Table of Contents for
Tuesday 14 Jul 2015

Volume No. 764Part No. 31

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House of Lords

Oaths and Affirmations

Authors: Rights and Income - Question

Mediterranean: Migrant Trafficking - Question

Income Per Capita - Question

Criminal Justice: Secure College - Question

Psychoactive Substances Bill [HL] - Report

Clause 1: Overview

Amendment 1

Clause 2: Meaning of “psychoactive substance” etc

Amendment 5

Clause 3: Exempted substances

Amendment 10

Schedule 1: Exempted substances

Amendment 11

Clause 5: Supplying, or offering to supply, a psychoactive substance

Amendment 13

Amendment 15

Clause 6: Aggravation of offence under section 5

Amendment 17

Future of the BBC - Question for Short Debate

Psychoactive Substances Bill [HL] - Report (Continued)

Amendment 19

Clause 8: Importing or exporting a psychoactive substance

Amendment 21

Clause 10: Power to provide for exceptions to offences

Amendment 22

Amendment 25

Clause 11: Meaning of “prohibited activity”

Amendment 26

Amendment 27

Clause 15: Means of giving notices under sections 12 to 14

Amendments 28 to 31

Clause 27: Variation and discharge on application

Amendments 32 to 36

Clause 29: Appeals against making of prohibition orders and premises orders

Amendments 37 to 39

Clause 30: Appeals about variation and discharge

Amendments 40 to 45

Clause 49: Power of police, etc to dispose of seized psychoactive substances

Amendment 46

Clause 50: Forfeiture of seized items by court on application

Amendments 47 and 48

Clause 51: Appeal against decision under section 50

Amendment 49

Amendment 50

Amendment 51

Amendment 52

Amendment 55

Clause 56: Interpretation

Schedule 4: Consequential amendments

Statutory Instruments Committee - Message from the Commons





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House of Lords [14 Jul 2015]

2.30 pm

Oaths and Affirmations

2.36 pm

Authors: Rights and Income - Question

2.38 pm

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

The Earl of Clancarty (CB):

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Baroness Rebuck (Lab):

Column: 454

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Lord Clement-Jones (LD):

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Lord Walton of Detchant (CB):

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Baroness Williams of Crosby (LD):

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Column: 455

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab):

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville (Con):

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Mediterranean: Migrant Trafficking - Question

2.45 pm

The Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Bates) (Con):

Lord Roberts of Llandudno (LD):

Noble Lords:

Column: 456

Lord Roberts of Llandudno:

Lord Bates:

Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB):

Lord Bates:

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead (Lab):

Lord Bates:

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Lord Bates:

Income Per Capita - Question

2.53 pm

Lord Wigley (PC):

Lord O'Neill of Gatley:

Column: 459

Baroness Kramer (LD):

Lord O'Neill of Gatley:

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Con):

Lord O'Neill of Gatley:

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab):

A noble Lord:

Lord O'Neill of Gatley:

Lord Flight (Con):

Lord O'Neill of Gatley:

Column: 460

Lord Davies of Oldham (Lab):

Lord O'Neill of Gatley:

Lord Wrigglesworth (LD):

Lord O'Neill of Gatley:

Criminal Justice: Secure College - Question

3.01 pm

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

Column: 461

Lord Beecham (Lab):

Lord Faulks:

Lord Dholakia (LD):

Lord Faulks:

Baroness Howarth of Breckland (CB):

Lord Faulks:

Column: 462

Lord Elystan-Morgan (CB):

Lord Faulks:

Baroness Corston (Lab):

Lord Faulks:

Lord Ramsbotham (CB):

Lord Faulks:

Baroness Walmsley (LD):

Lord Elton (Con):

Column: 463

Lord Faulks:

Psychoactive Substances Bill [HL] - Report

3.08 pm

Clause 1: Overview

Amendment 1

Baroness Meacher (CB):


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Column: 465

3.15 pm

Column: 466

Baroness Hamwee (LD):

Column: 467

Lord Howarth of Newport (Lab):


Column: 468

3.30 pm

Column: 469

Lord Hope of Craighead (CB):

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope (LD):


Column: 471

3.45 pm

Lord Ramsbotham:

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Lord Elton (Con):

Lord Hope of Craighead:

Lord Mackay of Clashfern (Con):


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Lord Howarth of Newport:

Lord Mackay of Clashfern:

Lord Tunnicliffe (Lab):

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Lord Howarth of Newport:

Lord Tunnicliffe:


Column: 475

4 pm

Column: 476

The Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Bates) (Con):


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Column: 478

4.15 pm

Column: 479

Lord Tunnicliffe:

Lord Bates:

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Baroness Meacher:

Column: 481

Lord Bates:

Lord Howarth of Newport:

Lord Bates:

Column: 482

4.30 pm

Lord Tunnicliffe:

Lord Bates:

Lord Mackay of Clashfern:

Lord Bates:

Lord Tunnicliffe:

Lord Bates:

Column: 483

Baroness Meacher:

Column: 484

Clause 2: Meaning of “psychoactive substance” etc

Amendment 5

Baroness Hamwee:

Column: 485

4.43 pm

Division on Amendment 5Contents 95; Not-Contents 314.Amendment 5 disagreed.

Division No. 1 [] [14 Jul 2015]

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Column: 487

5 pm

Clause 3: Exempted substances

Column: 488

Amendment 10

Lord Rosser (Lab):

Lord Paddick (LD):

Column: 489

Lord Howarth of Newport:

Lord Bates:

Schedule 1: Exempted substances

Amendment 11

Column: 490

Baroness Meacher:

Baroness Hamwee:

Column: 491

Lord Howarth of Newport:

Baroness Hamwee:

Lord Howarth of Newport:

5.15 pm

Lord Rosser:


Column: 492

Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen (Con):


Column: 493

Baroness Meacher:

Clause 5: Supplying, or offering to supply, a psychoactive substance

Amendment 13

Column: 494

Lord Howarth of Newport:

Column: 495

5.30 pm

Column: 496

Lord Paddick:

Baroness Meacher:

Column: 497

Lord Ramsbotham:

Lord Hardie (CB):


Column: 498

5.45 pm

Lord Bates:

Column: 499

Lord Paddick:

Column: 500

Lord Bates:

Lord Howarth of Newport:

Column: 501

Amendment 15

Baroness Hamwee:

Column: 502

6 pm

Lord Bates:


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Column: 504

Baroness Hamwee:

Clause 6: Aggravation of offence under section 5

Amendment 17

Lord Rosser:

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6.15 pm

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Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope:


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The Lord Bishop of Bristol:

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6.30 pm

Lord Paddick:


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Lord Blencathra (Con):


Column: 511

Lord Howarth of Newport:

6.45 pm

Lord Harris of Haringey (Lab):

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Lord Mackay of Clashfern:

Column: 513

Lord Bassam of Brighton (Lab):

Lord Bates:

Column: 514


Column: 515

7 pm

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope:

Lord Bates:

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Lord Hardie:

Lord Bates:


Column: 517

Lord Rosser:

Lord Bates:

Lord Rosser:

Lord Bates:

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Lord Rosser:

Lord Bates:

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Lord Rosser:

7.15 pm

Contents 178; Not-Contents 139.[The Tellers for the Contents reported 178 votes; the Clerks recorded 177 names.]Amendment 17 agreed.

Division No. 2 [] [14 Jul 2015]

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7.27 pm

Future of the BBC - Question for Short Debate

7.28 pm

Lord Fowler (Con):


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The Earl of Courtown (Con):

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7.38 pm

Lord Lipsey (Lab):

The Earl of Courtown:

Lord Lipsey:

The Earl of Courtown:

Lord Lipsey:

The Earl of Courtown:

Lord Lipsey:

Noble Lords:

The Earl of Courtown:

Lord Lipsey:

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7.42 pm

Lord Clement-Jones (LD):

7.43 pm

Lord Birt (CB):


Column: 526

7.45 pm

The Lord Bishop of Norwich:

7.48 pm

Lord Patten of Barnes (Con):


Column: 527

7.50 pm

Lord Haskel (Lab):

7.52 pm

Lord Teverson (LD):

Column: 528

7.54 pm

Lord Berkeley of Knighton (CB):

7.56 pm

Lord Grade of Yarmouth (Con):

Column: 529

7.57 pm

Lord Judd (Lab):

7.58 pm

Lord Roberts of Llandudno (LD):


Column: 530

8 pm

Lord Best (CB):

8.02 pm

Lord Inglewood (Con):


Column: 531

8.04 pm

Viscount Colville of Culross (CB):


8.06 pm

Lord Patten (Con):

Column: 532

8.07 pm

Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury (LD):

Column: 533

8.10 pm

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab):

8.11 pm

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

Column: 534


Column: 535


Column: 536

8.23 pm

Psychoactive Substances Bill [HL] - Report (Continued)

8.27 pm

Amendment 19

Column: 537

Clause 8: Importing or exporting a psychoactive substance

Amendment 21

Lord Paddick (LD):

8.30 pm

Lord Howarth of Newport (Lab):

Baroness Meacher (CB):

Column: 538

Column: 539

Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen (Con):

Column: 540

Lord Howarth of Newport:

8.45 pm

Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen:

Column: 541

Lord Paddick:

Clause 10: Power to provide for exceptions to offences

Amendment 22

Amendment 25

Column: 542

Baroness Hamwee (LD):

Lord Howarth of Newport:

Column: 543

Baroness Meacher:


Column: 544

9 pm

Baroness Hollins (CB):

Column: 545

Lord Tunnicliffe (Lab):

The Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Bates) (Con):


Column: 546

Column: 547

Lord Howarth of Newport:

Lord Bates:

Baroness Hamwee:

9.15 pm

Column: 548

Clause 11: Meaning of “prohibited activity”

Amendment 26

Lord Bates:

Lord Tunnicliffe:

Lord Bates:

Amendment 27

Clause 15: Means of giving notices under sections 12 to 14

Amendments 28 to 31

Column: 549

Clause 27: Variation and discharge on application

Amendments 32 to 36

Clause 29: Appeals against making of prohibition orders and premises orders

Amendments 37 to 39

Clause 30: Appeals about variation and discharge

Amendments 40 to 45

Column: 550

Clause 49: Power of police, etc to dispose of seized psychoactive substances

Amendment 46

Clause 50: Forfeiture of seized items by court on application

Amendments 47 and 48

Clause 51: Appeal against decision under section 50

Amendment 49

Amendment 50

Column: 551

Amendment 51

Lord Rosser:

Column: 552

Column: 553

Lord Howarth of Newport:


Column: 554

9.30 pm

Column: 555

Lord Paddick:

Column: 556

Lord Bates:


Column: 557

Lord Howarth of Newport:

Lord Bates:

Column: 558

9.45 pm

Lord Rosser:


Column: 559

Amendment 52

Lord Rosser:

Column: 560

Lord Howarth of Newport:


Column: 561

Column: 562

10 pm

Lord Norton of Louth (Con):

Column: 563

Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen:

Column: 564

Lord Rosser:

Column: 565

Amendment 55

Column: 566

Clause 56: Interpretation

Schedule 4: Consequential amendments

Statutory Instruments Committee - Message from the Commons