Table of Contents for
Monday 17 Mar 2014

Volume No. 753Part No. 129

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House of Lords

Death of a Member: Lord Ballyedmond - Announcement

Personal Statement

Food: Adulteration - Question

Visas: Health Insurance - Question

NHS: Midwives - Question

Consumer Interests: World Consumer Rights Day - Question

Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) (Knowledge of English) Order 2014 - Motion to Approve

Contracting Out (Local Authorities Social Services Functions) (England) Order 2014 - Motion to Approve

Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2014 - Motion to Approve

Regulators’ Code - Motion to Approve

Income Support (Work-Related Activity) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2014 - Motion to Approve

Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 - Motion to Approve

Financial Assistance Scheme (Qualifying Pension Scheme Amendments) Regulations 2014 - Motion to Approve

Water Bill - Order of Consideration Motion

Immigration Bill - Committee (5th Day)

Clause 39: Appeals against penalty notices

Amendment 71

Clause 41: Grant of driving licences: residence requirement

Amendment 72A

Clause 42: Revocation of driving licences on grounds of immigration status

Clause 48: Extension of scheme to Scotland and Northern Ireland

Schedule 7: Immigration advisers and immigration service providers

Amendment 73A

Clause 60: Deprivation if conduct seriously prejudicial to vital interests of the UK

Amendment 74

Amendment 79A

Schedule 8: Embarkation checks

Amendment 79E

Grand Committee

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 - Motion to Consider

Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 - Motion to Consider

Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014 - Motion to Consider

Tax Credits (Late Appeals) Order 2014 - Motion to Consider

Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2014 - Motion to Consider

Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating (Northern Ireland) Order 2014 - Motion to Consider

Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2014 - Motion to Consider

Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2014 - Motion to Consider

Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2014 - Motion to Consider

Energy: Fracking - Question for Short Debate

Written Statements

Chemical Weapons Convention - Statement

City Deals - Statement

Deregulation Bill - Statement

Open Public Services - Statement

Railways: High Speed 2 - Statement

Taxation: Double Taxation - Statement

Written Answers

Apprenticeships - Question

Ascension Island - Questions

Banks: Headquarters - Question

Benefits - Questions

British Indian Ocean Territory - Question

Charities - Question

Finance: Bitcoins - Question

Finance: Lending - Question

Finance: Sukuk - Question

Government Departments: Ministerial Meetings - Question

Government Departments: Staff - Questions

Israel and Palestine - Questions

London Stock Exchange - Question

Non-departmental Government Bodies: Staff - Question

Northern Ireland: On-the-Runs Scheme - Questions

Overseas Aid - Questions

Police: Black and Ethnic Minority Officers - Question

Police: Convictions, Cautions and Offences - Question

RSPCA - Questions

Schools: Admissions - Question

Small Businesses - Question

Sri Lanka - Question

Sudan - Questions





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names of speakers in the Lords Hansard text for
Monday 17 Mar 2014

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House of Lords [17 Mar 2014]

2.30 pm

Death of a Member: Lord Ballyedmond - Announcement

2.36 pm

The Lord Speaker (Baroness D'Souza):

Personal Statement

2.37 pm

Lord Flight (Con):

Food: Adulteration - Question

2.37 pm

Baroness Crawley (Lab):

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

Baroness Crawley:

Lord De Mauley:

Column: 3

Baroness Gardner of Parkes (Con):

Lord De Mauley:

Baroness Meacher (CB):

Lord De Mauley:

Baroness Walmsley (LD):

Lord De Mauley:

Lord Grantchester (Lab):

Column: 4

Lord De Mauley:

Baroness Howarth of Breckland (CB):

Lord De Mauley:

Visas: Health Insurance - Question

2.44 pm

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

Lord Leigh of Hurley (Con):

Column: 5

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Baroness Hamwee (LD):

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan (Lab):

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Column: 6

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

NHS: Midwives - Question

2.51 pm

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

Column: 7

The Earl of Listowel (CB):

Earl Howe:

Baroness Manzoor (LD):

Earl Howe:

Column: 8

Baroness Wall of New Barnet (Lab):

Earl Howe:

Lord Turnberg (Lab):

Earl Howe:

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (CB):

Earl Howe:

Column: 9

Baroness Wheeler (Lab):

Earl Howe:

Consumer Interests: World Consumer Rights Day - Question

3.01 pm

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

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Lab):

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Column: 10

Lord Wrigglesworth (LD):

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Lord Tomlinson (Lab):

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Lord Whitty (Lab):

Column: 11

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Baroness Hussein-Ece (LD):

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton (Lab):

Viscount Younger of Leckie:

Lord Grantchester (Lab):

Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) (Knowledge of English) Order 2014 - Motion to Approve

Contracting Out (Local Authorities Social Services Functions) (England) Order 2014 - Motion to Approve

3.08 pm

Column: 12

Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2014 - Motion to Approve

Regulators’ Code - Motion to Approve

3.08 pm

Income Support (Work-Related Activity) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2014 - Motion to Approve

Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 - Motion to Approve

Financial Assistance Scheme (Qualifying Pension Scheme Amendments) Regulations 2014 - Motion to Approve

3.09 pm

Column: 13

Water Bill - Order of Consideration Motion

3.09 pm

Immigration Bill - Committee (5th Day)

3.09 pm

Clause 39: Appeals against penalty notices

Lord Rosser (Lab):


Column: 14

3.15 pm

Column: 15


Column: 16

Baroness Hamwee (LD):

Lord Avebury (LD):

Column: 17

The Earl of Listowel (CB):

Column: 18

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

3.30 pm

Column: 19


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Lord Rosser:

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Column: 21

Lord Rosser:

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Lord Rosser:

Column: 22

3.45 pm

Amendment 71

Lord Roberts of Llandudno (LD):

Column: 23


Column: 24

Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab):


Column: 26

4 pm

Baroness Williams of Crosby (LD):

Column: 28

The Earl of Sandwich (CB):

Column: 29

Lord Lea of Crondall (Lab):

Lord Dubs (Lab):

Lord Hylton (CB):

Earl Attlee (Con):

Column: 30

4.15 pm

Baroness Lister of Burtersett:

Earl Attlee:

Lord Avebury:

Earl Attlee:

Column: 31

Lord Avebury:

Earl Attlee:

Column: 32

Lord Macdonald of River Glaven (LD):

Earl Attlee:

Baroness Lister of Burtersett:

Earl Attlee:

Baroness Hamwee:

Earl Attlee:

Lord Roberts of Llandudno:


Column: 33

Clause 41: Grant of driving licences: residence requirement

Amendment 72A

Baroness Hamwee:

Column: 34

4.30 pm

Lord Avebury:


Column: 35

Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab):

Earl Attlee:

Column: 36


Column: 37

Baroness Smith of Basildon:

Earl Attlee:

Baroness Smith of Basildon:

Earl Attlee:

Lord Avebury:

Earl Attlee:

4.45 pm

Baroness Hamwee:

Column: 38

Earl Attlee:

Baroness Hamwee:

Clause 42: Revocation of driving licences on grounds of immigration status

Clause 48: Extension of scheme to Scotland and Northern Ireland

Schedule 7: Immigration advisers and immigration service providers

Amendment 73A

Baroness Hamwee:

Column: 39

Earl Attlee:

Baroness Hamwee:

Column: 40

Clause 60: Deprivation if conduct seriously prejudicial to vital interests of the UK

Amendment 74

Baroness Smith of Basildon:

Column: 41


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5 pm

Column: 44

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Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws (Lab):


Column: 46


Column: 47

5.15 pm

Lord Pannick (CB):


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Baroness Lister of Burtersett:

Column: 49

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5.30 pm

Column: 51

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Lord Roberts of Llandudno:


Column: 53

Lord Macdonald of River Glaven:

Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood (CB):

Column: 54

5.45 pm

Column: 55

Baroness Hamwee:

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Column: 56

Baroness Lister of Burtersett:

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:


Column: 57

6 pm

Baroness Lister of Burtersett:

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:


Column: 58

Baroness Smith of Basildon:

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Lord Pannick:

Column: 59

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:


Column: 60

6.15 pm

Lord Pannick:

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Column: 61

Baroness Lister of Burtersett:

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Baroness Smith of Basildon:

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Baroness Smith of Basildon:

Column: 62

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Baroness Smith of Basildon:

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Baroness Smith of Basildon:

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Column: 63

Baroness Smith of Basildon:

Column: 64

Amendment 79A

Baroness Hamwee:

6.30 pm

Lord Pannick:

Column: 65

Baroness Lister of Burtersett:

Baroness Smith of Basildon:

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:


Column: 66

Baroness Hamwee:

Column: 67

Schedule 8: Embarkation checks

Amendment 79E

Baroness Hamwee:

Column: 68

Lord Avebury:

6.45 pm

Baroness Smith of Basildon:


Column: 69

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Column: 70

Baroness Smith of Basildon:

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con):

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Baroness Smith of Basildon:

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Column: 71

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Lord Taylor of Holbeach:

Column: 72

Baroness Hamwee:

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Grand Committee [17 Mar 2014]

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

3.30 pm

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Brougham and Vaux) (Con):

Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 - Motion to Consider

3.30 pm

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


Column: GC2


Column: GC3

Lord Wigley (PC):

Column: GC4

Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB):

3.45 pm

Lord McKenzie of Luton (Lab):

Column: GC5

Baroness Sherlock (Lab):


Column: GC6

Lord Freud:


Column: GC7

Lord Alton of Liverpool:

Lord Freud:

Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 - Motion to Consider

3.54 pm

Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014 - Motion to Consider

3. 55pm

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

Column: GC8

Column: GC9

Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB):

Column: GC10

Lord Wigley (PC):

Lord Alton of Liverpool:

Column: GC12

4.15 pm

Column: GC13

Lord Wigley:


Column: GC14

Lord Howarth of Newport (Lab):


Column: GC15


Column: GC16

Lord James of Blackheath (Con):

4.30 pm

Lord McKenzie of Luton (Lab):

Lord Howarth of Newport:

Lord McKenzie of Luton:

Column: GC17

Column: GC18

Baroness Sherlock (Lab):

Column: GC19


Column: GC20

Column: GC21

4.45 pm

Lord Freud:

Column: GC22

Lord Alton of Liverpool:

Lord Freud:

Column: GC23

Lord McKenzie of Luton:

Lord Freud:

Lord Alton of Liverpool:

Lord Freud:

Column: GC24

5 pm

Column: GC25

Lord Freud:

Lord James of Blackheath (Con):

Lord Freud:

Lord James of Blackheath:

Lord Freud:


Column: GC26

Baroness Sherlock:

Lord Freud:

Column: GC27

Baroness Sherlock:

Lord Freud:

Baroness Sherlock:

Lord Freud:

Lord McKenzie of Luton:

Lord Freud:

Tax Credits (Late Appeals) Order 2014 - Motion to Consider

5.16 pm

Column: GC28

Lord Newby (LD):


Column: GC29

Lord Tunnicliffe (Lab):

Lord Newby:

Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2014 - Motion to Consider

5.22 pm

Lord Newby (LD):


Column: GC30

Lord Tunnicliffe (Lab):

Lord Newby:

Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating (Northern Ireland) Order 2014 - Motion to Consider

5.27 pm

Column: GC31

Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2014 - Motion to Consider

5.27 pm

Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2014 - Motion to Consider

5.28 pm

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

Column: GC32


Column: GC33

Lord Teverson (LD):

Baroness Worthington (Lab):

Column: GC34

Baroness Verma:


Column: GC35

5.45 pm

Baroness Worthington:

Baroness Verma:

Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2014 - Motion to Consider

5.46 pm

Column: GC36

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


Column: GC37


Column: GC38

Column: GC39

Lord Teverson (LD):

6 pm

Viscount Ridley (Con):

Baroness Worthington (Lab):

Column: GC40

Column: GC41

Viscount Ridley:

Baroness Worthington:

Baroness Verma:


Column: GC42

Energy: Fracking - Question for Short Debate

6.11 pm

Lord Borwick (Con):


Column: GC43


Column: GC44


Column: GC45

6.21 pm

Lord Lawson of Blaby (Con):


Column: GC46


Column: GC47

6.30 pm

Lord Teverson (LD):


Column: GC48

Column: GC49

6.37 pm

The Earl of Caithness (Con):

Column: GC50

Lord Lawson of Blaby:

The Earl of Caithness:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

The Earl of Caithness:

Column: GC51

6.46 pm

Viscount Ridley (Con):

Column: GC52

6.53 pm

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (GP):

Column: GC53

6.56 pm

Baroness Worthington (Lab):

Column: GC54

Lord Lawson of Blaby:

Baroness Worthington:

Column: GC55


Column: GC56

7.05 pm

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


Column: GC57

Column: GC58

Lord Lawson of Blaby:

Baroness Verma:

Lord Teverson:

Baroness Verma:


Column: GC59


Column: GC60

Column: WS1

Written Statements [17 Mar 2014]

Chemical Weapons Convention - Statement

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

City Deals - Statement

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):


Column: WS2

Deregulation Bill - Statement

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Open Public Services - Statement

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Column: WS3

Railways: High Speed 2 - Statement

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


Column: WS4

Taxation: Double Taxation - Statement

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

Column: WA1

Written Answers [17 Mar 2014]

Apprenticeships - Question

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con):

Ascension Island - Questions

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

Column: WA2

Baroness Warsi:

Column: WA3

Baroness Warsi:

Baroness Warsi:

Baroness Warsi:

Banks: Headquarters - Question

Column: WA4

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

Benefits - Questions

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

Lord Faulks:

British Indian Ocean Territory - Question

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

Column: WA5

Charities - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Finance: Bitcoins - Question

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

Finance: Lending - Question

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

Column: WA6

Finance: Sukuk - Question

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

Government Departments: Ministerial Meetings - Question

Baroness Northover (LD):

Government Departments: Staff - Questions

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

Column: WA7

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

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

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

Baroness Randerson:

Column: WA8

Israel and Palestine - Questions

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

Baroness Warsi:

Baroness Warsi:

London Stock Exchange - Question

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

Column: WA9

Non-departmental Government Bodies: Staff - Question

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con):

Northern Ireland: On-the-Runs Scheme - Questions

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

Overseas Aid - Questions

Baroness Northover (LD):

Column: WA10

Baroness Northover:

Police: Black and Ethnic Minority Officers - Question

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

Police: Convictions, Cautions and Offences - Question

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

RSPCA - Questions

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

Column: WA11

Lord Faulks:

Schools: Admissions - Question

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

Small Businesses - Question

Column: WA12

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

Sri Lanka - Question

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

Sudan - Questions

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

Column: WA13

Baroness Warsi: