Table of Contents for
Tuesday 3 Mar 2015

Volume No. 760Part No. 111

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House of Lords

Royal Assent

Cyclists: Safety - Question

Schools: Academies - Question

Police: Complaints - Question

Electoral Registration - Question

Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles (Amendment) Regulations 2015 - Motions to Approve

Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 - Motions to Approve

Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2015 - Motions to Approve

Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Order 2015 - Motions to Approve

Child Exploitation in Oxfordshire - Statement

Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre - Statement

Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill - Report (1st Day)

Clause 3: Companies: duty to publish report on payment practices

Amendment 1

Amendment 3

Amendment 5

Amendment 6

Clause 13: Electronic paying in of cheques etc

Amendment 7

Amendments 8 to 19

Clause 17: Review of regulators’ complaints and appeals procedures

Amendment 20

Clause 19: Guidance by the Secretary of State

Amendment 21

Amendment 22

Clause 27: Sections 21 to 25 etc: interpretation

Amendment 23

Clause 28: Duty to review regulatory provisions in secondary legislation

Amendment 24

Ebbsfleet - Statement

Maternity Services in Morecambe Bay - Statement

Health: Rare Diseases - Question for Short Debate

Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill - Report (1st Day) (Continued)

Clause 33: Definitions of small and micro businesses

Amendment 25

Clause 35: Exclusion of home businesses from Part 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

Amendment 26

Clause 39: Regulations about procurement

Amendment 27

Amendment 28

Amendment 29

Amendment 32

Clause 40: Investigation of procurement functions

Amendment 33

Grand Committee

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

Electricity Supplier Obligations (Amendment & Excluded Electricity) Regulations 2015 - Motion to Consider

Electricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2015 - Motion to Consider

Electricity Market Reform (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 - Motion to Consider

Electricity and Gas (Market Integrity and Transparency) (Criminal Sanctions) Regulations 2015 - Motion to Consider

Renewables Obligation Closure (Amendment) Order 2015 - Motion to Consider

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cash Searches: Code of Practice) (England and Wales and Scotland) Order 2015 - Motion to Consider

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Search, Seizure and Detention of Property: Code of Practice) (England and Wales) Order 2015 - Motion to Consider

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations: Code of Practice) (England and Wales) Order 2015 - Motion to Consider

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigative Powers of Prosecutors: Code of Practice) (England and Wales) Order 2015 - Motion to Consider

Anti-social Behaviour (Authorised Persons) Order 2015 - Motion to Consider

Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations and Appeals) Order 2015 - Motion to Consider





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House of Lords [3 Mar 2015]

2.30 pm

Royal Assent

2.36 pm

Cyclists: Safety - Question

2.37 pm

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

Lord Jordan (Lab):

Baroness Kramer:

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Baroness Sharples (Con):

Baroness Kramer:

Lord Scott of Foscote (CB):

Baroness Kramer:

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Lab):

Baroness Kramer:

Lord Taverne (LD):

Column: 89

Baroness Kramer:

Lord Butler of Brockwell (CB):

Baroness Kramer:

Lord Rosser (Lab):

Baroness Kramer:

Schools: Academies - Question

2.45 pm

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

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab):

Lord Nash:

Lord Storey (LD):

Lord Nash:

The Lord Bishop of Norwich:

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Lord Nash:

Lord Faulkner of Worcester (Lab):

Lord Nash:

Lord Naseby (Con):

Lord Nash:

Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall (Lab):

Lord Nash:

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton (Lab):

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Lord Nash:

Police: Complaints - Question

2.52 pm

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

Lord Scriven (LD):

Lord Bates:

Baroness Uddin (Non-Afl):

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Lord Bates:

Lord Avebury (LD):

Lord Bates:

Lord Elystan-Morgan (CB):

Lord Bates:

Lord Clinton-Davis (Lab):

Lord Bates:

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Lord Brookman (Lab):

Lord Bates:

Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab):

Lord Bates:

Electoral Registration - Question

3 pm

Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD):

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Lord Tyler (LD):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Maxton (Lab):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Roberts of Llandudno (LD):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Cormack (Con):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

Lord Rooker (Lab):

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

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Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles (Amendment) Regulations 2015 - Motions to Approve

Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 - Motions to Approve

Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2015 - Motions to Approve

Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Order 2015 - Motions to Approve

3.07 pm

Child Exploitation in Oxfordshire - Statement

3.07 pm

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


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3.11 pm

Baroness King of Bow (Lab):


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Lord Nash:

Lord Laming (CB):

Lord Nash:

Baroness Walmsley (LD):

Lord Nash:

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Lord Beecham (Lab):

Lord Nash:

Baroness Howarth of Breckland (CB):

Lord Nash:

Baroness Hussein-Ece (LD):

Column: 101

Lord Nash:

Baroness Kingsmill (Lab):

Lord Nash:

Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre - Statement

3.21 pm

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

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3.26 pm

Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab):

Lord Bates:


Column: 104

3.29 pm

Lord Lloyd of Berwick (CB):

Lord Bates:

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Con):

Baroness Hamwee (LD):

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Lord Bates:

Baroness Bakewell (Lab):

Lord Bates:

Lord Morris of Handsworth (Lab):

Lord Bates:

Lord Elton (Con):

Lord Avebury (LD):

Lord Ramsbotham (CB):

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

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Lord Ramsbotham:

Lord Bates:

Lord Avebury:

Lord Elton:

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth:

Lord Elton:

Lord Bates:

Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill - Report (1st Day)

3.37 pm

Clause 3: Companies: duty to publish report on payment practices

Amendment 1

Lord Mendelsohn (Lab):

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3.45 pm

Column: 109

Lord Lea of Crondall (Lab):

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Baroness Harding of Winscombe (Con):


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Lord Mitchell (Lab):

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Lord Stoneham of Droxford (LD):

4 pm

Lord Cope of Berkeley (Con):

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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Baroness Neville-Rolfe) (Con):


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Lord Mendelsohn:


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4.16 pm

Division on Amendment 1Contents 187; Not-Contents 256.Amendment 1 disagreed.

Division No. 1 [] [3 Mar 2015]

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4.33 pm

Amendment 3

Lord Mendelsohn:


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Lord Mitchell:

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4.45 pm

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:


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Lord Mendelsohn:


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Amendment 5

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab):

Column: 127

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Column: 128

5 pm

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara:

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Amendment 6

Lord Mitchell:


Column: 130

Lord Cope of Berkeley:

Lord Myners (Non-Afl):


Column: 131

Lord Leigh of Hurley (Con):


Column: 132

5.15 pm

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:


Column: 133

Lord Mitchell:

Clause 13: Electronic paying in of cheques etc

Amendment 7

Lord Newby (LD):

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Lord Stevenson of Balmacara:

Lord Newby:

Amendments 8 to 19

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Clause 17: Review of regulators’ complaints and appeals procedures

Amendment 20

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Lord Stevenson of Balmacara:

5.30 pm

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Lord Deben (Con):

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The Earl of Lindsay (Con):

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:


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Lord Stevenson of Balmacara:


Column: 142

5.45 pm

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara:

Clause 19: Guidance by the Secretary of State

Amendment 21

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Column: 143

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara:

Amendment 22

Clause 27: Sections 21 to 25 etc: interpretation

Amendment 23

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Clause 28: Duty to review regulatory provisions in secondary legislation

Amendment 24

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara:


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6 pm

The Earl of Lindsay:


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Lord Popat (Con):

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Lord Stevenson of Balmacara:

Ebbsfleet - Statement

6.15 pm

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

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6.25 pm

Lord McKenzie of Luton (Lab):


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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon:

Column: 155

6.35 pm

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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon:

Lord Beecham (Lab):


Column: 157

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon:

Lord Whitty (Lab):

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon:


Column: 158

Maternity Services in Morecambe Bay - Statement

6.46 pm

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


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7 pm

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab):

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Earl Howe:


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7.19 pm

Baroness Barker (LD):

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Earl Howe:

Baroness Emerton (CB):

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Earl Howe:

Lord Patel (CB):


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Lord Winston (Lab):

Lord Patel:

Earl Howe:

Column: 170

Baroness Masham of Ilton (CB):

Earl Howe:

Health: Rare Diseases - Question for Short Debate

7.37 pm

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Lord Turnberg (Lab):


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7.47 pm

Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone (Con):

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7.55 pm

Lord Walton of Detchant (CB):


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8.03 pm

Baroness Thomas of Winchester (LD):


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8.09 pm

Lord Rogan (UUP):


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8.17 pm

Lord Patel (CB):


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8.25 pm

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab):

Column: 183

8.26 pm

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


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Lord Turnberg:

Earl Howe:

Lord Turnberg:

Earl Howe:


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Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill - Report (1st Day) (Continued)

8.39 pm

Clause 33: Definitions of small and micro businesses

Amendment 25

Lord Mendelsohn (Lab):

Column: 188

8.45 pm

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Lab):


Column: 189

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Baroness Neville-Rolfe) (Con):


Column: 190

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town:

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Lord Mendelsohn:

Column: 191

Clause 35: Exclusion of home businesses from Part 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

Amendment 26

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Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town:


Column: 193

9 pm

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Baroness Neville-Rolfe:


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Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town:

Clause 39: Regulations about procurement

Amendment 27

Column: 197

9.15 pm

Column: 198


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Baroness Neville-Rolfe:


Column: 201

9.30 pm

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Lord Mendelsohn:


Column: 203

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Lord Mendelsohn:

Amendment 28

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Column: 204

The Deputy Speaker (Baroness Morris of Bolton) (Con):

Amendment 29

Lord Young of Norwood Green (Lab):


Column: 205

9.45 pm

Column: 206

Lord Stoneham of Droxford (LD):

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:


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Lord Young of Norwood Green:

Amendment 32

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Clause 40: Investigation of procurement functions

Amendment 33

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Grand Committee [3 Mar 2015]

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

3.30 pm

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (The Countess of Mar) (CB):

Electricity Supplier Obligations (Amendment & Excluded Electricity) Regulations 2015 - Motion to Consider

3.30 pm

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

Column: GC22

Column: GC23

Column: GC24

Baroness Worthington (Lab):


Column: GC25

3.45 pm

Column: GC26

Baroness Verma:


Column: GC27

Baroness Worthington:

Baroness Verma:

Column: GC28

Electricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2015 - Motion to Consider

3.58 pm

Electricity Market Reform (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 - Motion to Consider

3.58 pm

Electricity and Gas (Market Integrity and Transparency) (Criminal Sanctions) Regulations 2015 - Motion to Consider

3.59 pm

Column: GC29

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

Column: GC30

Column: GC31

Baroness Worthington (Lab):

Baroness Verma:

Column: GC32

Renewables Obligation Closure (Amendment) Order 2015 - Motion to Consider

4.13 pm

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

4.15 pm

Column: GC33

4.17 pm
4.22 pm

The Deputy Chairman of Committees:

Baroness Verma:

Column: GC34

The Lord Bishop of Chester:

Baroness Worthington (Lab):

Column: GC35

4.30 pm

Baroness Verma:


Column: GC36

The Lord Bishop of Chester:

Baroness Verma:

The Lord Bishop of Chester:

Baroness Worthington:

Column: GC37

Baroness Verma:

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cash Searches: Code of Practice) (England and Wales and Scotland) Order 2015 - Motion to Consider

4.40 pm

Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con):

Column: GC38

Lord Rosser (Lab):

4.45 pm

Column: GC39

Baroness Williams of Trafford:


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Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Search, Seizure and Detention of Property: Code of Practice) (England and Wales) Order 2015 - Motion to Consider

4.53 pm

Column: GC41

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations: Code of Practice) (England and Wales) Order 2015 - Motion to Consider

4.54 pm

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigative Powers of Prosecutors: Code of Practice) (England and Wales) Order 2015 - Motion to Consider

4.54 pm

Anti-social Behaviour (Authorised Persons) Order 2015 - Motion to Consider

4.55 pm

Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con):

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Column: GC43

5 pm

Lord Rosser (Lab):

Column: GC44

Baroness Williams of Trafford:

Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations and Appeals) Order 2015 - Motion to Consider

5.05 pm

Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con):


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Column: GC46

Lord Rosser (Lab):

Column: GC47

5.15 pm

Baroness Williams of Trafford:

Lord Rosser:

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Baroness Williams of Trafford: