Table of Contents for
Wednesday 25 Nov 2015

Volume No. 767Part No. 73

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House of Lords

Royal Assent

Domestic Abuse - Question

Violence Against Women - Question

Gender-based Violence: Women with HIV - Question

Religion: Advertisements - Question

Draft Investigatory Powers Bill Committee - Membership Motion

Small and Medium Sized Business (Credit Information) Regulations 2015 - Motions to Approve

Small and Medium Sized Business (Finance Platforms) Regulations 2015 - Motions to Approve

Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 - Motions to Approve

Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria and Information about Financial Resources) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 - Motions to Approve

Renewables Obligation Order 2015 - Motion to Approve

Spending Review and Autumn Statement - Statement

Enterprise Bill [HL] - Report (1st Day)

Clause 1: Small Business Commissioner

Amendment 1

Schedule 1: The Small Business Commissioner

Amendment 2

Amendments 3 to 7

Clause 4: The SBC complaints scheme

Clause 6: Reports on complaints

Amendment 11

Clause 8: Confidentiality

Amendment 12

Clause 11: Power to abolish the Commissioner

Amendment 13

Amendment 14

Clause 13: Extension of target to provisions made by regulators

Amendment 17

Amendment 19

Schedule 2: Business impact target: consequential and related amendments

Amendments 20 to 36

Clause 14: Duty to report on effect of regulators’ code

Amendment 37

Amendment 39

Clause 17: Extending the primary authority scheme under RESA 2008

Amendment 40

Amendments 41 and 42

Amendments 45 to 51

Amendment 52

Schedule 3: Primary authority scheme: new Schedule 4A to RESA 2008

Amendment 53

Clause 18: Public sector apprenticeship targets

Amendment 55

Amendment 57

Amendment 58

Clause 19: Only statutory apprenticeships to be described as apprenticeships

Clause 20: Insurance contracts: implied term about payment of claims

Amendment 61

Clause 22: Disclosure of HMRC information in connection with non-domestic rating

Amendment 64

Amendment 65

Clause 23: Alteration of non-domestic rating lists





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Wednesday 25 Nov 2015

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House of Lords [25 Nov 2015]

3 pm

Royal Assent

3.06 pm

Domestic Abuse - Question

3.06 pm

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

Baroness Prosser (Lab):

Lord Bates:

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Baroness Gardner of Parkes (Con):

Lord Bates:

Baroness Hussein-Ece (LD):

Lord Bates:

Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top (Lab):

Lord Bates:

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Baroness Howarth of Breckland (CB):

Lord Bates:

Lord Rosser (Lab):

Lord Bates:

Noble Lords:

Lord Bates:

Violence Against Women - Question

3.14 pm

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

Baroness Gale (Lab):

Lord Bates:

Lord Wasserman (Con):

Lord Bates:

Baroness Randerson (LD):

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Lord Bates:

Baroness Whitaker (Lab):

Baroness Fookes (Con):

Baroness Whitaker:

Lord Bates:

Baroness Coussins (CB):

Lord Bates:

Baroness Fookes:

Lord Bates:

Baroness Afshar (CB):

Lord Bates:

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Baroness Massey of Darwen (Lab):

Lord Bates:

Gender-based Violence: Women with HIV - Question

3.23 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Prior of Brampton) (Con):

Baroness Gould of Potternewton (Lab):

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Lord Prior of Brampton:

Baroness Walmsley (LD):

Lord Prior of Brampton:

Baroness Masham of Ilton (CB):

Lord Prior of Brampton:

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Lab):

Lord Prior of Brampton:

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Baroness Gould of Potternewton:

Religion: Advertisements - Question

3.28 pm

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

The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford:

Baroness Williams of Trafford:

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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab):

Baroness Williams of Trafford:

Lord Pearson of Rannoch (UKIP):

Baroness Williams of Trafford:

Lord Farmer (Con):

Baroness Williams of Trafford:

Lord Singh of Wimbledon (CB):

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Baroness Harris of Richmond (LD):

Baroness Williams of Trafford:

Lord King of Bridgwater (Con):

Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve (CB):

Baroness Williams of Trafford:

Draft Investigatory Powers Bill Committee - Membership Motion

3.36 pm

Lord Taylor of Holbeach (Con):

Small and Medium Sized Business (Credit Information) Regulations 2015 - Motions to Approve

Small and Medium Sized Business (Finance Platforms) Regulations 2015 - Motions to Approve

3.37 pm

Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 - Motions to Approve

Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria and Information about Financial Resources) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 - Motions to Approve

3.38 pm

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Renewables Obligation Order 2015 - Motion to Approve

3.39 pm

Spending Review and Autumn Statement - Statement

3.39 pm

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord O'Neill of Gatley) (Con):


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3.39 pm

Lord Davies of Oldham (Lab):


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Baroness Kramer (LD):

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Lord Taylor of Holbeach (Con):

4.04 pm

Baroness Hollis of Heigham (Lab):

Lord Tebbit (Con):

Baroness Hollis of Heigham:

Lord O’Neill of Gatley:

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Lord Shipley (LD):

Lord O’Neill of Gatley:

Lord Grocott (Lab):

Lord O'Neill of Gatley:

Lord Stoddart of Swindon (Ind Lab):

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Lord O'Neill of Gatley:

Lord Higgins (Con):

Lord O'Neill of Gatley:

Lord Campbell-Savours (Lab):

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Lord O'Neill of Gatley:

Baroness Williams of Crosby (LD):

Lord O'Neill of Gatley:

Lord Cormack (Con):

Lord O'Neill of Gatley:

Lord McFall of Alcluith (Lab):

Lord O'Neill of Gatley:

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Lord Spicer (Con):

Lord O’Neill of Gatley:

Lord Scriven (LD):

Lord O’Neill of Gatley:

Lord Tebbit:

Lord O’Neill of Gatley:

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Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Lab):

Lord O’Neill of Gatley:

Lord Livingston of Parkhead (Con):

Lord O'Neill of Gatley:

Lord Haskel (Lab):

Lord O'Neill of Gatley:

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Lord Lansley (Con):

Lord O'Neill of Gatley:

Baroness Janke (LD):

Lord O'Neill of Gatley:

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton (Lab):

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Lord O'Neill of Gatley:

Lord Woolmer of Leeds (Lab):

Lord O'Neill of Gatley:

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Enterprise Bill [HL] - Report (1st Day)

4.35 pm

Clause 1: Small Business Commissioner

Amendment 1

Baroness Burt of Solihull (LD):


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Lord Mendelsohn (Lab):


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4.45 pm

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Baroness Wheatcroft (Con):

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Lord Cope of Berkeley (Con):

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


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5 pm

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Baroness Burt of Solihull:

5.07 pm

Division on Amendment 1Contents 201; Not-Contents 204.Amendment 1 disagreed.

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Division No. 1 [] [25 Nov 2015]

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5.21 pm

Schedule 1: The Small Business Commissioner

Amendment 2

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

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Lord Mendelsohn:


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Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Amendments 3 to 7

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Clause 4: The SBC complaints scheme

Clause 6: Reports on complaints

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5.30 pm

Amendment 11

Lord Stoneham of Droxford (LD):

Lord Cope of Berkeley:


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Lord Mendelsohn:


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Baroness Neville-Rolfe:


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5.45 pm

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Lord Stoneham of Droxford:

Clause 8: Confidentiality

Amendment 12

Clause 11: Power to abolish the Commissioner

Amendment 13

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Amendment 14

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Clause 13: Extension of target to provisions made by regulators

Amendment 17

Lord Mendelsohn:


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The Earl of Lindsay (Con):

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6 pm

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Lord Curry of Kirkharle (CB):

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:


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Lord Mendelsohn:


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6.15 pm

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Lord Mendelsohn:

Amendment 19

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Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Lab):


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Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Schedule 2: Business impact target: consequential and related amendments

Amendments 20 to 36

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Clause 14: Duty to report on effect of regulators’ code

Amendment 37

Amendment 39

Lord Curry of Kirkharle:


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Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

Clause 17: Extending the primary authority scheme under RESA 2008

Amendment 40

6.30 pm

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

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Amendments 41 and 42

Amendments 45 to 51

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Amendment 52

Lord Stoneham of Droxford:

Schedule 3: Primary authority scheme: new Schedule 4A to RESA 2008

Amendment 53

Clause 18: Public sector apprenticeship targets

Amendment 55

Lord Mendelsohn:

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6.45 pm

Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe (Lab):

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:


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Lord Young of Norwood Green:

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

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Lord Mendelsohn:

7.01 pm

Division on Amendment 55Contents 71; Not-Contents 107.Amendment 55 disagreed.

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Division No. 2 [] [25 Nov 2015]

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7.13 pm

Amendment 57

Baroness Sharp of Guildford:


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Lord Mendelsohn:

Lord Harris of Haringey (Lab):


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Baroness Neville-Rolfe:


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Baroness Sharp of Guildford:

Amendment 58

Baroness Sharp of Guildford:

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7.30 pm

Lord Mendelsohn:

Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

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Baroness Sharp of Guildford:

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Clause 19: Only statutory apprenticeships to be described as apprenticeships

Clause 20: Insurance contracts: implied term about payment of claims

Amendment 61

Lord Flight (Con):


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7.45 pm

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Baroness Noakes (Con):

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Lord Lea of Crondall (Lab):

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8 pm

Lord Flight:

Lord Lea of Crondall:

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town:


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Baroness Neville-Rolfe:


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Lord Flight:

Clause 22: Disclosure of HMRC information in connection with non-domestic rating

Amendment 64

The Earl of Lytton (CB):

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8.15 pm

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Lord Stoneham of Droxford:

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Lord Mendelsohn:

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8.45 pm

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Baroness Neville-Rolfe:


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The Earl of Lytton:


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Amendment 65

Clause 23: Alteration of non-domestic rating lists