House of Lords Business

Monday 9 January 2017 at 2.30pm

*Oral Questions, 30 minutes

*Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to retain the Government-owned tooling and jigs for the A159 Wildcat helicopter within the United Kingdom; and if so, whether these will be installed in the main Leonardo site.

*Lord Maclennan of Rogart to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to publish a green paper on their negotiating objectives for Brexit.

*Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether a person may be designated as a core participant in the Pitchford inquiry into undercover policing if they are currently under surveillance, or subject to data access requests, for activities unrelated to any investigation of a serious criminal offence.

*Lord Grocott to ask the Leader of the House whether she is satisfied that the requirements of the Register of Hereditary Peers are compatible with equalities legislation.

Higher Education and Research Bill Committee [Viscount Younger of Leckie] 10th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee

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. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)

Future Business 

Tuesday 10 January at 2.30pm

*Lord Beith to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact on the economy of North-East England of the outcomes they are seeking from the negotiations on the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union.

*Lord Bird to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the value of social enterprise to the United Kingdom economy.

†*Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking to help resolve the refugee crisis in Syria.

Topical oral question. Ballot opens at 3.30pm on Wednesday 4 January, to be drawn at 1pm on Friday 6 January.

Wales Bill Report (day 2) [Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth] 5th and 10th Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee

Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm

High Speed Rail (London–West Midlands) Bill Committee (on re-commitment) [Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon] 7th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee

Wednesday 11 January at 3.00pm

*Baroness Benjamin to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to recruit, train and support volunteer reading helpers to go into primary schools and work with children who are struggling with their literacy.

*Lord Lee of Trafford to ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will confirm whether those non-British European Union nationals employed in the agriculture, caring and hospitality sectors will be given the right to remain in the United Kingdom following Brexit.

*Baroness Deech to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Wood review of local safeguarding children boards, what steps they are taking to assess the risk to children in unrecognised school settings or receiving home education.

Topical oral question. Ballot opens at 3pm on Thursday 5 January, to be drawn at 1pm on Monday 9 January.

It is expected that the Committee stage of the Higher Education and Research Bill will continue.

Lord Higgins to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve equine welfare standards. (Dinner break business, 1 hour)

Thursday 12 January at 11.00am

*Lord Dubs to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether some European Union countries distinguish between freedom of movement for work and for other purposes, and how United Kingdom practice compares.

*Lord Wood of Anfield to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure continuity and stability in trading arrangements for United Kingdom businesses in the period between the conclusion of the Article 50 Brexit negotiations and the commencement of new trade arrangements between the European Union and the United Kingdom.

*The Lord Bishop of St Albans to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to tackle the prevalence of underage gambling online, in the light of the Gambling Commission’s report Young People and Gambling 2016.

Topical oral question. Ballot opens at 3pm on Friday 6 January, to be drawn at 1pm on Tuesday 10 January.

Faversham Oyster Fishery Company Bill [HL] Third Reading

Baroness Massey of Darwen to move that this House takes note of the Institute for Public Policy Research’s annual State of the North report, and the case for equality of opportunity and sustainable productivity.

Topical Question for Short Debate. Ballot opens at 10am on Monday 2 January, to be drawn at 12 noon on Tuesday 3 January.

Lord Robertson of Port Ellen to move that this House takes note of the future capability of the United Kingdom’s armed forces in the current international situation.

Savings (Government Contributions) Bill (Money Bill) Second Reading (and remaining stages) [Lord Young of Cookham]

Monday 16 January at 2.30pm

*Baroness Meacher to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill capacitous adults, with appropriate safeguards.

*The Earl of Clancarty to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to ensure the future of the New Art Gallery, Walsall.

*Baroness Parminter to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to increase the penalties for animal welfare offences.

*Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty’s Government what response they have given to the request made by the TUC General Secretary on 7 December that the United Kingdom secure full European Union Single Market membership to protect workers’ rights.

Tuesday 17 January at 2.30pm

*Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the responses to their consultation on business rates revaluation, whether they have any proposals to reduce the impact on high street retailers.

*Viscount Ridley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to celebrate the bicentenary of David Ricardo’s principle of comparative advantage, and the case for free trade.

*Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask Her Majesty’s Government how the United Kingdom economy has performed since 23 June, in terms of growth and employment; and how this compares to forecasts made by the Treasury during the referendum campaign.

†Wednesday 18 January at 3.00pm

†*Lord Harris of Haringey to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received from the Photo Marketing Association and the Imaging Alliance about their proposals to digitise the passport application process, and what consideration they have given to enhancing and protecting passport security as part of the digitisation process.

†*Lord Harries of Pentregarth to ask Her Majesty’s Government what further steps they intend to take to stop aggressive tax avoidance schemes by individuals and companies.

†*Lord Crisp to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase the number of training places for doctors, nurses and other health workers.

Thursday 19 January at 11.00am

Lord Clement-Jones to move that this House takes note of the impact of Britain’s planned withdrawal from the European Union on the creative industries sector.

Topical Question for Short Debate. Ballot opens at 10am on Monday 9 January, to be drawn at 12 noon on Tuesday 10 January.

Lord Bruce of Bennachie to move that this House takes note of challenges to the liberal international order posed by the development of populism and nationalism around the world.

Select Committee Reports 

The date on which the report was published is in italics.

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

Lord Howell of Guildford to move that this House takes note of the Report from the International Relations Committee on The UK and the UN: Priorities for the new Secretary-General (1st Report, HL Paper 60). 3 November 2016

Lord Boswell of Aynho to move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee Brexit: UK–Irish relations (6th Report, HL Paper 76). 12 December 2016

Lord Whitty to move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee Brexit: the options for trade (5th Report, HL Paper 72). 13 December 2016

Lord Hollick to move that this House takes note of the Report from the Economic Affairs Committee Building More Homes (1st Report, HL Paper 20). 15 July 2016

Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws to move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee Brexit: acquired rights (10th Report, HL Paper 82). 14 December 2016

Baroness Falkner of Margravine to move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee Brexit: financial services (9th Report, HL Paper 81). 15 December 2016

Baroness Prashar to move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee Brexit: future UK–EU security and police cooperation (7th Report, HL Paper 77). 16 December 2016

Lord Teverson to move that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee Brexit: fisheries (8th Report, HL Paper 78). 17 December 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.

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 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)

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)

Lord Touhig to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in discussions with other NATO countries about ensuring that all member states commit to spending two per cent of GDP on defence. (30 November)

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their most recent estimate of the cost of alcohol abuse to the National Health Service; and what steps they are taking to reduce those costs. (30 November)

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. (30 November)

Lord Murphy of Torfaen to ask Her Majesty’s Government what preparations are in hand to address the issues regarding the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union. (30 November)

Lord Soley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what the arrangements relating to Europol will be following the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union. (30 November)

Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to spread best practice in the investigation of sudden infant and child death. (30 November)

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to channel the foreign aid budget through private organisations. (1 December)

Lord Hain to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to guarantee the future of local post offices. (1 December)

Lord Boateng to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in improving mental health services for people from black and ethnic minority communities. (1 December)

Baroness Whitaker to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to implement the recommendations made in the report of the National Inclusion Health Board Impact of insecure accommodation and the living environment on Gypsies’ and Travellers’ health. (1 December)

Lord Mendelsohn to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support the steel industry; and what role it will have in the Government’s industrial strategy. (5 December)

Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that any unaccompanied child seeking asylum in the United Kingdom is granted full legal representation upon reaching the age of 18. (7 December)

Baroness Manzoor to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to improve standards of nutrition for women and girls globally. (8 December)

Lord Bowness to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the future role of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe in the light of the continued conflict in the east of Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. (8 December)

Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their current policies and practices relating to the use of physical restraints on detained persons under the age of 18. (8 December)

Lord Bradley to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support the devolution of health, social care and criminal justice to Greater Manchester. (12 December)

Baroness Afshar to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to recognise the contributions of Muslims to the United Kingdom, now and throughout history. (12 December)

Lord Turnberg to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to mark the centenary of the Balfour declaration in 2017. (13 December)

Baroness Browning to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to increase the number of autistic people in paid employment. (14 December) [I]Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)
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Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, as part of their strategy against Islamist terrorism, they will encourage UK Muslim leaders to re-examine the Muslim tenets of abrogation, Taqiyya and Al Hijra. (19 December)

Lord Popat to ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in increasing the export of goods and services to Africa and the Commonwealth. (19 December)

Lord Crisp to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support the development of nursing across the world in order to help deliver the Sustainable Development Goals. (20 December)

Lord Tanlaw to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans not to retard the clocks by one hour on Sunday 29 October 2017 in order to assess over a trial period the impact on energy consumption, road safety and the tourist industry. (20 December)

Questions for Written Answer 

Tabled on 21 December and due for answer by 9 January.

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on 20 April (HC Deb, col 996) concerning the gathering and preservation of evidence that could in future be used in a court to hold Daesh to account for its crimes against Shi’a and Sunni Muslims, Christians, Yazidis, Kurds and other groups, what steps they are taking to ensure that genocide committed against Christians is included in their proposals for the prosecution of Daesh.    HL4319

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the findings on the use of violence by Myanmar security forces against Rohingya since 9 October, contained in the report from Amnesty International We are at breaking point.   HL4320

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the recommendations concerning (1) the cessation of violations of international law, and (2) the need for immediate unhindered access for human rights monitors and journalists, in northern Rakhine State, contained in the report from Amnesty International We are at breaking point.   HL4321

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the recommendations concerning the initiation of an independent, impartial and effective investigation into alleged violations of international law in northern Rakhine State, contained in the report from Amnesty International We are at breaking point.   HL4322

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps are being taken to provide assistance to the government of Bangladesh to help meet the humanitarian needs of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.   HL4323

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they intend to take following the Care Quality Commission’s findings concerning Marie Stopes abortion clinics.   HL4324

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by Lord Keen of Elie on 19 December (HL Deb, cols 1530–1540) on the serious disturbance at HM Prison Birmingham, whether they had been warned two months previously of the risk of a riot, and if so, what action, if any, was taken to forestall it.   HL4325

Lord Beecham to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many prison officers they plan to recruit for the new HM Prison Wrexham; and whether this number is included in their estimate of 8000 officers to be recruited by 2018.   HL4326

Lord Beith to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people are currently on the prison officer reserve list; what proportion of those on the reserve list have received training in the duties of a prison officer; and how many of those on the reserve list have been deployed to assist in prisons following the riot in HM Prison Birmingham.   HL4327

Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 20 December (HL4031), and following the Programme for International Student Assessment survey, whether they have made an assessment of the level of progress made by English schools since 2010 in closing the achievement gap with the world’s best performing countries. 
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The Lord Bishop of Durham to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 15 December (HL3748), what steps they are taking to assess the safety of those removed from the UK to the Democratic Republic of Congo, once they are in the Democratic Republic of Congo.   HL4329

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty’s Government further to the Written Answers by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 20 December (HL3914, HL3915, HL3916), whether the fact that renewable energy is a devolved matter means that they did not have any discussions or consultations with the Northern Ireland Executive during or after the introduction of the Northern Ireland Renewable Heat Incentive scheme; whether advice was given to the Northern Ireland Executive regarding the Northern Ireland Renewable Heat Incentive scheme’s compliance with EU law; and what discussions they have had with the Scottish and Welsh governments regarding their implementation of renewable energy schemes.   HL4330

Lord Empey to ask Her Majesty’s Government how much money remains available to the Northern Ireland Executive to promote renewable heating schemes; and what conditions, if any, apply for accessing such funds.   HL4331

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many reviews have been announced in Parliament by the Department for Communities and Local Government in the last six years; how many have been completed; how many are still ongoing; and what is the timescale for completion of those reviews still ongoing.   HL4332

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many reviews have been announced in Parliament by the Home Office in the last six years; how many have been completed; how many are still ongoing; and what is the timescale for completion of those reviews still ongoing. 
   HL4333

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many reviews have been announced in Parliament by the Department for Work and Pensions in the last six years; how many have been completed; how many are still ongoing; and what is the timescale for completion of those reviews still ongoing.   HL4334

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many reviews have been announced in Parliament by the Ministry of Justice in the last six years; how many have been completed; how many are still ongoing; and what is the timescale for completion of those reviews still ongoing.   HL4335

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many reviews have been announced in Parliament by the Department of Culture, Media and Sports in the last six years; how many have been completed; how many are still ongoing; and what is the timescale for completion of those reviews still ongoing.   HL4336

Lord Kennedy of Southwark to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many reviews have been announced in Parliament by the Ministry of Defence in the last six years; how many have been completed; how many are still ongoing; and what is the timescale for completion of those reviews still ongoing.   HL4337

Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) men, and (2) women, are currently in prison having broken the terms of their licences on a fixed-term recall. 
   HL4338

Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames to ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the cost of returning people to prison following breaches of their licences during the last 12 months. 
   HL4339

Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames to ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average waiting time over the last 12 months for transfer for (1) male, and (2) female, prisoners who have been assessed as requiring transfer to a secure hospital.   HL4340

Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many secure hospital beds are available for (1) male, and (2) female, prisoners in each region of England and Wales. 
   HL4341

Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many prison transfers owing to shortage of space have taken place in each month over the last 12 months in each prison in England and Wales.   HL4342

Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many female prisoners have been placed on 24-hour watch on at least one occasion in each women’s prison in each of the last 12 months.   HL4343

Baroness Massey of Darwen to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children have been brought to the UK in 2016 under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 from (1) France, (2) Greece, and (3) Italy.   HL4344

Baroness Massey of Darwen to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children have been brought to the UK in 2016 under the family reunion provisions of the Dublin Regulation from (1) France, (2) Greece, and (3) Italy.   HL4345

Baroness Massey of Darwen to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the capacity of local authorities to resettle child refugees; and what steps they are taking to secure that capacity.   HL4346

Baroness Massey of Darwen to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Home Office staff are working on resettlement under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 in (1) France, (2) Greece, and (3) Italy.   HL4347

Baroness Massey of Darwen to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Home Office staff are working on resettlement under the family reunion provisions of the Dublin Regulation in (1) France, (2) Greece, and (3) Italy.   HL4348

Baroness Massey of Darwen to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will ensure that sex and relationship education will form part of a wider programme of personal, social and health education, including skills for life and character building.   HL4349

Lord Moonie to ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for (1) upgrading, or (2) changing the purpose or function of, (a) Typhoon, and (b) Tornado, aircraft.   HL4350

Lord Moonie to ask Her Majesty’s Government under current plans, when will the last (1) Tornado, and (2) Typhoon, aircraft leave service.   HL4351

Lord Morrow to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 6 December (HL3671) concerning the actions taken by police after the victim of Keith and Caroline Baker was reported missing from her home in England in 2004, why no assessment has been made; and whether they now intend to review the actions taken by police. 
   HL4352

Lord Paddick to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the independence of the Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration of the Home Secretary deciding when to publish his reports.   HL4353

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan about the recent attacks on the Ahmadi mosque in Chakwal, and on the headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Raburah; and about the arrest of Ahmadis in these incidents.   HL4354

Lord Scriven to ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 21 December (HL4183) concerning the publication of information on the number of people claiming asylum on the basis of sexual orientation, what reporting standards they have adopted; whether they have assessed that any aspects of those standards are not currently being met; and if any are not, which aspects, and why not.   HL4355

Baroness Sheehan to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of their target to resettle 20,000 people via the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Programme, how many have been resettled in the UK to date.   HL4356

Baroness Sheehan to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of their commitment to resettle 3,000 unaccompanied minors from the Middle East and North Africa, how many have been resettled in the UK to date.   HL4357

Baroness Sheehan to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many unaccompanied minors from the Calais camp known as the Jungle have been transferred to the UK since 2 November (1) through the Dublin III family reunification route; and (2) through provision made under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016.   HL4358

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) maintained schools, (2) academies, and (3) free schools, invited outside organisations to provide careers guidance and advice to their pupils in the academic years (a) 2013–14, (b) 2014–15, and (c) 2015–16.   HL4359

Lord Watson of Invergowrie to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had, or plan to have, with the British Olympic Committee concerning the presence of UK athletes at the 2019 European Games, in the light of the human rights record of the host country, Belarus.   HL4360

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Greece regarding the harassment and persecution of non-Muslims in refugee camps and the provision of appropriate protection.   HL4361

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that non-Muslim civilians who have been forced to flee from Greek refugee camps are eligible to apply for refugee status in the UK.   HL4362

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Greece regarding the prevention of radicalisation of unaccompanied minors in refugee camps.   HL4363

Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Greece on preventing radicalised refugees from entering the UK.   HL4364

Baroness Hamwee to ask Her Majesty’s Government why they propose to designate a national policy statement on the expansion of Heathrow Airport separately from dealing with airspace policy.
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Baroness Hamwee to ask Her Majesty’s Government  what assessment they have made of whether it is necessary to consult on airspace policy for the UK as a whole before designating a national policy statement on Heathrow Airport.   HL4366

Baroness Hamwee to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether it is possible to undertake proper consultation on a national policy statement on Heathrow Airport and on airspace policy as separate matters.   HL4367

Lord Maxton to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have records of BBC viewing and listening figures; and if so, whether these figures increased or decreased during 2016.   HL4368

Lord Maxton to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the BBC in the last year about the ideological underpinning of its broadcasting and its relevance for a modern entrepreneurial culture.   HL4369

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of UK gross domestic product results from exports to the EU single market.   HL4370

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how many jobs in the EU are dependent on EU trade with the UK, and how many UK jobs are dependent on trade with the EU single market.   HL4371

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of what tariffs would be paid by EU exporters on their trade with the UK, and what tariffs would be paid by UK exporters on their trade with the EU single market, if World Trade Organisation tariffs start to apply to UK trade with the EU single market.   HL4372

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the speech by Lord Bamford on 27 October during the debate on the domestic and international implication of Brexit (HL Deb, cols 347–348), and whether it will have any effect on their Brexit negotiating position.   HL4373

Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the Soviet Union’s international debt when it collapsed in 1989, and whether they held the new Russian regime responsible for that debt at the time.   HL4374

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the NHS Commercial Medicines Unit has procured a new Hepatitis C treatment in the last 12 months; and if so, what was the cost.
   HL4375

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether NHS England intends to reassess the cap on new Hepatitis C treatments for patients; and if not, why not.   HL4376

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to include aviation and airport connectivity in the remit of the National Infrastructure Commission.   HL4377

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that train operating companies offer compensation for delays and cancellations in cash rather than in vouchers. 
   HL4378

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to ensure that Chiltern Railways improves its performance against the five standards as set out in the Rail Compensation – update report published by the Office of Rail and Road in December.   HL4379

Baroness Randerson to ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to set out a framework for airspace modernisation; and if so, when.   HL4380

Questions unanswered after 10 working days 

16 November (30 November)

HL3275 Lord Bradley [MoJ]

HL3278 Lord Bradley [MoJ]

HL3280 Baroness Coussins [HO]

22 November (6 December)

HL3405 Baroness Lister of Burtersett [HO]

HL3406 Baroness Lister of Burtersett [HO]

HL3407 Baroness Lister of Burtersett [HO]

HL3408 Baroness Lister of Burtersett [HO]

HL3409 Baroness Lister of Burtersett [HO]

HL3442 Baroness Smith of Basildon [MoJ]

HL3443 Baroness Smith of Basildon [MoJ]

23 November (7 December)

HL3491 Baroness Jones of Whitchurch [HO]

28 November (12 December)

HL3561 Lord Beecham [MoJ]

2 December (16 December)

HL3788 Baroness Sharples [MoJ]

HL3790 Viscount Waverley [CO]

6 December (20 December)

HL3851 Lord Beecham [MoJ]

HL3852 Lord Beecham [MoJ]

7 December (21 December)

HL3903 The Lord Bishop of Coventry [HO]

HL3906 Lord Greaves [HO]

HL3920 Baroness Jones of Whitchurch [HO]

HL3946 Lord Ouseley [HO]

HL3947 Lord Ouseley [HO]

HL3948 Lord Judd [MoD]

HL3949 Lord Judd [MoD]

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

[CO] 1

[HO] 12

[MoD] 2

[MoJ] 8

Bills in Progress 

	Type of Bill	To be considered
Waiting for Second Reading
Arbitration and Mediation Services (Equality) [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
Savings (Government Contributions) (Money Bill-13 December)	Government	12 January
Neighbourhood Planning	Government
Committed to a Grand Committee
Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs)	Government
Re-committed to a Grand Committee
High Speed Rail (London–West Midlands)	Government	10 January
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
International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) (Amendment) [HL]	Private Member’s
Higher Education and Research (Queen’s consent to be signified) (Northern Irish Legislative Consent Motion passed)	Government	9 January
Property Boundaries (Resolution of Disputes) [HL]	Private Member’s
Digital Economy	Government
Waiting for Report
Register of Arms Brokers [HL]	Private Member’s
Renters’ Rights [HL]	Private Member’s
Wales (Queen’s consent to be signified)	Government	10 January
Waiting for Third Reading
Pension Schemes [HL]	Government
Faversham Oyster Fishery Company [HL]	Private	12 January
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] (Welsh Legislative Consent Motion passed)	Government
Bus Services [HL]	Government
Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) [HL] (Law Commission Bill)	Government
National Citizen Service [HL]	Government
Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) [HL]	Private Member’s
Lobbying (Transparency) [HL]	Private Member’s
New Southgate Cemetery [HL]	Private
Returned to the Commons with Amendments
Policing and Crime (Welsh, Northern Irish and Scottish Legislative Consent Motions passed)	Government
Waiting for Royal Assent
Small Charitable Donations and Childcare Payments (Money Bill-16 November)	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 Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017
Draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) Order 2017
Draft Business Impact Target (Relevant Regulators) Regulations 2017
Draft Growth Duty Statutory Guidance
Draft Scottish Fiscal Commission Act 2016 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2017
Draft Claims in respect of Loss or Damage arising from Competition Infringements (Competition Act 1998 and Other Enactments (Amendment)) Regulations 2017
Draft Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Permission in Principle etc) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2017
Draft Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2017
Waiting for Affirmative Resolution
Draft Hunting Act 2004 (Exempt Hunting) (Amendment) Order 2015	7th Report, Session 2015–16
Draft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Codes C, D and H) Order 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
Draft Bank of England and Financial Services (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2017
Draft Important Public Services (Border Security) Regulations 2017	20th Report
Draft Important Public Services (Education) Regulations 2017	20th Report
Draft Important Public Services (Fire) Regulations 2017	20th Report
Draft Important Public Services (Health) Regulations 2017	20th Report
Draft Important Public Services (Transport) Regulations 2017	20th Report
Draft Trade Union Act 2016 (Political Funds) (Transition Period) Regulations 2017

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
18th Report
First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Fees (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2016	24 January
20th Report
Draft Code of Practice on Industrial Action Ballots and Notice to Employers	31 January
Draft Code of Practice on Picketing	31 January

Localism Order in Progress 

	Date of Laying	Parliamentary Procedure
Draft Order laid before the House and reported from the Regulatory Reform Committee
Draft Harrogate Stray Act 1985 (Tour de Yorkshire) Order 2016 9th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee	8 November	Negative

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.

Monday 9 January
Economic Affairs	Sub-Committee on the Finance Bill	3.30pm
Tuesday 10 January
Licensing Act 2013	Select Committee	10.30am
European Union	Justice Sub-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
European Union	Select Committee	4.00pm
Wednesday 11 January
Constitution	Select Committee	10.15am
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform	Select Committee	10.30am
European Union	Energy and Environment Sub-Committee	10.30am
International Relations	Select Committee	10.30am
Statutory Instruments	Joint Committee	3.45pm
Thursday 12 January
European Union	External Affairs Sub-Committee	10.00am
European Union	Internal Market Sub-Committee	10.00am
Monday 16 January
Privileges and Conduct	Select Committee	4.15pm
Tuesday 17 January
Financial Exclusion	Select Committee	10.30am
Economic Affairs	Select Committee	3.30pm
Wednesday 18 January
NHS Sustainability	Select Committee	10.00am in the Archbishops’ Room, Millbank House and 2.00pm
Human Rights	Joint Committee	3.00pm
Monday 23 January
Procedure	Domestic Committee	4.15pm
Tuesday 24 January
Services	Domestic Committee	4.10pm in Residence Room 1
Wednesday 25 January
Finance	Domestic Committee	4.15pm in Residence Room 1
Tuesday 31 January
Liaison	Domestic Committee	4.00pm

Minutes of Proceedings of Wednesday 21 December 2016 

The House met at 11.00am.

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Rochester.

1 Retirement The Lord Speaker informed the House of the retirement with effect from 21 December of Lord Scott of Foscote under section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014.

Public Business

2 Homelessness A question was asked by Lord Shipley and answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth.

3 Private colleges A question was asked by Lord Storey and answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie.

4 Business rates: devolution A question was asked by Baroness Thornhill and answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth.

5 Prisons: safety and security A question was asked by the Lord Bishop of Rochester and answered by Lord Keen of Elie.

6 Higher Education and Research Bill Viscount Younger of Leckie moved that it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to which the Higher Education and Research Bill has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order:

Clause 1  Schedule 1  Clauses 2 to 10  Schedule 2  Clauses 11 to 15  Schedule 3  Clauses 16 to 26  Schedule 4  Clauses 27 to 56  Schedule 5  Clauses 57 to 60  Schedule 6

Clauses 61 to 67  Schedule 7  Clauses 68 to 84  Schedule 8  Clause 85  Schedule 9  Clauses 86 to 109  Schedule 10  Clauses 110 to 116  Schedules 11 and 12  Clauses 117 to 119  Title.

The motion was agreed to.

7 Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Bill Lord Prior of Brampton moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Grand Committee.

8 Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (England) Regulations 2016 Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 23 November be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to.

9 Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2016 Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 21 November be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to.

10 Universal Credit A question was asked by Lord Farmer and, after debate, answered by Lord Freud.

The House adjourned at 3.29pm until Monday 9 January at 2.30pm.

David Beamish

Clerk of the Parliaments

Papers 

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

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

1 Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Port Waste Reception Facilities) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, laid under the European Communities Act 1972.   (1211)

2 Greater London Authority (Consolidated Council Tax Requirement Procedure) Regulations 2016, laid under the Greater London Authority Act 1999.   (1248)

3 Plant Health (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016, laid under the Finance Act 1973. 
     (1255)

Papers not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following papers were laid before the House:

   (1) Report of government special advisers in post as at 21 December 2016

(2) Code of Conduct for special advisers

laid under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010.