House of Lords Business

Tuesday 12 April 2016 at 2.30pm

*Oral Questions, 30 minutes

*Lord Sheikh to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of Kazakhstan’s bid to secure a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for 2017–18.

*Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale to ask Her Majesty’s Government who will represent the United Kingdom at the United Nations World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul in May.

*Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many prisoners serving indeterminate sentences for the protection of the public over the last three years have been foreign national prisoners eligible, pursuant to section 119 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, for removal from the United Kingdom at the end of their tariff terms without a direction from the Parole Board for their release, and what proportion of such prisoners have in the fact been removed without such a direction.

†*Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve the productivity of the United Kingdom economy in the light of the figures published by the Office for National Statistics on 7 April.

Immigration Bill Third Reading [Earl Howe]

Energy Bill [HL] Consideration of Commons Amendments (Queen’s and Prince of Wales’s Consents to be signified) [Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth]

†Northern Ireland (Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan) Bill Second Reading [Lord Dunlop] 24th and 26th Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee

If the bill is read a second time, Lord Dunlop to move that the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

Future Business 

Wednesday 13 April at 3.00pm

*Baroness Benjamin to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made to safeguard children in the British Overseas Territories.

*Baroness Young of Hornsey to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to monitor companies’ compliance with Part 6 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 regarding transparency in the supply chain.

*Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to introduce a standard system of concessionary fares for young people travelling by bus in England.

†*Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of deaths amongst child and adolescent patients in psychiatric units, in the light of the investigation conducted by the charity Inquest.

†Housing and Planning Bill Report (day 2) [Baroness Williams of Trafford] 20th, 21st and 26th Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee

Lord Borwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of Deloitte’s report Technology and people: The great job-creating machine published in August. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)

Thursday 14 April at 11.00am

*Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to reduce marine litter and plastics pollution.

*Lord Shipley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to make Regional Schools Commissioners democratically accountable.

*Baroness Prosser to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many apprenticeships have been created since the Prime Minister’s announcement of their target of three million apprentices; how many of those apprentices are female, and what percentage of those female apprentices are in non-traditional occupations for women.

Topical oral question. Ballot to be drawn at 1pm on Tuesday 12 April.

†House Committee The Chairman of Committees to move that the Report from the Committee Access and use of facilities by retired members (1st Report, HL Paper 115) be agreed to.

High Speed Rail (London–West Midlands) Bill Second Reading [Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon]

Monday 18 April at 2.30pm

*Lord Spicer to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to publish their decision for additional runway capacity at London’s airports.

*Baroness Wilcox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which general road traffic laws are enforced in respect of cyclists.

*Lord Lee of Trafford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union would have on the United Kingdom’s tourism and hospitality industries. [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chairman, Association of Leading Visitor Attractions

*Lord Faulkner of Worcester to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they will ensure that the fifth principle contained in the report of the Smith Commission that the package of powers agreed through the Smith Commission process "should not cause detriment to the UK as a whole nor any of its constituent parts" will be complied with when railway policing is devolved.

Tuesday 19 April at 2.30pm

*Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty’s Government what meetings have been arranged between Home Office ministers and the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police on historic sex abuse allegation enquiries.

*Lord Fowler to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will ensure that the details of the forthcoming Royal Charter for the BBC are subject to approval by both Houses of Parliament.

*The Earl of Clancarty to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have considered the effect on scientific and medical research, the arts, campaigning organisations and other bodies of the anti-lobbying clause in government grant agreements to be introduced on 1 May as a condition of public funding.

Wednesday 20 April at 3.00pm

*Baroness Barker to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much revenue they estimate will be generated in 2016–17 by local authorities using their power to increase council tax to offset the cost of social care.

*Lord Steel of Aikwood to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to co-ordinate the implementation of the Scotland Act 2016 with the Scottish Government.

*Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask Her Majesty’s Government what further discussions they have had with Overseas Territories since last year’s Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council about moves towards greater transparency of beneficial ownership for companies registered within their jurisdiction, in the light of the United Kingdom’s chairmanship of the International Anticorruption Summit in May 2016.

†Thursday 21 April at 11.00am

†*Baroness Boothroyd to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to review the powers of the House of Lords Appointments Commission.

†*Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will introduce uniform standards and a national tariff payment in order to achieve high quality outcomes for wheelchair users.

†*Baroness Mobarik to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Iraqi troops British forces are expected to help train this year to fight Daesh.

†Monday 25 April at 2.30pm

†*Baroness Pidding to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many young people they expect to benefit from the Prime Minister’s commitment to expand the mentoring programme for disengaged young people.

†*Baroness Massey of Darwen to ask Her Majesty’s Government which areas of England will be most affected by shortages of places for secondary school pupils in September, and how they intend to tackle the number of secondary schools that are above their capacity.

†*Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to promote co-operative housing. [I]Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Member, Council of the London Borough of Lewisham

†*Lord Stevenson of Balmacara to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the closures of regional museums, particularly in the North of England, and the impact of those closures on the United Kingdom’s creative industry and on the educational services provided to local schools and colleges.

†Tuesday 26 April at 2.30pm

†*Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are undertaking to ensure that small businesses can protect their intellectual property and reduce the legal costs of enforcing it, in the light of World Intellectual Property Day.

†*Baroness Sharp of Guildford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what considerations have led them to recommend the abolition of the statutory position of parent governors on school and academy governing boards

†*Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty’s Government why, when advertising the post of Chair of Healthwatch England, the Department of Health stipulated that the successful candidate would require private sector experience, and why the governance arrangements for Healthwatch England have been changed so that its Chief Executive is subordinate to the Chief Executive of the Care Quality Commission.

†Wednesday 27 April at 3.00pm

†*Baroness Jenkin of Kennington to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to prioritise the wellbeing of children when their parents are going through separation.

†*Baroness McDonagh to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the recently published figures from the Department for Communities and Local Government are correct in stating that in 2009–10 Her Majesty’s Government built 33,000 social rent properties that were let at 40–50 per cent of market rent, and spent £22.4 billion in real terms on housing benefit, and that in 2014–15 they are predicted to have built 9,600 social rent properties that were let at 40–50 per cent of market rent, and to have spent £24.7 billion on housing benefit.

†*Lord Strasburger to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether clause 217 of the Investigatory Powers Bill will give them the power to force a company to break its own encryption in a similar manner to the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation’s abandoned attempt to make Apple break the security of an iPhone.

†Thursday 28 April at 11.00am

†*Baroness Tyler of Enfield to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment has been undertaken of the likely impact on the quality of mental health care of removing mental health quality premium measures from NHS England’s Quality Premium Guidance for 2016–17.

†*Baroness Wheatcroft to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people they expect to benefit from the new state pension, and what will be the average increase per person.

†*Baroness Featherstone to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the funding for the new interferon-free Hepatitis C treatment will come from the National Health Service or HM Treasury.

†Tuesday 3 May at 2.30pm

†*Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there is any evidence that academies automatically perform better than local authority maintained schools, particularly those that are already categorised as high-performing.

†*Lord Whitty to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to introduce any safeguards as part of their reform of the local government pension scheme (LGPS) in order to ensure that British wealth funds conduct their investment strategies solely in the interest of their LGPS members.

†*Lord Triesman to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the current and long-term crises in the governance of a number of sports, including allegations of corruption and doping, whether they intend to introduce legislation to establish standards by which sports governing bodies should conduct their affairs in order to restore public confidence in the fairness and efficacy of competition.

†Wednesday 4 May at 3.00pm

†*Lord Bird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will conduct audits of the poverty programmes they support, and publish the results; and if not, why not.

†*Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to amend the Railways Act 1993 in order to oblige the Office of Rail and Road, when deciding an open access application, to take into account the interests of passengers, of the public purse and of subsequent franchise competitions.

†*Lord Lennie to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to improve access to apprenticeships that offer career progression and high skill employment, particularly for those under 26 years old.

†Thursday 5 May at 11.00am

†*Lord Harries of Pentregarth to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to take forward the recommendations of the report Third Party Election Campaigning-Getting the Balance Right by Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts.

†*Lord Oates to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the national living wage on providers of social care.

†*Baroness Doocey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to tackle banking fraud, including internet and telephone scams.

†Monday 9 May at 2.30pm

†*Baroness Falkner of Margravine to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy on the European Union granting market economy status to China.

†*Lord Robathan to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish a list of organisations and individuals in public life, including members of both Houses of Parliament, who have previously urged that the United Kingdom should join the euro.

†*Baroness Ludford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what retrospective checks they intend to make, if any, into the financial backgrounds of foreign citizens, predominantly from Russia and China, who were granted United Kingdom residence through Tier One Investor visas, in the light of the reductions in applications and acceptances since the introduction of prior money-laundering checks in 2015.

†*Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether it is their continuing policy to deport failed unaccompanied asylum seekers on reaching 18 years of age.

The full lists of Other Motions for Debate and Questions for Short Debate are available online daily. The list of all Questions for Short Debate currently tabled will next be printed on 18 April.

Select Committee Reports 

The dates on which the reports were published are in italics.

Lord Best to move that this House takes note of the Report from the Communications Committee Press Regulation: where are we now? (3rd Report, Session 2014–15, HL Paper 135). 23 March 2015

Baroness Morgan of Huyton to move that this House takes note of the Report from the Digital Skills Committee (Session 2014–15, HL Paper 111). 17 February 2015

Baroness Prashar to move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee The EU Action Plan against migrant smuggling (4th Report, HL Paper 46). 3 November 2015

Baroness Scott of Needham Market to move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee EU energy governance (6th Report, HL Paper 71). 18 December 2015

The Earl of Selborne to move that this House takes note of the Report from the Science and Technology Committee Genetically modified insects (1st Report, HL Paper 68). 17 December 2015

Lord Best to move that this House takes note of the Report from the Communications Committee BBC Charter Review: Reith not revolution (1st Report, HL Paper 96). 9 February 2016

†Lord Boswell of Aynho to move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee The EU referendum and EU reform (9th Report, HL Paper 122). 30 March 2016

Other Motions for Debate 

Lord Saatchi to move that Standing Order 46 (No two stages of a Bill to be taken on one day) be dispensed with to allow any Bill in the form in which the Medical Innovation Bill [HL] was approved by this House and sent to the Commons on 23 January 2015 in the last Parliament to be taken through all its remaining stages on one day.

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to move to resolve that this House calls on Her Majesty’s Government to change the eligibility criteria in the Moving Around section of the Personal Independence Payment assessment form to enable those who can stand and then move using an aid or appliance more than 20 metres, but no more than 50 metres, to receive enhanced rate mobility payment.

Lord Alton of Liverpool to move to resolve that this House concurs with resolution 75 of the United States Congress, resolution 2016/2529(RSP) of the European Parliament, the resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the recent declaration of the United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, that religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria are suffering genocide; and calls on Her Majesty’s Government to refer those resolutions to the United Nations Security Council with a view to conferring jurisdiction on the International Criminal Court or to having the Security Council establish an independent fact-finding commission of experts to investigate the allegations of genocide.

Motions relating to Delegated Legislation 

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to move that this House takes note of the National Health Service (Mandate Requirements) Regulations 2016 and regrets that, in setting the budget for NHS England for the next five years, the Government have made wholly unrealistic assumptions about the financial viability of the National Health Service thereby putting patient safety and quality of service at risk (SI 2016/51). 24th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to move that this House regrets that the National Health Service Trust Development Authority (Directions and Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) Regulations 2016 fail either to establish a statutory basis for the creation of NHS Improvement or to put in place transparent governance arrangements; fail to identify how NHS Improvement is to be run appropriately given that its two constituent parts-Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority-are governed by completely different statutory arrangements; fail to safeguard the future of NHS Foundation Trusts; and fail to resolve the potential conflict of interest in NHS Improvement between its regulatory role and that of an agency in securing and improving the safety of services (SI 2016/214).

†Lord Grantchester to move that this House regrets that the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme and Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2016 fail to determine the extent to which the scheme contributes to the United Kingdom’s target that 15 per cent of energy consumption is to come from renewable sources by 2020, and that the accompanying explanatory memorandum fails to provide sufficient information about the instrument’s policy objective and intended implementation (SI 2016/257). 29th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

Questions for Short Debate 

Time limit 1 hour or 1½ hours.

Lord Lucas to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for a new generation of polytechnics to address the technical skills gap. (15 October)

Lord Lipsey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the recommendations on long-term care made by the Dilnot Commission. (19 October)

Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to review the provision of National Health Service maternity services. (19 October)

Baroness Gould of Potternewton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to extend civil partnerships to heterosexual couples. (20 October)

Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the progress and impact of neighbourhood plans. (22 October)

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to determine whether there is a link between congenital malformations and applications of hormone pregnancy tests. (22 October)

Baroness Afshar to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Iran concerning the treatment of human rights campaigners in that country, as part of the negotiations on lifting sanctions. (2 November: amended on 3 November)

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they plan to take to relieve pressure on public services due to the consumption of alcohol. (11 November)

Lord Brabazon of Tara to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will seek an opt-out from provisions relating to e-cigarettes under Article 20 of the Tobacco Products Directive (2014/40/EU), coming into force in May 2016. (17 November)

Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the development of British–Argentinian relations during 2015. (24 November)

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the state of the rural economy. (30 November)

Lord Patel to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the financial sustainability of the five-year NHS plan. (1 December)

Lord Berkeley of Knighton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of recent NHS figures showing that 1,036 women and girls were treated for female genital mutilation during the period April to June 2015. (1 December)

Baroness King of Bow to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their current assessment of diversity in the British media. (8 December)

Viscount Astor to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made towards the introduction of the Horserace Betting Right. (9 December)

Baroness Greengross to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to encourage people to work longer and be adequately re-trained in later life, as part of their goal to resolve the challenge of skill shortages in certain sectors of the economy. (15 December)

Baroness Hayman to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in supporting Sierra Leone to recover from the effects of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. (21 December)

Lord Norton of Louth to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that civil servants who advise ministers are knowledgeable as to the role and processes of Parliament and the constitutional relationship between Parliament and the executive. (12 January)

Lord Mitchell to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve broadband quality in the United Kingdom. (13 January)

Lord Lingfield to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve the educational attainment of boys of all ages at state schools. (19 January)

Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the accountability, diversity and governance of international standard-setting bodies such as the Financial Stability Board and the Basel Committee on Banking Regulation. (19 January)

Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the review of the Muslim Brotherhood (HC 679), in particular its implications for the security of the United Kingdom. (20 January)

Baroness Corston to ask Her Majesty’s Government why they plan to close HMP Holloway. (21 January)

Lord Blencathra to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will ask HM Inspectorate of Constabulary to conduct an inquiry into the Metropolitan Police Service’s handling of historical sexual abuse allegations made by the person known as "Nick". (21 January)

Lord Allen of Kensington to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to achieve closer working between Innovate UK, Research Councils UK, the Higher Education Funding Council for England and other UK funding bodies in order to improve UK competitiveness. (25 January)

Lord Dholakia to ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking to improve the testing, treatment and care of individuals with blood-borne viruses in prisons and secure establishments. (26 January)

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to ensure that those responsible for genocide and crimes against humanity against minorities in Syria and Iraq are brought to justice. (27 January)

Lord Leigh of Hurley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on tackling tax avoidance and tax evasion in the United Kingdom. (27 January)

Baroness Donaghy to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the needs and circumstances of the self-employed are fully taken into account when developing their policies on taxation, savings, employment and social security. (27 January)

Lord Popat to ask Her Majesty’s Government what impact the implementation of the recommendations of the report of the Select Committee on Small and Medium Sized Enterprises has had on encouraging firms to export (Session 2012–13, HL Paper 131). (27 January)

Baroness Barker to ask Her Majesty’s Government what the National Health Service is doing to meet the needs of lesbian, bisexual and transgender women. (28 January)

Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are considering to enhance the independence and effectiveness of Healthwatch England and of local Healthwatch groups. (1 February)

Lord Boateng to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to reinstating the Department for International Development’s country programme in Burundi. (1 February)

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect the natural resources of the occupied Palestinian territories. (2 February)

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of trends in the provision of bus services in England and the environmental impact of those trends. (3 February)

Baroness Doocey to ask the Leader of the House what systems are in place to monitor the quality of responses given by government departments to parliamentary written questions. (3 February)

Baroness Morris of Bolton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to help achieve social, economic, cultural and political parity for women in the United Kingdom. (4 February)

Lord Willoughby de Broke to ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Rural Payments Agency has failed to make payments to qualifying farmers within the timetable set out by ministers. (8 February)

Lord O’Shaughnessy to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role of schools in promoting social integration. (8 February)

Baroness Humphreys to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of bilingualism and multilingualism to the enrichment of communities in the United Kingdom. (8 February)

Baroness McGregor-Smith to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the issues faced by black and minority ethnic people in the workplace in Britain. (9 February)

Baroness Falkner of Margravine to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made regarding the political situation in Turkey. (9 February)

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of anaerobic digestion, including its contribution to the United Kingdom economy in general, in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, in enhancing farm resilience, and in improving soil condition. (9 February)

Lord Grantchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to reform the Pet Travel Scheme in the light of evidence of abuse. (10 February)

The Earl of Glasgow to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for a hub airport in the United Kingdom, and where it should be located. (10 February)

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of their proposal to prevent civil society organisations from objecting to violations of the School Admissions Code, what assessment they have made of the extent to which compliance with that Code is monitored and enforced. (10 February)

Lord Oates to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will provide funding to allow the construction of a memorial to enslaved Africans in Hyde Park. (11 February)

Baroness Hollins to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in tackling the rate of premature deaths among people with a learning disability. (22 February)

Lord Flight to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support the private rental market to meet the country’s housing needs. (22 February)

Baroness Harris of Richmond to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance they are providing to those affected by the recent flooding in the north of England. (22 February)

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to promote the benefits of hydrotherapy for certain long-term progressive conditions, and for rehabilitation after stroke or injury. (22 February)

Baroness Sheehan to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to make it easier for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children with relatives in the United Kingdom to enter the country. (24 February)

Lord Mawson to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of NHS Property Services in contributing to integrated models of primary health care. (25 February)

Lord Loomba to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure that their aid strategy is focused on those countries and regions where needs are greatest. (25 February)

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Sudan regarding offences against civilians in Blue Nile and South Kordofan by government forces. (29 February)

Lord Tyler to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to make data about meetings between ministers and external organisations more consistent, easily accessible and easily searchable; and whether they have plans to make regulations on that subject under section 2(5) of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014. (29 February)

Lord Young of Cookham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking to reduce the incidence of smoking-related diseases. (1 March)

Baroness Hooper to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy towards the Pacific Alliance. (2 March)

Lord Farmer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to deliver the Life Chances Strategy to transform the lives of the most disadvantaged people in Britain, as outlined by the Prime Minister on 11 January. (2 March)

Lord Hussain to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the situation in Sudan in the light of the threat posed by Islamic extremists in the surrounding countries. (2 March)

Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to introduce legislation to give effect to the recommendations made by the report of the Independent Commission on Freedom of Information. (3 March)

Baroness Suttie to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their current political strategy towards Tunisia and what plans they have to develop further economic, security and cultural relations with that country, particularly in the light of the situation in Libya. (3 March)

Lord Hain to ask Her Majesty’s Government what additional steps are being taken to address the proposals in official reports since 2009, and the Stormont House Agreement, on Northern Ireland’s past. (7 March)

Lord Sheikh to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the United Kingdom’s bilateral relationship with Kazakhstan and its bid to secure a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council. (10 March)

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they propose to take to ensure that providers of financial services act at all times under a duty to achieve their customers’ best interests, so as to reduce the need for regulatory intervention, prevent future mis-selling, and speed up culture change in the financial sector. (11 March)

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the extent to which the Competition and Markets Authority, in meeting its objective of promoting competition, is doing so "for the benefit of consumers", as required in section 25(3) of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013. (11 March)

Lord Purvis of Tweed to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to improve the nutrition of women and children in developing countries. (15 March)

Baroness Hooper to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the relationship between the British Overseas Territories and the European Union. (15 March)

Lord Kerslake to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the quality and provision of care to those with dementia living at home. (16 March)

Lord Bilimoria to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of chartered institutes to the United Kingdom’s economy and competitiveness. (17 March)

Lord Hunt of Chesterton to ask the Chairman of Committees what plans the House has to provide newly appointed peers with training about the legislative process and how best to hold the Government to account; and whether such plans could include refresher courses for longer-standing peers. (21 March)

Questions for Written Answer 

Tabled on 11 April and due for answer by 25 April.

Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether students with disabilities taking the proposed new Degree Apprenticeships will have access to the support of the Disabled Students Allowance in the same way as any student undertaking a higher education qualification at any institute of higher education.   HL7384

Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any college or institution involved in the teaching of Degree Apprenticeships will have the same duty to provide reasonable adjustments and support to any candidate with a disability as a conventional university or institute of higher education.
   HL7385

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the timing of the referendum taking place in Darfur between 11 and 13 April, in the light of the levels of violence in Jebel Marra, Central Darfur.   HL7386

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the United Nations Fact Sheet entitled "Jebel Marra Crisis Fact Sheet Issue 5, 24 March 2016" which claims that 129,000 people have been displaced from Jebel Marra in Central Darfur since January; how those people will participate in the referendum; and what steps are being taken to ensure that the Darfur referendum does not lead to further unrest and displacement of civilians.   HL7387

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what they consider the impact to be of the displacement of people within Darfur on the legitimacy of the referendum taking place between 11 and 13 April.   HL7388

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Prior of Brampton on 11 February (HL5646), 14 March (HL6504) and 24 March (HL6955), what was the purpose of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) no longer placing lay summaries of human embryo research proposals on the HFEA website prior to consideration by the Licence Committee.   HL7389

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Darzi of Denham on 23 October 2007 (WA101), by Lord Triesman on 12 November 2007 (WA1-2), by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 8 June 2015 (HL44) and by Lord Prior of Brampton on 11 February (HL5648), how the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has rigorously checked that what is stated in centres’ lay summaries on its website about the purposes and likelihood of success of the research is realistic for both donors and the public, as explicitly recommended under "Key actions for HFEA" in the summary of the "Post Hwang Meeting" on 1 March 2006 that was published on the HFEA website; and how the currently stated aim of research licence R0152 "to improve outcomes of ART for the treatment of infertility" relates to any reasonably foreseeable applications of nuclear transfer that accord not only with the statutory tests but also with the originally stated purpose of the proposed research in the initial application for this particular licence.   HL7390

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Triesman on 12 November 2007 (WA1-2) and by Lord Prior of Brampton on 24 March 2016 (HL7011), which of the successive lay summaries for research licence R0152 asserted a "need to derive stem-cell lines which are genetically similar to the recipient so they will not be rejected"; when the single embryonic stem cell (ESC) line produced in compliance with current standards and each of the other ESC lines were banked at the UK Stem Cell Bank; whether any of the aforementioned ESC lines were derived following any form of nuclear transfer or pronuclear transfer; if not, why the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) continued to permit the use of nuclear transfer under this licence when the originally stated objective remains unmet almost 12 years after the relevant licence was initially granted; what specific measures have been taken to strengthen the scrutiny of research applications at both the review of progress and renewal stages as recommended under "Key actions for HFEA" in the summary of the "Post Hwang Meeting" on 1 March 2006 that was published on the HFEA website; and how post-licensing scrutiny had been similarly strengthened as also recommended in the same document.   HL7391

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the current funding plans for dredging in Portland and Plymouth Harbours in order for them to accept larger cruise ships, and whether any state aids will be involved.   HL7392

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 30 March (HL7064), what was the actual number of HS2 trains of both sizes, and for Phases 1 and 2, used in the Rolling Stock Strategy previous to the one currently in the process of completion.   HL7393

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans there are for the future of the RMS St Helena when it ceases to provide a shipping service between St Helena and Cape Town; and what alternative arrangements are being made to supply St Helena with goods not suitable for air transport.
   HL7394

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government who owns the RMS St Helena, and what financial support they have provided to operate the service between Cape Town and St Helena over the last three years.   HL7395

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what financial support they plan to provide to air services to and from St Helena when the new airport opens there.   HL7396

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government for which projects and for what reasons the Highways Agency has requested an additional £140 million funding.   HL7397

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to grow national road, rail and air infrastructure, and to invest in public sector capacity, to match the forecast growth in population to 73 million by 2035.   HL7398

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the public sector spend on health per head of population in real terms for each of the years from 1990–2015; and how in each of those years that compares with GDP per head.   HL7399

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 8 February (HL5631), what measures they are taking to address the shortfall of personnel in (1) the regular, and (2) the reserve, battalions of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
   HL7400

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have (1) commissioned, or (2) undertaken, an impact assessment on the local economy of the departure of RAF personnel from Leuchars.   HL7401

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem to ask Her Majesty’s Government what amount of investment (1) has been made to date, and (2) is estimated to be made, at Leuchars to equip the base for use by army units and associated personnel.   HL7402

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem to ask Her Majesty’s Government on how many occasions since Typhoon aircraft were deployed to RAF Lossiemouth such aircraft were required to use Leuchars as a diversionary airfield; how many such aircraft were involved on each occasion; and what the reasons were for those diversions.   HL7403

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem to ask Her Majesty’s Government what the cost has been to date of all Typhoon Force-related works at RAF Lossiemouth; and what is the most recent estimate of the total cost of facilitating the future operation of the Typhoon Force and the Northern Quick Reaction Alert facility at that base.   HL7404

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Base Optimisation Programme in Scotland has been completed.   HL7405

The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support the President of Tanzania, Benjamin Mkapa, in his efforts to mediate in Burundi.   HL7406

The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to build the capacity of women in Burundi to engage in peace-building and reconciliation.   HL7407

The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what conversations they have had with the former Commonwealth Secretary-General, General Kamalesh Sharma, about the role Commonwealth countries can play in supporting peace and development in Burundi, and what plans they have to raise that matter with the new Commonwealth Secretary-General, Baroness Scotland of Asthal.   HL7408

Lord Cashman to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to ensure that the UK is represented at ministerial level during the Global LGBTI Human Rights Conference in Uruguay from 13 to 15 July.   HL7409

Lord Cashman to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will support the key objectives of the Global LGBTI Human Rights Conference that will take place in Uruguay from 13 to 15 July, which include the protection and promotion of LGBTI rights around the world.   HL7410

Lord Cashman to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of including the Department for International Development in discussions and representations at the Global LGBTI Human Rights Conference in Uruguay from 13 to 15 July.   HL7411

Lord Cashman to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will support better coordination of financial and political support amongst governments and multilateral organisations in the advancement of the human rights of LGBTI persons at the Global LGBTI Human Rights Conference in Uruguay from 13 to 15 July.   HL7412

Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that UK aid to Palestine is not given, directly or indirectly, to the families of suicide bombers or to convicted prisoners.   HL7413

Lord Dobbs to ask the Leader of the House, further to her Written Answer on 17 February (HL5966), how many statutory instruments have now been laid before Parliament in the 2015–16 session to date.
   HL7414

Lord Dobbs to ask the Leader of the House how many government defeats there have been on delegated legislation in the House of Lords, (1) in total, and (2) in each Session, since 1950.   HL7415

Lord Dobbs to ask the Leader of the House, further to her Written Answer on 16 November 2015 (HL3174), what percentage of House of Lords divisions resulted in Government defeats in (1) the 1997–2001 Parliament, and (2) the current Parliament.   HL7416

Baroness Featherstone to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the 10 year rule that is given as the reason that Lord Owen’s and Lord Jenkin of Roding’s ministerial papers in regard to contaminated blood were destroyed.   HL7417

Lord Green of Deddington to ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of (1) the effect of immigration, and (2) the effect of immigration from the EU, on the UK’s GDP per head in the last ten years.   HL7418

Lord Green of Deddington to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many illegal entrants were detected (1) on arrival at a UK ferry port, and (2) subsequent to having entered in a vehicle that had arrived at a UK ferry port, in each of the last three years for which figures are available.   HL7419

Baroness Hamwee to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will announce the outcome of their review of their policy of returning to Afghanistan Afghan military interpreters who have sought asylum in the UK.   HL7420

Baroness Howe of Idlicote to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many times payment providers have (1) been asked to block payments to online gambling websites not licensed in the UK, and (2) blocked such payments, since the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 came into force.
   HL7421

Baroness Howe of Idlicote to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of foreign online gambling websites not licensed in the UK that are being accessed from the UK.   HL7422

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what information they have about the size of the prison population in Tunisia, in particular about alleged over-crowding in Mornaguai Prison near Tunis; and whether they will assist the government of Tunisia in processing cases and in providing defence counsel.   HL7423

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimates they have made of the impact on levels of both homelessness and destitution of the enactment of the Immigration Bill.   HL7424

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they agree with the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) call for Europe to resettle 108,000 refugees each year for the next five years; and whether they accept the arguments in the IRC’s situation briefing dated 24 March.   HL7425

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the ability of Palestinian students in East Jerusalem and the West Bank to sit their exams this year, without experiencing delays at checkpoints.   HL7426

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the steps being taken to consolidate and monitor the current ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh and to prepare the way for a full peace agreement.   HL7427

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of international scientific evidence concerning moderate alcohol consumption as part of a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle.   HL7428

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of international scientific evidence showing that moderate alcohol consumption has protective effects to overall mortality compared to either abstinence or heavy consumption.   HL7429

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the scientific evidence on which the updated guidance from the Chief Medical Officer concerning alcohol consumption, published in January, was based.   HL7430

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria were used in selecting the members of the Guidelines Development Group who advised the Chief Medical Officer on the evidence base for the updated guidelines concerning alcohol consumption.   HL7431

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether waste operators can distribute Landfill Communities Fund monies directly to projects, or must do so through an environmental body.   HL7432

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the importance of play as a key element of policy on parenting and life chances, and what consequential action they are taking.   HL7433

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ring-fence special education funding within their new national funding formula.   HL7434

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure that developmental play services, including Portage, are a statutory service for disabled children under the age of two.   HL7435

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is both their short and long term policy towards support for, and participation in, UN Peace Operations and how much priority they are giving to its implementation.   HL7436

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their plans to strengthen UK contributions of military, police and civilian personnel both in operational activities and at headquarters level of the UN.   HL7437

Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to promote operational and headquarters experience in the UN for career development in the armed forces and police.   HL7438

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of their plans to make all schools convert to academy status, what will be the status of the National Curriculum after those conversions.   HL7439

Baroness King of Bow to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to publish the outcome of their review of local council tax support schemes.   HL7440

Baroness King of Bow to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 25 February (HL6212), how many organisations and individuals submitted responses to their review of local council tax support schemes, and whether they will place a list of those submissions in the Library of the House.   HL7441

Baroness King of Bow to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have notified full-time carers affected by the benefit cap of their decision to exempt such claimants following the High Court judgment against the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.   HL7442

Baroness King of Bow to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to instruct local authorities to ensure that Discretionary Housing Payments are awarded to full-time carers affected by the benefit cap until their exemptions are implemented.   HL7443

Baroness King of Bow to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the one-year post-implementation review of the Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013, as set out in the Explanatory Memorandum to those Regulations, has been completed, and if so, whether a copy will be placed in the Library of the House.   HL7444

Baroness King of Bow to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to ask the Social Housing Regulator to request data from the Circle Housing Group about the performance of Kier Gas in repairing or replacing faulty boilers in each week since the Group downgraded Kier Gas’s governance rating.   HL7445

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead to ask Her Majesty’s Government what response they have made to the call by Syria Solidarity UK and others for air drops of aid to the people of the town of Daraya.
   HL7446

Baroness Kramer to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people paid capital gains tax on personal possessions in each of the last five years, and what was the total amount of tax paid.   HL7447

Baroness Kramer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of a vote to leave the EU on UK gilt auctions.   HL7448

Baroness Kramer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of speculation around the EU referendum on UK gilt auctions.   HL7449

Baroness Kramer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the average bid made by banks with official trader status in each gilt auction since May 2015.   HL7450

Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bridges of Headley on 8 December (HL4345), and in the light of recent electoral statistics from the ONS regarding the 40 per cent decrease in the proportion of 16 and 17 year-old attainers registered to vote, whether they will now issue special guidance to Electoral Registration Officers in Great Britain reminding them of their powers to work with schools and colleges to register young people to vote in the same way that the Northern Ireland Chief Electoral Officer does.   HL7451

Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the comment by the Paymaster General, Matthew Hancock MP, reported in The Daily Telegraph on 15 February, whether the Cabinet Office has allocated money to pay for Acts of Parliament to continue to be printed on vellum; if so, whether an offer so to pay has been made to the parliamentary authorities; and if such an offer has been made, in what terms that offer was made.   HL7452

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 30 December 2015 (HL4261) and 2 February (HL5328), how the US and Canada have succeeded in having political prisoners in Iran freed while dual UK national Kamal Foroughi remains incarcerated.   HL7453

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 30 December 2015 (HL4261) and 2 February (HL5328), how many UK nationals or dual nationals they have succeeded in having repatriated, following incarceration by the Iranians, since 1 January.   HL7454

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish an independent analysis of the economic forecasting record of the Office for Budget Responsibility, including an assessment of the accuracy of forecasting against free consensus expectations.   HL7455

Lord Myners to ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent their fiscal strategy is influenced by Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts.   HL7456

Baroness Parminter to ask Her Majesty’s Government when decisions relating to the awards from the Office for Low Emission Vehicles for the low emission bus scheme will be made.   HL7457

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O’Neill of Gatley on 1 April (HL7086), what are the annual (1) gross, and (2) net, costs of the UK’s contributions to the EU for each year from 2013 to 2015 inclusive, and why those figures were not provided in that answer.   HL7458

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O’Neill of Gatley on 1 April (HL7086), why the Office for National Statistics Pink Book cannot be used to establish the UK’s gross and net contributions to the EU; what Government sources provide a more accurate picture, and why.   HL7459

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask the Leader of the House whether she will encourage Government ministers to provide full answers to Written Questions from members of the House rather than providing references to third-party sources.   HL7460

Lord Polak to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 10 March (HL6654), what projects are delivered by Burj Al Luqluq Youth Centre and Silwan Youth Centre that are funded through the Bilateral Programme Budget.   HL7461

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total amount of lost revenue to the United Kingdom from the tax avoidance of UK citizens revealed by the Panama Papers.
   HL7462

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many UK citizens have been prosecuted for non-payment of taxes in the last 10 years; and how many of these were prosecuted for avoiding paying £1,000 or less.   HL7463

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action is being taken by the Crown Prosecution Service following the publication of the Panama Papers.   HL7464

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the smallest amount of unpaid tax that has led to a criminal prosecution in the UK in the last 10 years.   HL7465

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recent increases in the number of non-natural deaths in prisons; and what plans they have to improve mental health support for those in prison who are at risk of suicide.   HL7466

Lord Sharkey to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will establish a compulsory register for drone ownership following similar action by the Federal Aviation Administration in the US; and if not, why not.   HL7467

Lord Sharkey to ask Her Majesty’s Government which commercial organisations are permitted to promote or distribute their products or the products of other organisations in NHS maternity wards; what revenues accrue to the Government or the NHS from that activity; and what evidence there is that patients welcome such activity.   HL7468

Lord Sharkey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the nature and extent of the relationship, including financial arrangements, between HMRC and Bounty, between NHS England and Bounty, and between NHS Foundation Trusts and NHS Trusts and Bounty.   HL7469

Lord Steel of Aikwood to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take to address the delays in dealing with applications for clearance under section 1044 of the Company Tax Act 2010 by HMRC in Newcastle due to a shortage of resources, in the light of the urgency of some of the outstanding cases.   HL7470

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is being done to ensure there is clear communication to people about the new state pension.   HL7471

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the 0.4 per cent fall in February in the volume of goods sold in UK shops.   HL7472

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to help revive the UK’s oil industry.   HL7473

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the finding in the study of attitudes to work by the Smith Institute that more than two-thirds of British workers are spending longer at their workplace for little or no gain in productivity.   HL7474

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on sterling of the trade gap.   HL7475

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding the pre-dawn raid on the Students Council office and store of Alquds University 5 April.   HL7476

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel following the large-scale home demolitions in the Bedouin refugee community of Um al Khayr in the South Hebron Hills on 6 April.   HL7477

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding the extra restrictions placed on both Muslims and Christians wanting to worship in Jerusalem this year due to the Jewish festival of Purim.   HL7478

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding the air strike on Gaza on the night of 12 March on a house killing two children.   HL7479

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding reports that a 12-year-old Palestinian girl from Hebron, imprisoned in Israel, has been interrogated without the presence of her parents or an attorney.   HL7480

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Israeli government organisations have been given charitable status in the UK.   HL7481

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Earl Howe on 23 March (HL7103 and HL6982), whether they have received any representations from non-executive members of any Service Boards about rebalancing funds between the fighting environments.
   HL7482

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 23 March (HL6982), how much extra money has been added to the budgets of (1) the First Sea Lord, (2) the Chief of the General Staff, and (3) the Chief of the Air Staff, in (a) 2016–17 and (b) 2017–18.   HL7483

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 23 March (HL7168), whether they will now state whether there will be more or fewer Royal Navy ships in commission by 2025 than the 57 currently.   HL7484

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 23 March (HL6981), whether they can confirm that the date by which all six destroyers will be fully operational is still unknown.   HL7485

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 23 March (HL6981), whether the money necessary to make all the destroyers operational will come from the First Sea Lord’s budget or from the reserve or contingency funds.   HL7486

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether there has been a reduction in the number of British seafarers being employed by the world’s merchant marine, and if there has, what action they are taking to ensure that the necessary numbers exist to meet national requirements for British seafarers in time of war.   HL7487

Baroness Wilcox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the change in real earnings, calculated as nominal earnings growth minus inflation, over the last two years; and what was the change in 2008–10.   HL7488

Baroness Wilcox to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much someone earning (1) £15,000, and (2) £150,000, a year would have paid in direct taxation, including income tax and national insurance, in (a) 2009–10 and (b) 2015–16.   HL7489

Lord Wills to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to respond to the recommendations set out in What’s important to me: A review of choice in end of life care, also known as the Choice Review.   HL7490

Lord Wills to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure that high quality end of life care is available in every setting, including for people who wish to die at home.   HL7491

Lord Wills to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the conclusion by Professor Bee Wee, National Clinical Director for End of Life Care, in the National Survey of Patient Activity Data for Specialist Palliative Care Services MDS Summary Report for the year 2013–14, that "there is still a need to improve the quality and use of data in the palliative care sector"; and what action they are taking to address that issue.   HL7492

Lord Wills to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure that everyone at the end of life has a personalised care plan, with their choices recorded on an Electronic Palliative Care Coordination System or equivalent system.   HL7493

Lord Wills to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure that Electronic Palliative Care Coordination Systems, or equivalent systems, can be viewed and updated by all those involved in the provision of end of life care services, in particular social care organisations, by April 2018, as outlined in the review What’s important to me: A review of choice in end of life care.
   HL7494

Lord Wills to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in ensuring that each person in need of end of life care is offered a care coordinator who would be their first point of contact for all their care at the end of life, as recommended in the review What’s important to me: A review of choice in end of life care.   HL7495

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many training providers in receipt of Skills Funding Agency (SFA) funding ceased trading in (1) 2011–12, (2) 2012–13, and (3) 2013–14; how much funding those providers had received from the SFA in the three years prior to their ceasing to trade; and how many of them were further education colleges.   HL7496

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many training providers were investigated for fraud or misappropriation of Skills Funding Agency funding during (1) 2011–12, (2) 2012–13, and (3) 2013–14; in how many cases there was a case to answer; and in those cases where findings of fraud or misappropriation were confirmed, which training providers were concerned.
   HL7497

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government where details of the new checks on alternative providers teaching students receiving financial support through the Student Loans Company can found; in what ways those checks address the issues raised by the National Audit Office in its report Investigation into financial support for students at alternative higher education providers; how often, and using what procedures, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills checks that student attendance data are correct, and that students are genuinely eligible; and what rules have been introduced to ensure that students have the capacity to complete their course.   HL7498

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many individuals in receipt of loans from the Student Loan Company (SLC) are (1) currently out of contact, in that the SLC lacks up-to-date contact information for them, (2) in contact, but behind on repayments that are due, and (3) subject to the SLC being unable to calculate what the payment should be, expressed (a) in absolute figures, and (b) as a percentage of (i) all borrowers across the whole loan book, (ii) all UK domiciled borrowers, and (iii) for other non-UK EU borrowers.   HL7499

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask Her Majesty’s Government when the successful tender for the procurement of the human papilloma virus vaccine will be announced.   HL7500

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask Her Majesty’s Government who is responsible for developing and updating clinical guidance on the treatment of men with erectile dysfunction in England.   HL7501

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria they apply, and what circumstances they take into account, in deciding whether to appoint a Commissioner to take over the running of a local authority’s children’s service.   HL7502

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Commissioners have been appointed to run local authority children’s services since January 2015.   HL7503

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to consult family members and children in the London Borough of Lambeth about their experience of children’s services in the Borough.   HL7504

Lord Condon to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of the current Police and Crime Commissioners are standing for re-election in May.   HL7505

Lord Condon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking in response to the recent news that one in eight cases at Crown Court are not proceeded with by the Crown Prosecution Service, even though the defendants have been formally charged.   HL7506

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to control the live exports of horses from the UK that are falsely declared to be exported for leisure purposes but where the true intention is for slaughter and human consumption.   HL7507

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty’s Government in the light of the 2013 horsemeat scandal, what steps are being taken to tighten controls on imported meat and to increase random sampling of meat in the retail and hospitality sectors.   HL7508

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many prosecutions for food fraud in the form of meat substitution there were in each of the last three years.   HL7509

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the National Flood Resilience Review is considering the findings of London Underground’s flood risk review which identifies 85 stations, tunnels and shafts as at high risk of flooding.   HL7510

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are considering banning the routine use on farms of antibiotics classified by the World Health Organisation as critically important for treating bacterial infections in people.   HL7511

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to tackle to increase in human campylobacter cases, caught from infected poultry, which are proving to be resistant to the key antibiotic ciprofloxacin.   HL7512

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Dunlop on 24 March (HL7079), concerning "parity of esteem" as specified in the Belfast Agreement 1998, whether parity of esteem is applicable to all who live in the UK.   HL7513

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions the Social Justice Cabinet Committee is taking to monitor and support the implementation of the Family Test across government.   HL7514

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to respond to the recommendations in Implementing the Family Test, a review of progress one year on by Relate, the Relationships Foundation and the Family and Childcare Trust.   HL7515

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether final clearance for any Government policy has been denied due to a failure to complete a Family Test assessment.   HL7516

Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consultation has taken place, or is planned, with the governments of British Overseas Territories, specifically Montserrat, to make provision for those born before 1 July 2006 to fathers not married to their mothers to register as full British Citizens, as provided under section 65 of the Immigration Act 2014.   HL7517

Lord Mawhinney to ask Her Majesty’s Government how often the storage mechanisms and substance of patients’ confidential and private information held by pharmacies in the retail sector is examined by or on behalf of the General Pharmaceutical Council; and what percentage of examinations are unacceptable.   HL7518

Lord Mawhinney to ask Her Majesty’s Government how often the physical and governance arrangements which ensure that patients can have private conversations with pharmaceutical staff, in the retail sector, are examined by or on behalf of the General Pharmaceutical Council and what percentage of examinations are unacceptable.   HL7519

Lord Mawhinney to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many pharmacies in the retail sector have been (1) reprimanded, and (2) sanctioned, by the General Pharmaceutical Council, in the last three years, for breaching patient confidentiality.   HL7520

Lord Mawhinney to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many pharmacies in the retail sector have been (1) reprimanded, and (2) sanctioned, by the General Pharmaceutical Council, in the last three years, for breaching patient privacy.   HL7521

Lord Mawhinney to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many pharmacies in the retail sector have been (1) reprimanded, and (2) sanctioned, by the General Pharmaceutical Council, in the last three years, for breaching patient dignity.   HL7522

Lord Mawhinney to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the principal criteria which must be addressed by pharmacies in the retail sector when they provide "information governance assurances" to the NHS annually.   HL7523

Baroness Nye to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Nash on 15 March (HL Deb, cols 1726-28), what is their definition of cultural subjects.   HL7524

Lord Palmer to ask the Chairman of Committees, further to his Written Answer on 23 March (HL7048) about the change of use of the Peers’ TV Room, what happened to the armchairs that used to be in that room.   HL7525

Lord Palmer to ask the Chairman of Committees, further to his Written Answer on 9 November 2015 (HL3053), whether the three sous chefs who left via a voluntary exit scheme were offered voluntary redundancy pay.   HL7526

Lord Palmer to ask the Chairman of Committees how much is the agency fee to engage three new sous chefs, as recently advertised by Berkeley Scott.   HL7527

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of damage caused to the gardens of urban and rural householders by badgers in England.   HL7528

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the trend in the size of the hedgehog population in England since 2000; and what is the reason for that trend.   HL7529

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the current state of Anglo-Polish relations.   HL7530

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the trade and other economic links between the UK and Djibouti.   HL7531

Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 3 July 2014 (HL280) about the expenses of former Prime Ministers, and in the light of the ruling of the Freedom of Information Tribunal in the case of Gabriel Webber v Information Commissioner (EA/2015/0194) that the disclosure of details of expenses paid to former Prime Ministers would not breach confidence nor invade privacy, whether they will commit to full transparency regarding former Prime Ministers’ allowances including the costs of providing security.
   HL7532

Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty’s Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 21 March (HL6874) about the accession of Turkey to the EU, whether they will now answer the question asked, namely "whether they will hold a referendum in the UK before they agree to the accession of Turkey".   HL7533

Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether it remains their policy to put the UK at the heart of the EU and if so, how this will be achieved outside the Eurozone.   HL7534

Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 22 March (HL6812) about state benefits, why they have not made an assessment of the percentage of food poverty or insecurity that is caused by state benefits being used for purposes other than to provide necessities; and whether they will now carry one out.   HL7535

Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of the 2016 Institute of Economic Affairs Nanny State Index suggesting that the UK is the third worst country in terms of regulation of lifestyle choices, they will take action to reduce the influence of government on the private lives and lifestyles of the population.   HL7536

Questions unanswered after 10 working days 

26 February (11 March)

HL6501 Baroness Tonge [CO]

2 March (16 March)

HL6648 Baroness Jowell [HO]

HL6668 Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town [CO]

HL6669 Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town [CO]

HL6670 Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town [CO]

9 March (23 March)

HL6861 Lord Roberts of Llandudno [HO]

10 March (24 March)

HL6921 Lord Renwick of Clifton [CO]

15 March (31 March)

HL7026 Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top [DCLG]

16 March (1 April)

HL7095 Lord Tebbit [CO]

HL7102 Lord West of Spithead [CO]

HL7108 Lord Blencathra [CO]

17 March (4 April)

HL7162 Lord Taylor of Warwick [BIS]

HL7166 Lord Tebbit [CO]

HL7167 Lord Tebbit [CO]

21 March (6 April)

HL7209 Lord Hylton [HO]

HL7230 Lord Ouseley [DfE]

HL7231 Lord Scriven [DCLG]

HL7240 Baroness Lister of Burtersett [HO]

HL7241 Baroness Lister of Burtersett [HO]

HL7242 Baroness Lister of Burtersett [HO]

HL7250 Lord Hunt of Chesterton [CO]

HL7252 Lord Hunt of Chesterton [DfE]

HL7258 Lord Stoddart of Swindon [DfE]

HL7262 Lord Ahmed [HO]

HL7263 Lord Ahmed [HO]

22 March (7 April)

HL7266 Baroness Coussins [HO]

HL7278 Baroness Jowell [HO]

HL7280 Lord Kilclooney [DCLG]

HL7294 Lord Pearson of Rannoch [HO]

HL7295 Lord Pearson of Rannoch [HO]

HL7311 The Lord Bishop of Southwark [HO]

HL7312 Baroness Tonge [CO]

HL7326 Lord Roberts of Llandudno [HO]

HL7327 Lord Roberts of Llandudno [HO]

HL7328 Lord Roberts of Llandudno [HO]

HL7329 Lord Roberts of Llandudno [HO]

HL7330 Lord Roberts of Llandudno [HO]

23 March (8 April)

HL7340 Lord Moynihan [HO]

HL7353 Lord Roberts of Llandudno [HO]

HL7356 Lord Tebbit [HO]

HL7365 Baroness Lister of Burtersett [HO]

HL7370 Lord Ahmed [HO]

Number of questions allocated to each department which are unanswered after 10 working days.

[BIS] 1

[CO] 12

[DCLG] 3

[DfE] 3

[HO] 23

Bills in Progress 

	Type of Bill	To be considered
Waiting for Second Reading
Chancel Repairs [HL]	Private Member’s
Assisted Dying [HL]	Private Member’s
Conscientious Objection (Medical Activities) [HL]	Private Member’s
European Union Citizens (Electoral Rights) [HL]	Private Member’s
Divorce (Financial Provision) [HL]	Private Member’s
Cohabitation Rights [HL]	Private Member’s
Referendums (Local Authority Governance) [HL]	Private Member’s
European Union (Information, etc.) [HL]	Private Member’s
Medical Innovation [HL]	Private Member’s
Welfare of Cats (Breeding and Sale) [HL]	Private Member’s
Armed Forces Deployment (Royal Prerogative) [HL]	Private Member’s
Automatic Electoral Registration [HL]	Private Member’s
Referendums (Franchise) [HL]	Private Member’s
Right to Die at Home [HL]	Private Member’s
Polling Day (Saturday) [HL]	Private Member’s
Veterinary Nurses (Protection of Title) [HL]	Private Member’s
International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
Welfare of Women (Fertility Treatments) [HL]	Private Member’s
Carers (Leave Entitlement) [HL]	Private Member’s
Duchy of Cornwall [HL]	Private Member’s
Bat Habitats Regulation [HL]	Private Member’s
Rehabilitation of Offenders (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
Student Fees (Qualifying Persons) (England) [HL]	Private Member’s
Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
International Development (Population Dynamics) [HL]	Private Member’s
Regulation of Health and Social Care Professions Etc. [HL]	Private Member’s
Bread and Flour Regulations (Folic Acid) [HL]	Private Member’s
Natural Environment [HL]	Private Member’s
House of Commons Members’ Fund	Private Member’s
Northern Ireland (Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan)	Government	12 April
Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
High Speed Rail (London–West Midlands)	Government	14 April
Committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Charity [HL]	Private
Faversham Oyster Fishery Company [HL]	Private
New Southgate Cemetery [HL]	Private
Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
Council Tax Valuation Bands [HL]	Private Member’s
Property Boundaries (Resolution of Disputes) [HL] (Queen’s and Prince of Wales’s Consents to be signified)	Private Member’s
Succession to Peerages [HL] (Queen’s Consent to be signified)	Private Member’s
Advertising of Prostitution (Prohibition) [HL]	Private Member’s
Mesothelioma (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
Planning (Subterranean Development) [HL] (Queen’s Consent to be signified)	Private Member’s
Direct Planning (Pilot) [HL]	Private Member’s
Age of Criminal Responsibility [HL]	Private Member’s
Public Advocate [HL]	Private Member’s
Gambling (Categorisation and Use of B2 Gaming Machines) [HL]	Private Member’s
Driving Instructors (Registration)	Private Member’s
Waiting for Report
Online Safety [HL]	Private Member’s
Constitutional Convention [HL]	Private Member’s
Trade Union (Welsh Legislative Consent Motion rejected)	Government
Armed Forces (Scottish Legislative Consent Motion passed)	Government
Criminal Cases Review Commission (Information)	Private Member’s
Road Traffic Act 1988 (Alcohol Limits) (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
Housing and Planning (Welsh and Northern Irish Legislative Consent Motions passed, Welsh Legislative Consent Motion rejected)	Government	13 April
Waiting for Third Reading
Airports Act 1986 (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
Immigration (Welsh Legislative Consent Motions passed)	Government	12 April
Sent to the Commons
Accessible Sports Grounds [HL]	Private Member’s
Arbitration and Mediation Services (Equality) [HL]	Private Member’s
Regulation of Political Opinion Polling [HL]	Private Member’s
Bank of England and Financial Services [HL]	Government
Access to Palliative Care [HL]	Private Member’s
Transport for London [HL]	Private
Waiting for Consideration of Commons Amendments
Enterprise [HL] (Welsh and Scottish Legislative Consent Motions passed, Northern Irish Legislative Consent Motion rejected)	Government
Energy [HL] (Queen’s and Prince of Wales’s Consents to be signified)	Government	12 April

Affirmative Instruments in Progress 

The Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee has drawn attention to certain instruments in the reports indicated

	Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee	To be considered
Waiting for consideration by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
Draft Crown Court (Recording) Order 2016
Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Hunting Act 2004 (Exempt Hunting) (Amendment) Order 2015	7th Report
Draft Nuclear Installations (Liability for Damage) Order 2016
Draft Building Societies (Floating Charges and Other Provisions) Order 2016
Draft Limited Liability Partnerships, Partnerships and Groups (Accounts and Audit) Regulations 2016
Draft Education (Repeal of Arrangements for Vocational Qualifications Awarded or Authenticated in Northern Ireland) Order 2016
Draft Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Code of Practice) Regulations 2016
Draft Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2016

Negative Instruments 

Instruments reported by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

	Praying time expires	To be considered
24th Report
National Health Service (Mandate Requirements) Regulations 2016	16 March
29th Report
Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme and Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2016	28 April
30th Report
Care Quality Commission (Fees) (Reviews and Performance Assessments) Regulations 2016	25 April
Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2016	6 May
Instrument not reported by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
National Health Service Trust Development Authority (Directions and Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) Regulations 2016	25 April

Retirement 

The following member of the House has given notice of her intention to retire.

	Date of retirement
Baroness Perry of Southwark	26 May

Committees 

Unless otherwise indicated, Committees meet in the Lords’ rooms in the Committee Corridor as indicated in the daily broadsheet. Only the next meeting of each Committee is listed below. Further details of these meetings, and of planned further meetings, may be found in the House of Lords Committees Weekly Bulletin.

Tuesday 12 April
European Union	Justice Sub-Committee	10.30am
Science and Technology	Select Committee	10.30am
Communications	Select Committee	3.15pm
Economic Affairs	Select Committee	3.30pm
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny	Select Committee	3.45pm
European Union	Select Committee	4.00pm
Wednesday 13 April
European Union	Financial Affairs Sub-Committee	10.00am
Constitution	Select Committee	10.15am
European Union	Home Affairs Sub-Committee	10.20am
European Union	Energy and Environment Sub-Committee	10.30am
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform	Select Committee	10.30am in Committee Room G
Human Rights	Joint Committee	3.00pm
Statutory Instruments	Joint Committee	3.45pm
Thursday 14 April
European Union	External Affairs Sub-Committee	10.00am
European Union	Internal Market Sub-Committee	10.00am
Monday 18 April
Palace of Westminster	Joint Committee	4.00pm
National Security Strategy	Joint Committee	4.15pm
Wednesday 20 April
Information	Domestic Committee	4.00pm
Monday 25 April
Audit	Domestic Committee	4.00pm
Tuesday 26 April
Refreshment	Domestic Committee	4.10pm
Thursday 28 April
Administration and Works	Domestic Committee	12 noon

Minutes of Proceedings of Monday 11 April 2016 

The House met at 2.30pm.

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Coventry.

1 Leave of Absence Leave of absence was granted to Lord Bates for the remainder of this Parliament.

2 Oath Viscount Waverley took and subscribed the oath and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct.

3 Retirements The Lord Speaker informed the House that the following members of the House had retired under section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014:

Baroness Knight of Collingtree on 24 March

Lord Barber of Tewkesbury on 25 March

The Earl of Snowdon on 31 March.

4 Barony of Powerscourt in the Peerage of the United Kingdom The Lord Chancellor reported that Mervyn Anthony Wingfield had established his claim to the Barony of Powerscourt in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Clerk of the Parliaments was accordingly directed to enter Lord Powerscourt on the register of hereditary peers maintained under Standing Order 10(5).

5 Viscountcy of Powerscourt and Barony of Wingfield in the Peerage of Ireland The Lord Chancellor reported that Mervyn Anthony Wingfield had established his claim to the Viscountcy of Powerscourt and Barony of Wingfield in the Peerage of Ireland.

Select Committee Report

6 Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform 
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:

26th Report, on the following bills: 
Armed Forces Bill: Government Response 
Housing and Planning Bill: Government Response 
Northern Ireland (Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan) Bill: Government Response.

Private Business

7 High Speed Rail (London–West Midlands) Bill The Examiner’s certificate that no further standing order is applicable was ordered to lie on the Table.

Public Business

8 Refugees: Deaths in Mediterranean and Aegean seas A question was asked by Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon and answered by the Earl of Courtown.

9 Children: drugs A question was asked by Lord Howarth of Newport, on behalf of Baroness Meacher, and answered by Lord Nash.

10 Warships A question was asked by Lord West of Spithead and answered by Earl Howe.

11 Banks: unbanked and underbanked A question was asked by Lord Holmes of Richmond and answered by Lord Ashton of Hyde.

12 Housing and Planning Bill Baroness Williams of Trafford moved that the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order:

Clauses 1 to 22  Schedule 1  Clauses 23 and 24  Schedule 2  Clause 25  Schedule 3  Clauses 26 to 90  Schedule 4  Clauses 91 to 97  Schedule 5  Clauses 98 to 110  Schedule 6  Clauses 111 to 113  Schedule 7  Clause 114  Schedule 8  Clauses 115 to 117  Schedule 9  Clauses 118 to 122  Schedule 10

Clauses 123 to 133  Schedule 11  Clauses 134 to 136  Schedule 12  Clauses 137 to 142  Schedule 13  Clauses 143 to 159  Schedule 14  Clauses 160 to 163  Schedule 15  Clauses 164 to 169  Schedule 16  Clauses 170 to 176  Schedules 17 and 18  Clauses 177 to 182  Schedule 19  Clauses 183 to 186  Schedule 20  Clauses 187 to 193  Title.

The motion was agreed to.

13 Housing and Planning Bill The report was received. Amendments 1 (see division 1), 2 and 3, 8 (see division 2), 9, 14, 16 to 21, 29 and 31 were agreed to. Amendments 27, 32, 35 and 38 (see divisions 3 to 6) were disagreed to. The report stage was adjourned after amendment 38.

14 Panama papers The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Stowell of Beeston) repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.

15 UK Steel Industry Baroness Neville-Rolfe repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.

The House adjourned at 9.42pm until Tuesday 12 April at 2.30pm.

David Beamish

Clerk of the Parliaments

Papers 

All statutory instruments laid before the House are accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum presented by command of Her Majesty, unless otherwise indicated.

Instrument Withdrawn

The following instrument, laid before the House on 22 February, was withdrawn:

Draft Code of Recommendations for the Welfare of Livestock: Meat Chickens and Breeding Chickens (Revocation) (England) Order 2016.

Command Papers

The following papers were presented to the House by command of Her Majesty:

1 Contingent Liability-Minute from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills concerning a contingent liability in respect of the Help To Grow Guarantees: Pilot. (24 March)   (-)

2 Foreign and Commonwealth Office

(1) Exchange of Notes between the United Kingdom and Sweden Concerning the Cessation of Responsibility for the Protection of Diplomatic and Consular Interests in Iran. (30 March)   (9240)

(2) Exchange of Notes between the United Kingdom and China Concerning the Establishment of a Consulate–General of each Country in the other at Wuhan and Belfast. (30 March)   (9241)

3 Taxation-Agreement between the United Kingdom and Liberia for the Exchange of Information relating to Tax Matters. (30 March)   (9243)

4 Explanatory Memorandum (Revised)-Replacement Explanatory Memorandum to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Surcharge) (Amendment) Order 2016. (5 April)   (-)

5 Defence-Agreement between Kenya and the United Kingdom Concerning Defence Cooperation. (8 April)   (9249)

Statutory Instruments (Standing Order 70)

The following instruments were laid before the House on the dates shown:

Title, etc.	SI No	Date of laying
Negative Instruments
Wireless Telegraphy (Control of Interference from Apparatus) Regulations 2016, laid under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006.	426	24 March
Criminal Justice Act 2003 (New Method of Instituting Proceedings) (Specification of Relevant Prosecutors) Order 2016, laid under the Criminal Justice Act 2003.	430	24 March
Court of Appeal and Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) Fees (Amendment) Order 2016, laid under the Courts Act 2003.	434	24 March
Education (Designated Institutions) (England) (No. 2) Order 2016, laid under the Education Reform Act 1988.	442	29 March
Education (National Curriculum) (Science at Key Stage 4) (England) (Amendment) Order 2016, laid under the Education Act 2002.	432	30 March
M1 Motorway (Junctions 16 to 19) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2016, laid under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.	437	30 March
Onshore Wind Generating Stations (Exemption) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2016, laid under the Electricity Act 1989.	450	30 March
School Information (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, laid under the Education Act 1996.	451	30 March
Vaccine Damage Payments (Specified Disease) Order 2016, laid under the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979.	454	1 April
Apprenticeship Certificate (England) Regulations 2016, laid under the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009.	458	1 April
Education (National Curriculum) (Specified Purpose) (England) Order 2016, laid under the Education Act 2002.	478	1 April
Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Returning Officers’ Accounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, laid under the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.	488	8 April

Papers not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following papers were laid before the House:

1 Accounts for 2015 of the Government Annuities Investment Fund, laid under the Government Annuities Act 1929.

2 Report of the Department of Energy and Climate Change on the Annual Statement of Emissions for 2014, laid under the Climate Change Act 2008.

  3 (1) Business Plan for the period April 2016 to March 2019 of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

(2) Strategy for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

laid under the Energy Act 2004.

4 Treasury Minute on the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, laid under the Government Trading Act 1973.

5 Sixty-Second Report, for the year ending 30 September 2015, of the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission, laid under the Marshall Aid Commemoration Act 1953.

6 Report and Accounts for 2015 of the Port of London Authority, laid under the Port of London Act 1968.

Divisions on 11 April 2016 

Housing and Planning Bill

Division No. 1

Lord Best moved amendment 1, in clause 2, page 1, line 13, at end to insert:

"( ) is subject to a restriction requiring repayment of the 20% discount, reduced by 1/20th for each year of occupation by the purchaser, for a period of 20 years,"

The House divided:

Contents 275

Not-contents 181

Contents Aberdare, L. Addington, L. Adonis, L. Ahmed, L. Allan of Hallam, L. Alli, L. Anderson of Swansea, L. Andrews, B. Armstrong of Hill Top, B. Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, L. Bach, L. Bakewell, B. Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, B. Barker, B. Bassam of Brighton, L. Beecham, L. Beith, L. Benjamin, B. Best, L. [Teller] Billingham, B. Blackstone, B. Blood, B. Blunkett, L. Boateng, L. Boothroyd, B. Bradley, L. Bradshaw, L. Bragg, L. Brookman, L. Browne of Belmont, L. Bruce of Bennachie, L. Burt of Solihull, B. Cameron of Dillington, L. Campbell of Pittenweem, L. Campbell-Savours, L. Cashman, L. Chandos, V. Chidgey, L. Clancarty, E. Clark of Windermere, L. Clement-Jones, L. Cohen of Pimlico, B. Collins of Highbury, L. Colville of Culross, V. Condon, L. Corston, B. Cotter, L. Coussins, B. Coventry, Bp. Craig of Radley, L. Craigavon, V. Crawley, B. Crisp, L. Cunningham of Felling, L. Davies of Oldham, L. Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, B. Desai, L. Dholakia, L. Donaghy, B. Doocey, B. Drake, B. Dubs, L. Dykes, L. Elder, L. Evans of Watford, L. Falkland, V. Falkner of Margravine, B. Farrington of Ribbleton, B. Faulkner of Worcester, L. Fearn, L. Featherstone, B. Fellowes, L. Filkin, L. Finlay of Llandaff, B. Ford, B. Foster of Bath, L. Foulkes of Cumnock, L. Fox, L. Gale, B. Garden of Frognal, B. German, L. Giddens, L. Glasgow, E. Glasman, L. Goddard of Stockport, L. Golding, B. Gordon of Strathblane, L. Goudie, B. Gould of Potternewton, B. Grantchester, L. Green of Deddington, L. Greenway, L. Grender, B. Grocott, L. Hain, L. Hamwee, B. Hannay of Chiswick, L. Hanworth, V. Harries of Pentregarth, L. Harris of Haringey, L. Harris of Richmond, B. Harrison, L. Hart of Chilton, L. Haskel, L. Hayman, B. Hayter of Kentish Town, B. Healy of Primrose Hill, B. Henig, B. Hilton of Eggardon, B. Hollick, L. Hollis of Heigham, B. Howarth of Breckland, B. Howarth of Newport, L. Howe of Idlicote, B. Howells of St Davids, B. Howie of Troon, L. Hughes of Woodside, L. Hunt of Kings Heath, L. Hussain, L. Hutton of Furness, L. Hylton, L. Irvine of Lairg, L. Janvrin, L. Jay of Paddington, B. Jolly, B. Jones of Cheltenham, L. Jones of Whitchurch, B. Jordan, L. Jowell, B. Kennedy of Cradley, B. Kennedy of Southwark, L. Kennedy of The Shaws, B. Kerr of Kinlochard, L. Kerslake, L. King of Bow, B. Kinnock, L. Kinnock of Holyhead, B. Kirkhill, L. Knight of Weymouth, L. Kramer, B. Lawrence of Clarendon, B. Layard, L. Lea of Crondall, L. Lee of Trafford, L. Lennie, L. Lester of Herne Hill, L. Liddell of Coatdyke, B. Lister of Burtersett, B. Listowel, E. Lisvane, L. Livermore, L. Loomba, L.

Low of Dalston, L. Ludford, B. Lytton, E. McAvoy, L. McConnell of Glenscorrodale, L. McDonagh, B. Macdonald of Tradeston, L. McFall of Alcluith, L. McIntosh of Hudnall, B. MacKenzie of Culkein, L. McKenzie of Luton, L. Maclennan of Rogart, L. Maddock, B. Mallalieu, B. Mandelson, L. Manzoor, B. Marks of Henley-on-Thames, L. Masham of Ilton, B. Massey of Darwen, B. Mawson, L. Mendelsohn, L. Mitchell, L. Morgan of Ely, B. Morgan of Huyton, B. Morris of Handsworth, L. Morris of Yardley, B. Murphy of Torfaen, L. Newby, L. Nicholson of Winterbourne, B. Northover, B. Nye, B. Oates, L. O’Neill of Bengarve, B. O’Neill of Clackmannan, L. Paddick, L. Palmer, L. Palmer of Childs Hill, L. Parminter, B. Patel, L. [Teller] Patel of Bradford, L. Pendry, L. Pitkeathley, B. Prashar, B. Prescott, L. Primarolo, B. Purvis of Tweed, L. Quin, B. Radice, L. Ramsbotham, L. Randerson, B. Razzall, L. Rebuck, B. Reid of Cardowan, L. Richard, L. Roberts of Llandudno, L. Rodgers of Quarry Bank, L. Rogan, L. Rooker, L. Rosser, L. Rowe-Beddoe, L. Rowlands, L. Royall of Blaisdon, B. Sawyer, L. Scott of Foscote, L. Scott of Needham Market, B. Scriven, L. Sharkey, L. Sharp of Guildford, B. Sheehan, B. Sherlock, B. Shipley, L. Shutt of Greetland, L. Simon, V. Singh of Wimbledon, L. Slim, V. Smith of Basildon, B. Smith of Clifton, L. Smith of Newnham, B. Soley, L. Somerset, D. Steel of Aikwood, L. Stevenson of Balmacara, L. Stoneham of Droxford, L. Strasburger, L. Suttie, B. Taverne, L. Taylor of Blackburn, L. Taylor of Bolton, B. Taylor of Goss Moor, L. Temple-Morris, L. Teverson, L. Thomas of Gresford, L. Thomas of Winchester, B. Thornton, B. Tomlinson, L. Tonge, B. Tope, L. Touhig, L. Tunnicliffe, L. Turnberg, L. Turnbull, L. Tyler of Enfield, B. Walker of Gestingthorpe, L. Wall of New Barnet, B. Wallace of Saltaire, L. Wallace of Tankerness, L. Walmsley, B. Walpole, L. Warwick of Undercliffe, B. Watson of Invergowrie, L. West of Spithead, L. Wheeler, B. Whitaker, B. Whitty, L. Williams of Baglan, L. Wills, L. Wilson of Tillyorn, L. Winston, L. Wood of Anfield, L. Woolmer of Leeds, L. Worthington, B. Wrigglesworth, L. Young of Hornsey, B. Not-contents Ahmad of Wimbledon, L. Altmann, B. Arbuthnot of Edrom, L. Arran, E. Ashton of Hyde, L. Astor of Hever, L. Attlee, E. Baker of Dorking, L. Barker of Battle, L. Berridge, B. Black of Brentwood, L. Blencathra, L. Borwick, L. Bourne of Aberystwyth, L. Brabazon of Tara, L. Brady, B. Bridgeman, V. Bridges of Headley, L. Brougham and Vaux, L. Buscombe, B. Butler-Sloss, B. Byford, B. Caithness, E. Carrington of Fulham, L. Cathcart, E. Cavendish of Furness, L. Chadlington, L. Chisholm of Owlpen, B. Colwyn, L.

Cooper of Windrush, L. Cope of Berkeley, L. Cormack, L. Courtown, E. De Mauley, L. Dear, L. Deben, L. Denham, L. Dixon-Smith, L. Dobbs, L. Dunlop, L. Eccles, V. Eccles of Moulton, B. Elton, L. Empey, L. Erroll, E. Evans of Bowes Park, B. Fairfax of Cameron, L. Fall, B. Farmer, L. Faulks, L. Feldman of Elstree, L. Fellowes of West Stafford, L. Fink, L. Finkelstein, L. Finn, B. Flight, L. Fookes, B. Forsyth of Drumlean, L. Fowler, L. Framlingham, L. Freeman, L. Freud, L. Gardiner of Kimble, L. [Teller] Garel-Jones, L. Geddes, L. Gilbert of Panteg, L. Glenarthur, L. Gold, L. Griffiths of Fforestfach, L. Hague of Richmond, L. Hailsham, V. Hamilton of Epsom, L. Harris of Peckham, L. Hayward, L. Helic, B. Henley, L. Higgins, L. Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, L. Holmes of Richmond, L. Home, E. Hooper, B. Howard of Rising, L. Howe, E. Howell of Guildford, L. Hunt of Wirral, L. James of Blackheath, L. Jenkin of Kennington, B. Keen of Elie, L. King of Bridgwater, L. Kirkham, L. Lamont of Lerwick, L. Lang of Monkton, L. Lansley, L. Lawson of Blaby, L. Leach of Fairford, L. Leigh of Hurley, L. Lexden, L. Lindsay, E. Lingfield, L. Liverpool, E. Livingston of Parkhead, L. Lucas, L. Luce, L. Lupton, L. Lyell, L. McColl of Dulwich, L. Mackay of Clashfern, L. Magan of Castletown, L. Mancroft, L. Marland, L. Maude of Horsham, L. Mawhinney, L. Mobarik, B. Montrose, D. Morris of Bolton, B. Moynihan, L. Naseby, L. Nash, L. Neville-Jones, B. Neville-Rolfe, B. Newlove, B. Noakes, B. Northbrook, L. Oppenheim-Barnes, B. O’Shaughnessy, L. Patten, L. Perry of Southwark, B. Pidding, B. Polak, L. Popat, L. Porter of Spalding, L. Price, L. Prior of Brampton, L. Rawlings, B. Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, L. Ridley, V. Risby, L. Robathan, L. Rock, B. Rotherwick, L. Ryder of Wensum, L. Sanderson of Bowden, L. Sassoon, L. Scott of Bybrook, B. Seccombe, B. Selborne, E. Selsdon, L. Shackleton of Belgravia, B. Sheikh, L. Shephard of Northwold, B. Sherbourne of Didsbury, L. Shields, B. Shinkwin, L. Skelmersdale, L. Smith of Hindhead, L. Stedman-Scott, B. Sterling of Plaistow, L. Stirrup, L. Stowell of Beeston, B. Stroud, B. Suri, L. Tanlaw, L. Taylor of Holbeach, L. [Teller] Trefgarne, L. Trenchard, V. Trimble, L. True, L. Tugendhat, L. Ullswater, V. Verma, B. Wakeham, L. Warsi, B. Wasserman, L. Wei, L. Wellington, D. Wheatcroft, B. Wilcox, B. Willetts, L. Williams of Trafford, B. Young of Cookham, L. Younger of Leckie, V.

Housing and Planning Bill

Division No. 2

Lord Kerslake moved amendment 8, in clause 4, page 3, line 15, to leave out subsection (1) and insert:

"( ) An English planning authority may only grant planning permission for a residential development having had regard to the provision of starter homes based on its own assessment of local housing need and viability."

The House divided:

Contents 280

Not-contents 194

Contents Addington, L. Adonis, L. Ahmed, L. Allan of Hallam, L. Alli, L. Anderson of Swansea, L. Andrews, B. Armstrong of Hill Top, B. Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, L. Bach, L. Bakewell, B. Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, B. Barker, B. Bassam of Brighton, L. Beecham, L. Beith, L. Benjamin, B. Best, L. Billingham, B. Blackstone, B. Blood, B. Boateng, L. Boothroyd, B. Bradley, L. Bradshaw, L. Bragg, L. Brennan, L. Brooke of Alverthorpe, L. Brookman, L. Browne of Belmont, L. Bruce of Bennachie, L. Burt of Solihull, B. Cameron of Dillington, L. Campbell of Pittenweem, L. Campbell of Surbiton, B. Campbell-Savours, L. Cashman, L. Chandos, V. Chidgey, L. Clancarty, E. Clark of Windermere, L. Clement-Jones, L. Cohen of Pimlico, B. Collins of Highbury, L. Corston, B. Cotter, L. Coventry, Bp. Craig of Radley, L. Crawley, B. Crisp, L. Cunningham of Felling, L. Davies of Oldham, L. Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, B. Dear, L. Desai, L. Dholakia, L. Donaghy, B. Doocey, B. Drake, B. Dubs, L. Dykes, L. Eames, L. Elder, L. Evans of Watford, L. Falkland, V. Falkner of Margravine, B. Farrington of Ribbleton, B. Faulkner of Worcester, L. Fearn, L. Featherstone, B. Filkin, L. Ford, B. Foster of Bath, L. Foster of Bishop Auckland, L. Foulkes of Cumnock, L. Gale, B. Garden of Frognal, B. German, L. Giddens, L. Glasgow, E. Glasman, L. Goddard of Stockport, L. Golding, B. Gordon of Strathblane, L. Goudie, B. Gould of Potternewton, B. Grantchester, L. Grender, B. Griffiths of Burry Port, L. Grocott, L. Hain, L. Hamwee, B. Hannay of Chiswick, L. Hanworth, V. Hardie, L. Harries of Pentregarth, L. Harris of Haringey, L. Harris of Richmond, B. Harrison, L. Hart of Chilton, L. Haskel, L. Hayman, B. Hayter of Kentish Town, B. Healy of Primrose Hill, B. Henig, B. Hilton of Eggardon, B. Hollick, L. Hollis of Heigham, B. Howarth of Newport, L. Howe of Idlicote, B. Howells of St Davids, B. Howie of Troon, L. Hoyle, L. Hughes of Woodside, L. Hunt of Kings Heath, L. Hussain, L. Hussein-Ece, B. Hutton of Furness, L. Hylton, L. Irvine of Lairg, L. Jay of Ewelme, L. Jay of Paddington, B. Jolly, B. Jones, L. Jones of Cheltenham, L. Jones of Whitchurch, B. Jordan, L. Jowell, B. Judd, L. Kennedy of Cradley, B. Kennedy of Southwark, L. Kennedy of The Shaws, B. Kerr of Kinlochard, L. Kerslake, L. [Teller] Kilclooney, L. King of Bow, B. Kinnock of Holyhead, B. Kirkhill, L. Knight of Weymouth, L. Kramer, B. Lawrence of Clarendon, B. Layard, L. Lea of Crondall, L. Lee of Trafford, L. Lennie, L. Lester of Herne Hill, L. Liddle, L. Lister of Burtersett, B. Listowel, E. Lisvane, L. Livermore, L. Loomba, L. Low of Dalston, L. Ludford, B. Lytton, E. McAvoy, L. McConnell of Glenscorrodale, L. McDonagh, B.

Macdonald of Tradeston, L. McFall of Alcluith, L. McIntosh of Hudnall, B. MacKenzie of Culkein, L. Mackenzie of Framwellgate, L. McKenzie of Luton, L. Maclennan of Rogart, L. McNally, L. Maddock, B. Mallalieu, B. Manzoor, B. Marks of Henley-on-Thames, L. Masham of Ilton, B. Massey of Darwen, B. Mawson, L. Mendelsohn, L. Mitchell, L. Morgan, L. Morgan of Ely, B. Morgan of Huyton, B. Morris of Handsworth, L. Morris of Yardley, B. Murphy of Torfaen, L. Newby, L. Northover, B. Nye, B. Oates, L. O’Neill of Bengarve, B. O’Neill of Clackmannan, L. Paddick, L. Palmer of Childs Hill, L. Parminter, B. Patel, L. [Teller] Patel of Bradford, L. Pendry, L. Pitkeathley, B. Ponsonby of Shulbrede, L. Prashar, B. Prescott, L. Primarolo, B. Purvis of Tweed, L. Quin, B. Radice, L. Randerson, B. Razzall, L. Rea, L. Rebuck, B. Reid of Cardowan, L. Richard, L. Roberts of Llandudno, L. Rodgers of Quarry Bank, L. Rogan, L. Rooker, L. Rosser, L. Rowe-Beddoe, L. Rowlands, L. Royall of Blaisdon, B. Sawyer, L. Scott of Foscote, L. Scott of Needham Market, B. Scriven, L. Sharkey, L. Sharp of Guildford, B. Sheehan, B. Sherlock, B. Shipley, L. Shutt of Greetland, L. Simon, V. Smith of Basildon, B. Smith of Clifton, L. Smith of Newnham, B. Snape, L. Soley, L. Somerset, D. Steel of Aikwood, L. Stevenson of Balmacara, L. Stoddart of Swindon, L. Stoneham of Droxford, L. Strasburger, L. Suttie, B. Taverne, L. Taylor of Blackburn, L. Taylor of Bolton, B. Taylor of Goss Moor, L. Temple-Morris, L. Teverson, L. Thomas of Gresford, L. Thomas of Winchester, B. Thornton, B. Tomlinson, L. Tonge, B. Tope, L. Touhig, L. Triesman, L. Tunnicliffe, L. Turnberg, L. Turnbull, L. Tyler, L. Tyler of Enfield, B. Wall of New Barnet, B. Wallace of Saltaire, L. Wallace of Tankerness, L. Walmsley, B. Walpole, L. Warwick of Undercliffe, B. Watkins of Tavistock, B. Watson of Invergowrie, L. Watts, L. West of Spithead, L. Wheeler, B. Whitaker, B. Whitty, L. Wigley, L. Williams of Baglan, L. Willis of Knaresborough, L. Wills, L. Winston, L. Wood of Anfield, L. Woolmer of Leeds, L. Worthington, B. Wrigglesworth, L. Young of Hornsey, B. Not-contents Aberdare, L. Ahmad of Wimbledon, L. Altmann, B. Arbuthnot of Edrom, L. Arran, E. Ashton of Hyde, L. Astor of Hever, L. Attlee, E. Baker of Dorking, L. Barker of Battle, L. Berridge, B. Bew, L. Black of Brentwood, L. Blencathra, L. Borwick, L. Bottomley of Nettlestone, B. Bourne of Aberystwyth, L. Brabazon of Tara, L. Brady, B. Bridgeman, V. Bridges of Headley, L. Brougham and Vaux, L. Browning, B. Buscombe, B. Butler-Sloss, B. Byford, B. Caithness, E. Carrington of Fulham, L. Cathcart, E. Cavendish of Furness, L. Chadlington, L. Chisholm of Owlpen, B. Colwyn, L. Cooper of Windrush, L. Cope of Berkeley, L. Cormack, L.

Courtown, E. Craigavon, V. De Mauley, L. Deben, L. Denham, L. Dixon-Smith, L. Dobbs, L. Dunlop, L. Eccles, V. Eccles of Moulton, B. Elton, L. Empey, L. Evans of Bowes Park, B. Fairfax of Cameron, L. Farmer, L. Faulks, L. Feldman of Elstree, L. Fellowes of West Stafford, L. Fink, L. Finkelstein, L. Finn, B. Flight, L. Fookes, B. Forsyth of Drumlean, L. Fowler, L. Framlingham, L. Freeman, L. Freud, L. Gardiner of Kimble, L. [Teller] Garel-Jones, L. Geddes, L. Gilbert of Panteg, L. Glenarthur, L. Glendonbrook, L. Gold, L. Goschen, V. Greenway, L. Griffiths of Fforestfach, L. Hague of Richmond, L. Hailsham, V. Hamilton of Epsom, L. Harris of Peckham, L. Hayward, L. Helic, B. Henley, L. Higgins, L. Hodgson of Abinger, B. Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, L. Holmes of Richmond, L. Home, E. Hooper, B. Horam, L. Howard of Rising, L. Howe, E. Howell of Guildford, L. Hunt of Wirral, L. Inglewood, L. James of Blackheath, L. Janvrin, L. Jenkin of Kennington, B. Kakkar, L. Keen of Elie, L. King of Bridgwater, L. Kirkham, L. Lamont of Lerwick, L. Lang of Monkton, L. Lansley, L. Lawson of Blaby, L. Leach of Fairford, L. Leigh of Hurley, L. Lexden, L. Lindsay, E. Liverpool, E. Livingston of Parkhead, L. Lucas, L. Luce, L. Lupton, L. Lyell, L. McColl of Dulwich, L. MacGregor of Pulham Market, L. Mackay of Clashfern, L. Magan of Castletown, L. Maginnis of Drumglass, L. Mancroft, L. Marland, L. Maude of Horsham, L. Mawhinney, L. Mobarik, B. Montrose, D. Morris of Bolton, B. Moynihan, L. Naseby, L. Nash, L. Neville-Jones, B. Neville-Rolfe, B. Newlove, B. Noakes, B. O’Cathain, B. Oppenheim-Barnes, B. O’Shaughnessy, L. Patten, L. Perry of Southwark, B. Pidding, B. Polak, L. Popat, L. Porter of Spalding, L. Powell of Bayswater, L. Price, L. Prior of Brampton, L. Rawlings, B. Redfern, B. Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, L. Ridley, V. Risby, L. Robathan, L. Rock, B. Rotherwick, L. Ryder of Wensum, L. Sanderson of Bowden, L. Sassoon, L. Scott of Bybrook, B. Seccombe, B. Selborne, E. Selsdon, L. Shackleton of Belgravia, B. Sheikh, L. Shephard of Northwold, B. Sherbourne of Didsbury, L. Shields, B. Shinkwin, L. Skelmersdale, L. Smith of Hindhead, L. Stedman-Scott, B. Sterling of Plaistow, L. Stowell of Beeston, B. Stroud, B. Suri, L. Tanlaw, L. Taylor of Holbeach, L. [Teller] Trefgarne, L. Trenchard, V. Trimble, L. True, L. Tugendhat, L. Ullswater, V. Verma, B. Wakeham, L. Walker of Gestingthorpe, L. Warsi, B. Wasserman, L. Wei, L. Wellington, D. Wheatcroft, B. Wilcox, B. Willetts, L. Williams of Trafford, B. Young of Cookham, L. Younger of Leckie, V.

Housing and Planning Bill

Division No. 3

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville moved amendment 27, after clause 38, to insert the new clause Private rented sector: code of practice. The House divided:

Contents 83

Not-contents 169

Contents Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, L. Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, B. [Teller] Barker, B. Bassam of Brighton, L. Beecham, L. Beith, L. Berkeley of Knighton, L. Burt of Solihull, B. Campbell of Pittenweem, L. Cashman, L. Chester, Bp. Chidgey, L. Clark of Windermere, L. Corston, B. Cotter, L. Dubs, L. Falkner of Margravine, B. Fearn, L. Foster of Bath, L. Foulkes of Cumnock, L. Garden of Frognal, B. German, L. Goddard of Stockport, L. Grantchester, L. Grender, B. Grey-Thompson, B. Hain, L. Hamwee, B. Hayter of Kentish Town, B. Hollis of Heigham, B. Howarth of Newport, L. Hussein-Ece, B. Jolly, B. Jones, L. Jones of Cheltenham, L. Jordan, L. Judd, L. Kennedy of Southwark, L. Layard, L. Lee of Trafford, L. Lester of Herne Hill, L. Levy, L. Liddell of Coatdyke, B. McAvoy, L. McDonagh, B. McFall of Alcluith, L. Maddock, B. Marks of Henley-on-Thames, L. Masham of Ilton, B. Morgan, L. Neuberger, B. Newby, L. Northover, B. Parminter, B. Puttnam, L. Reid of Cardowan, L. Roberts of Llandudno, L. Royall of Blaisdon, B. Sawyer, L. Scriven, L. Sharp of Guildford, B. Sheehan, B. Shipley, L. Shutt of Greetland, L. Smith of Basildon, B. Smith of Newnham, B. Steel of Aikwood, L. Stoneham of Droxford, L. Suttie, B. Thomas of Gresford, L. Thornton, B. Tope, L. [Teller] Tyler, L. Wallace of Saltaire, L. Wallace of Tankerness, L. Walmsley, B. Warwick of Undercliffe, B. Watkins of Tavistock, B. West of Spithead, L. Wigley, L. Williams of Baglan, L. Willis of Knaresborough, L. Wrigglesworth, L. Not-contents

Aberdare, L. Ahmad of Wimbledon, L. Altmann, B. Arbuthnot of Edrom, L. Arran, E. Ashton of Hyde, L. Attlee, E. Berridge, B. Blencathra, L. Borwick, L. Bourne of Aberystwyth, L. Brabazon of Tara, L. Bridgeman, V. Bridges of Headley, L. Brougham and Vaux, L. Browning, B. Byford, B. Caithness, E. Callanan, L. Carrington of Fulham, L. Cathcart, E. Cavendish of Furness, L. Chisholm of Owlpen, B. Colwyn, L. Cooper of Windrush, L. Cope of Berkeley, L. Cormack, L. Courtown, E. Craig of Radley, L. Craigavon, V. De Mauley, L. Dear, L. Denham, L. Dixon-Smith, L. Dobbs, L. Dunlop, L. Eccles, V. Elton, L. Empey, L. Evans of Bowes Park, B. Fairfax of Cameron, L. Fall, B. Farmer, L. Faulks, L. Fink, L. Finkelstein, L. Finn, B. Fookes, B. Forsyth of Drumlean, L. Fowler, L. Freeman, L. Freud, L. Gardiner of Kimble, L. [Teller] Gardner of Parkes, B. Garel-Jones, L. Geddes, L. Gilbert of Panteg, L. Glenarthur, L. Glendonbrook, L. Greenway, L. Hague of Richmond, L. Hailsham, V. Hamilton of Epsom, L. Harding of Winscombe, B. Hayward, L. Helic, B. Henley, L. Higgins, L. Hodgson of Abinger, B. Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, L. Holmes of Richmond, L. Home, E. Hooper, B. Horam, L. Howard of Rising, L. Howe, E. Howell of Guildford, L. Hunt of Wirral, L. Inglewood, L. Jay of Ewelme, L. Jenkin of Kennington, B. Keen of Elie, L. King of Bridgwater, L. Kirkham, L. Laird, L.

Lamont of Lerwick, L. Lang of Monkton, L. Lansley, L. Lawson of Blaby, L. Leigh of Hurley, L. Lexden, L. Lindsay, E. Lingfield, L. Liverpool, E. Lupton, L. Lyell, L. McColl of Dulwich, L. MacGregor of Pulham Market, L. Mackay of Clashfern, L. Magan of Castletown, L. Maginnis of Drumglass, L. Mancroft, L. Marlesford, L. Maude of Horsham, L. Meacher, B. Mobarik, B. Montrose, D. Morris of Bolton, B. Moynihan, L. Naseby, L. Nash, L. Neville-Jones, B. Neville-Rolfe, B. Newlove, B. Noakes, B. Northbrook, L. Norton of Louth, L. O’Cathain, B. Oppenheim-Barnes, B. O’Shaughnessy, L. Patel, L. Perry of Southwark, B. Pidding, B. Polak, L. Popat, L. Porter of Spalding, L. Price, L. Prior of Brampton, L. Redfern, B. Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, L. Ridley, V. Robathan, L. Rock, B. St John of Bletso, L. Sanderson of Bowden, L. Sassoon, L. Scott of Bybrook, B. Seccombe, B. Selborne, E. Selkirk of Douglas, L. Selsdon, L. Shephard of Northwold, B. Sherbourne of Didsbury, L. Shields, B. Shinkwin, L. Shrewsbury, E. Smith of Hindhead, L. Somerset, D. Stedman-Scott, B. Stowell of Beeston, B. Stroud, B. Suri, L. Tanlaw, L. Taylor of Holbeach, L. [Teller] Trefgarne, L. Trimble, L. True, L. Tugendhat, L. Ullswater, V. Verma, B. Warsi, B. Wasserman, L. Wei, L. Wheatcroft, B. Wilcox, B. Willetts, L. Williams of Trafford, B. Young of Cookham, L. Younger of Leckie, V.

Housing and Planning Bill

Division No. 4

Lord Kennedy of Southwark moved amendment 32, after clause 54, to insert the new clause Implied term of fitness for human habitation in residential lettings. The House divided:

Contents 65   

Not-contents 170*

Contents Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, L. Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, B. Bassam of Brighton, L. [Teller] Beecham, L. Beith, L. Blunkett, L. Campbell of Pittenweem, L. Campbell-Savours, L. Chidgey, L. Clark of Windermere, L. Corston, B. Cotter, L. Fearn, L. Foster of Bath, L. Garden of Frognal, B. German, L. Giddens, L. Goddard of Stockport, L. Grantchester, L. Grender, B. Hamwee, B. Haworth, L. Hayter of Kentish Town, B. Hollis of Heigham, B. Howarth of Newport, L. Jolly, B. Jones, L. Jordan, L. Kennedy of Southwark, L. [Teller] Layard, L. Lee of Trafford, L. Levy, L. Liddell of Coatdyke, B. McAvoy, L. McFall of Alcluith, L. Maddock, B. Masham of Ilton, B. Meacher, B. Morris of Yardley, B. Newby, L. Northover, B. Parminter, B. Purvis of Tweed, L. Roberts of Llandudno, L. Rosser, L. Royall of Blaisdon, B. Scriven, L. Sheehan, B. Shipley, L. Shutt of Greetland, L. Smith of Basildon, B. Steel of Aikwood, L. Stoneham of Droxford, L. Suttie, B. Thomas of Gresford, L. Thornton, B. Tope, L. Tyler, L. Wallace of Saltaire, L. Wallace of Tankerness, L. Walmsley, B. West of Spithead, L. Wigley, L. Willis of Knaresborough, L. Wrigglesworth, L. Not-contents Ahmad of Wimbledon, L. Altmann, B. Arbuthnot of Edrom, L. Arran, E. Ashton of Hyde, L. Attlee, E. Barker of Battle, L. Berridge, B. Blencathra, L. Borwick, L. Bourne of Aberystwyth, L.

Brabazon of Tara, L. Bridgeman, V. Bridges of Headley, L. Brougham and Vaux, L. Browning, B. Byford, B. Caithness, E. Callanan, L. Carrington of Fulham, L. Cathcart, E. Cavendish of Furness, L. Chester, Bp. Chisholm of Owlpen, B. Colwyn, L. Cooper of Windrush, L. Cope of Berkeley, L. Cormack, L. Courtown, E. Craigavon, V. De Mauley, L. Dear, L. Dixon-Smith, L. Dobbs, L. Dunlop, L. Eccles, V. Eccles of Moulton, B. Elton, L. Empey, L. Evans of Bowes Park, B. Fairfax of Cameron, L. Fall, B. Farmer, L. Faulks, L. Fink, L. Finkelstein, L. Finn, B. Fookes, B. Forsyth of Drumlean, L. Fowler, L. Freeman, L. Freud, L. Gardiner of Kimble, L. [Teller] Gardner of Parkes, B. Garel-Jones, L. Geddes, L. Gilbert of Panteg, L. Glenarthur, L. Glendonbrook, L. Hague of Richmond, L. Hailsham, V. Hamilton of Epsom, L. Harding of Winscombe, B. Hayward, L. Helic, B. Henley, L. Higgins, L. Hodgson of Abinger, B. Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, L. Holmes of Richmond, L. Home, E. Hooper, B. Horam, L. Howard of Rising, L. Howe, E. Howell of Guildford, L. Hunt of Wirral, L. Inglewood, L. Jay of Ewelme, L. Jenkin of Kennington, B. Keen of Elie, L. King of Bridgwater, L. Kirkham, L. Laird, L. Lamont of Lerwick, L. Lang of Monkton, L. Lansley, L. Lawson of Blaby, L. Leigh of Hurley, L.

Lexden, L. Lindsay, E. Lingfield, L. Liverpool, E. Lupton, L. Lyell, L. Lytton, E. McColl of Dulwich, L. MacGregor of Pulham Market, L. Mackay of Clashfern, L. Magan of Castletown, L. Maginnis of Drumglass, L. Mancroft, L. Marlesford, L. Maude of Horsham, L. Mobarik, B. Montrose, D. Morris of Bolton, B. Moynihan, L. Naseby, L. Nash, L. Neville-Jones, B. Neville-Rolfe, B. Newlove, B. Noakes, B. Northbrook, L. Norton of Louth, L. Oppenheim-Barnes, B. O’Shaughnessy, L. Patel, L. Perry of Southwark, B. Pidding, B. Polak, L. Popat, L. Porter of Spalding, L. Price, L. Prior of Brampton, L. Redfern, B. Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, L. Ridley, V. Robathan, L. Rock, B. St John of Bletso, L. Sanderson of Bowden, L. Sassoon, L. Scott of Bybrook, B. Seccombe, B. Selborne, E. Selkirk of Douglas, L. Selsdon, L. Shackleton of Belgravia, B. Shephard of Northwold, B. Sherbourne of Didsbury, L. Shields, B. Shinkwin, L. Shrewsbury, E. Smith of Hindhead, L. Somerset, D. Stedman-Scott, B. Stowell of Beeston, B. Stroud, B. Suri, L. Tanlaw, L. Taylor of Holbeach, L. [Teller] Trefgarne, L. Trimble, L. True, L. Tugendhat, L. Ullswater, V. Verma, B. Warsi, B. Wasserman, L. Watkins of Tavistock, B. Wei, L. Wheatcroft, B. Wilcox, B. Williams of Trafford, B. Young of Cookham, L. Younger of Leckie, V.

*  The Tellers for the Not-contents reported 170 votes, the Clerks recorded 168 names.

Housing and Planning Bill

Division No. 5

Lord Kennedy of Southwark moved amendment 35, after clause 54, to insert the new clause Review of deposit protection. The House divided:

Contents 50

Not-contents 157

Contents Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, B. Bassam of Brighton, L. [Teller] Beecham, L. Beith, L. Campbell of Pittenweem, L. Cotter, L. Davies of Stamford, L. Dubs, L. Foster of Bath, L. Garden of Frognal, B. Giddens, L. Grantchester, L. Grender, B. Hain, L. Hamwee, B. Haworth, L. Hayter of Kentish Town, B. Hollis of Heigham, B. Howarth of Newport, L. Jones, L. Jordan, L. Judd, L. Kennedy of Southwark, L. [Teller] Lee of Trafford, L. Levy, L. Listowel, E. McAvoy, L. McFall of Alcluith, L. Maddock, B. Neuberger, B. Oates, L. Parminter, B. Purvis of Tweed, L. Puttnam, L. Royall of Blaisdon, B. Scriven, L. Sheehan, B. Shipley, L. Smith of Basildon, B. Stoneham of Droxford, L. Suttie, B. Thomas of Gresford, L. Tope, L. Tyler, L. Wallace of Saltaire, L. Walmsley, B. Wigley, L. Williams of Baglan, L. Willis of Knaresborough, L. Wrigglesworth, L. Not-contents Ahmad of Wimbledon, L. Altmann, B. Arbuthnot of Edrom, L. Ashton of Hyde, L. Attlee, E. Barker of Battle, L. Berridge, B. Blencathra, L. Borwick, L. Bourne of Aberystwyth, L. Brabazon of Tara, L. Bridgeman, V. Bridges of Headley, L. Brougham and Vaux, L. Browning, B. Byford, B. Caithness, E. Callanan, L.

Carrington of Fulham, L. Cavendish of Furness, L. Chester, Bp. Chisholm of Owlpen, B. Colwyn, L. Cooper of Windrush, L. Cope of Berkeley, L. Cormack, L. Courtown, E. De Mauley, L. Dixon-Smith, L. Dobbs, L. Dunlop, L. Eccles, V. Eccles of Moulton, B. Elton, L. Evans of Bowes Park, B. Fairfax of Cameron, L. Fall, B. Farmer, L. Faulks, L. Fink, L. Finkelstein, L. Finn, B. Fookes, B. Forsyth of Drumlean, L. Fowler, L. Freud, L. Gardiner of Kimble, L. [Teller] Gardner of Parkes, B. Garel-Jones, L. Geddes, L. Gilbert of Panteg, L. Glenarthur, L. Hague of Richmond, L. Hailsham, V. Hamilton of Epsom, L. Harding of Winscombe, B. Hayward, L. Helic, B. Henley, L. Higgins, L. Hodgson of Abinger, B. Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, L. Holmes of Richmond, L. Home, E. Hooper, B. Horam, L. Howard of Rising, L. Howe, E. Howell of Guildford, L. Hunt of Wirral, L. Inglewood, L. Jay of Ewelme, L. Jenkin of Kennington, B. Keen of Elie, L. King of Bridgwater, L. Kirkham, L. Lamont of Lerwick, L. Lansley, L. Lawson of Blaby, L. Leigh of Hurley, L. Lexden, L. Lindsay, E. Lingfield, L. Lupton, L. Lyell, L. Lytton, E. McColl of Dulwich, L. MacGregor of Pulham Market, L.

Mackay of Clashfern, L. Magan of Castletown, L. Maginnis of Drumglass, L. Mancroft, L. Marlesford, L. Masham of Ilton, B. Maude of Horsham, L. Mobarik, B. Montrose, D. Morris of Bolton, B. Moynihan, L. Naseby, L. Nash, L. Neville-Jones, B. Neville-Rolfe, B. Newlove, B. Noakes, B. Northbrook, L. Norton of Louth, L. O’Cathain, B. O’Shaughnessy, L. Patel, L. Perry of Southwark, B. Pidding, B. Polak, L. Popat, L. Porter of Spalding, L. Price, L. Prior of Brampton, L. Redfern, B. Ridley, V. Robathan, L. Rock, B. Sanderson of Bowden, L. Sassoon, L. Scott of Bybrook, B. Seccombe, B. Selborne, E. Selkirk of Douglas, L. Shackleton of Belgravia, B. Sheikh, L. Sherbourne of Didsbury, L. Shields, B. Shinkwin, L. Shrewsbury, E. Skelmersdale, L. Smith of Hindhead, L. Somerset, D. Stedman-Scott, B. Stowell of Beeston, B. Stroud, B. Suri, L. Tanlaw, L. Taylor of Holbeach, L. [Teller] Trefgarne, L. Trenchard, V. Trimble, L. True, L. Tugendhat, L. Ullswater, V. Verma, B. Warsi, B. Wasserman, L. Watkins of Tavistock, B. Wheatcroft, B. Wilcox, B. Williams of Trafford, B. Young of Cookham, L. Younger of Leckie, V.

Housing and Planning Bill

Division No. 6

Lord Beecham moved amendment 38, after clause 54, to insert the new clause Standards for guardianship schemes. The House divided:

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Not-contents 146

Contents Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, B. Bassam of Brighton, L. [Teller] Beecham, L. Beith, L. Campbell of Pittenweem, L. Cotter, L. Foster of Bath, L. Grantchester, L. Grender, B. Hamwee, B. Haworth, L. Hayter of Kentish Town, B. Hollis of Heigham, B. Howarth of Newport, L. Jordan, L. Judd, L. Kennedy of Southwark, L. [Teller] Lee of Trafford, L. Levy, L. Listowel, E. McAvoy, L. McFall of Alcluith, L. Maddock, B. Masham of Ilton, B. Murphy of Torfaen, L. Newby, L. Oates, L. Purvis of Tweed, L. Puttnam, L. Royall of Blaisdon, B. Scriven, L. Sheehan, B. Shipley, L. Smith of Basildon, B. Smith of Newnham, B. Somerset, D. Stoneham of Droxford, L. Tope, L. Wallace of Saltaire, L. Willis of Knaresborough, L. Wrigglesworth, L. Not-contents Ahmad of Wimbledon, L. Altmann, B. Arbuthnot of Edrom, L. Ashton of Hyde, L. Attlee, E. Barker of Battle, L. Berridge, B. Blencathra, L. Borwick, L. Bourne of Aberystwyth, L. Brabazon of Tara, L. Bridgeman, V. Bridges of Headley, L. Brougham and Vaux, L. Browning, B. Byford, B. Callanan, L. Carrington of Fulham, L. Cavendish of Furness, L. Chisholm of Owlpen, B.

Colwyn, L. Cooper of Windrush, L. Cope of Berkeley, L. Cormack, L. Courtown, E. De Mauley, L. Dixon-Smith, L. Dobbs, L. Dunlop, L. Eccles, V. Eccles of Moulton, B. Evans of Bowes Park, B. Fairfax of Cameron, L. Fall, B. Farmer, L. Faulks, L. Fink, L. Finkelstein, L. Finn, B. Fookes, B. Forsyth of Drumlean, L. Fowler, L. Freud, L. Gardiner of Kimble, L. [Teller] Gardner of Parkes, B. Garel-Jones, L. Geddes, L. Gilbert of Panteg, L. Glenarthur, L. Hague of Richmond, L. Hailsham, V. Hamilton of Epsom, L. Harding of Winscombe, B. Hayward, L. Helic, B. Henley, L. Higgins, L. Hodgson of Abinger, B. Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, L. Holmes of Richmond, L. Home, E. Hooper, B. Horam, L. Howard of Rising, L. Howe, E. Howell of Guildford, L. Hunt of Wirral, L. Inglewood, L. Jay of Ewelme, L. Jenkin of Kennington, B. Keen of Elie, L. King of Bridgwater, L. Kirkham, L. Lamont of Lerwick, L. Lansley, L. Leigh of Hurley, L. Lindsay, E. Lingfield, L. Lupton, L. Lyell, L. McColl of Dulwich, L. MacGregor of Pulham Market, L. Mackay of Clashfern, L.

Magan of Castletown, L. Maginnis of Drumglass, L. Mancroft, L. Marlesford, L. Maude of Horsham, L. Mobarik, B. Montrose, D. Morris of Bolton, B. Naseby, L. Nash, L. Neville-Jones, B. Newlove, B. Noakes, B. Northbrook, L. Norton of Louth, L. O’Cathain, B. O’Shaughnessy, L. Patel, L. Perry of Southwark, B. Pidding, B. Polak, L. Popat, L. Porter of Spalding, L. Price, L. Prior of Brampton, L. Redfern, B. Ridley, V. Robathan, L. Rock, B. Sanderson of Bowden, L. Sassoon, L. Scott of Bybrook, B. Seccombe, B. Selborne, E. Selkirk of Douglas, L. Shackleton of Belgravia, B. Sheikh, L. Sherbourne of Didsbury, L. Shields, B. Shinkwin, L. Shrewsbury, E. Skelmersdale, L. Smith of Hindhead, L. Stedman-Scott, B. Stowell of Beeston, B. Stroud, B. Suri, L. Tanlaw, L. Taylor of Holbeach, L. [Teller] Trefgarne, L. Trenchard, V. Trimble, L. True, L. Tugendhat, L. Ullswater, V. Verma, B. Warsi, B. Watkins of Tavistock, B. Wheatcroft, B. Wilcox, B. Williams of Trafford, B. Young of Cookham, L. Younger of Leckie, V.