costs and Salaries - Question

Government Departments: Research and Development - Question

Homeless Families - Questions

Homeless People - Question

Immigration - Question

Iran - Question

Islam - Question

Israel - Question

Israel and Palestine - Questions

Libya - Questions

Pakistan - Question

Questions for Written Answer - Question

Schools: Free Schools - Question

Shipbuilding - Question

Smoking: e-cigarettes - Questions

Somaliland - Questions

Somaliland and Somalia - Question

Taxation: Fuel Duty - Question

Turkey - Question

UK Financial Investments - Question

Ukraine - Question





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Thursday 30 Jan 2014

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House of Lords [30 Jan 2014]

11 am

Royal Assent

11.07 am

Cyclists: Safety - Question

11.07 am

Lord Popat (Con):

Lord Popat (Con):

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Lord Berkeley (Lab):

Lord Popat:

Lord Bradshaw (LD):

Lord Popat:

Lord Aberdare (CB):

Lord Popat:

Baroness Sharples (Con):

Lord Popat:

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Lord Davies of Oldham (Lab):

Lord Popat:

Lord Geddes (Con):

Lord Popat:

NHS Property Services Ltd - Question

11.15 am

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

Lord Warner (Lab):

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Earl Howe:

Lord Mawson (CB):

Earl Howe:

Lord Brabazon of Tara (Con):

Earl Howe:

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab):

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Earl Howe:

Lord Colwyn (Con):

Earl Howe:

Lord Turnberg (Lab):

Earl Howe:

Baroness Manzoor (LD):

Earl Howe:

Baroness O'Cathain (Con):

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Earl Howe:

Broadband and Mobile Coverage - Question

11.23 am

Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con):

Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Lord Winston (Lab):

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Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Lord Avebury (LD):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Lord Inglewood (Con):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

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Lord Berkeley (Lab):

Lord Stoneham of Droxford (LD):

Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

Employment: Private Sector Jobs - Question

11.31 am

Lord Newby (LD):

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Lord Newby:

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Lord Newby:

Business of the House - Timing of Debates

11.38 am

Scotland: Independence Referendum - Motion to Take Note

11.38 am

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Lord Lang of Monkton (Con):

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11.58 am

Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale (Lab):


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12.06 pm

Lord Steel of Aikwood (LD):

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12.13 pm

Lord Cullen of Whitekirk (CB):

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12.18 pm

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Con):


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12.25 pm

Lord Browne of Ladyton (Lab):

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12.32 pm

Lord Maclennan of Rogart (LD):


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12.39 pm

Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market (Con):


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12.47 pm

Lord Hope of Craighead (CB):

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Earl Attlee (Con):

12.54 pm

Lord Lamont of Lerwick (Con):


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1.02 pm

Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke (Lab):


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1.09 pm

Baroness Goldie (Con):

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1.15 pm

Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield (CB):


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1.21 pm

The Duke of Montrose (Con):

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1.26 pm

Lord Robertson of Port Ellen (Lab):


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1.32 pm

Lord Crickhowell (Con):


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1.38 pm

Lord Kerr of Kinlochard (CB):

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1.46 pm

Baroness Neville-Jones (Con):


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1.55 pm

Lord Brennan (Lab):


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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon:

2.03 pm

Lord Shipley (LD):


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2.11 pm

Lord Empey (UUP):


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2.18 pm

Lord Selkirk of Douglas (Con):

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Lord Lea of Crondall (Lab):

Lord Selkirk of Douglas:


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2.24 pm

Lord Gordon of Strathblane (Lab):


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2.33 pm

Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD):


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2.40 pm

The Earl of Caithness (Con):


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2.47 pm

Lord Bilimoria (CB):


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2.54 pm

Lord Cavendish of Furness (Con):


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3.02 pm

Lord Maxton (Lab):


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3.08 pm

Lord Lyell (Con):


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3.15 pm

Lord Kakkar (CB):


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3.22 pm

Lord Cormack (Con):


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3.29 pm

Lord Parekh (Lab):


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3.37 pm

Lord Moynihan (Con):


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3.43 pm

Lord Sutherland of Houndwood (CB):

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3.51 pm

Lord Selsdon (Con):


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3.56 pm

Baroness Quin (Lab):


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4.02 pm

Lord Roberts of Llandudno (LD):

4.06 pm

Lord Nickson (CB):

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4.12 pm

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Con):


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4.18 pm

Lord Soley (Lab):

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4.25 pm

Lord Horam (Con):


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Lord Cormack:

Lord Horam:


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4.31 pm

Baroness Humphreys (LD):


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4.38 pm

Lord Trimble (Con):

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4.46 pm

Lord McAvoy (Lab):

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4.57 pm

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

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5.22 pm

Lord Lang of Monkton:

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Immigration Bill - First Reading

5.25 pm

Small and Medium-sized Businesses: Access to Finance - Question for Short Debate

5.26 pm

Lord Berkeley (Lab):


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Earl Attlee (Con):

Lord Berkeley:

Earl Attlee:

5.38 pm

Lord Sheikh (Con):

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5.42 pm

Lord Stoneham of Droxford (LD):


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5.47 pm

Lord Bilimoria (CB):


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5.51 pm

Lord Leigh of Hurley (Con):


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5.56 pm

Viscount Hanworth (Lab):

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6.01 pm

Lord Storey (LD):


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6.05 pm

Lord Taylor of Warwick (Non-Afl):


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6.10 pm

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab):

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6.13 pm

Lord Popat (Con):

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Written Statements [30 Jan 2014]

Afghanistan - Statement

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


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Armed Forces Pay Review Body - Statement

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

Armed Forces: Coroners’ Inquests - Statement

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Faulks) (Con):


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City Deals - Statement

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Draft Deregulation Bill - Statement

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

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EU: Justice and Home Affairs Council - Statement

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Faulks) (Con):


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Housing - Statement

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

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Serco - Statement

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

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Serious Fraud Office: Contingencies Fund Advance - Statement

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

Taxation: Corporate Capital Gains - Statement

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


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Transport: Project Management - Statement

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

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Ukraine - Statement

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

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Visas - Statement

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

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Written Answers [30 Jan 2014]

Abortion - Questions

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

Earl Howe:

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Agriculture: Genetically Modified Crops - Questions

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

Lord De Mauley:

Lord De Mauley:

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Lord De Mauley:

Lord De Mauley:

Apprenticeships - Questions

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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con):

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Burma - Question

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

Central African Republic - Question

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

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Cyprus and Northern Cyprus - Question

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

Equality Act 2010 - Question

Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con):

Eurozone - Question

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

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Finance: Short Selling - Question

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

Flooding - Question

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

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Flooding: Insurance - Questions

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

Lord De Mauley:

Food: Prices - Question

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

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Government Departments: Administrative Costs and Salaries - Question

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

Government Departments: Research and Development - Question

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

Homeless Families - Questions

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

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Baroness Stowell of Beeston:

Homeless People - Question

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

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Immigration - Question

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

Iran - Question

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

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Islam - Question

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

Israel - Question

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

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Israel and Palestine - Questions

Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi) (Con):

Baroness Warsi:

Baroness Warsi:

Baroness Warsi:

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Libya - Questions

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

Baroness Warsi

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Baroness Warsi:

Baroness Warsi:

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Pakistan - Question

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

Questions for Written Answer - Question

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

Schools: Free Schools - Question

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

Shipbuilding - Question

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

Smoking: e-cigarettes - Questions

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

Somaliland - Questions

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

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Baroness Warsi:

Somaliland and Somalia - Question

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

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Taxation: Fuel Duty - Question

Lord Newby (LD):

Turkey - Question

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

UK Financial Investments - Question

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

Ukraine - Question

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