House of Lords Business

Thursday 13 October 2016 at 11.00am

Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate will be introduced.

*Oral Questions, 30 minutes

*Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to ensure that there is an increase in the level of supported housing across England so that the needs of vulnerable people are met.

*Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of recent developments in Syria.

*Lord Faulkner of Worcester to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the Football Association Premier League fulfils its commitment to make all its clubs comply with the accessible stadia guidance by August 2017.

*Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of the killing of 140 people following a Saudi air strike on a funeral in Yemen, they are reassessing the licensing of United Kingdom weapons sales to Saudi Arabia since the conflict in Yemen began.

Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills The Senior Deputy Speaker to move that, in accordance with Private Business Standing Order 69 (Appointment of Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills), Mr Daniel Greenberg be appointed an Examiner of Petitions for Private Bills in place of Mr Peter Davis.

New Southgate Cemetery Bill [HL] Third Reading

Baroness Andrews to move that this House takes note of the Government’s proposals for the extension of grammar schools and selection in education. (Balloted debate, 2½ hours)

Lord Bird to move that this House takes note of the cultural, civic and educational significance of libraries, bookshops and booksellers in the United Kingdom. (Balloted debate, 2½ hours)

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. (1½ hours)

Future Business 

Monday 17 October at 2.30pm

*Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they now expect commercial flights to start at the airport in St Helena.

*Lord Holmes of Richmond to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure that the United Kingdom becomes a global centre for innovation and growth in the sharing economy.

*Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment have they made of the level of hidden homelessness in England.

*Baroness Quin to ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent meetings have taken place between ministers and citizens affected by the under-occupancy charge.

Investigatory Powers Bill Report (day 2) [Earl Howe]

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. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)

Tuesday 18 October at 2.30pm

Baroness Bertin will be introduced.

*Lord Hannay of Chiswick to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they stand behind the forecasts for the shortfall in the United Kingdom’s economic growth as a result of Brexit set out in HM Treasury analysis: the long-term economic impact of EU membership and the alternatives, published in April.

*Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to extend podiatry care for diabetics.

*Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether NHS England is informing patients that lifesaving drugs will be denied them if funding has to be made available for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention.

Topical oral question. Ballot to be drawn at 1pm on Friday 14 October.

†Children and Social Work Bill [HL] Report [Lord Nash] 3rd Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights

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. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)

Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm

Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2016 Consideration in Grand Committee [Baroness Williams of Trafford]

Self-build and Custom Housebuilding (Time for Compliance and Fees) Regulations 2016 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth]

Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2016 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Dunlop]

Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2016 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Dunlop]

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Ring-fenced Bodies, Core Activities, Excluded Activities and Prohibitions) (Amendment) Order 2016 Consideration in Grand Committee [Lord Young of Cookham]

Wednesday 19 October at 3.00pm

*Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to address the impact on long-term residential rental properties in London of the deregulation of short-term letting last year.

*Baroness Kennedy of Cradley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their priorities for the United Kingdom’s international development aid budget.

*Lord Touhig to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to prevent vexatious law suits being brought against British servicemen.

Topical oral question. Ballot opens at 3pm on Thursday 13 October, to be drawn at 1pm on Monday 17 October.

It is expected that the Report stage of the Investigatory Powers Bill will continue, and that it will conclude.

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. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)

Thursday 20 October at 11.00am

Lord Fraser of Corriegarth and 
Lord Caine will be introduced.

*Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards creating the conditions necessary to halve the unemployment rate of disabled people.

*Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to extend voting rights in parliamentary elections to British citizens who have been living abroad for 15 years or more.

*The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect those at risk of gambling-related harm.

Topical oral question. Ballot opens at 3pm on Friday 14 October, to be drawn at 1pm on Tuesday 18 October.

Lord Wallace of Saltaire to move that this House takes note of the implications for foreign and security policy co-operation with European countries of the result of the referendum for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

Baroness Parminter to move that this House takes note of the future of environmental and climate change policy in the light of the result of the referendum for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

Friday 21 October at 10.00am

House of Lords Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Elton]

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

Abortion (Disability Equality) Bill [HL] Second Reading [Lord Shinkwin]

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

Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill [HL] Second Reading [Baroness Tonge]

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

Monday 24 October at 2.30pm

Lord Macpherson of Earl’s Court will be introduced.

*Lord Dubs to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assurances they can give to European Union citizens living in the United Kingdom, and British citizens living in other European Union countries, regarding their position following the negotiations for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union.

*Baroness Ludford to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to fulfil the pledge in the 2015 Conservative Party manifesto to "safeguard British interests in the Single Market".

*Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to fulfil the obligation under the Immigration Act 2016 to accept unaccompanied child refugees before the camps at Calais and Dunkirk are demolished on 31 October.

*Baroness Massey of Darwen to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Accelerated Access Review will address the availability of innovative drugs for breast cancer.

Tuesday 25 October at 2.30pm

*Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are considering reversing the cuts made to staffing in British embassies based in European Union countries in order to accommodate increased bilateral negotiations accompanying the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union.

*Baroness Donaghy to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of households currently in fuel poverty; and what action they intend to take to reduce that number.

*Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have commenced a review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012; and, if so, when they anticipate that the review will be published.

Wednesday 26 October at 3.00pm

*Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to review the number of students studying medicine.

*Lord Haskel to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have prepared their industrial strategy; and, if so, what it is.

*Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they are giving to commissioning a new Royal Yacht.

Thursday 27 October at 11.00am

*Baroness Grender to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the publishing industry ahead of the development of the Department for International Trade’s creative industries export strategy.

*Baroness Featherstone to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will reverse their decision to end the business rate exemption for small solar panels from April 2017.

*Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will match current levels of European Union funding for the creative industries following the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union.

Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 1.00pm

†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. (1 hour)

†Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they propose to take to combat anti-Semitism, in particular in universities. (1 hour)

†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. (1 hour)

†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. (1 hour)

†Lord Wills to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to support those who have contracted mesothelioma. (1 hour)

Monday 31 October at 2.30pm

*Viscount Simon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to encourage drivers to have their sight checked regularly in the interest of road safety.

*Baroness Benjamin to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to promote oral health for children.

*Lord Grocott to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy on directly elected mayors.

*Lord Ramsbotham to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Transforming Rehabilitation programme is, as suggested by the then Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice, Lord Faulks, changing the lives of thousands of people by reforming the supervision of all offenders in the community (HL Deb, 11 March 2014, col 1695).

Tuesday 1 November at 2.30pm

*Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the importance of aviation to Britain’s international trade.

*Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the integration of asylum seekers granted refugee status.

*Lord Teverson to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in their sale of the Green Investment Bank.

Wednesday 2 November at 3.00pm

*Baroness Bakewell to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the concerns of the Women Against State Pension Inequality about the reduction in the state pension age for women.

*Lord Tyler to ask Her Majesty’s Government how their plan to trigger Article 50 relates to the Conservative party’s 2010 manifesto pledge to make "the use of the Royal Prerogative subject to greater democratic control so that Parliament is properly involved in all big national decisions."

*Lord Oates to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of South Africa about the economic and political situation in Zimbabwe.

Thursday 3 November at 11.00am

*Lord Soley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on their negotiations with the European Union on Brexit and the United Kingdom’s future relationship with the European Union of the pursuit by other European Union member states of ever-closer union.

*Lord Risby to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their current guidance on flights from the United Kingdom landing in Egypt, and in particular Sharm El-Sheikh.

*Lord Shinkwin to ask Her Majesty’s Government what they are doing to celebrate Trustees’ Week, to highlight the work that trustees in the United Kingdom are doing.

Monday 7 November at 2.30pm

*Baroness Wheeler to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the Carers UK report Pressure Points: carers and the NHS, concerning problems faced by carers in accessing primary and community support services for the people they care for.

*Baroness Sharples to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in controlling the spread of Japanese knotweed.

*Lord Laming to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that children in local authority care are placed in a location close to their extended family and current school.

*Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty’s Government how the amphibious helicopter lift capability provided by HMS Ocean will be provided after she is paid off.

Tuesday 8 November at 2.30pm

*Lord Patel of Bradford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to address reports of increasing levels of violence in prisons.

*Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether flood defences are in place to protect vital infrastructure this winter.

*Baroness Seccombe to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Faulks on 7 July (HL Deb, cols 2120–2), whether consideration of increasing magistrates’ sentencing powers has concluded; and if so, what conclusions have been reached.

†Wednesday 9 November at 11.00am

†*Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve awareness and take-up of the services available to assist United Kingdom exporters.

†*Lord Beith to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the governments of India about the continued imprisonment of six United Kingdom ex-servicemen who had been working on an anti-piracy ship.

†*Lord Sharkey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the latest NHS data on timely diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients.

Motions for Balloted Debate 

Ballot on 1 November for debate on 17 November. Time limit 2½ hours

Lord Harrison to move that this House takes note of the contribution of atheists and humanists to the United Kingdom.

The Earl of Sandwich to move that this House takes note of the role of Parliament in debating and approving the United Kingdom’s negotiating position with the European Union at an early date and in advance of triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.

Baroness Gardner of Parkes to move that this House takes note of the case for greater local authority control over short-term residential lettings following the deregulation of short-term lettings in London in 2015, and its effect on the supply of long-term residential lettings as homes.

Lord Lucas to move that this House takes note of the application of immigration policy to overseas students at United Kingdom universities and colleges.

Lord Oates to move that this House takes note of the political and economic situation in Zimbabwe and its impact on the economic and political stability of the Southern African Development Community region.

†Lord Harries of Pentregarth to move that this House takes note of the case for sustainable funding of social care.

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 Corston to move that this House takes note of the Report from the Social Mobility Committee (Session 2015–16, HL Paper 120). 8 April 2016

Lord Whitty to move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee Online Platforms and the Digital Single Market (10th Report, Session 2015–16, HL Paper 129). 20 April 2016

Baroness Scott of Needham Market to move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee Responding to price volatility: creating a more resilient agricultural sector (15th Report, Session 2015–16, HL Paper 146). 16 May 2016

Baroness Falkner of Margravine to move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee ‘Whatever it takes’: the Five Presidents’ Report on completing Economic and Monetary Union (13th Report, Session 2015–16, HL Paper 143). 12 May 2016

Baroness Prashar to move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee Children in crisis: unaccompanied migrant children in the EU (2nd Report, HL Paper 34). 26 July 2016

Lord Lang of Monkton to move that this House takes note of the Report from the Constitution Committee The invoking of Article 50 (4th Report, HL Paper 44). 14 September 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.

Lord Lester of Herne Hill to move to resolve that the draft BBC Royal Charter should be laid before this House for debate, and that the BBC Royal Charter should not be granted until this House has debated on and approved the draft BBC Royal Charter.

Baroness Featherstone to move to resolve, in the light of the United Kingdom’s carbon emission targets under the Climate Change Act 2008 and the growth potential of the United Kingdom’s renewable industries, that this House calls on Her Majesty’s Government to introduce a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking", until the health, environmental and economic concerns about this industry have been fully investigated.

Motions 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

Lord Storey to move that this House regrets that information about pupils’ nationality and country of birth collected under the Education (Pupil Information) (England) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016 (SI 2016/808) could be used to help determine a child’s immigration status.

†Lord Stevenson of Balmacara to move that this House regrets that the Government have not sought or gained public support for the draft Contracting Out (Functions relating to the Royal Parks) Order 2016, that they have failed to carry out an effective consultation with the staff affected and that they have failed to explain how the body proposed by the Order would meet greater financial commitments while not destroying the balance between protecting the historic environment of the parks and maintaining their security and allowing commercial activities in the parks. 8th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

Questions for Short Debate 

Time limit 1 hour or 1½ hours

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 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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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 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 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 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)

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)

The Lord Bishop of Portsmouth to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the role of the Armed Forces Covenant in ensuring that those who serve or who have served in the armed forces, and their families, are treated with fairness and respect. (11 July)

Lord Higgins to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve equine welfare standards in England and Wales. (18 July)

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to ensure that Clinical Commissioners respect the undertakings made in Our Commitments to you for end of life care: The Government Response to the Review of Choice in End of Life Care. (1 September)

Lord Porter of Spalding to ask Her Majesty’s Government what instructions they have given to ministers of the Crown and senior civil servants following their commitment to work with local government as the United Kingdom negotiates its withdrawal from the European Union. (1 September)

Lord Sharkey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to help maintain the United Kingdom’s position in medical research. (8 September)

Lord Butler of Brockwell to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are planning to take to include statistics on the time spent on parliamentary proceedings on each Part of an Act in the explanatory notes on Acts of Parliament. (8 September)

Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on litigants in person of the introduction of administration charges and other costs when bringing claims in courts and tribunals. (8 September)

Baroness Gale to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in improving neurological services in England. (12 September)

Viscount Waverley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what strategy they have adopted to increase the United Kingdom’s exports. (15 September)

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of recent developments in Syria. (15 September)

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of commissioning a new Royal Yacht. (3 October)

Baroness Jay of Paddington to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of recent legislation on assisted dying in North America; and whether those laws provide an appropriate basis for legislation in England and Wales. (10 October)

Questions for Written Answer 

Tabled on 12 October and due for answer by 26 October.

Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the statement by the Secretary of State for Health on 10 August that any patient who needs cataract surgery should get it without delay, what is their assessment of the impact on cataract surgery waiting times and local capacity to deliver cataract treatment of a higher priority being afforded to such treatment.   HL2224

Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government, what is their assessment of the impact of innovative technology and improvements in efficiency on outcomes for cataract treatment.   HL2225

Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government what support they are providing to implement the UK Vision Strategy.   HL2226

Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the waiting times for cataract surgery for each of the past 10 years for each clinical commissioning group.   HL2227

Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people have lost their sight or had their vision impaired as a result of delays in the provision of cataract surgery.   HL2228

Lord Pendry to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to end non-compliance with the national minimum wage and other breaches of employers’ duty of care.   HL2229

Lord Pendry to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made regulations under section 12 of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998; and if so, what those regulations provide.   HL2230

Lord Pendry to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many homecare workers and residential care workers are paid less than the minimum wage.   HL2231

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the current arrangements for parents who decide to homeschool their children; whether children who are homeschooled are given a Unique Pupil Number; and what safeguards there are to ensure that the relevant educational and local authorities are informed of the educational development and well-being of homeschooled children.
   HL2232

Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the current arrangements for a pupil moving from an academy school to a non-academy school, and whether the academy school is obliged to notify the local authority and the receiving school.   HL2233

Baroness Suttie to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much private sector investment has been secured to tackle malaria as part of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.   HL2234

Baroness Suttie to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of Public Health England’s Tuberculosis in England annual report published on 27 September.   HL2235

Baroness Suttie to ask Her Majesty’s Government, following publication of their response to the Review on Antimicrobial Resistance, how they will coordinate the work of government across different departments.   HL2236

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the increasing number of benefits appeals, notably for Personal Independence Payments and the greater success rates where appeals are heard by tribunals at which the claimant appears, what their reasons are for proposing to reduce the number of cases in which an appellant may appear in person and in which the panel includes a member with direct experience of the relevant benefit; and what savings they estimate will arise from that change.   HL2237

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many disqualification decisions taken in another EU member state have been given effect in the UK, in each of the last three years, under the terms of the European Convention on Driving Disqualifications.   HL2238

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask Her Majesty’s Government what engagement has taken place with the Northern Ireland Executive on the process of exiting the European Union.   HL2239

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much has been paid in subsidies to off-shore wind farms in each of the last two years.   HL2240

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) prosecutions, and (2) convictions, in relation to fuel laundering there have been since 2014.   HL2241

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the costs of teaching English to pupils who do not have English as their first language, broken down by region, in each of the last three years.   HL2242

Lord Browne of Belmont to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps are in place to train more new doctors and nurses in the UK.   HL2243

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem to ask Her Majesty’s Government from which organisations they receive open source intelligence, in addition to that provided by the BBC monitoring service.   HL2244

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to reinstate direct funding of the BBC monitoring service and the BBC World Service.   HL2245

Baroness Gould of Potternewton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what data is collected, and with what frequency, by local authorities in England regarding homelessness applications.   HL2246

Baroness Gould of Potternewton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what data they collect, and with what frequency, regarding homelessness applications.   HL2247

Baroness Gould of Potternewton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the circumstances in which an individual can be assessed as having a housing priority need in a local authority in England.
   HL2248

Baroness Gould of Potternewton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to issue guidance to local authorities on the definition of priority with regards to homelessness applications in England.   HL2249

Lord Hughes of Woodside to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen on 28 September (HL1957), how many full-time equivalent staff are employed on work for the Joint Anti-Corruption Unit; and what are the (1) staff, and (2) other, costs of that unit.   HL2250

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made to achieve the goal to end, by 2030, preventable deaths of new-borns and children under five years of age, adopted at the UN Sustainable Development Summit in September 2015.   HL2251

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the evidence provided by the UN Secretary General which points out that the government of South Sudan is regularly undermining the UN Security Council decision to deploy an additional 4,000 peacekeepers.   HL2252

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the UN report, published in September, that more than 3.7 million school-aged refugee children have no school to go to.   HL2253

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to use British aircraft as part of an international effort to enforce a no-fly zone intended to stop Russian attacks on Syria.   HL2254

Lord Mawhinney to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to amalgamate primary care centres into larger units covering approximately 30,000 patients.   HL2255

Lord Mawhinney to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the NHS has the authority to require the amalgamation of local primary care centres; and if so, what is the extent of its powers.   HL2256

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much has been spent on the Competition and Markets Authority inquiry into the overlap between Arriva Buses and Arriva Trains in the area covered by the Northern Rail Franchise, including staff time and legal and consultants fees.   HL2257

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the likely costs to Arriva of the management time, consultants fees and legal expenses involved in the Competition and Markets Authority inquiry into the overlap between Arriva Buses and Arriva Trains in the area covered by the Northern Rail Franchise.   HL2258

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to permit the use of electronic signs on motorways and other major roads during Road Safety Week in November to encourage drivers to undertake an eyesight test.   HL2259

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in the development of portable on-board equipment associated with the European Train Control System so that every locomotive and train does not need to have such equipment permanently fitted.   HL2260

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they support the UN Secretary General’s recommendation to set up an international, independent investigatory body into violations of international humanitarian and human rights law in the war in Yemen; and if so, what assistance they are offering.   HL2261

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the implications for the sale of UK arms to Saudi Arabia of the most recent Saudi-led airstrike which killed over 140 people at a funeral party in Sana’a on 8 October.   HL2262

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to increase the population of endangered Suffolk Punch horses and to ensure that the breed does not become extinct.   HL2263

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Prime Minister had a bilateral with President Sisi of Egypt at the G20 Summit in Hangzhou; and if so, who requested the meeting and why.   HL2264

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to protect the UK’s bee population against the invasive and predatory Asian hornet (Vespa velutina).   HL2265

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the increase in jihadist attacks in Bangladesh; and what discussions they have had with the government of Bangladesh to ensure that the country does not become a new centre for jihadist violence.   HL2266

Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of changes to departmental responsibility for the Disabled Students Allowance, where the minimum standards for disability adjustment that Higher Education Institutions must undertake are published.   HL2267

Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the recent changes to the Disabled Students Allowance, what guidance has been issued to the Higher Education sector on the provision of support for disabled students.   HL2268

Baroness Berridge to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they last made representations to the government of Pakistan concerning the trial of Asia Bibi for blasphemy; what was the nature of those representations; and what was the response by the government of Pakistan to those representations.
   HL2269

Baroness Berridge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential need for Mrs Asia Bibi and her family to apply for asylum should she be released from detention in Pakistan.   HL2270

Baroness Berridge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan about the application of the death penalty for blasphemy.   HL2271

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the latest breaches of the ceasefire in Ukraine by Russian forces near Marinpol.   HL2272

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the amount of aid expenditure in respect of refugees from Syria since 1 April 2012 in each of (1) Lebanon, (2) Jordan, (3) Turkey, and (4) EU Member States; and in each category how much was routed through (a) state governments, (b) UN agencies, (c) EU agencies, and (d) voluntary organisations of all kinds.   HL2273

Lord Steel of Aikwood to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 2 August (HL1270) concerning resettlement of the Chagos Islands, whether the remaining work is now completed and when an announcement on possible resettlement will be made.
   HL2274

Baroness Suttie to ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of the $6 billion pledged at the Supporting Syria and the Region Conference in London on 4 February has now been (1) delivered, and (2) dispersed in the recipient countries; and what plans there are to achieve further financial support, particularly for under-funded areas, such as the UN-coordinated humanitarian inter-agency appeals.   HL2275

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many English state school pupils applying to UK universities for undergraduate study in 2015–16 did not have (1) maths GCSE, (2) English GCSE, and (3) either maths or English GCSE, at C grade or above.   HL2276

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many English state school pupils accepting offers of an undergraduate place made by UK universities in 2015–16 did not have (1) maths GCSE, (2) English GCSE, and (3) either maths or English GCSE, at C grade or above.   HL2277

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government what impact they expect the recent fall in the value of sterling to have on imported consumer goods.   HL2278

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask the Leader of the House what procedural advice or guidance is given to government departments when answering Parliamentary questions.   HL2279

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the difference between their approach to answering Parliamentary Questions and freedom of information requests.   HL2280

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government what new units have been established and which units have been closed in 10 Downing Street since the appointment of the new Prime Minister.   HL2281

Lord Moonie to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in implementing Article 8(4–6) of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive (2012/27/EU) and the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme Regulations 2014 which give effect to the scheme.   HL2282

Lord Moonie to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to fill senior management vacancies on the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme.   HL2283

Lord Moonie to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with train operating companies about eliminating or reworking the role of conductors on trains.   HL2284

Lord Moonie to ask Her Majesty’s Government what commercial risk assessments are undertaken by (1) the Ministry of Defence, and (2) Defence Equipment and Support, into the financial stability of (a) UK-based suppliers of equipment, and (b) overseas suppliers of equipment.   HL2285

Lord Moonie to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they expect the financial problems of the South Korean Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering firm to affect the delivery of the four Tide-class tankers to the Ministry of Defence on-time, on-price and on-specification.   HL2286

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications for UK case law (1) during the period following the repeal of the European Communities Act 1972, and (2) between the repeal of the Act and the date of the UK leaving the EU.
   HL2287

Bills in Progress 

	Type of Bill	To be considered
Waiting for Second Reading
International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
House of Lords [HL]	Private Member’s	21 October
Abortion (Disability Equality) [HL]	Private Member’s	21 October
Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) [HL]	Private Member’s	21 October
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
Carbon Emission Reductions [HL]	Private Member’s
Fixed-term Parliaments (Repeal) [HL]	Private Member’s
National Citizen Service [HL]	Government
Committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee
Faversham Oyster Fishery Company [HL]	Private
Committed to a Special Public Bill Committee
Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) [HL] (Law Commission Bill)	Government
Committed to a Select Committee
High Speed Rail (London–West Midlands)	Government	13 October
Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
Asset Freezing (Compensation) [HL]	Private Member’s
Register of Arms Brokers [HL]	Private Member’s
Renters’ Rights [HL]	Private Member’s
Modern Slavery (Transparency in Supply Chains) [HL]	Private Member’s
Armed Forces Deployment (Royal Prerogative) [HL]	Private Member’s
Bread and Flour Regulations (Folic Acid) [HL]	Private Member’s
Policing and Crime (Welsh Legislative Consent Motion passed)	Government
House of Lords Act 1999 (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
Lobbying (Transparency) [HL]	Private Member’s
Budget Responsibility and National Audit (Fiscal Mandate) [HL]	Private Member’s
Wales	Government
Waiting for Report
Children and Social Work [HL]	Government	18 October
Bus Services [HL]	Government
Investigatory Powers	Government	17 October
Waiting for Third Reading
New Southgate Cemetery [HL]	Private	13 October
Sent to the Commons
Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) [HL] (Welsh and Northern Irish Legislative Consent Motions passed)	Government

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 Northern Ireland (Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan) Act 2016 (Independent Reporting Commission) Regulations 2016
Draft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016
Draft Contracts for Difference (Allocation) (Excluded Sites) Amendment Regulations 2016
Referred to a Grand Committee and Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2016		18 October
Draft Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2016		18 October
Draft Self-build and Custom Housebuilding (Time for Compliance and Fees) Regulations 2016		18 October
Draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2016		18 October
Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Ring-fenced Bodies, Core Activities, Excluded Activities and Prohibitions) (Amendment) Order 2016		18 October
Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Hunting Act 2004 (Exempt Hunting) (Amendment) Order 2015	7th Report, Session 2015–16
Draft Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 (Continuation) Order 2016	7th Report
Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
Draft Contracting Out (Functions relating to the Royal Parks) Order 2016	8th Report
Draft Contracts for Difference (Allocation) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Negative Instruments 

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
9th Report
Benefit Cap (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit)(Amendment) Regulations 2016	17 November
First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Fees (Amendment) Order 2016	17 November
Instrument not reported by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
Education (Pupil Information) (England) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016	7 November

Retirement 

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

	Date of Retirement
Lord Tordoff	13 October

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 13 October
High Speed Rail (London–West Midlands) Bill	Select Committee	10.00am
European Union	Internal Market Sub-Committee	2.15pm
European Union	External Affairs Sub-Committee	2.15pm
Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Bill [HL]	Special Public Bill Committee	2.30pm
Monday 17 October
Privileges and Conduct	Select Committee	4.15pm
Tuesday 18 October
NHS Sustainability	Select Committee	10.00am
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
Economic Affairs	Select Committee	3.30pm
Charities	Select Committee	3.45pm
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny	Select Committee	3.45pm
Wednesday 19 October
European Union	Financial Affairs Sub-Committee	10.00am
Constitution	Select Committee	10.15am
European Union	Home Affairs Sub-Committee	10.20am
European Union	Energy and Environment Sub-Committee	10.30am
International Relations	Select Committee	10.30am
Human Rights	Joint Committee	3.00pm
Statutory Instruments	Joint Committee	3.45pm
Monday 24 October
National Security Strategy	Joint Committee	3.30pm
Tuesday 25 October
Finance	Domestic Committee	4.15pm in Residence Room 2
Wednesday 2 November
Liaison	Domestic Committee	4.30pm

Minutes of Proceedings of Wednesday 12 October 2016 

The House met at 3.00pm.

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Norwich.

Private Business

1 High Speed Rail (London–West Midlands) Bill The following petitions against the bill were withdrawn:

Jestico and Whiles and Associates (No. 720) 
The Trustees and Beneficiaries of the Jestico Whiles Retirement Benefit Scheme (No. 747) and 
British Overseas Bank Nominees Limited and WGTC Nominees Limited (No. 765).

Select Committee Reports

2 Statutory Instruments 
The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed:

Report on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments:  
Draft Contracts for Difference (Allocation) (Amendment) Regulations 2016. (9th Report, HL Paper 47)

3 Human Rights 
The following Reports from the Joint Committee were made and ordered to be printed:

Legislative Scrutiny: (1) Children and Social Work Bill; (2) Policing and Crime Bill; (3) Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill (3rd Report, HL Paper 48)

The Government’s policy on the use of drones for targeted killing: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2015–16. (4th Report, HL Paper 49)

Public Business

4 Devolution: North-east England A question was asked by Lord Beith and answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth.

5 Migrants in France: United Kingdom contribution A question was asked by Baroness Sheehan and answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford.

6 Israel: children in military custody A question was asked by Lord Hylton and answered by Baroness Goldie.

7 School census: pupils’ nationality A question was asked by the Earl of Clancarty and answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie.

8 Select Committees The Senior Deputy Speaker moved that Lord Newby be appointed a member of the House of Lords Commission and Liaison Committee, in the place of Lord Wallace of Tankerness. The motion was agreed to.

9 Bus Services Bill [HL] The report was received. Amendments 2, 3 (see division 1), 4, 6 (see division 2), 8, 9A (see division 4), 10, 10A, 11, 14 (see division 5), 15 and 17 were agreed to. Amendment 7 was disagreed to (see division 3). The report stage was adjourned after amendment 17.

10 BBC charter Lord Ashton of Hyde moved that this House takes note of the drafts of the BBC’s new charter and the agreement between the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and the Corporation. After debate, the motion was agreed to.

The House adjourned at 11.04pm until Thursday 13 October at 11.00am.

David Beamish

Clerk of the Parliaments

Papers 

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

Command Paper

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

National Citizen Service-Draft Royal Charter for the National Citizen Service Trust.    (9333)

Papers not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following papers were laid before the House:

1 Report for the period 1 August 2015 to 30 September 2016 of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, laid under the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

2 Report for 2015–16 of the Care Quality Commission on the state of health care and adult social care in England, laid under the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

Divisions on 12 October 2016 

Bus Services Bill

Division No. 1

Lord Bradshaw moved amendment 3, in clause 1, page 2, line 40, at end to insert:

"(11) Where a local transport authority or authorities make an advanced quality partnership scheme, the Secretary of State may by order make provision to confer upon that authority or authorities the functions to enforce traffic offences.

(12) The Secretary of State may make an order under subsection (11) only if a proposal for the making of the order in relation to the local transport authority or authorities has been made to the Secretary of State by the appropriate authority or authorities."

The House divided:

Contents 216

Not-contents 175

Contents Adams of Craigielea, B. Addington, L. Ahmed, L. Alton of Liverpool, L. Andrews, B. Armstrong of Hill Top, B. Bakewell, B. Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, B. [Teller] Barker, B. Bassam of Brighton, L. Beecham, L. Beith, L. Benjamin, B. Berkeley, L. Bhattacharyya, L. Blackstone, B. Blunkett, L. Boateng, L. Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, B. Boothroyd, B. Bowles of Berkhamsted, B. Bradley, L. Bradshaw, L. Bragg, L. Brinton, B. Brooke of Alverthorpe, L. Brookman, L. Bruce of Bennachie, L. Burt of Solihull, B. Campbell of Pittenweem, L. Campbell-Savours, L. Carlile of Berriew, L. Cashman, L. Chandos, V. Chidgey, L. Clancarty, E. Clark of Windermere, L. Clarke of Hampstead, L. Clement-Jones, L. Collins of Highbury, L. Corston, B. Cotter, L. Crawley, B. Davies of Oldham, L. Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, B. Donaghy, B. Donoughue, L. Doocey, B. Drake, B. Dubs, L. Eames, L. Elder, L. Elis-Thomas, L. Elystan-Morgan, L. Falkland, V. Falkner of Margravine, B. Farrington of Ribbleton, B. Faulkner of Worcester, L. Finlay of Llandaff, B. Foster of Bath, L. Foster of Bishop Auckland, L. Gale, B. Garden of Frognal, B. German, L. Giddens, L. Glasgow, E. Goddard of Stockport, L. Golding, B. Gordon of Strathblane, L. Goudie, B. Gould of Potternewton, B. Grantchester, L. Grender, B. Griffiths of Burry Port, L. Grocott, L. Hain, L. Hameed, L. Hamwee, B. Hanworth, V. Harris of Haringey, L. Harris of Richmond, B. Harrison, L. Haworth, L. Hayter of Kentish Town, B. Healy of Primrose Hill, B. Hollick, L. Hollis of Heigham, B. Howarth of Newport, L. Howells of St Davids, B. Howie of Troon, L. Hughes of Woodside, L. Humphreys, B. [Teller] Hunt of Chesterton, L. Hunt of Kings Heath, L. Hussain, L. Hussein-Ece, B. Janke, B. Jolly, B. Jones, L. Jones of Cheltenham, L. Jones of Whitchurch, B. Jowell, B. Judd, L. Kennedy of Cradley, B. Kennedy of Southwark, L. Kinnock, L. Kinnock of Holyhead, B. Kirkwood of Kirkhope, L. Knight of Weymouth, L. Kramer, B. Laming, L. Lawrence of Clarendon, B. Lea of Crondall, L. Lennie, L. Liddell of Coatdyke, B. Liddle, L. Lipsey, L. Lister of Burtersett, B. Ludford, B. McAvoy, L. McDonagh, B. Macdonald of Tradeston, L. McIntosh of Hudnall, B. McKenzie of Luton, L. Maclennan of Rogart, L. Maddock, B. Marks of Henley-on-Thames, L. Masham of Ilton, B. Maxton, L. Monks, L.

Morgan, L. Morgan of Huyton, B. Morris of Aberavon, L. Morris of Handsworth, L. Morris of Yardley, B. Murphy of Torfaen, L. Newby, L. Northover, B. Nye, B. Oates, L. Paddick, L. Parekh, L. Parminter, B. Patel of Bradford, L. Pendry, L. Pitkeathley, B. Plant of Highfield, L. Ponsonby of Shulbrede, L. Prescott, L. Primarolo, B. Prosser, B. Quin, B. Ramsay of Cartvale, B. Randerson, B. Rebuck, B. Redesdale, L. Reid of Cardowan, L. Rennard, L. Richard, L. Roberts of Llandudno, L. Rooker, L. Rosser, L. Rowlands, L. Royall of Blaisdon, B. Sawyer, L. Scott of Needham Market, B. Sharkey, L. Sherlock, B. Shipley, L. Shutt of Greetland, L. Simon, V. Singh of Wimbledon, L. Smith of Basildon, B. Smith of Clifton, L. Smith of Leigh, L. Snape, L. Soley, L. Steel of Aikwood, L. Stephen, L. Stevenson of Balmacara, L. Stone of Blackheath, L. Stoneham of Droxford, L. Storey, L. Strasburger, L. Suttie, B. Taverne, L. Taylor of Blackburn, L. Taylor of Bolton, B. Temple-Morris, L. Thomas of Gresford, L. Thomas of Winchester, B. Thurso, V. Tomlinson, L. Tonge, B. Tope, L. Touhig, L. Truscott, L. Tunnicliffe, L. Tyler of Enfield, B. Verjee, L. Wallace of Saltaire, L. Wallace of Tankerness, L. Walmsley, B. Warner, L. Warwick of Undercliffe, B. Watkins of Tavistock, B. Watson of Invergowrie, L. Watts, L. Wheeler, B. Whitty, L. Wigley, L. Williams of Baglan, L. Willis of Knaresborough, L. Woolmer of Leeds, L. Young of Hornsey, B. Young of Norwood Green, L. Not-contents Aberdare, L. Ahmad of Wimbledon, L. Arbuthnot of Edrom, L. Armstrong of Ilminster, L. Arran, E. Ashton of Hyde, L. Astor of Hever, L. Attlee, E. Bates, L. Berridge, B. Bew, L. Bilimoria, L. Black of Brentwood, L. Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist, B. Borwick, L. Bourne of Aberystwyth, L. Brabazon of Tara, L. Brady, B. Bridgeman, V. Brougham and Vaux, L. Browne of Belmont, L. Browning, B. Butler of Brockwell, L. Butler-Sloss, B. Byford, B. Caithness, E. Callanan, L. Carrington of Fulham, L. Chadlington, L. Chisholm of Owlpen, B. Colwyn, L. Cormack, L. Courtown, E. [Teller] Couttie, B. Cox, B. Craig of Radley, L. Craigavon, V. Crathorne, L. Crickhowell, L. Crisp, L. Cumberlege, B. Dannatt, L. De Mauley, L. Dixon-Smith, L.

Dunlop, L. Dykes, L. Eccles, V. Elton, L. Evans of Bowes Park, B. Fairfax of Cameron, L. Fall, B. Farmer, L. Faulks, L. Fellowes of West Stafford, L. Fookes, B. Forsyth of Drumlean, L. Framlingham, L. Freeman, L. Freud, L. Gadhia, L. Gardiner of Kimble, L. Gardner of Parkes, B. Garel-Jones, L. Geddes, L. Gilbert of Panteg, L. Glenarthur, L. Glendonbrook, L. Glentoran, L. Goodlad, L. Grade of Yarmouth, L. Griffiths of Fforestfach, L. Hailsham, V. Hanham, B. Hay of Ballyore, L. Helic, B. Higgins, L. Hodgson of Abinger, B. Holmes of Richmond, L. Home, E. Hooper, B. Hope of Craighead, L. Horam, L. Howard of Rising, L. Howe, E. Howell of Guildford, L. Hunt of Wirral, L. Inglewood, L. James of Blackheath, L. Jenkin of Kennington, B. Jopling, L. Keen of Elie, L. King of Bridgwater, L. Kirkham, L. Lamont of Lerwick, L. Lang of Monkton, L. Lansley, L. Lexden, L. Lindsay, E. Lingfield, L. Liverpool, E. Lothian, M. Lupton, L. Lyell, L. McColl of Dulwich, L. MacGregor of Pulham Market, L. McGregor-Smith, B. McInnes of Kilwinning, L. McIntosh of Pickering, B. Mackay of Clashfern, L. Magan of Castletown, L. Mancroft, L. Manzoor, B. Marland, L. Marlesford, L. Mawhinney, L. Mobarik, B. Mone, B. Moynihan, L. Neville-Jones, B. Neville-Rolfe, B. Nicholson of Winterbourne, B. Noakes, B. Northbrook, L. Norton of Louth, L. O’Cathain, B. O’Shaughnessy, L. Patten, L. Patten of Barnes, L. Pidding, B. Prior of Brampton, L. Rawlings, B. Redfern, B. Risby, L. Robathan, L. Ryder of Wensum, L. Scott of Bybrook, B. Seccombe, B. Selsdon, L. Sharples, B. Sheikh, L. Shephard of Northwold, B. Sherbourne of Didsbury, L. Shields, B. Shrewsbury, E. Skelmersdale, L. Slim, V. Smith of Hindhead, L. Spicer, L. Stedman-Scott, B. Stirrup, L. Stowell of Beeston, B. Strathclyde, L. Stroud, B. Sugg, B. Suri, L. Sutherland of Houndwood, L. Swinfen, L. Taylor of Holbeach, L. [Teller] Trefgarne, L. Trenchard, V. True, L. Ullswater, V. Vere of Norbiton, B. Verma, B. Wakeham, L. Waverley, V. Wei, L. Wellington, D. Wheatcroft, B. Whitby, L. Wilcox, B. Willetts, L. Williams of Trafford, B. Young of Cookham, L. Younger of Leckie, V.

Bus Services Bill

Division No. 2

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch moved amendment 6, in clause 1, page 4, line 26, at end to insert:

"(10) Each advanced quality partnership scheme must, as a standard of service, require that new vehicles delivering local services meet the specifications of the low emission bus scheme as set out by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles in its 2015 document "Low Emission Bus Scheme: Guidance for participants" if the vehicle comes into service after 1st April 2019."

The House divided:

Contents 219

Not-contents 178

Contents Addington, L. Ahmed, L. Allan of Hallam, L. Alli, L. Alton of Liverpool, L. Andrews, B. Armstrong of Hill Top, B. Bakewell, B. Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, B. Barker, B. Bassam of Brighton, L. [Teller] Beecham, L. Beith, L. Benjamin, B. Berkeley, L. Blackstone, B. Blunkett, L. Boateng, L. Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, B. Bowles of Berkhamsted, B. Bradley, L. Bradshaw, L. Bragg, L. Brinton, B. Brooke of Alverthorpe, L. Brookman, L. Burt of Solihull, B. Campbell of Pittenweem, L. Campbell-Savours, L. Carlile of Berriew, L. Carter of Coles, L. Cashman, L. Chakrabarti, B. Chandos, V. Chidgey, L. Clancarty, E. Clarke of Hampstead, L. Clement-Jones, L. Collins of Highbury, L. Corston, B. Cotter, L. Cox, B. Craigavon, V. Crawley, B. Davies of Oldham, L. Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, B. Desai, L. Donaghy, B. Doocey, B. Drake, B. Dubs, L. Dykes, L. Elder, L. Elis-Thomas, L. Elystan-Morgan, L. Falkland, V. Falkner of Margravine, B. Farrington of Ribbleton, B. Faulkner of Worcester, L. Finlay of Llandaff, B. Foster of Bath, L. Gale, B. Garden of Frognal, B. German, L. Giddens, L. Glasgow, E. Goddard of Stockport, L. Golding, B. Gordon of Strathblane, L. Goudie, B. Gould of Potternewton, B. Grantchester, L. Grender, B. Griffiths of Burry Port, L. Grocott, L. Hamwee, B. Hanworth, V. Harris of Haringey, L. Harris of Richmond, B. Harrison, L. Haworth, L. Hayter of Kentish Town, B. Healy of Primrose Hill, B. Hollick, L. Hollis of Heigham, B. Howarth of Newport, L. Howells of St Davids, B. Howie of Troon, L. Hughes of Woodside, L. Humphreys, B. Hunt of Chesterton, L. Hunt of Kings Heath, L. Hussain, L. Hussein-Ece, B. Janke, B. Jolly, B. Jones, L. Jones of Cheltenham, L. Jones of Whitchurch, B. Jowell, B. Judd, L. Kennedy of Cradley, B. Kennedy of Southwark, L. Kinnock, L. Kinnock of Holyhead, B. Kirkhill, L. Kirkwood of Kirkhope, L. Knight of Weymouth, L. Kramer, B. Lawrence of Clarendon, B. Lea of Crondall, L. Lee of Trafford, L. Lennie, L. Liddell of Coatdyke, B. Liddle, L. Lipsey, L. Lister of Burtersett, B. Loomba, L. Ludford, B. McAvoy, L. McDonagh, B. Macdonald of Tradeston, L. McIntosh of Hudnall, B. McKenzie of Luton, L. Maclennan of Rogart, L. Maddock, B. Marks of Henley-on-Thames, L. Masham of Ilton, B. Maxton, L. Meacher, B. Monks, L. Morgan, L.

Morgan of Huyton, B. Morris of Aberavon, L. Morris of Handsworth, L. Morris of Yardley, B. Murphy of Torfaen, L. Newby, L. Northover, B. Nye, B. Oates, L. Paddick, L. Parminter, B. Patel of Bradford, L. Pendry, L. Pitkeathley, B. Plant of Highfield, L. Prescott, L. Primarolo, B. Prosser, B. Quin, B. Ramsay of Cartvale, B. Randerson, B. Rebuck, B. Redesdale, L. Reid of Cardowan, L. Rennard, L. Richard, L. Roberts of Llandudno, L. Robertson of Port Ellen, L. Rooker, L. Rosser, L. Royall of Blaisdon, B. Sandwich, E. Sawyer, L. Scott of Needham Market, B. Sharkey, L. Sherlock, B. Shipley, L. Shutt of Greetland, L. Simon, V. Smith of Basildon, B. Smith of Clifton, L. Smith of Leigh, L. Snape, L. Soley, L. Steel of Aikwood, L. Stephen, L. Stevenson of Balmacara, L. Stoddart of Swindon, L. Stone of Blackheath, L. Stoneham of Droxford, L. Storey, L. Strasburger, L. Suttie, B. Taverne, L. Taylor of Blackburn, L. Taylor of Bolton, B. Temple-Morris, L. Thomas of Gresford, L. Thomas of Winchester, B. Thornhill, B. Thornton, B. Thurso, V. Tomlinson, L. Tonge, B. Tope, L. Tordoff, L. Touhig, L. Truscott, L. Tunnicliffe, L. [Teller] Tyler of Enfield, B. Verjee, L. Wallace of Saltaire, L. Wallace of Tankerness, L. Walmsley, B. Warner, L. Warwick of Undercliffe, B. Watkins of Tavistock, B. Watson of Invergowrie, L. Watts, L. Wheeler, B. Whitaker, B. Whitty, L. Wigley, L. Willis of Knaresborough, L. Woolmer of Leeds, L. Young of Hornsey, B. Young of Norwood Green, L. Not-contents Aberdare, L. Ahmad of Wimbledon, L. Arbuthnot of Edrom, L. Armstrong of Ilminster, L. Arran, E. Ashton of Hyde, L. Astor of Hever, L. Attlee, E. Baker of Dorking, L. Bates, L. Berridge, B. Bew, L. Black of Brentwood, L. Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist, B. Borwick, L. Bourne of Aberystwyth, L. Brabazon of Tara, L. Brady, B. Bridgeman, V. Brougham and Vaux, L. Browne of Belmont, L. Browning, B. Butler-Sloss, B. Byford, B. Caithness, E. Callanan, L. Carrington of Fulham, L. Cathcart, E. Chadlington, L. Chisholm of Owlpen, B. Colwyn, L. Cormack, L. Courtown, E. [Teller] Couttie, B. Craig of Radley, L. Crathorne, L. Crickhowell, L. Crisp, L. Cumberlege, B. Curry of Kirkharle, L. De Mauley, L. Dear, L. Dixon-Smith, L. Dobbs, L. Dunlop, L.

Eames, L. Eccles, V. Elton, L. Evans of Bowes Park, B. Fairfax of Cameron, L. Fall, B. Farmer, L. Faulks, L. Fellowes of West Stafford, L. Fookes, B. Forsyth of Drumlean, L. Framlingham, L. Freeman, L. Freud, L. Gadhia, L. Gardiner of Kimble, L. Garel-Jones, L. Geddes, L. Gilbert of Panteg, L. Glenarthur, L. Glendonbrook, L. Glentoran, L. Goodlad, L. Goschen, V. Grade of Yarmouth, L. Griffiths of Fforestfach, L. Hailsham, V. Harding of Winscombe, B. Hay of Ballyore, L. Helic, B. Higgins, L. Hodgson of Abinger, B. Holmes of Richmond, L. Home, E. Hooper, B. Hope of Craighead, L. Horam, L. Howard of Rising, L. Howe, E. Howell of Guildford, L. Hunt of Wirral, L. Inglewood, L. James of Blackheath, L. Jay of Ewelme, L. Jenkin of Kennington, B. Jopling, L. Keen of Elie, L. King of Bridgwater, L. Kirkham, L. Lamont of Lerwick, L. Lang of Monkton, L. Lexden, L. Lindsay, E. Lingfield, L. Liverpool, E. Lupton, L. Lyell, L. MacGregor of Pulham Market, L. McGregor-Smith, B. McIntosh of Pickering, B. Mackay of Clashfern, L. Magan of Castletown, L. Maginnis of Drumglass, L. Mancroft, L. Manzoor, B. Marland, L. Marlesford, L. Mawhinney, L. Mobarik, B. Mone, B. Moynihan, L. Naseby, L. Neville-Rolfe, B. Newlove, B. Nicholson of Winterbourne, B. Noakes, B. Northbrook, L. Norton of Louth, L. O’Cathain, B. O’Shaughnessy, L. Patten, L. Patten of Barnes, L. Pidding, B. Prior of Brampton, L. Rawlings, B. Redfern, B. Risby, L. Robathan, L. Rock, B. Rowe-Beddoe, L. Ryder of Wensum, L. Scott of Bybrook, B. Seccombe, B. Selborne, E. Selkirk of Douglas, L. Selsdon, L. Sharples, B. Sheikh, L. Shephard of Northwold, B. Sherbourne of Didsbury, L. Shields, B. Shinkwin, L. Shrewsbury, E. Skelmersdale, L. Smith of Hindhead, L. Spicer, L. Stedman-Scott, B. Stirrup, L. Stowell of Beeston, B. Strathclyde, L. Stroud, B. Sugg, B. Suri, L. Sutherland of Houndwood, L. Taylor of Holbeach, L. [Teller] Trefgarne, L. Trenchard, V. Trimble, L. True, L. Ullswater, V. Vere of Norbiton, B. Verma, B. Vinson, L. Wakeham, L. Waverley, V. Wei, L. Wheatcroft, B. Whitby, L. Wilcox, B. Willetts, L. Williams of Trafford, B. Young of Cookham, L. Younger of Leckie, V.

Bus Services Bill

Division No. 3

Baroness Randerson moved amendment 7, in clause 1, page 4, line 26, at end to insert:

"(10) Each advanced quality partnership must specify, as a standard of service, that a reduced fare concessionary scheme is put in place for young people ages 16 to 19."

The House divided:

Contents 80

Not-contents 174

Contents Aberdare, L. Addington, L. Ahmed, L. Allan of Hallam, L. Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, B. [Teller] Barker, B. Beith, L. Benjamin, B. Berkeley, L. Bew, L. Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, B. Bowles of Berkhamsted, B. Bradshaw, L. Brinton, B. Burt of Solihull, B. Campbell of Pittenweem, L. Carlile of Berriew, L. Chidgey, L. Clancarty, E. Clement-Jones, L. Cotter, L. Dholakia, L. Doocey, B. Falkland, V. Falkner of Margravine, B. Finlay of Llandaff, B. Foster of Bath, L. Garden of Frognal, B. German, L. Glasgow, E. Goddard of Stockport, L. Grender, B. Harris of Richmond, B. Humphreys, B. [Teller] Hussein-Ece, B. Janke, B. Jolly, B. Jones of Cheltenham, L. Judd, L. Kirkwood of Kirkhope, L. Kramer, B. Lee of Trafford, L. Loomba, L. Maclennan of Rogart, L. Maddock, B. Marks of Henley-on-Thames, L. Masham of Ilton, B. Newby, L. Northover, B. Oates, L. Parminter, B. Purvis of Tweed, L. Randerson, B. Redesdale, L. Roberts of Llandudno, L. Scott of Needham Market, B. Sharkey, L. Shipley, L. Shutt of Greetland, L. Smith of Clifton, L. Steel of Aikwood, L. Stephen, L. Stoneham of Droxford, L. Storey, L. Strasburger, L. Suttie, B. Taverne, L. Thomas of Gresford, L. Thomas of Winchester, B. Thornhill, B. Thurso, V. Tope, L. Tyler of Enfield, B. Wallace of Saltaire, L. Wallace of Tankerness, L. Walmsley, B. Warner, L. Watkins of Tavistock, B. Whitty, L. Wigley, L. Not-contents Ahmad of Wimbledon, L. Arbuthnot of Edrom, L. Armstrong of Ilminster, L.

Arran, E. Ashton of Hyde, L. Astor of Hever, L. Attlee, E. Baker of Dorking, L. Bates, L. Berridge, B. Black of Brentwood, L. Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist, B. Borwick, L. Bourne of Aberystwyth, L. Brabazon of Tara, L. Brady, B. Bridgeman, V. Brougham and Vaux, L. Browne of Belmont, L. Browning, B. Butler of Brockwell, L. Byford, B. Caithness, E. Callanan, L. Carrington of Fulham, L. Cathcart, E. Chadlington, L. Chisholm of Owlpen, B. Colville of Culross, V. Colwyn, L. Cormack, L. Courtown, E. [Teller] Couttie, B. Craigavon, V. Crathorne, L. Crickhowell, L. Cumberlege, B. De Mauley, L. Dear, L. Dixon-Smith, L. Dobbs, L. Dunlop, L. Eames, L. Eccles, V. Elton, L. Erroll, E. Evans of Bowes Park, B. Fairfax of Cameron, L. Fall, B. Farmer, L. Faulks, L. Fookes, B. Forsyth of Drumlean, L. Framlingham, L. Freeman, L. Freud, L. Gadhia, L. Gardiner of Kimble, L. Gardner of Parkes, B. Garel-Jones, L. Geddes, L. Gilbert of Panteg, L. Glenarthur, L. Glendonbrook, L. Glentoran, L. Goodlad, L. Goschen, V. Grade of Yarmouth, L. Griffiths of Fforestfach, L. Hailsham, V. Harding of Winscombe, B. Hay of Ballyore, L. Helic, B. Higgins, L. Hodgson of Abinger, B. Holmes of Richmond, L. Home, E. Hooper, B. Hope of Craighead, L. Horam, L. Howard of Rising, L. Howe, E. Howell of Guildford, L. Hunt of Wirral, L. Inglewood, L. James of Blackheath, L. Jay of Ewelme, L. Jenkin of Kennington, B.

Jopling, L. Keen of Elie, L. King of Bridgwater, L. Kirkham, L. Lamont of Lerwick, L. Lang of Monkton, L. Lexden, L. Lindsay, E. Lingfield, L. Liverpool, E. Lothian, M. Lupton, L. Lyell, L. MacGregor of Pulham Market, L. McGregor-Smith, B. McIntosh of Pickering, B. Mackay of Clashfern, L. Magan of Castletown, L. Maginnis of Drumglass, L. Mancroft, L. Manzoor, B. Marland, L. Marlesford, L. Mobarik, B. Mone, B. Moynihan, L. Naseby, L. Neville-Jones, B. Neville-Rolfe, B. Newlove, B. Nicholson of Winterbourne, B. Noakes, B. Northbrook, L. Norton of Louth, L. O’Cathain, B. O’Shaughnessy, L. Patten, L. Patten of Barnes, L. Pidding, B. Prior of Brampton, L. Rawlings, B. Redfern, B. Risby, L. Robathan, L. Rock, B. Rowe-Beddoe, L. Ryder of Wensum, L. Scott of Bybrook, B. Seccombe, B. Selkirk of Douglas, L. Selsdon, L. Sharples, B. Sheikh, L. Shephard of Northwold, B. Sherbourne of Didsbury, L. Shields, B. Shinkwin, L. Shrewsbury, E. Skelmersdale, L. Smith of Hindhead, L. Spicer, L. Stedman-Scott, B. Stirrup, L. Stowell of Beeston, B. Strathclyde, L. Stroud, B. Sugg, B. Suri, L. Taylor of Holbeach, L. [Teller] Trefgarne, L. Trenchard, V. True, L. Truscott, L. Ullswater, V. Vere of Norbiton, B. Verma, B. Wakeham, L. Waverley, V. Wei, L. Wheatcroft, B. Whitby, L. Wilcox, B. Willetts, L. Williams of Trafford, B. Young of Cookham, L. Younger of Leckie, V.

Bus Services Bill

Division No. 4

Lord Whitty moved amendment 9A, in clause 1, page 5, line 30, at end to insert:

"(ca) appropriate representatives of any affected employees,"

The House divided:

Contents 189

Not-contents 164

Contents Adams of Craigielea, B. Addington, L. Allan of Hallam, L. Alli, L. Andrews, B. Armstrong of Hill Top, B. Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, B. Barker, B. Bassam of Brighton, L. [Teller] Beecham, L. Beith, L. Benjamin, B. Berkeley, L. Berkeley of Knighton, L. Blackstone, B. Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, B. Bowles of Berkhamsted, B. Bradley, L. Bradshaw, L. Bragg, L. Brinton, B. Brooke of Alverthorpe, L. Brookman, L. Burnett, L. Burt of Solihull, B. Campbell of Pittenweem, L. Campbell-Savours, L. Carlile of Berriew, L. Cashman, L. Chakrabarti, B. Chandos, V. Clarke of Hampstead, L. Clement-Jones, L. Collins of Highbury, L. Corston, B. Cotter, L. Crawley, B. Davies of Oldham, L. Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, B. Desai, L. Dholakia, L. Donaghy, B. Doocey, B. Dubs, L. Elder, L. Elystan-Morgan, L. Erroll, E. Falkland, V. Farrington of Ribbleton, B. Faulkner of Worcester, L. Finlay of Llandaff, B. Foster of Bath, L. Gale, B. German, L. Goddard of Stockport, L. Golding, B. Goudie, B. Gould of Potternewton, B. Grantchester, L. Greaves, L. Griffiths of Burry Port, L. Grocott, L. Hanworth, V. Harris of Haringey, L. Harris of Richmond, B. Harrison, L. Haworth, L. Healy of Primrose Hill, B. Hollick, L. Hollis of Heigham, B. Howarth of Newport, L. Howe of Idlicote, B. Howells of St Davids, B. Howie of Troon, L. Hughes of Woodside, L. Humphreys, B. Hunt of Chesterton, L. Hunt of Kings Heath, L. Hussain, L. Janke, B. Jolly, B. Jones, L. Jones of Cheltenham, L. Jones of Whitchurch, B. Jowell, B. Judd, L. Kennedy of Cradley, B. Kennedy of Southwark, L. Kingsmill, B. Kinnock, L. Kinnock of Holyhead, B. Kirkhill, L. Kirkwood of Kirkhope, L. Knight of Weymouth, L. Kramer, B. Lawrence of Clarendon, B. Layard, L. Lea of Crondall, L. Lennie, L. Liddell of Coatdyke, B. Liddle, L. Lipsey, L. Lister of Burtersett, B. Loomba, L. McAvoy, L. McDonagh, B. Macdonald of Tradeston, L. McIntosh of Hudnall, B. Mackenzie of Framwellgate, L. McKenzie of Luton, L. Maclennan of Rogart, L. Maddock, B. Maxton, L. Meacher, B. Monks, L. Morgan, L. Morris of Aberavon, L.

Morris of Handsworth, L. Morris of Yardley, B. Murphy of Torfaen, L. Newby, L. Northover, B. Nye, B. Oates, L. O’Neill of Bengarve, B. Parminter, B. Patel of Bradford, L. Pendry, L. Pitkeathley, B. Plant of Highfield, L. Ponsonby of Shulbrede, L. Primarolo, B. Prosser, B. Purvis of Tweed, L. Quin, B. Ramsay of Cartvale, B. Randerson, B. Rea, L. Rebuck, B. Redesdale, L. Reid of Cardowan, L. Richard, L. Roberts of Llandudno, L. Rooker, L. Rosser, L. Rowe-Beddoe, L. Royall of Blaisdon, B. Sawyer, L. Scott of Needham Market, B. Sharkey, L. Sherlock, B. Shipley, L. Shutt of Greetland, L. Simon, V. Smith of Basildon, B. Snape, L. Soley, L. Steel of Aikwood, L. Stephen, L. Stevenson of Balmacara, L. Stoddart of Swindon, L. Stone of Blackheath, L. Storey, L. Strasburger, L. Suttie, B. Taylor of Blackburn, L. Taylor of Bolton, B. Temple-Morris, L. Thomas of Gresford, L. Thomas of Winchester, B. Thornton, B. Thurso, V. Tomlinson, L. Touhig, L. Truscott, L. Tunnicliffe, L. [Teller] Tyler of Enfield, B. Wallace of Saltaire, L. Walmsley, B. Warner, L. Warwick of Undercliffe, B. Watson of Invergowrie, L. Watts, L. Wheeler, B. Whitty, L. Wigley, L. Woolmer of Leeds, L. Wrigglesworth, L. Young of Norwood Green, L. Not-contents Adebowale, L. Ahmad of Wimbledon, L. Arbuthnot of Edrom, L. Armstrong of Ilminster, L. Arran, E. Ashton of Hyde, L. Astor of Hever, L. Attlee, E. Baker of Dorking, L. Bates, L. Berridge, B. Bew, L. Black of Brentwood, L. Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist, B. Borwick, L. Bourne of Aberystwyth, L. Brabazon of Tara, L. Brady, B. Bridgeman, V. Brougham and Vaux, L. Browne of Belmont, L. Browning, B. Byford, B. Callanan, L. Carrington of Fulham, L. Cathcart, E. Chisholm of Owlpen, B. Colville of Culross, V. Colwyn, L. Cormack, L. Courtown, E. [Teller] Couttie, B. Craigavon, V. Crickhowell, L. Cumberlege, B. De Mauley, L. Dear, L. Dixon-Smith, L. Dobbs, L. Dunlop, L. Eames, L. Eccles, V. Elton, L. Evans of Bowes Park, B. Fairfax of Cameron, L.

Fall, B. Farmer, L. Faulks, L. Fookes, B. Forsyth of Drumlean, L. Framlingham, L. Freeman, L. Freud, L. Gadhia, L. Gardiner of Kimble, L. Gardner of Parkes, B. Garel-Jones, L. Geddes, L. Gilbert of Panteg, L. Glenarthur, L. Glendonbrook, L. Glentoran, L. Goodlad, L. Goschen, V. Grade of Yarmouth, L. Griffiths of Fforestfach, L. Hailsham, V. Harding of Winscombe, B. Hay of Ballyore, L. Helic, B. Higgins, L. Hodgson of Abinger, B. Holmes of Richmond, L. Home, E. Hooper, B. Horam, L. Howard of Rising, L. Howe, E. Howell of Guildford, L. Hunt of Wirral, L. Inglewood, L. James of Blackheath, L. Jenkin of Kennington, B. Jopling, L. Keen of Elie, L. King of Bridgwater, L. Kirkham, L. Lamont of Lerwick, L. Lang of Monkton, L. Lexden, L. Lindsay, E. Lingfield, L. Liverpool, E. Lupton, L. Lyell, L. MacGregor of Pulham Market, L. McGregor-Smith, B. McIntosh of Pickering, B. Mackay of Clashfern, L. Magan of Castletown, L. Maginnis of Drumglass, L. Mancroft, L. Manzoor, B. Marland, L. Marlesford, L. Mobarik, B. Moynihan, L. Naseby, L. Neville-Jones, B. Neville-Rolfe, B. Newlove, B. Nicholson of Winterbourne, B. Noakes, B. Northbrook, L. Norton of Louth, L. O’Cathain, B. O’Shaughnessy, L. Patten of Barnes, L. Pidding, B. Popat, L. Prior of Brampton, L. Rawlings, B. Redfern, B. Risby, L. Robathan, L. Rock, B. Ryder of Wensum, L. Scott of Bybrook, B. Seccombe, B. Selkirk of Douglas, L. Selsdon, L. Shephard of Northwold, B. Sherbourne of Didsbury, L. Shields, B. Shinkwin, L. Shrewsbury, E. Skelmersdale, L. Smith of Hindhead, L. Spicer, L. Stedman-Scott, B. Stirrup, L. Stowell of Beeston, B. Strathclyde, L. Stroud, B. Sugg, B. Suri, L. Taylor of Holbeach, L. [Teller] Taylor of Warwick, L. Trefgarne, L. Trenchard, V. True, L. Ullswater, V. Vere of Norbiton, B. Verma, B. Wakeham, L. Waverley, V. Wei, L. Wellington, D. Wheatcroft, B. Whitby, L. Willetts, L. Williams of Trafford, B. Young of Cookham, L. Younger of Leckie, V.

Bus Services Bill

Division No. 5

Lord Kennedy of Southwark moved amendment 14, in clause 4, to leave out lines 36 and 37. The House divided:

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Contents Adams of Craigielea, B. Addington, L. Ahmed, L. Allan of Hallam, L. Alli, L. Andrews, B. Armstrong of Hill Top, B. Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, B. Barker, B. Bassam of Brighton, L. [Teller] Beecham, L. Beith, L. Benjamin, B. Berkeley, L. Berkeley of Knighton, L. Billingham, B. Blackstone, B. Blunkett, L. Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, B. Bowles of Berkhamsted, B. Bradley, L. Bradshaw, L. Bragg, L. Brookman, L. Burnett, L. Burt of Solihull, B. Campbell of Pittenweem, L. Campbell-Savours, L. Cashman, L. Chakrabarti, B. Clarke of Hampstead, L. Clement-Jones, L. Collins of Highbury, L. Colville of Culross, V. Crawley, B. Davies of Oldham, L. Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, B. Desai, L. Donaghy, B. Doocey, B. Drake, B. Dubs, L. Eames, L. Elder, L. Elystan-Morgan, L. Falkland, V. Farrington of Ribbleton, B. Faulkner of Worcester, L. Finlay of Llandaff, B. Foster of Bath, L. Gale, B. German, L. Goddard of Stockport, L. Golding, B. Goudie, B. Gould of Potternewton, B. Greaves, L. Hamwee, B. Harris of Richmond, B. Haworth, L. Healy of Primrose Hill, B. Hollick, L. Hollis of Heigham, B. Howarth of Newport, L. Howe of Idlicote, B. Howells of St Davids, B. Howie of Troon, L. Hughes of Woodside, L. Humphreys, B. Hussain, L. Hussein-Ece, B. Janke, B. Jolly, B. Jones, L. Jones of Cheltenham, L. Jones of Whitchurch, B. Jowell, B. Judd, L. Kennedy of Cradley, B. Kennedy of Southwark, L. King of Bow, B. Kingsmill, B. Kinnock, L. Kinnock of Holyhead, B. Kirkhill, L. Kirkwood of Kirkhope, L. Knight of Weymouth, L. Lawrence of Clarendon, B. Layard, L. Lea of Crondall, L. Leitch, L. Lennie, L. Lester of Herne Hill, L. Liddell of Coatdyke, B. Liddle, L. Lister of Burtersett, B. Loomba, L. McAvoy, L. McConnell of Glenscorrodale, L. McDonagh, B. Macdonald of Tradeston, L. McIntosh of Hudnall, B. Mackenzie of Framwellgate, L. McKenzie of Luton, L. Maclennan of Rogart, L.

McNally, L. Maddock, B. Masham of Ilton, B. Maxton, L. Morgan, L. Morris of Handsworth, L. Murphy of Torfaen, L. Newby, L. Northover, B. Nye, B. Oates, L. Parminter, B. Patel of Bradford, L. Pendry, L. Ponsonby of Shulbrede, L. Prosser, B. Purvis of Tweed, L. Quin, B. Ramsay of Cartvale, B. Randerson, B. Rea, L. Rebuck, B. Redesdale, L. Reid of Cardowan, L. Roberts of Llandudno, L. Rosser, L. Scott of Needham Market, B. Sharkey, L. Sheehan, B. Sherlock, B. Shipley, L. Shutt of Greetland, L. Simon, V. Smith of Basildon, B. Soley, L. Stephen, L. Stevenson of Balmacara, L. Stone of Blackheath, L. Storey, L. Strasburger, L. Suttie, B. Taylor of Bolton, B. Temple-Morris, L. Thomas of Gresford, L. Thornton, B. Thurso, V. Tomlinson, L. Tope, L. Touhig, L. Tunnicliffe, L. [Teller] Tyler of Enfield, B. Wallace of Saltaire, L. Wallace of Tankerness, L. Walmsley, B. Warwick of Undercliffe, B. Watson of Invergowrie, L. Wheeler, B. Whitty, L. Williams of Baglan, L. Woolmer of Leeds, L. Wrigglesworth, L. Young of Norwood Green, L. Not-contents Ahmad of Wimbledon, L. Anelay of St Johns, B. Arbuthnot of Edrom, L. Ashton of Hyde, L. Astor of Hever, L. Attlee, E. Baker of Dorking, L. Bates, L. Berridge, B. Black of Brentwood, L. Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist, B. Borwick, L. Bourne of Aberystwyth, L. Brabazon of Tara, L. Brady, B. Brougham and Vaux, L. Browning, B. Byford, B. Callanan, L. Carrington of Fulham, L. Cathcart, E. Chisholm of Owlpen, B. Colwyn, L. Cormack, L. Courtown, E. [Teller] Couttie, B. Craigavon, V. Cumberlege, B. De Mauley, L. Dear, L. Dixon-Smith, L. Dobbs, L. Dunlop, L. Eccles, V. Elton, L. Evans of Bowes Park, B. Fairfax of Cameron, L. Fall, B. Farmer, L. Faulks, L. Fookes, B. Forsyth of Drumlean, L. Framlingham, L.

Freeman, L. Freud, L. Gadhia, L. Gardiner of Kimble, L. Garel-Jones, L. Geddes, L. Gilbert of Panteg, L. Glendonbrook, L. Glentoran, L. Goodlad, L. Goschen, V. Grade of Yarmouth, L. Hailsham, V. Harding of Winscombe, B. Helic, B. Higgins, L. Hodgson of Abinger, B. Hogg, B. Holmes of Richmond, L. Home, E. Hooper, B. Hope of Craighead, L. Howard of Rising, L. Howe, E. Howell of Guildford, L. Hunt of Wirral, L. Inglewood, L. James of Blackheath, L. Jenkin of Kennington, B. Jopling, L. Keen of Elie, L. King of Bridgwater, L. Kirkham, L. Lamont of Lerwick, L. Lang of Monkton, L. Lexden, L. Lingfield, L. Lupton, L. Lyell, L. MacGregor of Pulham Market, L. McGregor-Smith, B. McIntosh of Pickering, B. Mackay of Clashfern, L. Magan of Castletown, L. Maginnis of Drumglass, L. Mancroft, L. Manzoor, B. Marlesford, L. Mawson, L. Mobarik, B. Moynihan, L. Naseby, L. Neville-Jones, B. Neville-Rolfe, B. Newlove, B. Nicholson of Winterbourne, B. Noakes, B. Northbrook, L. Norton of Louth, L. O’Cathain, B. O’Neill of Bengarve, B. O’Shaughnessy, L. Patten of Barnes, L. Pidding, B. Popat, L. Prior of Brampton, L. Rawlings, B. Redfern, B. Risby, L. Robathan, L. Rock, B. Rowe-Beddoe, L. Ryder of Wensum, L. Scott of Bybrook, B. Seccombe, B. Selkirk of Douglas, L. Shackleton of Belgravia, B. Sheikh, L. Shephard of Northwold, B. Sherbourne of Didsbury, L. Shields, B. Shinkwin, L. Shrewsbury, E. Skelmersdale, L. Smith of Hindhead, L. Spicer, L. Stedman-Scott, B. Stowell of Beeston, B. Strathclyde, L. Stroud, B. Sugg, B. Suri, L. Taylor of Holbeach, L. [Teller] Taylor of Warwick, L. Trefgarne, L. Trenchard, V. Ullswater, V. Vere of Norbiton, B. Verma, B. Wakeham, L. Waverley, V. Wellington, D. Whitby, L. Willetts, L. Williams of Trafford, B. Young of Cookham, L. Younger of Leckie, V.