House of Lords Business

Tuesday 5 July 2016 at 11.30am

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

*Oral Questions, 30 minutes (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.

†*Lord Rana to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the reported increase in the incidence of hate speech against immigrants following the referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union, what steps they are taking to tackle xenophobia and racist extremism.

It is expected that the debate on the motion in the name of the Lord Privy Seal will continue.

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]

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

Future Business 

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.

†*Lord Dholakia to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the decision to cut the number of services provided by Southern Rail.

†It is expected that the debate tabled for 5 July on the outcome of the European Union referendum will conclude.

Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.45pm

†Children and Social Work Bill [HL] Committee (day 3) [Lord Nash] 1st Report from the Delegated Powers Committee

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 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 high-level United Nations plenary meeting on 19 September, and (2) the summit hosted by President Obama on 20 September, 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.

†Investigatory Powers Bill Committee [Earl Howe] Pre-legislative scrutiny by the Joint Committee on the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill, Session 2015–16, 1st Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights

†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)

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 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.

†Thursday 8 September at 11.00am

†Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to move that this House takes note of the role that charities, trade unions and civil society groupings play in a healthy democracy, and of the case for supporting such movements at local and national level.

†Topical Question for Short Debate. Ballot opens at 10am on 30 August, to be drawn at 12 noon that day.

†Viscount Hanworth to move that this House takes note of the impact of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 on the current performance of the National Health Service and its future sustainability.

The full lists of Motions for Balloted Debate and Questions for Short Debate will next be printed on 11 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.

†Lord Scriven to move that this House takes note of the levels of support by the Government for gay pride events in the United Kingdom and worldwide.

†Baroness Watkins of Tavistock to move that this House takes note of the implications of the European Union referendum result for government policies on ensuring safe staffing levels in the National Health Service and social care services.

Select Committee Reports 

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

Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne to move that this House takes note of the Report from the Sexual Violence in Conflict Committee (Session 2015–16, HL Paper 123). 12 April 2016

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 4 July and due for answer by 18 July.

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of continued reports of the imprisonment of Christians, increased restrictions on refugee churches, closure and destruction of other churches, and the ongoing bombing campaign against the Nuba region which has a large Christian community, what steps they are taking to ensure that the right to freedom of religion or belief is respected in Sudan.   HL919

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether ministers and civil servants are required to comply with and execute EU law, and under what circumstances they can depart from the requirements of EU law prior to the date when withdrawal from the EU triggered by Article 50 is completed.   HL920

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the safety reasons behind the Red Arrows’ decision not to perform at Fowey Royal Regatta this year.   HL921

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many bats are currently estimated to be using the bat bridges built over the Dobwalls bypass in Cornwall; and how that number compares with the number recorded at the opening of the bridges.   HL922

Baroness Goudie to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the referendum on the UK membership of the EU, whether school children from other EU countries enrolled in British schools will be able to complete their education in the UK without interruption.   HL923

Baroness Goudie to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the referendum of the UK membership of the EU, whether families and individuals already established in the UK, including families and individuals from other EU countries, will be able to stay in the UK whatever changes may be made in regard to future migration to the UK.   HL924

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Hungary has ratified the UN Convention on Refugees; and whether they will make representations to the government of Hungary about not expelling any applicants for asylum before their cases have been examined and decided.   HL925

Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much the Foreign and Commonwealth Office spent on Overseas Development Assistance between April 2015 and March 2016, and what measures were used to ensure high levels of transparency in how that money was spent.   HL926

Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much the Ministry of Defence spent on Overseas Development Assistance between April 2015 and March 2016, and what measures were used to ensure high levels of transparency in how that money was spent.   HL927

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the EU’s refugee deal with Turkey, what impact assessment has been made of the impact of that deal on the safety and security of Syrian refugees.   HL928

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of asylum applications have been accepted in the UK in the last 12 months.   HL929

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of asylum applications to the UK in the last 12 months were from Syrian minors, and what percentage of those applications were accepted.   HL930

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with Atos and Capita about introducing audio recordings of Personal Independence Payment assessments.   HL931

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they monitor Personal Independence Payment assessments for accuracy.   HL932

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they ensure that all medical reports presented by claimants at Personal Independence Payment assessments are read by assessors. 
   HL933

Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether all Personal Independence Payment assessment centres are accessible for disabled people.   HL934

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding the reduction of the permitted fishing zone off the coast of the Gaza Strip from nine to six nautical miles.   HL935

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they plan to take regarding the reported use of sponge-tipped bullets against Palestinians by Israeli forces.   HL936

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel following reports of the use of rubber bullets and gas canisters, and the confiscation of vehicles, by the Israeli Defence Forces during a raid on Bil’in village on 16 June. 
   HL937

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the weekly non-violent protests against illegal Israeli settlements by the village of Bil’in, and whether they plan to hold discussions with that village’s Popular Struggle Committee.   HL938

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding the reported closure of Palestinian media outlet Musawa for a second time in a year.   HL939

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding the reported continuing restrictions on a Palestinian farmer in accessing his land at Mantiqat Shib al Butum.   HL940

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to maintain current relations with Mauritius, in the light of the intention of Mauritius to seek an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on the sovereignty of Mauritius over the Chagos Archipelago.   HL941

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to make greater use of the advisory function of the International Court of Justice.   HL942

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the timescale for ending the use of the Chagos Archipelago for defence purposes.   HL943

Lord Jones of Cheltenham to ask Her Majesty’s Government how long after the ending of the use of the Chagos Archipelago for defence purposes they expect to return that territory to Mauritius.   HL944

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many species of bumblebee there are in the UK, and what assessment they have made of the challenges faced by those species. 
   HL945

Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the challenges facing honeybees in the UK.   HL946

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of progress towards achieving a more diverse judiciary in the last six years.   HL947

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many judges have been appointed in each of the past six years; and how many of those were (1) from black and minority ethnic backgrounds, (2) women, and (3) disabled.   HL948

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what resources they have provided for diversity and equality initiatives in the judiciary; and what assessment they have made of the success of those initiatives to date.   HL949

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to support the development and introduction of pre-appointment training for those from under-represented groups seeking judicial appointments.   HL950

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd to have completed its report on the potential maximisation of rail use for the handling of spoil and construction materials.   HL951

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports that increased congestion is affecting bus journey times and the reliability of bus services.   HL952

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to introduce legislation to modernise the regulation of taxis and private hire vehicles.   HL953

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to encourage the wider use of lane rental schemes, as introduced in London in 2012.   HL954

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the various levels of subsidy available for travel on public transport and the effect such variations have on inequality; and whether they plan to modify their policies as a result of that assessment.   HL955

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to publish their care leaver covenant.   HL956

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty’s Government what resources were allocated in, or are planned for, (1) 2016–17, (2) 2017–18, (3) 2018–19, and (4) 2019–20, for (a) university social work programmes via student bursaries and the Training Support Grant; (b) the Frontline social work trainee programme; (c) the Think Ahead trainee programme; (d) the Step Up to Social Work trainee programme; (e) social work teaching partnerships; and (f) the start-up and continuing costs for the accreditation of child and family social work.   HL957

Lord Laird to ask the Chairman of Committees whether any members of the House have been asked to provide written consent for their Parliamentary emails to be monitored by MessageLabs antivirus software.   HL958

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 13 June (HL566), what assessment they have made of the discrepancy between the total claims made by the UK against EEA countries and Switzerland and the total claims made against the UK by EEA countries and Switzerland.   HL959

Lord Warner to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they intend to take in response to the government of Israel’s recent announcements of additional settlements on the West Bank and what representations they have made to that government about the impact of those announcements in the viability of a two-state solution.   HL960

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many institutions received degree-awarding powers in (1) England, and (2) the UK, between (a) 1986 and 2000, and (b) 2001 and 2015. 
   HL961

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many institutions received the title of university in (1) England, and (2) the UK, between (a) 1986 and 2000, and (b) 2001 and 2015 .
   HL962

Baroness Corston to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the consultation process for the prison sale and building programme.   HL963

Baroness Corston to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the contract value allocated to each Community Rehabilitation Company and what percentage is spent on direct front line delivery staff as opposed to contract management staff.   HL964

Baroness Corston to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the most up to date commercial land market valuation for the Holloway Prison site.   HL965

Baroness Corston to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is decisions have been made about the future of the Holloway Prison site.   HL966

Baroness Corston to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the marketing of the Holloway Prison site.   HL967

Baroness Corston to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to monitor the impact of the closure of Holloway Prison on the number of family visits to relocated prisoners.   HL968

Lord Pendry to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 27 June (HL744), what steps they plan to take if they find British businesses not complying with the UK National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights in countries like Colombia.   HL969

Lord Pendry to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of report by the National Police Chiefs’ Council suggesting a 57 per cent increase in hate crimes in the UK since the referendum on UK membership of the EU, what steps they intend to take to tackle intolerance and racially motivated crime.   HL970

Lord Pendry to ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Inter-Ministerial Group last met, and what conclusions were made about establishing the Tourism Industry Council.   HL971

Lord Pendry to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made to ensure that the aim to distribute inbound tourism across the UK, as set out in the Five Point Plan, will be met.   HL972

Lord Pendry to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the findings of the 2016 UK Swimming Industry Report that the number of swimming sites is in decline, what steps they intend to take to reduce that decline.   HL973

Lord Pendry to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact that the result of the referendum on UK membership of the EU will have on the free movement of football players from EU member states and their ability to continue to play football in UK football clubs. 
   HL974

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to bring UK law into line with the European Court of Justice ruling C-127/08 on the implementation of Directive 2004/38/EC and the rights of non-EU spouses of EU citizens to move freely in the EU.   HL975

Lord Bassam of Brighton to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many unaccompanied minors seeking asylum have been successfully transferred to the UK in each month since the introduction of Dublin III in January 2013, and from which countries those transfers were made.   HL976

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 4 July (HL763), why the pride flag was not flown over the British Embassy in Ankara when the pride flag has been flown over embassies in Paris, Oslo, Tel Aviv and Santiago.   HL977

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 4 July (HL763), why they have not discussed with the government of Turkey the use of rubber bullets and tear gas against LGBT people on the streets of Istanbul.   HL978

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 4 July (HL763), when they plan to raise with the government of Turkey the use of tear gas and rubber bullets against LGBT people on the streets of Istanbul.   HL979

Questions unanswered after 10 working days 

7 June (21 June)

HL534 Lord Pearson of Rannoch [HO]

HL535 Lord Pearson of Rannoch [HO]

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

[HO] 2

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	6 July
Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
Bus Services [HL]	Government
Asset Freezing (Compensation) [HL]	Private Member’s
Register of Arms Brokers [HL]	Private Member’s
Renters’ Rights [HL]	Private Member’s
Investigatory Powers	Government	11 July
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
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2016
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2016
Draft West Midlands Combined Authority (Election of Mayor) Order 2016
Draft Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2016
Draft Warm Home Discount (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016
Draft Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland Combined Authority (Election of Mayor) Order 2016
Draft Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 (Continuation) Order 2016
Draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) 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 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
Draft Civil Proceedings, First-tier Tribunal, Upper Tribunal and Employment Tribunals Fees (Amendment) Order 2016

Negative Instrument 

Instrument 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

Retirements 

The following members of the House have given notice of their intention to retire.

	Date of Retirement
Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden	21 July
Baroness Sharp of Guildford	31 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.

Tuesday 5 July
High Speed Rail (London–West Midlands) Bill	Select Committee	10.00am and 2.00pm
Science and Technology	Select Committee	10.15am
European Union	Justice Sub-Committee	10.30am
Financial Exclusion	Select Committee	10.30am
Licensing Act 2003	Select Committee	10.30am
Economic Affairs	Select Committee	3.00pm
Communications	Select Committee	3.15pm
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
Human Rights	Joint Committee	3.00pm
Statutory Instruments	Joint Committee	3.45pm
Audit	Audit Committee (Joint meeting)	5.00pm
Thursday 7 July
European Union	External Affairs Sub-Committee	10.00am
Monday 11 July
Palace of Westminster	Joint Committee	4.00pm
Tuesday 12 July
NHS Sustainability	Select Committee	10.00am
Administration and Works	Domestic Committee	11.30am
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny	Select Committee	3.45pm
Liaison	Domestic Committee	4.00pm in Committee Room G
Wednesday 13 July
Works of Art	Domestic Committee	4.15pm
Thursday 14 July
European Union	Internal Market Sub-Committee	10.00am

Minutes of Proceedings of Monday 4 July 2016 

The House met at 2.30pm.

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Ely.

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

Select Committee Report

2 Communications 
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:

A Privatised Future for Channel 4? (1st Report, HL Paper 17)

Public Business

3 European Union A question was asked by Lord Soley and answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns.

4 Landfill: textile waste A question was asked by Baroness Jenkin of Kennington and answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble.

5 Immigration officers A question was asked by Baroness Afshar and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon.

6 Health: HIV A question was asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath and answered by Lord Prior of Brampton.

7 Bus Services Bill [HL] The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 21. The House resumed.

8 European nationals: legal status Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons.

9 Surplus target: corporation tax Lord O’Neill of Gatley repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons.

10 Bus Services Bill [HL] The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 34. Amendments 50, 54 and 55-58 were agreed to. The House resumed.

11 Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 Lord Callanan moved 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). Then Lord Hunt of Kings Heath moved, 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." After debate, the amendment was disagreed to (see division list) and the original motion withdrawn.

12 Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 Baroness Walmsley moved 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). The motion was withdrawn.

13 Bus Services Bill [HL] The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 59. Amendments 61, 62 to 65, 75, 76 and 79 to 82 were agreed to. The House resumed after amendment 83.

The House adjourned at 10.17pm until Tuesday 5 July at 11.30am.

David Beamish

Clerk of the Parliaments

Grand Committee Business

The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 3.30pm.

Children and Social Work Bill [HL] The Grand Committee further considered the bill, beginning with amendment 29. The Committee adjourned after amendment 79.

The Committee adjourned at 7.46pm.

Papers 

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

Command Paper

The following paper was presented to the House by command of Her Majesty:

Transport-Report and Accounts for 2016 of Network Rail Limited.    (9297)

Statutory Instruments (Standing Order 70)

The following negative instruments were laid before the House on 1 July:

1 Health and Care Professions Council (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules Order of Council 2016, laid under the Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001.   (693)

2 Electronic Identification and Trust Services for Electronic Transactions Regulations 2016, laid under the European Communities Act 1972.   (696)

Affirmative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House for approval by resolution:

1 Draft Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2016, laid under the Pensions Act 2014.

2 Draft Warm Home Discount (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016, laid under the Pensions Act 2008.

3 Draft Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland Combined Authority (Election of Mayor) Order 2016, laid under the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.

4 Draft Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 (Continuation) Order 2016, laid under the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011.

5 Draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016, laid under the National Minimum Wage Act 1998.

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

1 Social Security (Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, laid under the Jobseekers Act 1995.   (678)

2 National Health Service (Performers Lists) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, laid under the National Health Service Act 2006.   (686)

3 Antarctic (Recognised Assistance Dog) Regulations 2016, laid under the Antarctic Act 1994. 
     (697)

4 Communications (Access to Infrastructure) Regulations 2016, laid under the European Communities Act 1972.   (700)

5 Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.   (SR258)

Papers not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following papers were laid before the House:

1 Report and Accounts for 2015–16 of the Human Tissue Authority, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Human Tissue Act 2004.

2 Report and Accounts for 2015–16 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990.

3 Report by the Home Secretary on Fire and Rescue Authorities’ progress with the Fire and Rescue National Framework for England, laid under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004.

4 Report and Accounts for 2015–16 of Transport Focus, laid under the Railways Act 2005.

5 Report and Accounts for 2015–16 of the Office of Rail and Road, laid under the Railways Act 1993.

6 Report and Accounts for 2015–16 of the Supreme Court, laid under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.

  7 (1) Report and Accounts for 2015–16 of Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

(2) Report and Accounts for 2015–16 of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

(3) Report and Accounts for 2015–16 of East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

(4) Report and Accounts for 2015–16 of The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

(5) Report and Accounts for 2015–16 of Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

(6) Report and Accounts for 2015–16 of The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust

(7) Report and Accounts for 2015–16 of Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

(8) Report and Accounts for 2015–16 of Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

(9) Report and Accounts for 2015–16 of Medway NHS Foundation Trust

(10) Report and Accounts for 2015–16 of Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

laid under the National Health Service Act 2006.

Division on 4 July 2016 

Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath moved, as an amendment to the motion in the name of Lord Callanan, 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." The House divided:

Contents 57

Not-contents 91

Contents Aberdare, L. Adams of Craigielea, B. Alton of Liverpool, L. Bassam of Brighton, L. [Teller] Berkeley, L. Berkeley of Knighton, L. Bradley, L. Callanan, L. Campbell-Savours, L. Cathcart, E. Chester, Bp. Corston, B. Craigavon, V. Elder, L. Falkland, V. Faulkner of Worcester, L. Ford, B. Forsyth of Drumlean, L. Golding, B. Grey-Thompson, B. Griffiths of Burry Port, L. Harris of Haringey, L. Healy of Primrose Hill, B. Hollis of Heigham, B. Howarth of Newport, L. Howells of St Davids, B. Hunt of Kings Heath, L. Jones of Whitchurch, B. Jordan, L. Judd, L. Kennedy of Cradley, B. Kennedy of Southwark, L. Kingsmill, B. Kirkhill, L. Lawson of Blaby, L. Lea of Crondall, L. Lennie, L. Liddle, L. McAvoy, L. McIntosh of Hudnall, B. Maxton, L. Morris of Handsworth, L. Morris of Yardley, B. Prescott, L. Rea, L. Rennard, L. Ridley, V. Royall of Blaisdon, B. Selborne, E.

Skelmersdale, L. Smith of Basildon, B. Somerset, D. Taylor of Bolton, B. Trenchard, V. Trimble, L. Tunnicliffe, L. [Teller] Watts, L. Not-contents Ahmad of Wimbledon, L. Altmann, B. Anelay of St Johns, B. Arbuthnot of Edrom, L. Ashton of Hyde, L. Astor of Hever, L. Attlee, E. Balfe, L. Berridge, B. Bilimoria, L. Blencathra, L. Borwick, L. Bottomley of Nettlestone, B. Bourne of Aberystwyth, L. Bridges of Headley, L. Brougham and Vaux, L. Browne of Belmont, L. Browning, B. Caithness, E. Carrington of Fulham, L. Chalker of Wallasey, B. Chisholm of Owlpen, B. Courtown, E. De Mauley, L. Deben, L. Deech, B. Dunlop, L. Evans of Bowes Park, B. Fairfax of Cameron, L. Farmer, L. Faulks, L. Flight, L. Fookes, B. Freeman, L. Freud, L. Gardiner of Kimble, L. [Teller] Goldie, B. Grantchester, L. Hamilton of Epsom, L. Higgins, L. Hodgson of Abinger, B.

Hollins, B. Holmes of Richmond, L. Hooper, B. Horam, L. Howe, E. Hunt of Wirral, L. Jopling, L. Lansley, L. Lindsay, E. Low of Dalston, L. Lupton, L. Lyell, L. MacGregor of Pulham Market, L. McIntosh of Pickering, B. Marlesford, L. Masham of Ilton, B. Mobarik, B. Morris of Bolton, B. Morrow, L. Moynihan, L. Neville-Rolfe, B. Newlove, B. Noakes, B. Northbrook, L. Norton of Louth, L. O’Shaughnessy, L. Popat, L. Prior of Brampton, L. Ribeiro, L. Risby, L. Robathan, L. Scott of Bybrook, B. Seccombe, B. Selkirk of Douglas, L. Sharples, B. Sherbourne of Didsbury, L. Shinkwin, L. Shrewsbury, E. Smith of Hindhead, L. Stoddart of Swindon, L. Stowell of Beeston, B. Stroud, B. Taylor of Holbeach, L. [Teller] Verma, B. Wasserman, L. Wei, L. Wilcox, B. Young of Cookham, L. Young of Old Scone, B. Younger of Leckie, V.