Table of Contents for
Wednesday 11 Mar 2015

Volume No. 760Part No. 116

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House of Lords

Pensions: British Pensioners Overseas - Question

Fracking - Question

Immigration: Regulations - Question

Data Protection: Legislation - Question

Single Use Carrier Bags Charges (England) Order 2015 - Motions to Approve

Public Bodies (Abolition of the Advisory Committees on Pesticides) Order 2015 - Motions to Approve

Specialist Printing Equipment and Materials (Offences) Bill - Third Reading

Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Bill - Third Reading

Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill - Report (3rd Day)

Clause 122: Abolition of requirements to hold meetings: company insolvency

Amendment 57B

Amendments 57C to 57J

Clause 123: Abolition of Requirements to hold meetings: individual solvency

Amendments 57K to 57Q

Amendment 58

Amendment 58ZZA (to Amendment 58)

Amendment 58ZZB (to Amendment 58)

Amendment 58ZZC

Clause 147: Protected disclosures: reporting requirements

Amendment 58ZA

Amendment 58A

Clause 148: Financial penalty for failure to pay sums ordered by employment tribunal etc

Amendment 60

Amendments 61 to 74

Clause 151: Exclusivity terms unenforceable in zero hours contracts

Amendment 74AA

Amendment 74B

Amendment 74C

Clause 152: Regulations in connection with public sector exit payments

Amendment 75

Amendment 76

Clause 153: Section 152(1): further provision

Amendments 77 to 80

Clause 154: Power to make regulations to be exercisable by the Treasury or Scottish Ministers

Amendment 81

Amendment 81A

Clause 159: Supplementary provision about regulations

Amendments 82 and 83

Clause 162: Commencement

Amendments 83A and 84

EU: Balance of Competences Review - Question for Short Debate

Grand Committee

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

Legal Services Act 2007 (Warrant) (Approved Regulator) Regulations 2015 - Motion to Consider

Legal Services Act 2007 (Warrant) (Licensing Authority) Regulations 2015 - Motion to Consider

Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2015 - Motion to Consider

Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice) Order 2015 - Motion to Consider

Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (Disclosure of Revenue Information) Regulations 2015 - Motion to Consider

Drug Driving (Specified Limits) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 - Motion to Consider





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Wednesday 11 Mar 2015

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House of Lords [11 Mar 2015]

3 pm

Pensions: British Pensioners Overseas - Question

3.07 pm

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

Baroness Benjamin (LD):

Lord Freud:

Baroness Turner of Camden (Lab):

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Lord Freud:

Baroness Gardner of Parkes (Con):

Lord Freud:

Lord Rooker (Lab):

Lord Freud:

Lord Shipley (LD):

Lord Freud:

Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Lab):

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Lord Freud:

Baroness Hooper (Con):

Lord Marlesford (Con):

Baroness Knight of Collingtree (Con):

The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Stowell of Beeston) (Con):

Baroness Hooper:

Lord Freud:

Fracking - Question

3.15 pm

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

Lord Greaves (LD):

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Baroness Verma:

Lord Wigley (PC):

Baroness Verma:

Lord Judd (Lab):

Lord Taverne (LD):

Lord Lawson of Blaby (Con):

Lord Judd:

The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Stowell of Beeston) (Con):

Lord Judd:

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Baroness Verma:

Lord Lawson of Blaby:

Baroness Verma:

Baroness Worthington (Lab):

Baroness Verma:

Lord Tebbit (Con):

Baroness Verma:

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Immigration: Regulations - Question

3.23 pm

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

Lord Roberts of Llandudno (LD):

Lord Bates:

Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab):

Lord Bates:

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Lord Lloyd of Berwick (CB):

Lord Bates:

The Lord Bishop of Chester:

Lord Bates:

Baroness Hussein-Ece (LD):

Lord Bates:

Baroness Smith of Basildon (Lab):

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Lord Bates:

Lord Avebury (LD):

Lord Bates:

Data Protection: Legislation - Question

3.31 pm

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

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Baroness Ludford (LD):

Lord Faulks:

Lord Pearson of Rannoch (UKIP):

Lord Faulks:

Lord Deben (Con):

Lord Faulks:

Lord West of Spithead (Lab):

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Lord Faulks:

Lord Kakkar (CB):

Lord Faulks:

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab):

Lord Faulks:

Single Use Carrier Bags Charges (England) Order 2015 - Motions to Approve

Public Bodies (Abolition of the Advisory Committees on Pesticides) Order 2015 - Motions to Approve

3.37 pm

Specialist Printing Equipment and Materials (Offences) Bill - Third Reading

3.37 pm

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Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Bill - Third Reading

3.38 pm

Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill - Report (3rd Day)

3.38 pm

Clause 122: Abolition of requirements to hold meetings: company insolvency

Amendment 57B

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


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Lord Flight (Con):

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab):

Amendments 57C to 57J

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Clause 123: Abolition of Requirements to hold meetings: individual solvency

Amendments 57K to 57Q

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3.45 pm

Amendment 58

Baroness Thornton (Lab):

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Amendment 58ZZA (to Amendment 58)

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Baroness Neville-Rolfe:


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Lord Low of Dalston (CB):

4 pm

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Baroness King of Bow (Lab):

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Lord Stoneham of Droxford (LD):

Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab):

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

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Amendment 58ZZB (to Amendment 58)

Amendment 58ZZC

Baroness Hollis of Heigham (Lab):


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4.15 pm

Baroness Drake (Lab):


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Lord Stoneham of Droxford:


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4.30 pm

Baroness Butler-Sloss (CB):

Lord Deben (Con):

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Lord Butler of Brockwell (CB):

Lord Deben:

Lord Cunningham of Felling (Lab):

Lord Lloyd of Berwick (CB):


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Baroness Harding of Winscombe (Con):

4.45 pm

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Baroness Perry of Southwark (Con):

Lord Young of Norwood Green (Lab):

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Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

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5 pm

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Baroness Hollis of Heigham:


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Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Baroness Hollis of Heigham:

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5.09 pm

Division on Amendment 58ZZCContents 221; Not-Contents 235.Amendment 58ZZC disagreed.

Division No. 1 [] [11 Mar 2015]

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5.23 pm

Clause 147: Protected disclosures: reporting requirements

Amendment 58ZA

Lord Wills (Lab):

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5.30 pm

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Lord Phillips of Sudbury (LD):

5.45 pm

Column: 697

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab):


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Baroness Neville-Rolfe:


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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

6 pm

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Lord Low of Dalston:

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

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Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Lord Wills:

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Lord Wills:

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

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Lord Phillips of Sudbury:

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Lord Wills:

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6.17 pm

Division on Amendment 58ZAContents 174; Not-Contents 231.Amendment 58ZA disagreed.

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Division No. 2 [] [11 Mar 2015]

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6.30 pm

Amendment 58A

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Clause 148: Financial penalty for failure to pay sums ordered by employment tribunal etc

Amendment 60

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

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Lord Young of Norwood Green:

Amendments 61 to 74

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Clause 151: Exclusivity terms unenforceable in zero hours contracts

Amendment 74AA

Column: 712

Lord Young of Norwood Green:

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

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Lord Young of Norwood Green:

6.44 pm

Division on Amendment 74AAContents 133; Not-Contents 208.Amendment 74AA disagreed.

Division No. 3 [] [11 Mar 2015]

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6.56 pm

Amendment 74B

Lord Mitchell (Lab):


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7 pm

Baroness O'Cathain (Con):

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Lord Storey (LD):

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

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Baroness Morgan of Huyton (Lab):

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:


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7.15 pm

Lord Mitchell:

Amendment 74C

Baroness Hollis of Heigham:


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Lord Stoneham of Droxford:

Baroness Hollis of Heigham:

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Baroness Drake:

7.30 pm

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Column: 726

Lord Newby (LD):


Column: 727

Baroness Hollis of Heigham:


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Lord Stoneham of Droxford:

7.45 pm

Baroness Hollis of Heigham:

Lord Stoneham of Droxford:

Lord Popat (Con):

Baroness Hollis of Heigham:

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Column: 730

Clause 152: Regulations in connection with public sector exit payments

Amendment 75

Lord Newby:


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Lord Young of Norwood Green:

Amendment 76

Clause 153: Section 152(1): further provision

Amendments 77 to 80

Column: 732

Clause 154: Power to make regulations to be exercisable by the Treasury or Scottish Ministers

Amendment 81

Amendment 81A

Baroness Verma (Con):


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8 pm

Lord Grantchester (Lab):


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Baroness Verma:

Clause 159: Supplementary provision about regulations

Amendments 82 and 83

Clause 162: Commencement

Amendments 83A and 84

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EU: Balance of Competences Review - Question for Short Debate

8.04 pm

Baroness Falkner of Margravine (LD):


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8.15 pm

Lord Balfe (Con):


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8.25 pm

Baroness Ludford (LD):

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8.35 pm

Lord Maclennan of Rogart (LD):


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8.46 pm

The Earl of Dundee (Con):


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8.48 pm

Baroness Morgan of Ely:


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8.58 pm

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Baroness Falkner of Margravine:

Lord Wallace of Saltaire:


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Grand Committee [11 Mar 2015]

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

3.45 pm

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Faulkner of Worcester) (Lab):

Legal Services Act 2007 (Warrant) (Approved Regulator) Regulations 2015 - Motion to Consider

3.45 pm

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

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Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab):

Lord Faulks:

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Legal Services Act 2007 (Warrant) (Licensing Authority) Regulations 2015 - Motion to Consider

3.59 pm

Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2015 - Motion to Consider

4 pm

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


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Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab):

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Lord Faulks:


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Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice) Order 2015 - Motion to Consider

4.14 pm

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

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Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab):


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Lord Faulks:

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Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (Disclosure of Revenue Information) Regulations 2015 - Motion to Consider

4.27 pm

Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con):


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Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Lab):


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Lord Gardiner of Kimble:

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Drug Driving (Specified Limits) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 - Motion to Consider

4.45 pm

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


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The Earl of Dundee (Con):

Lord Rosser (Lab):

5 pm

Column: GC227

Viscount Simon (Lab):

Baroness Kramer:

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The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness Stedman-Scott) (Con):

5.10 pm

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5.20 pm

Baroness Kramer:

Lord Rosser:

Baroness Kramer:

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The Earl of Dundee:

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5.30 pm

Baroness Kramer:

The Earl of Dundee:

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Baroness Kramer:

Lord Rosser:

Baroness Kramer: