Table of Contents for
Monday 9 Feb 2004

Volume No. 657 Part No. 36

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The Lord Chancellor: Leave of Absence

Genetically Modified Crops

Smoking in Public Places

Heavy Goods Vehicles: Speed Limits

Sudan: Darfur Province

Business of the House: Debates this Day

Supreme Court

Local Income Tax

Climate Change

Business

Mersey Tunnels Bill

Official Report of the Grand Committee on the

Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill [HL]

Written Statements

Gibraltar: Constitutional Proposals

Liberia: Amendment of UN Sanctions

Sudan: Amendment of EU Sanctions

Organised Crime

Veterans Initiative: Heroes Return Programme

European Union: Economic Reform

Independent Regulators: Government Response to Better RegulationTask Force Report

Written Answers

Civil Servants

Northern Ireland: Crime Reduction Targets

Romania: Care Centres

Pakistan: Visas

Afghanistan

Eritrea and Ethiopia

Zimbabwe: England Cricket Tour

Iraq: Local Councils

Western Sahara

Middle East: Gaza Settlements

Voluntary Work: Insurance

Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001

Good Practice Safety Guide

Local Authorities: Local Advocacy Plans

Gulf War 1990–91: Vaccines

A400M: Defensive Aids Sub-system

Obesity

MMR Vaccine

Carers

Smoking

Schools: Relationships Education

Nursery Education

Children

Schools: Extended Services

Broadband

Waste Electrical andElectronic Equipment Directive

Royal Parks

Drug Free Sport Directorate

Penrose Inquiry

Public Finances

Footpaths: Motorised Vehicles

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Employees

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Consultations

Sheep: Electronic Identification

London Markets

Special Advisers



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names of speakers in the Lords Hansard text for
Monday 9 Feb 2004

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Column: 915

The Lord Chancellor: Leave of Absence [9 Feb 2004]

The Lord Chancellor (Lord Falconer of Thoroton)

Genetically Modified Crops [9 Feb 2004]

2.37 p.m.

Lord Taverne — Genetically Modified Crops [9 Feb 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Whitty)

Lord Taverne

Lord Whitty

Column: 916

Baroness Hayman

Lord Whitty

Lord Dixon-Smith

Lord Whitty

Lord Livsey of Talgarth

Lord Whitty

Column: 917

Baroness Whitaker

Lord Whitty

Lord Swinfen

Lord Whitty

Smoking in Public Places [9 Feb 2004]

2.44 p.m.

Lord Janner of Braunstone — Smoking in Public Places [9 Feb 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Warner)

Lord Janner of Braunstone

Column: 918

Lord Warner

Lord Clement-Jones

Lord Warner

Baroness O'Cathain

Lord Warner

Column: 919

Lord Walton of Detchant

Lord Warner

Lord Faulkner of Worcester

Lord Warner

Earl Howe

Lord Warner

Column: 920

Baroness Trumpington

Lord Warner

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Lord Warner

Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes

Lord Warner

Heavy Goods Vehicles: Speed Limits [9 Feb 2004]

2.54 p.m.

Earl Attlee

Column: 921

Lord Davies of Oldham

Earl Attlee

Lord Davies of Oldham

Lord Berkeley

Lord Davies of Oldham

Lord Bradshaw

Column: 922

Lord Davies of Oldham

Lord Swinfen

Lord Davies of Oldham

Lord Elton

Lord Davies of Oldham

The Earl of Erroll

Lord Davies of Oldham

Column: 923

Baroness Byford

Lord Davies of Oldham

Sudan: Darfur Province [9 Feb 2004]

3.1 p.m.

Lord Avebury — Sudan: Darfur Province [9 Feb 2004]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)

Lord Avebury

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Column: 924

The Lord Bishop of Portsmouth

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Baroness Cox

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Lord Judd

Column: 925

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Lord Howell of Guildford

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Column: 926

Business of the House: Debates this Day [9 Feb 2004]

The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Amos)

Supreme Court [9 Feb 2004]

3.11 p.m.

The Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor (Lord Falconer of Thoroton)

Column: 927

Column: 928

Column: 929

3.20 p.m.

Lord Kingsland

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Column: 931

3.28 p.m.

Lord Goodhart

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Column: 933

3.35 p.m.

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Lord Kingsland

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Column: 934

Column: 935

3.40 p.m.

Lord Bridges

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Lord Borrie

Column: 936

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

The Lord Bishop of Worcester

Column: 937

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Column: 938

Lord Elton

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Lord Elton

Noble Lords

Column: 939

Lord Lea of Crondall

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Lord Carlile of Berriew

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Column: 940

Lord Craig of Radley

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Lord Fraser of Carmyllie

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Column: 941

Local Income Tax [9 Feb 2004]

4.1 p.m.

Lord Newby

Column: 942

Column: 943

Column: 944

Column: 945

Lord Barnett

Lord Newby

Lord Marlesford

Lord Newby

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

4.18 p.m.

Lord Desai

Column: 946

Column: 947

Column: 948

4.30 p.m.

Lord Lucas

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Column: 951

4.43 p.m.

Lord Laming

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Column: 953

Column: 954

4.53 p.m.

Lord Bradshaw

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Column: 956

Column: 957

5.6 p.m.

Baroness Hamwee

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Column: 960

5.20 p.m.

Lord Hanningfield

Column: 961

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Column: 963

Lord Bradshaw

Lord Hanningfield

5.32 p.m.

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Column: 964

Column: 965

Lord Lucas

Lord Bassam of Brighton

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Column: 967

Column: 968

Column: 969

Column: 970

5.54 p.m.

Lord Newby

Climate Change [9 Feb 2004]

5.55 p.m.

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

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Column: 972

Column: 973

Column: 974

6.10 p.m.

Lord Hunt of Chesterton

Column: 975

Column: 976

Column: 977

6.20 p.m.

Baroness Byford

Column: 978

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Column: 980

6.31 p.m.

The Lord Bishop of Leicester

Column: 981

Column: 982

6.38 p.m.

Baroness Walmsley

Column: 983

Column: 984

Column: 985

Column: 986

6.50 p.m.

Lord Tanlaw

Column: 987

Column: 988

Column: 989

7.1 p.m.

Lord Methuen

Column: 990

7.7 p.m.

Lord Beaumont of Whitley

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Column: 992

7.12 p.m.

Lord Oxburgh

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Column: 994

7.22 p.m.

Baroness Sharp of Guildford

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Column: 997

7.34 p.m.

Lord Dixon-Smith

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Column: 999

7.46 p.m.

Lord Whitty

Column: 1000

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Column: 1002

Lord Tanlaw

Column: 1003

Lord Whitty

Column: 1004

8.6 p.m.

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Business [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Grocott

Mersey Tunnels Bill [9 Feb 2004]

8.8 p.m.

Lord Smith of Leigh

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Column: 1006

8.15 p.m.

Lord Hunt of Wirral

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Column: 1008

Column: 1009

8.27 p.m.

The Earl of Mar and Kellie

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Column: 1011

8.32 p.m.

Lord Faulkner of Worcester

Column: 1012

Column: 1013

8.41 p.m.

Lord Dixon

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Column: 1015

8.47 p.m.

Lord Wade of Chorlton

8.49 p.m.

Lord Harrison

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Column: 1017

8.55 p.m.

Viscount Simon

Column: 1018

8.59 p.m.

Lord Berkeley

Column: 1019

Column: 1020

9.6 p.m.

Baroness Hooper

Column: 1021

9.9 p.m.

Baroness Scott of Needham Market

Column: 1022

Lord Harrison

Baroness Scott of Needham Market

Column: 1023

9.17 p.m.

Lord Luke

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9.21 p.m.

Lord Triesman

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Column: 1026

9.30 p.m.

Lord Smith of Leigh

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Column: 1028

9.35 p.m.

Lord Hunt of Wirral

Column: 1029

Column: 1030

Lord Davies of Coity

Lord Hunt of Wirral

Column: 1031

9.45 p.m.

Column: 1032

Division No. 1 (Mersey Tunnels Bill) [9 Feb 2004]

Column: 1032

Column: GC455

Official Report of the Grand Committee on the [9 Feb 2004]

Official Report of the Grand Committee on the [9 Feb 2004]

Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill [HL] [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Dubs

Column: GC456

Column: GC457

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Column: GC458

Column: GC459

Baroness Walmsley

Column: GC460

3.45 p.m.

Lord Campbell of Alloway

Lord Dubs

Column: GC461

Lord Campbell of Alloway

The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)

Column: GC462

Column: GC463

Column: GC464

4 p.m.

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Baroness Walmsley

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Column: GC465

Lord Dubs

Column: GC466

Viscount Bridgeman

Column: GC467

Baroness Walmsley

4.15 p.m.

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Column: GC468

Column: GC469

Viscount Bridgeman

Viscount Bridgeman

Column: GC470

Column: GC471

Baroness Walmsley

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Column: GC472

4.30 p.m.

Lord Clinton-Davis

Column: GC473

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Viscount Bridgeman

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Column: GC474

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Column: GC475

Column: GC476

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Column: GC477

4.45 p.m.

Baroness Walmsley

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Column: GC478

Baroness Walmsley

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Column: GC479

Lord Mayhew of Twysden

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Column: GC480

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Column: GC481

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Column: GC482

Written Statements

Column: WS37

Gibraltar: Constitutional Proposals [9 Feb 2004]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)

Column: WS38

Liberia: Amendment of UN Sanctions [9 Feb 2004]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Sudan: Amendment of EU Sanctions [9 Feb 2004]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Column: WS39

Organised Crime [9 Feb 2004]

The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)

Column: WS40

Column: WS41

Veterans Initiative: Heroes Return Programme [9 Feb 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Bach)

Column: WS42

European Union: Economic Reform [9 Feb 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Lord McIntosh of Haringey)

Independent Regulators: Government Response to Better RegulationTask Force Report [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Column: WS43

Column: WS44

Column: WS43

[9 Feb 2004]

Column: WA123

Written Answers [9 Feb 2004]

Civil Servants [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Laird — Civil Servants [9 Feb 2004]

The Lord President of the Council (Baroness Amos)

Northern Ireland: Crime Reduction Targets [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Hylton — Northern Ireland: Crime Reduction Targets [9 Feb 2004]

Baroness Amos

Romania: Care Centres [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Hylton — Romania: Care Centres [9 Feb 2004]

Baroness Amos

Column: WA124

Pakistan: Visas [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Ahmed — Pakistan: Visas [9 Feb 2004]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)

Lord Ahmed — Pakistan: Visas [9 Feb 2004]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Lord Ahmed — Pakistan: Visas [9 Feb 2004]

Column: WA125

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Lord Ahmed — Pakistan: Visas [9 Feb 2004]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Lord Ahmed — Pakistan: Visas [9 Feb 2004]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Lord Ahmed — Pakistan: Visas [9 Feb 2004]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Afghanistan [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Avebury — Afghanistan [9 Feb 2004]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Column: WA126

Lord Avebury — Afghanistan [9 Feb 2004]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Eritrea and Ethiopia [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Avebury — Eritrea and Ethiopia [9 Feb 2004]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Column: WA127

Zimbabwe: England Cricket Tour [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Moynihan — Zimbabwe: England Cricket Tour [9 Feb 2004]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Iraq: Local Councils [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Acton — Iraq: Local Councils [9 Feb 2004]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Western Sahara [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Avebury — Western Sahara [9 Feb 2004]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Column: WA128

Middle East: Gaza Settlements [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Hylton — Middle East: Gaza Settlements [9 Feb 2004]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Voluntary Work: Insurance [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Patten — Voluntary Work: Insurance [9 Feb 2004]

The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)

Column: WA129

Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Lester of Herne Hill — Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 [9 Feb 2004]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Good Practice Safety Guide [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Moynihan — Good Practice Safety Guide [9 Feb 2004]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Local Authorities: Local Advocacy Plans [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Ashley of Stoke — Local Authorities: Local Advocacy Plans [9 Feb 2004]

The Minister of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Lord Rooker)

Column: WA130

Gulf War 1990–91: Vaccines [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Morris of Manchester — Gulf War 1990–91: Vaccines [9 Feb 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Bach)

A400M: Defensive Aids Sub-system [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Astor of Hever — A400M: Defensive Aids Sub-system [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Bach

Obesity [9 Feb 2004]

Earl Howe — Obesity [9 Feb 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Warner)

Column: WA131

MMR Vaccine [9 Feb 2004]

Earl Howe — MMR Vaccine [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Warner

Carers [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Jones — Carers [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Warner

Column: WA132

Smoking [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Chadlington — Smoking [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Warner

Schools: Relationships Education [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Northbourne — Schools: Relationships Education [9 Feb 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills (Baroness Ashton of Upholland)

Column: WA133

Lord Northbourne — Schools: Relationships Education [9 Feb 2004]

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Nursery Education [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Jones — Nursery Education [9 Feb 2004]

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Lord Jones — Nursery Education [9 Feb 2004]

Column: WA134

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Children [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Northbourne — Children [9 Feb 2004]

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Schools: Extended Services [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Northbourne — Schools: Extended Services [9 Feb 2004]

Column: WA135

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Broadband [9 Feb 2004]

The Earl of Northesk — Broadband [9 Feb 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Sainsbury of Turville)

Column: WA136

Waste Electrical andElectronic Equipment Directive [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Taylor of Warwick — Waste Electrical andElectronic Equipment Directive [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Sainsbury of Turville

Royal Parks [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Berkeley — Royal Parks [9 Feb 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Lord McIntosh of Haringey)

Drug Free Sport Directorate [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Moynihan — Drug Free Sport Directorate [9 Feb 2004]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Penrose Inquiry [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Taylor of Warwick — Penrose Inquiry [9 Feb 2004]

Column: WA137

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Public Finances [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Taylor of Warwick — Public Finances [9 Feb 2004]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Footpaths: Motorised Vehicles [9 Feb 2004]

Earl Peel — Footpaths: Motorised Vehicles [9 Feb 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Whitty)

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Employees [9 Feb 2004]

Baroness Byford — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Employees [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Whitty

Column: WA138

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Consultations [9 Feb 2004]

Baroness Byford — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Consultations [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Whitty

Sheep: Electronic Identification [9 Feb 2004]

Baroness Byford — Sheep: Electronic Identification [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Whitty

London Markets [9 Feb 2004]

Baroness Byford — London Markets [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Whitty

Column: WA139

Special Advisers [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Patten — Special Advisers [9 Feb 2004]

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Column: WA140

Column: WA141

Column: WA142

Column: WA141


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