House of Lords Business

Thursday 30 June 2016 at 11.00am

*Oral Questions, 30 minutes

*Lord Taverne to ask Her Majesty’s Government in what way the guidance produced by Dr Satvinder Juss on the implications of the High Court’s ruling in R (Fox) v Secretary of State for Education is "inaccurate" as they have stated.

*Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will implement the recommendations of the Independent Review of Consumer Protection Measures concerning Online Secondary Ticketing Facilities.

*Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that that those with diabetes have adequate support to tackle obesity.

*Lord Tyler to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to ensure that constituency boundary revisions take full account of the electoral registers on 23 June.

Business of the House The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Stowell of Beeston) to move that Standing Order 40(1) (Arrangement of the Order Paper) be dispensed with on Tuesday 5 July to enable the debate in the name of the Lord Privy Seal to be taken before oral questions.

Lord Lexden to move that this House takes note of the case for introducing statutory guidelines relating to the investigation of cases of historical child sex abuse. (Balloted debate, 2½ hours)

Lord Fairfax of Cameron to move that this House takes note of the role of openness and transparency in reinforcing confidence in public institutions. (Balloted debate, 2½ hours)

Future Business 

Monday 4 July at 2.30pm

*Lord Soley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what role they see for the United Kingdom in relation to the European Union.

*Baroness Jenkin of Kennington to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to reduce the amount of textile waste sent to landfill.

*Baroness Afshar to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the qualifications of those whose job it is to assess and review applications for non-European Union citizens seeking leave to remain in the United Kingdom.

*Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will instruct NHS England to commission the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for patients with HIV.

†Bus Services Bill [HL] Committee (day 2) [Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon] 1st Report from the Delegated Powers Committee

The following two motions are expected to be debated together:

Lord Callanan to move that this House regrets that the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 place restrictions on product choice and advertising of vaping devices, were devised before evidence had accumulated that vaping was enabling many people to quit smoking, run counter to advice from the Royal College of Physicians to promote vaping and are so severe that they could force vapers back to smoking and create a black market with harmful products; and calls upon Her Majesty’s Government to withdraw them (SI 2016/507). (Dinner break business)

†Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to move, as an amendment to the above motion, to leave out "and calls upon Her Majesty’s Government to withdraw them" and insert "and further regrets that the Regulations are not to be accompanied by a public information campaign to reassure smokers that electronic cigarettes are less harmful than normal smoking; that smoking cessation services are being cut back at the same time as the Regulations are being introduced; and that the Regulations are due for implementation before the Government have published their tobacco strategy."

Baroness Walmsley to move that, in the light of the prohibition of commercial advertising of vaping devices in the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 and the proven public health benefit to former smokers of switching to vaping devices, confirmed by the advice from the Royal College of Physicians that vaping is 95 per cent less harmful than smoking tobacco, and that half of all tobacco smokers die from smoking-related causes, this House regrets that the advertising ban would hinder e-cigarettes from being promoted as a way of assisting smokers to stop smoking tobacco, and that concerns regarding the restriction of the nicotine concentration of the vapour have not been properly addressed (SI 2016/507). (Dinner break business)

Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm

†Children and Social Work Bill [HL] Committee (day 2) [Lord Nash] 1st Report from the Delegated Powers Committee

Tuesday 5 July at 11.30am

If the Business of the House motion on 30 June is agreed to, it is expected that the debate in the name of the Lord Privy Seal will begin after prayers, and that oral questions will be taken at 2.30pm.

*Lord Spicer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their plans for the future development of runways at Gatwick and Stansted airports, in addition to their plans for Heathrow airport.

*Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect Public Health England to publish its independent evidence-based report on alcohol.

*Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration is being given to the benefits of introducing national identity cards in the United Kingdom.

Topical oral question. Ballot to be drawn at 1pm on Friday 1 July.

The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Stowell of Beeston) to move that this House takes note of the outcome of the European Union referendum.

Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm

Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth]

Electricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2016 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth] 2nd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

Water and Sewerage Undertakers (Exit from Non-household Retail Market) Regulations 2016 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Gardiner of Kimble]

Electoral Registration Pilot Scheme (England) Order 2016 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen]

Civil Proceedings, First-tier Tribunal, Upper Tribunal and Employment Tribunals Fees (Amendment) Order 2016 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Evans of Bowes Park]

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2016 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Evans of Bowes Park]

Wednesday 6 July at 3.00pm

*Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the current situation in Sudan in the light of continuing military offensives and aerial bombardments by the government of Sudan in South Kordofan, Blue Nile and Darfur.

*Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish the outcome of the Bilateral Aid Review.

*Lord Sherbourne of Didsbury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to develop an anti-litter programme.

Topical oral question. Ballot opens at 3pm on Thursday 30 June, to be drawn at 1pm on Monday 4 July.

It is expected that the Committee stage of the Bus Services Bill [HL] will continue, and that it will conclude.

Lord Harries of Pentregarth to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to combat caste-based discrimination in the United Kingdom. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)

It is expected that the Grand Committee on the Children and Social Work Bill [HL] will continue at 3.45pm in the Moses Room.

Thursday 7 July at 11.00am

*Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government why their review of motoring offences and penalties announced two years ago has not started.

*Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that all sports with British representation in the 2016 Paralympic Games will be available for viewing on terrestrial television.

*Baroness Seccombe to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Magistrates Association’s request for an increase in the maximum penalty magistrates can impose from six to 12 months.

Topical oral question. Ballot opens at 3pm on Friday 1 July, to be drawn at 1pm on Tuesday 5 July.

Baroness Mobarik to move that this House takes note of the global opportunities for trade and of the case for Her Majesty’s Government having a comprehensive strategy to further encourage and support Britain’s businesses to engage internationally.

Baroness King of Bow to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made an assessment of the case for holding a second referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union. (Topical Question for Short Debate, 1 hour)

Lord De Mauley to move that this House takes note of the current and future roles agriculture and horticulture play in Britain’s rural economy and the role that advances in agricultural science can play in the further development of that sector.

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government, ahead of (1) the summit hosted by President Obama on 19 September, and (2) the high-level United Nations plenary meeting on 20 November, what plans they have to work with other nations in addressing large movements of refugees and migrants. (1½ hours)

Friday 8 July at 10.00am

Modern Slavery (Transparency in Supply Chains) Bill [HL] Second Reading [Baroness Young of Hornsey]

If the bill is read a second time, Baroness Young of Hornsey to move that the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

Armed Forces Deployment (Royal Prerogative) Bill [HL] Second Reading [Baroness Falkner of Margravine]

If the bill is read a second time, Baroness Falkner of Margravine to move that the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

Bread and Flour Regulations (Folic Acid) Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Rooker]

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

Monday 11 July at 2.30pm

*Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to make socio-economic diversity reflecting the nation the primary criterion for future recruitment into the Civil Service Fast Stream.

*Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions have taken place to implement the undertaking given by the Paymaster General to provide funding for public Acts of Parliament to continue to be printed on vellum, following the House of Commons resolution on 20 April.

*Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy for determining when a rail franchise has failed to provide the service required and should therefore be terminated.

*Lord O’Shaughnessy to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to promote long-term, full-time volunteering among young people.

Tuesday 12 July at 2.30pm

*Lord Beith to ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent discussions they have had with the governments of the Crown Dependencies about the Dependencies’ relationships with other countries and with the European Union.

*Lord Wigley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Wales in relation to the financing of economic investment projects in Wales from 2020 onwards.

*Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to fulfil their pledge to accept 20,000 refugees from Syria into the United Kingdom by 2020.

Wednesday 13 July at 3.00pm

*Lord McKenzie of Luton to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they will address the causes of the increase in the number of council tenants in receipt of Universal Credit who are in rent arrears.

*Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what lessons they have learned from the success of the Welsh Government in increasing recycling rates, and whether they plan to adopt similar strategies in England.

*Lord Balfe to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have yet decided whether there will be an inquiry into police actions during the Orgreave miners clash.

Thursday 14 July at 11.00am

*Baroness Massey of Darwen to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recent findings of the Girls’ Day School Trust survey on the impact of creative subjects in the school curriculum on pupils’ creativity and stress.

*Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in increasing the number of apprenticeships within the rural economy.

*Baroness Meacher to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the constitutional implications of the Supreme Court’s 2014 judgment in the case of R (Nicklinson) v Ministry of Justice [2014] UKSC 38.

†Lord Bird to move that this House takes note of the case for tackling the causes of poverty in the United Kingdom.

†Topical Question for Short Debate. Ballot opens at 10am on Monday 4 July, to be drawn at 12 noon on Tuesday 5 July.

†Lord Woolf to move that this House takes note of the resourcing and staffing of the courts in supporting the rule of law.

Monday 18 July at 2.30pm

*Baroness Mobarik to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to bring together all communities following the result of the European Union referendum.

*Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to clarify the conditions for the exercise of the Royal Prerogative.

*Lord Tyler to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the stage, or stages, at which Parliament’s authority should be sought as part of the negotiation for leaving the European Union.

*Lord Lee of Trafford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the European Union referendum result for the tourism and hospitality industries.

Tuesday 19 July at 2.30pm

*Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the combined impact, to date, of the payment of universal credit monthly in arrears and the seven-day waiting period before it can be claimed.

*Lord Stevenson of Balmacara to ask Her Majesty’s Government to what form of parliamentary scrutiny they intend to submit the draft Royal Charter of the BBC.

*Lord Shipley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of their ability to achieve their target of one million new homes by 2020.

Wednesday 20 July at 3.00pm

*Baroness Smith of Basildon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with Southern Rail regarding disabled passengers, in the light of the company’s plans to change the role of conductors.

*The Earl of Shrewsbury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made to rectify delays in payments from the Single Farm Payment Scheme.

†*Baroness Eccles of Moulton to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they will ensure that the interests of United Kingdom universities and their students and staff from European Union member states are protected in the current period of uncertainty following the European Union referendum.

Thursday 21 July at 11.00am

*Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements are in place to ensure that sponsors of academies are not able to show unfair preference in the tendering process to companies owned by the sponsor.

*Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they are making in encouraging the development of brownfield sites.

*Baroness Janke to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to guarantee that councils will still receive the £5.3 billion in regeneration funding that they are currently allocated by the European Union.

The full lists of Motions for Balloted Debate and Questions for Short Debate will next be printed on 4 July.

Motions for Balloted Debate 

Ballot on 5 July for debate on 21 July. Time limit 2½ hours

Lord Beith to move that this House takes note of the implications of the European Union referendum result for Government policies towards rural areas.

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to move that this House takes note of the regulations relevant to hydraulic fracturing for shale gas.

Baroness Falkner of Margravine to move that this House takes note of the prospects for the rule of law and democracy in Russia.

Baroness Deech to move that this House takes note of the future of the BBC.

Lord Black of Brentwood to move that this House takes note of the prospects for the United Kingdom’s creative economy in the light of the result of the European Union referendum.

†Lord Lansley to move that this House takes note of the report Tackling Drug-Resistant Infections Globally: Final Report and Recommendations, published on 16 May.

†Lord Warner to move that this House takes note of the conditions in which Palestinian children are living and the impact on their health and wellbeing.

Select Committee Report 

The date on which the report was published is 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

Other Motions for Debate 

Lord Alton of Liverpool to move to resolve that this House believes that Christians, Yazidis, and other ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and Syria are suffering genocide at the hands of Daesh; and calls upon Her Majesty’s Government to make a referral to the United Nations Security Council with a view to conferring jurisdiction upon the International Criminal Court or a war crimes tribunal, so that the perpetrators can be brought to justice.

Lord Hylton to move to resolve, in the light of the failure of successive negotiations between Israel and Palestine and of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, that this House calls for full international protection for the Occupied Palestinian Territories in order to achieve security for Israel and self-determination for the Palestinians.

Motion relating to Delegated Legislation 

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to move that, in the light of the National Health Service (Mandate Requirements) Regulations 2016, this House 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, Session 2015–16, from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

Questions for Short Debate 

Time limit 1 hour or 1½ hours

Lord Framlingham to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to consider the proposal that, for a period of time, all government departments should cease devising new legislation and concentrate on sound administration. (18 May)

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. (18 May)

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to deal with homelessness. (18 May)

Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they plan to take to ensure the revival of the Middle East Peace Process with fresh negotiations between Israel and Palestine. (18 May)

Lord Grocott to ask the Leader of the House what plans she has to initiate a review of the role of the Lord Speaker. (18 May)

Baroness Prashar to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to opt into the proposed Regulation amending the Dublin Regulation, which establishes the criteria and mechanisms for determining the European Union member state responsible for examining asylum applications made in the EU. (18 May)

Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the powers available under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 are invoked and exercised in an accountable, appropriate and proportionate manner. (18 May)

Lord Black of Brentwood to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to move toward the elimination of HIV infection in the United Kingdom. (18 May)

Lord Collins of Highbury to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential effect on peace and stability in Europe and around the world of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. (18 May)

Lord Young of Cookham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what further action they are taking to reduce the incidence of smoking-related diseases. (18 May)

Baroness Meacher to ask Her Majesty’s Government what policy changes they plan to introduce in response to the call from UN officials at the Special Session on Drug Policy on 19–21 April for member states to introduce evidence-based policies to promote public health and to place health rather than prohibition at the heart of drug policy. (18 May)

Baroness Barker to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to update the law on surrogacy. (18 May)

Lord Lucas to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to support parents in navigating schools’ admissions arrangements. (18 May)

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the value and vibrancy of museums like the People’s History Museum are recognised, and to secure the future of such museums. (18 May)

Lord Luce to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made with the Fit for Work scheme in enabling those with long-term health problems like chronic pain to return to or stay in work. (18 May)

Baroness Hussein-Ece to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for extending civil partnerships to opposite-sex couples. (18 May)

Baroness Tyler of Enfield to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to improve the mental health and therapeutic support available to (1) children who have been abused or neglected and (2) young carers. (18 May)

Baroness Garden of Frognal to ask Her Majesty’s Government how their policies are supporting and encouraging lifelong learning.  (18 May)

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to promote Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. (18 May)

Lord Paddick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for a legal market for cannabis. (18 May)

Lord German to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy regarding offender training in entrepreneurship. (18 May)

Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the projects supported by the Conflict, Security and Stability Fund established in 2015. (18 May)

Lord Chidgey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the impact of Economic Partnership Agreements negotiated between the European Commission and economic regions of Africa on the agricultural economies of the African countries concerned. (18 May)

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to ensure that all teachers at academies and free schools are fully qualified. (18 May)

The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of progress towards implementing the recommendations contained within the report of the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, Changing banking for good. (18 May)

Lord Alderdice to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure parity of esteem between mental and physical health.  (18 May)

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to improve the quality and affordability of housing in the United Kingdom. (18 May)

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan routinely to publish statistical information on the detention of pregnant women under the Immigration Act 2014. (18 May)

Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for further reform to party funding. (18 May)

Lord Patel to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for ensuring the appropriate number of healthcare professionals in the National Health Service and care homes. (18 May)

Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they propose to take to combat anti-Semitism, in particular in universities. (18 May)

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. (18 May)

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made with the Exporting is Great and Overseas Business Network initiatives. (18 May)

Baroness Wheeler to ask Her Majesty’s Government what response they have made to the Parliamentary and Health Ombudsman’s Report of investigations into unsafe discharge from hospital, published in May. (18 May)

Lord Northbrook to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the likelihood of a solution to the situation in Cyprus before the end of 2016. (18 May)

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the decline in the numbers of clinical pharmacologists practising in the National Health Service and teaching in the universities on treatment and research capacity. (18 May)

Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the United Kingdom has sufficient speakers of foreign languages serving the armed forces and defence services. (18 May)

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of freedom of religion and belief of religious minorities in Pakistan. (18 May)

Lord Foster of Bath to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure the rollout of superfast fibre broadband to homes across the country. (18 May)

Lord Holmes of Richmond to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure that character education runs through every element of the curriculum and the wider learning environment. (18 May)

Lord Leigh of Hurley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to mitigate tax avoidance and eliminate tax evasion in the United Kingdom. (18 May)

Lord Oates to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish guidance to encourage the protection of existing historical statues and memorials and support the establishment of new memorials that reflect the broader history of the United Kingdom. (18 May)

Lord Fink to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to extend their Staying Put policy to all children in the care system and to raise to 25 years old the age until which care-experienced young adults remain eligible for appropriate state support. (18 May)

Lord McKenzie of Luton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the contribution which accident prevention programmes can make to reducing pressures on accident and emergency departments. (18 May)

Lord Wills to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to support those who have contracted mesothelioma. (18 May)

Lord Strasburger to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to enshrine in law fundamental rights for individuals operating online.  (18 May)

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider reviewing the balance of membership of the House of Lords to ensure a better balance of members from the different nations and regions of the United Kingdom. (18 May)

Lord Tyler to ask Her Majesty’s Government when details of ministerial meetings with external organisations will be brought together in a single, searchable database on the gov.uk website, and whether they intend to make regulations under section 2(5) of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014. (18 May)

Lord Cormack to ask the Leader of the House what consideration she has given to recommending the establishment of a joint committee of both Houses to consider the handling of secondary legislation. (18 May)

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent progress has been made on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament in the UN Conference for Disarmament. (18 May)

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that all forms of public transport are affordable for young people. (18 May)

Baroness Benjamin to ask Her Majesty’s Government what they are doing to encourage people, especially those from BAME communities, to donate blood and organs and sign up to the Organ Donation Register. (18 May)

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the economic and environmental benefits of shale gas development in the United Kingdom. (18 May)

Baroness Grender to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to ensure the rights of renters as consumers in the private rented sector. (18 May)

Lord Sharkey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to help maintain the United Kingdom’s position in medical research. (18 May)

Baroness Berridge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect and promote the freedom of religion or belief, and to prevent religiously motivated violence, both in the United Kingdom and overseas. (18 May)

Lord Crisp to ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking to promote the health of women globally; and what are their priorities in doing so. (18 May)

Lord Curry of Kirkharle to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to acknowledge the contribution made by Capability Brown to the landscape of Britain in this 300th year since his birth. (18 May)

Lord Mancroft to ask Her Majesty’s Government on what basis a cap has been placed on the number of patients able to access the new drugs for the cure of hepatitis C, on humanitarian, legal, financial, or other grounds; and why they have chosen not to adopt a programme for the elimination of hepatitis C in England, as has been done in other European countries. (18 May)

The Earl of Clancarty to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they intend to take to protect and improve local arts and cultural services including museums, libraries and archaeological services. (18 May)

Lord Farmer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they are making in rolling out Universal Credit, and what assessment they have made of its impact. (18 May)

Baroness Brinton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the future of health and social care in the United Kingdom. (18 May)

Lord Krebs to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to protect the freedom of speech of those in receipt of government grants. (18 May)

Lord Anderson of Swansea to ask Her Majesty’s Government what efforts they have made to ascertain the views of Commonwealth countries on the United Kingdom’s future relationship with the European Union. (18 May)

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. (18 May)

Baroness Walmsley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to improve air quality in towns and cities across the United Kingdom. (18 May)

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). (18 May)

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. (18 May)

Lord Bilimoria to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they have taken to recognise the influence that William Shakespeare has had on Britain and the world on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of his death. (18 May)

Lord Colwyn to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the case for omitting activity targets when developing the new dental contract. (18 May)

Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the prospect of saving lives through better and specialist stroke acute care services. (18 May)

The Earl of Kinnoull to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ameliorate the damage done by invasive alien grey squirrels to native broadleaf trees and native red squirrels. (18 May)

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. (18 May)

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. (18 May)

Lord Loomba to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the global economy of the number of widows in the developing world who are uneducated and therefore have fewer employment opportunities. (18 May)

Lord Dubs to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider the impact of air quality on health and what measures can be taken to achieve improvements. (18 May)

Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of awareness of the most commonly occurring special educational needs and disabilities of all those professionally involved in classroom teaching. (18 May)

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 under section 25(3) of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013. (18 May)

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to maintain the balance between rights and responsibilities in the corporate sector. (18 May)

Lord Green of Deddington to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they have reached the assumptions that underlie the most recent population projections for the United Kingdom. (18 May)

Lord Shinkwin to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to optimise the life chances of young disabled people. (18 May)

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to implement section 48 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. (19 May)

The Lord Bishop of Truro to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to measure, and take action to address, food insecurity in the United Kingdom. (19 May)

Baroness Howe of Idlicote to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking in order to achieve compliance with the new European Union net-neutrality Connected Continent requirements in such a way that United Kingdom adult content filtering regimes can be maintained in order to help keep children safe online. (19 May)

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. (19 May)

Baroness Humphreys to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the contribution of bilingualism and multi-lingualism to the enrichment of communities in the United Kingdom. (19 May)

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. (23 May)

Baroness Afshar to ask Her Majesty’s Government, as part of the negotiations on lifting sanctions, what discussions they have had with the government of Iran concerning the treatment of human rights campaigners in that country. (23 May)

Baroness Suttie to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their current political strategy towards Tunisia, and what plans they have to further develop economic, security and cultural relations with Tunisia, in particular in the light of the situation in Libya. (23 May)

Lord Willoughby de Broke to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the performance of the Rural Payments Agency in delivering Basic Payment Scheme payments to qualifying farmers. (24 May)

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. (25 May)

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. (6 June)

The Earl of Glasgow to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are still considering the creation of an international "hub" airport in Britain and, if so, where. (6 June)

Lord Singh of Wimbledon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the effects of the signing of the Sykes–Picot Agreement 100 years ago on today’s political and religious conflict in the Middle East. (6 June)

The Lord Bishop of Derby to ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria they will use in determining "fundamental British values". (6 June)

Lord Lipsey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the proposal for a new concert hall in London for the London Symphony Orchestra. (8 June)

Questions for Written Answer 

Tabled on 29 June and due for answer by 13 July.

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan (1) following the statement of the Chairman of the Pakistan Senate’s Standing Committee on Religious Affairs that forced conversion of girls is taking place "across the country on a daily basis", and (2) about reports of humiliation, torture and false imprisonment of girls from Christian backgrounds by police officers.   HL855

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the humanitarian challenges faced by people fleeing Fallujah following the military offensive there, and (2) the views expressed by the International Committee of the Red Cross that fleeing refugees are now facing the "harshest weather" that they have ever encountered, and of the description by the New York Times correspondent that the refugees’ conditions are "apocalyptic".   HL856

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Iraq and the UNHCR about contingency plans for the assistance of refugees fleeing Fallujah, in particular for the provision of water, food, medicine, sanitation, and shelter.   HL857

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the lessons to be learnt from the flight of refugees from Fallujah and applied to the liberation of Mosul when it takes place; and what assistance will be provided to the minorities from Mosul’s neighbouring towns and villages to ensure that towns, villages and homes vacated by Christians, Yazidis and ethnic Shiites are restored to the rightful occupants.   HL858

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 28 June (HL663), what policy the UK Stem Cell Bank has implemented regarding the process for depositing cell lines; what has been the maximum time interval to date between publication of any scientific papers describing the derivation of stem cells and deposition of corresponding samples in the UK Stem Cell Bank; and how the UK Stem Cell Bank has assisted researchers in complying with the policy of Nature that authors must make data and materials publicly available upon publication.   HL859

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports that at least 85,000 refugees have escaped from Fallujah, and of the adequacy of the camps that have been established by the UNHCR for those refugees.   HL860

Viscount Astor to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to publish the Frontier Economics report commissioned by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the level of contributions from the betting industry to the horse-racing industry.   HL861

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to reduce the level of uncollected tax, and if so, to what extent, and within what timescale.   HL862

Baroness Gould of Potternewton to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of Public Health England’s Strategic plan for the next four years: better outcomes by 2020, what plans they have to work with the Association of Directors of Public Health to support the commissioning of local contraceptive services.   HL863

Baroness Gould of Potternewton to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of Public Health England’s Strategic plan for the next four years: better outcomes by 2020, what plans they have to consider investment in sexual health and contraception as a component of any economic tool to support local and national investment decisions.   HL864

Baroness Gould of Potternewton to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of Public Health England’s Strategic plan for the next four years: better outcomes by 2020, what plans they have to consider the sexual and reproductive health workforce as part of any new public health workforce strategy.   HL865

Baroness Gould of Potternewton to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Department of Health’s Framework for Sexual Health Improvement in England, published in March 2013, what steps they have taken to ensure that local areas know of all professionals who are part of their sexual health workforce, and that those individuals have received appropriate training.   HL866

Baroness Gould of Potternewton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the (1) number, and (2) proportion, of healthcare professionals who have received training in each year since 2005 to fit intra-uterine methods of contraception.   HL867

Baroness Gould of Potternewton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what monitoring is conducted to ensure that local authorities commission open-access contraceptive services for all persons present in their area.   HL868

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will increase the minimum permitted flying height for helicopters in central London with a view to improving safety and reducing noise and air pollution.   HL869

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what reports they have received of infringements of international law or the personal rights of civilians during the official total curfew imposed on Cizre, eastern Turkey, from December 2015 to March 2016, and the subsequent partial curfew.   HL870

The Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Altmann on 16 June (HL502), what provision is made for claimants suffering severe myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome who are housebound or bedbound and who are unable to attend a face-to-face consultation.   HL871

The Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether jet engine oils and hydraulic and de-icing fluids contain substances that attract harmonised and notified hazard classifications under the CPL Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008.   HL872

The Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Department for Transport has ever consulted ExxonMobil and other lubricant manufacturers about whether they have ever undertaken inhalation toxicity testing of heated engine oils as a whole, and if so, with what results.   HL873

The Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether incidences of fumes and contaminated air in the cockpit or in the passenger compartment of commercial aircraft that have, or could have, endangered the aircraft, its occupants or any other person are required to be reported under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1018.   HL874

The Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 20 June (HL503), on what basis they state that European Aviation Safety Agency certification standard 25.1309c does not require warning systems for engine oil that leaks onto hot aircraft engines over which cabin "bleed air" is drawn.   HL875

The Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 20 June (HL503), and in the light of the fact that there are no detection systems fitted in commercial aircraft to indicate the presence of fumes, how pilots or crew with little or no sense of smell are expected to be able to identify the presence of fumes in cabin air that might constitute a potential safety incident.   HL876

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the political and human rights situation in Uganda following the election earlier this year.   HL877

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government by what date they expect fairer charges for open access operators on railways to be introduced by the Office of Rail and Road.   HL878

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government what research or analysis they undertook prior to consulting on proposals to cut train services to intermediate stations on the InterCity West Coast service.   HL879

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have assessed proposals from the West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority that more carriages should be added to trains on the InterCity West Coast service to reduce overcrowding.   HL880

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have assessed the impact on Birmingham Airport of a reduction in train services to Birmingham International, including the impact on the percentage of passengers who access the airport by rail and by car respectively.   HL881

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance they have issued to ensure that HIV clinics also test patients annually for hepatitis C.   HL882

Lord Sharkey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received about the summary and non-appealable closure by UK-based banks of accounts belonging to Muslims or Muslim organisations; from whom they received those representations, if any; and what response they made.   HL883

Lord Shinkwin to ask Her Majesty’s Government on how many occasions (1) in the last tax year for which figures are available, and (2) for each of the tax years since the introduction of Gift Aid, HMRC reclaimed or recovered Gift Aid from an individual because they had mistakenly made a Gift Aid declaration to a charity or had not paid sufficient tax to cover the Gift Aid.   HL884

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to ensure widespread access to reasonably priced accommodation for students in London and other metropoles.   HL885

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the difference between the academic performance of adopted children and that of their peers in (1) GCSEs, and (2) A-levels, over the last five years.   HL886

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what funding contingencies are in place in the event that the UK exiting the EU results in a drop in foreign nationals studying in Britain and Northern Ireland.   HL887

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what level of check by the Disclosure and Barring Service is required for someone to work in a school as a non-teaching staff member.   HL888

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they maintain data on the number of primary-school pupils who are (1) bilingual, and (2) trilingual.   HL889

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications for small businesses of the UK leaving the EU.   HL890

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the findings of the study by Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business that gender diversity benefits do not materialise in organisations where internal competition is prevalent.   HL891

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether the relationships between Norway and the EU, and Switzerland and the EU, could be used as models for the UK’s relationship with the EU after leaving that Union.   HL892

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risks that companies may delay investment and hiring new staff in the UK in the light of the result of the referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU.   HL893

Lord Taylor of Warwick to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the result of the referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU, whether they now intend to bring forward an emergency budget including tax rises and spending cuts, or whether they have plans to increase public investment.   HL894

Baroness Walmsley to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether x-ray equipment bought for a hospital trust by local fundraising efforts belongs to that trust or to NHS Property Services.   HL895

Questions unanswered after 10 working days 

7 June (21 June)

HL534 Lord Pearson of Rannoch [HO]

HL535 Lord Pearson of Rannoch [HO]

8 June (22 June)

HL567 Lord Laird [FCO]

10 June (24 June)

HL600 The Lord Bishop of Rochester [MoJ]

13 June (27 June)

HL637 Lord Berkeley [DCLG]

14 June (28 June)

HL692 Baroness King of Bow [DCLG]

HL693 Baroness King of Bow [DCLG]

HL694 Baroness King of Bow [DCLG]

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

[DCLG] 4

[FCO] 1

[HO] 2

[MoJ] 1

Bills in Progress 

	Type of Bill	To be considered
Waiting for Second Reading
Modern Slavery (Transparency in Supply Chains) [HL]	Private Member’s	8 July
Bread and Flour Regulations (Folic Acid) [HL]	Private Member’s	8 July
Armed Forces Deployment (Royal Prerogative) [HL]	Private Member’s	8 July
House of Lords Act 1999 (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
Lobbying (Transparency) [HL]	Private Member’s
Budget Responsibility and National Audit (Fiscal Mandate) [HL]	Private Member’s
House of Lords [HL]	Private Member’s
Abortion (Disability Equality) [HL]	Private Member’s
Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) [HL]	Private Member’s
Arbitration and Mediation Services (Equality) [HL]	Private Member’s
Property Boundaries (Resolution of Disputes) [HL]	Private Member’s
Rehabilitation of Offenders (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
Divorce (Financial Provision) [HL]	Private Member’s
House of Lords Reform [HL]	Private Member’s
Student Support (Non-Interest-Bearing Finance) [HL]	Private Member’s
Regulation of Health and Social Care Professions Etc. [HL]	Private Member’s
Child Contact Centres (Accreditation) [HL]	Private Member’s
Political Parties (Funding and Expenditure) [HL]	Private Member’s
Online Safety [HL]	Private Member’s
European Union (Information, etc.) [HL]	Private Member’s
Right to Die at Home [HL]	Private Member’s
Unpaid Work Experience (Prohibition) [HL]	Private Member’s
Bat Habitats Regulation [HL]	Private Member’s
Online Privacy Protection [HL]	Private Member’s
Succession to Peerages [HL]	Private Member’s
BBC Royal Charter [HL]	Private Member’s
Ethnicity Pay Gap [HL]	Private Member’s
Teacher Training (Special Educational Needs) [HL]	Private Member’s
Opticians Act 1989 (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
Extension of Franchise (House of Lords) [HL]	Private Member’s
Humanitarian Assistance (Genocide Victims) [HL]	Private Member’s
Automatic Electoral Registration (School Students) [HL]	Private Member’s
Assisted Dying [HL]	Private Member’s
Access to Palliative Care [HL]	Private Member’s
Carers (Leave Entitlement) [HL]	Private Member’s
Age of Criminal Responsibility [HL]	Private Member’s
Local Government Elections (Referendum) [HL]	Private Member’s
Cohabitation Rights [HL]	Private Member’s
Betting Licences (Category B2 Gaming Machines) [HL]	Private Member’s
Genocide Determination [HL]	Private Member’s
Disability Employment (Gap) [HL]	Private Member’s
Economic Strategy [HL]	Private Member’s
Energy Measures (Cost Effectiveness and Efficiency) [HL]	Private Member’s
Missing Persons Guardianship [HL]	Private Member’s
Support to Exit Prostitution [HL]	Private Member’s
Policing and Crime	Government
Carbon Emission Reductions [HL]	Private Member’s
Committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
Faversham Oyster Fishery Company [HL]	Private
New Southgate Cemetery [HL]	Private
Committed to a Special Public Bill Committee
Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) [HL] (Law Commission Bill)	Government
Committed to a Grand Committee
Children and Social Work [HL]	Government	4 July
Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
Bus Services [HL]	Government	4 July
Asset Freezing (Compensation) [HL]	Private Member’s
Register of Arms Brokers [HL]	Private Member’s
Renters’ Rights [HL]	Private Member’s
Investigatory Powers	Government
Waiting for Report
Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) [HL] (Queen’s Consent to be signified)	Government
Sent to the Commons
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Charity [HL]	Private

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 Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority (Election of Mayor) Order 2016
Draft Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
Referred to a Grand Committee and Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016		5 July
Draft Electricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2016	2nd Report	5 July
Draft Water and Sewerage Undertakers (Exit from Non-household Retail Market) Regulations 2016		5 July
Draft Civil Proceedings, First-tier Tribunal, Upper Tribunal and Employment Tribunals Fees (Amendment) Order 2016		5 July
Draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2016		5 July
Draft Electoral Registration Pilot Scheme (England) Order 2016		5 July
Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Hunting Act 2004 (Exempt Hunting) (Amendment) Order 2015	7th Report, Session 2015–16
Draft Petroleum (Transfer of Functions) Regulations 2016
Draft Nuclear Industries Security (Amendment) Regulations 2016
Draft Telecommunications Restriction Orders (Custodial Institutions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (4th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments)	3rd Report
Draft Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority (Election of Mayor) Order 2016
Draft Pubs Code etc. Regulations 2016 (4th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments)
Draft Pubs Code (Fees, Costs and Financial Penalties) Regulations 2016
Draft Tees Valley Combined Authority (Election of Mayor) Order 2016
Draft Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment) Order 2016
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Temporary Class Drug) Order 2016

Negative Instruments 

Instruments reported by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

	Praying time expires	To be considered
24th Report, Session 2015–16
National Health Service (Mandate Requirements) Regulations 2016	16 March
Instrument not reported by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016	15 June	4 July

Retirement 

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

	Date of Retirement
Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden	21 July

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.

Thursday 30 June
European Union	Internal Market Sub-Committee	10.00am
European Union	External Affairs Sub-Committee	10.00am
High Speed Rail (London–West Midlands) Bill	Select Committee	10.00am
Monday 4 July
NHS Sustainability	Select Committee	3.45pm
Palace of Westminster	Joint Committee	4.00pm
Tuesday 5 July
European Union	Justice Sub-Committee	10.30am
Financial Exclusion	Select Committee	10.30am
Licensing Act 2003	Select Committee	10.30am
Science and Technology	Select Committee	10.30am
Communications	Select Committee	3.15pm
Economic Affairs	Select Committee	3.30pm
Charities	Select Committee	3.45pm
European Union	Select Committee	4.00pm
Wednesday 6 July
European Union	Financial Affairs Sub-Committee	9.15am
Constitution	Select Committee	10.15am
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform	Select Committee	10.30am
International Relations	Select Committee	10.30am
European Union	Energy and Environment Sub-Committee	10.30am
Statutory Instruments	Joint Committee	3.45pm
Audit	Audit Committee (Joint meeting)	5.00pm
Tuesday 12 July
Administration and Works	Domestic Committee	11.30am
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny	Select Committee	3.45pm
Wednesday 13 July
Works of Art	Domestic Committee	4.15pm

Minutes of Proceedings of Wednesday 29 June 2016 

The House met at 3.00pm.

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Chelmsford.

Select Committee Report

1 Statutory Instruments 
The 4th Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed:

Report on certain statutory instruments, drawing special attention to the following affirmative instruments:
Draft Pubs Code etc. Regulations 2016 
Draft Telecommunications Restriction Orders (Custodial Institutions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2016

and having considered the following affirmative instruments:

Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Temporary Class Drug) Order 2016

Draft Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment) Order 2016

Draft European Union Referendum (Voter Registration) Regulations 2016

Draft Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority (Election of Mayor) Order 2016

Draft Pubs Code (Fees, Costs and Financial Penalties) Regulations 2016

Draft Tees Valley Combined Authority (Election of Mayor) Order 2016

Private Business

2 Haberdashers’ Aske’s Charity Bill [HL] The bill was read a third time and passed and sent to the Commons.

Public Business

3 HMRC: call waiting times A question was asked by Lord Beecham and answered by Lord Ashton of Hyde.

4 Care leavers: life chances A question was asked by Lord Polak and answered by Lord Nash.

5 Poverty A question was asked by Lord Bird and answered by Lord Freud.

6 European Union nationals in the United Kingdom A question was asked by Lord Lucas and answered by Lord Keen of Elie.

7 Statutory Instruments The Chairman of Committees moved that Lord Morris of Handsworth be appointed a member of the Joint Committee in place of Lord Davies of Stamford. The motion was agreed to.

8 European Council The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Stowell of Beeston) repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.

9 Hate crime Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.

10 Bus Services Bill [HL] The bill was considered in Committee. The House resumed.

11 Zero-hours contracts A question was asked by Baroness Quin and, after debate, answered by the Earl of Courtown.

12 Bus Services Bill [HL] The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 10. Amendments 14, 18 and 20 were agreed to. The House resumed after clause 3 was agreed to.

The House adjourned at 10.00pm until Thursday 30 June at 11.00am.

David Beamish

Clerk of the Parliaments

Grand Committee Business

The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 3.45pm.

Children and Social Work Bill [HL] The bill was considered in Committee. The Committee adjourned after amendment 28A.

The Committee adjourned at 8.01pm.

Papers 

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

Command Papers

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

1 Explanatory Memorandum (Revised)-Replacement Explanatory Memorandum to the Blood Safety and Quality (Amendment) Regulations 2016. (27 May)   (-)

2 Education-Report and Accounts for 2015–16 of the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills.    (-)

Affirmative Instrument

The following instrument was laid before the House for approval by resolution:

Draft Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, laid under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

   (1) Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Market Abuse) Regulations 2016   (680)

(2) Food for Specific Groups (Information and Compositional Requirements) (England) Regulations 2016   (688)

laid under the European Communities Act 1972.

Treaty subject to scrutiny under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010

The following paper was laid before the House by command of Her Majesty:

NATO-Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of Montenegro.  (-)

Papers not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following papers were laid before the House:

  1 (1) Report and Accounts for 2015 of the Video Standards Council

(2) Report and Accounts for 2015 of the British Board of Film Classification

laid under the Video Recordings Act 1984.

2 Report and Accounts for 2015–16 of the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland, laid under the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002.

3 Report of the Law Commission on Form and Accessibility of the Law Applicable in Wales, Volumes 1 and 2, laid under the Law Commissions Act 1965.

  4 (1) Report and Accounts for 2015–16 of the Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

(2) Report and Accounts for 2015–16 of the Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

(3) Report and Accounts for 2015–16 of the Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

(4) Report and Accounts for 2015–16 of the South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

(5) Report and Accounts for 2015–16 of the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

(6) Report and Accounts for 2015–16 of the Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

(7) Report and Accounts for 2015–16 of the Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

laid under the National Health Service Act 2006.