Table of Contents for
Tuesday 28 Oct 2014

Volume No. 756Part No. 47

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House of Lords

Introduction: Baroness Evans of Bowes Park

Introduction: Lord Cashman

Railways: East Coast Rail Franchise - Question

Health: Mental Health - Question

Unemployment: Young People - Question

Parliament Square: Occupy Protests - Question

Draft Protection of Charities Bill - Motion to Agree

Infrastructure Bill [HL] - Order of Consideration Motion

Serious Crime Bill [HL] - Report (2nd Day)

Amendment 43

Amendment 44

Amendment 45A

Amendment 46

Clause 67: Offence of female genital mutilation: extra-territorial acts

Amendment 46A

Amendment 46B

Amendment 46E

Amendment 46G

Amendment 47

Amendment 48

Amendment 49

Amendment 49B

Schedule 4: Minor and consequential amendments

Amendments 49D to 54

Clause 71: Transitional and saving provisions

Amendments 55 and 56

Amendments 57A and 57B

Clause 72: Extent

Amendments 58 to 59B

Clause 73: Commencement

Amendments 60 to 64A

In the Title

Amendment 65

Music Education - Question for Short Debate

Grand Committee

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

Deregulation Bill - Committee (2nd Day)

Clause 13: Space activity: limit on indemnity required

Amendment 7

Clause 15: Shippers etc of gas

Amendment 8

Clause 16: Suppliers of fuel and fireplaces

Amendment 9

Clause 17: Sellers of knitting yarn

Amendment 10

Amendment 11

Clause 18: Authorisation of insolvency practitioners

Amendment 12

Amendment 13

Amendment 14

Clause 24: Applications by owners etc for public path orders

Clause 25: Extension of powers to authorise erection of gates at owner’s request

Schedule 7: Ascertainment of rights of way

Amendment 19

Clause 28: Erection of public statues (London): removal of consent requirement

Amendment 23

Amendment 24

Written Statements

Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms - Statement

Finance: Financial Markets - Statement

Firefighters: Pensions - Statement

New Fair Deal: Pension Liabilities - Statement

Public Sector: Exit Payments - Statement

Roads: Reform - Statement

Written Answers

Armed Forces: Meat - Questions

Asylum: Finance - Questions

Bahrain - Questions

Charity Commission - Question

Civil Servants - Question

East Coast Railway Line - Questions

Egypt - Question

European Rail Traffic Management System - Question

Free Movement of People: Republic of Ireland - Question

Illegal Immigrants: France - Question

Iraq - Questions

Mechanical Engineering - Question

Mental Health Services - Questions

Middle East - Questions

Ministers: Conduct - Question

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties - Question

Pakistan - Question

Palestinians - Questions

Prisoners: Foreign Nationals - Question

RFA Argus - Question

Rolling Stock - Question

Saudi Arabia - Question

Streatham Station - Question

Syria - Question

Unmanned Air Vehicles - Question

Viral Haemorrhagic Diseases - Question





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Tuesday 28 Oct 2014

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House of Lords [28 Oct 2014]

2.30 pm

Introduction: Baroness Evans of Bowes Park

2.38 pm

Introduction: Lord Cashman

2.45 pm

Railways: East Coast Rail Franchise - Question

2.50 pm

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

Baroness Quin (Lab):

Column: 1060

Baroness Kramer:

Baroness Kramer:

Lord Hughes of Woodside (Lab):

Baroness Kramer:

Column: 1061

Lord Cormack (Con):

Baroness Kramer:

Lord Davies of Oldham (Lab):

Baroness Kramer:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Con):

Baroness Kramer:

Column: 1062

Health: Mental Health - Question

2.59 pm

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

Lord Dubs (Lab):

Column: 1063

Earl Howe:

The Earl of Listowel (CB):

Earl Howe:

Column: 1064

Baroness Pitkeathley (Lab):

Earl Howe:

Unemployment: Young People - Question

3.06 pm

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

Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con):

Lord Freud:

Lord McAvoy (Lab):

Column: 1065

Lord Freud:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans:

Lord Freud:

Lord Roberts of Llandudno (LD):

Lord Freud:

Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab):

Column: 1066

Lord Freud:

Earl Attlee (Con):

Lord Freud:

Parliament Square: Occupy Protests - Question

3.13 pm

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

Lord Berkeley (Lab):

Lord Bates:

Column: 1067

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (GP):

Lord Bates:

Baroness Hamwee (LD):

Lord Bates:

Lord Harris of Haringey (Lab):

Lord Bates:

Lord Tebbit (Con):

Lord Bates:

Column: 1068

Lord Paddick (LD):

Lord Bates:

Lord Berkeley (Lab):

Lord Bates:

Baroness Tonge (Ind LD):

Lord Bates:

Lord West of Spithead (Lab):

Lord Bates:

Draft Protection of Charities Bill - Motion to Agree

3.20 pm

Column: 1069

Infrastructure Bill [HL] - Order of Consideration Motion

3.20 pm

Serious Crime Bill [HL] - Report (2nd Day)

3.20 pm

Amendment 43

Baroness Walmsley (LD):

Column: 1071


Column: 1072

3.30 pm

The Lord Bishop of Durham:

Column: 1073


Column: 1074

Baroness Brinton (LD):

Column: 1075


Column: 1076

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (CB):


Column: 1077

3.45 pm

Column: 1078

Baroness Benjamin (LD):

Baroness Howarth of Breckland (CB):


Column: 1079


Column: 1080

4 pm

Lord Rosser (Lab):

Column: 1081

Column: 1082

Lord Bates:

Column: 1083


Column: 1084

4.15 pm

Baroness Walmsley:


Column: 1085

Amendment 44

Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab):

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Column: 1087


Column: 1088

4.30 pm

Column: 1089


Column: 1090

Lord Lester of Herne Hill (LD):


Column: 1091

Baroness Smith of Basildon:

Lord Lester of Herne Hill:

Baroness Butler-Sloss (CB):

Column: 1092

Baroness Hughes of Stretford (Lab):

4.45 pm

Column: 1093

The Lord Bishop of Rochester:

Baroness Hamwee (LD):


Column: 1094


Column: 1095

5 pm

Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con):


Column: 1096


Column: 1097


Column: 1098


Column: 1099

5.15 pm

Lord Lester of Herne Hill:

Baroness Williams of Trafford:

Lord Lester of Herne Hill:

Baroness Williams of Trafford:

Baroness Smith of Basildon:

Column: 1100

Baroness Williams of Trafford:

Baroness Smith of Basildon:

Baroness Williams of Trafford:

Baroness Smith of Basildon:

Amendment 45A

Column: 1101

Baroness Meacher (CB):


Column: 1102

Baroness Tonge (Ind LD):

Baroness Meacher:


Column: 1103

5.30 pm

Baroness Butler-Sloss:

Column: 1104

Baroness Hamwee:

Lord Dobbs (Con):


Column: 1105

Baroness Hamwee:

Lord Dobbs:

Baroness Hamwee:

Lord Dobbs:

Column: 1106

Baroness Benjamin:

Baroness Smith of Basildon:


Column: 1107

5.45 pm

Baroness Tonge:

Lord Bates:

Column: 1108

Baroness Smith of Basildon:

Baroness Williams of Trafford:


Column: 1109

Baroness Meacher:

Amendment 46

Column: 1110

Lord Harris of Haringey (Lab):


Column: 1111

6 pm

Column: 1112

Baroness Howe of Idlicote (CB):


Column: 1113

Baroness Hamwee:


Column: 1114

6.15 pm

Baroness Benjamin:


Column: 1115

Baroness Smith of Basildon:


Column: 1116

Lord Bates:

Column: 1117


Column: 1118

6.30 pm

Lord Harris of Haringey:

Lord Bates:

Column: 1119


Column: 1120

Lord Harris of Haringey:

Column: 1121

Clause 67: Offence of female genital mutilation: extra-territorial acts

Amendment 46A

Amendment 46B

Column: 1122

Column: 1123

Column: 1124

Column: 1125

Amendment 46E

Column: 1126

Amendment 46G

Column: 1127

Column: 1128

Column: 1130

Column: 1131

Column: 1132

Column: 1133

Column: 1134

Column: 1135

Column: 1137

Amendment 47

6.45 pm

Lord Harris of Haringey:


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Column: 1139

Baroness Howe of Idlicote:

Baroness Hamwee:

Column: 1140

Baroness Smith of Basildon:


Column: 1141

7 pm

Lord Bates:


Column: 1142

Column: 1143

Lord Harris of Haringey:

Amendment 48

Column: 1144

Baroness Williams of Trafford:


Column: 1145

Amendment 49

Lord Wigley (PC):

7.15 pm

Column: 1146

Column: 1147

Baroness Howe of Idlicote:


Column: 1148

Column: 1149

7.30 pm

Lord Rosser:


Column: 1150

Baroness Hamwee:

Column: 1151

Lord Wigley:

Baroness Hamwee:

Baroness Stedman-Scott (Con):

Column: 1152

Lord Bates:

Column: 1153

7.45 pm

Column: 1154


Column: 1155

Lord Wigley:

Amendment 49B

Column: 1156

Lord Strasburger (LD):


Column: 1157


Column: 1158

8 pm

Column: 1159


Column: 1160

Lord Black of Brentwood (Con):


Column: 1161


Column: 1162

Baroness Cohen of Pimlico (Lab):


Column: 1163

Lord Thomas of Gresford (LD):


Column: 1164

Baroness Smith of Basildon:

Column: 1165

Baroness Williams of Trafford:

Column: 1166


Column: 1167

Lord Strasburger:

Column: 1168

Schedule 4: Minor and consequential amendments

Amendments 49D to 54

Column: 1169

Clause 71: Transitional and saving provisions

Amendments 55 and 56

Amendments 57A and 57B

Column: 1170

Clause 72: Extent

Amendments 58 to 59B

Clause 73: Commencement

Amendments 60 to 64A

In the Title

Amendment 65

Column: 1171

Music Education - Question for Short Debate

8.37 pm

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Con):

Lord Aberdare:


Column: 1172


Column: 1173

Column: 1174

8.47 pm

Lord Black of Brentwood (Con):


Column: 1175

8.53 pm

Lord Lipsey (Lab):


Column: 1176

8.58 pm

Baroness Walmsley (LD):

Column: 1177

Column: 1178

9.04 pm

Lord Berkeley of Knighton (CB):

Column: 1179

9.10 pm

The Lord Bishop of Lichfield:


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Column: 1181

9.15 pm

Baroness Eaton (Con):


Column: 1182

9.20 pm

Baroness Uddin (Non-Afl):


Column: 1183


Column: 1184

9.28 pm

The Earl of Clancarty (CB):


Column: 1185

9.32 pm

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab):


Column: 1186

9.37 pm

Baroness Jolly (LD):


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Column: 1188


Column: 1189


Column: 1190

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Column: GC369

Grand Committee [28 Oct 2014]

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

3.30 pm

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Haskel) (Lab):

Deregulation Bill - Committee (2nd Day)

3.30 pm

Clause 13: Space activity: limit on indemnity required

Amendment 7

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab):


Column: GC370

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


Column: GC371

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara:

Column: GC372

Clause 15: Shippers etc of gas

Amendment 8

Baroness Thornton (Lab):

Lord De Mauley:


Column: GC373

Baroness Thornton:

3.45 pm

Clause 16: Suppliers of fuel and fireplaces

Amendment 9

Lord Grantchester (Lab):

Lord De Mauley:

Column: GC374


Column: GC375

Lord Skelmersdale (Con):

Lord De Mauley:

Lord Grantchester:

Column: GC376

Clause 17: Sellers of knitting yarn

Amendment 10

Lord De Mauley:


Column: GC377

Baroness Thornton:

4 pm

Amendment 11

Lord Borwick (Con):

Column: GC378

Column: GC379

Lord Christopher (Lab):

Viscount Trenchard (Con):


Column: GC380

Lord Rooker (Lab):

Column: GC381

4.15 pm

The Lord Bishop of St Albans:

Column: GC382

Baroness Trumpington (Con):

Lord Skelmersdale:


Column: GC383


Column: GC384

Lord Judd (Lab):

4.30 pm

Column: GC385

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara:


Column: GC386

Lord De Mauley:

Column: GC387

Lord Skelmersdale:

Lord De Mauley:

Column: GC388

Column: GC389

4.45 pm

Lord Borwick:

Clause 18: Authorisation of insolvency practitioners

Amendment 12

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Lab):


Column: GC390

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

Column: GC391

Column: GC392

5 pm

Column: GC393

Lord Rooker:

Lord Sharkey (LD):


Column: GC395

Lord Wallace of Tankerness:


Column: GC396

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town:

5.15 pm

Amendment 13

Column: GC397

Lord Grantchester:


Column: GC398

Lord De Mauley:


Column: GC399

Lord Grantchester:

Lord De Mauley:

Lord Grantchester:

Column: GC400

Amendment 14

Lord Skelmersdale:


Column: GC401

5.30 pm

Baroness Byford (Con):


Column: GC402

Lord Rooker:


Column: GC403

Baroness Parminter (LD):

Lord Cameron of Dillington (CB):

Column: GC404

Earl Cathcart (Con):


Column: GC405

5.45 pm

Lord Plumb (Con):

Lord Greaves (LD):

Column: GC406


Column: GC407


Column: GC408

6 pm

The Earl of Lytton (CB):


Column: GC409


Column: GC410

Lord Judd:

Lord Grantchester:

Column: GC411

6.15 pm

Lord De Mauley:


Column: GC412

Lord Skelmersdale:

Lord De Mauley:


Column: GC413


Column: GC414

Column: GC415

6.30 pm

Column: GC416

Baroness Byford:

Lord De Mauley:

Lord Greaves:

Lord De Mauley:

Column: GC417

Lord Skelmersdale:

Baroness Parminter:

Lord Skelmersdale:

Lord Plumb:

Lord Skelmersdale:

Lord Greaves:

Lord Skelmersdale:


Column: GC418

Clause 24: Applications by owners etc for public path orders

Clause 25: Extension of powers to authorise erection of gates at owner’s request

Schedule 7: Ascertainment of rights of way

Amendment 19

Baroness Byford:

Column: GC419

6.45 pm

Lord Cameron of Dillington:

Column: GC420

Lord Grantchester:

Column: GC421

Lord De Mauley:

Lord Deben (Con):

Column: GC422

Lord De Mauley:


Column: GC423

7 pm

Baroness Byford:

Column: GC424

Clause 28: Erection of public statues (London): removal of consent requirement

Amendment 23

The Earl of Clancarty (CB):


Column: GC425


Column: GC426

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara:


Column: GC427

Lord De Mauley:

The Earl of Clancarty:

Column: GC428

Amendment 24

Lord Bradshaw (LD):

7.15 pm

Column: GC429


Column: GC430


Column: GC431

Column: GC432

7.30 pm

Lord Jopling (Con):


Column: GC433

Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con):

Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe (CB):


Column: GC434

Lord Judd:

Baroness Parminter:

Column: GC435

7.45 pm

Viscount Bridgeman (Con):

Column: GC436

Lord Grantchester:


Column: GC437

Lord De Mauley:


Column: GC438

Lord Judd:

Lord De Mauley:


Column: GC439

Lord Bradshaw:

Column: GC440

Column: WS105


Column: WS105

Written Statements [28 Oct 2014]

Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms - Statement

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

Column: WS106

Finance: Financial Markets - Statement

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

Column: WS107

Firefighters: Pensions - Statement

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon) (Con):


Column: WS108


Column: WS109

Column: WS110

New Fair Deal: Pension Liabilities - Statement

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

Public Sector: Exit Payments - Statement

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

Column: WS111

Roads: Reform - Statement

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

Column: WS114

Column: WA139


Column: WA139

Written Answers [28 Oct 2014]

Armed Forces: Meat - Questions

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

Asylum: Finance - Questions

Column: WA140

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

Bahrain - Questions

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Anelay of St Johns) (Con):

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Column: WA141

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Charity Commission - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Civil Servants - Question

Column: WA142

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

East Coast Railway Line - Questions

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

Baroness Kramer:

Baroness Kramer:

Column: WA143

Baroness Kramer:

Egypt - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Anelay of St Johns) (Con):

European Rail Traffic Management System - Question

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

Column: WA144

Free Movement of People: Republic of Ireland - Question

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

Illegal Immigrants: France - Question

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

Column: WA145

Iraq - Questions

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Anelay of St Johns) (Con):

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Column: WA146

Mechanical Engineering - Question

Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con):

Mental Health Services - Questions

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

Column: WA147

Earl Howe:

Middle East - Questions

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Anelay of St Johns) (Con):

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Column: WA148

Ministers: Conduct - Question

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties - Question

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

Pakistan - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Anelay of St Johns) (Con):

Column: WA149

Palestinians - Questions

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Anelay of St Johns) (Con):

Baroness Anelay of St Johns:

Prisoners: Foreign Nationals - Question

Column: WA150

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

RFA Argus - Question

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

Rolling Stock - Question

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

Saudi Arabia - Question

Column: WA151

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Anelay of St Johns) (Con):

Streatham Station - Question

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

Syria - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Anelay of St Johns) (Con):

Column: WA152

Unmanned Air Vehicles - Question

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Anelay of St Johns) (Con):

Viral Haemorrhagic Diseases - Question

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