House of Lords Business

Tuesday 29 November 2016 at 2.30pm

Royal Assent

*Oral Questions, 30 minutes

*Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of this year’s Global Corruption Report by Transparency International, what action they are taking to tackle corruption in sport.

*Baroness Barker to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the report by the UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group and Stonewall published on 27 October No Safe Refuge, what plans they have to make detention centres safer for LGBT asylum seekers.

*Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for moving Parliament and central departments to the north of England.

†*Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the announcement in the Autumn Statement that they will invest £1.4 billion to deliver 40,000 affordable homes, how many affordable houses to rent they expect local authorities to build by 2020.

Lord Young of Cookham to move that this House takes note of the economy in the light of the Autumn Statement.

Future Business 

Wednesday 30 November at 3.00pm

*Lord Green of Deddington to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to outline their objectives for the negotiations concerning the immigration regime for European Union citizens, following the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union.

*Baroness Lister of Burtersett to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of the public debate around the film I, Daniel Blake, they plan to set up a review of the treatment of claimants in the social security system.

*Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Work, Health and Disability Green Paper, what steps they are taking to ensure that local authorities use their powers to remove the barriers that stop disabled people getting to work.

†*Lord Low of Dalston to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to compensate families looking after disabled children who lost the opportunity to claim the higher rate of tax credit between 2011 and 2014 due to an administrative error.

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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. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)

Thursday 1 December at 11.00am

*Baroness Gould of Potternewton to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the forthcoming review of testing guidelines in 2017, what steps they are taking to ensure new national clinical guidance is adopted by the National Health Service and local authorities to reach people in the United Kingdom still living with undiagnosed HIV.

*Lord Collins of Highbury to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to tackle the global HIV epidemic amongst adolescents and young people from key populations.

*Lord Cashman to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of barriers to accessing treatment to prevent the spread of HIV; and what steps they are taking to address those.

Topical oral question. Ballot to be drawn at 1pm on Tuesday 29 November.

Lord Liddle to move that this House takes note of the best options for the United Kingdom’s future relationship with the European Union following the referendum vote to leave.

Baroness Pitkeathley to move that this House takes note of the challenges in the current system of social care and of proposals for reviewing it and for longer-term reform of the system.

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. (1½ hours)

Friday 2 December at 10.00am

The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury to move that this House takes note of the shared values underpinning our national life and their role in shaping public policy priorities.

Monday 5 December at 2.30pm

*Lord Jordan to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the incidence of mobile phone use whilst driving.

*Baroness Benjamin to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their long-term plan for physical education as part of a holistic strategy for child health and well being.

*The Earl of Listowel to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are planning to conduct an annual review of early years childcare funding to ensure sustainability and quality.

*Baroness Berridge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure the involvement of Commonwealth parliamentarians during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018, hosted by the United Kingdom, and whether they will use the opportunity provided by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference on 11–17 December to consult Commonwealth parliamentarians in advance of the Heads of Government meeting.

Tuesday 6 December at 2.30pm

*Baroness Cumberlege to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to enhance the role of community pharmacies in providing NHS services to patients and the public. [I]Category 1: Directorships
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*Lord Goddard of Stockport to ask Her Majesty’s Government what current plans they are considering with regard to pensions tax relief; and whether they are planning to introduce a pensions ISA.

*The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the rise in the number of children and young people being treated for self-harm.

Wednesday 7 December at 3.00pm

*Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what further steps they plan to take to reduce the amount of food waste produced by consumers and by the retail and hospitality sectors.

*Lord Beith to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to promote public understanding of the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary.

*Baroness Pidding to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to raise the prestige of technical education and apprenticeships and to ensure that they are viewed positively by young people, potential employers and the wider public.

Thursday 8 December at 11.00am

*Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their plans for investment in the East Coast Main Line.

*Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to give powers to local authorities to prevent the further loss of long-term residential accommodation resulting from increases in short-term holiday lets.

*Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 9 November concerning the report by Sir Richard Henriques into Operation Midland, what guidance they have given to police forces about measures to prevent the harassment by third parties of suspects under investigation in connection with claims of sexual abuse.

Lord Sterling of Plaistow to move that this House takes note of the impact of the withdrawal from the European Union on the United Kingdom’s armed forces and diplomatic service.

Topical Question for Short Debate. Ballot to be drawn at 12 noon on Tuesday 29 November.

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to move that this House takes note of the case for maintaining the balance between rights and responsibilities in the corporate sector.

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. (1½ hours)

Monday 12 December at 2.30pm

*Baroness Quin to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their current priorities concerning United Kingdom participation in the development and implementation of European Union environmental policy.

*Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have held with representatives of consumer bodies about the continued protection of consumer rights following the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union.

*Lord Hussain to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support the United Nations investigation into human rights abuses in Indian-administered Kashmir.

*Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, as part of their strategy against Islamic terrorism, they will encourage United Kingdom Muslim leaders to re-examine the Muslim tenet of abrogation.

Tuesday 13 December at 2.30pm

*Lord Tyler to ask Her Majesty’s Government at what stage, or stages, of the negotiations to leave the European Union they expect to meet the requirements of Part 2 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010.

*Baroness Sheehan to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of children formerly in the Calais camp who will be eligible for transfer to the United Kingdom under their recently published general criteria for eligibility under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016.

*Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are planning to protect the European Union citizenship status of United Kingdom citizens who were born after the United Kingdom joined the European Union on 1 January 1973.

Wednesday 14 December at 3.00pm

*Lord Holmes of Richmond to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to amend the visa requirements for international students and to remove those students from the immigration figures.

*Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people claiming asylum in the last year did so on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity; and of those, how many have been granted asylum.

*Lord Sharkey to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many hospitals have challenged NHS England’s recommendation that they cease to provide special surgical services for congenital heart disease.

Thursday 15 December at 11.00am

*Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the availability of affordable housing on the ability of both private and public sector organisations to recruit and retain staff.

*Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they intend to take to ensure that the higher education sector is represented in all of the Brexit negotiations.

*Lord Patel of Bradford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the review by David Lammy MP of racial bias and BAME representation in the criminal justice system.

It is expected that two balloted debates will be tabled. Ballot on 29 November. Time limit 2½ hours each.

Monday 19 December at 2.30pm

*Lord McAvoy to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they are making in the transfer of full welfare responsibilities to the Scottish Government as provided for by the Scotland Act 2016.

*Lord Spicer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the acceptance of World Trade Organisation standard rules on the United Kingdom’s negotiations for leaving the European Union.

*Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure the provision of artists’ workspaces in major cities.

*Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to announce the exact date in 2017 when Article 50 will be invoked.

Tuesday 20 December at 2.30pm

*Baroness Burt of Solihull to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of findings by the Fawcett Society that at the current rate of progress it will take over 60 years to close the gender pay gap, what steps they are taking to achieve pay parity more quickly.

*Baroness Hussein-Ece to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are assessing and evaluating the success of the Prevent Strategy deradicalisation programme following the referral of approximately 4,000 people last year.

*Lord Balfe to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the progress of the reunification negotiations between the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus.

Wednesday 21 December at 11.00am

*Lord Shipley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest estimate of the number of people who will be homeless or living in temporary accommodation over the Christmas period.

*Lord Storey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for further regulation of private colleges.

*Baroness Thornhill to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in implementing plans for the devolution of business rates to local government.

Motions for Balloted Debate 

Ballot on 29 November for debate on 15 December. Time limit 2½ hours

Viscount Waverley to move that this House takes note of the United Kingdom’s relationship with Iran.

Lord Lee of Trafford to move that this House takes note of the implications for the tourism and hospitality sectors of the result of the referendum for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

Baroness Pidding to move that this House takes note of the case for adequate measures to ensure the reduction of road traffic accidents caused by motorists using handheld mobile devices whilst driving.

Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale to move that this House takes note of the educational and other needs of child refugees, and other displaced children, and of the progress with the Education Cannot Wait fund launched in May 2016.

Lord Loomba to move that this House takes note of the impact on the Sustainable Development Goals of using Aid for Trade.

Lord Scriven to move that this House takes note of the issue of vulnerable people seeking asylum and, in particular, the report from the UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group and Stonewall published on 27 October No Safe Refuge about the experiences of LGBT asylum seekers in detention.

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to move that this House takes note of the case for ensuring legal representation for all asylum-seeking children.

Lord Farmer to move that this House takes note of the progress made in rolling out Universal Credit and of its impact.

Lord St John of Bletso to move that this House takes note of the measures being taken to counter cyber crime, in both the public and private sectors.

†The Earl of Clancarty to move that this House takes note of the implications for the arts, creative industries and cultural education of leaving the European Union.

†Lord Harris of Haringey to move that this House takes note of the case for effective service user representation in health and social care, and of the case for enhancing the independence and capacity of Healthwatch England and of local Healthwatch groups.

†Lord Popat to move that this House takes note of the case for encouraging firms to export.

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

Baroness O’Cathain to move that this House takes note of the Report from the Select Committee on National Policy for the Built Environment (Session 2015–16, HL Paper 100). 19 February 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.

Lord Cormack to move to resolve that this House believes that its size should be reduced, and methods should be explored by which this could be achieved.

Motion relating to Delegated Legislation 

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville to move that this House regrets that the Local Government Pension Scheme (Management and Investment of Funds) Regulations 2016 unnecessarily require councils to meet their fiduciary duty; override the ability of local councils to make decisions that best meet both the needs of their pension scheme and the expectations of their local electorate; and that they undermine the principles of devolution of power and freedom of speech (SI 2016/946). 10th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

Questions for Short Debate 

Time limit 1 hour or 1½ hours

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)

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 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)

Lord Clarke of Hampstead to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the current human rights situation in Iran. (13 October)

Lord Marland to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the opportunities for trade within the Commonwealth, and what plans they have to ensure that investment continues to prosper across the Commonwealth. (17 October)

Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the role of British universities and science diplomacy in supporting the United Kingdom’s soft power and research are fully represented in the negotiations on the United Kingdom leaving the European Union and in building new trading relationships. (17 October)

Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that the outcome of the United Kingdom’s negotiations to leave the European Union, once Article 50 has been invoked, lead to a stronger economy and that trade restrictions are taken into consideration. (18 October, amended 19 October)

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in securing peace, progress, human rights and good governance in Sudan. (25 October)

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. (25 October)

Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on disabled people of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union. (26 October)

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. (26 October)

Baroness Hayman to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of progress made in combatting neglected tropical diseases since the London Declaration made in January 2012. (1 November)

Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their strategy to ensure that there is sufficient foreign language provision in the business and commercial community to promote the competitiveness of the United Kingdom economy. (8 November)

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. (16 November)

Baroness Barker to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to update the law on surrogacy. (17 November)

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 November)

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 November)

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Brexit on the transport sector in the United Kingdom. (21 November)

Lord Truscott to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the economic and environmental benefits of shale gas development in the United Kingdom. (21 November)

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. (21 November)

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. (22 November)

Baroness Massey of Darwen to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they plan to take in the light of the Association for Young People’s Health briefing There for you which discusses the role of parents in supporting young people with mental health problems. (22 November)

Lord Oates to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish guidance to encourage the protection of existing historical statues and memorials and promote the establishment of new memorials that reflect the broader history of the United Kingdom. (22 November)

Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on families in receipt of benefits of clinical commissioning groups removing a range of medicines, including gluten-free products, from their lists of prescribable items. (23 November)

†Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for improving the product recall system and manufacturing standards for white goods. (28 November)

†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. (28 November)

†Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the progress of partnership work between maintained and independent schools. (28 November)

Questions for Written Answer 

Tabled on 28 November and due for answer by 12 December.

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 22 November (HL Deb, col 1836), whether the details of those prosecuted as ISIS insurgents in the UK and overseas can be published.   HL3555

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the content of school text books in Saudi Arabia, in the light of the extent of compliance by the Saudi authorities with their undertakings made in 2001 to remove from their school textbooks incitements to hate and kill Jews and Christians.   HL3556

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of reports by the BBC’s Panorama programme in 2010 that approximately 5,000 pupils in the UK are being taught the Saudi national curriculum, what action has been taken to ensure that school text books originating in Saudi Arabia which propagate hate speech and religious intolerance are not being used in schools, clubs and weekend schools in the UK.   HL3557

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recent study by Oxford University into in vitro fertilisation "add-on" procedures that are routinely offered by private fertility clinics in the UK, which showed that the vast majority of extra treatments offered by private clinics had no rigorous scientific evidence from trials to suggest they improve the chance of conceiving a child through in vitro fertilisation.   HL3558

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has the power to stop private fertility clinics from offering additional in vitro fertilisation treatments which are not scientifically proven to be effective and could be putting women’s health at risk; and what remedies will be open to those who are adversely affected.   HL3559

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government who, besides the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, has the power to regulate private fertility clinics in the UK.   HL3560

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the concerns raised by the President of the Family Division of the High Court of England and Wales about the impact on the Family Court of the sharp rise in the number of child care cases, what steps they are taking to reduce the pressure on the court service.   HL3561

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they expect their planned provision of up to 10,000 new prison places to increase the prison population; and if so, to what extent.   HL3562

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider withdrawing the latest THINK video, which warns cyclists about the dangers of left-turning lorries, and replace it with a video warning lorry drivers not to overtake cyclists and to hang back instead of turning left across them.   HL3563

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty’s Government what research they have conducted, and what discussions they have had with mobile phone providers, about the inclusion of software in mobile phones that would automatically shut phones down when a person is driving. 
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Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to review the law relating to being found not guilty by reason of insanity of the crime of causing death by dangerous driving with a view to implementing an automatic driving ban until the defendant can show through medical evidence that they are a sane and fit person to drive.   HL3565

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether funding is still available under the Access for All programme to make Streatham Rail station more accessible by April 2018; and if so, when the work is expected to begin, and to be completed.   HL3566

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 26 September (HL1779), whether they are planning to provide a mechanism for external stakeholder input into the defence policy review on remotely piloted air and wider highly automated systems.   HL3567

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many fatal fires have there been in each fire authority area in England this year to date; and how this compares with the previous 10 years.   HL3568

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to reform the income tax relief system to encourage the building of social housing on rural exception sites; and if so, what are those plans.   [I]Category 10: Non-financial interests (b)
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Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to look at reform of the rollover relief provisions for Capital Gains Tax to encourage the building of social housing on rural exception sites; and if so, what are those plans.   [I]Category 10: Non-financial interests (b)
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Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the reports of crimes against humanity in Rakhine state in Burma which have resulted in the estimated deaths of hundreds of the Rohingya Muslim minority.   HL3571

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to reports that Burma has denied basic rights to the Rohingya Muslim minority in Burma to citizenship, marriage, worship, and education.   HL3572

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to reports that hundreds of Rohingya Muslims are crossing from Burma into Bangladesh, in order to seek safety and shelter from the violence they are experiencing in Burma.   HL3573

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will urge the UN Secretary-General to meet Aung San Suu Kyi and others in Burma to discuss the lifting of all current restrictions imposed on aid in Burma.   HL3574

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to (1) warnings from UNICEF that thousands of malnourished children in Burma are in urgent need of food, clean water, healthcare and other medical care services; and (2) reports that the Burmese army and security forces are enforcing restrictions on humanitarian aid in Rakhine State in Burma.   HL3575

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the warning by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 25 November that countries should not establish or maintain military ties with Taiwan; and what is their assessment of the impact of this warning on UK-Taiwanese relationships and on the interests of international navigation in the Asia-Pacific region. 
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Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government why farmers have been permitted to apply neonicotinoid pesticides to oilseed rape in certain cases which are otherwise banned by the EU. 
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Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to deal with congestion at the junction of the A12 and A14 trunk roads.   HL3578

Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the net annual cost to public funds of the MoT vehicle testing scheme; and whether they will review the requirement for new cars to have an MoT test after three years on the road.   HL3579

Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the cost to the NHS of treating non-EU citizens during the year 2015–16; and how much of this is recovered from (1) the patients, and (2) the governments, of the countries concerned.   HL3580

Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to obtain a higher level of repayment from other EU member states for NHS treatment of non-British EU citizens.   HL3581

Lord Rosser to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 21 November (HL Deb, col 1724), how many firearm detection dogs have been trained in each year since 2010; and how many are expected to be trained during the remainder of this Parliament.   HL3582

Lord Rosser to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 21 November (HL Deb, cols 1723–4) concerning seizures of illegal firearms, what assessment has been made of the current level of detection technology; and what improvements are being sought.   HL3583

Lord Rosser to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 21 November (HL Deb, cols 1723–4) concerning seizures of illegal firearms, what discussions they have held with other EU member states to ensure that the UK can maintain and enhance joint working capabilities with EU member states following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.   HL3584

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the cause of the delay to the Sheffield to Rotherham train tram scheme.   HL3585

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty’s Government what work the Department for Transport and Network Rail are undertaking to ensure that the Sheffield to Rotherham train tram scheme is given a start date.   HL3586

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any budget gaps have been identified which may prevent the completion of the Sheffield to Rotherham train tram scheme; and if so, what.
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Baroness Smith of Basildon to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 16 November (HL Deb, col 1417) concerning the pilot project being undertaken by the Department of Health and the Department for Education on a single point of contact in schools for mental health issues, when the scheme started, where it is being piloted, and when it will conclude. 
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Baroness Smith of Basildon to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 16 November (HL Deb, col 1417) concerning the pilot project being undertaken by the Department of Health and the Department for Education on a single point of contact in schools for mental health issues, what is the scope, size and cost of the scheme.   HL3589

Baroness Smith of Basildon to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 16 November (HL Deb, col 1417) concerning the pilot project being undertaken by the Department of Health and the Department for Education on a single point of contact in schools for mental health issues, what criteria will be used to assess whether the scheme should be rolled out further, and which stakeholders will be consulted.   HL3590

Baroness Smith of Basildon to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 16 November (HL Deb, col 1417) concerning PSHE guidance on mental health teaching, what resources and training are available to schools and teachers for mental health education and training.   HL3591

Baroness Smith of Basildon to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 16 November (HL Deb, col 1417) concerning the NHS England integrated dashboard, what form it will take, what is its function, and whether the information collated will be publically available.   HL3592

Baroness Smith of Basildon to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people have been prosecuted or cautioned for using a mobile phone whilst driving in each year since 2010.   HL3593

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to support the calls from Palestinians and humanitarian organisations for the protection of Palestinian children walking to and from their school against attacks from settlers living in Hebron.   HL3594

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 21 November (HL 3109), what assessment they have made of the number of rocket attacks from Gaza against Israel in the last six months.   HL3595

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the Palestinian Authority concerning the case for municipal elections to be held in the West Bank and Gaza.   HL3596

Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about the proposed demolition of the village Umm Al Hiran.   HL3597

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty’s Government when the National Shipbuilding Strategy report by Sir John Parker will be published; and when the new shipbuilding strategy will be announced.   HL3598

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty’s Government when it is planned that RFA Argus will be paid off; and whether they intend to build a replacement.   HL3599

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty’s Government when a new solid support ship will be ordered; and whether the ships will be built in the UK from steel manufactured in the UK.   HL3600

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many offshore patrol vessels are planned to be available to the UK Border Force for fishery protection and assistance.   HL3601

Lord West of Spithead to ask Her Majesty’s Government when the decision on a long-term plan for the UK’s plutonium stockpile will be made.   HL3602

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the updated interim report on the Trans-Pennine tunnel strategic study published on 18 August, what is the maximum length of tunnel being considered; what assumptions are being made as to the hourly maximum capacity of HGV and car traffic that such a tunnel could carry safely; what rules about spacing between vehicles, maximum speeds are being considered, and how these compare with current and planned rules in the Mont Blanc and Gotthard road tunnels; and whether they will include in the study the option of building a rail tunnel and operating a rail freight shuttle for heavy goods vehicles to piggyback on rail wagons. 
   HL3603

Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which raising of funds by Thames Water with a Cayman Islands registered company to finance the Thames Tideway Tunnel and ongoing expenditure complies with government policies on tax avoidance and the use of offshore havens by UK corporations.   HL3604

Lord Condon to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to extend the use of smart motorways; and what criteria will be used to assess the safety and operational efficiency of the existing smart motorways.   HL3605

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks made by the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation in evidence to the Commons Science and Technology Committee concerning the establishment of a high level forum on the impact of Brexit for science and research (7th Report, Session 2016–17, HC 502), whether representatives of small and medium sized enterprises will be included in this forum.    HL3606

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of Brexit on the bursary proposals for healthcare students; and whether they intend to revise their assessment of the impact of those bursary proposals in the light of Brexit.   HL3607

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent the Home Office FGM unit has formed operational links with police forces and Border Force airside operations to provide them with intelligence and guidance on high risk countries in relation to female genital mutilation. 
   HL3608

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to publish regular reports from the Home Office FGM unit showing high level results, progress in police investigations and examples of best practice; and whether these will then be disseminated to all professionals with a mandatory duty to report female genital mutilation.   HL3609

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in relation to female genital mutilation, they are taking steps to investigate additional legislative measures to ensure that more prosecutions are secured.   HL3610

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to reconvene the Girl Summit 2014 which concerned efforts to end female genital mutilation.   HL3611

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether ministers or officials met (1) Ignatius Aphrem II, the Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, or (2) Mr Salih Muslim Muhammad, co-leader of the Democratic Union Party in Syria, during their recent visits to London; and if so, what they discussed.   HL3612

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the recent report by the Open Society Justice Initiative, Eroding Trust, how many persons have lost their employment, or resigned their posts, following incorrect or unnecessary referrals to the Channel programme and other Prevent programmes and schemes, since those programmes and schemes began.   HL3613

Baroness McDonagh to ask Her Majesty’s Government what communications they regard as necessary with carers, or future carers, before patients are discharged from hospital.   HL3614

Baroness McDonagh to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether communication with carers before patients are discharged from hospital will be included in the forthcoming carers strategy.   HL3615

Baroness McDonagh to ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria they are using to determine how funds for social care to which local authorities have access will be allocated over the remainder of this Parliament.   HL3616

Baroness McDonagh to ask Her Majesty’s Government which local authorities will receive resources from the Better Care Fund in order to provide social care.   HL3617

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the level of take-up, and effectiveness, of (1) the Help to Buy, (2) the Starter Homes, and (3) other shared ownership, schemes.   HL3618

Lord Ouseley to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the recent increased incidence of hate crime, what assessment they have made of the letter to political parties from the Chair and Chief Executive of the Equality and Human Rights Commission calling for policy debate to be conducted in a way which brings the country together and stating that elected representatives should engage people on contentious issues in a responsible and considered way.   HL3619

Lord Palmer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they intend to take following publication of the decisions from the seventh session of the Conference of the Parties to the World Health Organisation Framework Convention of Tobacco Control.   [I]Category 4: Shareholdings (b)
British American Tobacco plc
Category 8: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
As a member of the Lords and Commons Cigar Club I receive regular hospitality and invitations to events during the course of the calendar year which together amount to more than £140 and all of which are paid for by the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association
Category 10: Non-financial interests (d)
Convenor, Lords and Commons Cigar and Pipe Smokers’ Club HL3620

Lord Palmer to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the decisions of the seventh session of the Conference of Parties to the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in regard to non-nicotine delivery systems.   [I]Category 4: Shareholdings (b)
British American Tobacco plc
Category 8: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
As a member of the Lords and Commons Cigar Club I receive regular hospitality and invitations to events during the course of the calendar year which together amount to more than £140 and all of which are paid for by the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association
Category 10: Non-financial interests (d)
Convenor, Lords and Commons Cigar and Pipe Smokers’ Club HL3621

Lord Steel of Aikwood to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Scotland concerning dualling the remaining parts of the A1 between Newcastle and Edinburgh which are not already dual-carriageway.   HL3622

Lord Steel of Aikwood to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Scotland about extending the HS2 route to Edinburgh.   HL3623

Lord Donoughue to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Verma on 26 June 2013 (WA139) and the briefing paper by the Chief Scientist of the Met Office Statistical Models and the Global Temperature Record, cited in the Written Answer, in the light of the use of such models in textbooks, as well as in over a hundred research papers, why they consider integrated models for the global temperature series to be inappropriate; and why the linear trend model that is studied in the briefing paper is not also considered to be inappropriate.   HL3624

The Earl of Clancarty to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 3 November (HL Deb, col 844), whether there have been any further developments concerning the future of Art History A-level.   HL3625

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much of the £3 million grant received by Kids Company in July 2015 was (1) spent on staff wages, (2) returned to the Cabinet Office, and if so, on what dates, and (3) returned with interest if the funding was placed in a bank account with Kids Company.   HL3626

Lord Laird to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have considered making mandatory the wearing by under-19 year olds of high-visibility clothing while cycling or walking on the roads network after dark; and if so, with what result.   HL3627

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty’s Government what visits by international heads of state are actively being considered over the next twelve months.   HL3628

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 15 November (HL2748), when they last met with the Muslim Council of Britain specifically to discuss the Prevent strategy and the threat from radicalisation.   HL3629

The Marquess of Lothian to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in accordance with the National Security Strategy, what is the minimum number of frigates required by the Royal Navy at any one time.   HL3630

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the contribution by hill farmers in the Lake District to preserving and improving the environment.   HL3631

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of progress in the attempt to gain UNESCO World Heritage status for the Lake District.   HL3632

Lord Patten to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the contribution of hill farmers in the Lake District to the welfare and long-term conservation of heritage sheep breeds. 
   HL3633

Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether all the provisions of A Fresh Start: The Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan signed in November 2015 have been put into effect. 
   HL3634

Lord Lexden to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 24 November (HL Deb, col 2050), on what evidence the statement that "we are building more houses than ever before" was based.   HL3635

Questions unanswered after 10 working days 

26 October (9 November)

HL2733 Lord Pearson of Rannoch [HO]

1 November (15 November)

HL2881 Lord Porter of Spalding [DfE]

2 November (16 November)

HL2943 Baroness Wolf of Dulwich [DfE]

3 November (17 November)

HL2960 Lord Allen of Kensington [DfE]

HL2961 Lord Allen of Kensington [DfE]

7 November (21 November)

HL3016 Lord Beecham [MoJ]

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

[DfE] 4

[HO] 1

[MoJ] 1

Bills in Progress 

	Type of Bill	To be considered
Waiting for Second Reading
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
Higher Education and Research (Queen’s consent to be signified)	Government
Committed to a Select Committee
High Speed Rail (London–West Midlands)	Government	29 November
Committed to a Committee of the Whole House
Armed Forces Deployment (Royal Prerogative) [HL] (Queen’s consent to be signified)	Private Member’s
House of Lords Act 1999 (Amendment) [HL] (Queen’s consent to be signified)	Private Member’s
Budget Responsibility and National Audit (Fiscal Mandate) [HL]	Private Member’s
House of Lords [HL] (Queen’s consent to be signified)	Private Member’s
Abortion (Disability Equality) [HL]	Private Member’s
Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) [HL]	Private Member’s
International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
Waiting for Report
Policing and Crime (Welsh Legislative Consent Motion passed)	Government	30 November
Register of Arms Brokers [HL]	Private Member’s
Renters’ Rights [HL]	Private Member’s
Lobbying (Transparency) [HL]	Private Member’s
National Citizen Service [HL]	Government
Wales (Queen’s consent to be signified)	Government
Pension Schemes [HL]	Government
Waiting for Third Reading
Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) [HL] (Law Commission Bill)	Government
Faversham Oyster Fishery Company [HL]	Private
Sent to the Commons
Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) [HL] (Welsh, Northern Irish and Scottish Legislative Consent Motions passed)	Government
Asset Freezing (Compensation) [HL]	Private Member’s
Bread and Flour Regulations (Folic Acid) [HL]	Private Member’s
Modern Slavery (Transparency in Supply Chains) [HL]	Private Member’s
Children and Social Work [HL]	Government
Bus Services [HL]	Government
New Southgate Cemetery [HL]	Private
Waiting for Royal Assent
Investigatory Powers (Scottish Legislative Consent Motion passed)	Government	29 November

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 Bank of England Act 1998 (Macro-prudential Measures) Order 2016
Draft Consumer Rights (Enforcement and Amendments) Order 2016
Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Claims Management Complaints) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Draft Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2016
Draft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Codes C, D and H) Order 2016
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Temporary Class Drug) (No. 2) Order 2016
Draft Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (England) Regulations 2016
Draft Combined Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny Committees, Access to Information and Audit Committees) Order 2016
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayors) (Filling of Vacancies) Order 2017
Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Hunting Act 2004 (Exempt Hunting) (Amendment) Order 2015	7th Report, Session 2015–16
Draft Coasting Schools (England) Regulations 2016	12th Report
Draft Representation of the People (Electronic Communications and Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2016
Draft Bank Recovery and Resolution Order 2016
Draft Companies, Partnerships and Groups (Accounts and Non-Financial Reporting) Regulations 2016
Draft Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Compulsory Purchase) (Corresponding Amendments) Regulations 2016
Draft Childcare (Early Years Provision Free of Charge) (Extended Entitlement) Regulations 2016
Draft Immigration Act 2014 (Current Accounts) (Excluded Accounts and Notification Requirements) Regulations 2016
Draft Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (Penalty Points) (Amendment) Order 2016

Negative Instruments 

Instruments reported by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

	Praying time expires	To be considered
10th Report
Local Government Pension Scheme (Management and Investment of Funds) Regulations 2016	18 November
13th Report
Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Landward Areas) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2016	9 December
14th Report
Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016	11 December

Localism Order in Progress 

	Date of Laying	Parliamentary Procedure
Draft Order laid before the House and referred to the Regulatory Reform Committee
Draft Harrogate Stray Act 1985 (Tour de Yorkshire) Order 2016	8 November	Negative

Retirement 

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

	Date of Retirement
Lord Scott of Foscote	21 December

Committees 

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

Tuesday 29 November
European Union	Justice Sub-Committee	10.00am
European Union	Financial Affairs Sub-Committee	10.00am
NHS Sustainability	Select Committee	10.00am
High Speed Rail (London–West Midlands) Bill	Select Committee	10.00am and 2.00pm
Licensing Act 2003	Select Committee	10.15am
Science and Technology	Select Committee	10.30am
Financial Exclusion	Select Committee	10.30am
European Union	Select Committee	11.45am
Communications	Select Committee	1.00pm and 3.15pm
Economic Affairs	Select Committee	3.30pm
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny	Select Committee	3.45pm
Charities	Select Committee	3.45pm
Wednesday 30 November
European Union	Energy and Environment Sub-Committee	10.30am
European Union	Home Affairs Sub-Committee	10.30am
International Relations	Select Committee	10.30am
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform	Select Committee	10.30am
Statutory Instruments	Joint Committee	3.45pm
Thursday 1 December
European Union	Internal Market Sub-Committee	10.00am
European Union	External Affairs Sub-Committee	10.00am
Privileges and Conduct	Sub-Committee on Lords’ Conduct	11.45am in Residence 1
Wednesday 7 December
Constitution	Select Committee	10.15am
Monday 12 December
National Security Strategy	Joint Committee	3.30pm
Wednesday 14 December
Finance	Domestic Committee	4.15pm in Residence Room 1
Tuesday 20 December
Services	Domestic Committee	4.10pm in Residence Room 2

Minutes of Proceedings of Monday 28 November 2016 

The House met at 2.30pm.

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Birmingham.

1 Lord Taylor of Blackburn The Lord Speaker informed the House that Lord Taylor of Blackburn, a member of the House, had died on 25 November 2016.

2 Leave of Absence Leave of absence was granted to Baroness King of Bow for the remainder of this Parliament.

Private Business

3 Petitions for private bills The following petitions for private bills were deposited on or before 28 November 2016 in accordance with Private Business Standing Orders:

Name of Petition		By whom deposited
Middle Level Richmond Burgage Pastures  University of London		Bircham Dyson Bell LLP Sharpe Pritchard LLP Pinsent Masons LLP

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

Mr Mervyn R and Mr Frank D Humphrey (No. 335) 
Nicholas and Victoria Bartman (No. 398) 
Central London Commercial Estates Ltd (No. 404) 
Thorney Lane LLP, Cappagh Investments Limited, Quattro Holdings Ltd and Cappagh Aggregates Ltd (No. 526) 
River Island Clothing Company Limited (No. 624) 
BC Chelsea Ltd (No. 625) 
Antony Pearce (No. 649) 
Westmark Investment Properties Ltd (No. 665) 
Quattro UK Ltd (No. 743) 
Thomas James and Colin Marron (No. 744) 
Thomas James (No. 752) 
Osbourne Investments (UK) Limited (No. 753) 
Quattro Holdings UK Ltd (No. 754) 
Thomas James and Eamon O’Loughlin (No. 755) 
FCC Waste Services (UK) Limited (No. 780) and 
Park Score Limited (No. 802).

Public Business

5 Multilateral disarmament A question was asked by Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer and answered by Earl Howe.

6 Aid and trade A question was asked by Lord Hannay of Chiswick and answered by Lord Bates.

7 House of Lords: Appointments Commission A question was asked by Lord Forsyth of Drumlean and answered by Baroness Evans of Bowes Park.

8 European Union: trade A question was asked by Lord Haskel and answered by Lord Henley.

9 Prison suicides A private notice question was asked by Lord Beecham and answered by Lord Henley.

10 Policing and Crime Bill Baroness Williams of Trafford moved that the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order:

Clauses 1 to 6  Schedule 1  Clauses 7 to 9  Schedule 2  Clauses 10 and 11  Schedule 3  Clauses 12 and 13  Schedule 4  Clauses 14 and 15  Schedule 5  Clauses 16 to 27  Schedule 6  Clause 28  Schedule 7  Clause 29  Schedule 8  Clauses 30 to 32  Schedule 9

Clauses 33 to 37  Schedules 10 and 11  Clauses 38 to 44  Schedule 12  Clause 45  Schedule 13  Clauses 46 to 50  Schedule 14  Clauses 51 to 105  Schedules 15 and 16  Clauses 106 and 107  Schedule 17  Clauses 108 to 127  Schedule 18  Clauses 128 to 142  Schedule 19  Clauses 143 to 161  Title.

The motion was agreed to.

11 Pension Schemes Bill [HL] The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with the question that clause 26 be agreed to. Amendments 47, 48 and 49, 51 and 52, 55 and 57 to 77 were agreed to. The House resumed and the bill was reported with amendments. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 79)

12 Aleppo Baroness Goldie repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons.

13 Health: parity of esteem A question was asked by Lord Alderdice and, after debate, answered by Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen.

The House adjourned at 7.44pm until Tuesday 29 November at 2.30pm.

David Beamish

Clerk of the Parliaments

Correction

In the Minutes of Proceedings of 12 October 2016 item 1 should read as follows:

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

Jestico and Whiles and Associates (No. 720) and 
The Trustees and Beneficiaries of the Jestico Whiles Retirement Benefit Scheme (No. 747).

Papers 

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

Statutory Instruments (Standing Order 70)

The following negative instruments were laid before the House on 25 November:

1 Tobacco and Related Products (Amendment) Regulations 2016, laid under the European Communities Act 1972.   (1127)

2 Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Application and Modification of Enactments) Order 2016, laid under the Crime and Courts Act 2013.   (1143)

3 Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, laid under the Environment Act 1995.   (1146)

4 Draft Modifications to the Smart Energy Code (Smart Meters No. 1 of 2017), laid under the Energy Act 2008.   (-)

Affirmative Instruments

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

   (1) Draft Combined Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny Committees, Access to Information and Audit Committees) Order 2016

(2) Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017

(3) Draft Combined Authorities (Mayors) (Filling of Vacancies) Order 2017

laid under the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

1 State Pension Revaluation for Transitional Pensions Order 2016, laid under the Social Security Administration Act 1992.   (1141)

2 Social Security (Credits, and Crediting and Treatment of Contributions) (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016, laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.   (1145)

3 First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Fees (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2016, laid under the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.   (1149)

Papers not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following papers were laid before the House:

1 Accounts for 2015–16 of the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Marshall Aid Commemoration Act 1953.

2 Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers, laid under the Immigration Act 2016.

3 Accounts for 2015–16 of the Commissioners of HM Revenue and Customs in Account with the Government of the Isle of Man, laid under the Isle of Man Act 1979.

4 Report for 2014 on the operation of the Treasure Act 1996, laid under the Treasure Act 1996.